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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS JOURNAL , , , . . , . NOKKOUC NHHItASKA I'MI1)AY ' { liK'K.MMKH 8. I',105. ' AN AINSWORTH TELEGRAPHER PLEADS GUILTY TO A THEFT. STOLE WATCH FROM ROOMMATE Fred Zylman , Formerly Night Operat or In the Depot at Alnsworth , Is Charged With Taking Money From Another Operator While He Slept. Alnsworth , Neb. , Dec. 7. Special to The News : Fred Eylinan , a former night operator here , and Theodore nit- tor , the present one , wore both roomIng - Ing In the same room at the Osborno house. Night before last Fred Xyl- man stole the valise of Theodore Rlt- tor , containing ? 12 In money , und n gold watch valued at ? 10. The sheriff was notified nnd last night , when the westbound passenger train pulled In here the sheriff got on and so did his man. It Is alleged that y.ylman had forged a pass to Seattle with the agent's mime. Between John ston and Wood Lake the sheriff took charge of his man and this morning the prisoner was taken before the county judge , where ho j\ | . ' ° d guil ty nnd was bound over " 4irlct court. County Attorney Ely * VtJ , H the judge will bo hero In a fo(1 , ' to pronounce sentence. * > Xylmun was at one time night op- rater at Battle Creek , Neb. , and Is known In Norfolk. Contract for Omaha Cut-Off. Portland , Ore. . Dec. 7. A. L. Moh- ler , vice president and general man ager of the Union Pacific system , an nounced the- letting of contracts for the construction of seventy miles of. double track on the Union Pacific line In Wyoming and thirty miles In Nebraska , tho. long-talkcd-of Omaha cut-off. Kilpatrlck Bros. & Collins was given the contract. The double track In Wyoming will bo laid between Green River and Ix > okout and be tween Hannock and Point of Rocks , and In Nebraska It will run from Omaha to Valley. The Omaha cut-off will result , when the work Is com pleted , in a saving of ten miles from Omaha west. Suit Against Grain Trust Submitted. Lincoln , Dec. 7. The suit of the state of Nebraska against the Ne braska Grain Dealers' association was submitted to the supreme court on brlofs without oral argument. On \he ruling of the court , which is ex pected soon , hinges all of the recent Nebraska anti-trust enactments. The case was purposely framed so as to make It a test. The statute provides the state legal department with In quisitorial powers , and will enable the attorney general to demand ac cess to the books of any corporation suspected of violating the statutes Decides Against Blakemore. Sioux City , Dec. 7. The Judicial conference of the Methodist Episcopal church , presided over by Bishop Mc Dowell of Phlcago , returned a verdict sustaining the action of the Nebraska conference In suspending the Rev. F. B. Blakemore of Tecumsth. Neb. , from the ministry on the ground of dishonesty and gross Immorality The Rev. Mr Blakemore gave notice of an appeal to the general confer cnce. " " " " INSISTENT OJMiOME RULE" Irish Nationalist Party Holds Convert * tlon at Mansion House , Dublin. Dublin , Dec. 7. The Irish national convention was opened at the Man sion house under the presidency ol John Redmond. There was a good gathering of members of parliament and delegates from all parts of the country. Special Interest was taken by those present at the convention In the advent of the new liberal admin Istratlon at Westminster. Neither William O'Brien nor Tim othy M. Healy were present , but their absence did not seem to affect the cheerfulness of Mr Redmond , as ho congratulated the convention on the death of the unionist anti-home rule government , which he attributed to the blows of the Irish representatives In parliament Continuing , Mr. Red mend 'painted the prospects of the Irish In roseate hues and said the realization of their hopes depended almost entirely on themselves. The lord mayor moved a home rule resolution condemning the present system of governing Ireland The resolution was carried by acclama tlon Thompson Under Inquiry. Washington , Dec. 7. The state de partment Is making a careful Inquiry i * ' Into charges made by Consul Genera Seeger , at Rio de Janeiro , against Da vld 13. Thompson , American ambassa dor to Brazlel , and by the latte against the consul general. No ofll clal statement can be had as to the nature of these charges. Death of William H. Thompson. St. Louis , Dec. 7. William H Thompson , president of the Natlona Bank of Commerce and regarded a the wealthiest man In St. Loula , diet at his residence after an Illness o several months. The cause of hi death was severe pneumonia , both lungs