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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-11-10
THE LATE COL WM. HYDE
Al Interesting Letter trom ~euStur
GeuF-r e.. Vest.

George q. Vest
ulels- pemosrs,
Col. john G. Prather has receive q
number Of letters concerning the
late Col. VIM Hyde, Including an
eloquent tribute from Judge John
". Henry Of Kansas City. and the
following from Senator Vest.
Washington. D c. November 5.
Col John q. Prather. S.. Louis.
Mo; Dear G,if-I was very much
surprised last night on reading the
announcement Of Hyde's death. l
had lot even heard Of his sickness.
and when las. saw him he seemed
so strong and full Of life that the
announcement has shocked me
greatly.
There are not many Of US left
from the old Camp Prather crowd.
Jim Tiernsn, William Scudder, Geo.
Ford, Broadhead and now HYDE,
have passed away. It will no: be
very long until we, too. will join the
majority and 1 do not know that il
is any reason for regret On our part.
We have seen a good deal of the
world, and from this time on must
be content with looking on and not
attempt to keep ap with the process.
sion. When we reflect that death is
inevitable and that it requires really
more courage to live than to die. il
is folly TO attempt crossing the
bridge before we reach it. OF course
we have the animal instinct that
shuns death, but when a man ap.
petites and passions are gone and he
is engaged in haud-to hand fight
with disease and pain. there is no
glory in living, and it is true philos.
ophy to accustom ourselves to the
idea of passing away, 1 believe that
every man should do his duty brave.
ly and earnestly while he lives, but
he should not permit himself TO
think that he will live forever nor
shiver with dread because he knows
that he can't.
l am very much grieved over the
death of Hyde. Broadhead had
come to an age when there could be
be no surprise at his leaving US, but
Hyde was comparatively a young
man. Twenty years ago we had
some political antagonism, as you
know, but they were temporary, and
since that time we have been warm,
earnest friends. He was a brave,
honest, generous man, with strong
intellect and absolute DEVOTION to
principle. He was one of the best
journalists IN the west, but never
prostituted his ability to sensation.
al, yellow paper,writing. He always
endeavored to elevate journalism
and to lead the public thought in
the right direction. His death is a
great loss to the state and irrepa,
rable to friends like you and myself
Your friend. G.. G.VEsT.
When ii comes to wood heating
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-11-10
Try Aliens Foot Ease,

s powder % Dc shaken into thE shoes. -:
tnt7 season TCuT feet feel swollen, nervous
AID h1:. za1 Est easily Grsi. 81 yDs have
srlsrtIEz feet or tight shOes. Try Aliens Foot
Ease. l. cCo.s TIE feet ard uaEes waking
ss=y- Cares swollen and sweating feet. biss-
teT5 and Gallons spots. Relieves cDras and
banIOns Of al pain E1d gives rest and com
fort. Try i today. sod ~ eli DTnSElsts
sa1 shoe stores, &c. sAmpis sent FREE,
Add-ess Allen :. OlrE5tesJ, lie Roy, y. 4.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-11-10

Our line Of Groceries is more com
plete than eyer A we buy for cash,
We are enabled to sell at prices that
will astonish you, come and see US.
FRANK SMITH & SoN.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-11-10

When ii comes to wood heating
stoves we have the only Genuine
King Heater made, guaranteed to
give more heat, keep fire longer than
any com bination stoYe made. For
sale only by FRANK SMITH & SoS.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-11-10
BLAZE AT THE CAPITOL
Explosion Occurs in Basement
and a Fierce Fire Follows.
ENORMOUS DAMAGE IS DONE.

