The Atlanta constitution., 1900-04-02
Boer Leader Was Attacked by
Per:.onitis-End Came
Last tuesday.
WHO WILL SUCCEED HIM
The Boer Commander in Natal. 1t Is
Thought, Will Be Given the
Chief Command of the
Army-Joubert Was
Sixty-Nine.

I.,urenzo Marques March cS-Gcnerai
Vis; IOubcrJ is dead. Death resulted in
Pretoria Tuesday night at Il:9l o'clock.
t:er.--aI IouLeTt died of peritpnitis. The
f-neraI VIII take place tomorrow CrhuTs-
g=yI.
TIE. government IS pleading with the
widow L. allow a temporary interment
here. with a state funeral. Joubcrt al
ways cxur,zessd a desire 10 BE- burie.! IN
"A n1slsol .I-m built his farm.
tits sslcs-s=ssur in the chief command Will
probably - -, neral Louis ROIha. now
commanding iu Natal
,s.u,rsI .'Icgrus knblus Joubert. COM
r.,-u.se-1 z, ucrll NJ The Trsnsvaai forces.
s...tsr known as Pi"s Jouhc-i or slim
f'rrr-- tsglm Peter. VAS born about siXty
tsr. yesrS aEs- lie was descended from
..u .Ii F'sru.Is Hugucnpr family which set
tI.,i iu South Africa rlany years ago lie
was l-uru lu Cap,. COLONY. hut was t1ken
~ his rs.sr-uuS. when several years old. -
r1. pr.u-.. Ft,, state. where NJ WAS
TAUGHT from early childhood Co shoot
sr iZhl sud Esst. the British.
DE-. i- ,I.s=.-riis,-si a. having been utterly
ID. trI.-Ss. pf schooling ne had but little.
-rI E.- never Saw - newspaper until hc
wss nineteen years OLD In spite ~ this.
I.- amb.ti0n prompted him IL read the
t.w books he could obtain and he sue
.....,la.l ia oftainins a fais knowledge az
history and language
Daring Fighter from Youth.
r-s .-s.s-,ul.,m-.. II the acquisition "i
N--g1 bv the British his family mcv"i
-~.m Sarnl and settled ia the Transvi9L
.S.ru ae-,rv ards he became a burgher Of
.-. south African RspUblic and daring
-5-r-sr- T. Was claimed In his behalf iha'
a.. ,-.slId l.ad "a body 81 men more sac
fully, s..-aiust hostile natives than any
..f,-~ man fu the TTaHsVIal- lie came u
y. s., frtr-,i Is the natives that the
r-..s,-Ir.gg.. tins, ne was az the head 81 a
,rrirfy. .x1,c..itIon usually resulted lh
their Surrcu,i'r-
ft was during these wars with the ma
t5yeS that Joubert became acluainte"
rf-r5 Paul Kruger and the -wo men oc-
..s-ur bosom friends tie was elected vice
-.-.... dent ~ the TranSvaai i'm lNi. defeat
81 Sir George CofIcy at Msjuha hill IN
,s,r and acted as president of the repub-
-, Ia fs,4 during President kruger's AZ
-..-.-e i'm Europe General JoUbert was
..r-r.tvs I'm favor II the use n force IA
--..E ~ IfuIo macy ami President Kruger
.-. several occasions had great difficulty
f. re-~ess sins. his hut-head'ad colleague
81 .tah!, ia Ia. when Juub--rt with Kruger
.ui Pr.-s1sfus was planning In" reoeil"h
o.. ove-tHrcv British rule ln the Trans
,..f Tn. result was NaIuhL bill and the
--...f..,l .u.l.uendelc. - the TransVaal-
X yt- gllts-rt who organized the army
.r -t,. Suurn African republic later on Ill
-..f.-.- -ts- country iut" seventeen military
....s...r-rt.uts ard each - these depart
-..-.. info smaller divisions with com
rr....IautS tield comets ana heu'"h.iheS 81
v.rlull- ranks iu charge
,..aryifu.. tn the generals plans eN'fE
native lsse-lrn. "A trained S'.idler Mith"ut
leaving his farm and has his squpm.h'
---r.-1 carried out that within I"riN-
.5-Er hours sTt-r the pressu- war was de
....-..f fa.. Hns-r nation was unc"r arms
Forethought Saved Transvaal.
BE- u-5z ais. tIl.. e. General Joubert that
,n. ~...rh African republic succeeded IN
srr4-~-r.- rb.- amrluultiuus - war and
-.-rvFssur. which have. stood them in such
..r.9 stead during the couflic- now iu :
rraEv.-s-
when -h. Jameson raiders We're locked
r-u la Pretoria iaI I0ubert was strongly
f- favor " tne5r immediate execution
Is va- rnt uu-iI Ipulsert and Kruger had
t-- ..In-s-. tueeth-- Tor whole night
-r.- rr... ul.rcstuI c"uus.! II Kruger PEE ,
-HT.H
Fl. ----. - these. rharsetcri=iics. Jou-
rarr au -uus a-ec.sinus. showed csiis.'i-
.-.l-. regard for the usasrs n civiliza-
.. Wf.r 1h. f:uers raided British ter
-.-... Es.l--tual1ud. iu 1s>f. Ioubort was
-- s. q r.s... nusv prominent isC@r who re-
l--.f rH .urfsurt the movement. and h.s
opposition r. suited iu the Withdrawal nf
r... Eaar- from tGe territory s.-iZed as DE
-.-er r.I fa resign unless h. had his
.l t...t t.,.ls- refuse ;o hold Office under
-.rarru. DE- thar deliberately breaks its
covenants. sus have made covenants
w-l England