St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-24
| OUTRAGE ON AN AMERICAN
/ R9s ulting From French Claim
Of Proteetorate in Mad
IRx q agaScaP.
|. CLAIM NEVER ADMITTED
~
BY the United States, Hence
lLos Further Complications i
81 May Follow.

PORT LOUIS, Island Of Mauri-
thus, March 23.-John l.. Waller, for
nerly United States consul at Ia
matave, Island of Madagascar, has
been tried before a court-martiaI
by the French military authorities,
has been found guilty of having
been in correspondence with the Ho-
vas, and has been sentenced to
twenty years imprisonment. On
April IL, 1894 Mr.. Waller secured a
concession from the HovaS govern
ment of the whole of the southern
part of the island of Madagascar,
and this concession was obtained in
spite Of the repeated protests of the
French residents and the French
colony generally. According to the
French pioneer colonists, all the ma
lions engaged in the India rubber
trade considered that their vested
interests had been injured by the
concession to Mr.. Waller. The lat
ter did not share in their opinion.
-5,Tamataye is the chief port of entry
in Madagascar, and India rubber is
among the principal exports of that
great island, which also has ex-
tensive forests containing much
valuable timber suitable for furni-
ture. France hitherto has
CLAIMED A PROTECTORATE
over the island of Madagascar, and
Great Britain has recognized it. But
the native government of Madagas-
car repudiateS the French claim to
protectorate, and the government
OF France is now sending to NADIA
gascar large expedition to subdue
that the last two American consuls
at Tamatava have presented their
credentials to the Madagascar gov
eminent, thereby causing some fric-
ton between themselves and the
French residents. The concession
granted to Mr.. Waller is admitted
to be most valuable one, as it
is in the great rubber district of Fort
Dauphin, on the south coast of the
island, and the terms under which
the eX-consul obtained it were very
much more reasonable than any pre-
Vlously granted in Madagascar.
z Moreover, the concession is by far
: the largest, and is said to be the
largest surface concession ever
granted in Madagascar. 1t covers
anaarea of 225 square miles, or more
than five times the area of New York
city. The lands, in addition to pro-
ducing rubber trees, have vast GUAM
titles. of such timber as oak, ma
hogany and rosewood, and thew are
admirably adapted to the cuItiya-
st1on of tea, coffee sugar and vanilla. =
= Ady1ces from Tamatave under
date of Dec. of. last year, pub
hshed here on Jan. Is of the present
year, said:
I'1c~ EARLIER OUTRAGES.
] Among the most provoking outrages
committed by the French marines lin
Madagascar) was that upon the persons
ana property of the two American citi-
zens, one of whom was eX-ConsuI John ;
Waller, of Kansas, in the home of an
American named John Duglin. Mr..
Waller was at the time seated in the
doorway of his friends house smoking
When three French marines having
frightened away all the natives in the
ne1ghborhood, approached They caught
sight Of Mr.. Dublin's wife, and prob
ably mistaking Mr.. Waller for Mr..
Dublin, insultingly demanded that he
deliver Mrs. Dublin to them Mr.. Wal
Ter Immediately commanded them to
leave the premises. They refused to
go, and demanded that Mr.. Waller sup
ply them with cigars. This he also re-
fused, and again commanded them to
leave. One of the marines became very
angry, and wanted to know why Mr..
Waller did not run, and if he were not
afraid of Frenchmen. Mr.. Waller told
him he would not run, nor was he
afraid. The marine drew his side arms
and advanced on Mr.. Waller, declaring
that he would cut his throat Mr.. Wall
Ter raised the chair upon which he had
been seated and warned the intruder
that if he advanced another step he
would brain him. This warlike demon