STEPS OUT Mr. Conger of Iowa Declines Ambassadorship to Mexico. 1 OYSTER BAY—Edwin H. Conger of Iowa has resigned his post as American ambassador to Mexico, to take effect October 18 next, and President Roosevelt has accepted the resignation. Mr. Conger’s retirement from the diplomatic service was foreshadowed i last week. It was indicated then that he might be sent to Peking as a spe cial commissioner of the president to adjust, if possible, the differences be tween this country and China over the boycott of American goods by some of the Chinese commercial guilds. While no official statement is obtainable here regarding" the mis sion, there are reasons for the state ment that it has either been aban doned by the president or declined by Mr. Conger. At any rate, it is be lieved Mr. Conger will not go to China. In connection with the appointment t-e name of Francis B. Loomis, as sistant secretary of state, has been mentioned, but it can be said pretty definitely that Mr. Loomis will not be appointed. His resignation as assist ant secretary of state may be expect ed at any time. The president authorized the pub lication of the correspondence which passed between him and Ambassador Conger with regard to the latter’s resignation. The letters follow: “WASHINGTON—The President: For reasons pertaining to my private business and personal affairs, I have the honor to tender herewith my resignation as ambassador extraordi nary and plenipotentiary to Mexico, to take effect on the expiration of my leave of absence, which will terminate October 18, 1905, or at such a date as will suit your convenience. “It is with feelings of regret that I leave a service the duties of which I have found so interesting and in which I have received so many evi dences of your confidence, and such invariable courtesy and kindness at your hands of which I shall always cherish most valuable and pleasant recollections, for all of which I thank you, Mr. President, with all my heart, and I have the honor to remain, Your obedient servant. “E. JL CONGER.” “OYSTER BAY—My Dear Mr. Con ger: I nave received your resignation to take effect October 18. 1905. and accept it for that date. In thus ac cepting it I desire to express to you my cordial appreciation of the work that you have performed in China, as previously in Brazil. In zeal, effi ciency and single-minded devotion to public duty you have been the kind of official of whom Americans have a right to feel proud, and I congratu late the country upon having had your services. “With all good wishes for your fu ture, believe me, sincerely yours. “THEODORE ROOSEVELT.” DECLARE FOR JOINT STATEHOOD Indian Territory Willing to Double Up with Oklahoma. _ MUSKOGEE, I. T.—Resolutions de claring for immediate statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state were adopted by the statehood and constitutional convention of the Indians of the five civilized tribes. Then, after the appointment of a com mittee of fifty-one, which is to draft a constitution for presentation to the convention, the gathering adjourned to await the work of the committee. Tha committee will meet daily, di viding the work of drafting the con stitution among subcommittees. This, it is believed, will consume two or three weeks’ time. The prohibition ists apparently have won their fight and will be permitted to prepare a strong prohibition plank. | REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION. Good Results Follow Use of Vegetable Juices. NEW YORK—Physicians of this city are much interested in a circular issued yesterday by the New York Post Graduate hospital announcing the discovery of a new cure for con sumption. This new remedy is the juice of raw table vegetables—pota toes, beets, carrots, onions, celery and the like, procured by grinding and squeezing, a dose being two ounces after meals. ' The statement is made that eleven patients with well developed pulmon ary tuberculosis have been absolutely cured and are now good subjects for life insurance risks. Fifty other pa tients are still under treatment and are said to be progressing satisfac torily. KING OSCAR CHANGES HIS MIND. i i - ,8aid to Be Willing Son Shall Become King of Norway. i STOCKHOLM—According to good •authority the feeling in government circles regarding the accession by a Bernadotte prince to the Norwegian throne has undergone a complete Change. King Oscar no longer op poses the acceptance of the crown by >his son Charles. As soon as the union between Norway and Sweden is dissolved his answer will be given, and it probably will be affirmed. Will Form Colonial Army. BERLIN—The general staff is work ing out a plan to organize a colonial army from the present establishment. Marines are to be included and their number will be increased for the pur pose of garrisoning the African and Asiatic colonies. They will be placed on the regular basis, with periodic re liefs. Lieutenant General von Thra, commander of the forces in German Southwest Africa, who is now sup pressing the insurrection there, will probably be placed in comfband of the army. ASIATIC CHOLERA IN GERMANY. Causes Alarm and