Show COLONEL RHODES DEAD london sent 21 information was received hero tonight 0 the death of colonel francis william rhodes retired brother of the late cecil rhodes and managing director of the african transcontinental telegraph company he died at cape town after having been ill tor somo time of black flater fever he was born in 1851 colonel rhodes waa prominent in the jameson raid he was arrested by the transvaal government pleaded guilty to the charge of high treason and was sentenced to death the sentence being subsequently commuted to imprisonment followed by banish mant the colonel served with great distinction in the campaigns in the soudan and on several occasions was mentioned for bravery Guy aquil ecuador sept 21 president garca today handed to a confidential agent an autograph letter addressed to president amador of panama recognizing tho new republic |