New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-25
AN INHUMAN GOVERNOR PUT TO DEATH.
THE MASSACRE OF o7s PERSONS IN MAZDA
GASCAR PROVINCE AVENGED.

Paris March of-Prompt vengeance has fallen upon
Ramiasatra Governor OF the Province Of Belanona.
Madagascar, who, according TO news received here on
March 4. massacred 275 persons. including men.
women and children belonging 10 the leading families
Dispatches Just received here say that Ramiasatra to-
cether with his brother who is supposed to have IN
eticated the massacre has been executed on the sp"
where the wholesale killing took place under the crue
Governors directions.
Ramiasatra's crime originated IN the fact that hc
fercelv resented petition from the populace. ad-
dressed 10 the Government, asking protection from his
repeated acts OF cruelty. This 50 enrased the Cover
nor that he began to slaughter men. women and
children and continued doing for several days III
many cases the agones Of the victims were protacte"
ty the Governors causing them to he er"u0hN us
membered their heads to be slowly sawed on anu w
subectng them to other acts of torture. The bodies
Of all the victims were thrown 10 the dogs III auu'-
ton to those atrocities, the survivors were cofpei
:, aroct a tronby composed of the heads oe me
murdered people upon spot near 'he Scc"e VI '"0
Tho inrv Ct the populace was aroused 10 Snch an
extent by RamiaSatra nhuman conduct that % .hc % y,
I ater and nr"mi,ed TO investigate the whole affair
and 10 punish the offenders If they were iTunu h, ~ ~
,ilty This thanks to the moral pressure bipught 10
hear on The Government BY tho foreign resdcn>, ma,
been done and Governor Ramia>atra ana HIS cP"''''
ferocious brother have been put to dea'h'
There is no doubt that the foreign residents IN
ra1atascar-British. American and ''erman-haVc
Ramasastra. But these effort, had to be ooH'on'
trated and presented in diplomatic FORM anu WIN
official pressure upon the Tannanarve Government
That cannot have been done except by inc repIc'
sentative Of France. the only diplomatic omoi'l AZ
Madagascar. who has the title Of "EeNidcht"e"e'ai
and who is welding an effective Influence over t'c
Government Of Queen Ranavolo Maryahc III nv
practcal proectorate Of France over Madagascar va
est.hlishco a. early as 1cc4, and cOhhrIeu pS
treaty which surrendered 10 France the chtie a""e
rnent of the foreign policy OF the great Alrlcai
That prct.corate has been recently ccO2hlzeu O''i'
bv England and Germany. And though 'he uea'
does not amply officially 10 the manager eht 0. "o''
affairs II can be said that the whole Poi'N VI
Madagascar internal and external. Is diicccu ~ '
French OF course it is shaped according 10 'lc VIC"
NJ nocdarn cIviIzaton and it has succecGe1 ~ c ciiu
actrrzed lie policy of the lloNae "oNcrllnc.t' ,id
SortnnateIv absolutely complete improvements Goum M
no, have been made in such ahJlt pcilyTq 1iu 80 ~
ancient idea OF The predOmnancc OF the lioFaI r'' -
winch came from MalaiS:, over III, dbOfiSnai ia
Wadasasrar the SaLaavcs Bet>imarakaS. ETC., .o%mIo %
moi he suddenly eradcacd 1t Is thoneh, tn' I,'ae @
governors OF the provinces who Dephe 10 Int ,Iu M
fbe ronoucrng race can. since the puhishhcH' ~ W
Ran,,asaStra which was due 10 the pressure vi ~ I
FRENCH Resident at Taunanahve. no longer s, cAoiss
the;r right OF life and death upon inc hd''e"9''~
uving In their provinces.