having been affected. Herman Schiffer Charged With Fraud. Alamosa , Colo. , Dec. 7. District Attorney Plleher of Alamosa has tiled an Infoimatlon against Herman Schlf fcr , the New York millionaire ; bin brother , Abraham Schlffer , nti-l thi'l- cousin , Isaac Schlffer , charging them with conspiracy to defraud In con nectlon with the failure of thu Bank of Alamosa. Abraham and Ibaae Schtffcr ate now under arrest In thn Pueblo county Jail. Herman Schlffer Is named In the Joint Information with his brother and cousin on the ground that he was ono of the owners of thu bank Woman Revolutionist Killed. Wat saw , Dec. 7. A woman revolt ! tlonlst , Olga Hunkln , who , accompa nied by a f.lend , went to Ivanovo on the Moscow-Yaroslavl railway to deliver liver revolutionary speeches , way waylaid by workmen on her arrival at the station and both she and Lei companion were killed. CONFIDENCE SWINDLER DOES WORK AT SIOUX CITY. HE TRADED MYTHICAL HOTEL f Ing the Name of Jackson , He Met tyftf.anger In Sioux City Secured " ( > , n and Traded to a Lincoln Mil liner for Her Stock. Sioux Clly , Dec 7 A clever "con" man successfully bilked J C Marshall of Des Moines , la. , out of $5,000 , then swindled the owner of a millinery store at Lincoln , Neb. , then cheated he owner of a big bunch of horses , told the horses and disappeared. Marshall met the stranger here. He gave the name of W. L. Jackson and said he had a farm In Ness conn y , Kansas , and that he wanted to radc for a hotel at Whiting , la. owned by Marshall The deal was = made at Whiting , Jackson being given i50 , the hotel and n mortgage on the arm ho never possessed. Then ho went to Lincoln , traded the hotel for ho millinery store traded the store 'or horses , sold the horses and made away with his 'J5.000. FREE RIDES ARE ABOLISHED Reading and Jersey Central Follow Pennsylvania Road's Example. Philadelphia , Dec. 7. George F. Baer , president of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad and of the Cen tral Railroad of New Jersey , an nounced that those roads would Issue an anti-pass order similar to the ono made public by the Pennsylvania company He further stated that ho would , as a director ol the Lehlgh Valley railroad use hit , influence with the officials ol that toad to follow a bimilar course The order on the Reading and .ler&ey Central will taue effect Jan 1 Official announcement on the part of the l.ehigli Valley ra-.l road Is expected from Presldeir Thomas at any time. "I Intend that the order shall be carried out to the very letter , " said President Baer "Kver since I have been connected with railroads 1 have been opposed to the promiscuous Is suing of passes. The courtesy has been shamefully abused ever since It hat > been In vogue and now Is the time to stop it The Pennsylvania railroad started the reform and I am glad to have the opportunity to fol low. In Issuing the order there is no distinction made , and every person not connected with the Reading or Jersey Central will be cut off at the end of this year. " As the Pennsylvania Is Interested In the Baltimore and Ohio , Chesa peake and Ohio , and the Norfolk and Western railroads , these lines are also expected to Issue pass orderi. Slayer In Jail at Shawnee. Shawnee , Okla. , Dec 7. Frank M Grundy , who shot and killed Edward Tomllnson , a wealthy distiller and land owner at Kcokuk Falls , as the result of a fetid , and later resisted ar rest by barricading himself In his barn , was arrested and brought to Shawnee , where he was placed In Jail. It was brought out by the cor oner's Investigation that Tomllnson was shot In the back , and the cor oner's Jury recommended that Grundy be held on the charge of premeditated murder. The liquor and temperance factions are aroused over the affair and more trouble Is feared. Wife Murder and Suicide. St. Louis , Dec 7. As the outcome of a quarrel over a $17,000 Inheritance Charles E. Bossc. aged thirty , a col lector , shot his wife , aged twenty eight , and then killed himself with the revolver In the presence of Mrs Elizabeth R. Wllbucke , his wife' mother. Mrs. Bosse's Injuries are be lleved to be mortal. Aged Mrs. Wll bucko struggled with the frenzied man to prevent the tragedy , but h finally pushed her aside and began shooting. Mrs. Bossc was shot in the nock. Brothers Die Suddenly. Jollet , 111. , Dec. 7. Almost slmul taneously , Martin and George Hicks brothers and members of a we known ftmlly , met sudden death Ono sucqumbed to a hemorrhage am thepthQrdled from shock orar th 8W § of bis brother's death. UPREME COURT RENDERS DE CISION IN MATTER. BONDSMEN ARE NOT LIABLE This