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Show The Boer Commandant. I General Joubert. the great Boer mili- : I tary chieftain, is an American by birth, being a. Pennsylvania Dutchman. He was born in Fayette county. Pa., and I received what education, he has in the f common schools of Union town, Po. jj Captain Brough of this city was a resi- dent of the same town and knew Jou- j' bert intimately during their youth anil f early manhood. When the Civil War broke out Joubert offered his services to the Government, and was made Captain Cap-tain of a negro company. He participated partici-pated in many of the battles of the Civil War. and it was there that he gained much of his military experience Salt Lake Tribune w rg |