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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
a Proposed British Coal Trust.

Harold Fredric in New York Times
The mania for forming trusts, which began
over here last autumn as consequence of your
exposures Of what had been done in that direc-
ton in America, has now reached point where
nothing less than scheme for the amalgama-
ton of all the coal mines of the United King
dom is seriously proposed. Indeed, the matter
has gone so far that two meetings of Lanca-
shire and Cheshire owners have been held, and
"A committee appointed to communicate with
all the other cOlliery owners who have not vet
assented.
The principal opponents of the plan are south
Yorkshire and south Wales owners. but these
merely say they think the project impractical
BILE, and are willing to join if they can be con-
WINGED of its feasibility. The capital needed is
roughly estimated at $500, 900, 900. The scheme
as preached is. of course, full of professions
and regard for public interests and solcitude
for the working miners and all sorts of benefi-
cent plans of insurance and relief Guarantees
for these latter are limited at. All the same, the
leaders of the various miners associations have
promptly sounded the alarm and will bring the
matter before a special representative confer
ence at Birmingham on Tuesday. They say
that the first definite step toward the formation
Of coal trust would be met by a consolidation
of all their associations into huge miners
protective syndicate, which would fight the
monopoly 10 the death unless all the rights of
labor were absolutely safeguarded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
B u s I N E S S .

The attention Of the business public is invited
with confidence 10 the superior advantages pre-
scented by The WASHINGTON EVENING stan ss an
advertising medium. The sworn statements Of its
daily circulation. published from week 10 week,
taken in connection with the data given below. II
lustrate In the most striking manner the steady
and rapid growth Of the paper in circulation and
influence They also establish, beyond oontro-
versy, the fact that THE STAR - the best local al
cerfistno rnedi,Hs, NOT only ia the United States,
Out IN the rhoie Ioorldi THIS claim Is based and
conceded on the fact that city in any country IL
30 thoroughly covered by the regular circulation Of
single paper as IL the city Of Washington by that
Oh THk EVENING STAR; and Il does not rest on the
eIte'a alone, but also the character OF circuls-
Ton Not only is its local circulation the largest
and J'l'ea of any daily paper printed. in proper
uon TO population, but il Is also the BEST since the
paper does not merely go into the hands Of the
people of the District of Columbia as a body, but
into their hOfaes,-into the families OF all condi-
IONS, ana into those OF the incorporating rs
wen as the incorporating portion OF the com
munity,-in much larger ratio than any daily
journal that can be named. BY reason Of the
fulness, freshness and reliability Of its news,
local, domestic and foreign, Its independent and
fair treatment Of al public questions, and espe-
cially because OF Its intelligent and effective de-
votion 10 local interests and its close attention 70
matters with which the household and partica-
larry Its lazy members, are concerned, Tar STAB
Is everywhere recognized and admitted 20 he. in
every quality, the leading and favorite newspaper
OF the National Capital, alike in the counting
room. the workshop, aud the family circle.
More conclusive evidence on these points no
person can ask than that afforded by the table
below. The growth Of circulation therein iudi-
Gated with the analysis following clearly shows the
esteem in which the paper Is held by the COM
munity TO whose interests IL is 50 steadfastly de-
voted. IL will be seen that, in the number IL
copies Issued, every month in the year 1855 shows
handsome Increase over the corresponding
month In each year given: and. further Illus
uauon on that point, il may be stated here that
there has been a corresponding advance in the
number OF new advertisements printed during the
year. The comparative figures for the four years
last past az follows:
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
The POpe's Temporal Power.