Russian Raftsmen Are Isolated. DANZIG, Prussia—Two Russian raftsmen recently died at Clum, West Prussia, of what was diagnosed as Asiatic cholera. All Russian rafts men there, including those recently arrived, have been detained or iso lated and energetic measures are be ing taken by the health authorities to discover any cases of the disease and to prevent its spread. The decision of the conference of health authorities, in which the Privy Councilor, Prof. Kirschner. and Prof. Gaffky, chief of the bureau of infec tious diseases in the Prussian minis try of education, worship and health, took part, was that there was no dan ger of the disease spreading. They agreed that it existed, however, and considerable local alarm is felt. PROTECTION FOR THE SOLDIERS. Ruling Made Concerning Uintah Home steads. PROVO, Utah—To afford protection to soldiers and sailors who acquired the right in the drawing Just closed to locate homesteads on the Uintah In dian reservation, Commissioner Rich ards of the general land office has rul ed that soldiers and sailors who regis tered by proxy are not compelled to make their filings through the agent who registered them, but that they may file for themselves, or may employ another agent to file for them. Many of the numerous agents here have represented that when they se cured the power of attorney and reg istered the veterans, they alone could enter the land. Some of these agents even have tried to extort $50 to $100 or a half interest in the claims from the veterans who have secured the rights to enter homesteads. NICHOLAS EXPLAINS REASON. It Would Only Whet Japan’s Ambi* tion for Fresh Conquests. PARIS—The St. Petersburg corre spondent of the Temps telegraphs that Emperor Nicholas, while express ing to Ambassador Meyer his deep ap preciation of President Roosevelt's efforts, explained that Russia was un able to make further concessions. His majesty said that the payment of an indemnity would be contrary to the fundamental interests of the nation, w’hile it would only further the ambi tion of the Japanese for fresh terri torial conquests, and involve the pos sibility of a recommencement of war in the near future with the balance of the pow’ers in their favor instead of an equalized strength, as at present. The desire of the Russian people for peace, the emperor told the ambassa dor, did not supersede the national interests. MIGHT HAVE SAVED INMATES. Workmen in Albany Store Sought Only Self-Preservation. ALBANY, N. Y.—The coroner’s ex amination of workmen who were dig ging a cellar under the Myers depart ment store at the time of its collapse recently shows that the men were warned of the approaching disaster, nearly a hour before the structure fell and killed thirteen persons. When it was noticed that the earth wras crumbling away from two of the big piers in the cellar the whole force of men was put to work to brace these piers. The men continued their work till the last minute when, realizing that their efforts to save the building were useless, they rushed out. LINEVITCH CLAIMS SUCCESS. Reports to the Emperor on Number of Recent Engagements. ST. PETERSBURG—The emperor has received the following report from General Linevitch, dated August 22: “Advanced Russian detachment on August 20 drove back the Japanese from three positions. One detachment in the Tzzinche valley occupied the village of Lagovtseakzy, another op erated in the direction of Schimiadzy, and a third dislodged the Japanese from their position to the southward of Mopeyschan. The three Russian columns drove the Japanese back to their position near Sendjan.’’ General Linevitch also reports the repulse of a detachment of Japanese which was advancing on Kiajourou jon, in Korea. YELLOW FEVER IN MICHIGAN. Patient is a Telephone Lineman Whc Left New Orleans. DETROIT, Mich.—A Detroit News special from Grand Rapids, Mich , says: A case of yellow fever has been dis covered in Crockery township, Ottawa county, ten miles from here. The pa tient is Godfrey Limburg, a telejlKn-j lineman, who left New Orleans a week ago last Tuesday. He was taken sick Saturday, but a physician was not ed for several days. Wednesday hia temperature reached 105. Prepare to Move Troops. ODESSA—The export trade in grain from Black sea ports is paralyzed by lack of railway facilities, the govern ment having retained all the rolling stock for military contingencies, either the return of the troops in event of peace or the forwarding of reinforcements should the war con tinue. Many thousands of car loads of grain have accumulated along the southern lines and all the warehouses are overflowing with grain awaiting transport to the sea. Exporters will sustain heavy losses. Will Try Mutineers. ODESSA—The trial of the sailors who mutinied on the battleship George Biebondonz in this harbor last June will begin August 29. The pris oners number seventy-five. The pro ceedings will be within closed doors. Steamer Strikes Transport. TOKTO—The Japanese transport Kinjo was sank in a collision with the British steamer Baralong on August 22 in the Inland sea. One hundred and twenty-seven invalided Japanese isoldieie were drowned. NO PEACE It Looks Now as If the .en voys Cannot Amicably Settle their Difference PORTSMOUTH, N. H.