Washington. ID. c, Nov. Is An
explosion and fire at 5:l3 this after.
noon wrecked the supreme court
rooms and the rooms Immediately
adjoining 1t on the ilain floor of the
capitol. The damage is enormous.
The entire central eastern part Of
the great marble pile from the main
floor to the subterranean basement
practically is mass cf ruins. The
force of the explosion was so heavy
that the coping stones on the outer
walls, just east Of the point where
the explosion occurred, were bulged
out nearly two inches; windows in
all that part of the building were
blown out, and locked doors were
forced from their hinges quite $50
feet from the scene of it.
Fire followed the explosion so
/ quickly as to seem practically stimuli.
taneous with it. The explosion
shook the immense structure TO it's
foundations and was heard several
squares from the capitol 1t occurred
in small room tightly inclosed by
heavy stone walls in the subterra
mean basement Immediately below
the main entrance to the old capitol
building.
In this room was 500 light gas
meter which was fed by four-inch
gas main. Very little gas is used in
that part Of the building, but at the
time of the explosion the gas had
not been turned off at the meter.
The meter itself was wrecked and
the gas pouring from the main
caught fire The flames originating
from the explosion darted up the
shaft of the elevator which had been
completely destroyed by the force
OF the explosion and communicated
with the record room of the supreme
court, the office of the marshal of
the court and the supreme court
library. Before the flames could be
subdued the priceless documents in
the record room had been almost
totally destroyed and serious dam
age had been done in the marshars
Office and some minor rooms in the
immediate vicinity.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-11-10
LIBRARY IS BADLY DAMAGED.

The library of the supreme court,
located Immediately beneath the
supreme court room, was badly
damaged by FIRE, smoke and water,
practically destroying the great COL
lection of law reference books. The
library contained about 10000 vol
umes and was used, not only by the
justices of the supreme court, but
by members OF congress and lawyers
practicing before the supreme court.
Mr. Justice Harlan said tonight that
the library was very valuable. Many
of the works it contained would, he
thought, be difficult 10 replace.
Librarian Clarke, after a cursory ex-
animation, necessarily made by the
light of lanterns, expressed the
opinion that many of the books could
be saved, although they had been
drenched by water from the streams
poured into the library for two
hours after the explosion occurred
The most serious damage, in the
opinion of the justices of the su
preme court, is to the records stored
In the sub basement. These included
all of the records Of the supreme
court from 1892 to 1882. The room
contains records of cases and opir-
ions rendered by fathers OF the judi
ciary Of the government. Apparently
the documents in this room are
either totally destroyed or so badly
damaged by FIRE and water as to be
useless.
Justice HARLAN said that while the
loss of the records was irreparable,
it YVES fortunate that the later
records Of the court, which are kept
IN the Office Of the clerk on the main
floor, were not injured. As docu-
ments for reference at this time and
later, Justice Harlan thought these
were Of far greater value than the
records destroyed Fortunately the
clerks Office was not in the least
damaged by fire, and the explosion
did no damage to il except to blow
out one window.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-02
THEIR FAREWELL TOUR.
Judge FaIligant and Solicitor Os-
bOrne's Last visit to County Courts

Judge Falliaant and Solicitor Os-
bOrne's Last visit to County Courts
Judge Falligant and Solicitor General
Osborne will begin their farewell tour of
the four country counties of the Eastern
judicial circuit on next Monday. On that
day they are scheduled to open the Su-
perior Court of Bryan county for the fall
term There is understood to be no great
pressure of business, and they will prob
ably be detained at Clyde but three or
four days. The following week they will
be at Bingham court, the next week
in Liberty county, and the last week in
the month at Mcintosh County Court.
This is the last session of the Superior
Court in these counties as part of the
Eastern circuit. Judge Falllgant will, no
doubt, feelingly express the regret he
feels at the severance of the ties that have
bound him to the four counties for some
years past. On Jan. l they constitute
the new Atlantic circuit, with Judge Sea-
brook on the bench and Solicitor Kenan
as prosecutor.
There Is some talk at Atlanta of pass
ing a bill requiring the Superior Court
judges to make a circuit of the state
swinging from one circuit to another like
an itlnerant evangelist. The point Is made
in its favor that it will keep the judges
out of ruts, prevent the growth of ia
voritism, and give the public a more I'M
biased administration of the law. 1t is
needless to say that the judges will hardly
look with favor upon such a migratory
judicial existence, and it is hardly posi-
BILE that the movement will materialize
into anything
The work of the judge and solicitor
of the new Atlantic circuit will not be
very onerous. Judging from the expert
ence of many years past, there will hardly
be over two TO three weeks business in
year in each county, or two to three
months work in the circuit in an entire
year. The salary of the judge is the same
as that of judges in circuits with vast
ly greater work, $4,000 a year
The solcitorship Is not very profitable
Office. Lawyers here who have been So
licitors of the present circuit agree that
the four outside counties hardly paid them
for the trouble it put them to. 1t is esti-
mated that IL the solicitor gets $500 TO $3.50
a year out of the office he will be doing
much more than any OF his predecessors
have ever done
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-02
WILL MEET AGAIN TONIGHT.
Conservatives Likely to Defer Per-
manent Organization for n Time.

