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and Pretorius formed themselves into
the triumvirate that declared the re-
public independent.
Then came the memorable war. with
Latngsnek. Ingoga Rion and Majuba
Hill following In rapid and fatal Sc
quence. Joubert was the hero Of Ma
juba Hill. He personally led the force
that dealt England the blow she has
neither forgotten nor forgiven.
Nothing Is written about Joutert
that does not comment on his fairness.
The Beers. in their Unsuitable ambition
to possess outlying lands that England
seized before them. raided Bechuana-
land In 1884 The movement was a
popular one. The Beers were flushed
with victory They believed the land
was more theirs than England's, for
they had broken the ground before
England possessed it. But Joubert
stopped it
"I positively refuse" he declared, ito
hold office under government that de-
liberately breaks its covenants, and
we have made covenants with Eng
land"
He meant it. He would have resign
ed and gone back to his farm. and the
Beers knew It
Joubert organized the army Of the
Transvaal. He divided the country into
II military departments and each de-
partment again and again into smaller
divisions, with commanders, field cor
nets and lieutenants Of various. ranks
in charge. Every man in the Trans
vaal became a trained soldier without
leaving his farm. Every man had his
complete equipment ready at home.
Every man was pledged to appear at
an appointed spot at the summons.
To mobilize the entire force Of the
republic Joubert had to send only II
kilograms. The word passed down the
line. and in an Incredibly short time
hundreds of post riders carried the
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is threatened. He wears no uniform.
The same old slouch hat which he
wears when he oversees the pasturing
of his herds he retains when he goes
into battle. His uniform consists Of
q cartridge belt
Only a trained eye can distinguish a
Boer general from Boer farmer. By
the umbrella under his arm and the
ration bag over his back you know
that he intends to travel on the veldt
By his rife and cartridge belt you
know that he expects to do some
shooting. but whether it is game be
seeks or the hated rooineks you may
not guess, not even by the way he
puffs at his pipe. for he would smoke
calmly In either event.
What would the British think If one
of their generals went to war with an
umbrella under his arm. rife and car
fridge belt over his shoulder and pipe
in his mouth? Yet that is just the way
the Boer generals 60 to war, and It
must be admitted that their queer ac-
couterment does not prevent them
from winning victories.
Generally these Boer leaders go on
horseback. but sometimes they roll over
the veldt in rubber tired "spider" bug
gies drawn by six or eight mules. Their
camp equipment Is very simple. The
whole fighting outfit Of q general and
his staff is often carried in one OK wag-
on. But the Boer army is very mobile.
as has been recently shown. 1t Is not
numbered with heavy baggage trains.
Perhaps this is why the Beers are able
to move their heavy artillery about so
easily.
OF course the most prominent of the
Boer leaders is Pietrus Jacobus Jou.
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Farmers. statesmen and soldiers
you may apply this description to any
one of the men who are leading the
Boer forces In the field. and 1t will fit
equally we'll IN each case.
Nothing is more striking than the
difference between the English and
Boer generals. The former is a mill
tary aristocrat who chose his profess
sion early In life. was educated for the
army and has spent his years In the
ranks. He wears an imposing uni
form. all gIittering with gold braid and
shiny buttons. He pins splendid med
ais on the breast Of his dress coat unl-
form. and be has titles before and let.
ters after his name.
The Boer general Is as democratic
as any man in the ranks under him.
He Is q soldier only when his country
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FARMER STATESMEN
WHO LEAD THE
BOERS IN BATTLE.

tive affairs" and bis salary $4,000 a
year. This is an emolument in addi-
tion to his post in the army. In war
and peace the commandant is a fierce
man. His freely expressed opinions
are as fiery as his fighting, and the
Beers all love him for his extreme con-
duct in both directions. General
Cronje has been in command of the
Boer forces along the western border
since the opening of the war. 1t was
his force which checked Lord Methuen
at Modder river.
The leader of the Orange Free State
burghers is General Evart R. Grobler.
