The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-03-29
|, IDOL of the Beers Dies
c.omsch Trouble, at
Pretoria.
..,uence There Is Deep
Law throughout the
TranSvaal.
!. Commander Of Great
(;l;ty and a Halter Of
British.

March os.-General Jou.
S'A' 1850 p. III. He had been
..on n stomach complaint.
.n is plunged into mourning
W. ..,s natriot, gallant general.
", ,1s and honorable gentleman.
-, Monday. March s6.-Gen.
ssrt is confined to his bed and
sy il. r
-G,ucral Joubert is dead.
!, pietrus Jacobus Joubert,
dan, general Of the Transvaal
rrr known as Piet Joubcrt. or
Pei" ,Shm Peter), was born
reors ago. He was descended
ii French Huguenot family
s.,Isd in south Africa many
He was born in Cape Col
va. taken by his parents when
"A 10 the Orange Free State,
was taught from early child.
.boot s,rai ,ht and hate tie
ia.rriled as having been utterly
|oolip- lie had but little. and he
w newspaper until he was 10
In spite Of this. his ambition
HIM to read the few books he
tain and he succeeded in obtain
knowledge Of history and Ian.
waence Of the acquisition OF
,be British, his family moved
d and settled in the Transvaal
cartls he became a burgher
u African Republic and u
ipr. 1t was claimed in his
he could lead a body Of men
Ns.ully against hostile ma.
any other man in the Trans.
came 10 be so feared by the
ha. .hc knowledge that he was
ad 0: punitive expedition
fesu.,ei III their surrender.
during these wars with the
that Joatert became acquainted
O. Kruger and the two men be-
sm friends. He was elected
Edeai Of the Transvaal in 1916.
Sir George Colley ut Majuba
y! and acted as president Of
lsdc in lss3-s4. during kruger's
IN Europe.
Dsdainsd All Diplomacy.
a. Joubcrt was always in favor
e Of force instead Of diplomacy
ladent Kruger on several occa-
great difficulty in repressing
'aeaded colleague, notably In
'atn Jouhert with Kruger and
''was planning the rebellion to
T British rule in the Transvaal.
sul' was Majuba Hill and the
Independence Of the Transvaal.
Jouhcrt who organized the
The South African Republic.
aVlding the country into II
apartments. and each Of these
sa's INTO smaller divisions. with
wants, field comets and heuten.
NaFlous ranks in charge.
4'hs TO the generals plans,
laa became a trained soldier
'favlng his farm aud had his
NJ Ready at hand. To such q
Fslectlon was the system car.
within As hours after the pres
Nas declared, tho Boer nation
Yer arms.
aiso due to General Joubert
'ou'h African republics sue.
a'ilasslng the immense stores
a ammunition and provisions
NV stood them In such good
4'ne the conflict now In prog.
the Jameson raiders were
~ Pretoria Jail. Joubert waa
~ favor Of their immediate
:" II was not until Joubert
we sser had been closeted together
o's night that the more merci-
sels ~ of Kruger prevailed.
~ u these characteristics, Jon.
some occasions showed oonsid.
sard for the usages Of civiliza'
uen n the Beers raided British
>. .Nchuanaland. in 1884, Jon.
~ 'ue only prominent Boer who
n0.;. support the movement, and
~ u'oh :. resulted In the with
J. the Beers from the territory
b;s Ae threatened to resign unless
1s;,: n.a way, saying:
lively "y refuse to hold offlct
n seo'erhment that deliberately
hts ,,ov."nants, ,. and we have madl
y with England"
/ lemoer 1n last, it was reported tha'
'u'ert had been killed in 40