THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. Si TWENTY-FIRST YBAB , OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , SEPTEMBER 15 , 1891. \ NUMBER 8j ! SOME STARTLING FIGURES , Estimates of Enropo's ' Shortage and Amer ica's Surplus in Cereals , WHY FARMERS SHOULD HOLD THEIR WHEAT nnd ArgumcntM Tending to I'rove Thnt. Kxliorblumt Priced Will Prevail Cor All Kinds of Grain. ST. PAiir. , Minn. , Sept. 14. Theodore ftl. Mueller , editor of the State , the alliance newspaper organ in the northwest some where , who offora the famous wheat circu lar , asking the famors to hold hack their grain for an advance in pticos , has issued a- second circular following upon tno sugges tions of the first , with figures nud arguments iu support of the imposition that wheat Is bound to advance to $ 1.60 or * 2 , and farmers should profit by it. Ono million copies of this circular nro being mailed , besides the 00,000 copies of the current Issue of the State , In which tno circular is rnprintcd. I The circular opens with the statement that the farmers will bo saved millions of dollars if the ndvice given in the document are fol lowed. Alliance secretaries nro instructed to give the circular ns wide a distribution as possible , while newspapers are requested to publish the same. Continuing tbo circular says : Need Honest Advisers. "Tho farmer needs honest advisers , who understand tbo situation , because ho has too many of the other kind now , and it is high tlmo that bo Is learning to discriminate among bis counselors. There Is , in the first line , the elevator men nnd the millers , the pram dealers , speculators and largo com mission firms , end these nowspauer men who go to them for their information about the condition of the market nnd lay It us valuable- truth before tbo public. A few months ago the advisers predicted low prices on account of small crops in the United Stales and advised the farmers to sell ns soon as tboy bad a cbanco. "If nt that tlmo their , advisers did not tell the farmers the condition of the European crops were such during this crop year that wheat must inevitably reach the highest price ever obtained , they were either very Ignorant mon or they were knaves who wanted to profit by spreading lies and sup pressing truth. ' 'In either case they wore unfit counselors , and ns two months have not likely changed their intelllircuco or honesty , the farmers bad better.bowaro of them. "Thoy , of course , admit now , when the question has been thoroughly Investigated , tnnt n shortage exists in Europe which no surplus of our country can satisfy , but still they talk the farmer Into sacrillciug his in terests. ' "TJm p'-oss , for instance , is literally over flowing with articles congratulating the fanners on the crops raised. These news paper articles are at least suspicious , for wo hope that few newspaper men are so igno rant that they don't , know that n largo crop Is'no-ground for'congratulntion to the farmer. It is'tho farm value of the crop , which does not depend on its size , ns the following will provo : Comparison of Crops nnd Values. Farm Yonr. IlnnlicK Values. 16H4 188ii 315.2HMJOU 1HH7 .T.'O.UI.'MXJO ' ' . . IBS'J SI'.VW.MWU l,01 ,67i,000 $1,23S,1'3,000 JffO S < 74 , < KO,000 38748.1IOU Ib'.H ) 834"aUOO l.KHi.lHXJ.OUU $1,651,103,000 "Tho nbovo flguros nro very slgnilicnnt , They provo that it does not matter how largo tbo farmer's crop is , but what ho gets for It ; for while the crops during the Ilrst four years in the nbovo table oxcocd by 100- ! 000,000 bushels the other four years , the farmer got $4,000,000,000 loss for thorn. Therefore , look with suspicion on the news paper articles congratulating farmers about the Immense crops nnd upon these who Inspired - spirod thorn. The same parties enlighten the farmers that Europe will need nil they have raised and moro , but they cannot buy It nt exorbitant rates. This is true and It only remains to bo ascertained when exorbitant prices commence. The shortage can bo fig ured witu nccur.xcy. Kuropo'H Shortage. "About a week ago a congress of gram deal ers from all parts ot Europe mot nt Vienna , Austria , nnd computed ilguros about the crop In Europe. These ilguros are the highest which well Informed , reputable- men could furnish , for in n famine year 11 Ko this should they give for the crop of any ono country lovvor flguros , lower than circumstances jus- tilled , the govern meut of that country would certainly remonstrate. It Is surely the policy of Europeans not to exaggerate their disas ter , and the flguros of the Vienna congress show that Europe raised i.T > 3,000,000 bushels of wheat and 411,000,000 bushels of rye loss than last year. Last year it consumed alt of its own wheat crop and nt least .10.000,000 bushels ot reserves , 100,000,000 bush els exported from America , all that other countries could supply and all its rye crop. This year It will have from America IUO.000,000 bushels moro than last , if wo take the extreme flguros which any reputable authority has made for our really splendid crop. "It will have , ns usual , what other coun tries supply , which Is very insignificant , but it will have 748,000,000 bushels less of Its own crop , nnd 50,000,000 loss to bo drawn from reserves. In short , It will have VJO- 000,000 bushels exported from America to make up a deficiency of 703,000,000 , and must consequently oat 078,000,000 bushels less grain. "Hyo bolnp dearer in Europe than wheat , the latter becomes n substitute , and Is equally affected by deficiency in the rye or wheat supply. "U'hon It is entirely certain that Europe ans will have to economize in broad to iho extent of 1)78,000,000 ) bushels and when the situation Is aggravated by the partial failure ot the potato crop , it is to bo considered what prices they would pay for American wheat , The above named advisors of the American farmer tolls him that u price of $1 nor bushel In Chicago cage U about the highest the Europeans will stand and they will rather cat other things than pay moro for wheat. Let us see bow this is. They surely cannot substitute meat for broad , because , t the highest price for ivhuat over known , bread still remains the cheapest food over mado. When driven to extremities they substitute corn , oo/s aiid barloy. and they will have to do so now , for with all the wheat raised there is not enough on this planet , there Is not no r enough , to como nuywhoro near making up the