New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-27
GREAT IMPERIALlST GONE.
RHoDES's DEATH A CALAMITY TO THE
EMPIRE.
.>xrFTy. AMONG EOER DELEGATES AT THE
HAGUE-RrLLER's FRIENDS Lo91
THEIR PATIENCE.

HAGUE-RrILERs FRIENDS LOSE
THEIR PATIENCE.
Copyright. 1862: Ry Tho New York Tribuneo
Especial TO The Tribune by French cable
London. March -. a. m.-The death Of Cecll
Rhodes is generally recognized as a 'diai'-'''
for the empire He had succeeded IN li>'iiS
down the prejudice excited 10y the Jameson" 'a'i'
and. degrite his secret connection with the ear
ner stages Of that intrigue against the hoeI
renubIics. he was not unpopular with the Dutch
~ rho colony. He would inevitably have re-
turned Ia power If he had lived to witness the
cloaa of the war. and his influence would have
been strongly exerted in the direction OF race
reconciliation Nj. Rhodes shared with IRE
rniers Iaurier and Barton the distinction OF be
ing the great imVerialists among colonial states
men. lie was badly advised by his brother AT
Johannesburg before the Jameson raid ana
was misled Icy Dr Jameson himself. Wh" mao
been infatuated with The story Of Give in lndla'
but the great services rendered by him TO me
empire have not been forgotten.
The newspapers this morning pay tribute to
the career Of Cecil Rhodes. He is spoken of as
one Of the greatest Of Englands sons. There
will be public funeral at Cape Town and the
deceased statesman viii afterward be laid to
rest in the Matoppo Hills, where h held a con-
ference with the Natabele chiefs, and pracu-
cany brought TO a conclusion the native war of
1896
one u the most important movements in the
industrial world Of recent years has, says The
Daily Mail" been initiated by British iron
masters. who have invited European metal
lurgists 10 form a gigantic combination To Keep
I'D prices. in view OF the demand for p'g IRON
and steel from America.
Parliament has adjourned Cor ten DAYS ana
4be ruraor rnongeIs chilled 10y the east VIM
have little 10 chatter about LORD lSoSTDv'H'
like the Duke Of Devonshire, has retired 20 Tue
Continent and nothing more can re salH a''"u'
liberal conditions Of government "hhe lI'T s'a'7
has sufficient vitality for the effort o. lIoH''''S
cor,rlex measures which can be debated ioI d
season and quietly dropped. Talk about Caoll'el
reconstruction has died out No cabinet
CHANGES are probable this year Mr.. Chamber
lain and NJ Balfour are intimate ana loyal
sr.anss and neither is disposed 70 supplahi oi
stand in the way Of the other. The understands
ing among Nj ChamheTlains friends IS that he
is not anxious TO succeed Lord Salisbury h"I
lead the Commons. but expects to remain IN the
Colonial Office and work ont the settlement Oh
the South African question after The war MS
friends assert that he has no ambition al pres
ant exoart 70 make tour Of the British colonies
when be can leave tlt Ob4Ol4leai N''i'~ 80
reriod Of eight OF ten months, and visit Canada
Australia. Neyy-Zealand and South Africa
Rerorts from Brussels and The Hague con
tinue TO reveal the anxiety Of the Boer delegates
10 have It understood that peace cannot be made
without their knowledge and consent The dis
matches are contradictory. but. bellicose as are
the declarations attributed 10 DIT. Leyds' II
NAV be safely assumed that Mr.. KRUGER mas
known about Schalkburger's intentions for sew
eral months. and that he has sanctioned the
direct appeal to Steyn and De Wet. The Dutch
Ministers at The Hague Enthusiastically are hope
ful that peace will he made. They are reported
10 have warned Mr.. KRUGER and DR.. Leyds
that better terms could be made before than
after the coronation. but there is no method Of
confirming this rumor. Lord Kitchener's ac-
count Of a fairly successful drive in Delarey's
country and the recapture Of several or
Methuen's guns is proof that the Beers will ne
harried and hunted until they propose terms Of
peace. Dutch rumors that Lord Wolseley has
gone 70 the cape 10 take an active part as
peacemaker are sharply and emphatcally con
1radicted by those who talked with him on the
eve Of his departure.
General Butler has exhausted the patience Of
his most loyal friends. Comment among mill
tary men and in the press runs heavily against
him FOR reyerting to the Spion kop ahair in MS
correspondence with Mr.. Balfour Henry Nor
man has managed TO bring out so many lively
controversies in Parliament that the old stagers
are s1lemuly discussing whether experienced
Journalists with a fatal instinct for news ought
20 be eligible 70 election TO the House
Nfr. Duveen has turned from New-York 10
Madrid for treasure trove. He has purchased
fo- 1.5oo"Go pesetas orleo's collection Of
Limoges enamels. consisting Of triptychs, cas-
kets dishes and plates. and comprising fine ex-
amples 81 Nadon Penicaud, Jean Penicaud,
Pierre Raymond, Jean Courtois and Jean de
Limousine. l. y. r.
GOV DOLE STHHONED TO WASHINGTON.
Honolulu. March u.s. via san Francisco, March IS.
Governor Dol. VIII leave Honolulu for Washing
ton on the steamship Sierra on March % in answer
20 a dispatch received from Washington. stating