New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-27

The Cabinet met especially to discuss Mr.
Tho Cape TO Cairo railroad and telegraph, Mr.,
S;."oeS hIfrWarG eoIISGreu win JoSePn 1Haig, "a
Sir Michael Hicks-Beac the Chancellor of the
that h. viii carr W his n@ Nv With The aovernment
and raise all the money he needs in the city. Be
fore the projectors act IN the matter there will
R- rhe fmparass aI be 81 badkd f6 driye over
he so-caled Little Englanders, who are Prep3ar-
Rhodesian empire IS making FOR a gigantic nasco
him out a hole by throwing good money after
had into a railroad through a wilderness. They
@npressan Of BRUSH Subjects In The rars,aal by
the Beers
MADE BY DIAMONDS
The youth Of the man who achieved fame and
fortune with restoration 10 health. in the South
African diamond fields is described in English
magazine. which said:
has e h96 5 to- much 10 saT NJ c B Bm 6
his feet when. a sick and lonely youth. he found
fathers rerorv in Herfordsbire to gain strength
IN new climate, and his prospect was not the
livelihood in the streets OF Kimberley as has been
asserted. but there was certainly time when Mr.
poles. That time was not for long. however.
diamonds had been discovered there, and he was
not long before he staked all he had in a few
VINO eventually reiingulshed his snare ana went up
north where. after an ADVENTUROUS ne as a
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was pIo5djng AVA in the diamond deris Many
an old mnnr must remember the tai English iad
sitting AZ a table near quarry in Grqualand in
periutendng the work Of his gang OF Kafirs: but
how many OF them guessed that the destinies Of a
diamonds his table,
out as ssmond g seeke 1een his dese heab hsG
alarmed his father that he sought the advice
@bancs Of f was I to ' 90 to sotb AfTca He was
earey twenty when he left the regtGry at Bishop
working hard for his living in Natal and in Grtqua-
land, he managed to ind time to pursue his studies
and even 10 come over 10 oxford 70 spend part OF
each year at Oriel College where he took his de-
Of these occasions that he learned the Thirtynine
3[agies I%r ms neNt eHaiL,alIot surprising Sir
Nothing could he unjust than regard Mr..
Rhodes mere gold seeker II he ha- sought
G % -, 30 i ie' , 1S 10 eaple MN - e' b
on m " Ijf - Wg Ign rlSII,' ~ ne aS
ful OF gold which the Chinese Government had
rebellion. Mr. Rhodes expressed surprise that he
ideas he said. II We have not got the money to
Of thousands OF pounds in the work IN which he IS
graphs and suppressed rebellons. out OF his
males in buying his morning paPer
General Gord9n had 1eat adn1iTatlon FOR Nj
ge,her IN Rasutoland MI Rhodes chaned Gordon
with letting the natives take him as the big man
Cape Secretary for Native Affairs You ought
BODY said Nr Rhodes and at the next I6daba
Ing TO Mr. Sauer. said; You are making a great
mistake IN treating me as the big man. That IS
T great F,s o. % th Wa[gs am Only MS ser
amazed that Gordon had taken It seriously
that he had done it because he thought It was the
Tl5nt 1nII$ 10 ap LnonEh' ne ad4sd IL vas haFd
stay in Basutoland and work with MIN. There
make such an oer"very few men can can tell you.
But; Of course. You viii have your own way Ana
last journey, the merest coincidence kept Mr..
Rhodes from accompanying him. Gordon wired
Rhodes received an offer OF a post in the Cape
Kharto1m with Gordon just as, but for a cold
he caught while rowing at oxford which seriously
Africa.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.
The hero Of Anthony Hopes The God in the
Car" was popularity identified with Cecil Rhodes.
An authorized biography Of Mr.. Rhodes was pub
lished in 1887. In it he thus described:
A big, heavily built lndoIen3t looking man. some
the eye. You might almost take him for a typical
buifocks and tuTniPs. when he was not foxhunting
or shooting The strong, solid looking, sunburnt
i,ti 81 ~ xtror5inayy nqT " ato'
Still. II you ply siognomist, the .arge irtel-
lectual head the strong chin and arm mouth can
sides the face which is Changed since arsi knew
IL years ago. bears the deeply marked lines
Of arduous life, Of the life Of who mas greatly
dared and greatly suffered who undeterred by any
difficulties still himself accomplish the
great work he was born 10 do The side face, II
you watch il rest. Is still more remarkable 1t
struck me the first time l saw Il years as hav
emotions OF old Roman emperor born to
command the nations and careless OF the opinion.
whether praise blame, OF the world OF lesser
men he dominated. As you get to know him you
gradually receive impression Of impenetrabe
depth of inner being. impossible TO read
pletely, which adds the interest of the unknown
his personality.
A physical restlessness. springing from mex
haustibe nervous energy hndss expression in per
fectly unconscious movements, and occasionally
him from his seat and stride and
down the room. This gives the suggestion Of big
reserve force latent behind the impressive exterior
Such the impression he makes until
thought. something that is said, penetrates be-
then the dreamy gray eyes fash blue the tmpas-
sive face lights up the head bends forward de-
cs!vely and the strong willed large Drained leader
of men stands confessed. When he is thus. the
that before had been liStless are succeeded by
words that leap straight TO the heart OF the sub
fccr one knows that one Is il the presence OF a
great man-a biz elemental force not easy 10 meas
of brain and extraordinary will power flashed
one OF course. only occasionally. In his general
conversation Mr.. Rhod-s without being brilliant
can be- when he choos :, fascinating talker be-
| Eneaks straight what is uppermost in his mind
ne has studied the world OF men much more than
/ the world or books though even IN the world OF
hooks his reading IL utrablt ana ms criticism
! iu1enrndcnt and stimUlHtlnH- As Il iaIkrr NJ is
entirelv unaffected and free from selfconscious-
| ness and in talk. as in manners mater 81 con
venfionality He does not attempt 10 conceal his
feelings when irritated. and II 1is soma. m99d