POPE LEO XIII SAID TO BE PREPARING AN I'M
PoRTANT ENCYCLICAL.
The New York Catholic Nttrs has received
the following:
Rome, March 23.-Information from very
reliable quarter warrants me in saying that one
OF the most important encyclicals ever issued is
now in course of preparation by Leo Kill
This encyclical has already been noticed. and
and it was said to be intended us an argument
Tor the maintenance OF the peace of Europe,
but according to my informant it will be an
appeal to the European nations for a final
settlement OF the question OF the temporal
power.
Premier Crispi and the italian cabinet have
long known that the pope had such an idea in
mind, and it was this knowledge that made them
bring pressure to bear against Gladstone and
keep him from visiting Rome and carrying out
his attention of calling on the pontiff. Crispl
feared that Gladstone, who had been credited
with being favorable to the idea of arbitration
would sanction the scheme of his holiness. and
that the appeal of the pope would go before the
world with the recommendation of an English
statesman who, more than any other. had
worked intermittingly for united Italy. The
occupation of Rome was permitted by the
European powers under certain conditions eX-
pressed in the papal guarantees. These guar
antees have been violated and the appeal of the
Pope for reconsideration must receive attention
ltaly's two allies, Germany and Austria, recog-
nlZe the depressed condition of Italy and the
fact that 1t can not grow to be strong under its
present anti-papal policy. Emperor Francis
Joseph has never recognized the occupation
and refuses to pay the visit he owes to King
Humbert in the Etrnal City. The letters that
have been pouring in FROM the bishops of every
country proclaim the universal interest in the
question, and have forced its attention more
firmly on old world politicians, who see at the
horizons rim the cloud that presages a storm
in the world of diplomacy. The encyclical is
expected to be published about the time the
new penal code goes into effect in June next
1t is stated that the king of Belgium may be
appointed to decide the dispute. Neither Hum
bert nor Leo XIII could object to this. King
Leopold is friendly TO the Roman pontiff, and
Humbert has for long time sought to have the
Italian crown prince considered as the future
husband of Leopold's daughter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.

John Bright is seriously i'll again.
Gen. Boulanger had a fainting spell in Paris
restaurant Sunday.
Mr. Gladstone has gone to Scotland
King Luis, of Portugal, has been elected
honorary president Of an anti-slavery society.
Cholera has caused 500 deaths at Zambooriga,
Philippine Islands.
England has demanded of Morocco SC, 900
pounds indemnity for the massacre and pillage
at the Mackenzie factory at Cape JUDY, in 1888.
The car is said to wear always a ring in
which is embedded piece of the true cross
that was given to an ancestor Of the car by a
Pope long ago. The car is said to be super
stitious about this ring, and once, when he had
started upon long journey and had forgotten
it. he had his train held while a messenger
went back upon locomotive and fetched it.
Six sudden deaths in hospital in Florence
have started rumors of cholera.
The king of Holland was reported to be I'M
conscious last night.
NJ. de Loulay and Gerault Richard fought
duel in Paris Sunday. The former was slightly
wounded IN three places. Richard had attacked
de Loulay in newspaper article. In a duel
with swords in Rome Deputy Cavalotti slightly
wounded Slgnor Corvette, under secretary of
the war department.
A committee of the lower house of the rigs
uaS has au'iseu tue TdIlucatlOn OF the COnVen-
ton between Denmark and the United States,
providing for the arbitration of the claim of
MIR. Butterheld against Denmark for compensa-
ton for number of vessels lost near St.
Thomas many years ago.
Madison Morton. the veteran farce-writer,
who Is now pensioner at the Charter house,
London, Is to have big benefit at Drury Lane,
and there Is talk of doing his famous BOX and
Cox, with Henry Irving as Boz, John Hare as
Cor, and Mrs. Bancroft as Mrs. Bouncer.
The German penal bill provides for a more
stringent dealing with political crimes and
insults to the sovereign and abolishes perma-
nent expulsion by mere police authority. The
most important new provision authorizes the
the permanent Introduction of periodicals and
papers guilty of offenses against the law and
the dissolution of societies and meetings.
The Donoughmore contract, by which it was
hoped to settle the claims of English bond
holders against Peru, has failed of ratification
by the Peruvian cabinet.
Mohammed Beraivi, who has arrived at Cairo
from Omdurman, reports that in July last he
accompanied an expedition of 5000 mahdists
against Emin Pacha. He states that Emn de-
feated the dervishes near Bor killing most of
them, and capturing their steamers and much
ammunition.
Several leading London metal firms are
likely to be ruined by their connection with
the collapsed copper corner Alphonse
Rothschild is said to have lost SIS, 100000 in
the operation,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
A MORMON APOSTATE.
Bishop Cahoon Quits the Saints.

