Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-03-29
CECIL RHODES is DEAD
PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY
Cecil Rhodes Died at Game To,
End Was Not Unexpected--f;ro..
south African Financier spo-
cumbed to Heart Diseasc--sbo..
Sketch of Ills Life-Was wen,,hx

c" VI AIS Life-Was wealth..
Cape Town, March 27.-,Mr. Rbo5a,
died peacefully at 5:57 p. IN. Wedpes'
day.
End Was Expected.
London, March 27.-The death of Coin
Rhodes came as no great surprise r.
those few who saw anything of him dnr
ing MS last visit to London during tbo
winter. Whether it was due to hi, ov-
periences during the long siege of Kim.
berley, or the accumulated anxieties 70.
garding the war in South Africa. with >,
accompanying change of public feeling IN
England toward MIN, there is no doubt
he was almost completely broken down
within the last two years.
Even his appearance changed. His
once finely chIseled face had becomo
bloated, and his always huge frame filled
out until he became SO stout as to mako
walking matter of difficulty. He. was
frequently attacked with severe heart
troGttes, duung which he exhausted tba
stoiCism which marked bis eNuaoldinary
career Nor did he allow MS bndlly all.
aeEts 10 interfere vita ! ~noss. Among
mis- associates i'll the city he never men.
timed them, nor aid lie permit chem to
to mentioned to him.
p u JAe last Mr.. hh1,les sep4 firm
gup on ali those vast SUuln 4Iican IN.
I..c-ts created and controlled Uy him.
fNrypt that he was more iritJt lie and
more dictdtorial, there was no outward
change III MS meth0d OF handling men.
Toward the social side OF HE, however,
he soured vialbly. Once his Gay $ work
at the offices OF the British Chartered
company WAS over, he smut himself up
nom tue curious III an uulrequented Lon
don hotel, where he utterly denN-d MIN.
sell to du except a Ie@.
Mir. Jameson was ais constant compan-
discretions ever affected the warm friend
snip existing DetH cen the two men. lney
could be seen in the park i'll the morn
ing together riding on horseback, n5yer
breaking out from walk, the cynosure
Of all eyes, yet severely unobserged by
LAiH lhtttii NNAS VI AFpiiAAOAA P'i4tActt' 1'iAA
social leaders, who had the rignt to d
boHing cquaintanceship.
More especially did Mr.. Rhodes shun
the present government leaders. lie bitter
ly expressed bis contempt of British army
methods in South Africa, and probably
never quite forgaye Nh. Chamberlain and
Lord Miner for not consulting him or
endeavoriug to utilize the power of the
political machine with Mr.. Rhodes ma
nipulated over South Africa.
With increasing irascibiIiJy, which he
did not hesitate to vent on duke or pie
bean who crossed his path, he grew more
and more restless as the end OF his lie
drew near. He was never contented to
stay long in one place. His closing days
developed into an uncaaslng purposeless
quest Of change of scene. During his re-
cent trip to Egypt this was particularly
noticeable. He rushed from place to
place, as if with the only object of up
setting his own plans. Then he suddenly
returned to England.
Financially Mr Rhodes death is not
likely to have any very far reaching re-
suits, as all his enterprises were system
atized so thoroughly as not to need the
master mind which was so necessary to
their inception.
Owing to the very great success OF the
DeEeers mines, the British Ch3riered
South African company, and other great
South African ventures, Rhodes fortune
had been steadily accumulating. He lost
money over the war, but what inroads
that made must have been triilins COM
pared with the many millions he possess
ed. He never lost his open handed bat
somewhat reckless methods of handing
money. Not long ago he walked into the
office Of one of his confidential subor-
dinates and threw down a bundle OF
notes, bonds, etc, saying: Invest these
for me- and went out without waiting
to have them looked at. Inspection re-
yedled the fact that Cley amounted 10
more than a million pounds sterling. how
they were invested Mr.. Rhodes never
knew or cared for months later, as that
night he went off on one of his wander
ing tours and refused to allow himself
to be bothered with the details OF the IN
vestment of his millions until he re-
turned to England.
Cared Little for Money.
New York, March 27.-John Hays
Hammond, who was for many years ana
up to the time of the death of Cecl
Rhodes intimately associated with him IN
the development of South Africa, was
consulting engineer of the British South
Africa Chartered company and the Con-
solidated Goldfelds of South Africa, IN
which Mr.. Rhodes held important inter
ests had this to say OF Mr.. Rhodes;