The Conservative Club is scheduled to
hold meeting at odd Fellows Hall to-
night. at which the special committees
on place of meeting, permanent officers
and platform may report. It is probable
that Odd Fellows Hail will be selected for
meetings, and that it will be decided to
postpone permanent organization or the
issuing of a platform until two or three
weeks from now when the local political
situation becomes more definite in its
character. The platform, it is under
stood, is to be an arraignment, to some
extent, of the politics Of the present ad-
ministration.
1t IS said that the committee having the
selection Of a permanent chairman VIII
request some weIl-known business man to
accept the presidency. Mr.. George W.
Tiedeman is mentioned prominently in this
connection The idea seems to De to make
the club purely a single campaign organ
iZation, that is, 10 organize il with the
understanding that its life expires with
the city election.
Those who are interested in the club
claim that there have been a number of
applications for membership received,
which will be presented al this meeting
There never has been a lime in Sayan-
nah in the last ten years that political
organization could not get up large
membership, so it is reasonable to presume
that the Conservative Club will be no ex-
ception to this rule
There is no very deep political feeling
apparent at present and the indications
are that it will take some weeks to arouse
much sentiment among voters, no matter
what their sympathies may be. The apa-
thy that fell upon politics here a year
ago still reigns, and the city campaign
will not be, 1t is evident, over three or
four weeks in duration.
One thing that is being watched with
some interest Is the course that the Of
flee holders under the commissions will
pursue. Although there are reasons to
believe that a number of them will, to
use the colloquialism of local politics.
"hit the grit" they are seemingly some
what inclined to hold off from active par
ticipation in any movement antagonistic
to the administration. None of them be-
ing exactly sure of what fate is in store
for him, all are apparently disposed to
keep hands off for the time being.
Some shrewd politicians are inclined to
think that when they do find out what
is going to be done with them it win be
too late for them to do anything effective
In opposition. 1t may be we'll along in
December before any bifls abolishing the
commissions, as at present constituted
are passed, and Council may take no steps
until just before the city election.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-02
STORY OF A JEwELRY FIND.
1t Cost VIM. Green Months in Jail at
Griffin and Atlanta.

Finding four watches and a Masonic
charm on a little farm on the Thunder
bolt road has apparently been the cause
of William Green, an aged negro linger-
ing in jail several months at Griffin and
Atlanta. He was arrested in Savannah
six months ago by Assistant Chief Of Po-
lice Gordon of Griffin, charged with hav-
ing stolen jewelry he found and delivered
to the owners.
Green singularly found the stolen things
safely tied in a box. He was hoeing on
his farm. Not knowing their value, he
failed to say anything about the find at
the time. Later he called on Mr.. George
w. Beckett, his attorney, and placed the
property in his hands, with the request
that the owners be found il possible.
Mr.. Beckett had seen an advertisement
from Griffin people, asking for informal
ton about stolen watches. The initials
given were the same as those on the
things Green found. Mr.. Beckett answer
ed the advertisement, stating his client
had jewelry filling the description, and
was willing to forward it on receipt of
reward.
The next heard of the matter was when
Assistant Chief Gordon came to Savan-
nah. He called on Mr.. Beckett, but was
unable to get any information about Green
until he told what he wanted with it. On
being promised by the officer that Green
would not be arrested, Mr.. Beckett direct
ed him to the place, but the first thing the
officer did was to take the negro in Gus
tody for larceny. 1t seems, in the mean
time, Green had received a reward for
some of the things he returned, but his
house was searched, and this money, with
other things, was taken by the officer.
After a full investigation, the officer
took Green to Griffin, where he was dis
charged by the grand jury for want of
sufficient proof for an Indictment Before
he was released however, it is stated,
Chief Gordon proceeded to Atlanta, where
the persons there, who claimed some of
the stolen property, swore out warrants
for the negro, after talking with the Of
ficer. Green was then taken to Atlanta,
and remained in jail over three months,
before the grand jury found an indictment
against him. He was placed on trial. but
after the states proof was in. the indct-
ment was quashed on technical grounds.
AS he had already been put in jeopardy
however, he is not subject to re-arrest
and will now return to his little truck
patches. The experience has doubtless
convinced him he gained very little by
the find.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-02
New York.

