The record-union., 1899-05-07
His Welcome at the Meeting Of the South
African Company Very Enthusiastic.
The Queen Returns to Windsor
From Her Visit to Cimiez-Em-
baNador Pauncefote to Be Made
a Peer-The Earl of Dunraven
Soon to Succeed Lord Cadogan
as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

copyrighted, 1899, by Associated Press)
LONDON, May 6.-The personality OF
Cecil Rhodes has been towering hg-
ure this week. His welcome at the
meeting of the Chartered British-South
African Company at the Cannon-street
Hotel ON Tuesday was one of blind en-
UhusiaSm- Mr.. Rhodes carried his au-
dience away with his breezy optimism,
which served as a gilded coating for
the unpleasant fact that the negotla-
tionS with the Government for aid for
his Cape to Cairo Railroad had failed
and that the company needed another
t3,OOO,OOO. The audience, among which
were a. number of fashionable ladies,
cheered him wildly. AT the conclusion
of his speech Mr.. Rhodes was obliged
to address an overflow meeting outside
the hall, where such am enormous
crowd surrounded him. enthusiastically
cheering him, that policemen were re-
quired to escort him back to the offices
OF the Chartered Company. The after
effect of MIR. Rhodes speech was less
favorable, however, and shares of the
British-South African Company surf
fered a decline.
Mr.. Rhodes reference to the Carne-
gle Company's tender of railway iron
for the Rhodesian road and his expla-
nation of its rejection has attracted
considerable attention. The CORE
spondent here of the Associated Press
interviewed Mr.. Rhodes upon the sub
ject, and the South African magnate
said:
My policy has been to support home
industries wherever it can be done from
a business point of view, but there is
no need for Americans to be discour-
aged. We positively will go into open
markets in the future 1 personally
believe the open market to be the best
IN every respect l can see no reason
why the American iron and steel in
duStry should not watch us even more
closely than in the past, for Rhodesia
is going forward without Government
support, and we want to attract enter
pr1slng Anglo-Saxons and to let them
see the enormous scope before them.
The Governments caution in sup
porting us is no new thing. Take Mad
agascar, for example. No man has done
sol much for that island as General Gal
heni, and even now he is obliged to
go upon his knees and supplicate the
French Government to follow even our
try. The German Emperor. who is a
man of immense intelligence, sees
clearly the ultimate value of present
support in similar cases. L believe that
the American is quicker to see business
possibilities than the average English
man, who is cautious, conservative
and insular as a rule. but once the
Briton sees clearly, then no amount of
oh 10 civ
say that Americans are as welcome in
Rhodesia as brothers. Three years
will see us on the crest of an enormous
wave of prosperity"
Regarding the opening I'D of the Phil.
ippines Mr. Rhodes said:
If my observation is correct tba
Americans will be quick to see the great
possibilities of trade in that direction.
and will not stand waiting. but win
rush with capital to develop the indus
tries of the islands. 1t is impossible 70
peileve that the American Government.
with such facts and possibilities be-
You'd a shadow of doubt. will hesitate
a moment, as the British Government
mas done regarding Rhodesia."
Mr.. Rhodes concluded the interview
by the statement that the whole of the
4iNCtCu LOT RAILWAYS in
fShodesla has already been assured
An interesting event in connection
With the Russian Easter festival was
the Cars reinstatement of the Grand
Duke Michael Michaelovitch as ste IF
captain in the Caucasus Rifles. The
Grand Duke fell into disgrace with the
late Car Alexander Ill. owing to his
morganat1c marriage in 1891 with the
beautiful Countess Won Meranh,ry
sTanduaughter of the celebrated an
thor, Puskov. The Car deprived hin,
OF all military honors and exiled him
his present appointment means early
and rapid promotion.
queen Victoria returned from ber
stay at Cimiez to Windsor on Friday
Her majesty was delayed one dav AT
Cherbourg by rough weather on the
English Channel.
1t is expected that the birthday how
ors will include a peerage for the BRIT
lsh ambassador to the United States
Sir Julian Pauncefote, in recognition Of
the part he has taken in the promo
tlon of an Anglo-American understand
ing This distinction will come very
apropoS in view of Sir Julian,s seIac-