The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-20
EETS WERE BLOODY.
p,rbsrlly Of the French In q
Madagascar Town.
! WERE BRuTAlLY BurcHfRFD
|...ac Gay by Hilarious Crowds
,,,a.rcnt Carnival, the Fun
Fast and Furious.
pb,ladslphIa Record.

I, me papers the British are now
a,oa Of the most fearful treat
I, heir enemy, even to torturing
.,rs their foe alive. M. Yves
ne Steele, has tried to impress
.,.,rvmen with the foollshness OF
r.,usations. while another news
nan has told how even French
~ treated their enemies badly on
occasion.
p,m vigne, in the current Revue
Ewes. a reputable magazine. pub
account of what took place
r~snch troops We're "pacifying"
Lear The subjugation OF the
\ A,,trlct was intrusted to Colonel
The French authorities We're.
Il already in negotiation with the
| !, this district through an agent
samat, and Gerard was only to
milItary measures when samat re-
| mills all attempts at Cancellation.
had gone to AEtbike with Ensign
a marines from the gunboat Sur
IA had obtained an audience with
To,sre who received them most
I.hlv and announced his readiness
Slrome the the French as friends,
@soIng 80 far as TO arrange a re-
sor Colonel Gerard. Mr.. Vigne's
{nsnt narrative runs as follows:
no morning of August 20, Ensign
md NJ. Samat, learning that the
column was only few hours
proceeded to it, thinking to re-
hs same day to Amblke. They told
Il Gerard Of the friendly disposition
n ,couutry toward him and the
4 authority. The Colonel notified
no would be- expected to assist in
|,tack on the morrow.
h and Samat, thinking the Colonel
bisunds rstood then. began to assure
Ihato assault was necessary; that
Ieoole we're quite friendly: but he
hem short by repeating his order.
! same time he placed Samat aud
bsign under guard, to prevent their
ling to the town and warning the
stlon.
the middle Of the night the French
were commanded to march. They
ced under cover OF the thick wood
ndMgrowth in the direction Of AM
completely investing the place. The
Dry occupied such position that II
snplhllate the town. AT daybreak
French advanced into the sleeping
from six positions.
the troops entered the town the
Weakened population, quite unarmed
to crowd into the streets. Their
massaea commenced. The entire
ktlon was bayonetted in cold blood
whole hour the slaughter went on
attempted TO fy into the woods
Fers tracked by the black Fren5l
and cut down,
be king and tho local dignitarie'
had collected to welcome Colonc
. were al slaughtered in this fash
Not woman, not child wa
The servants and porters of NJ
who had been left IN the tow
light before shared the same fats
own resembled nothing but an i'm
slaughter house. IN the stencil an
Of which the French soldiers wad
to their ankles, tired with so nue.
bter,
rest was ordered and the cam
sast prepared near by the reekin
pier field, In an hour or two no
nan 800 corpses We're beginning t
" Toward evening n few groan
orms-maimed bodies of those VIII
een earelessly ACKNOWLEDGMENT
the reeking mass. Tho surgeo
pea to the French troops asked per
On TO succor these wounded, bu
eiused, and at night they died"
2 Is the story. Any comment is ur
Sary- There has been no offlci,
J, and probably never will be. Tn
u accepted as quite ordinary an
IN. French military circles.
minister OF war. General Gallife
cen more than a little Ill for son
now, his life being despaired o
'ns'anding his i'll health, howeve
make his personality none IL
81 A near neighbor OF his in Il
'sron Is a woman Of doubtful ant,
y WHO keeps open house OF cha
wnicn hardly contributes to IL
and good renown OF the neighbo
Tneral Gallifet resented this al
% Danish the doubtful woma
asa the house watched and w
report that during one afterno,
'as no less than eighteen visito
mouse, equally divided as to sexe
s"usace seemed conclusive to Z
wnieh would undoubtedly ha
W me house In question had n
susel demanded an adjournment
" ior further evidence. A we
10 woman brought forward e,
salcn made it difficult to cow
Mst produced by General Gallif
rsu sa mat in a single evening &c
lie mad received twenty perso
4Ouse' also fairly divided as to I
y ~, ! desire" explained the "
!" insinuate for moment an
-, 70 me character of General
Il uouse or OF his guests. |. sil
uim to extend the same lust
,sp'e'a'ion to the visits Of
uses Of all good Parlslane W,
= their window panes at an ,
/. 'afly hour on the morning OF
carnival Contrary 10 the t,
!. " me last few years, the weatl
~ ana remained so throughout
u afternoon and evening proc
ssn' off without the usual aceo
1'at Of umbrellas. The usual me
Sai hoats and costumed y
!; -''er the usual delay OF SIEVE
! saa., seiNtlng started, carried out
n ba,. lVslsrary. 1t was Just W
81, ppen which has caused the m
|. ana, one OF the principal featu
.sd 4 uoon procession had been
h !, represent Joan OF Arc on