Show A RUMOR ABOUT RHODES I That is n novel rumor that comes I flom Capetown by way of London that Cecil Rhodes Is on the brink of deciaV I ing for a peaceful settlement of the war by leaving to the Boer republics their flag and local government with oea gocrnmcnt wih guarantees I guar-antees for the welfare of British interests i Inter-ests In those countries and a recognl j tion of British supremacy This Is accompanied ac-companied by reports of a hardly restrained I re-strained quarrel between Rhodes and i Rhoes the military leaders while the tangible support Is a reported letter from eter frm I Ilawkcslcy Rhodess attorney lhodess ahorc uphold ink the wisdom of such a settlement I The theory of the rumor Is that Rhodess heart Is In the development of I South Africa and especially ol Rhodesia Rhode-sia which he sees to be InTJOnslb1 if HII the Afrikander population te I left under conditions which will make It let lndeI anil disaffected But the obstacle to placing i pldns much faith in the Idea Is that if Rhodes were broad and laralfhtod enough to appreciate this cnouSh apprecate objection he should have been so In time to eschew Jameson raids and lUcent his corpo rate agencies and organs from vocifer ating the present war Into activity On the other hand one actly thing that might induce Rhodes to adopt that atti I tude would he the probability att he should succeed In preserving the Boer autonomy he might expect valuable valu-able concessions In the Transvaal terri tory The probability however is very slight that he will set himself against i the Jingo spirit whicliMic has culti alert I cIated with such assiduity Plttsburg Dispatch I Dis-patch I |