—The life of the peace conference seems to hang by a thread, but the thread will not be broken Monday. At JO o'clock Sun day night, after a conference between Mr. Takahira and M. Witte in the lat ter’s room in the hotel annex, the an nouncement of a postponement was made, M. 'Witte explained to the As sociated Press that Mr. Takahira had told him that no new instructions had reached him from Tokio and fearing none might be received before the meeting scheduled for Monday after noon, he had suggested the propriety of postponing the meeting until Tues day. To this M. Witte said he had readily assented. Mr. Takahira made the following statement to the Asso ciated Press: “Inasmuch as this conference was initiated by the friendly offices of your president, after consultation we felt that we should be cautions about term inating its labors.” Pressed as to whether he regarded the situation as hopeless, Mr. Taka hira said: “No, not hopeless, but al most hopeless.” This in itself from one who has al ways spoken in the most guarded man ner, is sufficient to show the desperate ness of the situation. The real crisis in the negotiations is at hand. It 1& very acute, but will not be over for several days, and without a rupture a basis of peace acceptable to both sides may come very suddenly. But to save the situation now Japan must speak.1 If on Tuesday it has nothing to offer, all is over. m. witte, even u he would, is pow erless to take a new step. He now occupies the role of an imperial mes senger who transmits his master’s or ders to Baron Komura and Baron Ko mura turns them over to Tokio for the response. The conference room has ceased to be a place for negotiations. It is simply the place where the em perors of the warring countries ex change their communications by the hands of their envoys, and upon the point of indemnity or reimbursement Df the cost of the war, under any dis guise, Emperor Nicholas has given the Japanese emperor his last -word. M. Witte accepts it as final, and in writ ing yesterday informed the Japanese ■ plenipotentiaries that Russia would have nothing further on this subject. Russia would cede half of Sakhalin and pay the cost of the maintenance bf the Russian prisoners, but that was all. Emperor Nicholas had given the ?ame response to the president through Ambassador Meyer. The Russians generally seem not j displeased with the situation. They i believe Japan has been diplomatically maneuvered into a corner from which if she now persists in her attempt to sxact tribute with the alternative of a continuance of the war, she cannot extricate herself before the public bpinion of the world. FRANCE MAKES A DEMAND. Tells Morocco She Must Pay for Un warranted Arrest. TANGIER, Morocco—The French minister, St. Rene Taillandier, has presented to the sultan. Mulai Abdel Aziz. an energetic demand for an in demnity of $2,000 for the recent ar rest of a Franco-Algerian citizen. The minister also demands the punish ment of the official responsible for the arrest and an additional indemnity of $100 daily until the prisoner is re leased. It is believed that the sultan will promptly grant the demand of the minister. It is definitely known that the French government means to adopt forcible methods to bring the sultan to terms should satisfaction not be immediately given, including, if necessary, the occupation of a Mo roccan port. Done by Lone Highwayman. BARTLESVILLE. I. T.—An un known man robbed the First National bank of Collinsville, a small town thirty miles south of Bartlesville, and escaped with $1,200. Officers are in pursuit. NEW CHARGE AGAINST BURTON. Kansas Senator Implicated in Chicka saw Warrant Cases. WASHINGTON—The Post says that officers of the department of jus tice and of the department of the in terior who have been investigating the Chickasaw school warrant cases have made public pgrtions of the rec ords which have been unearthed as alleged to implicate Senator J. D. Burton of Kansas with pressing these claims before the government while holding the position of senator in con travention of law. INDIAN KILLS WHOLE FAMILY. Shoots Father, Mother and Brother While They Sleep. ARDMORE, I. T.—Clarence Brown, a full blood Indian, twenty years of age, of Stonewall, I. T., is in the fed eral jail here charged with the mur der of his father, mother and brother. The officers say that Brown has con fessed that he shot his relatives at night as they lay asleep so he would come In possession of the entire es tate of the family. i_ THERE IS A STIR IN TOKIO. And It is Believed That Something Is a-Doing. TOKIO—Following the receipt of a cablegram from Baron Komura, Pre mier Katsura and Secretary General of Affairs Chinda called Marquis Ito into a lengthy conference. It is believed that important devel opments are forthcoming. Premier Katsura is receiving hun dreds of letters, telegrams and memo rials urging insistence on the Japan ese terms. NO BLOODSHED IN COSTA RICA. Denial Made of Disturbances at the Elections. NEW