The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
This is the Estimate Of the For.
tune Of Cecil Rhodes.
ne SKETCHED D. NEW oil TLINESI
Executors Given Plenary Powers as to
Carrying Out Requests Made in
Remarkable Mans
Will.
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, April 5.-The. war In South
Africa. politics and every topic usually OF
interest were forgotten to-day in the alb
sorbing discussion Of Cecil Rhodes will.
Regarding that extraordinary document.
The Associated Press has ascertained some
new facts. The total of Mr.. Rhodes
fortune is likely to prove to be G5, 100000
or slightly under that amount. The exec.
utors are Lord Roseberry, Earl Grey,
Lord Miner, Alfred Belt, Dr. Jameson,
l. l. Micell and B. A sHawksely, to whom
he bequeathed the residue Of his estate.
They will divide about e1,000,000 or s1,-
$4,000 among them.
According to the terms Of this legacy,
the amounts are to be divided during
their life time, but as each legatee dies
his share goes to a common fund, until
the surviving legatce becomes its sole
owner, hence one of the executors, the
majority Of whom are already enormously
wealthy, will one day Inherit what will,
then have probably accumulated into
nearly s2,o0O,0Oo.
The executors, The Associated Press
learns, have unusually. full powers and
can construe and add to the will as seems
fit. Hence the admission Of British
Columbia, Nova Scotia and other Cana
dian provinces from the list of scholar
ships is quite likely to be corrected, and
each province of Canada may be put on
the same footing as the American States.
A VAST SCHEME.
One OF Mr.. Rhodes most intimate as
sociates said to representative of The
Associated Press: 'He drew up his will
in the same spirit in which he approach
ed all his undertakings. In his most i'm
portant tasks he merely sketched the out.
lines and left us to fill in the details.
His trustees are given plenary power. In
the matter of the scholarships, Mr..
Rhodes saw the scheme was so vast that
any attempt to rigidly lay down the lines
might result in harm. so beyond endeav-
oring to meet the legal requirements he
tried to leave the fulhllment Of his plans
TO those with whom during his lifo time
he had frequently discussed Them
AMERICAN. REQUESTS
Regarding the American beuuests the
same authority said: Gin Offering Ameri-
cans and Germans inducements to go to
Oxford, Mr.. Rhodes had a dual aim
First putting the youth of England in
intimate touch with what he termed the
two most progressive nations Of. the
world, so that they might be broadened
and spurred to more strenuous efforts.
secondly, bringing the best specimens Of
Americans and Germans on such terms
with the English people and customs that
they might become missionaries of a bet
ter international understanding.
When the trustees can meet and all tho
preliminary details are settled. a request
will be made to several leading Americans
to form a committee of the United States
to act in conjunction with the English
body and assume certain responsibilities
for which the executors are palpably I'M
fitted, both by absence from the United
States and ignorance of it's customs
The afternoon papers all devote lengthy
editorials to the Caesars VIII, as it is
termed The Globe, referring to Mr..
Rhodes hope OF friendship between Great
Britain, the United States and Germany,
says: eve only hope that these noble
aspirations may be realized in their en-
tirety. England has done her part, and
there only remains the hope that future
German editors may be among MT.
Rhodes Oxford students. and so gain
a knowledge Of England, now so lack
ing"
WELCOME FOR AMERICANS.
The St. James Gazette. referring to
Americans will be drawn to Oxford, says:
1--WE heartily hope so. and from no other
desire than that Oxford should equip
them to be profitable servants Of their
motherland. We welcome them
The Westminster Gazette says it be-
lieves the incursfon of Americans. Ger
mans and Colonials ought to bring new
ne anu new lucas ". OAloiu, duulns.
1--WE hope the University will welcome 1t
and prepare to meet it in a cordial spirit.
Whether it will have a unifying effect in
the Empire and promote the good rela-
tons with America and Germany, which
Mr.. Rhodes desired. will depend largely
in the spirit in which the University rises
to the occasion and its ability to meet
the wants of these students.
The Pail Mall Gazette, referring to the
American requests as the great feature,
says: "A more remarkable provision for
bringing the two great English-speaking
Powers of the world into closer touch was
never before dreamed of. The great
American nation cannot fail to be deep
ly touched by this splendid bid for its
friendship made by the dead.''