Show froia THE OLO WORLD about spital punishment in great britian THE AMERICAN TICKET AGENTS ehdy meet in the city of mexico business at nawa of the whole world march 12 special home secretary mayhewg today to day received a delegation who wanted him to introduce a bill in parliament to abolish capital punishment the delegation called alie attention of mr matthews to the cases of mr maybrick and laurie they bield thit if mrs maybrick and laurie ere guilty of alie crime of which they had been convicted they should have been handed capital punishment they biad signally failed as a determent to the crime of luarde and thare lore 11 i ib continue it they sug guiti d eliat aue jail should be set asaide for murders for it was de flioy should be remo ed from the community of their and that it should be called the araon of murderers the secretary listened attentively to the of the delegation but he refused to discuss the subject ith them nor would he promise to present their arguments to the cabinet annual photographic exhibition march 12 special the annual photographic society opened today to day at association hall there fe exceedingly fine work displayed agents meet cm OF MEXICO via el paso tex march 12 special the ticket agents association of the united states met today for the transaction of business there is a good attendance the principal roads of tho country being represented the delegates were given a very cordial reception they will depend several days examining the resources of the country before returning home washington cant have any fair washington march 12 special the movement started by the board of promotion to held a worlds fair here in 1882 as well as in chicago has fallen flat it has received no encouragement either from congressmen or from the administration all seem to think that two the same year would be too many and that they would not meet the purpose for which they were intended except a few disagreeable and disappointed seekers every one now seems satisfied with the dici aion of congress on the contest for tho location of the worlds fair it is admitted that chicago wen the fair honorably and as she hag demonstrated her financial ability to manage it successfully the general feeling is that she should be permitted to enjoy the fruits of her victory methodists visit Wast biton diw march 12 special there was an ot members of the episcopal churches to lay to washington the party was in charge of john B button of the hudson place church the visitors will spend a few days in washington they will visit the cointa of interest about the city and aleo pay their respects to the president A national spinners association BOSTON march 12 special A meeting of spinners was held today to day for the purpose of discussing a proposition to from a national association there were deli gatea present from full kiver biddeford Bid deford me lewiston mo manchester N H new bedford and the smaller new england towns the object of the association is to protect one another on the wage question and to adopt a standard price for spinning throughout the country the question working overtime retaa also discussed and it was resolved to notify the ove seers of the different mills that a period by put to the custom which the believed had grown to be an imposition upon them faill to ie contested Conte LONDON march 12 special J T D dillwyn who was recently created a baronet and who is a nephew of the late C R M talbot who was at the time of his death father of the house of commons has taken measures to contest alie will of his rich uncle talbott who was one of the richest railroad magnates in england left alid bulk ol 01 his fortune to his eldest daughter talbot to miss olive talbot an invalid daughter residing in loudon he bequeathed and to mrs fletsher a third daughter andrew fletcher a lad of nine who owns immense estates in the of england would have succeeded to the estate if they were entailed but the entail was severed years ago dis power being vested in miss talbot to make what she pleases with regard to the boy the baronet who was entirely overlooked when the estate was being distributed alleges thai his uncle was of unsound mind at the time the will was made the contest will attract wide attention not only on account of the vast interests involved but the great legal talent that will be employed at the trial the phil kearney guard it N J march 12 special alie phil kearny guard visited newark tu day by invitation aliey will bo the quests of company F of tuat city supreme court S P march 12 special the supreme court which adjourned on the and 2nd reconvened today to day there are only a few cases demanding the attention of the court and they are comparatively unimportant A military DUBLIN march 12 special A pre leini ary examination for admission to alie royal military college sandhurst ad the royal military academy woolwich and for officers of the auxiliary forces who are candidates for commier in the army was held today to day jal london edinburg and in this city in sew york NEW march 12 special the school board had conference today concerning the enforcement of the compulsory education law which has been practically in abeyance obe yance for sometime owing to alie fact that the schools were not able to all the children of school age in the city many new buildings have recently been erected and several structures haye been leased by the board for school purposes tho authorities now believe that there ia ample room in the schools for those who desire to obtain an education it has been reported to them many of the school rooms are nearly empty while the streets are crowded with boya and eirls they have therefore concluded that ia about time measures were taked for the rigid enforcement of the educational law kansas city live stock KANSAS CITY mo march 12 special there was a weak feeling in the cattle market today to day eastern reports were anything but encouraging to shippers the lightness of alie offerings barley including holdovers hold overs was all eliat kept prices from a further serious decline germany extradition NEW YORK march 12 some weeks ago detectives sergeant heidelberg went to germany to arrest sigmund lowenherz Lowen horz for forgery the accused while a member of the firm of lowen horz landsberg leather importers forged a note for and a few days later the leather house failed ana Lowen lierz failed landsberg soon after committed suicide A warrant wax issued for arrest and it was discovered be was living in frankfort on the main were sent and the detective detailed to arrest him today to day district attorney fellows received a communication from the secretary of state in which it was stated that the german government refused to deliver lowenherz on the grounds that he was a german subject and had not been long enough in this country to become naturalized government however will try him for the offense in germany and if convicted aill sentence him according to the laws of this country the evidence of detective was taken and the officer is now on his way home this is the first case brought to public notice in which germany hag to i give up a prisoner to the united states interstate railway association CHICAGO march 12 special the commerce railway association held its twelfth regular meeting in alie Brook cry building the association held but a brief and only important busi uasa claimed attention not coved ST louia march 12 at an early hour yesterday morning burglars affected an entrance into the store of james 1941 benton street thay broke open the money drawer but secured nothing they next visited the sleeping room of mrs cipley which is also occupied by mrs mcgraw both ladies were awak enod by the noise of the in tha room upon seeing that tha ladies were awake the men drew their vera and ordered them to keep quiet and give up their money mrs mcgrew could not refrain from giving an alarm and the burglars made hasty retreat from the hoibo co it maaen SAN FRANCISCO march 12 california miners never had a worse winter than this all through the foot hilla the alie enow still lingers and not even the hardest prospector dares venture out most of the quartz mills have been shut down because of the deep enow and extreme cold placer miners who will have a bonanza in northern california when spring opens have had to keep close in the towns As soon as the abow clears ott and tha water gets out of the ground the largest army of prospectors known in beare will be scouring the foot hills of the sierra nevadas landslides and heavy rains have completely changed the face of the country in many mountain districts and such work by nature alia oldest prospectors know frequently exposes the finest gold bearing rock there will be no danger of lack of water this summer as streams will run full for two months later than usual river telegram DAVENPORT io march 12 several small gorges have been formed and broken during the day causing the river to vary a foot from ite normal stage above the bridgy the channel ia clear for a mile over the rapids A mile below men are at work night and day jakine out clear 12 inches the beat cut by half of the season the stage at 6 a m was 45 4 5 feet at noon 5 4 feet A passengers damage anil ST JOSEPH mo march 12 john marks a resident of be kalb buchanan county mo has commenced suit against the hannibal and st joseph and chicago aock island and pacific Rn rouls from damages in the sum of marks was a passenger on a hannibal train coming into st joseph several weeks ago when the train bad a collision with a rock island passenger train in which marks spine was injured and say that he will be a cripple for life |