dellcicn- ov , nnd whoi > It becomes necessary to draw on these products to till the shortage they will also rlso to heretofore unknown prices. Higher 1'rlocs Paid lor Wheat. "It being admitted that the shortage In European crops Is far thoworst over known In history , It would be only natural for Europ eans to expect higher prices . "Tho highest price for wheat for the last thirty-two years In England , on a gold basis , was $1.41 $ per bushel , which now corresponds With R price of (1.21 in Chicago. "During the eight highest years of that period , namoly. IbOt , 1MT , ISO ! ? , 1S71 , 1B7'J , 167:1 : , 1S71 and 1887 the nvorago price wan ll.77 ft equal to $ l.67 i In Chicago. During 18)17 ) and 18US , the average price was f 1.05 , aid price * ' , v ut as high us t'-V l per bushel , equal to moro than $3 In Chicago. Though Avell posted about European affairs , wo do not recollect that these prices changed the diet of the Europeans to any great extent nnd the exorbitant prices which will prevail nil over Europe this vcar , ns the farmers' advisers say , will not cause Europeans to refuse to take our wheat , and such a prece dent must , therefore , bo somewhere beyond past experience. "Tho shortage In Europe , being four times as largo as the American surplusr there Is no doubt that the price of wheat will reach the highest ilcuro ever known before this year Is \i and will exceed It by far before the now crops como In. "European countries which lend us thou sands of millions of dollars nro not going to live very easily on boiled hay nnd roots. The talk that ? 1 wheat In opening Is a high price under present circumstances is absolutely idiotic , for an average price In England being $1.41 no ono In Europe dares expect to cut wheat" ! cents below an average price this year. "Speculators having made reckless con tracts with Europeans , succeeded In drawing out of farmers enough winter wheat to till their engagements so far , by offering for cash wheat ubouT at much us they promised to sell for In December. Untrustworthy AdvUorH , "Holding up the Chicago quotations and proving that the prices for cash wheat were equal to December futures , the agents , who overrun the country , said to the farmers : 'Why should you hold your wheat and incur all your expense. " and risk If you can buy for delivery In December the same nrttclo for the sumo price at which you sell now I1 This ar gument succeeded so well that speculators grow bolder and oven reduced the prices n lltllo in hopes of gottlng the spring wheat crop still cheaper. "It Is talked all ever America nnd Europe that wheat from Minnesota and the Dakotns will flow In at a rate which will bo limited only by the capacity of railroads for carrying it. It is said that wheat will como In so fast that there will not bo money enough to buy nnd elevator cap.icitr to store it. Of course , if the fanner should Insist on offering moro wheat than there is money to buy , ho could keep prices down n little , even if the grain were worth its weight in silver. But unfortunately for speculators , there is little prospcct'thnt this tremendous rush mto the market will take place. "Tho warning came in good season to the spring wheat farmers , so that they have had tlmo to discuss the question nnd they will hold back much better than the speculators expected. Wo are perfectly assured of this by our eorrosuondonts. "Tnoso who are forced by absolute neces sity to soil , or who uro too imbccllo to under stand the situation , are not so numerous that their actions can keep down prices any loncth of time , and as soon as the fools are out of the inarKet intelligent farmers will got prices adequate to their circumstances. "The above mentioned class of advisors want to make farmers believe that they must como in before navigation closes , while , ns a fact , during the last llvo years , without ex- coplion , wheat has brought moro money in December than September. The same men talk inccssantlv about our surplus , though they Know it Is only a quarter of the Euro pean shortage , while in other years it was equal to It. Never was there any good rea son for having wheat prices as low as they are even todaj' , for wheat crops have never boon so far In excess of the demand that ex tremely low prices were justified , nor was it entirely duo to the action of speculators that prices became unremuncratlve. "It was iho idiotic way of western farmers selling their wheat which broke prices , kept thoni poor , nearly ruined eastern farmers , re duced English farm property to halt its value , and compelled Germany and Franco to protect their farming industries by high im port duties. "By soiling a year's supply during n few months prices naturally start in very low , nnd generally stay there. This year , bow- over , it will , unfortunately , not make much difference how low prices start , for wheat will soon bo over ยง 1. ( > 0 , no mntior how much farmers and speculators work to/other to keep prices down , nnd wo would advise these who can comprehend the situation to hold their wheat for $1.50 , nnd add , for every month they keep it , say 5 cents to the prico. ' There is no doubt they will got that price , nnd probably more , and they will got it in the near future. "Wo have consulted with many prominent farmers and the executive ollicors of the Grain Growers' association , their unanimous opinion is that farmers should provide them selves with grnnorics. Wo give working drawings for a very substantial granory , which holds lf 00 bushels and costs little over 4 cents per bushel. Such a grnnory can bo insured at low rates , nnd furnishes as good security for loans ns elevator receipts. It can bo put up in a couple of days and will pay lev times the cost this season. "Wo summarize the nbovo ns follows 1 Beware of ignorant nnd interested advisers. "Komembor that the yearly Vienna con gress Is the best authority In the world , making its flguros entirely from official re ceipts , never overestimating the shortage. "Hemombor that these figures show the EuroDcan shortage four times ns largo as our possible surplus. "Hold your wheat. You cannot got left. "Wheat is cheap at $1.50 this year. You will soon sell it at * 2.00. MEXICO'S VltKtitUEXT. IHir/.Vs nirlhday Made n Day of Ko- joioliiK In Mexioo'n Capital. CITV or MIIVICO , Sopt. 15. La Papia ( newspaper ) says the troops operating against the rebellious Indians in the district of Tenango , in tbo