Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-03-29
CECIL RHODES IS DEAD
Uncrowned King of South Africa
Passes Away at Cape Town.
BUILT EMPIRE FOR ENGLAND
M an Of Remarkable Genius Had by His Ire
mendous Operations Gained the Dislike
Of His Countrymen.
Of His Countrymen.

Care Town. March 27:-Cecil
Rhodes.died at 81 p. m. yesterday
lie slept during the afternoon but his
breathing became more difficult and
his strength percsptibly diminished
until he passed away.
AT his bedside were Dr. Jameson.
Or. SMART. Colonel Elmhurst Rhodes
director of Signaling of the South At
rican field force. and Mr. Walton, q
member of the assembly of Port Eliz-
abeth.
Mr.. Rhodes last w rds were the
names of his brother and some of the
Others present. which were meant TO
be good byes. The only person who
attended him during his illness and
who was not present at his deathbed
was DR.. Stevenson all the others, his
boys and personal servants, were adj
mitted at the last.
The BODY will be taken to Groote-
schuur. the residence of the deceased,
near Cape Town on special train
IN state for day or two and the put-
lie will be admitted to view the re-
mains. Ii has not vet been deter min.
ed where he will be buried. 1t was
the wish of Mr.. Rhodes to he inferred
at Matonpo Hills. Rhodesia Certain
of his FREUD will proceed to Matoppo
Hill to determine whether ii is pfac-
ticable to carry out this wish. The
features OF the dead man are placid
and death mask of them will be ta-
ken.
Cecil Rhode. the great financial au-
tocrat of South Africa, was born on
July 5. 1868 and was therefore but 40
wears old. 1t was i'll health that orig
inalIy Sc mt him to South Africa.
affection nf the lungs, he was sent TO
Southern Natal to join his brother,
Herbert. who was engaged there in
cotton planting. He was then de-
scribed as a'pale faced, del1care lad
and no one co uld have. foretold the
brilliant career for which he was
destined. The following year Her
bert Rhodes abandoned his cotton
plantations and set out for the dia-
mond fields. whittier Cecil soon fol-
lowed and thus took the first step to-
ward lis future power and wealth.
His success since then reads like
fairy tale. He became the central fig
ure of the South African diamond
COMPANY which controls the output
of the great Kimberly mines, and so
active was Mr.. Rhodes in the advance
ment of English business interests in
the country that he became the en-
bodiment of all of the outlapder po-
iitieal vices which so enraged the
Beers in South Africa at the out
break Of the war.
AT the time of the declaration of
war Mr.. Rhodes was busy with the
details of great scheme for the de-
velopment of South Africa. The prin-
cipal feature of his plans was a mod
VI IL ihiAAOnh tiafCicthG tHC
from Cairo to Cape Town and Incl
dental thereto he had planned other
important measures for the opening
up of the natural resources of the
country.
At the time of the famous raid of
DIR. Jameson III 1892, which Is con-
Sidered the nrecinitatinp eause IF the
diplomatic and parliamentary proceed
ings which ended in the Boer war.
Cecil Rhodes was premier uf the Brit
ism possessions in South Africa and
true 70 his outlander principals he at.
tempted to justify the raid.
Mr.. Rhodes was WORN millions OF
pounds sterling. just how many no
one knowss definitely. perhaps not
even the great financisr himself.
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