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A SCHEMER IS KRUGER According to a Declaration of Lord Chamberlain. TRANSVAAL PRESIDENT SCORED He Is Accused of Deliberately Hunting Trouble—Entire Question Is Reviewed. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, addressing the unionists of Birmingham, England, Monday evening, reviewed carefully the Transvaal question. In the course of his speech he said that owing to the enormous military preparations of the government of the South Arican republic, Great Britain bad been compelled to increase the British garrison in Cape Colony and Natal, entailing an additional expendi ture of £500,000 annually. “If the reforms which Lord Kipon proposed in 1894 had been accepted,” said the minister, “there would have been no raid and no crisis at the pres ent time. But the raid tied the hands of the government and prevented the application of pressure.” Mr. Chamberlain said the govern ment had tried to establish friendly relations with President Kruger, but all their advances had been received with contempt. He then proceeded to eulogize Sir Alfred Milner, govenor of Cape Colony and British high commis sioner for south Africa. k After denouncing in the strongest terms the attitude and actions of the Boers, Mr. Chamberlain, with great de liberation and emphasis, said: “The Transvaal’s enormous secret service fund has procured it friends and advocates in every country, The way the British subject there is treat ed is not only a menace to them, but interferes with our prestige among the* natives, who now regard the Boers and not the British as the paramount power. “Besides the breaches of the Lon don convention the Transvaal is flag rantly violating the equality that con vention was intended to secure. Its government is a festering sore, poison ing the whole atmosphere of South Africa. The Dutch in Cape Colony and Natal would be in the happiest condition, but so long as the disease of hatred and suspicion prevails in the Transvaal it is impossible to stop the contagion. “Four times since independence was granted we have been on the verge of war with the Transvaal. It is errone ous to say the. British government wants war, bat it is equally erroneous to say that the government will draw back now that it has put its hand to the plow. We hope the efforts that are now being made will lead to an amicable arrangement, for Great Bri tain only desires justice, but there comes a time when patience can hardly be distinguished from weakness and when moral pressure becomes a farce that cannot be continued without loss of self-respect. I trust that time may never come in this instance, but if it does Britons will insist upon the means to find a result essential to the peace of south Africa.” The speech was warmly applauded. In reply to a vote of thanks Mr. Chamberlain said he felt strengthened and encouraged by their confidence and support. He had spoken from the heart, because he bblieved they had reached a critical turning point in the history of the em pire and that the whole world was watching to see how they would issue from the difficulty. PORTO RICANS AS TROOPS. Thrae Hundred Knlist In Battalion Au thorized By War Department. A special to The New York Herald from Washington says: Secretary Al ger has been advised by Brigadier Gen eral Davis, commanding the depart ment of Porto Rico, that 300 Porto Ricans have been enlisted in tbe bat talion authorized by the war depart ment. One hundred more men will he secured. “Among the Ozarks.” The Land of Big Red Apples, is an attractive and interesting book, with views of South Missouri soenery. It pertaius to frnit-raising in that great fruit belt of America, the southern slope of he Ozrrks and is of interest to fruit-growers and to every farmer and homeaeeker looking for a farm and a home. Mailed free. Address, J. E. Lockwood, Kansas City, Mo. Keep abreast of these stirring timet by subscribing for yourhome paper. The price is IttC.e, and you cannot afford to be without it. PANDEMONIUM REIGNED. Kentucky Democrats Have Hot Times In Their State Convention. Trouble began with the fall of the gavel at Monday’s session of the Ken tucky democratic state convention at Louisville, the beginning of the sec ond week of its labors. In respect of uproarious disorder it broke all pre vious records, though it already had a reasonably good credit for lack of ac cord. When the session began a demaud was made for the removal of the po lice, who had been present since the disturbance caused ou Friday by out siders. The chair ruled it out of or der and refused to entertain an ap peal. For hours the crowd yelled and sang in a very effectual effort to pre vent a continuation of the balloting for governor. Tbe demonstration on the whole was good humored but de termined. Only onoe or twice was ill humor displayed, but one of these, the occasion being the ejecting of a disor derly delegate, came near resulting se riously. The convention made absolutely no progress in its eight hours of continu ous session. All it did was to add an other day of sensations to its long list. The convention went through the motion of taking two ballots, but both were mere farces. Not only did a large number of the counties refrain altogether from voting, but the secre taries did not pretend, in the great confusion that prevailed, to catch cor rectly the votes of those who did try to respond. From the moment the gavel fell shortly after 1 o’clock until everybody got tired, and there was an adjournment shortly after 6 o’elook in the evening, absolute confusion reigned in the convention hall. EXPOSITION BUILDING BURNS. Auditorium At Piedmont Park, Atlanta. Totally Destroyed By Fire. The auditorium of the Cotton States and International Exposition at Pied mont Park, Atlanta, was totally de stroyed by fire early Monday morning and the immense building, which has echoed with the eloquence of nearly every governor in the United States and of President Cleveland and Presi dent McKinley, is but a mass of char red ruins. The fire was discovered at 4:30 a.m. by the watchman, and is believed to have been of incendiary origin. Everything in the building was a total loss, including the scenery and wardrobes of the Exposition Stock company, which has been playing nightly in the theatre since the first of June. So fast and furiously did the fire gain headway