state of Hidalgo , will DO suffocated by tbo Indians , who attacked the town of San Bortolo. The Grand Army post hero will visit and present a photograph of the post to Presi dent Diaz. The president todav reviewed 8,000 soldiers of the service. A great crowd of spectators were present , who enthusiastically cheered the president. The principal feature of the parade was a battery of Hotchklss guns and the cadots. / El Tlempoux says black vomit is prevalent at Cordova and Pnntl. The city is full of strangers. The worklngmen's torchlight procession marched bv the palace nnd cheered President Ciaz. Ciaz.Tho The palace Is crowded with people congrat ulating" the president on bis birthday. Ho has been made the recipient of many rich presents. The present sugar crop in Tlown Callonta looks fine and promises an abundant yield , JtKAK.lTll T1IK IHSr..in'.tltK'S TIDE. FIve Mon Upset from n Skiff and Drowned. Pmi.ADEi.rmA , Pa. , Sopt. 14. Five men , laborers employed by Hichard Cou , a junk dealer , wcro drowned In the Delaware river , opposite l-caguo island navy yard today , by the upsetting of a small skiff. The victims are : JOHN KINNKIC. married , aired S'Jyonrs ' , .1 AMKS UONI.KV. slnjjle , aged il yours. .IAMKS M'dAUltKV , single , aeed ! M yours , . AMKS IllX'IC. JOHN M'AI.KKIt , married , aged 3 ! years. They were all unable to swim , and as they were long rubber boots not ono rose to. tbo surface. The bodies wcro recovered this afternoon , Hud IliiHlncHH Men. Lonsviu.K , Ky. , Sopt. 14. Jacob Kriegcr , or. ' president of the broken Masonio Savings band , nnd B. H. Kgolhotr , cashier of same , today made Individual assignments. The Gormanla Safety Vault and Trust comrnny Is a-sslgno. Krlogor's estimated liabilities are fJ.W.OOO. Ho claims to hnvo assets to pay in full nnd have a competency. Egolhotl's liabilities are estimated at $25,000 ; assets nominally equal. The Masonio Savings bank statement. Issued today , shows $78U,4fX ) of ullU receivable In a total of nominal assets of * llU ,7uy. This casts much doubt upon tbo statement of the officials that the bank will pay in full deposits , which amount to ' " . ' . ' and have enough loft f l'.i,77' , to moot other obligations , as well as pay a largo per cent ot the fJ.W.OOO of itoclc. It was reported that Krlegor & Eirelhoft were overdrawn for $ -JOOoOO , but this Krieger emphatically do- uloi , HASTENING THE INEVITABLE , England Riezcs an Island Commanding the Dardanelles. ANTICIPATING THE DESIGNS OF RUSSIA. CoinpllcatlaiiN of n Grave Character Will KIIHIIC , nnd War Doubt less Itcsult Croin Kng * land's Action. COXSTANTI.VOPI.K , Sopt. 14. A detachment of blue Jacket mariners from n British Iron clad , accompanied by n battery of light Hold pieces and several gattline guns , landed yes- torduy morning nt Sigrl , on island of Mlty- leno , formally occupying that place In tbo name of the queen of England. There U n good harbor nt Sigri and it Is supposed the British naval officers at Mltyleno intend to fortify the island to make it n coaling station and rendezvous for tbo British Mediterran ean fleets. Sigrl Is on the coast of Mltylono and Is about sixty mllcj from the mouth of the Dardanelles. Caused Incitement In Ijondon. LOXDOK , Sept. 14. Soon ns the report of the occupation of Mltyleno by n British force was received here there was considerable ex citement. Up to 5iO : ! this afternoon Iho offi cials refused to say anything on the subject. The general opinion seems to bo that if the British forces had not landed in the neigh borhood of the Dardanelles neither the for eign office nor the admiralty would liavo re fused to deny a rumor calculated to awaken the gravest apprehension in financial and diplomatic circles. Lata this ovenhiL' another nnd still moro startling dispatch comes by telegraph from Athens. It Is that the Greek consuls at Mltyleno nnd at Smyrna have wired the Greek government that thirteen British men-of-wnr landed troops and guns at Slgri on Friday and that they have already strongly fortified that placo. Lord Salisbury's chief private secretary has returned unexpectedly to London and is busy at the foreign office. The St. James Gazette , this 'evening , says tnnt the startling news concerning the island of Mitylono obviously possesses political sign - n Iff can co of the first importance. Continu ing , the same paper adds that the island of Mitylono has n position of considerable ) strength and importance , although possess ing little iu the way of fortifications. Accentuates the Diplomatic Crisis. LOXDOX , Sopt. 14. An intimation of the intention of the British government to occupy an island giving a point of vantage near the Dardanelles was first heard of in the inner diplomatic circles of Vienna nnd Berlin soon after Sir William White's audience with the sultan on Friday last. Nothing about it , however , appeared in European newspapers until the Constantinople cables startled the bourse nnd the publlo today. The re ports were at first treated as incredible and are still hold to bo of doubtful authentic ity or at least exaggerated. In the absence ot a foreign confirmation of the reports , and until the details of the action of the British warship are known , the full signillcnnco of the movement cannot bo revealed. It can bo stated on high authority , however , that Sir William White asked the sultan to assent to the British occupation of some point within striking distance of the straits and offering n good harborage for the fleet. Tenedos and licslkn Bay were the fleet rendezvous for 1870 and 1878 and have been surveyed recently nnd were reported to the admiralty adversely. The offer made to the sultan revived the re quest which the British government made in 1877 , prior to the acquisition of Cypress , to mi rch as o an island near tbo Dardanelles. This project was long the subject of negotia tions nnd was abandoned on the signing of the Anglo-Turkish convention in Juno , 1878. The seizing of Sigri therefore cannot have occurred without the connivance of the sul tan. An official announcement issued in Constantinople yesterday stated that n com plete enteuto had been arranged ootwoen Sir William White nnd the sultan , but the torins of tbo restored harmony wns not mentioned. Tno seizure of the island aud its fortifica tion is magnified by a Berlin report tonight. It is thought that Lord Salisbury does not contemplate n permanent occupation of the island , but has designed