The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-30

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26.-The AS
sociated Press correspondent at Apia,
Samoa, under date of October 9, con-
firms the report of the election of
Mataafa as King Of Samoa by the
chiefs of the various districts. It was
expressly provided that Mataafa
should serve as King only until the
agreement entered into by the three
foreign powers should 20 into effect
Then, if necessary, q new election
would be held. Tamasese's followers
did not signify their assent to the elec-
ton. The correspondent states that a
number of Tamasese's followers on
the island of Savaaii made an attack
on some of Mataafa's followers. Ma
aafa's chiefs decided to punish them
for this action, and 100 warriors lift
Apia on October 10 for Savaaii. The
departure of the warriors for Savaaii
makes certain that battle occurred on
that island, as reported in the cable
dispatches yesterday.
An ocean traveller finds many dis
comforts aboard ships, but can gener-
ally count on fresh and pure air at any
rate. Not always, however, it seems
fora German steamer that recently
crossed the Atlantic reported that
while some hundreds of miles from
any land she passed through clouds Of
dust, which fell thickly on deck.
Strange as it may seem, scientific men
tell us that such phenomena have fire.
qucntly been noticed, and the dust has
sometimes been so dense that vessels
have run ashore in the obscurity of the
Ialin0sphere. 1t is supposed to be car
rid by high winds from the vast de-
serts Of Africa.
\ Pittsburg police official tells how
The bright lights of that city tend to
prevent crime. He says that on every
street VIII orc the ares are put there is
not nook or corner that cannot be
easily looked into, and that all kinds
Of suspicious persons are fighting shy
of their once dark haunts; that so
thoroughly do those who love darkness
rather Liian light hate these lamps that
they sometimes attempt to bribe the
man who puts up the lamps, one per-
son having offered him S75 if he would
keep dark the place in front of his
house
Prince Bismarck, speaking to the
Reichstag, in January, 1857, is reported
TO have said, in reference to the future,
that, IN comparison with the war OF
1880 Tor | know not what other year,
the war of lS70would be as mere child's
niay in its effects on France, so that on
the one sice, rs on the other, there
would be the same endeavor, viz.,-de
soigncy II Jlonc', to bleed white, an al
lusiun to the cruel practice of bleeding
calves before slaughtering.
At the close Of June there were
twcntythree crematories in Italy, ten
m America, one in Germany, one In
England, one in France, one in SWitzer-
land. one in Denmark and one in Swe-
deu-a total of thirty-nine. In Italy
two corpseS were burned in 1876, tif-
teen i'm 1877, sixteen in 1878, and 226 in
IlSSS. Since 1876 1177 corpses have
Gccn burned in Italy, and 1859 III the
other countries. The whole number
burned in June was fifty.
A Swiss inventor has perfected a
method of making artificial boards,
and is advocating their use in build
iinr. They are made Of mixture OF
plaster of paris and reeds pressed into
shape by hydrau ic process. The ma
teral has the advantage of incombus-
tibility and lightness, and will resist
the warping action Of atmospheric
changes.
SAVANNAH, October l9.-Liberty
County has a great sensation. King
Solomon's death is believed to have
been murder, and a. B. Dean, dep
utv Sheriff, is suspected. King Solo
mon was the old crazy negro, Shad.
rach Waltham, who succeeded one OF
The Mcssiahs in the religious craze III
Liberty last summer.
SYDNEY, n. S. W., October 25:-
AdviccS received here from Apia,
IuuIcr date of the 18th instant,
states that battle is reported to have
taken place Oh the island of Savail,
: between the forces of Malietoa and
Tamascse. Three hundred men were
engaged on each side. Several were
killed and number wounded.
) Which party won the victory is no:
known.