The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-17

/ beers OOnaOIi0nN9n mines, Ilimtto0s -chptNdi
| Africa was at last controlled By. one oresniza,
c and from that DAY e this ne P Ss 81
~ Sonvey an idss o. me i%mssnsity Of th b
only necessary to copy from the annual report
| Tin the fifteen mouths ending June 30 1902.
| there were hauled from the mines 9, 1913, 553
loads OF blue ground, yielding = Ot5. 4sl sarats
niaRRSndds which tealilen tSSi ysn,sd %
flrst he knew would pave an easy way for the
himself to the accumulation OF money. His
fortune to-day Is estimated at from x6O.OU0. 900
merely means, not an END. An English wri-
ter once said OF him.
money for its own sake than a,party leader
million pounds was TO him an instrument Of
Cecil Rhodes looked further than Kimberley
He was Hired by the eve. frssh discoveries Of
vaal. and he resolved to lar. hands on the vast
regions lying to the north regions. IN his lie.
yet; His dealings with the diamond mines
had brought him into relations not only with
persons at home H and with tReiT sd alter mani
voyages to England. and lengthy regulations
In two continents. hc obtained royal charter
success stamped him at once as the foremost
man in the Cape Colony.
ed emissarles to King 10 Bengula, who ruled
not only eyer Matabeleland but also lord
Bengula valuable mining concessions. lie
planned three railroads that were 70 connect
see o1G 16 on the 'Inth Hnd the Indian
81 these railroads arc now building. lie out
lined gigantic scheme for the formation Of q
ment Of the Bechuansland nrotectorate and
the countries lying to the north The objects
OF TINS company were to be; ,,
l. 10 extend nOrthward the railroad and
telegraph systems toward the Iamb es.
Z. Encourage emigration and colonization.
8 Topromote trade and commerce
4. To develop and work mineral and other
concessions under the management OF one
iiicts and complications between tho various
interests that have been acquired within those
aud their subjects the rights reserved to them
under the several concessions.
To do this he had to secure the approval and
enforcement risen Of EnGand's greatest men. It
though his friends have always denied that he
did this to get the Radical support. The I'M
gsnized In 1880 with the Duke OF Hnercorn as
President, the Duke Of Fife as Vice President
Under the supervision OF MF. kh %deS'oi a
police polio FL force was organizedi the c2mpany's
orsb. TT' th Ws anh ,6e
bury. claim: were i.id out. and soon tie
engines and the noise OF busy mines.
Before he was 80 years old Mr.. Rhodes
bly, from Barkley. Gen. Gordon. who was on
special mission with him in Basutoland, asked
sIon to Khsrtoum as his private IS se miS
MIR. Rhodes. however, had Just accepted tho
office Of Treasurer. General OF the Cape. and
was compelled to decline Gen. GorJon's ofrer.
course OF which Gordon said Indignantly:
provo Of anyt thing you don't organize yourselt"
Rhodes reelected for a moment and an
In 1880. Rhodes succeeded Sir Gordon Sprisg
as Lremier OF Cape Colony. 1t was then that
scheme that no lad dreamed OF and Canned
for during all those busy wears. With all his
might he extended the power OF the south
the @ MS's ana tn fof s"S!
Of laud, which inc English call lam.
but surely lie crept Ground the orange lree
State and the south African Rcpublic, cutting
them OIL com petey from communication with
the north. executing through his land.
An that British That i. my dream"
Is that still truo1 Is Cecil Rhodes. the
hand it oyer TO Great Britainf is the South
sooSy or a great rspabIis Msny rssh
statesman has asked these questions. but re
i nnS has answered them satisiacto.ly no.
summed up the situation In these words:
IA. st5; n The , TrrH:y.. ..Is pushing on toward
touched roEtuege'e territory the chance Of trngirg
Hence / became necessary head tnein on an. sur
s.@n ,ss mo NO eng. sT.'S rs .RGa
merely wished opreyent them from acquiring inter.
IN "h south africa Us 5sough .Uoas
in Nnshonaiani Nr Khods,-Nr. Rhode, I. the com. |
Iany ana :, ,n,reto's simpler to .peat OF hum per.
possible pnEing special attention alwayst
,G. mean. Ms.honasni viii Gsaos very yy "siaad.
.n .nPs and S"SRy "msrs W E.i.s =.
=. -. TthtT s>sre'Ss rover he WI MAINTAIN
on h. rSrssy wG"S run. ap lie e"n, m. fr Sin
r"ni.r ray .a pa.b 5'T a.. al ' Il H. IN.
he viii Keep on the best OF with the
.s. o. ta eS fT@ n s'
pSsy VII b. pursued IN 3sSa1s !" Sata ana ~. l..
insnIhry crown colonies ~" eNsting IN south Africa
IN this wa tue gr"gnd VII be well prepared Tor d.a
Of F.dsTs axsfIms nat s,,aer he Or .19 ,SsSn
iicnsn ,r.insi "a his school WIN suggest that the Par
% The British North America as,' ths act under
70 induce NE VARIOUS State. in viii be Msshona
III IL pT%p0's. M. sSinS.nS s ,Gs
Inc central Government tue nights Of the south Africa
cos:iiiss!as lie fsds'.on sh,Ii iav. in il:
,.sii.sy win :aIiSsf be d.%sna.d By som. OF 10.
and viii DO I. .uricsnt iRducsusnI. Tbs sis,es viii
prepAFeu Tor IeueTAllou, anu the
hon or compact territory, extending from the Fam
men forge. for sSs .s al oss "s :S9ush TO make
In person the Premier Is tall, standing over
'ix feet In his shoes and no has very muscu-
ar appearance. lie dresses without tho Toast |
for fashion, 10 ALWAYS unaffected
md unpretendIng. and Is very pain spoken.
He is not an orator, and when he, speaks he
Ind twltching his hands. lie knows absolute |
y nothing about gastronomy. eating, and
lE!Dklng anything aud everything that Is set
before hin. In all Things but his great schemes
40 Is peculiarly absent minded. Once il Is
said while pondeTing over a now schsme he
frank quart OF ehRrtreuse which had by ac-
'ident been set before him. When his Atten-
ion was called to his performance. he opened
lis eyes in ama2ement and then said:
Ny! I'll have fine time digesting that"
But he has an iron constitution. and unless
10 Is killed by accident, or insists on repeat
ng his ehartreuse performance there Is no
easOn why he should not live TO be so years
y, the veteran fresiden tot the South
African Republic,