the movement rather ns a demonstration to checkmate the Fronco- Husslan gamo. The movement accentuates the diplomatic crisis. Admiral Perkins , in command of tbo Brit ish Mediterranean squadron , is about to bo replaced by Admiral Tryon , who hoisted his flag in 1857 on the Nile nnd who sailed from Portsmouth for Gibraltar on Friday to takeover ever the command. Confirming the NRWS. COXSTAXTIXOPI.K , Sept. 14. It is stated that the French aud Hussian ambassadors here have received telegrams from their res pective consuls in Mltyleno announcing the occupation of Sigrio and stating that gnus have been landed nnd the islet has been sur rounded with torpedoes. Stirred Up the I'Tonoh. PAHIS , Sopt. 14. A fooling of uneasiness has been caused in diplomatic nnd financial circles "hero by the receipt of n dispatch an- nounoinir that Sigri , on the west coast of the Island of Mltylene. belonging to Turkey , within easy storming distance of the Dar danelles , has been occupied by a detachment of a British troop of marines , landed tboro from a British ironclad. Austria' * * Position. BUDA PnsTii , Sopt. 14. The Poster Llovd , doubtless inspired through Its editor , Max Falko. reporter of the foreign committee of the Hungarian delegation , today says : "Austria-Hungary's Interest in the Dar danelles question is' greater that Great Britain's j" adding , "Can Austria look on with complacency while Uussla , finding herself barred from expanding through Bulgaria advances by a.shorter route to the goal shn has in view the seiz ure of Constantinople. England can com pensate herself wliu Egypt , but where Is Austria's compensation 1 Thu powers ought not to bosltato to check Hussla. Docs Ber lin I" Hoferring to the alleged Russian plot to selzo Constantinople by n coup do main , the Poster Lloyd quotes a document prepared by Czar Nicholas In lS. > : i , minutely detailing plana by which a forcoof 10,000 Infantry , two solinas of Cossacks and thirty-two guns could force a passage of the Bosporus and carry Constantinople. Admiral Monscblkoff , the principle schemer of tbo czar , It Is said , then proposed ns an alternative n surprise party landing nt Bourgaz seaport in eastern Hou- manla , sovcnty-thrco miles northeast of the Adrian sea , situated on the Gulf of Hourgaz. The Idea was that after landing unexpectedly u small Hussian force could from there make n rush upon Constantinople and capture It before the powers could intervene. Admiral Mcnzhikoff also pronounced this plan not feasible. Offered Tor Halo. CINCINNATI , O. , Sept. 11. The Wlntoly shops nt Springfield , O. , were offered at pub- Ho sale by Hecoiver Frey today , but there wcro no bids that mot the requirement of tbo law two-thirds of the appraisement. The onlv bid for tbo whole plant was $150,000 , while the lowest limit under the law Is $220- 000 , It Is In order now for another appraise ment and another sale. Tbo shops cover forty-throa acroi of ground , Appraisers Hound Ovor. PlIHAIlKU'lllA , Ptt. , Sopt. 14. TbO flVO mercontllo appraisers , on whom warrants were served last week , charging them wltb various forms of' dereliction In oftlco , were given a hearing this uiornlng before a magis trate. Accused were hold in f-.MX ) ball , each , for tbolr appearance at the next term ot court. > ConynoKors , KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Sopt. II. A gang of countorfoltors have been arrested in this city , Clcoruo E. Neel nnd Mrs. E. B. WUsou wore tniton Saturday evening for passing spurious coin. Neel lives on a farm near Lawrence , Douglas countr , ICnn. Thoshorlff of that county was telegraphed to search the farm house , and on dolntf so bo found a complete - ploto outfit of dies , furnaces , crucibles , acids , tnotals , etc. , usually uicd by counterfeiter ? . Charles Chlpwood ot Lawrence was also arrested , charged wltb being an accomplice of the countorfoltors. HIS 'IIIOVJIT.KS ClLlXKIt HIM. Sad Stories nt Persecution From Kan sas Scenes Iu n Justice Court. KvxsAsCirr , Mo. , Sopt. 14. The blowing up of bis hou o in Armourdatc , ICnn , , nnd the strange death of bis wlfo by poison have seemingly crazed Joseph M , Juvenal , Twlco this morning ho insanely attempted to do murder. This was tbo day net for the urollmlnnry hcarjng of Miss MUllo Pfoffmnn , charged with bio ving up Juvenal's house with dyna mite. Miss PfolTmativ\ras \ tbo young woman whom Juvonnl Jlltod for the woman who sub sequently tiocamo 'his wife , nnd who died from the effects of arsenical poisoning List Saturday. The arrangements for the trial were unique. The crowd of people who wanted to hear tbo trial was too great to bo accommo dated in iho small oftloo of Justice Herring. Tboro Is a largo lodgq room ever the Justice's oftlco which could bo procured for the hearing - ing at a rental of $7.50 , and , so as not to dis appoint the hundreds of people anxious to hoar the trial , the Judge announced that it the necessary sum could bo raised among tbo crowd to pay the rent , bo would ndjourn court to the ledge room. Two constables passed around their hats and soon the desired amount was raised. The Justice then an nounced that court would bo bold In the room above. The case had attracted wide attention in Armourdalo , and among the friends of the parties Interested the feeling had run high. As n precautionary measure , therefore , the Justice ordered that every male spectator should bo searched for weapons before being admitted to the court room. Two consta bles were stationed at the entrance nnd they made the search. A half bushel of revolvers nnd other weapons of various kinds were gathered from the crowd. Juvenal gave up two revolvers , and John Hale , attorney for Mils Pfoffman , gayo up ono. The search , however , was not a very exhaustive ono , and the constables failed to find a dagcor which Juvenal had secreted in an inner pocket and a derringer which Ilnlo had placed beyond the searchers' roach. The trial was about to begin when Juvenal suddenly drew his dagger and made for Halo. Before ho could roach him , however , ho was intercepted by the bystanders , who disarmed him. Ilnlo was expecting the at tack and drew his derringer. Ho , too , was disarmed. After a bnsty consultation with the attor neys Justice Herring adjourned court. Juvenal was arrested and was taken to the central police station , wnero Hoportor Hutton - ton of the Times followed to interview him. When Hutton was admitted to the corridor