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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30
For over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions Of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success II
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pains, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. II
will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
mediately. Sold by Druggists in every
part of the world Twenty-Five cents
bottle. Be sure and ask for Mrs
Winslows Soothing Syrup.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

The returns last Thursday show that
the counties Of Middlesex, Mathews,
and King and Queen voted for sub
scriptions to the bonds Of the Richmond
and Tidewater Railroad. while in King
William the proposition was defeated
Gloucester had already voted the bond
appropriation. 1t Ia believed the road
will be built
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

Harrison Southworth, who was re-
elected Clerk Of Courts in Essex on
Thursday last, has in his day been clerk
Of four different courts in Virginia,
viz: Spotsylyania, Fredericksburg, Han
over and Essex, and he has made good
one in each instance There is not
another clerk who ever served in Vir-
GINA with such q record.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

1t is officially announced from Wind.
sor CASTLE that the overwhelming num-
Der Of congratulations received from
all parts of the world on the occasion
of the eightieth anniversary Of the
birth Of the Queen, makes it impossi-
bic to answer them individually. Her
Majesty expresses her heartfelt thanks
for the many messages sent to her, and
says that she has been deeply touched
and gratified by them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

United States Senator Boies PenrOse,
Of Pennsylvania, in an interview, ex-
presses himself as approving the admin
istration of President Mckinley and the
suggestion for his nomination TO sue.
coed himself by the republican national
convention. The senator declares his
purpose to advocate the adoption Of a
plank in the coming republican state
convention indOrsing the national ad-
ministration and emphatically declar-
ing the sentiment of the republicans OF
Pennsylvania in favor Of the renomina-
tion of Mckinley.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

One hundred and eleven Cubans. applied
on Sunday for their share Of American
gold, SO each, but only thirty received
any. These turned over their arms to
the Al Calde Of the town. The names
of the others were not on the army
rolls. On the first day of the distribu-
tion but few applied. The delay was
caused by officers refusing to come for
ward and identity their men.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

There was a tornado in the west on
Sunday morning through Missouri, Ne
braska Iowa and South Dakota, and sew
eral fatalities in South DakOto. At Cham
berlain, and on the same day, nine per-
sons were killed in wreck on the
Rock Island and Burlington Railroad,
near Waterloo, Iowa.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30
Mills-Y Young.

On Wednesday afternoon, May 18th
Bethany church, in Spotsylyania coun-
ty, was the scene Of pretty marriage.
The contracting parties were Miss Vir-
ginia Mills and Mr.. Willie A. Young
The bride and BRIDES maids were at
tired in white organizes with white
ribbon trimmings, and che bride carried
q bouquet of orange blossoms. The mar
riage was followed by q reception.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

The Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
Merrett has resigned to accept the post
mastership of Washington, d. O. and
Mr.. Madden, Of Michigan. of the Rail-
way Locomotive Engineers Union, sue
Deeds him. Both are Michigan born
men, though Merritt halls now from
New York.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

Some of Dewey friends In he Navy
Department suspect that the Admiral is
purposely evsding a statement Of his
itinerary. desiring to avoid, as far as
possible, ell demonstrations.
His friends here intimate that. hav-
ing been obliged by his health TO de-
cline TO attend the dinner at HOngkong
in honor Of the Queens birthday, a
very unusual declination, Admiral
Dewey will find it impossible to depart
from the rule he there established, and
attend any banquets Or popular demon
STATIONS in this country.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

Ex-President Harrison is in Paris,
where re has gone as counsel in the
Venezuelan arbitration case with Great
Britain. He has been warmly received
and dined by Loubet. President OF
France.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

AS there is to be Republican L. S.
Census Supervisor in the Eighth Con-
gressional district, why not let Hon.
w. ]. Rogers, of King George, have
the place? He would make good
official.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

Governor Tyler will go to Wacha-
preague. Aooomac county. Tuesday to
attend the session Of the State Board Of
Fisheries there Wednesday. He win
be accompanied by several friends.
Toe trip.to Old Point will be made by
rail and the rest Of the journey win be
on She Steamer Chesapeake
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30
native of Spotsylvania.