special from Salt Lake City, March IL, to
the New York Tribune says: sensation has
been caused in the Mormon camp by the'renun-
citation Of the church by bishop who has been
in prison and still remains there for polygamy.
Only the other day President Cleveland par
doned the apostle, George @. Cannon, who was
also serving a term for the same offense A few
days after his release he appeared in the taber-
nacle, and declared that his faith in and fidelity
to the Mormon gospel we're greater than ever
before. This gave Bishop Andrew Cahoon his
cue. The newspapers containing q report Of
the apostles feryor were read in prison by the
bishop, whereupon he sat down and wrote an
open letter to the apostle, denouncing the
whole Mormon fabric as a tissue of impostures
and frauds. He fatty denied that the founders
of the Mormon religion, with many of whom he
was acquainted, were possessed OF anything
Ike divine inspiration or anything else more
divine than mere worldly wisdom. He also
cast serious doubts on the sincerity Of Brother
Cannon and others like him who prated so
loudly of their faith and steadfastness. They
90 not" he says, ''let their tongues speak what
their hearts feel"
That Bishop Cahoon's apostacy will lead to
many others among the rank and file there is
no doubt. There have been several similar
movements in the history of the Mormons: the
best remembered of which are those which
were led by w. s. Godbe, Z. J.. L. Harrison
and i. Il. II. Stenhouse, when many OF the
most intelligent and best-intormed men OF the
church withdrew their allegiance from the
hierarchy. Bishop Cahoon is an old man, and
has stood firmly by the church for about half a
century. 1t may be said of him, as OF nearly
every Mormon of average intelligence, that he
never did believe all the teachings and pre-
tensions of the Mormon priesthood. of which
he has been himself important member.
But his reasons for finally kicking over the
traces are eminently practical and common
sense A few months of life at the dreary old
penitentiary had convinced him that the Nor
mon church cannot hope to conquer the United
States government at present. The laws are
stronger than the priesthood, and he doesn't
care to hold out longer declared rebel
against his country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
Two Thousand a Month,


YELLOW FEVER IN BRAZIL AIDED BY THE FAILURE
OF THE RAIN SEASON.
In Rio Janeiro at present there is but one
topic-the epidemic which is making such great
ravages among all classes. The official returns
of the death from yellow fever since the COM
mencemert of the year sum up 1.500 victims
from that form of feverlalone, and the mortal
lty from other types is unusually great The
inhabitants of Rio are in fact dying at the rate
of two thousand a month in city of three hun
dred thousand, largely depleted by the flight of
every one able to take refuge in the highland
sanitaria. Children from ten years down are
the special prey, even infants a few days old
succumbing to yellow fever, and no medical
skill avails to save the families of the most emf
nent physicians from defamation No doubt
the great severity of the epidemic arises from
the complete failure of the rainy season to
make its appearance, resulting i'll great scare
ity of water and in the drying up of the swamps
inside and outside the city SO effectually that
not a croak of frog is to be heard where in
other years the ears were deafened with their
noise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
West Virginia Election Cases.
DISTRICT-ATToRNEY WATTS NOT HAVING MUCH
SUCCESS.

DIsTRICT-ATToRNEY WATTS NOT HAVING MUCH
SUCCESS.
telegram from Wheeling March 20. says:
The United States district court, Judge Jackson
presiding, has been engaged this week in try
ing parties indicted at the last term for viola
ton of the election laws. The cases excite a
good deal of interest, owing to the fact that
with four exceptions the seventy odd indict-
ments are all against republicans and the cases
are being prosecuted by District-Attorney
Watts. who refused to resign at President Har-
risOn's request, and who said that his resigna-
ton was demanded that these indicted parties
might not be convicted. Republicans claimed
that the indictments were found for effect on
pending election contests. So far twenty-one
cases have been disposed of, embracing the
casting of illegal votes. OF these twenty-one
cases two indictments were dismissed by the
district attorney and seventeen were acquitted.
The court this evening adjourned till Tuesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25

DIEDMONT AIR LINE.

