The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-17
DEATH OF GENERAL JoUBERT.
It Might Result In Greater Activity
On the Part of Beers.

London, Nov 16.-The most startling
news from the seat of war today is
the report Of the death of General Piet
Joubert, commander in chief of the
Boer forces. Though the report comes
from many different sources, it OBJ
viousiy lacks confirmation. At the
same time many people believe the re-
port TO be we'll founded, as the gener-
ais death is said TO have occurred Nov.
3. when the Boer rifielnen were under
stood to be within 1900 yards of Lady
smith. AS severe fighting between the
British and the Beers the same day
has since been reported. it is regarded
in some quarters as quite possible that
General Joubert, always noted for his
personal courage and GOODNESS, may
have dangerously exposed himself in
personal reconnaissance of the British
position.
If Joubert was really killed on the
battlefield it would seem to be the. fit
test death for such gallant soldier.
Even his foes admit that he fought
squarely, and his action when General
Symons died, in cabling his sympathy
to the bereaved widow, established him
in the high regard of all soldiers.
1t is claimed that the death of Jou-
bert would likely lead to the adoption
by the Beers of holder and more active
tactics. as it is we'll known General
Joubert was a cautious and conServa-
tive commander and that he had con-
siderable difficulty in restraining his
hot-headed followers
The driblets of news bring informa-
ton that Ladysaniths was still under
general bombardment, on Sunday from
six forty-pounders. while the naval
guns were silent The Beers, it conse-
quently appears, have got more heavy
guns into place, while either the Brit
ish ammunition has given out or the
British gunners are reserving their fire
with view of the poor practice made
by the besiegers.
The reports that the Beers have pen
etrated southwark from Colenso to
Chiveley, where they are said to have
cut the railroad, shows, it is claimed,
that they are adopting proper strate-
gical plan to impede the advance of
the British relieving force.
Perhaps this may turn out to be Cen
eral Schalkburger's force which, when
last heard from, was raiding Zululand.
This force, it is asserted, may next be
heard from south of Estcourt, which
they will, in all likelihood, attempt to
isolate before further reinforcements
arrive. Indeed, it is already reported
that a Boer force has been seen in the
neighborhood of the line north of the
Moot river.
According to the latest advices from
British sources at EStcourt, the Beers
are suffering from lack of supplies.
though the large stores the British left
when they evacuated New Castle and
Dundee must have been of great as
sistance to the Boer commissarait. But
the task of maintaining a complete in
vestment of Ladysmith is probably
proving onerous. Ladysmith seems to
be we'll provisioned and the entrench-
ments are daily being strengthened.
The Beers have renamed Dundee
.Meyersdorp," after General Lucas
Meyer. whose forces fought those Of
General Symons there. 1t is said this
morning that 200 wounded of General
Meyers force arrived at Pretoria the
next day.
There are signs that a movement for
the relief of Kimberley may be expect
ed shortly. There is great activity at
De Aar situated on the railroad about
$50 miles south of Kimberley, where
the advance appears likely to be made
There is, it is claimed, no urgent rea-
son for this. unless Kimberley provi-
sions are getting low. but the moral ef
feet would be good for the British.
The greatest enthusiasm was shown
this morning at the departure from
Newport of a mountain battery of the
Royal Artillery. consisting of six guns.
Thousands of people lined the streets,
and the battery had difficulty in reach
ing the train through the dense crowd.
This was the last mountain battery re-
naming in England, eight others being
in India and the Tenth having been
captured by the Beers at Nicholsen's
Mex.
Nothing is known at the war office of
the reported death of General Joubert.