Rev. DR.. T. S Dunaway preached en-
Sunday morning at DR.. Muirs Baptist
Church in Washington, D. o. The
Irvington Citizen has just re-publish-
ed q sermon of DIR. D. s as Elder Dun
away, which was delivered in that
county thirty-five years ago last April,
viz in April, 1864.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

NO ADvlCEs FROM GEN BROOKE.
The War Department officials are
greatly disappointed. but feel that they
have done all that in fairness could be
expected of them, and il the remaining
Cuban soldiers are Of the same mind
as those in Havana. the government
will not long delay withdrawal of the
offer. The suspicion is growing that
while the leaders of the opposition to
the policy of the United States in this
matter do not contemplate the foolhardy
attempt at instruction, they are trying
to retain the Cuban army organization
within their call, so that they may dom
mate the affairs Of the island by force,
il need be, when the United States
forces are withdrawn and the independ-
ence Of the island is acknowledged.
Another explanation offered is that the
existence of a large Cuban army has
been exaggerated.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

Rosa Bonheur. the great French ami
NAL painter, is no more. She died at
Fontainebleau, France. last Saturday
in the seventy eighth year OF her age.
For half century she had been a CON-
msnding figure in the realm of high
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30
Death of Mrs. VIM. Weaver.

A telegram was received here yester.
day from Philadelphia announcing the
death of Mrs. Mary l.. Weaver, wife Of
VIM. Weaver, formerly of King George.
Va. She was the daughter of the late
George Ayler, Of this city, and was
fifty.five years old. Heart disease is
the cause Of her death. She leaves a
husband son and three daughters.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

WisconsiL's delegation in Congress
numbering ten members will support
the candidacy Of David B. Henderson,
of 10 va. in the coming Speakership cor.
test.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

The Free Lance has never spent much
time on lynchings. They will cease
when the crime ceases. and The Free
Lance is gratified to note that many
leading colored men are condemnipg
the crimes, that lead up to lynchings,
and so are all leading white men.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

The dates for our agricultural fair have
been fixed for September %, p, Is.
Now let our country friends their sisters
their cousins and their aunts get ready
70 come and to bring good exhibits.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

The insurgent generals take the loss
of arms more to heart than they 40 'he
loss OF men -,
Foreigners who have arrived mere
from the insurgents country under the
recent order Of expulsion say the GENE
teriss IN all the towns are filled Win
fresh graves A majority OF the Flllplhos
wounded die. because the lnsurgeht
hospitals are inadequate, medicines are
scarce. and they have. few surgeons ,ex-
cept Spanish captives, who have been
impressed
The foregoing telegraphed last week
from Manila is further story Of how
the war for civilization and humanity
is being waged in the Philippines
las We SOW 80 also shall we reap. a
righteous Judge sits in Heaven. and
this nation will yet call down upon it.
self the vengeance of Heaven for its
war against civilization and humanity.
The grave Of John Marshall. Chief
Justice and one Of Virginia's greatest
iurists, in historic old Shockoe Gene
terry, is in neglected condition. Its
appearance would indicate that the
memory Of the life work of one Of the
Old Dominion's greatest sons had we'll
nigh faded away Exchange.
Here is theme for Hon John Goode,
president Of the Virginia Bar Associa'
ton, TO dwell upon at the meeting OF
the Bar Association to be held at Hot
Springs next August The Bar Asso-
citation and the lawyers Of Virgins
ought TO take up this matter and raise
fund to restore the grave and put il
in good condition, and President Goodt
ought to take mp the matter in his an
nual address.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30
LOCAL MARKETS