Although young man, he has been
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summons from farm to farm. Within
4S hours the entire nation would be in
arms. fully equipped and provisioned
for month. awaiting only the COM
mand to assemble.
In appearance Joubert Is about b
feet 9 inches in height. stoutly built,
has n bushy gray beard and a face
tanned by the African sun. There Is
not an ounce Of superauous flesh on
his person. He Is rs strong as an OK
and possesses an endurance that Is re.
markable for man Of his age.
There Is not an inch Of the Trans.
vaal that Joubert does not know. and
now. in his sixty-eighth year. he Is as
full of fire and fight as he was in 1881,
when he defeated the British at Ma
juba Hill.
Two years ago he said to an English
correspondent:
"If you force us into war, every
Dutchman in South Africa will fight
against you. Even the women will
fight. You may take away our lives.
but our independence. never!'
This Is the kind Of man who is lead
ing the burghers on to battle for their
fatherland. Behind and beside him
are other men Of like caliber. men who
are patriots to their hearts core and
who know not when they are beaten.
Second in command Of the Boer
forces and second in popularity in the
two republics is General Pietrus A.
Cronie. He is the man who captured
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GENERAL 6CHAIkBURGER
for several years a notable figure In
the commercial legislation and mill.
tary affairs of the little republic.
General Grobler Is decidedly versa.
tile In his attainments. He Is grain
grower, an ostrich farmer, a stock rails
er and a diamond mine owner. Al
though only 36 years old. he has been
an influential member Of the volksraad.
sitting for Phllopolis. He Is described
as a man. Of intrepid and dogged tenn
permanent, able. shrewd. but withal
conservative. He Is descended from
Dutch and Huguenot stock. He speaks
and writes 1uently Dutch. English,
German and French. He Is also ac-I
compllshed In the vernacular Of many
of the native tribes around the Free
State.
He Is nearly six feet tall. Of slight
build. erect and Is man Of active ply
sique and quick mental conception. His
home in his native land. for he Is Boer
born-a native Of the soil for which be
is fighting-is one Of open hospitality.
General Grobler was the Orange
Free States commissioner to the
Worlds fair at Chicago in 1893. He
has had much to do with matters Of
transportation over the line Of railway
between Cape Town and the Free State
and in ranging the customs troubles
between the two countries.
He took prominent part in the de-
velopment Of the .Iagersfontein dia-
moIG mines He has one Of the largest
ostrich farms in South Africa.
President }. p. Steyn. who Is the
nominal commander In chief Of the Or
ange Free State burghers. Is more Of
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"Chrtsttans must glue themselves to h1t-
7nGnitu"

"Chrtstians 7nuSt giue Themselves to h1t-
mGnity."
Of society. the display Of its ease. its
soft enjoyment of pretty things. its
careless Indifference to humanity's
pain in the lower town. The group Of
newcomers went in. a strain of music
and the echo of a dancing laugh float
ed out into the street, and then the
door closed.
"Mr. Strong. if you preach to the
people to leave such pleasure as that
we have just glanced at to view or
suffer such things as are found in the
tenements. you must expect opposition.
I doubt if they will understand your
meaning. know they will not do any
such thing. 1t is asking too much"
"And yet the Lord Jesus Christ, al
though he was rich, for our sakes be-
came poor, that we. through his pow
erty, might be rich Mr.. Winter, what
this town needs is that kind Of Chris
tianity, the kind that will give up the
physical pleasures Of life to show the
love of Christ to perishing men. be-
lieye it is just as true now as when
Christ lived, that unless they are will
ing to renounce all that they have they
cannot be his disciples"
"Do you mean literally, Mr.. Strong"
asked the rich man after little.
eyes, literally, sometimes. l be-
Heve the awful condition Of things and
souls we have witnessed tonight will
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bert. "Slim Piet" he Is called in the
TranSvaal. The "Slim" means shrewd,
crafty Ask the English If the nick
name Is not an appropriate one.