Is the Fourth Trial of the Case in the Supreme Court , and Attorney General Brown Declares This De cision Is Final. Lincoln , Dec. 7. The supreme court ondrcd a final decision In what Ii known as the Hartley bond ciiso , af firming the ruling of the district court of Douglas county , dismissing the ult and releasing from liability the londsmen of former State Treasurer oseph S Battle ! ) ' By the decision ho state of Nebraska loses ! < > 1G,318 hat Hartley was convicted of ombo/- zllng. This was thu fourth trial of ho case In the nuprcmo court , the Icclslons being alternately In furor of the state and defendant , and Inva riably remanding the case for u new rial. rial.This This decision , Attorney General Brown says , Is final. ' MRS , BERfVHS CAPTURED Succumbs to Fumes of Ammonia and Is Captured In the Car GIrard , Kan Uei 7Mis Inn Her- y , who for live days has held the own ofllclals at hay fiom bur Ion In he to'lci rojin ol a Frisco rallun > coach on the tracks huie , was le moved shortly Inline noon , altei she iad been p-uilnlh overcome by fumes of ammonia A bundle of rags balm Uod with tfce drug had been pushed hrough the window ol the tollw room Before surrendering Mrs Hei ry fired one shot at her captors. Lui without eflect. Before s > he could shoot again. Mrs lerry was overpowered by two olll cers. Aftci being reassured that the ofllcets and the people of GIrard were icr friends and that the ofllcers had come to protect her. the woman made but feeble effort at resistance. She was removed In a carriage to the Jail and placed under the care of the city physician Once Inside the all and made confident that the at- : endants vrcre working In her behalf , Mrs Berry quieted down and talked rationally. Kmaciated by her long fast , and weakened from loss of sleep and from exposure , the woman presented a pit- labk- appearance Her clothes were torn , her late and hands badly soiled and her hair disheveled " WICKSTOUND GUILTY Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of New York Bar Convicted of Blackmail. New York , Dec 7. Thomas P. Wicks , a prominent attorney and former assistant corporation counsel , was found guilty of blackmail In the eilmlnal branch of the siipicme court. He was remanded for sentence next week The case of Wicks is one or' the most peculiar In the criminal an nals of the city and the man himself lias come to be known as the "Dr Joky ! and Mr. Hyde" of the legal pro fesslon. While occupying a prom Incnt place among his fellows In the legal profession and enjoying a high reputation , It has been learned that under the name of "Lewis Jarvls , " which he assumed for the purpose , Wicks wrote hundreds of letters to persons who were Interested In cases with which he was connected Nearly all of these letters were confined en tlrely to praise of Wicks , the man and his ability In the legal profes sion Some of the letters , however , had other ends in view , and It was one of these which resulted In the undoing of Wicks. To Dr. Edward Weston of Newark several of these "Lewis Jarvls" letters were written , advising Dr. Weston to settle a cer tain litigation against himself by paying several thousand dollars IMMIGRATIONS DISCUSSED National Civic Federation In Session In New York City. New Yoric , Dec. 7. The United States Immigration question was taken up for discussion by the Na tional Civic Federation , in session hero. Delegates to this meeting had been appointed by the governors of forty-one states and prominent states men , labor and religious leaders , scholars and business men ware pres ent. ent.The The statement that over 1,000,000 Immigrants have come to the United States during the last year and that the south and the west , the sections of the country which needed and wished for these new citizens , did not get them was made by Frank P. Sar gent , United States commissioner general of Immigration , in a speech before the National Civic Federation meeting. Mr. Sargent proposed that tbo United States hereafter take steps to distribute Immigrants according to the needs of the country. Hirah Bernhardt Rotten-Egged. Quebec , Dec. 7. Rotten eggs wer thrown at Madame Sarah Bernhardt after the performance at the Audlto rlura because she displeased a num her of people In this city on account of an Interview she gave to a number of newspaper men. This Interview was uncomplimentary to Canadians. hai nicrs to Form National Body. Ti'Miikauri , Ark. . Dec 7 The con ference of iho Farmers' Union of America decided by a large majnrltv to form a large organliratlou Dlscux rlou of tao advlRahlllly of establishing a national newspaper