The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-10-17
CECIL RHODES SAYS 50.
Says He Gave IS, 900, Conditioned
that Gladstone Would Not Seut-
tic Out of Egypt.
IRISH 70 REMAIN At WESTMINSTER.
whrn the Grand Ola Man spoke in
FnNoT of Evacuation, Rhedes de-
maadrd Htn Money Rack, hat II
Had Bees sprni in the Hone Rule
stFaKnie.


London. Oct. i2.--Thr Spectator will
rF,ai letters from Cecil KhOdes aud
the late Francis Schnadhorst. who
from 1885 to is92 Was the chief or
gaRi1cr and adyiser Of the liberal
party sustaining the sensational al.
lraatlOnB. made some months ago.
thnt MIR. Rhodea, In 1891, gave $4,000
TO the liberal party, ON condition that
Mr. Gladstone would not bring about
tho evacuation OF Egyp, by the
british troops. both Sir William
Ncrnon-iiareourt aud Sir Henry
Campbell. .iianncrmann. the liberal
leaders, have publicly declared this TO
be false. In letter covering this cor.
rcspondence MIR. Rhodes sums up IA
follows:
Mr.. Rhodes Statement.
81 met Mr.. Schnadhorst in London,
and he asked whether | was willing
10 subscribe to the party funds said
was prcpartcd to do so, provided the
policy was not TO scuttle out of
Egypt, and that in the event OF n
homr-ruie bin being brought for.
ward. provision should be made for
the retention OF the Irish members
at Westminster. understood from
Mr.. Schnadhorst that he would con.
suit Mr.. Gladstone, which quite salts
fed me. as looked upon Mr.. Glad.
stone as the liberal party. Mr.
Schnadhorst accepted the contTibu.
tion upon the conditions defined In
the letter appended"
wanted IL Kept "a secret.
In this letter Mr.. Rhodes demanded
that his contribution be kept secret,
aud that the check be- returned II the
Irish were not represented NJ West.
Minister. Hut, he added, a postscript
saying: "I am horrined at Nj. Nor.
lcys speech on Egypt. II you think
your party hopeless, keep the money
but give II to some charity. II would
be an awful thing To give my money
to breaking up the empire"
DidHt Like GiRdstone's speech.
In lsge MIR. Rhodes again wrote &c
Mr.. SchundhorSt. drawing attention
To- speech by Mr.. Gladstone, fore.
shadowing scuttlc out Of Egypt, and
expressing the hope that Mr.. Schnad.
horst would do his best to check the
mad step, But" he said, II "your re.
spcctcd leader remains ohduratc. ]
shall certainly call upon you to de.
vote my subscription 10 some public
charity" -
HAD Already nren spent.
In MIR. SchuHdhorst's reply he says
Mr.. Rhodes money had already been
spent, NJ he believed Il wns given
mainly to help the hnmc-rulc strug.
gle Mr.. Schnadhorst. however, ns.
surcd Mr.. Rhodes that Mr.. Glad
stones uttcrancrs were only an cx.
preston Of pious opinion; that Sin
William Ncrnon,Iiarcourt was also
annoyed nt them, aud thnt no scuttIe
out In Egypt was likely.
lie bothered No More.
"On the reception of this" Mr.
Rhodes says. Il bothered no more. ne
upon Lord Eoscbcrry's appointment
! knew that Egypt was saved. leave
your readers 90 decide how far Sir
Henry Campbell-lianncrmann is iusti.
fed in cl,nracterizing the original
stItemcnts as q lie from begin.
ming too I'D. Acordlng 10 their styte-
mcnts neither Sir Henry Camp
bcll.lannCrmnnu nor Sir William
llnrcourt are acquainted with the
facts. But ! naturally assumed that
Mr.. Schnndhorst was speaking With
authority"