Joubert Is GS years old and. with the
addition Of some polish is typical
Boer. He comes Of an OLD French HUI
guenot family. long settled in South
Africa. with strong infusion of Dutch
blood Like President Kruger. he was
born in Cape Colony. He was bred on
farm and began life as a farmer.
But his innate ability soon lifted him
into public life. He became state at
torney to the South African Republic
and afterward vice president. He has
long been ambitious to be president
and in 1893 came within SS1 votes Of
winning this honor from the great
Kruger himself. Joubert Is very pop
ular.
In the late seventies, during the trou-
bles with England that eliminated in
the war under the memory Of which
England has smarted ever since, Jou-
bert became q very prominent figure in
Transvaal affairs. He accompanied
Kruger on his memorable visit to Eng
land, when the demand for the lnde-
pendence Of the republic was formulat-
ed. This demand was finally refused,
and on Dec. 80. 1880. Kruger. Joubert
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TO BE CONCLUDED NEXT WEDNESDAY
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lawyer than q soldier. but he has been
at the front more than once since hos-'
tilities began He Is Free Slater by
birth and is 43 years old. He was
elected president in 1896. just after the
Jameson raid.
President Steyn Is a large man-a'
very large man. He Is 6 feet 2 inches
tall. and his frame Is in due proportion
to his height There Is not an ounce Of
superfuous flesh on his bones. and his
burghers frequently assert that he is
the strongest man in the country. His
weight Is somewhere in the neighbor-
hood Of 200 pounds. His every move
ment seems to tell Of the frankness Of
his disposition, and q glance at his
countenance Is sufficient confirmation
of the burgher tales Of his answering
honesty.
General Schalkburger Is another
Boer general WHO left his farm for the
front. He commands division Of the
Transvaal burghers and was one Of the
first to cross into Natal. At one time
his force threatened to sweep clear to
Pietermaritzburg. 1t was Schalkbur-
ger who first checked Butler at the
Tugela river.
Among the other Boer commandants
Is General Pretorius, a son Of the grim
old fighter who was one Of the pioneer
warriors of the TranSvaal and after
whom Pretoria was named.
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CHAPTER XXI.

As they were going out Of the house
the patient called Philip back. He
went in again. and the man said. "Mr.
Strong, wish you would tell Mr.. Win
ter all about it."
"Would you feel easier?" Philip ask
ed gently.
"Yes."
"All right: I'll tell him. Don't wor-
ry. Brother Man. take good care Of
him. l shall not be back until late"
He kissed his wife and Joined Mr..
Winter, and together they made the
round of the district.
As they were going through the
court near by the place where Philip
had been attacked he told the mill
owner the story. 1t affected him
greatly. but as they went on through
the tenements the sights that met him
there wiped out the recollection Of ev-
erything else.
"How many people are there in our
church that know anything about this
plague spot from personal knowledge,
Mr.. Winter?" Philip asked after they
had been out about two hours.
81 don't know. Very few, I pre-
sumo"
"And yet they ought to know about
it. How else shall all this sin and mis-
cry be done away?"
81 suppose the law could do some
thing" replied Mr.. Winter feebly.
"The lawr' Philip said the two
words and then stopped. They stum-
bled over a heap of refuse thrown out
into the doorway Of miserable struc-
ture. "Oh, what this place needs Is
not law and ordinances and statutes so
much as live, loving Christian men and
women who will give themselves and
q large part Of their means to cleanse
the souls and bodies and houses Of this
wretched district. We have reached a
crisis ia Milton when Christians must
give themselves to humanity. Mr..
Winter, am going to tell Calvary
church so next Sunday"
Mr.. Winter was silent. They had
COLLIE Oul VI TIC NiSlliSl "ShS
walking along together toward the up
per part of the city. The houses kept
growing larger and better. Finally
they came up to the avenue where the
churches were situated-a broad, clean.
we'll paved street. with magnificent
elms and elegant houses on either side,
and the seven large. beautiful church
buildings. with their spires pontin:
upward. almost all of them visible
from where the two men stood.
