The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-08
FRENCH COLONIAL ESTIMATES
Ineir consideration Closed With a
Vote of Confidence


PARIS, Dec. I'm the cha p,ba,. oe
deputies today the consideration Of tfe
coionlal estimates was resumed M
Mlchel1n questioned regarding fha re.-
cal OF NJ. Laroche, the French rasi-
dent general in Madagascar. and tba
governments Intentions for coIonizine
anu governing the island. In SO doing
ie ~ uteeiareo mat English gold was at
tle Ink pottom OF the Hova uprising and
that the Hovas and M. Laroche wera
pensioners of the English. Continuiner
M Mlchelin asserted that M. T,aro,he
VINO owed his appointment to a greaf
Roiltlcal parsonage (meaning President
Paurel, nad been notoriously incapabIa
= ne minister for the colonies NJ. Lee
pon, mere lnteryened. and pointed olIt
the rumored influence of the nolitio.S
parsonage referred to had already been
denied: NJ. Michelin wished to insisf
upon his question, but the president
OF the chamber, M. Brisson, interrupted
him, saying that the house was onIv
cogn1zant OF ministerial acts.
eventually M. Michelin yielded and
the governments motion of confidenca
was adopted
:. M. Deloncle proceeded to discuss the
Soudan question, which, he claimed.
nad entered on new phase. Would
france, he asked, allow an Anglo,
Egyptian expedition to go to Khar-
III oily case, ne remarked if
England went there she would not stav
as the deryishes, repulsed by the Congo
free state, the French and the
EngllSh, would reform between Lake
Tchad and the upper Nile, CAUSING
trouble until the khedive's authority
was restored by the naturalization Of
the entire Nile basin.
He secuted the idea Of an. entanie
with Great Britain who, he asserted
LED France into the siege Of Antwerp
the Crlmean war, and the loss of SYRIA
France. continued M. DeloncIe rnusf
make Great Britain respect her rights
treaties and diplomacy could hring q
that about; nevertheless he, M. DeIon-
Gle, would vote for the 200, ,00O. 600 francs
asked for to increase the strene.th oF
the French navy
Prince d'Arenberg remarked that NO
AFRICAN river was more important 70
France than the Niger. 1t had beer
almost entirely explored by French :
men and France had made great er-
1orts 10 OBTAIN It's free navigation, but
Today the British Niger cornnanv
claimed rights which it did not possess
and that company had insulted the
French flag, for which insult France
nad not yet obtained satisfaction.
(Cheers.)
In reply, the minister for the colonies.
pointed out that the government Of
41clO dSSuI0Q the French
government that the Niger expedition
did not concern the territory claimed
by France. The general discussion Of
the colonial estimates was then closed
London, Dec. 8.-The Berlin cores
pondent of the Daily News says: An
uneasy feeling still exists that there
must be some high parsonage behind
Won Tausche. Many names are men
toned, but it would not be fair to re-
peat them. The trial has therefore
failed to attain the chief object. But
Il has been a political and personal sue
cess for Baron MarschalI yon Bieber-
stein, who has suddenly gained a place
in the forefront Of German Statesmen.
He has purified the political atrnos-
phere and has swept the stable of the
political police.
The Daily Telegraph's Berlin CORES
pondent says: A report is current that
while Won Tausche was on his Way To
prison, he exclaimed: when T speak
out there will be a trial in comparison
with which this is mere chili's play