Wheat, 60 to GS; corn, 38 TO 40, meal SO
to 90 per 100 pounds; oats, ~ to 30
turkeys liye,7 toScts dressed II to IL ;old
fowls (live), to 81; spring chickens,
II to IS cts. per lb. f; lard,
to s; eggs, 10 to II cts. {; butter
10 to 20; hams, to 10. Irish
potatoes, so to 90; sweet potatoes,
so to 70; beef, 3 to rs; veal
to AZ; Pork, A to AZ; hides
(green), 8 to z hides (dry) 8 to 10 ;hides
(green) salted. to 9.
wool-Unwashed, lG'to II; washed.
81 to %.
The Grain Market.
The grain markets closed yesterday
as follows:
Ohicago-Wheat, May 7Gl5; July
77l6 Sept. 1888 Corn, May 30; July
33 May oats, 81.
New York-Southern wheat. 75 to
SO; Southern corn. 40 to II.
Baltimore Southern wheat, 20 TO IS
Southern corn, 40 to Al
Richmond-Wheat. 20 to ~ corn
AZ to AZ
AIexandris-wbsss. % TO So; corn.
40 r. Al
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30
The Hospital cempletei.

A meeting Of the Hospital Associa-
ton was held yesterday al which the
report Of the building committee was
adopted, the hospital accepted and the
contractor settled with. Considerable
other business of a routine nature was
transacted
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

Ooney Island, near New York city.
was fre.swept last week Two hun
dred buildings were destroyed in the
Boweiy district The flames sp cad
over seven blocks of frame structures
Loss nearly a million Five persons
ere'severly burned
The S u'hern Railway Company will
erect a passenger station IN Richmond
30 cost about $50 900
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

Secretary of the Navy Long has re-
ceived dispatch from Admiral Dewey
saying he will not reach New York be-
fore the first of next October.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

The Free Lance on its behalf and that
of his kins- people here, congratulates Mr.
s. Carroll Chancellor on his election TO
the mayorality of Leesburg. Mr.. Chan
cellor is evidently coming to the front
In Loudoun. He is frank. bold !.
courageous young man. His father,
the late Lorman Chancellor. was a
native of Spotsylvania.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

Fredericksburg is about to have a
new and up. to- date set Of ordinances.
Thanks TO the Council. but more
especially to Councilmen Lane.
Bradley and McCrecken, the ordinance
committee, who spent much time in
getting them up They are to be
printed and ready for use by July l..
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30
TO the Republican Voters and Friends Of
Stafford, Co, Va

congratulate you uponlthe magnif-
icent victory achieved on the 20 day
of May, over combines and the I'M
limited use Of money and whiskey.
Respectfully,
NJ X Lowry, Chairman.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30
Weather forecast for Fred
ericksbur0 and picinitV.

Increasing cloudjReSS and
possibly SholoerS By Saturday
night.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

Hymn-Coma Ihoa s Inlehs King.
Pray superintendent T. H S.rarr-
Hymn-A Blessing 300 PRAYER. Ere
sponsivo Reading Hymn. Building
Primary Glass ;H,cIfAtl.u. IuhcrO
and lie ,cefortn- .ir1rg. Melville. Au-
ME Kendall, John CA E0,e CuItlt,
Wesley Blunt Elsie Wight, Reeita.
ton. The Camel 81 SO Anne Perry
Hymn-B.auuiul Sabbath Resp
Reading Recitation. LlF .r Moments
Susie Shent0n, Edith K.-a EeAn0r
Howard, Elizabeth R1dgcr. Pinkie
Jenkin; Recitation, Beautiful Things
Katie Blunt; Hymu-Chorasi Reel
tatlon, 4 Liberal EiuclI0u-Jmcs
Keene Address by Mr. j. v ID Con.
way Objection. Recitation. What Is
the Old Farm Fir F0r,-uaylOr Scott,
James Thomas, Warren Patterson aud
Lawrence Williams, Hymn Infant
Glass Recitation 4 Little Girls
Wish-Jeinette Sfeirns, Hymn He
HIdeth Ny Soul; Recitation. The Way
20 Heayen-Lld. HlsNnsi Hymn
Jesus Saves BaueIiei0u and the
Lord's Prayer
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-05-30

