Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-28

| the steamer, which after a feeble and futile
attempt at illumination, left the wharf and
passed over to the railroad, when after a series
of delays the party were finally landed in Min
neapolis at about 1880 o'clock, all thoroughly
disgusted and ashamed of participation lin
scheme whereby Bill Washburn raked in S.
per head and gave nothing in return therefor.
In the cars, on the steamer, and at the hotels,
the general verdict, unqualified and
outspoken. was that the affair was
fraud and swindle from beginning to end.
Young men were seen to stop their acquaint-
ances and confidentially inform them that the
affair was dreary, dolorous, monotonous, and
that there had been no real enjoyment to war
rant the cost price Of S. a head.
THE OBJECT OF THE SIS,
And now word as to the object of the
'beneflt." A stranger who had Joined the
party evidently at the lake was heard inquir-
Ing as to the charity, and what public insti-
tuition was to be benefited. In
reply to his query the gentleman was
informed that Washburn was the beneficiary,
and that the donation was made to repay HIM
for building the boat and advertising the lake
as an exclusive Minneapolis Institution, and
other acts of generosity to the city, where he
had spent large amount of money. The in
terrogator persisted in his queries and was in.
formed that it was peculiarly Minneapolis
affair, and that none but Minneapolis people
had participated. "And yet he is a member
of Congress-" put in the stranger, ''and
don't see why other places shoal6 not have
been represented if there was any necessity
or object in making the donation"
The position was evidently getting to be eun-
comfortable for one of the parties, Japd the
conversation abruptly ended
AS before stated, there were a number of
representative men there. But they were not
at all proud of it, nor vain-glorious over be-
ing concerned in donation to Bill Washburn.
They were no doubt forced into buying
tickets at S5 per head, and then compelled to
attend. Under the circumstances, what Won
der is there that moodiness and sullen silence
were supreme and real bona fide enjoyment
at discount?
Even Loren Fletcher, chief pine land ring
ster, notorious of cheerful manner, did not
escape the infection, and looked in his every
feature that he was paying dearly for the
whistle. And so Of a score of others who
were none the less detected. This was SO
wide. spread that liberal potations of TIE bad
whisky which had been provided for the oc-
casop. failed to cheer or even inebriate.
By the way, it may do to state here that
Bill Washburn's Is the only boat on the lake
in which the sale of liquor is openly carried
on in defiance of temperance laws of the sur
rounding towns, which are of course opera
tive over that part of the lakes on which it runs.
What will not Bill Washburn do for money,
from buying ana bulldoziug votes down the
scale to violating the laws restraining the
selling of spirituous liquors?
THE ABsENTEEs.
The GLOBE has spoken of those who were
there. Let it say a word or two for some who
were not there. These were the poor yardmen
who for daring to ask living wages were un-
tremendously kicked out and turned with
their families upon the cold charity of the
world by Bill Washburn and his underlings
without having been paid the pittance already
earned. They were not there to swell his
complimentary benefit. They were engaged in
the struggle for bread elsewhere No doubt
they looked on from distance and marveled
why such benefit, or any indeed, should be
rendered the seulless and hard hearted snatch
er of the bread from the mouths of inno-
cent babies and sncklings. Is it
strange If they did, or on the
other hand, is it any wonder why the actual
participants in the "benefit" were sullen.
gloomy, morose and shame-faced9
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