A door in one Of the houses nca:
opened. \ group Of people passed III
The glimpse caught by the two men
was q glimpse of bright. flower dec
grated rooms. beautiful dresses. gilt
tering jewels and table heaped with
luxuries Of food. 1t was the paradise
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Jameson, and Of course this made him
we'll loved by the Beers; also he is
an English hater Of the most bitter
sort. He holds a lucrative Office in
the government Of the Transvaal. His
title Is superintendent general Of ma
New-York tribune., 1900-01-30
aetpDork DAILY Gribn,re
TUESDAY. JANUARY 80, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The losses of General Warren's
division in the battle of Spion Kop are now
thought not to be so heavy as previously re-
ported. General Buffers list Of casualties among
officers containing twenty-five killed. twenty
wounded and six missing; forecast of the
Queens Speech showed its tone to be favorable
TO the continuance of the war; DR.. Leyds denied
that his visit to Berlin had any political signif-
canoe - Trouble is said to be brewing in
China over the deposition of the Emperor, and
report from Shanghai said that it was possible
that his restoration might take place within a
year - Advices from Rio de Janeiro and
Santos said that those ports were declared to
be free from plague - Heavy storms were
reported on the French coasts. - Russian
spies. it was alleged were active in Sweden.
CONGRESS- The candidates of the
Republican caucus for Secretary and Sergeant
alarms were elected; there was lively debate
on the war in South Africa caused by the al
legged utterances Of the British Consul at New
Orleans in which Messrs Mason Hoar and
Lodge took part; Mr.. Tillman spoke against the
Presidents Philippine policy; in executive ses-
sion il was decided not to reconsider the vote
by which the Samoan Treaty ratified.
DOMEsTIC.-Secretary Gage replied to a Sem
ate resolution of inquiry TO his relations with
the National City Bank - President Nc
- The State Department ordered investi-
cation Of the report that six Americans had
Hendricks was nominated by the Governor as
Superintendent Of Insurance. to succeed Louis
F. Payn, whose term is about to expire. -
BY a terrific boiler explosion in Pittsburg
steel rolling mill one man was killed and a
dozen others injured.
CITY.-Stocks were dull and firm - 1t
was learned that August Belmont & Co. were
the financial agents of John B. Mcdonald the
rapid transit tunnel contractor, and that the
question Of furnishing the contractors bond
would soon be settled. - Congressman
I Cochrane, Of Missouri, attempted turn the
Pro-Boer mass meeting into a Democratic cam
paign affair. - Fire caused $502000 damage
on the lower East Side.
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day: Fair
and warmer. The temperature yesterday: High
est, 30 degrees; lowest, Il; average, 245s
New-York tribune., 1900-01-30
AFTER ROBERTS, WHAT?

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Now that the Roberts is disposed Of.
uanv persons seem to think that the Mormon ques
ton is settled with IT, that little more remains
to be done. The mistake was made when
Utah was admitted a State and we have been
reaping the results of the error 1t will be well 10
note some things which remain to be dealt with
These are:
First-About two hundred and fifty thousand
Mormons remain in the Utah region. from Canada
to Mexico, with about nifty thousand more else
where.
second-It remains the fact that these two hun
dred and fifty thousand people form compact
unit, instead of loose aggregation The duty
most frequently enjoned upon them is obedience
to their priesthood" and following their he lead
ers"; the next tithe paying. The Mormon system
is proba bly, the most complete piece Of evil &c
c1esastical machinery ever devised-its hlgher
priesthood' claims and exercises the right to d.
rect the people in "a things. spiritual and tenn
poral' including voting and marriage.
Thrd-Their shrewd cunning leaders remain,
some of them fanatics; others are apparently bent
on creating the greatest possible fabric for sel1sh
ends regardless of the cost to individuals, the Ma
tion and the world, for time and eternity. Iney
teach that persistent disobedience to themselves
means damnation. .