The Washington, H. @ Sta, Of o
Saturday says
Mrs Cushnau x Davis has ,,u er.
pertaining during this week large
number # friends among whom are her
cousin. Mrs John Il MscL.an. IT Bay
Ridge, New York, aud hrf three child
rem On Thursday morning Precedent
and Mrs Mckinley gave Mrs Davis
and her relatives puyats reception.
Miss Daisy MacLea1, child ~ I've
years. sang and recited several pieces
for the President and Mrs Mckinley.
who were greatly entertained Mrs
Mckinley took the children, FIVE in
number among whom wore Miss Annie
Wright, Of Bowling Green, Va. and
Master Albert Agnew, # tbis city, also
relatives Of Mrs. Davis 20 her b0udoir,
aud presented each with a souvenir II
the visit and the peace Jubilee
Mrs. Davis is the wife Of Senator
Davis, Of Minnesota
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-16

smokeless powder. 1-pound cans. 500; 10
pound cans, SOC pound,
Shot-Drop, $50 B B and large, $1.S5;
chilled, Sis.
Iron-Market very steady; swede, 5Kc
base; refined 50. 90 base.
Nails--Cut. SO. 10 base; wire, SO. 65 base.
Barbed Wire-$4. 2J per 100 pounds.
Lime, Calcium, Plaster and Cement-Al-
ALBANIA and Georgia time in fair demand
and sell at 7Jc a barrel bulk and carload
lots; special calclned plaster, 81 so per bar
rel; hair, 4a5c. Rosedale cement, 81 100
40; carload lots, special; Portland ce-
ment retail, 81 20; carload lots, 50 co.
Lumber, F. O. b., Vessel Savannah
Minimum yard sizes, s12.50a1400; car silIs.
Sl3O0Gl500; difficult sizes, S16.50a25.00;
ship stock, SIS. Goa 90; sawn ties, SO 50
ali co; hewn ties. 33d36c.
Cotton Bagging-Market steady; jute
2A-pound, &c; 2-pound. SIC; ~ pound
CSC; sea Island bagging, 9Ac.
Cotton Ties-Star dard. As pound, arrow,
large lots, 81 %; smaG lots, s1.35
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-16
OCEAN FREIGHTs.

Cotton - Savannah to Boston, per
bale $125; 10 New York, per bale,
800; to Philadelphia. per bale. $1.O0; to
Baltimore. per bale, $l.00; via New York
Bremen, SOC; Genoa, Coo; Liverpool. 45c;
Reval. zoe; direct, Bremen, 40c; BARGE
Iona, 55c; Genoa, soc; Liverpool, 4Oc;
Havre l5c; Reval, via Bremen. 5Sc;
Trieste, SEC: Venice, Coo; Naples, SIC.
Lumber-By Sail-Freight strang. Sa-
vannah to Baltimore. per NJ. So 50; to Phil
adelphia, $500: TO New York, 500; to Bos-
ton and Portland, $3.50; crossties, A feet
base, to Baltimore, lie; to Philadelphia,
NE; to New York, 1Sc
BY m-Lumber-Savannah to Balti-
more, $500; TO New York, $500; TO dock,
$S75; lightered--to Boston, to dock. $500.
Naval Stores-The market is firm me-
dunn size vessels. Rosin-Cork for orders,
IS per barrel Of 80 pounds and per cent.
primage. Spirits As Sd per 40 gal ons
gross and 8 per cent. prima ge. Larger
vessels, rosin. Is Sd; spirits, As. Steam, 10c
per 100 pounds on rosin sec on spirits,
Savannah to Boston and size on rosin,
and soc on spirits to New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-16
Shining Memnrnnhn