From Sept. 20 to Oct. 20, this year, the
market was unchanged middling being
quoted for a straight month at 4s4 cents
Factors were generally hopeful that this
was the lowest point that would be reach
ed. There was a good demand almost con-
tinuously at Liverpool, and the market
held steadily until last Thursday when
weakness, which had been apparent for
a few days, eliminated in the decline,
which, on Saturday, brought the price
down to as cents, at which it has since
remained The immediate cause of the
further drop is said to have been an esti-
mate by Mr.. Neill that the present crop
would be one of 12000,000 bales. Mr. Neil
has been more fortunate in his estimates
than many others who have essayed TO
predict past crops, and considerable reli-
ance is put upon any statements made, or
alleged to have been made, by him. There
is no reasonable doubt, anyway, it is stat
ed, that the crop is another great one
and If Mr.. Neill made the estimate refer
led to it evidently found ready believers
abroad
The outlook appears to have no silvery
lining anywhere. Especially is this true
of the territory Immediately about Sa-
vannah. Reports from an area of seventy
to one hundred miles, as well as the cot
ton being received, show that the quality
OF the crop was materially injured by
the storm and bad weather, so that con-
siderable OF 1t Will only grade as ordinary
or good ordinary and bring from 3ss to
3B cents pound if the present quota
tons continue. There is absolutely moth
ing in it for the planters at such returns
and the prospect for them is far from
agreeable, so far as their cotton crop Is
concerned. Along the Central and up the
Savannah river 1t is stated. to a point
seventy-tive miles from Savannah, a num-
Der of small negro farmers are not endeav-
orng TO get in their cotton at all They
know what the prices are and can
easily figure out for themselves that af-
ter they have picked the cotton the coun-
try merchant, or other person, who ad-
vanced them money, will take all that
comes back from it and probably not then
be paid in full for the advances. Many
have accordingly gone to work picking
cotton for larger white farmers, preferring
10 make some money in this way and put
il in their pockets rather than get in their
crops for the benefit of their creditors. 1t
is the impression that there viii be de-
cided diminution of the number of small
negro cotton planters in this vicinity next
season as a result.
With an enormous crop this year coming
on top of the previous two large crops,
the outlook for prices another season, I'M
less there is a sure decrease in the produc-
ton, is something that Is really quite pain
full for cotton men to consider. The low
prices may work out the salvation of the
planters by forcing a reduction In the acre
age, but such has not yet been the result
of low prices in the past, although at no
time has there been such poor returns
IN the grower as now.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-02
FOUGHT A TRAVELLING FIRE.
Four Engine Companies Tackle IA
Wagon Load of Hay.


Something of an oddity in the way of a
fire was handled by the department yes
terday afternoon at about 4;45 o'clock.
when an alarm was answered from box
No. % at Liberty and Drayton streets.
Engine Companies Nos. l. 2, 9 and an
swered the call, and found a wagon load
of hay ablaze at the corner of Liberty
and Abercorn streets.
The hay or bedding was piled up on a
big dray, a large load of It. II was pretty
well burned by the time the fremen ar
rived. They at once pulled the mules
that were hitched to the dray up to the
middle of the intersection of the two
streets 10 get 1t further away from the
houses in the immediate ueighborhood as
il was thought possible that there might
be flying sparks to endanger property.
The mules We're then taken out, and a
stream of water was started.
It required some minutes to put out the
fire, as good Roadway had been gained.
The hay. which was being taken to
Zoucks stables, on West Broad street,
was almost entirely destroyed.
The colored driver did not know how
he managed TO lose his hay. He was not
smoking, nor had he had a pipe or cigar
going. He said some one must have light
ed the hay from behind, though who could
have done so he did not know.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-02
TO GET SAVANNAH IN CIRCUIT.
Jack Prince Here to work Up Coli
seum Project.

