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SAMOA WITHOUT GOVERNMENT.
The English Assume an Attitude Cal.
culated to Bring ON q Crisis.


Samoan advices say that within the last seve.
weeks two battles Of Importance and numerous
skirmishes have taken place between the forces
OF Malietoa Mataafa and Tamssese. the rebel
chief and the present king. About 40 men
have been killed and l5o wounded many Of the
dead having been bsrbarously mutiiated. The
frst fight occurred November 9, when Ma
taafa's men numbered about 4. 200, while Tama-
sese's forces were LOO. The rebels were de-
feated after q sharp and bloody conflict The
British and Americans cared for the
surgeon looked after those Of Tamasese's army.
On November the United States man-of-war
Nipsic arrived. and on the 10th the German
steamer Lubbock arrived from Sydney, bringing
DR.. knappe, the new German consul, 10 relieve
ammunition for Tamasese, which was distrib-
uted by Brandeis, the formers German ad-
WISER. On the 18th q meeting Of the three con-
suls was held ct the request OF the German COZ
SUI TOT the purpose OF considering what steps
should should be taken to stop the sighting; .. 3.
Consul Blackjack said that he would cor
sent to the natives returning 10 their homes,
and allow the government TO be carried on by
the three consuls until definite news could be
received from the respective governments.
The English consul said the only way 20 restore
peace was TO divest Tamases and Brandeis OF
all power. Consul knappe replied he must
continue TO recognize Tamasese as king, and
the meeting csme TO an end The next day the
British consul issued a proclamation making all
British subjects amenable 10 his Jurisdiction
and directing that all the taxes Of the English
subjects be paid to him in trust for the Samoan
government whenever il should be properly
established.
This proclamation is regarded as very inn
portant. being the virtual admission that
there is no government existing in Samoa,
although the British consul had heretofore
recognized Tamasese as king
An attempt was made by a portion Of
Mataafa's army to capture Brandeis on No
yember 19, but he took refuge in the hold Of
the German schooner. On the 2Sth another
battle was fought, with heavy loss on both
sides.
The Germans are not on speaking terms
with Americans and English.
The Samoans are especially anxious that the
islands should either be annexed by the United
States or that protectorate be established,
even if il be only temporary.
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GEORGETOWN.

The DEATH OF Cor. JAMES r. CAsEr.-Col.
James f. Casey. who was stricken with apo
plexy on the night Of the 18th inst, at his resi-
dence, No. 3007 p street. died Saturday after
noon. Col Casey was in the .fty-ninth wear OF
his age. His wife was q sister of Mrs. Gen.
Grant. Col Casey served eight years as Gus
tom collector at New Orleans. After Gen.
Grant entered into business with Ward Col.
Casey deposited his savings with the firm. and
when the failure came he lost his deposit. The
funeral viii take place this afternoon from his
late residence, the remains to be inferred at
Oak Hill cemetery. Col Fred. Grant. who had
been telegraphed for, arrived yesterday, and
win remain until after the funeral Rev. DIR.
A. r. Stuart. Of Christ p. e. church, will OIL
ciate.
FIGHT IN SAooN. -QuAckenbush's saloon.
corner SD and Grace streets. was the scene of
q free hght Saturday night, in which beer glasses
were used rather freely as missiles. The pro-
prietor and young man named McQuade both
received injuries in the fight. McQuade was
arrested on the complaint Of Quackenbush.
HER SArcHEL SSATcHHD By A CoLoRED Boz
While standing at the corner Of 9Th and ID
streets Saturday afternoon Mrs. V. W. Sellers
of No. $500 NJ street. was robbed Of a satchel
containing O.. So The satchel was snatched by
a colored boy, who escaped
SAYS Hrs HEAD WAS Cur WITH HATcHET.-
Charles Williams, colored, came to the station
house here this morning with his head bound
with blood-soaked cloth and complained that
III.
ing, assaulted him with Ratchet early this
morning, infiicting serious wounds on his head.
because he (Williams) had refused to take the
horses outside the stable to clean them when
ordered to do SO by Armes.
FORFEITED Hrs CoLLATERAL.-Patrick Burns,
charged by Lieut. Teeple with using bad lam
guage on NJ street Saturday, forfeited IS col
lateral in the Police Court to-day.
DESERVED ALL HE Gor.-Last Friday even
ing party of countrymen from Fairfax went
into Curtin's saloon, on NJ street, and were
enjoying game of ''seven-up" when George
Krouse, a noted character, entered and inter-
rupted the game. shut your mouth" said
one Of the players, land keep out of this
game" You'll have to cut my throat, y
answered Krouse. Ito make me do that. "
Some words passed between them, and Krouse
ins1lted an old man named Thompson. Floyd
Thompson, the old mans son, took up the In
suit, and had a fight with Krouse. The result
was that Krouse bit Thompsons finger, and
Thompson BACKED both Of Krouse's eyes and
scratched his face badly. Krouse will carry
the marks made by Thompson for some time.
Judge Miller thought that Krouse went in the
saloon where he had no business and invited q
fight. He got it and also got whipped. The
charge against Thompson was dismissed.
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The Tall Theater Hat.
COUNTRY GIRL CAUSES ITS REMOVAL AM
SEES THE PLAY.