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec l5.-Cleare1
steamship Lincoln, Thompson, Nassau.
Key West Fla, Dec. 15.-Arriye l
steamers Mascotte, Miner. Port Tampa'
and sailed for Havana Miami, DeIano
Havana, and sailed for Miami; San Mar
cos, -, New York, and sailed for CAT
weston.
Fernandiua. Fla. Dec. 15.-cIe7rsd
schooner Susan N. Pickering, Haskell,
Boston.
Port Tampa. Fla, Dec. 15.-sansd
steamer George Farwell, Pickett, New
York.
Charleston, S. c., Dec. 15.-Arrive1.
steamers Algonquin, Plat. New York. an
proceeded to Jacksonville; Seminole.
Bearse, Jacksonville and proc eded 10
Boston; Emmeline, Dudley, Boston, ann
proceeded TO Brunswick; Ludwig (Ge1
Won Hargen, Hamburg
Marseilles, Dec. 12.-Sailed, Camarose.
Pensacola Roads.
Philadelphia. Dec. 12-Arrived, schooner
William p. Hood, Fernandina.
Pensacola. Fla, Dec. I5.-Arrived bark
Baccicin Revello QtaD, Raineri, Genoa.
Sailed steamships Romola BD. este
gard Dunkirk; Pensacola, Simmons. Gal
veston ship Charles Dickens (Nor}, Tor
ressen, London; bark Australia CNor).
Aanonsen, Buenos Ayres.
Cleared, steamship Norwood (Br), New
ton. Venice Hirundo (NoD Olsen, Ant
Werp.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-16
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.

New York, Dec 15.-Flour inactive and
barely steady, with buyers 5G10e under
the market. Rye -four firm. Buckwheat
-four dull Buckwheat nominal. Corn
meal duh. Rye quiet. Barley steady.
Barley malt quiet.
Wheat-Spot easy; No red, 749sc; op-
tions opened easy at Hc decline, following
local sales and liberal Argentine ship
ments. Subsequent light declines were
prompted by fears of a bearish govern
ment report and an entire absence of i'm
portant export demand. Finally the mar
ket rallied slightly, with corn, and closed
steady at &c net decline; March, 1885,
May 747sc; July, 75Bc; December, 725sc.
Corn-Spot easy; No. 2, 40ssc; options
opened weaker and sold off under pros
poets of larger interior receipts. Later,
however, it rallied 1saAc on demand.
Prices unchanged to sc net decline; May,
39Ac; December, 39Iac.
Oats-Spot dull; No. 2, 2915c; No. 3, 2Sisc.
Beef steady; cut meats quiet; picked bel
lies, 5l6a7c; picked shoulders, 515Q6c; do
hams, Sl9c. Lard strong; Western steam
ed, 5.S5c; December, 5. Soc; refined strong
continent $6.15 Pork strong. Butter
quiet and steady; Western creamery, $50
&c; state dairy, 1SQ25c. Cheese firm; fall
made fancy small, 12AQ17c do do large,
121aGi12Ac. Eggs steady; state and Penn
sylvania. 2fd25c; Western ungraded, 16G
Nlac; Western. 21Q24c. Potatoes steady;
Jerseys, 81. Zou Low new 1Ork, Sl.ZJnl fos
Long Island, 81. 50Q200; Jersey sweets 81 rs
@275; Southern sweets, 81. 75d2 % Tai
low firm; city, SC; country. 4Aq5c. Petrol
cum steady. Rosin quiet. Turpentine
steady Rice quiet. Moiasses steady. Pea
nuts steady. Cabbage steady; Long ISL
and. 81. 0O@6. so per 100. Freights to Liver
pool quiet; cotton, 25c; grain, 2&c. Coffee,
options opened steady. with prices TO 10
points higher on active covering, and a
squirt OF investment buying. which demand
was prompted by much better news from
Europe than expected and light receipts
at Brazilian ports. There was a further
advance of 5Gl0 points later in the ses-
sion on increased activity of shorts and
scarcity of buyers. A better feeling in
spot department added to frmness of fu-
lures. Near the close prices sagged under
light realizing. The market was finally
quiet, net unchanged to 10 points lower.
Total sales, 1880 bags; January, 5756
5.s5c; spot coffee, Rio steadier, Csc for No.
invoice: No. jobbing, 72sc. Mild steady.
Sugar, raw, firm; held higher; refined
steady.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-16