Juvenal seized a heavy steve iron and would have beaten the reporter to death but for the interference of the guards. It is believed Juvenal has becoino insane as u result of his troubles. WAXT A VALIDATE BAD , Talk of Democrats Itcnoininattng Senator Hill for Governor. SAHATOOA , N. Y. , SftpU 14. Speaker Shoe- ban is confident of iljo nomination to second place at the dornocraUi convontlorf.toniorrqw. There seems little room for doubt that Hico for secretary of state . "and .Dan'forth for state treasurer will bo nominated by acclamation. Even the londerss cannot say with certainty who will bo named for governor , but the Associated press represen tative , reasoning from the relation of things moro than surface deep , is led this evening to the conclusion that if the friends of Governor Hill feel in convcntlort ; that n point , has been reached where there 1 a fairly clear cbanco of success for a hurraji movement in behalf of Governor Hill's rcnomiuation the attempt will uo mode , The democratic state committee met to night. All the\ members were present. It was moved thatllio resignation of lohn H. Voorhcos , which wds received immediately preceding tbo now election in 1SS9 , bo taken from tbo table aud accepted. This was adopted. It was moved that Mr. Voorhcos bo elected to represent the Eigljtb. congressional dis trict on the state couAiittoo. Daniel G. Griffin oW\Vatortownhichalrmnn of the executive comwlltoo , then , moved , nnd It was carried , that preliminary roll call of convention delegates'bo read ns prepared by the secretary of the state committee. The roll call in districts in which there are con tests , except in I'uw York county , in all cases contained the names of regular delegates as certified to by thoir'rcspectlvo members of stnto committee. Hell call gave Tammany hall the full vote of [ .sovonty-ono delegates , The county democracy committee men are amazed nt this nind to their Inter rogatories Clerk Do Freest replied , that the only list of delegates from Now Yoric county received was the Tammany list. Mr. Foster moved 'that ' tbo county democ racy bo allowed one-Jialf the delegates from Now York county Von , the preliminary roll call. g Arguments in fnvpr of this motion were longthv and heatod-fcTammany hall urged "there Is a serious dWMger in any recognition of the county doinc rucy by the democratic state convention. Ard'tho democracy willing to glvo Thomas 0. 1'lntt , nt the next prosl deutlal election thrqffJuspoctora out of four in every election district of tbo city of Now York ) ' ' % The motion to givc iojcounty democracy a one-half representation'was then'lost ; ayes , S ; nays , ! i2. f * A motion that the Jftjjl call "bo adopted .was road and carried ; nylisf 22 ; nays , 10. The three county iftruboraoy members then withdrew in pursuntiira of Instructions of that organization. ) \ Hon. George HaineYof Rochester wns se lected as temporary chairman of the conven tion and the couiinlttu- then adjourned. Plans to AITAIIK * Its Kloatlnx Debt tootissed. NEW YOIIK , Sopt. 1 . The olllcors of the Richmond TormtnuV company were nt work all day on the plan , to extend Its floating debt , but at the o.ndjpf tbo day It wnifctatod that nothing dollnlU ) bad boon accomplished. Among these proser fat the raeetlni ; of tbo executive comrrtivob wera George J. Gould , John H. Hlnman , Abrain S. Ilowitt , JobnJ A. Uuthorford and Samuel Tnomos. t It > jwas reported after the meeting that no decision bad been reached , that $0,000,000 could bo continued nt once If the committed should agree on tha plan to extend the foaling debts ot the vari ous companies In this system similar to that adopted by tbo Union Pacific. President Inninn says ho thinks that S10,00 ,000 collat eral trust notes wll' . lie Issued , guaranteed by the Hlchmond Terminal company , each of the allied companies depositing collateral to secure Its own ( lon'.lng debt. It Is officially stated that the tloatmg debt of tbo Richmond Terminal company is , f'150,000 , the Georgia Central { : i , 00,000 ( 'Hjchmonu & Danville M'JOO,000 and East 'Connesseo ? 1,400,000. Caught > it His Game. OAiuioi.t.Tox.Ind. , Kept. 14. Henry Ander son , the man who , lait weak purchased several oral farms In this , ylclnlty nnd expressed to the United State * bond company nt Wash ington , D , O. , a piokago said to contain n bond foi' $10,000. tius ticon indicted by the grand Jury for obfiiinlntf money under faiso pretenses , hq having secured advances from several farmers until the money for his bond was returned The company to which the bond was expressed cannot bo found In Washington andi bo f 10.000 package- yet In charge of tbo Uuitod States Express com pany. Anderson refused to glvo any In formation concerning his former residence or occupation , BALHACEDA'S ' DARING PLAN , Disguised as a Sailor He Escapes to tlio San Francisco. HE HAD NEVER LEFT VALPARAISO , Wlillc Ills Enemies Industriously Guarded the Mountain Passes the Fugitive Kx-Prcsldciit Itcmaln- cd Carefully Concealed. ICopyrfoM iSHt t > vJamr ( Itintim itenntf.\ ( \ VAM'AKAiso , Chill ( via Oalvoston , Tox. ) , Sept. 14. ( By Mexican Cable to the Herald- Special to Tun Bii.J : : Balmaceda has os * capcd from the clutches of his enemies nnd Is now safe on the high seas , under the protec tion of the United States Hag. All the tlmo the soldiers of the Junta wcro guarding the stiotvy passes of the Andes to prevent his getting Into tlio Argentine Republic , nnd the police of the new provisional government were searching the monnstorys in nnd around Snn Dlago for the fugitive ex-president , ho was in biding in this city. Hero ho was moro nut to escape detection than anywhere else for his opponents never dreamed that ho would dare to remoln In Vnlpanso , they being assured ho l > ad lied. A rumor roaches mo of the house whore ho received shelter , but as It Is unconllrmod I do not want to do the proprietor an injustice by stating what may turn out to bo untrue. At any rate Balmaceda had chosen his refuge wisely , for ho was enabled to throw himself upnn the mercy of Admiral Brown Of the flagship San Francisco , nnd beg to bo removed from the revenge ho feared from his foes. Admiral Brown did what nil the other foreign admirals would liavo dorto under similar circumstances. Ho stopped in to save a human life. in the nnmo of humanity ho consented to af ford Bnlmaccda the shelter ot his ship and the protection of the stars and stripes. How