VD1EDMONT AIR LINE.
l. Schedule in effect February 10th, 1880
500 A. M.-East Tenn. Mail Daily for Warrenton
GoronsNllle Charlottesville Lynchburg and Stations
between Alexandria and Lynchburg Roanoke, Bristol
leans Pullman Sleeper Washington to New Orleans
ll:24 A. M.-Fast Mail Daily for Warrenton, Char
lottesNllle GordonsvlLe. Stations Ches Ohio Route
Lyncl eurg, Rocky Mount Danville and Stations be-
tween Lynchburg and Danville, Greensboro, Raleigh
Charlotte, Columbia, Aiken, Augusta Atlanta Brmin.
ham, Montgomery, New Orleans Texas and California
cars Atlanta TO Montgomery; Pullman Sleepers Mont
gomery to New Orleans and Mann Boudoir Sleepers
for birmingham, Nicksbure and Shreveport. Pullman
Sleeper Greensboro to Columbia and Augusta Solid
trains Washington to Atlanta Does not connect for
C. o. route POINTS Sundays
2:3O r M.-Dally, except Sunday, for Manassas
StIasbulg and intermediate stations
OIL L. M.-MenIhls Express Daily, via Lynchburg
Bristol and Chattanooga Pullman Nestibule Sleepers
Washington to Memphis and thence TO Arkansas
$50 p M.-western Express Daily for Manassas
CuLeler Orange. Charlottesville, Louisville Cincn
natl Pullman Sleepers and Solid Trains Washington
IL 100 p M.-Southern Express Daily for Lynch
burg DanVllle, Raleigh, Ashevile, Charlotte, Column
blH, Aiken, Augusta, Atlanta, Montgomery, New Or
leans Texas and California Pullman Nestibule Sleeper
Washington 10 New Orleans via Atlanta and Mont
gomery; Pullman Sleeper Washington to Augusta
Ga, without change.
Trains on Washington and Ohio division Ieave WASH
inHton 300 A NJ Daily except Sunday, and :45 r. NJ
Daily; arrive Round Hill II 80 A. NJ and 20 p NJ
returning leave found HUI 6;Oo An. Daily and 80
n DalIy eKceI Sunday. arriving Washington $3.50
Through trans from the South via Charlotte, Dan.
vile and Lynchburg arrive in Washington 200 AN
and lS NJ; via East Tennessee Bristol and Lynch
burg at IL l3 AN and $40 PM via Chesapeake
and Ohio route ana Charlottesville At D 40 r NJ.
Tickets sleeping car reservation and Information
furnished and baggage checked at Office, 1900 Penn
sSysS & AND and Station tspPsgva
General Passenger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
President Dan Lamont Now.

New York special TO the Philadelphia Press
From Presidents secretary, Dan Lamont
has become a president. lie was elected Sat
urday to the presidency of a cross-town horse
car line, entitled the Houston, West Street and
Pavonia Ferry Railroad company, but more
Familiarity known on the East Side as the Avenue
c line. The road is managed by the Seventh
avenue and Broadway line, which is now owned
by the Metropolitan Traction company, COM
posed principally of Philadelphians Ex-Sec-
rotary Whitney is largely interested in the
Traction company. which accounts for Mr..
Lamont's elevation to the presidency of the
Avenue G. line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
DAILY CIRCULATION IN Iss5-'se SIS.

