The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-04-09
OXFORD SCHOLARSHIPS
Feature OF the Will of Cecil
John Rhodes.

ENports-Hotels Burned at Atlantic
City = In Honor of Senator PIatt
Sugar Duties Refunded.
The main details of the will of Cecil
Rhodes have been announced. The
'eature OF the will is q provision for
scholarships for English speaking
young men in all parts of the world.
It not only includes men from the
colonies Of Great Britain, but two
scholarships from each state and ter
ritory OF the United States. A fund Of
s1O,O00,0O0 is provided to educate this
great army OF young men at oxford,
Mr. Rhodes alma mater, 81, 500 being
provided for each scholarship The
examinations are not to be educational
alone, but a contest is provided for
which will produce men physically as
well as mentally fitted to go out into
he world to battle for his great ideas
Of unity of spirit in the English race.
Mr.. Rhodes also provides for five
German scholarships at oxford, to be
nominated by Emperor William.
w. 7. Stead has written the follow
ing for the Associated Press:
Mr. Rhodes first will was made in
September, 1871, when he was a young
man of a. AT that time he was only
beginning to amass the wealth which,
before he died. had made him a mutt.
millionaire not in dollars, but in
pounds sterling. His last will was
dated July /, 1899 But the two doc
uments are essentially alike in sentl-
ment They both embody in express
terms, what was ever the master
thought of this master mind. the nee
essity tor promoting the reunion of
the English-speaking race.
Mr.. Rhodes will appoints a we'll
known group Of seven Of his friends
as general executors Of his estate.
This group is further charged to un-
dertake the duty Of acting as trustees
for the educational endowment fund
of exceptional interest, which will pro-
woke the liveliest discussion and ex-
both the United States and the Brit
ish empire. for both communities share
in the benefit of Mr.. Rhodes bequest.
MIR. Rhodes was a graduate of Oxford
and a student at Oriel college, to
which by the way he has left a special
bequest of 100000. He has made Ok
ford university in whose glories the
American descendants of its founders
share equally with those who still in
habit the old country, the center Of
his educational scheme, and he has
left sum, which may be roughly cap
italized as representing S10,OO0,OO0 for
the foundation of Anglo-American
scholarships, tenable at Oxford, for
three years. To his thinking, the uni
versity, better than any other institu-
ton. naturally affords a vivifying cen
ter Of race unity. 1t rs free from all
political complications, and a residen-
tial university, with the old traditions
of oxford, seemed to him the best flt-
ted for the purpose he had in view"
According to The Daily Telegraph
the will of Cecil Rhodes deals with
total Of e6,O00,00O
Deaths From Falling Seats.
The fierce struggle Of the great
crowds which gathered at Ibrox park,
Glasgow Saturday to witness the
last International Association football
contest between teams from England
,,a s,s.tr,vd g,.,.rd tbs oolIonaa Of
a portion OF one OF the spectators ter
races, resulting in the death of p per-
sons and the injury of 250 others, 20
of whom are beyond hope.
When the game began 10000 spec.
tators were on the grounds and an
immense crowd had gathered outside.
Being unable to obtain admittance,
this crowd broke down some Of the
barriers and swarmed upon the field,
whereupon the police charged and
drove the intruders back upon the ter
race and seats, with the result that
the ratings dividing the crowds were
broken and the people were thrown
over each other.
In the frantic struggle towards the
exits the pressure toward the upper
portion of the westerly terrace was so
great that a hundred feet Of the high
est part OF the structure collapsed
under the weight Of the crowd driven
upon It, prccipitating the mass Of peo-
pie to the ground sixty feet below.
The injured were piled in heaps, we'd
gad in with broken wood.
Activity In Building Trades.
Bradstreets Weekly Review OF
Trade says:
Oats are coming up well and spring
wheat planting, though backward,
will shortly become general. Wet,
stormy weather in the eastern half of
the cotton belt has unquestionably in
terfered with farming preparations.
About the usual spring unrest in the
leading industries is noted, but the
only important strike is that Of the
soft coal miners in Pennsylvania.
Special promise of activity is held
out this year in the building trades,
which are active buyers of white and
yellow pine, hardwoods and hardware.
Price changes for the week are un-
important, cotton figuring most largely
in the matter of advances, partly be-
cause of light receipts caused by bad
weather and the continued heavy ex-
| ports.
Wheat, including -four, exports for
the week aggregate 4,446,917 bushels,
against 2904.11O bushels last week
.,5 SOS Cq9 bush1ls i'm this week last