4 COUNTRY GIRL CAUSES ITS REMOVAL AND
SEES THE PLAY.
N. Y. Corr. Savannah News.
Beg country cousin, borrow one, steal one
or get into the immediate neighborhood of q
party which has legitimate claim on one, as I
did at the Broadway theater the other evening.
Her name was Bess, or so the good-looking
young fellow called her who was her chaperone.
She had brown hair and pretty brown eyes.
She sat beside me and almost became a con-
vert to the widest theories Of personal cleo
tricity as felt the thrills of excitement run
over her, injecting with me q fresh sense of
the shine of Jewels, the frou-frou of silks, the
odor of roses, the phalanx of danes and dow
ayers and maidens all arrow. the details one
and all of the pretty picture which the hard
ened theater-goer fails to see because OF its
familiarity.
Two minutes before the curtain rose there
dropped into the chair immediately in front
OF her young woman. The young woman
wore a picturesque hat. 1t was not a high
crowned hat, but it was exceedingly compre-
hensive. 1t was a black velvet hat and its
brim was tapping and many. many inches
wide. About the hat was wound black ribbon.
1t was extremely wide black ribbon, and it
hung in two dead walls of streamers behind
Bess couldn't understand it. "What a lovely
hat" said she to the young man aforemen-
toned; 'but don't believe 1 can see." Little
Lord Fauntleroy was received with acclama-
tions. II can't seeI" and Bess' eyes opened
pathetically wide, and the corners of her baby
ish mouth went down. I doubt if the child
had ever been to a theater before in her life.
She was terribly disappointed, and her grief.
like her joy. quivered In her very finger tips,
and awakened sympathetic shocks in me. 81
wonder if she can possibly know?" Bess was
very ignorant, and her ignorance gave her
courage. Before her companion could check
her she had bent forward. I've been count
ing for q week on this evening. and now your
beautiful hat is in the way" The owner Of the
hat was astounded. She turned and looked
Bess in the face. She was handsome woman,
who might have been q belle for ten or twelve
winters, a thoroughly du fat woman Of the world.
/ looked to see Bess annihilated. But, could
believe my eyes? The girls innocent rusticity
and evident admiration softened her. She
lifted her hands, drew out a pin flashing with
jewels, asked lis this better?" and set the Of
tending beauty in her lap. Thank you, oh,
so much said Bess. II almost cried when
thought should miss the play" The hand
some woman's face softened still more. She
smiled, hoped the young lady would enjoy
it," and turned to the stage once more.
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Protecting His Mother.
TROUBLE IN THE FLAHERTY FAMILY WHICH NIGH
HAVE HAD A SERIOUS RESULT.