otgan look up mucl > time , but was not settled Hanley Indicted. St. Paul , Dec 7 C Hanley , whc has received a great deal of puhlli notice through connections with farmers' cooperative schemes , was Indicted by the federal grand Jury on a charge of using the malls In further unco of a scheme to defraud To Meet In Rio de Janeiro. Washington , Dec 7. The third In ternatlonal congress of Ameilcan re publics will meet In Rio iU > Janeiro , Jan 21 , lOOti This decision was reached at a meeting of the executive council of thn bureau , pronliluj over by Secretary Root. t' BILL APPROPRIATING $10,500,000 COMES UP FOR DISCUSSION. HEPBURN DEFENDS COMMISSION Both Democrats and Re ( . jbhc.ins Crit icise Incompleteness of Statement of Expenditures and Estimates Press Acjant at $10,000 Per Annum. Washington. Dec 7. With an op portunlty lor unlimited debute on the subject of the Panama ( anal , the house exhausted Us ouuorj on that subject in a session of loin nnd thieu quaiters hours The bill appiopriat Ing $1G,5JOUOO ( foi ( iii.ul work whicn was the subject of disl'iisslon will be read for amendment nnd placed on its final passage today. ' 1 he feature of the debate was the criticism indulged In by both Republicans- and Demo crats regarding the incompleteness of the statement of expenditures and es tlmatet furnished by the canal corn mssion llepbuin , In charge of the bill made some effort to ihow I hat while detailed oMimatns might be nore * ntislnrtoty. at ihc same time ncmbeis ol the house were not In a position to pass ciltlcal judgments on estimates lor such work offered hv expeit engineers who held responl ) le positions HIII | bad been entirely because of tholr fitness Hourke Cockran ( N Y ) look de cided exception-to this attitude on he part of Hepburn , applied It as nf feeling all matters of appropriation and airaigncd It as decidedly the wrong attitude of legislators To en- orce his mgiiment he read the sent- ! nent of the president In his message or economy and scrutiny of appropri ations. The so-called "press age.il" of the canal commission was crltl elsed by several speakers and lack ot definite Information as to thu exist ence of such a position was shown The place was declared to carry a salary of $10,000 a year and some cu riosity was manifested to know what were Its duties. Senate Gets Down to W"rk. The senate began business In earn cst. The session was of only little more than two hours' duration , but In hat time several hundred bills and resolutions were Introduced and re- 'erred to committees. There were res olutions dealing with the question of the national icgulatfon of Insurance companies , the incorporation of Inter state railroad companies and the con tribution of funds to political parties by national banks Foraker present ed his railroad rate regulation bill ; Galllnger his merchant marine sub sidy bill ; Lodge a bill providing for a maximum and minimum tariff rate schedule In the Interest of reciprocity , > nd Culberson a bill making It a penal offense to use the money of In Furance companies. The nearest approach preach to a controversy arose over a resolution presented by Nowlands , dl reeling the Interstate commerce com mission to draw up a national Incor poratlon act for railroads. Spoonor criticised the proceeding as unworthy of the senate Objection was made to consideration of a resolution made by Tlllman for investigation of the sub Ject of national bank contributions for campaign purposes and the resolution went oTcr for a day. TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD An Investigation by the fcdera rrand jury Into the question of frclgh rebates In the western district o Missouri was begun at Kansas Cll > before Judge Phillips Edward Nelson , who a week ago shot George Nevelle , his buslnes partner , committed suicide at Phlla delphla by shooting himself through the head. Nevelle Is recovering from his wound. Without any demand having been made by their employes , the Mastc Carpenters' and Builders' assoclatlo of Philadelphia has decided to In crease the wages of carpenters cents per hour , beginning May 1 next The Catholic bishops of Ireland ar making another attempt to stop th tide of Irish Immigration. A clrcula hits been ordered to bo read in th rhurchcs throughout Ireland , warnln the younger generation of the ovll tf emigration. D HE DEMOCRATS FAVOR RADICAL RAILROAD RATE LEGISLATION. POSITION OF SENATOR ELKINS Dellevcs Present Law Needa Amend ment What He Says About Doing "Head Devil" President Roosevelt and Political Machines. AViishliigfon , Dec. 7. [ Special. ] What Hhall we do ? That la n question