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MADAGASCAR: IS THE CAUSE.
France I s ' Theliliicqnismitive With Ref-
! erenceto the Island.
England WriglNNot Intel-{ere About Trifles,
but if Hhiir‘fiights Are Trampled Upon
There W111" Be ‘Trouble —— Significant
Preparation of \Va'rships—Cabinet Conn-
. oils Called _§‘by ' Both Countries—What
France Has inflMadagascar and \Vliai
She ng'hts_A Blockade of the Ports
Declared and Afterward Denied—Im-
portance of the Island From a Strategic
Standpoint. _
LONDle‘, Octa 4.—All the afternoon
newspapers gravely discuss the hasty sum-
moning of a cabinet council, and itjis
generally accepted as being connected
with some serious difficulty with France. .
ThouLiberal organ, the Westminster
Gazette, handles the subject ve‘ry’i'tenderly
and is evidently anxioushngt to excite
public opinion, and thereby ‘e‘mbarrass the
government. _""" " '
On the other hand,;'tlie Conservative
mouthpieces discuss the matter more fear-
lessly and warn Francegagainst encroach-
ingrupon British ri hts. '
he Pall Mall .Gaz’ette says:
“A crisis whichlnecessitates the con«
vening of a cahinetcouncil must be very
sudden, as theministers were dispersed on
their holiday’é;”"—'lt is quite possible, how-
ever, that propositions have been made to
.settle the.,,vnri,o_us differences, but while
we gladly recognize that the incident ad-
mits of favorable interpretation it is idle
to ignorejilgat it is quite possible that the
cabinetjil’a's‘been summoned to discuss a
new anfifinexpoctcd cause of friction with
France.”
The Pall Mall Gazette then refers to the
article printed today in The Politique
Colouiale of Paris, which reflects the
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the questions of Egypt and Madagascar, 3
list of 11 outstanding difficulties between~
France and England connected with iron-
tier and similar disputes in various Af-
rican colonies
The Politique Colonials, however, says
that many of those have practically been
settled, and that none of them would jus-
tify a rupture unless one country was bent
upon picking a quarrel with the other,
which, the paper adds, is not the case.
“The Verge of. Discourtcsy."
The Pall Mall Gazette, in spite of this,
says that the article in The Politique
Colonials is unfriendly to “the verge of
discourtesy. ” adding:
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the French ministers intend to discuss
the differences with England we may pre-
pare for troublesome times. We do not
wish to quarrel with France; but, on the
other hand, we are indisposed to permit
trespassing upon our unquestioned rights.
The bullying spirit which tells French-
men that they have only to brag and blufl
enough to force England to a surrender
may equally lead to trouble. ”
The Pall Mall Gazette then continues:
“The Daily Chronicle says that war be-
tween France and England must be re-
garded as ‘inconceivable madness.’ It‘
may be madness, but it is not inconceiv.
able. France must be told courteously,
but firmly, that we have not the slight-
est desire to attack or to provoke her, but
that, if attacked, we shall defend our-
selves to the last extremity. ”
- The—Globe also expresses the belief that
the hurried calling of the cabinet council
is due to disputes with France, adding:
“We believe thatt here is no ground for
public alarm or suspicion. But we cannot
surender any partOf England's rights or
shirk any part of her duties. Our strained
relations with France are not a matter of
a day’s growth nor connected entirely with
Madagascar. We have points of contact
:with‘ the French throughout the world,
45nd each is possible of having fostered ir-
ritation which may easily become strife.
It is certain that the tame way in which
We have allowed ourselves to be outwitted
in the far. east during the last year and
the manner in which we have stood by
while France partitioned our heritage in
Slam have done much to persuade the more
ignorant or hot headed Frenchmen that
England is not so very terrible, after all.
. “Today’s news of the blockade of the
island of Madagascar sets at rest all
doubts as to the immediate business of
tomorrow’s cabinet council. The minis-
ters have decided upon a resolute course
of action, and the public will await with
anxiety the news of their decision.
”We want no panic and no war fever,
but we need the assurance that our inter-
ests will be properly safeguarded and
our allies protected. The French will find
that we shall have a word to say about the
Madagascar question before it is settled,
and Lord Rosebery may rely upon the
Unionists to support him loyally and
heartily in the interests of the empire.”