TROUBLE IN THE FLAHERTY FAMILY WHICH MIGHT
HAVE HAD SERIOUS RESULT.
There was trouble in the Flaherty family this
morning. Edward Flaherty is carpenter and
jobber and has a shop at No. Is C street north
east. Over the shop his family resides. 1t
consists Of Flaherty, his wife, and their only
son, Charlie, who is about ten years old. Two
days ago the father began celebrating the holi-
days by bending his elbow too frequently. This
morning Policeman Walsh was called into the
house by o citizen, who handed the officer a
razor and said that Flaherty had been cut with
it. When the officer entered the house he was
directed upstairs, and found Flaherty with his
eye, and the boy badly frightened. On the
table was black bottle and glass.
81 didn't 60 to do il, f" said the badly-fright-
ened boy.
The officer was then informed that Flaherty
assaulted his wife and had her down on the
floor when Charlie came in with the razor.
Don't kill mamma" he said as he cut at his
fathers throat. The end of the blade Just
touched his fathers neck. Had it gone an
eighth of an inch deeper it would have severed
the jngular and probably resulted in Flahs,ty's
band arrested, nor did the father wish to have
his son in the custody of the police. As the Of
acer did not see any Of the trouble, he could
not make an arrest. The razor was taken to
the station.
A PARTNERSHIP SuIT.-Mr. E. A. Newman has
fled O bill in equity for John Speed Penny
baker against Chas. d. Pennybaker and Anna
e. Pennybaker, the latter executrix of c. d.
Pennybaker, deceased, for q sale Of partner
ship effects and q recovery Of plaintiffs share.
The bill states that in January, 1888 parole
agreement was entered into by Pennybaker, ST.,
and the others, whereby q partnership was
formed for the prosecution Of claims against
the government, and the proceeds were to be
divided-three-fourths to the father and an
eighth each to the plaintiffs brother and him
self. He states that he gave the utmost care
and attention to the business, but In June, 1887,
he and his brother had serious disagreement,
and in order to avoid . personal difficulty with
his brother he Withdrew from the ONCE; that
in few days, when he wished TO return, his
brother, by force, refused to allow him to re-
sumo bis duties, and denied him participation
IN the proceeds. He states that the income of
the hrn was e6,0o0 per year, and sets forth
that the win Of his father seh forth that Is Per
cent Of the profts should be given 70 each Of
the sons; that the win says: "As long e IL b
possible wish that son Charles sha1 have
charge Of the once, and that my son Speed
shall keep his desk in my ONCE" Plaintiff
says that he has not received the IL Per cent
al1owanoss and ais N account 10.
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New Englanders I'm New York.

GENERAL sHERMAN's PATHETIC WORDS AT THE
DINNER SATURDAY NIGHT.
The New England society in New York city
celebrated Forefathers' day by banquet at
Delmonico's Saturday night. Covers were laid
for five hundred guests and every seat was &C.
cupied. President Cornelius N. Bliss occupied
the chair, and among those present were
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Gen. W. T. Sherman, J.
Pierpont Morgan, Gen. Horace Porter, Warner
g. Wise, Elliott F. Shepard, Gen. John s..
Winslow, Gen. Wager Swayne and Conrad N.
Jordan.
President Bliss made a lengthy opening ad-
dress and reviewed the history of the New En-
gland society. He called attention to the
presence Of Congressman Reed, Of Maine, and
Controller Of the Treasury Trenholm, the lat
ter Of whom Mr.. Bliss said had assured the
president Of the society that they need not re-
sort to extreme measures, as all would be right
in Washington after March next. Rev. DR..
Mckenzie replied to the toast "Forefathers'
day."
Gen. Sherman was the next orator. He was
suffering with q severe cold and asked to be
excused from making any lengthy remarks. He
spoke of his love and veneration for the New
England society. He had overcome difficulties to
attend the dinner because it might be the last
time he would ever see his New England
friends. "A year hence" he said, feelingly,
~ may be with the silent majority"
mo one," Gen. Sherman continued, "holds
In higher yeneration the memory OF our an
cestors than I do. Your ancestors and my
predecessors have accomplished the high work
laid out by the Almighty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-24

The Pathological society q the United States
in OcalA, Fla, February 20, n, and -, 1883.
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FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP.