hat IM agitating many leaders In con gres.s a I the present tlino. To gel down 0 aclunl facts , them la a serious prob om coiil'rontliig the llcpuhllrim major ty In both IIOIINOH of congress. Per nips the miijorlly would prefer to ivoiil Hie ( | iiesliiii ( of rate regulation it this session , but the attitude of the iivslilcul has miiile that ImposHlble. A ullro.nl bill must bo passed. It IIIIIH ! Illicr bo a bill In actual accordancn vllh the reeommeiidatlun of the piusl lent or near enough to moot bin up iroval. The altitude of n nnijoi'lly of he Democrats IH already clear. Lenin at Inn of a radical character ( hut IH , onl'ciTlng rnto making power on the nterHtalo commerce commission Is flu ) to ] Icy of the minority. If this alt Undo nhoiild split HID majority , the Demo- cratu would be pleased. It In the In- rntloii of ( ha Itepubllcnim to puss a ) iirty nito ninnnuru If possible. "It nny not lie easy , " remarked n shrewd observer , "but It Ii a cinch that the 'topuhllcans will find some wny to mile a majority of their parly and puss party bill. They nro not going to al ow n minority of their party and the JenioeratH ( o friimu a measure of this kind. It would bo a party defeat. " Looki That Way. To the caHiial observer It begins to ook that way. Fighting Urn president Joes not neein very alluring. " 1 re member , " hiiiil Sunnier Ulklns , chair man of the senate committee on Inter- Mute commerce , who lu looked upon as the head and front of the opposition to thu president' * plnn. "that ( licit ) was a lot of talk about opposing the presi dent's plan for luclpiocity with Cuba. 1 had no Interest In It save to stand by the tin ill' , but I got Into that fight , and I found thu fellows sliding out from under , leaving mo UH thu bund devil. Tor years they have boon way Ing ( lint I am opposing the president , and that Is what they aie suylng now. " Tills reinuk was occasioned by an In tlmatlon that Klklns had "surrendeted" to the president. "They have always Insisted that I am u railroad man , and they seem surprised because I do not come out and declare that I am for whatever the ralhoads want. The fact lu , I have never made any declaration on the subject further than thai the present law needed amendment. " A Splendid Machine. Every person of common sense Is aware that the Uepubllcans have a splendid organization. I once heard a man remark to Secretary Hoot that the Itcpnhllcan organization was tin best constructed political machine lui hud over known , but Theodore Roose- vclt Is not a "machine" man. He would smash that or anything else that Binacks of machine methods If the machine chine- stood In the way of what he thought was right. If the machine aid ed him , he would use it. If lighting the machine mennt n party split he would fight It , If he could use the Democrat Ic parly and a wing of the Republicans to accomplish results , he would use them. Throiloie Roosevelt Is a man who does not consider party advantage when he thinks the IntcicstH of tin1 whole country are at stake. That Is where he stands on the rate * question , and I e\ | t to see the Itc'.iuhllcun parly , with Its machinery that IIIIH been so highly praised , swing Into line be hind him. It Is generalship to know when you are beaten and make a seem ing victory out of'wlnit appears to be a defeat at the beginning of the contest. Hi * "Proudest" Moment. Senator Tlllmari and Senator Dolllvcr enjoy each other , but there are many passage's between them at times. After a general discussion of several pending Important questions , Dolllvcr remarked : "I saw you during the proudest mo ment of your life , Senator Tlllrnau. " "When was that ? " asked the Soutli Carolina senator. "It was when you were mounted on a coal black steed. " replied Dolllver , "and pranced down the avenue as a part of the splendid cortege which es corted Cleveland to the White House when ho was Inst Inaugurated. " This caused a great laugh at the ex pcnso of Tllluian. He was governor of South Carolina at the time referred to by Dolllver , but In after years he be came the most pronounced antl-Cleve land man In the country. lie made the most bitter speech over heard in the senate against Cleveland. A Curious Trio. That recalls a remarkable clrcum- stanco. There were at that time three men In the senate all calling themselves Dciupcrats and all opposed to Cleve land. They were Gorman of Maryland , Hill of New York and Tlllman of South Carolina. Those three were opposed to each other. They did not ngrco on any of the fundamental principles of De mocracy and could not bo called parti sans In anything save