Fourth-The multitude of sincere. deceived COM
mon people remain-aIl taught that the whole vile
system is the only true Christianity and the only
way to heaven and thus far without much
chance to learn otherwise. Here is the stronghold
of the system. Through this ignorance alone can
the priesthood mould the people to its WILL Thus
alone does 1t hold almost absolute political control
of Utah and the balance of power in Idaho, Wyom-
ing Arizona and New-Mexico. with followings In
Nevada and Colorado This fact makes Utah a
priestly oIigarchy not state of republic
Fifth-There is still the same system OF beIef,
which is thoroughly heather. though dressed IN
Christian words-and not nertly. but actively so.
About every hundred and twenty-hfth Mormon
is now outside of Utah a missionary for this
blasphemous belief. and these succeed in bringing
thousands of people into its tolls every year. be-
sides doing great evil otherwise.
In view of these and other facts. it is evident
that even the Roberts case has not settled the
Mormon Issue. Law cannot change the false re-
ligious beliefs which the basis of polygamy. 1t
can repress the outward sin; and by all means means
should do So Eut the deceived common people
must be kindly reached with the truth, which
alone can vanquish error anywhere. The churches
and schools of Utah doing grand work which
must be the basis OF all else The essential sup
Elementary work. which they cannot In the nature
Of the case do is now undertaken by the Utah
Gospel Mission. lately incorporated in Cleveland
II the Christianity and patriotism of the Nation
are true to their trust the Mormon people Will not
long remain unenlightened and the great problem
will be in a fair way for final solution, r,-l,
New York. Jan. 70, 1900. JOHN d. NUIIlNG-
New-York tribune., 1900-01-30

The Governor has nominated ex-senator Hen
bricks TO succeed Mr. Payn as Superintendent
of Insurance, and doubt is expressed at
Albany that the Senate viii promptly confirm
the nomination. Though Democrats who have
been hoping TO find political profit in a serious
rupture of Republican relations and those who
love fight for its own sake may be disposed to
regret the termination of a threatening contro-
versy, the settlement will be generally regarded
as on the whole fortunate. But we suppose
that no one is entirely satisfied excepting pos
sibly the Governor, 8nd he ought not TO be. We
do not mean by this to adopt own the
somewhat prevalent opinion that duty required
him to read the riot act to the Republican ma
chine managers who set out 10 keep Mr.. P8yn
in Office. The Governor could unquestonably
state his side of the case with much force if he
chose to do so. and as he very likely has done
In private. Suppose he were to put the matter
somewhat as follows:
Ny business is. so far as my prerOgatives ex-
tend, to give the State OF New-York a good
administration. ] believed. and large majority
of the people seemed TO agree with me, that it
was desirable TO put another man in Mr.. Payn's
place. Now, it is easy to say that l ought to
have chosen the man | wanted and sent his
name 10 the Senate leaving the responsibility Of
accepting Or rejecting him TO that body. But
even il we conce1ie that the man 1 wanted
would have consented to such nomination
what practical advantage TO the State could
have resulted? 1t is said that if | had taken
what is called bold stand at the outset duty
or interest public sentiment would have in
duced the Senate TO ratify my choice whether
the machine liked it not; but the probabilities
were all the other way Inasmuch as Mr. Hen
dricks himself insisted that the machine should
acquiesce In advance what reason is there TO
suppose that Senators who are far more closely
bound to the machine would have suddenly be-
come independent I thought it important 10
get Mr. Payn out and a different man in, and
that object is about TO be accomplished. No
body denies that Mr. Hendricks is a man Of
the type that respectable citizens like in public
Office, and everybody expects that he will be
who have been execrating Mr.. Payn for years
certainly have no reason TO complain of
method of procedure which has replaced him
with such man as Mr.. Hendricks
II this is substantially the Governors ex-
PLANTATION Of his course, it is pretty satisfactory
whole case, and that is what we had In mind
when we said that he ought not TO be entirely
satisfied with the position in which he is left
He has, we think, considerably more than half
carried his point. The machine would never
have chosen Mr. Hendricks. There is no reason
to doubt that it would have preferred to have
ar Payn bold over indefinitely. But neyerthe-