To the surprise and delight of friends and
physicians, John Bright is getting well He
sat in q chair for half an hour yesterday
Lawrence 0liphant, the well-known writer,
died Sunday morning at Twickenham. the resi-
dence OF Sir Grant Duff. The cause of death
was cancer of the lungs. During his illness Of
five months he suffered great agony, but his
end was painless and peaceful.
The sultan of Zanzibar has issued decree
proclaiming that murderers shall forfeit their
lives and that thieves shall lose their left
hands.
Emperor William has recruited his health,
and resumed his journeyings. Saturday he
went to Stettin to inspect the Frederic william
grenadier regiment, and afterward visited the
arranging for some grand military maneuvers
in Siiesia in 1889.
The London post-ofice is in . great state
of mind over the queer development of Edi-
sons phonograph. Business messages for use
on the photograph, on their wax cylinders,
packed in wooden boxes. are passing with in
creasing frequency between America and
England. TIE London authorities wish TO
charge these letter postage, while the COM
pany insists that they require only book post
rates, and a long correspondence ON the subject
has not yet ended.
The ex-Empress Augusta OF Germany has
offered prize of 10000 marks for portable
hospAedA
Advices from Mozambique say that the Por-
tuguese have defeated the Borgas on the up
per Zambesi.
1t is believed in Paris, q cablegram ssserts
that if Mr.. John Sherman should accept the
portfolio Of Secretary of State in President
Harrisons cabinet he would offer Mr.. Blaine the
French mission.
1t is stated at Pesth that King Milan has
formed an alliance with Russia and that be
intends to form a radical cabinet.
Jenny Lind's monument, TO be erected In
London by her husband, has just been com.
pleted in Glasgow. II is in the form of a beau1
tiful cross about 10 feet high, cut from Swss
dish granite.
The Spanish minister Of the interior has in
troduced q bill for re-establishing universal
suffrage. Ali Spaniards of twenty-five years
are to have vote after furnishing proof Of
two years residence. The bill provides for
the representation of minorities in large con-
stituencies and for the representation OF
learned, literary, economical, and agricultural
societies in special constituencies. All towns
Of over 10000 inhabitants are 20 have one
member in the cortes
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The OYsrER SLAvEs.-At the hearing in New
York Saturday, of the charges against the in
telligence Office Of Won Slowski & Co. of send
ing men and boys into the slavery Of oyster
dredging in Chesapeake bay, testimony Of Ed
ward Milliken was introduced, in which he
stated that he and q companion had to steal
yawl TO escape. he had been promised Ga a
month and his board. His first months wages
were kept for the 81 :kins with which he was
Prengle told . story Of similar character.
The license Of Won 6lowski = Co. win probably
be revoked.
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How They Read.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
When Mr.. Gladstone reads book he does 90
pencil in hand marking of on the margin
those passages which he wishes to remember,
querying those about which he is in doubt, and
putting cross opposite those which he dis
putes. At the end of the volume he constructs
q kind of index of his own, which enables him
to refer to those things he wishes to remem-
ber Darwin records . meeting with Buckle,
in which he learned the historians system OF
collecting facts: HE told me that he bought
all the books which he read, and made a full
index to each of the facts which he thought
might prove serviceable to him, and that he
could always remember in what book he had
read anything, for his memory was wonderful.
asked him how at first he could Judge what
facts would be serviceable. and he answered
that he did not know, but that sort of instinct
guided him. From this habit of making induces
he was enabled to give the astonishing number
of references on all sorts of subjects which
may be found in his History Of Civilization"
Darwin's own method, as described by his son,
was not very dissimilar: I'm each book, a. he
read it. he marked passages bearing on his
work. In reading q book or pamphlet he made
pencil lines at the side of the page, aften add
ing short remarks, and at the end made list
of the pages marked. When it was 10 be cata-
logued and put away, the marked pages were
looken at. and SO rough abstract was made. /"
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The supreme court at Madison, Wis, rem
dered decision Saturday which win send Paul
Grotxkau, Of anarchists fame. back 10 the house
Of correction 70 servo ont about eleven months
Of years sentsnce far ri0ting IN Nay, 10o&
The committee appointed % inves6gsts the
failure Of VIM. ID. Forbes, president of TIE
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INOR RENT- lStorecor .5th and stsS 20
II 1920 9th OF. NV I531 18th n. Tor. IS SO
10r.--....... ESQ 80 500 st. n. W., Or. 20
50d i av NV, 6ri6.5o sl4 Grant Az NV Or IL
se3 18th st. ne. 1r-...12 1911 Ct Sc ;Sr 10
d22-3t 92SF stnv
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DMxxR roR GRAxD ARHY WIDOWS AND On
PHASs.-J. +. Brown, of the committee repre-
senting the g. A. r. Posts, was ct Grand Army
hall to-day receiving contributions toward .
Christmas dinner for the widows and orphans
were received PACKAGES were made mp and
sent 70 the various homes. This plan w1s
adopted In place Of the one followed n previ-
Gus years, when . general dinner Wa served st
the hall
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PREYERRED DEATH TO DIsxENBKRNKsr.-
John 7. Trsinor. aged twenty-five, IN employs
Of the Lackawanna railroad company, was killed
at Jersey City Saturday night. While he VA
crossing the raiBoad track in front Of NOV
ing train the heel Of his boot caught in frog.
He tried 70 release IL. bus before he could do
10 the train was close 70 him. Apparently
choosing death TO the loss Of . leg, be threw
himseh on the track in front Of the engine and
Was killed
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MARRIAGE LdcENsEs.-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk Of the court 70 VIII
lie Jet and Martha Sullivan, both Of Stafford
county, Va; John e. Ward and Katie Smith,
jenkins and Julia Ann Bowman, both Of Charles
county, Md; Albert Middleton and Della Cole;
John Wheeler and Harriet Scott; Joseph Dris-
coll and Mary Crowley.
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FOR RENT-HOUSES.