that they called themselves Democrats. There Is not tltno to co Into the number of details whore each of these men disagreed Wilt Ik * fttfeOL b * tt U MaUinlv nrl. THE CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Temperature for Twenty-four Hours. Forecast for Ncbranka. Condition of the woalhor ar , record- oil for the 1M houni endlni ; at 8 a. m. today : Maximum fifi Minimum 17 Average ) 3d llaiomutnr 110.08 Total rain for your 37.03 Chicago , Doc. 7. The bulletin bi- siiutl by the Chicago illation of thu United Stutcir weather bureau thin morning gives the forocant for No- hranka as follows : Fair tonight and Friday. Warmer west port Ion lonlht. | dim tact Hiii in Niiu | > oi ihcir minimi disagreements they were nil opposed to Olovi'land. And , what IH innro InterestIng - Ing , they opposed Clovolnnil for din- Unctly different rcnnotm. AUTIIUR W. DUNN. SENATOR DEPEW SEVERS HIS CONNECTION WITH EQUITABLE. M'CALL IS NEXT ON THE H8T Reported That President of New York Life \.ill Soon Step Down Trans actions of Umgharnpton Company Under Investigation. New YorU. DeiThe resignation of Untied Stalest Senator Cliaunrey M Depew as u director of the Kqult- able LiftAmiiiaiK o society wan OMII of die most liitciciitlng developments In the situation growing out of tin1 Ille liiHiiianct ! Invettllgutlon The repoit was publlHlied that President .liilin A McCnll oi thu New VoiK I.lie liihiirniKC ( oinpany will re- Klgn fidiii ( bat company before thn next annual nieeiing ol the trustees In April mid Ilial If be does not tender his resignation al a meeting of Iho linstei , next Wednesday , ho will lelitiln enl ) al Hie request of the trus tees , wlui , Hie tcpoit said , do not wish to hnvo to elect a temporary president The publlHlied rciort | also fitiI ; < ( ] Unit Hie pn .sldcncy ol the New Yoi K I/lie InsiuaiiL'o coinpany ban been ofleicd to lolin ( Mallln. a tnistcii nf that < oinpany , and president of thu II II Cliillln ( Oinpany , and that Mr , C'lallln has iffiiHcd to accept the of fice Tlie attention of the legislative In vestigating committee was devoted chic fl > to the affairs of the Security Mutual I.IIC Insiiiance company of Hinglianiton. N Y , whoso president , Chailes M Turner , was on the wll- I'ess stand most of the day Ills tesll- rnorij and the reading of many con tracts nerved to describe In detail the oi , ; n I/.Ml ion of the Agcri'-y and Investment company of Illnghamton In IMC OLD SOLDIERS WANT JOBS County Officers Besieged by Veterans Who Are Seeking Positions. DCS Memos , Doc. 7. The soldiers' prefeience law , Just declared constitu tional , promises to ralho all kinds ot disturbance In Polk county political circles Already a large number of old boldlers are demanding positions at the. handb of the board of super visors , and the sheriff , who appoints the court bailiffs , Is besieged by veter ans In the past the appointments of the sheriff , clerk , auditor , treasure ! and recorder have been considered po litical spoils and have quite univer sally been fairly distributed about the county in order to keep support Thn new law promises to upset thla custom completely , and when the new appointments come up Jan 1 It Is ex pected there will be a lively struggle for places. Boyce Cattle Company Indicted. Topeka , Dec. 7. Henry S. Boycc of Kansas City , president of the H. S. Boyce Cattle company , and all the ofllcers of that company , as well aa the coinpany Itself , were Indicted for Illegally fencing In government lands wore four Indictments returned In Morton county , Kansas Thcra against Bo > ce and hlg associates , each Indictment , however , being a Joint bill ngalnst all of the officials of the com pany and containing two enclosures , which practical ! ) amounted to eight Indictments Another Indictment was returned against A B Lynch and" Robert Mi'ton. cattlemen of Stevena county , also for illegal fencing. Serious Situation In Manchuria. Paris. Dec 7. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Matin says that letters icceived Irom Manchuria de scribe a terrible situation among the soldiers there. The men practically arc stan Ing and refuse to listen to their ofllcers. Harbin has been pillaged and the position of General Llnevltch Is an extremely dllllcult one , accord ing to these letters. Think Turkish Trouble Over. Paris , Dec. 7. The foreign office here considers that the controversy between the powers and Turkey Is practically closed and that only de tails remain to be settled previous to securing a satisfactory adjustment. Tbo International fleet Is remaining Inactive pending the conclusion of Uieso details.