The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-02

Dom Paul Kruger was not a very big man
before that, but he soon became one. En-
peror William of Germany helped him con-
siderably with his little congratulatory tele-
gram on the capture of the uitlaDd raiders:
The gigantic mistake of the Jameson raid
was one of those blunders so unexpected
and irreparable that people can only regard
them with wonder Badly planned, badly
executed, doomed to failure before its start,
the mad bold ride of DR.. Jim and his men
came on the world with thunder crash OF
surprise.
BLUNDER OF JAMESON RAID.
1t was an anxious time for the English
government, which had just had hard ex-
perience with OoEa Paul and his fighting
Dutchmen.
Those of Mr.. Rhodes's friends not in the
inner secret refused to believe that he had
countenanced folly so great AS one Of
them said to me at the time, ST do not be-
lieve that the raid was planned by anyone.
If it had been, do you think they would
have gone of without rations, or supplies,
or provisions Of any kind? I don't believe
Rhodss did Not. Even if Rhodes has horns
and hoofs he is not quite an idiot, and an
idiot he would have been If he had planned
Jameson's mission OF relief"
But Rhodes had planned 1t! On him the
heaviest blow fell: he was FORCED IT. TO resign
who had long kept him in power. became in
day his bitterest opponents. Blow followed
on dow. Inc ldiiu he lldo COHQocicO, dIu
which row bore his name, was ruined by
the great cattle plague, and then the ma
tives rose in rebellion.
He poured out his money by hundreds OF
thousands of dollars to reconquer and re-
vive Rhodesia, and at last. taking his life in
his hands. he went unarmed among the
most savage of the MatabeieS and by force
of personal magnetism talked them into
He came back to London and talked the
angry shareholders Of the chartered COM
pany into enthusiasm. He settled In Cape
full Dutch voters. The battle is not yet over,
but Rhodesia once more shows signs Of
Cecil Rhodes is a woman hater. 1t is said
that one time in his youth he wanted to
marry Olive Schreiner, the writer of South
since then the two have hated each other
cordially. Olive Schreiner attacked Rhodes's
policy vigorously in her latest book which
views South African AFFAIRS In the light OF
Dutch sympathy.
HOME LIFE IN RHODEsIA.
Early in the morning, when at his Cape
home Mr.. Rhodes starts his day by a good
ride over the veldt. Any one who Is staying
with him and can ride is welcome to share
the trot, and while covering mile after mile
much business is got through. Then. when
he returns, he sets himself to steady BUSH
ness and to seeing home some Of the many
visitors who flock In on him.
But he does not stay at his Cape homo
longer than he can help. He thinks no more
of a journey Of five thousand miles than the
average man does of a trip to the next
town. When anything goes wrong in Lon
don, he takes a quick boat for there and
Hotel, one of the old-fashioned. solid hotels
at the back of the Royal Academy. Here
he has a suite of rooms that now bears his
name. In London he rises at o'clock, but
there too, he starts the day by a ride on
horseback, having a good canter around the
park.
The Rev. Dr. W. L. Thompson. returned
missionary, writing in the New York World,
says of Cecil Rhodes:
He was q genial and entertaining conn
panion. Wearing the old SLOUGH hat he az
fects. Mr.. Rhodes lounged on deck, crack
| ing jokes, airing his political opinions. and
| taking a drink when he liked. He com
| planned about how lazy he was. The reason