Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-02-15
FROM The CAPE TO CAIRO
Plans Of the New Colossus" in Un-
known African Regions.
On Overland Railroad Fifty-6Ve Hundred Miles
in Length - Cecil Rhodes Great
Ambition.

but 1t i, one thnt rauk first Am ong
all such enterpris 8, says Victo
ria exchange. Tue American
traDscontinental roads were stu
peudous enterprises, but thew
were through county in the
peaceful possession of the govern
meuts which granted the frau
chises. Tue Siberian railway is
a s'upendou3 work; but it is all
within th' domiuion+ of the Gar.
Tue enterprise with which tue
name of Cecil Rhodes is connect.
ed is thr ugh region inhab ted
bv vast population, und mauy
diff. rent rulers, population that
l. not expected to dlsappt ar before
he advance Of civilization, hut to
gradually adapt itself to the new
conditions that will he forced up
on it, and become valuable Gus
toners for Europe, and especially
for Greet Britain. Herein Afri
seems destined to have a very
d ff-rent history to that of Amer
lea. In this continent the native
races disappeared before tue re-
-is'less anvancr of the white man;
in Africa, there seems to be
likelihood that the two will exist
side by side, and after ve'y
short time on the most friend y
'elations. As is the case with
nearly all races in low stage of
civilization, most Of the African
tribps have a tradition of future
greatness. The African tradition
is that there is to come time
when the black race will t"k- a
{ remost position in the world.
Be this AS it may, we have abur d.
ant proof that the African is
capable of high civilization.
Cecil Rhodes, by bis great rail-
way enterprise, will do very much
to promote th result.
HIS plan in its entirety is the
g tabl'sbm mt of what is call-d al
overland route from the Cape of
Good hope to the mouth of th-
Nile. The distance by the mo-,
direct route possible is 45OO mill 8;
hut it is probable that the a tual
distance vii be nearer $500 mil,
From the Cape to Lake T"npa
nyIka the di tance in a .t'a ght
line is 1000 miles. Th 8 will b.
covered by railway, and the lne il
now open to Bulawayo, a dis ce
of l460 mills. Thence ,hr rput
will he for he most pat b, wat r
by way ot Taul anyiks, the AL er
Ny as a a,d he VIctrria N,ss-a
Mt" tie Nile. The Nile viii b,
utilized as FIR a. Berber, wh,r~ h
raiI~ay VII continue the trans
portalinu facilities as tar
the FIRST Cataract. Ther.
wat,r r transportAt'on will br
Resumed. THIS is the gene al
plan. though it is kelly To e
modified, and probably a. bust
ness d vel"ps it may he iouI d nd
vlsabIe 70 su ,strtute RAILWAYS for
water tr Vel along portions of the
Nile. A trlegr- PHI line is be ny
strung TN the proposed rou e. aid
Mr.. Rhodes expects to have it
Fl i-hfd at an ea'ly day. There
appears TO be any amount of
money behind him. The scheme
Is ca'cu at-d to appeal to the ina
eipati'n, ard imagination i- h
potent factor ip attracting iuv s.
ments. H. says that by th- first
Of April be will have tel4graphic
commute 'ion between the Cape
and Lake, Ia ganyika.
Tn, whole region just mention
ed is British territory. North OF
it lies the domain of the Congo
Free State. and Mr.. Rhodes has a
right If way across it. North of
thu Congo Fr Stat comes the re
pion ov, which the Kh ,lifa, who
p ople will insist in CALI g the
Mahni, hold, sway. Needless to
say, Mr.. Rhodes has not yet oh
taiued any concessions from him /;
but that be will be stopped by
this poentate is not likely. Be
fore be huilt his railway across
Matabeleland he bad to thr sh the
natives of that country. He will
be prepared by and bye to fall up
on the Khalifa from the rear
while the A glo- Egg ptian forces
smash him in the front. Rhodes
is the sort of men who gets Whist