Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-09
A FRENCH VICTORY.
Gen. Duohsn'os Force Capture NADIA
g2gar'S Capital
The Prime Minister and the Court
Fed TO Ambosistra-The Victory
Causes Great Rejoicing in French
Government Circles.

I Port Louis. Island of Maurluus' Oc-
/ t91er S.-AdV.ces received here oo-u~5
+ r-om .le Island OF Madagascar an
ucunca that .le French eXpedlJl0ndTy
force which has been advancing upon
! .he llp.al for many weeks, cAp1uI eu
| An-auauariyo September ~ lhe prime
+ minister and the court 1t Is auueu'
/ lied 10 Aub0sis-ra. The news was
+ 5rcuel. 10 The coast 10y couriers from
T Vaum8udry September 80.
DISPATCHES received from IamataVe
saw ls Faulaua was b0mbarced by
f lie French ON Oc,ooer s., and That IL
MAS as.acc6d by assault on the follow
Paris. Ooo5eI S.-A dispatch from
+ Port Louis. late this morning. an
n5nceI tine capture OF Antanauarlyo,
. .ert.lI 0f The Island OF Madagascar, by
the French troops. and caused great
relief To the government, as 1T mas Deen
recognized fol- some tlme chat the de-
la7t of The French troops meant
. change of ministry. The news quick
+ .v spread throughout che city, causing
GREAT ex. -ement and mUcA rejoicing.
France and Madagascar have been at
I0egerleads for more ,h1n ten years,
chiefly over the right Of The govern
-,or- of MADAGASCAR to- act ludepend-
only of the French resident in grant
t0r aye.u9turs TO foreign consular
7gents and c0rsuls. According 10 the
French. by the treaty of December
1851 he French resident and q MILL
-rrv guard o. French troops WIS to
reside o.. The capital and control the
r1relr0 relations OF Madagascar, maxi
inc he island TO all inJents and pur-
noses "a French pr0tec-0rate.. The gov
orrmen- of Madagascar has all along
denied thar Jhe treaty gave France
the r'el.s She claimed. holding that NJ.
lie lryre de Fil1rS, the French d-p-o-
m -ic agent In 1851 entered into an
agreement with Madagascar on behalf
Of France. 10 the effect ,hat The exc
-re-r~s of c0nsuls and consular agents
rouli be given i'm the future as in the
past by the queen Of Madagascar, and
that rha later ueaty did not change the
situation.
On .ais question is based the dis
ru-e which led To- disturbances during
which the representatives OF France
were nsuI-ed by The pCpulace and
sighted by the government OF NADIA
egscar. I'D addition number OF
Frenchmen were assassinated. In
September. 1894. matters reached such
a sta-e thar ST. Lyre de Nilers was sent
LID grllag17 ear wiz an ulC.m3tum from
ha French Government consisting IN
Substance that France should control
the foreign relations of Madagascar.
The ul-imaum was delivered TO Prime
Minister Pamilaiaryony, who is also
the husband Of She queen. Ranavalona
II. After several days Of deliberauon,
the prime minister rejected the ultima
cum. saving that Madagascar would
only submit TO superior force NJ.
11rre dc Vilers and all the French
AGENTS thereupcn returned to Iam2tave,
ana France began making preparations
20 bring the H0vas. the predominant
tribe Of the island. TO terms I'm No
vemher the French minister OF Tor
oien Affairs. ~ M3notauX asked for
credit OF G5G00o) francs and 10000
men for a1 expedition 10 madagascar
and his request was promptly granted.
The exn5diton which was planned
rv Gen. Eergnis-Desb5rles. left France
fr January under command OF Gen.
Duehesne. The climate proved o more
dangerous Zoe % the invaders -han the
natives. and The capture Of the Mala-
erssv capital has been accomplished al
great cost OF lie and health.