The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-04-10
CECIL RHODES WILL FILED
SCHOLARSHIPS GIVEN AWAY.
Each State aud Territory of the
Union Entitled to Send Two schoI-
10 oxford-same to England
and Ger,nany-He Is TO he hurled
in "a Solid Rock.

London.-The viii Of Cecil Rhodes
provides for the esta bIishment of colo
NAL scholarships. as previously an
nounced, and two American scholar
ships to each Of the present states and
territories Of the United States.
The will Of Mr.. Rhodes also pro-
yides for five scholarships for students
Of German birth at Oxford, TO be nom
mated by Emperor William Com
menting ON the requests. Mr.. Rhodes.
in a codicil telegraphed from South
Africa, said:
For good understanding between
England. Germany and the United
States will secure the peace of the
world. and educational relations form
the strongest tie"
All the Rhodes scholarships, Amer
lean, colonial and German, are at Ok
ford
Mr.. Rhodes viii is a remarkable
and Voluminops document of more
than $500 words. Even this is not the
entire will, as the executors only gave
out the portion which they consider
to be Of public interest. 1t was exc
cuted in 1893. There is a codicil al
iached on the day of the deceased's
last departure from England, and an
other cabled from Cape Town leaves
1900 pounds sterling yearly to keep
mp the spot in the Matoppo hills where
the remains are TO be buried. The
viii further directs that a railroad ex-
tension be made into the Matoppo
bills. SO that visitors may go there at
the weeks end 10 inspect the males
~ and glory Of their surroundings"
Mr.. Rhodes explicitly says he is to
be buried in an aperture cut in the
solid rock. surmounted by brass
tablet bearing the words: Here lies
the remains of Cecil John Rhodes"
No one else is TO he buried there
who has not deserved well of his
country.
Mr.. Rhodes bequeatiis all his landed
property near Buluwavo and Salisbury.
both in Metabeleland. to trustees
whom he directs TO cultivate the land
for the instruction of the people of
Rhodesia- His celebrated country
place at Grootschuur. not far from
Cape Town. Mr. Rhodes leaves as a
residence for the prime minister of
The federal government Of South AZ
lea" with $1,000 yearly for its main
tenance.
In codicil to his viii Cecil Rhodes
cities the DaIham hail estate on mis-
brother. Colonel Francis William
Rhodes. and his male heirs. with the
TO his brother. Ernest Fred
erick Rhodes, and his male heirs. In
a clause referring TO this settlement
SIR. Rhodes expresses his objection to
the expectant heir developing into
'loafer." snd says that the essence of
4 proper life is that everv man should
cave q definite occupation during a
substantial period of his career. In
he disposition Of the Dalham estate
{ is provided that the successor to
he estate must have been 10 years in
business or in a profession ether than
he army. or, in the case of an infant
leir. he must enter business and re-
main there for 10 years, otherwise the
ntsil Will terminate.
The win guards strictly against en-
umbering the estate.
Mr.. Rhodes divides the 100000 be-
ueathed TO 0riel college into several
lnds. indicating concisely how he
-ished them to be applied. and adds
his characteristic sentence:
And finally, as college authorities
We secluded from the world, and SO
re like children as to commercial
latters. would advise them to con-
III my trustees regarding the invest
tent Of these various funds. as they
ould receive great help and assis-
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