The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-10-27

VAu HutCn lHc AntAt hulis"
The Chicago Times relates this lnci-
dent of the recent wheat esrner ex-
element:
During the morning "Old Hutch >
had sat in his big chair near the foot
of the gallery stairs and smiled and
quoted poetry. lie was very happy
old man, for he knew that his corner
was going to be carried through. He
did not allow his exultation to show
itself, but sat wrapped up in bis big
overcoat entirely uneoncerned A
little after noon he saw the excitement
growing. The growing was beeem-
ing more distinct. He grew eonfden-
tial with Johnnie Brine.
@Ah, Johnnie, can hear Sid Kent's
bones crunchin' He's my pardner in
the bank, but he couldn't be the old
mans Partner in this deal. Ii was
just for him and Jack Cudahy and
Cap. Phillips that l fixed this
thing up, Johnnie, and these fellers
have got to squeal. They say Sid is
down for 100000, Johnnie. wish It
was $6,0o0,0o0, don't you, my boy !?
Those little fellers are all right but it's
the big game I'm after. Don't you
let any get away, Johnnie. Oh, how
will sleep tonight. Those fellcrs
didn't like the old man last spring and
they suspended him, didn't they? The
old man is gettin' oven. Revenge Is
sweet, Johnnie.r
1t was getting near the close, and
every one was looking at the old man.
Men who had known "0ld Hutch y
for years looked at him as though he
was a wild man from Borneo. They
wished they had been little more
courteous in days gone by, and had
not voted for his suspension from the
board. They were envious, some Of
them, and their envy made them
angry, and they called the old man
thsrd names.
A few moments before the gong
sounded there was excitement among
the cash crowd. Weare was In the
crowd shouting himself hoarse in try
ing to bolster up "Old Hutch'sp So
wheat. Little Leopold Bloom was
there and he was feeling very sore.
lie called out in loud voice that
"every dollar made in the corner was
nothing more than stolen.' Wearc
made remark on Blooms nationality
and said.that in that event "every dol.
dollar yeu have in your pocket is the
result Of thievin9.' Itlookcd as though
there was going to be trouble, but
Wearc turned about and made his offer
to take any part of $4,000, 900 bushels
at 81 per bushel and then the gong
sounded.
II was only little while before this
that the dem onstration was made
against "Old IIutch.' The disgruntled
bears were joined by men who had
sold short, but who had covered on
previous days, and by men who be-
lieved that the old man was carrying
things with too high a hand. All en-
tered into a demonstration against "Old
Hutch in which they tried 10 show
their soreness.
A long line was formed and as each
man passed by some word of reviling
was thrown at the wheat king. They
guyed him. They tainted him. They
asked him If he remembered when ho
called Phil Armour an "cld hog" pre-
facing his application with profane
language. They called him a robber
and thief They used every disgrace
full term they could think of. They
tried to make the old man feel that he
was hated and despised. AT the first
onslaught "Old Hutch tried to take
things in good humor He fired back
the shots that were sent him. He call
ed them boys, fools and internal idiots
for selling short millions of bushels of
wheat when the crops all over the coun-
try were failure. But the epithets
began to get too strong. The old man
began to get mad. lie threw up
his hands in rage. He shook his fist
at the men in line. He stormed and
cursed at them. lie rushed from his
place before the line had half passed
by He tried to make his way over to
the cash crowd. Hundreds dogged
bis footsteps cursing him and keeping
up the TRADE ofabusive names. Some Of
them would have struck him If they
had dared. "Old Hutch" was the most
unpopular man on the Board Of trade.
lie grew more aud more angry and
at last he broke away from his pursu-
ers and rushed down stairs. lie tore
through the corridors swinging his
arms and cursing at the top of his voice.
His face was red, he stamped on the
floors, and foamed at the mouth. "Old
Hutch was mad"