YORK—Dr. Juan J. Ulloa, consul general of Costa Rica at New York, said that the private advices from Costa Rica to the effect that the clerical party had won a victory and that there had been bloodshed as a result of the election were Incor rect. The consul general made the following statement: “The election of first degree took place in Costa Rica on the 20th, 21st and 22d instant, but no official ad vices have come as yet reporting the results. During the days mentioned above the contestant parties elected the members of the electoral college who will elect in the month of April next the president of the republic and the congressmen for the new presiden tial period. As Dr. Panfllo J. Valverde was not the candidate of any of the contending parties, I do not see how he could have received the majority of votes at the polls. To say that the elections in Costa Rica have ended with serious disturbances and blood shed is false; the Costa Ricans re spect their laws and institutions; they are very peaceful and they hold regu larly every four years elections for the renewal of the president and of the members of congress.” HOCH’S CASE WILL GO UP. Supersedeas Issued by Illinois Judge Delays Execution. CHICAGO—Johann Hoch. the man of many wives, convicted of the mur der of one of them and under sen tence of death, has escaped the gal lows a third time. He was to have been hanged here Friday, but a super sedeas was issued on an order of Jus tice Magruder of the supreme court. The justice said he had carefully examined the record presented by Hoch’s attorneys and his study of it satisfied him there was enough doubt to justify a review of the entire case by the supreme court. . The case will come up at the October term of the court at Springfield, 111. Hoch has been confident that the sentence of hanging would not be inflicted. He had very little to say when informed of the action of the justice. Jailer Whitman said it was the first time in his experience that a prisoner exhib ited no concern about his fate the day previous to execution. GRAIN RATE WAR SETTLED. Gulf Reads Make Concessions to Roads from Missouri River. CHICAGO—The long-standing war between the western roads and the Gulf lines over domestic and export grain rates was finally settled Satur day and formal announcement of the agreement will be made as soon as the vote of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas and Kansas City Southern roads is received. Under the settle ment. the lines operating to the Gulf of Mexico ports made a slight con cession to the roads from the Mis souri river to Chicago and connec tions to all eastern ports, and the latter give something to the gulf lines. The new tariffs will go into effect October 1. LITTLE TYPHOID AMONG JAPS Mvoable Machines for Boiling Water Being Established. L.IDIAPUDZE, Manchuria—Reports telling of a large amount of typhoid cases among the soldiers have been exaggerated There are some cases, but the general state of health in the army is excellent. As typhoid generally arises through the soldiers drinking unboiled water movable machines for the boiling of water are being rapidly established. The Japanese advance along the railroad has ceased. They have with drawn to Shahedzv. RIGID QUARANTINE IN CAIRO Many Persons Were Detained Be cause They Had No Permits. CAIRO,, 111.—The waiting room at Central station, where quarantine per mits are issued, gave strong evidence that Cairo has a rigid quarantine in existence, crowds of through passen geers being detained at headquarters because they were not supplied with permits and a guard was placed over them until they could be sent on their way. A number of arrests were made, in each case persons who were try ing to evade the officers. SAVES MILLION TO OREGON. Judge Holds Mrs. Reed Resident cf That State. PORTLAND, Ore.—County Judge \V» bster Thursday handed down his decision in the celebrated Reed will case, ruling that Mrs. Amanda Reed’s legal domicile at the time of her death was in Portland and that the terms of her will, in which more than $1,000,000 was given for the estab lishment of an educational institution in Oregon, will thus stand. The case will be appealed to the state circuit court. Bryan Principal Speaker. WINONA LAKE, Ind—“The Prince of Peace” was the subject of an ad dress by William J. Bryan, who was the principal speaker at the session of the Winona Bible conference. Several other addresses were delivered. Up to the Santa Fe Men. TOPEKA, Kan.—According to J. D. Buckalew, fourth vice president of the International Order of Machinists, the Santa Fe blacksmiths must, on September 1, quit the Santa Fe shops or the American Federation of Labor. Rojesetvensky Recovering. ST. PETERSBURG—Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, in a letter to his fam ily, says he expects to have fully re covered from the wounds received in the battle of the sea of Japan, by the middle of September when, with the permission cf the Japanese govern ment, he will start for Russia. HAVANA—President Palma signed the bill passed by the house July 21 and by the senate August 12 for the liquidation of the remaining half of the revolutionary soldiers’ pay. HER VISIT Doughter of President Roosevelt Going to See Dowager Empress TACLOBAN—(Via Manila.)