to effect the ex-president's escape wns then the next question. It wns seen that it would bo a most difllcult undertaking , Balmnccda being so well known to and cordially bated by so many residents of Valparaiso. After many plans hud been suggested , dis cussed nnd rejected ns too risky , ono was at last hit upon that It was thought would work successfully : This was nothing loss than to have Balmnccda disguise himsclt as a drunken United States sailor. The clothing was sent nshoro In a masked boat last night by order of Admiral Brown. They were smuggled by ono of Balniacoda's faithful adherents Into the house whore the ox-president was in hiding. Ho carefully donned them , and after a close Inspection of his new and strange nt- tire to see that there was nothing about to got up which would arouse suspicion , ho stole out by a rear entrance into the street. Nightfall favored his disguise and ho had studied his part so well that he feigned a drunken tar to perfection. In his way toward the water front ho passed by many mcji who would have boon delighted to have had the chance to seize and hand him over to the police authorities. In tlmo ho reached the spot in the harbor that had been arranged upon. Theroho found n boat waiting. It was inaniicdv-by sturdy United States men-of-war's men. Balmacoda , Btill maintaining his disguise , made his llnal drunken stumble and fell into the boat. It pushed off nt once and in n short time the ox- president , all signs of inebriety at an end , clambered swiftly up tno ropes and was saved. He went at once to ono of the cabins aft of the San Francisco and did not again show himself above deck. That part of the vessel was reserved solely for its prominent puest. Nobody wns allowed to visit his cabin. The ofllcers of the San Francisco were questioned about the matter but reso lutely refused to discuss it. The San Fran cisco loft Valparaiso this evening for Callno. . Thence it will sail for California. Balmaceda may elect to land at Callao , where many of .Jjjs lcadipjt. partisans have already boou taken by forclgn-sjifp'iijjon oonrd , whicluthpy sought refuge after th'6"faU of. 'Valparaiso. Admiral Bro\vn'.s action will undoubtedly , for a time nt least , ' increase tlio bitter fooling hero towards tlio United States government , although the admirals of the other foreign vessels have taken prominent Balmacodlsts abroad. The -Gorman admiral , it will bo re membered , gave refuge to Claudia Vicuna , who was elected to succeed Balmaceda as president and refused to oooy the German minister's orders to surrender him and the oihor refugees. The United btates war ship Baltiinoro returned hero today from Callno , where she had landed refugees. Officials have been despatched by the Junta to Europe to bring over the new Chilian war ships Pinto and Errnquariz. Naval com mands have been assigned to nil the Chilian Hoot. Some of the adherents of the congres sional party , while returning from Monte video on the British steamer John Elder , were , upon their arrival nt Punta Arenas , threutonod with arrest by Bnlnwcedn's gov ernor there. Ho had not yet heard the news of Bulmacedn's downfall. The British cap- tain'refused to deliver the persons up and they arrived bore safely today. Il\Tll \ < ! > / > DKSTHVCTIOX , Thousands ofPeopIo Perish in n Span ish Flood. M Mimn , Sept. 14. Ofilcial information has been received hero from the scuno of the flood now devastating tboprrvlnco of Toledo. Accordlngjo the news received 2,000 people perished and an Immense- amount of damage was dono. Ofilcial telegrams report that 1,500 persons perished In the destruction of Consuegcra by the overflow of the Amarguillo. Hundreds olotbo.ro were Injured by falling buildings andJeiiornious numbers of rattle porlshed. At other places many persons were drowned aud much property wrs damaged. Iliii Hoiaici'H. I3Kni.ix , SoptJAt.tho ) review of the Eleventh array corps nt Krfurt all the Thur- Ingarcn princes except Duke Ernest of Suxc- Hamburg were present. When Kmporor William crossed over to Colmrg this mornIng - Ing he said to the minister of state of that duchy , Dr. G , Von Bonln-Brottm , " 1 am very sorry not to sco the duke at the bead of his regiment , " The duke Is colonel of the Sixth regiment of Thurgarln ininntry ns well us a general of Prussian cavalry and colonel in the Soldlltz curraslor regiment. Today the emperor hold u review of the Eleventh nnd Fourth army corps combined at GalmsUdt , n village near Krfurt. The king of Saxony took part In the maneuvers. On September 10 , according to present plans , the Imperial couple leave Erfurt for Berlin. _ _ IJalnmcoilu'H Silver finfb. LISIION , Sopt. 14. The steamship Moselle , which hai Baltnacoda's silver aboard , bound from Montovldlo to Southampton , has ur- rlyed hero. _ DoatliH on StcmucrH I'"roin Cholorn. IIOMtur , Sopt. 14. There have been fifteen deaths from cholera recently on board two British steamships. Three Hundred Itluoku Safe. , Sept. 11. Iu tbo recent fight between the ( > " m corps nnd n body of natives , ! )00 ) of tjlowUkl'a blacki were killed and all the s and munitions wcro lost. Among till ! .iRing nro Captain Zalowlskl , LloutonVSelUvoU and Plorch of Dtinchow nnd ' non-commlstloncd ofliccrs. v . . - Capture a Depot. CoxsTANTixori.K , Sept. 14. A band of brl > gands recently captured the railroad station at PasloKlo , shooting two gendarmes who at tempted to oppose them. Four Persons Killed. VinxxA , Sopt. 14. Four persons were killed by an explosion on a rock-boring ves sel at Iron Gates Saturday. SKW A.lr/OXIf. O/MU.VWT.IT/O.V. ChanoeK Cor n Split In the National Farmero' Alliance. Sr. Lot-is , .Mo. , Sept. II. Messrs. W. S. McAllister and U. S. Hall , members of the executive committed of the farmers' alliance , hud u conference this afternoon to consider whotncr or not the meeting of the anils' convention , which begins tomorrow , will bo secret or open. After looking over the ground carefully It was decided to hold the convention with open doors nnd the public Is invited to bo present. The decision has been reached to BO into anew now national organization. The idea is to create an industrial alliance nnd adopt n policy as to eligibility that will admit a pow erful class heretofore excluded from member ship. The order Is to bo non-political and non-secret. Delegates from Texas , Mississippi , Arkan sas , Kansas nnd Minnesota have arrlvo 1 , and every train brings