LOB kENT-BY r. o. HOFFMAN, REAL Es-
II tate and Insurance Broker 10th and + sts. NV
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Children clamor around him, and even the
children Of large growth are not ashamed to
show their enthusiasm. An express wagon at
Christmas means 80 much more than any other
time of the year. The same wagons roll
through the streets at all other times Of the
year without exciting any sensation or bringing
to the windows a laughing, happy throng Of
faces. There is something attractive in the
sound of an express wagon at Christmas time,
although it comes with the same old rumble
and roar that at any other season would make
the average citizen growl a little, perhaps, and
probably say something about the cOnfounded
noise Of those old express wagons. But at
Christmas time nobody growls or grumbles,
except perhaps the express employees, who are
kept going from morning to night, and then
they hardly satisfy the demands Of the Christ
mas-observing public. It is pretty difficult to
learn the feelings of an express employe during
the holiday time. They absolutely have no
time to do anything except to handle packages:
No doubt they have their own Christmas, and
receive their own packages, and they know
that it Is not all foolishness and vexation Of
spirit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-24

IrOR RENT
It We have just had placed In our hands few Of the
most desirable furnished and unfurnished houses IN
tie city.
10 rooms. elegantly furnished, In n w...... $3.50
IA IA ro0m hsndsomelT fnrnI.hed ON iss,b
3houses. 2 rooms, bath, e Mas ave p e;:;.. %
d21-3t Real Estate Agents. 1891 ST nv.
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EOR RENT-FURNIsHED-ON 9Th ST, BET. d
II and SITS. W, q fine 16-room House, completely
and newly furnished; every room occupied. splen-
did chance. Rent on lease $50 per month. B II.
WARNER & CO, 916 ST. NV. d22-3ts
IOR RENT-I444 CHAPLIN ST; ROOMS. BATH:
A. p. PARDON,
d22-3t 1896 f street
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MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN.
vi have money 70 loan ct per cent, I'm sums from
$4,000 to $500 00O approved real estate security
have been making loans at per cent for the past
I'VE six years. r. q. HOFFMAN,
d21-3t and II ri m "
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LNOR RENT-COZY HOUSE. TWO TORY; BACK
II building; seven rooms and bath. 1913 9TH q Nv
KERN ASP Il NV It,
EoR RENT4oe ST; NV; o;sTORY
IL back building; bay window; press-brick front;
newly papered; all modern improvements; 70 desir-
able tenant ut $3.50 Inquire EDWARD KERN,
1925 New Jersey ave. it,
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From Rockville.
THE NEW REPUBLICAN PAPER-QUEsTIoN OF Re-
PAIRING RoADs-THE Y. NJ. c. A. BRANCH-BUs-
MESS IMPROVEMENTS.