The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-05
REMARKABLE TESTAMENT
Bulk of His Vast Fortune to
 Promote Education.
He Explicitly Directs That He Shall Be Buried in Aperture Cut in Solid Rock on Matoppo
 Hills.

London, April 1.-The will of Cecil Rhodes provides for the establishment of colonial scholarships. as previously an- nounced, and two American scholarships to each of the present States and terri tories of the United States.
 The will of MT. Rhodes also provides for five scholarships for students of Ger man birth, at Oxfold, to be nominated by Emperor William. | Al the Rhodes scholarships, American, colonial and German. are at Oxford.
 MT. Rhodess will is a remarkable and voluminous doeument of more than $500 words. Even this is not the entire wiii' as the executors only gave out the DOT tions which they consider to be of public interest. It was executed in 1859.
 There is d oodicil made on the day he left England and one later giving 44,ooo to keep up the spot in the Matoppo hills where his remains are to be buried. The will further directs that a railroad exten- sion be made in the Matoppo hills, so that visitors may see the glory of their surroundings.
 MT. Rhodes explicitly says he is to be buried in an aperture, cut In the soilo rock surmounted by brass tablet bear ing the words:
 Here lie the remains of Cecil John Rhodes.''
 No one else is to be buried there who has not deserved well of his country.
 Mir Rhodes bequeaths the landed prop erty near Buluwayo and Salisbury both in MatabeIeland. to trustees, whom he directs to cultivate the land for. the in-
 of ia celebrated country place of Groot Schuur not far from Capetown, MT. Rhodes leaves as q residence for the Prime Min ister of the Federal Government of South Africa" with 91,0Oo yearly for its main tenance.
 w. T. Stead wrote the following for the Associated Press:
 ''The will of Cecil Rhodes is in every respect worthy of its author. With the exception of some family estates in this country the whole of which are left to his own relatives. MT. Rhodes has dedi- cated his wealth in diamond and gold mines to public uses. Tits disposition Is dictated by what was ever the dominating principle of hie life.
 What renders this will of exceptional interest to Americans is the fact that it reveals for the first time, under his hand and seal. that he was no mere British imperialist but that he was essentially a citizen of the United States, of the English-speaking worldI In other words, his will proves how accurately interpret ed his sentiments when declared on the strength of many intimate and con- fidential conversations, that he recog- nized as his common fatherland the great English-speaking community, which in- cludes both the United States and the British Empire within it's ample from tiers.
 do if1 September. 1877. when he was a young man of 24 At that time he was only be- ginning to amass the wealth which, be- fore he died, had made him a, multi-mil- nonairc. not in dollars. but in pounds starling. His last will was dated January l. 1899 But the two documents are es- sentiaIly alike in sentiment. They both embody, in express terms. what was ever the master thought of this master mind. the necessity for promoting the reunion of the English.
 MT Rhodes was a graduate of OK ford and a student at Oriel College to which, by the way, he has left special beouest of $5O0.000. He has made Oxford University. in whose glories the American descendants of its founders share equally with those who still inhabit the old country, the center of his educational scheme. and he has left a sum which may he roughly estimated as representing S10,- o0O,OO0 for the foundation of Anglo American scholarships, tenable at Ox- ford for three years
 .'The central principle of his scheme is that every English speaking colony and every State and Territory in the Ameri- can Union should be offered a scholarship of the value of $l,500 a year. for three years By this means Mir. Rhodes be- lived it would be possible to make OK ford the center of the spirit of race unity where students from every part of the English-speaking world would meet. on common ground, in the most famous of the old universities.
 What will result in the future presence of Americans and colonials in what has so long been one of the most conserva- tive and Anglican centres of Great Britain the future must decide. The in Aux of SO much American and colonial blood may have very important conse- uuences. at which some of the old Ox- onions would stand aghast.
 MT. Rhodes always opposed the modern ideas of awarding an educational prize solely for literary attainments The tendency to award a scholarship solely for success in passing literary examina- tions seemed to him to put premium on hook worms. Hence. he has drawn up scheme for the election of students for his scholarship which is extremely Origi- nal and very characteristic or the man. If is as follows:
 "In the election of a student to scholarship regard should be had to: First his literary scholastic attain ments; second. his fondness for or sue cesscs in manly, outdoor sports, such as cricket. football and the like: third. his ouaIities of manhood, such as truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak. kindliness. mnseltishness and fellowship; fourth. his exhibition during school days of moral forre of character and instincts to lead and take interest in his schoolmates. for these latter attributes will. likely. in -? CT life. guide him to esteem the perform ance of public duties as his highest aim.
 ,,Marks for these four qualifications