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A QUEEN IN EXILE.
Ranavalo's Arrival in French Territory
To Be Kept in Alglers.

| Ranavalo's Arrival in French Territory
To Be Kept in Alglers.
Ranavalo arrived at Marseilles yes
terday, and by the time this reaches
you she will be on her way to Algiers
She Is accompanied by a suite of eight
persons-her sister, aunt, niece, private
secretary and four servants. The read
er may remember under what condi-
tons the Queen had to leave Tananari-
vo. She was accused of plotting against
the French, and was sent to Reunion,
but the proximity of Madagascar rem
| dered her presence there dangerous,
and she was ordered to be removed to
Algeria. Her Majesty received the news
with the greatest surprise, but she bore
up against it with resignation.
| Ranavalo is q young woman of thirty
years, intelligent and sympathetic. Her
complexion is copper colored her lips
are thin, while her nose is slightly fiat
tened. Her eyes are gray, and she is Of
medium height, her waist being reduc-
ed to the smallest proportions. She ev-
identity follows European fashions, and
was dressed in almost luxurious style.
She wore a hat with large feathers. and
a costume of green silk, ornamented
with roses and violets. In the matter
of jewelry, she wore two bracelets on
her right arm and rings set with da-
monds on her left fingers.
On the arrival of the mail the Queen
got into a special carriage, and, accom-
panied by Captain Bonnefoy, who had
been appointed by the government to-
conduct her to Algeria, drove to the
nearest hotel. 1t was remarked that the
captain offered her his arm, which she
took with a grace worthy of European
lady. A large crowd gathered to see
her. While on board the packet Ranav-
alo occupied a comfortable cabin. She
dined with the rest of the passengers
on the right of the captain. Everybody,
we are told was astonished with the
dignity of her attitude throughout the
VOYAGE. She ate but little, and drank
only wine and water, maintaining an ex-
cessive reserve Often she would sit
down at the piano and amuse the pas
sengers. AS regards the aunt of the
Queen, she, on the contrary, INDUCED
in philosophy of a different kind. She
ate we'll, and drank still more. She is a
stout woman, with rubcund complex
ion, whose intoxication is no secret to
any one Everybody must remember
the scandal which she caused at the
Court of Tananarivo by sapping the
face of the governor, M. Laroche, dur
ing an official banquet in honor Of the
Fourteenth of July, 1898.
The ex-Queen, questioned as to the
sentiments which her distant exile must
cause her, replied: Eyes, it was already
very painful to me to submit to my exile
in Reunion, but henceforth it will be
still more painful to me to leave dis
tant land / shall never see again, where
the remains of all my ancestors and
those who were my people lie buried. My
sorrow has been further increased by the
suddenness of my departure, for even on
the day when we embarked on the pack
ct l did not know whittier 1 was being
taken. 1t was only during the voyage
that the news was told me. But l must
no longer recrlminate, and must place
my exile in the hands of France. / can
not really complain Of the conduct of the
French toward me since I became
prisoner, and I do not doubt that they
will continue in Algeria the regard they
have shown toward me at Reunion.
Captain Bonnefoy then gave her some
details concerning the eli
mate of Algeria, which it is said will be
favorable to her. She thanked him, say
ing: ALAS! Algeria will not render
Madagascar to me, but may God bless
France all the same" The captain tried |
to put question to Ranavalo about /
General Gallieni, but Her Majesty very
ceverly changed the subject of their !
and exclaimed: "Gallieni. !
France has in him a good soldier But
he was very unkind to me when he ex-
PEELED me from Tananarivo without CIV
ing me time to bid my friends farewell
Queen Ranavalo denies that she ever
had anything to do with the insurrec-
ZIONIST party, and cannot, therefore, un-
lerstand why she should have been ex-
led. She complains that the French did
lot treat her properly when it was de-
3ided that she should be exiIed to Re-
Union. When Major Gerard informed
ler of the event, she says she was not
allowed four hours to prepare her de-
oarture. The weather was awful; 1t
poured in torrents, and yet she had to
cave at once. She was on several occa-
;ions terribly afraid. After three months
II captivity, she imagined that it was