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Show CONTROL RUBBER INDUSTRY ' King Leopold' Syettm In tha Cong ' to B Succeeded By a Policy f: f Peaceful Industry. M Ilrussejs. Even while notgtum I mourning the dratb of King Leopold, the shadow nf the 1nte ruler' cold, commercial, calculating mind stand dominant, nnd while there are whispered whis-pered ttlhuten to his greatness as a ruler, there are cautious speculailoua as to the fate of the gigantic rubber Industry lu the Coroto, fostered ami trained under the tiinstor hand nf the dead king. It Is reairled In th circles of tho bourse that Ihn directorship direc-torship of Die Congo rubber Industry will now fall Into tbe hands of Tho. F. Walsh, of Colorado, and Thomna Hum. of Virginia, and their American ussoclates. who were heavily Interested Interest-ed flnnniinlly with King Leopold. Under tho direct guidance of American Ameri-can financiers it Is believed ihat the rigid principles of Leopold will be tempered wiih mercy. losild used his II. .Ulan solders to harass tha natives, whereas It Is believed under American regime the districts will be loiicod with a paltl force of men, who will be strictly enjoined to abstain ab-stain from the blood tuxes which have made the Congo a country ot violence and a blot iin civilisation. Tho Iliironoss Ynughan baa departed from her castle, through fear that the threats of the rubble against her would be carried out. It I rvxirted Hint sue haa lied to Pari A royui decree Issued on Saturday , lauds l.voKild as a groat king, with u giutid reign. Huron CofMuol ha boon apiMilnicd executor of Die king a will, which shows that tho ce-lute ce-lute wan worth II.uoo.iiiiii. although, of course, this Is merely about a thousandth. One of tho doxoii cast lea owned by Leopold was worth that much. |