other people and 1 felt proprietary in
terest in Browns case. Brown had 1t
badly He snubbed Miss Gilt two or
three times before the other boarders, and
she didn't like it. Browns conversation
was almost exclusively devoted 10 the So
ciety news of the day. Finally Miss Gilt
announced mat she had broken her en-
gagement with him. II was not a surprise
10 the other boarders. To weeks later
she announced her engagement to Smith.
Brown did not seem TO be very much de-
jected then.
"Curiously enough from that date his
name ceased to appear in any of the lists
of those present. Brown went to the
same old places and he examined the news
papers eagerly the next morning, but his
name was not used. He sent anonymous
notices to the papers and they were
thrown into the waste basket. Then he
tried to make up with Miss Gilt but she
wouldn't consider him at all. l had no
sympathy with him. He had brought il
on himself. Miss Gilt became Mrs
Knickerbocker Smith three months later
and her husband brought her to New York
where her fortune supports them both
comfortably 1t took Brown two wears
to recover from his social plunge. and
he does not know to this day how Smith
toDpled him over. Smith was eternaIy
grateful, and every Christmas he sends
me substantial reminder of my befriend-
ing him. l was perfectly satisfied with
the case. II had demonstrated nv theory
that an itch for notoriety was a disease
with certain people and 1 have ALWAYS
considered it a case worthy of being pre-
served in medical annals"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-16
JOUBERT A CONFEDERATE.
Lamar Fontaine Says He Commanded
"A Louisiana Regiment.

From the New York Times.
If Gen. Peirus Jacobus Joubert were a
man who had just emerged from obscure
ty into sudden fame, uncertainties and
mistakes about his origin and carry MIS-
tory would not be surprising, but as he
has occupied a prominent place in Sou h
African history for more than twenty
years, and as the victorious commander at
Majuba Hill has been known almost as
long all over the civilized word it is in
deed remarkable that now for the first
time we should be informed that the
Boer leader is of American birth, and that
he he'd a conspicuous position in the Con-
federate army. Yet such are the state
ments made in a letter recently sent to
Capt. j. F. Anderson, an official of the
Georgia Railway, by CcG. Lamar Fontalne
of Lyon, Miss. Writing, as he asserts
from personal knowledge, Col. Fontalne
gravely declares that Gen. Joubert is a
native of Louisiana, belonging TO one of
the Oldest families of that state, and haV-
ing brother and large clan of relatives
living still in that state" Then he enters
into astonishing details: "Joubert COM
manded a regiment in Dick Taylor's brig
AIDE (afterward Gen. Jack Hays after
Taylor's promotion to a major general
and was the senior colonel in the brigade.
L
Seventh, Eighth or Ninth Louisiana Regi-
ment, but he was often in command of his
brigade, and in May 1862, at Fort Royal
Va, he saw his first baptism of bod. /
carried him the order of battle from Stone
wall Jackson on that morning. If memory
serves me right it was about 4 o'clock
on the morning of the 29th of May 1862.
and / was in his escort when the battle
opened. And from that day until Stone
walls death. Co. Joubert was one of
Jackson's most trusted soldiers. 1 was a
scout and courier for Stonewall from Goth
of November, 1861, until his wound at
Charlottesville, in May, 1868, and fire.
quently met Col. Joubert in Stonewall $
tent and knew the friendship that existed
between these two men. After Jackson s
death 1 was sent 20 Joseph E. johnston )
headquarters, at jackson, Miss, to take
part in the siege of Vicksburg, and lost
sight of Col NOW GEM Joubert, and saw
no more of him until after AppomattoX,
when he with Gen. Lcring and other kin
dred spirits, left the country for foreign
lands and io-k service with the Killed. We.
From there he drifted to South Africa
Yet in twenty biographies the accuracy
of which has not hitherto been questioned,
Gen. JOubert is described as a Boer by
birth and blood, one of the first to trek
northward away from British rule, and
knowing nothing of other lands except
what he learned from brief stay in Lon
don