The above quotations from the leading
afternoon papers of this city give a fair
idea of the state of public opinion here
and the gravity of the crisis which has
caused the calling of a cabinet council for
tomorrow.
Dispute of Long Standing.
The dispute between England and
France in regard to Madagascar is one of
long standing. Madagascar is a large is-
land separated from the southeastern por-
tion of Africa by the Mozambique chan-
nel. It is now virtually under a French
protectorate, although it is claimed in
England that at least one-seventh of the
island is held by Britisn capital. But the
French embassy in London recently an-
swered a communication from the Mada~
gascar consul .in London by a formal
statement that-pflicially the re is no longer
such person as a London Madagascar con-
sul, as, it was added, the agents of France
in various countries represent the Hova
government.
Early last month the French govern-
ment evidently determined upon taking
decided action in regard to Madagascar,
probably believing that the hands of Eng-
land were tied by the complications
brought through the war between China
and Japan. Consequently M. 10 Myre de
Vilers was sent on a special mission to
Madagascar, and it was understood that
he was to all intents and purposes in-
structed to demand the abdication of the
government and to annex the island to
France.
The following statement was made re-
garding the mission of M. le Myre de
Vilers recently:
He will first demand a revision of the
treaty Of 1885 and will then ask that the
territory of France at Diego Suarez be ex-
tended to Passandame bay, on the western
side of Madagascar, and to Vohemar bay,
on' the east side of the island, and that
Majunga. and Nessih Bob, on the West
coast, and Fort Dauphin, Tamatave, Ma—
, naboudro and Andovoran, on the eastern
shores, with their adjacent territories, be
ceded to France. Finally he was instruct-
ed to demand that the French resident
shall have the right to control all the ac-
tions of the government of Madagascar,
including its foreign policy.
The Rights France Claier
The Cocarde of Paris at the time of the
departure of M. is Myre dc Vilers, who
is just about due at Madagascar, said: ‘
“He will call upon the Hova govern-
ment to satisfy all our demands and to re-
spect all the clauses of our treaties. In
the case of the Hova government accept-
ing this demand a protocol, summarizing
our rights and rendering some obscure
points clear, will -be drawn up. These
rights may be summarized as follows: The
installation of. a French representative,
who will treat exclusively all questions of
foreign policy with the powers; the recog-
nition of the right of Europeans to possess
property without any retrocession clause;
the right of treating with the natives for‘
the hire and farming of property; the reg-
istration of all deeds concerning the pur-
chase and hire of property at the French
residency; the construction of a railway
which the Malagasy government has till
now refused; the freedom of navigation of
the rivers; the establishment of military
stations where the French may think fit;
the appointment of a French agent to con-
trol and secure the financial resources
wasted at the present moment to the det-
riment of the natives; the installation of
a French resident with each of the
Malagasy governors, with the object ofrse-
curing the respect of treaties and the
proper collection of the taxes—in a word,
the effectual application of the protector-
ate regime, which has until now been
nothing but nominal. If the Hova min-
isters do not give entire satisfaction, M. de
Vilers will withdraw to one of the vessels
of our squadron, and the commander of
that squadron will then open the sealed
instructions sent to him.
Hovas Must Accept or Fight.
The Cocarde added that all this means
that the voice of the cannon will make it-
self heard without any delay if the Hovas
do not at once accept what may be termed
the rench ultimatum.
'1‘ e Courier du Belt of Paris, a news-
paper .senerallrwell informed larceard to
tne IOl'Blgn policy or France, mid‘thi's to
say of the mission of M. le Myre do Vilers
at the time of his departure for Mada-
gascar: - ‘
“We are assured that M. is Myre de'Vi-
lers leaves for Madagascar with but little
confidence in the pacific result of his mis-
sion. The Hovas, who have accumulated
great stores of arms and ammunition,
show warlike proclivities and are en-
couraged to resist by the English Metho-
dists, who promise them the same support
as they gave them in 1883 and do not
hesitate to engage the government of the
queen of England. Thus M. de Vilers,
who was formerly French resident general
at Antanarivo and conversant with the
affairs of the African» island, knows the
people with whom he is to negotiate, and
he made no secret of his apprehensions to
months which will elapse before a final
decision is taken, will complete the prep-
arations for the expedition. According to
our information, the expeditionary corps
will consist of 5,000 men and will march
on Antanarivo by a route already care
fully studied by several of our officers of
the military engineering corps.”
De Vilers’ Previous Work.
M. de Myre de Vilers will be remem-
bered as the astute diplomatic agent who
rendered such valuable service to France
during the latter's dispute with Siam,
and who compelled the Siamese to accept
the terms offered by France, in spite of
the half hearted support given to Siam by
Great Britain.
The consul of Madagascar in London
recently made the following statement
after declaring that M. de Vilers lost pres:-
tige in Madagascar when he hauled down
the French flag at the capital of that is-
land some years ago: .
“With regard to the French claims, it
is very difficult to know what France
really wants. It is quite clear that it is
not out of philanthropic motives toward
the natives that France is pursuing her
claims, but from her conviction of the
naval and military importance of Mada-
gascar in view of a future war. All who
know Madagascar are of the opinion that,
except from strategic considerations, it
will prove a white elephant to France on
account of the unhealthiness of the coast
and its unfitness for European settlement.
She cannot, therefore, want the country
for the sake of its trade. Unfortunately
Great Britain’s hands are tied, as she has
promised to allow France a free hand.
HOW far this will be carried I cannot say,
but I do not fer a moment suppose that
Great Britain will allow France to actual-
ly annex Madagascar. If she only takes
the northern part, she will get all she
wants from a strategic point of view with-
out interfering with any commercial in-
terests except to a very limited extent.
The present situation is causing great un-
easiness, and much doubt prevails among
merchants with regard to the dispatch of
goods in view of a French blockade and
the generally unsatisfactory state‘of af-
fairs. No doubt a French expedition will
meet with strong armed opposition, but
it is difficult to say to what extent this
will go. If M. do Vilers’ proposals hire
moderate and are not based upon the ex-
traordinary views put forward by the
French press, there is no reason to regard
war as inevitable.”
The secretary of state for foreign affairs,
the Earl of Kimberly, has been in com-
munication with the Indian government,
and preparations are being made to con-
centrate English and Indian troops in
readiness to proceed farther east. It is
added that the sanction of therabinct is
necessary nerore 'any further steps nre‘pos-
slble. .
A dispatch received here from Ports-
mouth says that rumors are circulated
there in regard to extensive naval prepara-
tions. The various heads of departments
at the dockyard held a conference this
morning at which the opinion of the offi-
cers was taken in regard to the time the
first division of the reserve ships could be
in readiness to put to sea. ‘
The ofliolals of the foreign oiiice deny
that the cabinet council summoned for to-
morrow is due to a bitch in the negotia-
tions with France in regard to Madagas-
car. They add that the hasty summoning
of the ministers was due to the necessity
of discussing several important interna-
tional questions, one of the chief subjects
to be brought up being the safety of Brit-
ish subjects resident in China.
A dispatch was received at the foreign
office today from the British consul at
Peking stating that he was making ar-
rangements to insure the safety of the
British residents at the Chinese capital.
France Denies the Blockade.
PARIS, Oet. 4.—The minister of foreign
affairs, M. Benet-aux, denies that a block-
ade of the island of Madagascar has been
proclaimed by France.
The minister of marine,M. Felix-Fame,
declares that before 9. blockade of the is-
land of Madagascar would be declared
the European powers would previously
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Death and Degtructicn healthy the
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Details of a Storim Which Damaged Prop-
erty to the Extent of $1,600,000.
Many Honeys, Residences and
State Institutions \Vrecked.
l
er'rLE ROCK, :Oct. 4.-News from the
Arkansas state insane asylum today con-
firmed the first; reports concerning the
damage done that institution by the ter-
nado which caused devastation anddeath
in this city last evening. All the male
department until-annex was razed to the
ground, four floors falling in a mass. Dr.
Ingate, formerly- of Mobile, and two pa-
tients were instantly killed, and four oth-
er patients were seriously and perhaps
fatally injured. .
State Senator, Vest’s daughter, who
by a falling roof; ' The house was blown
down and everything destroyed- The oth-
er occupants esc’ped serious injury. State
Engineer Eggles en’s house in the same
neighborhood was unroofed. Thomas
Warner’s house was demolished, and a
two story tenement on West Third street,
near the penitentiary, and Peter English’s
two story house were wrecked. The Dib-
rell house, one of the oldest buildings in
the city, Was demolished. "Young’s gro-
cery was unroofed, and a boarding house
at Second street and Broadway was blown
down, but no one there was injured. The
Presbyterian church at Fourth and State
streets was unroofed.
Casualties at the Penitentiary.
The name of the convict killed at the
penitentiary is Grifiln. Two guards, Smith
and Witt, were badly injured, and seven
trusty prisoners were seriously hurt. The
property loss to the state there is $20,000.
The main losers by the cyclone in the
business center of the city, where the
greatest destruction was caused, are:
Pensel Grocery company, Dickinson
Hardware company, Carl 8?. Tobey, Waer-
fritz Foundry company; Curtain build-
.ing, Merohants’ cafe, E. Elenbogen, Kan-
sas Carpet and Furniture company; Brad-
fleld & Dowd; Falk, Ottenheimer & 00.;
J. W. Dedleman & 00.; Wolfe 8a Co.’s
building, front caved in; Max Elkan,
three story building, totally demolished;
St. Charles hotel; Volmer Dry Goods com-
pany, building demolished; Daily Demo-
crat building, unroofed; Deming hotel,
upper story demolished; stores of J. B.
Bond and Brizzal, first floors wrecked;
Torrent engine houses.
Killed and Injured.
The list of killed, as far as can be
learned, is as follows: Dr. J. T. ,Ingate,
Mobile; two insane asylum patients; the
convict, Griffin; Jack Boyd and baby, col-
ored, killed in the Waerfritz building;
Joseph Holloway, colored, killed in the
Little Rock bakery.
The injured are: State Representative
Elect C. T. Monroe, probably ' fatally;
John Eaton, an employee at the Martin
block, fatally hurt; Captain S. O. Smith,
hurt on the head; ' Mrs. J anko, fatally in-
jured; Fritz Beis, seriously injured; John
Fouterouwez,‘ fatally injured; James
Swift, injured in the head; Guards Smith
and Witt, badly injured. Many others
were injured whose names were not
learned.
Several children were covered with de-
bris in the ruins of the St. Charles hotel,
but they have all been accounted for. The
boil over the Torrent engine house, weigh-
ing 700 pounds, fell into the street and
demolished the engine house.
Devastation at the Asylum.
The worst efiects of the storm are to be
seen at the insane asylum, which is three
miles‘west of the business center of the
city. The entire south half of the main
building was demolished. The tower fell
throngh Superintendent Robertson’s
rooms, hurrying Dr. Ingate in the ruins.
Mrs. Robertson escaped with slight in-
juries. All but 20 of the inmates have
been discovered. Many Were found down
town and placed in jail, and some, it is
feared, are buried in the ruins. Dr. In-
gate's body will probably be recovered. The
loss to the asylum will reach $150, 000.
. The storm came from the southwest and
swept nearly everything in its path. Pe:
destrians and teamsters hastily sought
wind was terrible, and the list of injured
will be very large. Roofs, signs and trees
were tossed about like paper. The path of
the tornado was not more than 200 yards
wide, and its course was zigzag. Its du;
ration was not over three minutes, though
the rain continued to pour afterward for
an hour.
The police department performed the
work of a relief corps, and the patrol
wagons Were utilized for conveying in-
jured persons to the city hall as fast as
they could be recovered from the debris.
A temporary hospital was established
there. The rain was accompanied by bril-
liant lightning and loud peals of thunder.
V After the Storm. _
At 9 o’clock the rain ceased to fall and
in thedown town district was a scene of
excitment never before witnessed in this
city. Men were hurrying to and fro, as-
sisting merchants whose buildings were
demolished in removing their goods to
places of safety. There were no lights any-
where in the streets, and the pedestrians,
knowing that the telephone, telegraph and
electric wires wore' prostrated, were very
cautious in moving about. The first
thought of the men who make their living
by working at night, when the storm
swept down upon the city, was of their
families. M any left their posts and started
for their homes. but were forced to return,
as the storm raged too fiercely to admit of
walking on the streets. The damage
caused by the tornado will undoubtedly
reach the first estimate of $1,000,000.
Donor Temple Is Displeased.
PITTSBURG, Oct. 4.——W. ,0. Temple,
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gate receipts of the games tb beplayed for
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