representatives of thonnti- sub-treasury nnd anti-third party wing of the farmers' alliance. The probabilities this afternoon all point to an attendance of be tween 400 and 000 delegates. The Texan dele gation. where the alliance originated , is a unit for the new organization , and a lot of hard work U being done in that direction. The concensus of opinion scon's to bo that the now national alliance is n certainty. Ex-Lecturer McAllister , who recently bad tno scrimmage with AlcCune , is outspoken for the new organization. Mr. U. C. Brayg , who is nt the head of the Texas delegation , speaking for his people } said that the objects of tno convention wns the formation of a now alliance , or to speak more correctly , to depose Polk , Livingston , Macnno nnd "other leaders , and elect now national ofllccrs. Tbo representatives now hero are also op posed to the National Economist nnd the Southern Mercury , to the payment of dues by the state alliance to the national organiza tion , and to the payment of the expenses of "demagogues" who create discord. Ills pro posed to go back to tbo ilrst principles of the original alliance , making it n strictly farm ers' order , cutting loose from all others whoso interests nro not allied with the farmers. Mr. Bragg said that the farmers will no longer submit to the bossism pro claimed by Mncuno nnd Polk , and the policy advocated bv those leadorj , tlmt the mem bers must blindly follow them , will bo re versed. President Hall said tonight that in all liltollhood W. S. McAllister , , who gained national prominence through his encounter with Dr. Macune , will bo elected president of tbo new allianco. J..IST ItKSl'JSltATK tiTJtUl(1LI ? Kansas I'rohlultlonlHts Trying to I5c- vivo Intercut in tlio IHSIIC. Toi'KKA , ICun. , Sopt. 14. [ Special Telegram to Tun BJE. : I From nearly every pulpit in the state yesterday the church members were exhorted to send delegates to the state tem perance convention which convenes in' this city tomorrow night. The object of the con- vcntion Is to again arouse public Interest in , the state prbhlbltion law , which , has been threatened by recent action of Iho polit ical parties. Tlio refusal of the republican league to incorporate prohibition in the platform and tbo recent letter of Wil liam Higgins , secretary of state and an old prohibition leader , pronouncing it a dead issue , has stirred up the prohibitionists. In this cltv yesterday the ministers declared that the temperance people must stand up and bo counted. President Troutman of the Temperance union today denied thostatemont that the Temperance union would take stops to strengthen the third party prohibitionists in order that it might hold the balance of power between the people's party ami the democrats. "I have no doubt , " ho said , "of the republicans sticking by prohibition , but these demonstrations are necessary In order to hold it inline. " AXS1111I.XTK11 tiKlCE. Fust Time Mmlo by Special Train on the New York Central. BurrAi-o , N. Y. . Sept. 14. The Now York Central today broke all records of fast time for long runs on passenger trains on railways on cither side of the Atlantic. A special tr.iin , composed of ono o ! the company's now standard passenccr engines , weighing 'JOO.OOO pounds nnd three private cars , weighing yiiO.OOO pound , convoying Vice President Webb and party , made tlio run of 4iOJ ; > j miles from New York to East Buffalo In 440 minutes , including three stops , ono of which occupied seven nnd one-half minutes. The eclipse of previous effort * of the kind is complete , nothing approaching such u run over before being accomplished In America or Europe as speeding along steel rails , across the country for over sovou consecu- tlvo hours at almost a mile- minute gult. 1C.11X , l.V/ > CrC'/.O.YYJ. Wind and AVatcr Do Much DJUIIIIKO in Wl.suonsln. ASHLAND , Wls. , Sopt. 14. A heavy rain and hall storm'foil this morning. It Is esti mated thousands of dollars of damage has been done to crops throughout the district. A heavy wind prevailed and several boats on the bay were capsl/cd. No lives were lost. A sp'ocial from Iron river says n cyclone raged there this morning at 10 o'clock. A number of trees were torn up by the roots , nnd the roof of the hotel wns smashed in bj falling trees. The total damage by the t torn ) cannot bo estimated. Ffro llouord , MKUIDJAN , Miss. , Sept. 14. The Southern hotel , a llvo-story building in course of con struction and nearly completed , at a cost of 150,000 , Is on llro , The Ilro broke out on the fourth floor and the liromon think they will bo able to snvo nil except tbo two upper utorics , In which case the loss will bo about JBO.OOO. Hoveinl dromon have been severely injured. Including JUoyco , Davlson , Mugou and Malloy. LONDON , Sopt. 14. The Salvages group of inlands near Iho Canaries were recently tbo scene of an cxtcnsH-o conttngraUon. The loss amounts to rJ Steamer Arrivals. At Klnsalo Passed Greece , No. 3 , from York for Liverpool. At Start Point Passed Nordland , from Now Yonc for Antwerp. At Hamburg Suovlu , from Now York. At Prttwl Point Passed Maasadam , from Now York for Rotterdam. At Glasgow Scandinavian , from Boston , RUOCCSHCul ChlllOHO PlIKlllHt. PKOHIA , 111. , Sopt. 11. A novel prlzo-flght took place hero yesterday between ft China- man , Li Lung , and a negro named George Masslor. The tight was for a purse and the Chinamanhlppcd his opponent to a bland- still. _ _ _ _ Intornntloiuil CoopnrH. lNPMNAroi.il ) , hid. , Sopt. 14.Tho Coopers International Union of North America Is meeting lioro with n small attendance. The union was formed In IbW ) and now lias 1,000 , members , Secretary lllnlno'H Movements. BAH HAIUIOII , Mo. , Sept. 14-Secrotary fJlalno and family will probably leave Bar Harbor on Saturday , the 10th , for Augusta , where they expect to ruuialu about u mouth. HE HAD "ACE IN THE HOLE , " Cnsliior Albcrtson Played the "Dead Iin mortal Oinoh" on the Bank. HIS PROPOSITION TO THE PRESIDENT Ono Dilemma toVhloli there Wn but Ono Horn Cool Awsur- HIIUO Of II DiHhOlietIt Steward. TACO\U , Wash. , Sept. 14.