Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-23
DEwALL is INTERESTING.
Famous Boer General to Do Lecture
Work Among Grundy Hollanders.


Gen Epke Rolf DeWall, NJ. D., D. D.,
PHI. d. a hero of the Boer war, former
secretary of state of the Transvaal, and
he phew of the late Dom Paul Kruger,
is probably as interesting a character
as is being entertained in Marshall
town today.
German residents of the city, who
watched with interest and admired the
stand of the Dutch colonsts of Africa
against the throne of England are en-
PERTAINING the Boer hero. and are
showing him many courtesies. General
DeWall is on his way to Holland, in
Grundy county. TO fill some lecture en-
gagements. He expects to sail for
Europe to do lecture work among the
Swiss and Germans.
General DeWall resembles in his APP
pearance many of the published pic
lures of his late uncle, the president of
the Transvaal. General Botha. who
won fame in the great struggle. and
who became commander in-chief of
the Boer forces upon the death of Cen
eral Hubert at Ladysmith, is a son-in-
law of General DeWall General Botha
is now premier of the South African
commonwealth, comprising the colonies
of Natal, orange Free State, Transvaal,
and Cape.
In 1890 DR.. DeWall was elected sec
rotary of the state of the Transvaal,
and held the office until tile close OF
the war During the great struggle he
commanded the Middleburg brigade.
He is now "a man without a country,
because he refused to swear his al
legiance to the throne of England fol-
lowing the declaration of peace. The
general was wounded four times during
the war and when the last wound was
received, on Feb %, 1902, he was COM
PEELED to surrender. Three of his sons
were killed in one battle. and the
fourth was killed two days later. His
wife and two daughters We're taken in
to one of the British concentration
camps where. because of the i'll treat
ment and lack of care, all sickened and
died.
Aside from the loss of his entire
family General DeWall suffered the
contiscation of his property, valued at
100000 Then came his Punishment.
Were it not for the latter he would re-
turn to his native Transvaal This,
however, he Will never DO, because he
is 100 great a patriot to take the oatn
of allegiance. DIR. DeWall has made
his home in recent years in the Hol-
lander settlement in Texas.
Alto a native of the Transvaal Eplle
Rolf DeWall received his education in
Europe He speaks fourteen Languages,
and has earned his title of Or IN
three lines AT Heidelberg General
DeWall received his NJ D., and at Ell
langen his Phi. D. His divinity degree
was received at the University of
Bonn. He graduated in theology, how
ever, at Leden.
DR.. DeWall left the pastorate of the
largest Presbyterian church in Pretoria
to assume the duties of president of the
volksrath and by virtue of this posi-
ton he was secretary of state and a
member of President Kruger's cabinet.
To the Times Republican, today.
General DeWall said: The dream of
my people is TO have a great United
States, embracing all of southern At
RIGA, and I feel sure it will come N
time other nations are losing the re-
spect for England that they once ha /.
In a few years believe England will
have war with Germany; she is
bound to have trouble in India, and /
believe the republic in South Africa
will surely exist. The people have not
| vet recovered from the war, and never
will while under England's yoke, and
because of the cruelty of the English
during he war. and because of the rca-
sons which brought the war about the
Beers are mere bitter than ever against
England