Show LONDOIt PRESS ON EHODES All Agree Great Britain Is Poorer Because Be-cause of His Death London March 27In estimating the career of Cecil Rhodes arid Jts effect on the hlatory tho British empire nowspa per editors aro largely Influenced by their political 1 vlc sBl t tho opinion Is unan Imous in tho press hero that in spite oC tho defects and tho limitations of his forceful character few men have moro profoundedly Impressed the imagination of their contemporaries or played a large part In tho worlds affairs than Cecil Rhodes and thatthe empire Is poorer because be-cause AC his death With tho expressions of admiration for his great services arc mingled kindly r grota for tho dIsastrous estimates made in tho Jameson raid Tho Standard says There was a cot lain largeness and magnanimity even In his failings Ho remains an impressive and Inspiring figure and a real lJovcr ot his country who sacrificed much to make England great and powerful The Dally Mall describes him as the successor of Lord Cllvo and Warren Hastings and sa sTho virulence with which lie was hated abroad is tho incas ure of his service to England The Dally Chronlolo says There wa nothing In the career of Cecil Rhodes to support the charge that ho was a vulgar money grabber There was nothing amaH about him cvcn his blunders were colossal colos-sal salThe The Dally News which bitterly attack Mr Rhodes on account of the Jameso raid declares that not even Randolph Churchill shattered a moro brilliant career by a moro conspicuous act of folly and defends him from tho chargo of money grabbing The Dally Telegraph says It Cecil Rhodes was guilty ala great blunder In I 1BX ho paid as dearly for It aa his mos bitter too could wish Now that he has passed beyond the reach of malignity oC ccnHiire only tho magiillccnt services ho rendered tho empire beloved will be remembered re-membered Tho Times says With all his unde niablo faults and Iho errors which marred his noblest work Cecil Rhodes stands a heroic fIgure which tho traditions of Imperial im-perial history will cllnff to The newspapers nil devote much space to nowsparc tho career of Mr Rhodes to reminiscences of tho man and the impressions Im-pressions of foreign opinion concerning himMuch Much curiosity is evinced as to the probable prob-able disposal of his property and Interests inter-ests Tho general notion Is that tho bulk of his property will bo bequeathed not tan t-an Individual but to public interests In South Africa and that Dr Jameson will bo designated to succeed so far as any ono can succeed to the chargo or his Rhodoelan interests Matoppa Hllln where Mr Rhode wished to bo burled la tho scene of hIs historic conference with the Matabcl chiefs A dispatch from Capotown in this morn lags Dally Express flays that Dr Jame son Is authority for the statement that Cecil Rhodes let Grooro Schuur his resIdence res-Idence near CaJ town to tho peoplo ar that city as well aa largo I sums of money to charities |