New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
A QUEEN IN EXILE.
RANAVALO'S ARRIVAL IN FRENCH TER
RITORY-TO BE KEPT IN ALGIERS

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Ranavalo arrived at Marscillcs yesterday and
| by the time this reaches you she will be on her
way to Algiers. She is accompanied by a suite
! OF eight pcrsons-her sister aunt, niece. private
secretary and four servants. The reader may
/ remember under what conditions the Queen had
/ to leave TananarivO She was accused Of plot
ting against the French, and was sent to Re-
! union, but the proximity of MadagaSca rem
dered her presence there dangerous. and she
was ordered to he removed Algeria. Her
Majesty received the news with the greatest
surprise but she bore up against ii with reslSna-
ton.
Ranavalo is a young woman Of thirty years,
intelligent and sympathetic. Her complexion is
copper colOred her lips are thin, while her nose
is slightly flattencd. Her eyes gray. and she
Is of medium height her waist being reduced To
the smallest proportions. She evidently follows
European fashions and dressed i'm almost
/ luxurious style. She wore hat with large
feathers and costume Of green silk. Orna-
mented with roses and vioets. In the matter of
JeWcirH, she wore two bracelets on her right arm
and rings set with diamonds on her left fingers.
ON the arrival of the mail the Queen got into
special carriage. and accompanied by Captain
BonnefOy, who hal been appointed by the Gov
eminent To conduct her to Algeria. drove to the
nearest hotel. 1t was remarked that the captain
offered her his arm. which she took with
grace worthy of a European lady. large
crowd gathered 10 see her. While on board the
packet RanaNalo occupied "A comfortable cabin.
She dnod with the rest Of the passengers on the
right Of the captain Every body. We are told.
was aStonshed with the dignity of her attitude
throughout the voyage. She ate but little and
cesSive reserve Often she would sit down at the
piano and amuse the passengers As regards
the aunt Of the Queen. she. on the contrary. in
dulged III philosophy Of a different kind. She
ate well and drank still more She is "A stout
woman, with rubicund compexion whose in
toXicaton Is no secret 90 any one. Everybody
must remember tn" scandal which she caused at
the Court Of Tananaiiyo 10y Shaping the face Of
the Governor. NJ Larochc during an official
banquet in honor of the Fourteenth OF July.
Tn" cX- queen. questioned as to the sentiments
which her distant exile must cause her. replied:
Yes. il was already very painful 10 me to sub
NIT % my exile in Reunion. but hcnceforth il
VIII be still more painful 10 me TO leave dis
tant land shall never see egain. where the re-
mains OF All my ancestors and those who were
my people lie buried. My sorrow has been fur
ther increased by the suddcnuess Of nay de
parturc. for even on the day when embarked
on the packet I did not know whittier 1 was
being taken. II was only during the Voyag"
that the news was told M. But / must
Longer rccriminate. and must place my exile III
tho hands Of Franc. | cannot really complain
of the conduct of tho French toward me since !
be-, anne a prisoner, and de- not doubt that they
viii continue ia Algeria thu regard they have
shown toward me at Reunion"
Captain Bouuofoy then gave her some interest
ing details concerning the climate Of Algeria,
which it is said VIII be favorable 10 her She
thanked him, saying: Alas! Algeria will not
render Madagascar to mo. but may Cod bless
Franco all the same" The captain tried to put
p question 10 ItaHavaiu about General Gallieni,
but Her Majesty Very cleverly changed the sub
jet of their conversation. ami exclaimed: Gal
lcnii France has IN him good soldier. But
h" was very unkiud 10 me when ne expelled me
from TananariNo without giving me time To bid
my friends farewell
Queen Ranava'o denies that she ever had any
thing To- do with the nsurrectonist party. and
cannot. therefore, understand why she should
have been cXiled She complains that the
French did not treat her properly when il was
decided that she should be cXiled 10 Reunion
When Major Gerard informed her Of the event
she says she was not allowed four hours to pre-
pare her departure The weather was awful;
il poured i'm torrents and yet SIN" had To leave
al once. She was on several Ocf aSlonS terribly
afraid After three months in captivity. she
imagined that il was NOT her crown. but her
life. that was in danger When she was told
10 keep herself ready To depart at midnight sh'
thought her last moment had come, ana that
she was going - Dee killed i'm a field some niles
from Tananarivo. on the way she asked con
tinually if they would not soon arrive III Frame.
II was only on reaching the place assigned for
her exile that she began to feel ieassurcd.
Since then Eanavalo is reported To have de-
clared that she will be happier i'm exile than
ever she was on her throne Her great desire
is to live i'm Paris. AS am no longer a queen
she said Il am woman like other women.
Tell the Rcsdent-Gcneral that he need not fear
me / should be- greatly obliged II b. would
send mo to Paris | should live happy ana con-
tented with The pension Of 2JcDD francs which
the Repubic grants me" 1t is stated that the
Queen has quantity of jewels, the value II
which is fixed at 1900 eco francs.
As somebody complimcnted her on the hand
some dress she wore. she related That on ar
irving AT Port Said and considering that her
toilet was not rich enough 10 make her entry
into France. she sent Captain BOhhcloy u DuI
her a silk costume embroidered slippers ana
white gloves The fun Of the thing was that
it was > O'Clock in the morning. ana tne cdP
tain vas Obliged To have n linen drapcry shop
oucued 10 obey the desire Of Her Majesty
Sine, then she has become loss attentive 10 nor
dress and thinks only Of her lost XII
.Nvbn j. certain of the morrow she asked as
= tear tricllcd down her face. Yesterday
vas powerful Queen; to-day am only an nm
fortunate woman" She complained to the Pre-
loot that she was very tired. and asked 10 rest