scum Project.
John S. Prince, famEiarly known to BIZ
cyclists as Jack Prince is in the city
FOR the purpose of bringing Savannah into
his proposed Southern coliseum circuit
He will remain here couple of weeks in
which time he hopes to have the plans for
a coliseum and an SLAP track under way.
The plan Of the Southern circuit is to in
clude in it Atlanta Savannah, Jacksonville,
St Augustine, Bellaire and Tampa. At
lanta is already building a coliseum TO
cost $4,000. The Northern circuit closes
this month. The crack riders win then be
ready to come South for six months, until
the opening of the next season in May
The plan provides a series of bi-weekly
races in each circuit city, ridden at night
by anywhere from twenty to forty of the
crack-a-j jacks of the country.
Mr.. Prince says that he is prepared TO
put i'm half of the capital required to build
a coliseum and track, and wants Savan-
nahians ito put up the other half His pan
is for a building and track costing any
where from 5000 to IS, coo or $4,000. He says
il win pay, besides bringing to Savannah
the fastest and best known cycle riders in
the country He will talk the matter over
with the riders and dealers here, and if
they see In it what other cities do steps
viii be taken to begin the building a once.
The site is one of the important matters to
be considered. as upon the location and
accessibility of the coliseum win depend
much of the success of the enterprise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-02

Great Pinto, the small, is the name Of
the tiniest elephant in all the world. Pinto
is not a baby but a full-grown specimen,
q years old, and scarcely as tall as an
ordinary pony. Pinto was imported from
India as a special feature of Prof. Cen
trys famous dog and pony show, which
will exhibit under canvas in this city on
East Broad and Bolton streets, three days,
beginning Thursday, Nov. 3, at 2:30 and
p. m. Pinto, like all other animals N
Prof. Gentrys show, has received a good
education. in fact, he is said to be the best
trained elephant in the world. Pinto is
very fond of the children and all the lit
tie folks will have an opportunity to get
thoroughly acquainted with him at the
dogs and ponies reception. which is held
at the conclusion of each performance.
The prices of admission are, children, is
cents and adults, % cents.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-02
LOWER THAN FOR MANY YEARS
COTTON PROBABLY AT ITS LOWEST
POINT SINCE THE WAR.

MiddIinE Only Bringing As Cents
and No Surety That 1t VIII Not Go
Lower-A Table That Tells the
story of COttOn's Downward
COurse-Bad Outlook for Planters,
Especially Near Savannah-SmaII
Negro Farmers Said to BE Adam
dOning Their Crops.
Cotton is to-day probably lower than it
has been at any time since the war. In
the memory Of none of the present trade
has the quotation for the great staple been
as low in the past thirty years as il now
is. Since the opening of the cotton year
on Sept. l, it has declined from SIS cents
for middling, to as cents, at which 1t is
now quoted, a drop Of II cent, or $3.50 on
5O5-pound bale.
While there have been greater drops
than This in a similar space of time, such
decline with prices so low as they have
been is a serious blow to the farmers of
the South, depending on cotton as their
great money crop. The decline has brought
cotton TO the lowest point in its history
in decades and given the market feeling
of gloom which hardly describes the sent-
ments of the unfortunate producers. How
they can possibly derive any profit from
the present prices IL is hard to see. AS a
matter of fact, they probably are not get
ting out of their cotton what it cost them
to produce it, no matter how economically
they ran their farms 1t is a blue year
for the cotton grower
The following table of quotations on Nov.
l for the last ten years will give some
idea of the present unfortunate state of
the market The first column gives the
quotation for spot middling at Savannah,
the second that for middling at Liverpool,
the third and fourth columns the quota
titons for January and March delivery at
New York: