May Become Prosperous

ïn tne French senato a day or two ago during a discussion of the Madagascar question, the minister of the ; onies, M. LeBon, said that the government hoped that the island before long would be organized as a province and with some kind of autonomy. He added that instructions had been given to Gen. Gallieni, prescribing vigorous action for the suppression of the Hova Hegemony; but he had been recommended to avoid Wholesale dragooning, while at the larac time fce was authorSzed to act and to threaten as he thought fit, persons who are open to suspicion. The minister for the colonles further stated that a bilí providing for a loan to convert the Madagascar debt would shortly be presented. In spite of the distress he explained the deficit for the year would not exceed 2,600,000 francs, which would be covered by the conversión. Continuing, the minister for the colonies stated thiX the Frenen resident general i Madagascar, M. La Roche, had no granted any concessions for public worke to foreigners and he, M. LeBon, did not favor c oessions either to foreigners or to the representativos of a foreign compaDy. M. LeBon stated thal he deprecated pessimistic views regarding the futurr of Madagascar, as he was perfectly convinced that the rebellion would soon be suppressed and Uiat Madagascar would become one of the most promising and prosperous oL tho colonies of France.