—The transport Logan arrived here at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, with Secre tary Taft on board. The distinguish ed visitors, after enjoying a ride through San Juanico strait on coast guard cutters, witnessed a great pa rade of citizens of Tacloban, who showed every sign of business pros perity. They were subsequently en tertained at luncheon, after which they witnessed a dance of native school children. Governor Curry of Samar island in troduced a delegation of 500 natives from that place, whose appearance constituted one of the most pictur esque features of the festivities. The transport Logan will sail for Legaspi, on the island of Luzon, Au gust 25. The party will separate at Hong Kong. The following will then return on the Pacific Mail steamer Korea, sailing on September 6: Secretary Taft, Senators Patterson, Foster, Du vois, Scott and Long, Representatives Paine, Grosvenor, Curtis, Smith, Dc Armond, Hepburn, Jones, Loud, Dris coll, Hill, Cooper, Scott, Gilbert, Ot jen, Howard, Wiley, McKinley, Sher ley and Foss; Colonel Edwards, Ma jor Edie, Captains Thompson and Kel ley and Secretaries Carpenter and Pedigo. The following members of the party will proceed to Peking to be royally entertained by the dowager empress of China, accompanying Miss Roose velt, the specially invited guest of the empress: Senators Newlands and Warren and Representatives Long worth, Gillette and Cockran. The par ty will be in charge of Major General and Mrs. Corbin and Mrs. Slocum. The Pacific Mail steamer Korea will sail from Yokohama on September 17 direct for the United States and will attempt to make a record run across the Pacific. Miss Roosevelt and par ty will sail from Yokohama for Amer ica on the Pacific Mail company s steamer Siberia, leaving October 7. PRESENT BANKRUPT L'AW GOOD. American Bar Association Declares Against Repeal. NARAGANSETT PIER, R. I.—An address entitled “The American Law yer,” delivered by Alfred Hemenway, of Boston, in which the speaker touch ed upon many topics of interest to the legal profession, was the feature of the second day’s session of the American bar association. A majority and minority report of the committee on commercial law was presented. The majority, which was adopted, recommended that the as sociation adhere to its strong stand in behalf of a bankrupt law as a part of the permanent jurisprudence of the United States and in behalf of the present law, the repeal of which is sought in a bill now pending. SUBMARINE BOAT PLUNGER. President Roosevelt on Board During Submersions. OYSTER BAY. N. Y.—President Roosevelt went out on the submarine boat Plunger, remaining on board the croft while it made several submer sions, one of which lasted fifty min utes. The Plunger’s maneuvers were made at the entrance to Oyster Bay, in Long Island sound, in about forty feet of water. When he returned to land President Roosevelt expressed himselT as being very much Impressed with the Plung er’s qualities. What Lidziapudzy Army Says. LIDIZIAPUDZY—The army is ex pressing indignation over what it terms the colossal demands of Japan, and the hope that the war will con tinue is expressed repeatedly. John Gibb is Dead. NEW YORK—John Gibb, a member of the firms of Mills & Gibb and Frederick Loeser & Co., the father of the late Howard Gibb of the same firms, died at Islip, L. I. FAREWELL BANQUET FOR BRYAN Jefferson Club of Cicago is Arranging Elaborate Function. CHICAGO — Arrangements have been made by the Jefferson club for a farewell banquet here September 15 to William J. Bryan, previous to his departure for an extended tour around the world. Besides Mr. Bryan, Gov ernor Douglas of Massachusetts, ex Governor Hogg of Texas and ex-Sena tor Pettigrew of South Dakota have been invited to take part in the pro gram. LAST .HALF OF LIFE THE BEST. Kansas City Doctor Replies to the Osier Theory. COUNCIL BLUFFS, la.—A feature of the Missouri Valley Medical socie ty meeting, which opened here, was a reply by President S. Grover Burnett of Kansas City to the Osier chloro form idea. Burnett declared that the last half of a man’s life was the best and most fruitful part of it. He de nounced faddism as the product of immature sentiment, which age and experience would cure. Prussia Fears Cholera. DANZIG, Prussia—The authorities have failed to discover any cases of Asiatic cholera at Culm, West Prus sia, or elsewhere in the territory ad jacent to the Vistula river. Stations have been established along the river near the Russian frontier for the pur pose of inspecting and limiting the river traffic. Professor Chaneymisso of Paris told the medical academy re cently that Europe was in danver of a cholera epidemic from the east and that western Prussia was a possible inlet for the disease. NO FUNDS TO FIGHT WITH. Baron Hayashi Thinks Russia Bound to Yield. LONDON—Baron Hayashi, Japan ese minister to Great Britain, declares to the Associated Press that the pes simistic dispatches