that when the engines and hose wagons of fire companies 4 and 8 arrived the entire structure was a mass of flames and doomed to de struction. TO INVESTIGATE TAXES. Georgia Stnte Commission Assembles In Atlanta and Begins Work. The Georgia state tax commission, acting under authority of the Ellis res olution adopted by the last general as sembly, met Monday at noon in th senate chamber of the state capitol a Atlanta. All the members of the commissioi were present when Hon. Ed L. Wigh‘ called the session to order and an nounced that the business of the bod; would be taken up. The first motion -was made by Hot Roland Ellis, who announced that he thought it wise and expedient that all sessions of the commission beheld be hind closed doors. After some discus sion the motion was adopted. MRS. BARROW SENTENCED. Woman Charged With Kidnaping Baby Clarke Get* Ten Year*. Mrs. George Barrow, when arraign ed before Justice Werner in the criminal branch of the supreme coiyt at New York, Monday, pleaded guify to the charge of kidnaping Baby Ma rion Clarke. Justice Werner bitterly denounced the woman and pronounced her crime one of “consummate villainy,” and re fused to defer sentence. “This woman,” said Justice Wern er, “would ordinarily be entitled to some consideration, but the nature of this crime shows her to be utterly de void of the fine and tender feeling that are the distinguishing characteristics of her xsex. RIVER BOAT SINKS. Apalachee Snjpo*ed to nave Struck Snag—One Person Drowned. The steamer Apalachee, one of the finest vessels plying the Chattahoochee and Chipola rivers, between Colum bus, Ga., and Apalachicola, Fla., went to the bottom Saturday after noon opposite Wewahitchka, Fla., in twelve feet of water. The Apalachee had on board a large list of passengers bouud for different Florida resorts. Meager reports of the catastrophe stated that foQr persons were drowned, while in fact only one person perished. It is supposed that the vessel was out of her regular course, and struck hidden obstruction. lie BE FROM Oils EXPLAINS WHY THE FILIPINO REBELLION CONTINUES. LOOKING FOR UNITED STATES AID. Agulnaliln Has Hop* of McKinley’# De feat In Next Presidential Campaign. General Otis in reply to a cable from the war department, asking for information regarding tbe situation and conditions in the Philippines Monday cabled a long reply as fol lows: Manila, June 20.—Adjutant Gen eral, Washington: This is the rainy season, and little inland campaigning is possible in Luzon. W T e occupy a large portion of tbe Togalo country, the lines stretching from Imus, south, to San Fernando, north, nearly six miles, and to the eastward into La- Guna province. The insurgent armies have suffered great losses and are scattered. The only large force held together—about 4,000 is in Tarlac province and northern Parapannga. There are scattered forces in bands of 50 to 500 in other portions of Luzon. In Cavite and Bntaugas provinces they could assemble possibly a thousand, though they are demoralized from re cent defeat. The masses of the people are ter rorized by iusurgeut soldiers. They desire peace and American protection and no longer flee on approach of our troops unless forced by the insurgents, but gladly welcome them. There is no recent burning of towns. The pop ulation within our lines is becoming dense. Taking of land for cultiva tion is extensive. The natives are kept out of Manila as much as possible, as the city population is becoming too great to be cared for. Natives in south east Luzon are combining to drive out the insurgents. The only hope of the insurgent leaders is United States aid. They proclaim the near overthrow by the present administration to be followed by their independence and recognition by the United Stales. This is the influence which enables them to hold out. Courts here a r e in successful opera tion under direction of able Filipinos. Affairs in other islands are compara tively quiet, awaiting results in Lu zon. All are anxious for trade and repeated calls for American troops are received. Am giving attention to Jolo, archipelago and Palawan islands. Our troops Lave worked to the limit of endurance. Volunteer organizations have been called in and replaced by regulars, who now occupy salient po sitions. Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Utah are now taking transports and the Sixth iufautry is being sent to Ne gros to relieve California. These troops are in good physical condition. Sickness among the troops has increas ed lately,due mostly to arduous service and climatic influences, but nothing alarming. Of the 12 per cent of the command reported sick, nearly 6 are in the general hospital, of whom 3 per cent have typhoid and 17 malarial fevers. Twenty-five per cent have in testinal trouble; the remaining 55 per cent have various ailments, 14 of which are due to wound injuries; Many of ficers and men who served in Cuba break under a recurrence of the Cuban fever and the regular regiments lately received are inadequately officered. (Signed) Otis. VICTORIA REVIEWS TROOPS. Finest Troops of the Kingdom I’arade Before Her Majesty. A London dispatch says: The qneen, tbe dnke of Cambridge, the prince of Wales, the duke of York, Grand Duke Michael of Russia, the duke of Con naught, General Lord Wolsely, com mander-in-chief of the army; Colonel Samuel S. Summer, United State* army, military attache of the United States embassy at London, and many princes and princesses were present on the famous plains of Aldershot Mon day to witness the review of over 18,- 000 of tbe best troops in the kingdom. The review is interpreted in London as a means of satisfying Queen Victo ria that her troops are ready for any emergency they may be called upon to meet in the Transvaal or elsewhere. Keep abreast of these stirring times by subscribing for your home paper. The price is Uttte, and you cannot afford to be without it. The Klondike of Missouri. Is the title of a neat pamphlet issued by the Passenger Dspartmeut of the Kan sas City, Fort Siott & Memphis Rail road Company. It gives the rich lead and zinc mines, and shows the sure re turns from the great mining sections of Southwestern Missouri and South®st ern Kansas, Joplin, Webb City. Car terville, Galena, Empire City and Au rora. Mailed free. Address, J.E Lockwood. Kiusas City, Mo. 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