VI this aggregate daily circulation Of 20 OS1
copies, the books Of the Office show an average
OF 2O.O2S copies were regularly delivered each
DAY, by carriers, al TIE homes ~ eTlalcaf sub
scTOers in the city and suburbs. OF the remainder
daily average of .I2I were sold at the Office in
the hotels and railway stations, etc, and on the
streets, by newsboys, making grand total average
within the District OF III, 45O copies daily leaving
daily average of l,6i2 10 be sent 70 regular sub
scrlbers residing beyond its limits by mail express
and railway trains.
In addition 10 the 2O,029 copies daily delivered
at the homes of subscribers, a large proportion OF
The o,43I otherwise disposed of in city is reg
ularly purchased 10y permanent residents. living
IN lodgings, &C. mot householders) while the resi-
due goSs into the hands vi transient visitors from
al parts Of the country, who each year come 10
The National capital III greater numbers and for
longer periods, and Who furthermore, largely rep
resent the WeIl-to-do and purchasing portions Of
The communities to which they respectively belong
ihe last-named Is a class Of readers alone well
worth reaching; but it is 10 the phenomenalIy
large permanent local circulation Of the paper,
ana especially 10 It's unparalleled hold upon the
household and family circle, that the attention VI
advertisers is particularly directed.
A comparison vi The home circulation of d. 40
with The figures representing the entire popula-
uon Oh Tie city VAL cOncIuslNey establish the TACT
mat 1HE STAR reaches about every family ia tns
Distrlctof Columbia and is read every doy " n.Oge
u'tin U"ee-fOnGGS " as population tchO are aJie
10 redd! 1t follows therefore, that an advertise
Inent inserted i'll its columns Will meet the eve OF
every person in the Dlstrlct worth reaching. Of
Whatever race, creed, sex, age or condition in lfe
IL only remains ~ be SAID, Tor the infoIm ton Of
those interested ia the subject that proportion
to Its circulation, the rates OF advertising IN Ing
EVENING STAR, whether transient or for long
periods, rank with the very lowest in the United
states. Indeed, taking both the extent aud char
acter oil Ats circulation into consideration, az may
safely be claimed tnat wide and such an excel
lentguality vi publicity can nowhere else De oouyu,
Tor the same money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
No Rest for the Roomers

W. A. Radford arrived at Wichita, Kan, from
Oklahoma Saturday night and states that Lieut..
Carson is still engaged in rounding up the boom
ers. He has, however, changed his base of
operations to the southern part of the county
The officer states that every boomer will be
compelled to leave. Those in concealment as
well as those who have returned to Oklahoma
city after the withdrawal OF the troops. are
badly frightened and do not know how to act
Mr.. Radford thinks the situation is critical.
and advises all persons to remain out of the
country, as there certainly will be trouble if
the President does not soon act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25

The Bartholomay, Rochester and Genesee
Brewing companies plants, at Rochester, N. Y,
have been sold to the English syndicate and
will be consolidated and known as the Bar
tholomay Brewing company limited" 1t is
stated that S2.25O 900 were paid for the Bartho-
omay brewery.
An engine attached to passenger train on
the Georgia Midland road jumped the track
forty miles from Columbus, Ga, Saturday at
ternoon, and was overturned. Engineer +. c..
Redfeld was instantly killed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
The Great Mackenzie Basin,
CANADIANS SAID TO BE AFRAID THAT AMERICANS
WILL SEIZE IT.

CANADIANS SAID TO BE AFRAID THAT AMERICANS
WILL SEIZE IT.
An Ottawa special says: Fears are expressed
that filibustering expedition from the United
States may seize the undeveloped territorvin
the Great Mackenzie river region. Mr. Girard
in the senate, has called the attention of the
government to the defenseless condition of
that vast and enormously valuable region He
says: There is danger of expeditions coming
over from the United States and taking DOS
session of this territory. Fifty resolute men.
armed with supplies and ammunition, would
be sufficient to hold the country against any
force that could be sent against them under ex-
listing conditions. owing to the difficulty of
moving troops and provisions into that region
1t would be a most serious thing to the Do
minion to lose so invaluable possession as the
Great Mackenzie river"
Yet that is precisely what he anticipates may
happen if the government does not promptly
occupy the country and do something to open
1t up, The most recent reports from that
hitherto unknown land show that the country
contains great mineral wealth, and abounds in
valuable fisheries. extensive forests and rich
pastures, all awaiting settlement, and affordng
plenty of room for thousands of population.
The government has promised to give the
matter immediate attention, and justices of
the peace will soon be appointed, emigration
sent in that direction, surveyors set to work
and railways projected from the present set
Elements toward the Great Mackenzie basin.