The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-26
MADAGAsCAR's CAPITAL.
The stIonE Feeling Against Mis-
sionaries and Other Foreigners.

The st1ong Feeling Against Mis-
sionaries and Other Foreigners.
Of late burglaries have been unusu.
ally frequent in the capital, and at
tempts have been made to break into
the consulate and other British houses
The thieves prowl in bands on the
moonless nights, and, as they go stark
naked, are difficult to catch. Many Of
them are the slaves Of certain mobiles
Of ill-repute and broken fortunes, who
organize these plundering expeditions
and receive the larger share of the
proceeds. Some Of the INSCRIPTIONS
mobiles of this class own several hun
dreds of armed slaves, and it is these
the European residents have most to
fear in the event Of riots in the city.
1t is doubtful whether an Antanana-
rive mob would ventura to face even
a handful of armed Europeans, but I'M
fortunately the majority Of the British
community have neglected to provide
themselves with weapons Of any deS-
cription. .-. ,../ - ~.
Some Of the missionaries in the capt.
tai are determined at all hazards to
remain here with their wives and fam
lilies and to carry on their labOrS as
usual. The girls. schools are not to be
broken up, and the missionaries do not
seem to consider that they incur any
responsibility in keeping all these
young women in the capital at such
time as this. They argue that it is
their duty to teach so long as the par
entS think proper to send their chill
dren to school; and they will not even
take it upon themselves to suggest to
parents living in the country the ad-
visibility of withdrawing their chill
dren from the city schools until the
war is over. The missionaries contend
| that it would be ineXpedient for them
to take any steps likely to inspire the
people with alarm. They therefore
| practically encourage the prevailing
| treaoherous feeling of false security,
| and the panic, when it does come. will
| be all the more dangerous. Some Of
| these missionaries in their fanaticism
| not only refuse to leave the capital.
| but declare that, however great the
| peril, they will not join the other
| Europeans in any scheme for mutual
protection. A Quaker, whose wife and
young daughters are here with him,
told me that under no circumstances
would he go into any house, or behind
any barricade, OF into any place what
soever in the company CT men carrying
arms. This surely is Quakerism car
| ried to an insane conclusion. If the
coWardly mob of Antananarivo does
rise the PEOPLE with these notions will
allow themselves to be slaughtered
like SO many sheep.
The anti-European feeling is increas-
ing daily. It is no longer safe for an
Englishman to visit the Friday mar
ket or to go wheresoever natives are
collected in large numbers. Even the
most respected missionaries are re-
ceived with insulting cries and threats
as they travel through their districts.
Up to now the people have not sum-
moned sufficient courage to assault a
white man, so they vent their spite on
our native servants. The Hova sol
diery two days ago fell upon an IN
fortunate boy who was carrying an
Englishman's camera. ard beat his
brains out with the butt ends Of their
muskets. 1t is an ominous sign, too
that the prime minister, hitherto al
ways so ScrupulOuSly courteous in his
dealings with our vice consul, now
refuses to receive him; and, though
MI. Porter has laid before his excel
lency several complaints of recent out
RACES on British subjects, he can OBJ
tain neither repara ton nor reply to his
official letters.-London Times.