- [ Special Telegram gram to Tun Hnr.j At Iho preliminary hour- ine of U. H. Albortsou toiluy for complicity In the Fidelity bank robbery tlio following letter received by Prcslilont Wallace from Edward Albcrtson , tlio defaulting cashier , n day or two nftcr the Intlor's flight , wns m trodliecd In evidence : DKAU Silt : I nin sliort In my account * $1I,7W ! , tlmt being iho aggregate of sums Miuandorvd by mo lit dllTorcnt limes lneo 11 your ago In speculation , anil 1 hiivun'l : i dollar left. Itcallr.lnit the Impossibility of my over being able to replace It , anil being In constant dread of dfltcotloiK I hnvo bccotno desperate. and liavo taken cnouch moro to make W,000 and left. Tlio anionnt taken from tlio sofa In addition to cash , Is over JWO.OOO , which I'lCluilcs all the company's notes col- latnral nnd land company contracts. In niN dltlon to this I ImvocliaiiKcd all tlio comlilna * lions after locKlnc up ull the bnnk'H books lit the steel vault. If you will slun three papers In triplicate In the presence of two witnesses have the same duly acknowledged and deliver Iho three to l-'rcd N. Uhanillor at Drown' * Toliit on or before 0 o'clock on Monday mornini : . he will deliver to yon all the combinations to the safe doorc , so you can commence business at the usual ImurH with all the papers except my personal noti'B for ? 1 , 000. which I ha\o destroyed , but us col lateral for this I hnvo forty shaiesof atoclt , which you will pet If you will meet ( . 'handler with the papers duly e.vecuted. You will llnd the company'- , teal In : i drawer at the end ot Dciuimn's desk. Anytime between 0 and 0 o'clock on Monday - day morning you'll get all theabove as stated , and bo ready for business , loser j ust I''O.OOO , Hoftiso to execute and deliver these papers at the hour named , and all tao papers and secur ities. none of which , except the company's notes , has the company any record of , will bo burned. To sum no : Accept my conditions and lese JJ0.003 , which people need not know ; reject them , and lose make your own estl * mate of the J90I.OOO and ho coin- palled to absolutely suspend business , You can not pay any chocks , as yon have no balance books to go by. and you ( lure not draw on Now York and San l-'ranelvco , for both accounts are wrong , I have made a mem orandum and left It In tho.safoof Jiibthow Ihcshortago lies. Hespcotfiilly , K. A. AMIKIITSO.V. President Wallace lost no tlmo In accepting Albertson's , offer , rowed across the bny , mot Chandler , the COM federate , exchanged the papers for securities nnd was able to onon the bank vaults and proceed to business. The bank lost $ ' . ' 0,000 In cash. In hist testimony President Wallace tola of recovering the papers as follows : "The agreement was that the Fidelity Trust company , In consideration of the re turn of the securities to the company , agreed not to prosecute. A Ibortsdn. On the back was the report from the company. It stated that wo were not to prosecute Albcrtson and Fred N. Chandler for the theft of the money and securities. I signed the papers and I went to Oldtown and procured a boat and rowed to Brown's ' Point. Chandler was standing on the embankment when I arrived there. Ho said to land and coma to the foot of the bank. The bank wm noirly ncrpen- dicular. I wont up to where ho was and found two package. ' ! in different places. I opened both packages. ' 1 hey con tained notes and collaterals. I satlstlpd my- Kolf that they wcro genuine , and gave him the agreement. " -This closed Mr. Wallace's testimony , Other witnesses testified , it bolnir attempted to show that H. U. AlbortJbn prepared , three weeks previous to the robbery , the ngrco- ' ments which were signed , and was cognizant of the whole affair and a parly to it. Dutch Pictures for tlio Fair. [ Cntnirt'jM 18)1 t > n JCJIIIM nnnlan li'.nnf.tt. ] Lit HEW , Holland , Sept. M. [ Now Yorlt Herald Cable Special to Tin : Bin. : ] Mr. Ifurtz of Now York , secretary of the art department for tlio world's fair , has been litre for n few days. Ho had just returned from Hussla , nnd was on his way to Belgium , Franco and Spain. While In Holland ho was received with true Hutch hospitality by the artists at Hague nnd Amsterdam. Mcsdag promises 200 of the best Dutch pictures for exposition , while Isreals. known by artists hero as the general of Dutch art , is tp paint a picture expressly for the fair , Hol land will bo wall represented in art. Brooke , who is collecting paintings for Corcoran's gallery of Washington , has Just loft on his way to America. WKAllIKU PUltKV.tST. For. Omaha and Vicinity Fair ; slight change In temperature. For Missouri Fair ; stationary tempera ture ; southerly winds , For Kansas -Fair ; southerly winds ; slight changes In temperature. For Iowa Fait' * southerly winds ; warmer in Houthonst ; stationary temperature In northwest. For North Dakota Generally vUrlabla winds ; slight changes In temperature. For Nebraska Fair , southerly winds ; irtn- tlonary temperature In eastern ; slightly cooler In wostorn. For South Dakota Fair , slightly cooler in. eastern ; stationary lorajicr.anru In western portion ; varlabla winds. For Colorado Light , local showers , vn- riablo winds , stationary temperature iu southeast portion , slightly cooler. WAMIIXOTOX , D. U. , Sept. M. An extended nroa of low pressure rovers the northwest nnd northern Hoclcy mountain districts , the principal center of the disturbance being apparently north of Montana , whilosocond.ary disturbances are located in eastern Montana and southern Minnesota. Fair weather continues except In the upper lake region , whore showers am reported , and the cloudl * ness has Increased in the lower Inku region. It U generally warm in the southern states and Mississippi valley , and thence westward to the Hooky mountains , and it is cooler iii the lake regions , the Ohio valley , the mlddlo Atlantic states and Now England. Warmer , fair weather will continue in the central vat- leys and over the greater portion of the corn region Tuesday , followed by slightly cooled weather In the northwest on Wednesday , Now Orleans t'olohratlon. Nu\v OIIMUNH , Ln. , Sept. II. Today thort was the most Important celebration of the Mth of September anniversary that has jot taken place. After the usual proceedings the ceremony of the laying of the corner stone of n monument , which Is to coinmoin- orate the deeds of the Whltoloatruo and other ! citizens who aook part In the light on Cans ) street , that resulted In the ovcrturow of tha Kellogg government seventeen years ngo , took place. The monument will bo oroctoq on Liberty Place , Canal ftreut , near the scene of the conflict. H l''allurOH. CINCINNATI , O. , Sept. 14. The Motcalf- Mockoy Carriage company assigned today , Liabilities , 150,000. Assets ,