from Portsmouth were not worthy of consideration. “If the war continues,” said he, “our forces will capture Vladivostok and Harbin, taking by force territory of greater value than the payments demanded by Japan, after which our army will entrench an advantageous line from which it will require treble the number of the enemy to dislodge us. “We do not fear the threat pro claimed in inspired articles that the war will become popular in Russia. Even if it should, how can the vast army necessary to drive us back be sustained by a government that is unable to obtain foreign loans, while it attempts at home meet with only partial success, and famine and disaf fection threaten the country. The inspired dispatches contend that the Russian people would not suffer a sacrifice of Sakhalin, but the retention of Sakhalin by Japan is a greater point of honor to the Japanese. It was once an integral part of the Japanese empire, while it has never been more than an outpost province to Russia.” - IMPROVEMENT IN RUSSIA. heeling lowara America or a Friendly Character. ST. PETERSBURG — Charles R. Flint of New York was presented to the emperor at Peterhof and discuss ed with him the industrial conditions of Russia with particular reference to Americans becoming interested in in dustrial projects in that country. The presentation was arranged by Ambas sador Meyer at the suggestion of Finance Minister Kokovsoff, who wishes to foster the spirit of invest ment of American capital. British, French and German com mercial interests here lately have been especially active to secure a foothold in the empire, but the reception ac corded M. Witte in the United States, together with Russian appreciation of the official and otherwise action of President Roosevelt in bringing about a peace conference, has caused a dis tinct improvement in the Russian feel ing toward America, which bids fair to stimulate industrial enterprises in which Americans are associated with Russians. PROPOSE INTERNATIONAL BANK. Business Between America and Hun gary Will Be Sought by Concern. NEW YORK—An international bank with a capital of $1,000,000 is being formed for the purpose of carrying on banking operations between the Uni ted States and Hungary and to han dle the accounts of immigrants to this country from the Balkan peninsula. The newr bank is being organized by interests identified with the Hunga rian General Credit bank of Budapest in co-operation with a number of prominent New York banking houses. Heretofore banking business that has been done with their home coun tries by European immigrants to America has been transacted almost entirely through private banking houses. While the new institution will be established largely with Amer ican capital, it will maintain close re lations with Hungary and will have its head offices in Budapest, with branch es at various points in the United States. ST. PETERSBURG HOPEFUL. Despatch to M. Witte May Have Good Outcome. ST. PETERSBURG—According to information coming from a member of the imperial family, the Associated Press learns that a dispatch was sent to M. Witte yesterday which is con sidered at Peterhof as offering a deci ded hope of peace. The Slovo's Portsmouth correspond ent, reporting the arrival of an “ea gerly expected dispatch,” quotes M. Witte as saying that his endeavor to influence St. Petersburg was more suc cessful than he expected. The corre spondent adds that there is ground for hope, as an agreement in princi ple has been reached and the question now hinges on the amount of the sum. ALL LITIGATION AT AN END. Appeal in Bennett Will Case to Be Withdrawn. NEW HAVEN. Conn.—All litigation over the estate of Philo S. Bennett, a former merchant of New York City, of which William J. Bryan was executor, is believed to be ended by the filing of a notice in probate court to the effect that an appeal of Mrs. Grace Imogene Bennett, the widow, and oth er heirs, to the allowance of Mr. Bry an’s accounts, will be withdrawn. The notice of an appeal had been entered for a hearing and this action by the heirs was expected. Increases Pessimism. ST. PETERSBURG—The sudden de parture for Siberia of Prince Hilkoff, minister of railroads, is connected here with the purpose of sending fur ther reinforcements to General Line vitch. As a consequence increased pessimism is evident regarding the prospects of peace. Tariff Increases Imports. MEXICO CITY—The new changes in the tariff, which go into effect Sep tember 1, have nad the effect of mak ing large increases in importations. , Mutineers Sentenced. LIBAU—The court-martial of 137 mutineers of the battleship Kniaz Po temkine has just been completed. Eight of the prisoners were sentenced to be shot, but it was recommended that this sentence be commuted tc life imprisonment. Thanksgiving Service. ST. PETERSBURG—Thanksgiving services were held in the municipal hall in commemoration of the pro mulgation • of a national assembly. Several officials ware present. LEARN TO WALK WELL. Even English Admit American Wom en Excel in This Respect. A contemporary Las been waxing eloquent over the woman who walks well, an