Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-18

dict created sensation as nothing in the
evidence warrants it.
CORRUPT OFFICIALS.
How Railroad Company Bought the Chi
cago Board of Aldermen-A Wheel With
in a Wheei-A Grand Resort for Disrep-
utab1es, and Scheme to Beat Rival
Railroad Out of its Summer Business.
Especial Telegran to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1T is said there
is now $4,000 in the safe of
leading hotel in this city, deposited
there in trust for certain aldermen who are
to receive it as soon as the Chicago &
Evanston railroad ordinance becomes
municipal law. The ordinance passed the
council last Monday night by a vote of
twenty three to eight. Why and how the
scheme has been engineered thus far is told
by one inside the ring. When Billy En-
NETT dropped out of the Academy of Music
he bought little farm on Sand lake, up
in Lake county, about fifteen
miles northwest Of Waukegan.
AS is is well known that section
of country is dotted with beautiful lakes,
and is among the finest and most delight
full in the west. Billy Emmett was
charmed with the beauties of nature as
manifested all about his rural abode. So
charmed was he that when he came to Chi
eago he was won't to give to several of his
companions here such expression of his
ecstacy as excited their interest. Some of
them went to inspect for themselves A
plan was made to buy up large
tract of the most desirable land in that
section. The combination formed to do
this included E. J. Lshmann, Billy Clapp,
Mike Mcdonald, A. l.. Truds, Frank and
Dan Loring, Il. @. Pope and several others
who are known to be kindred spirits. They
pooled their Issues to fhe extent of $780,
600 to carry cut the scheme, Lehman be-
ing the man at the front. Soon Billy
Emmett began to buy up land about his
little farm, pretending that he
simply wished to enlarge it. After lit
tie this excuse was thought hardly suff-
cient, and he gave it out that he intended
starting an extensive stock farm. He
bought 1.200 or 1880 acres of the choicest
land in the vicinity at from $40 to $50
per acre. The land is said to be most ad-
vantageousiy situated with reference to
several of the finest lakes. The idea in
buying up the land was to start free
and easy summer resort-one
where the projectors could while
away their leisure Of Sunday surrounded
by their unorthodox city companions, and
uaahocked by aDything in the nature of
sclemnity; che whore suburban gambling
hell, dance house and heightened furnished
room" establishment, perhaps, might be
run unmolested; one where the derni-
monde entertaining and entertained would
toe appreciated; one where the gambler
and bhe weary ounko steersr could find a
nee6ful rest, and put up
liberaliy for the privileges
accorded; one whore virtue and propriety
could have abundant opportunity for
committing suicide. It was thought that
there was money IN such a free and easy
summer resort. Mr.. Lehman and one or
two others visited number of Che sum
rner resorts with q view OF getting points
TO enable them to start their enterprise on
the most approved plan. They returned
and had a plat Of their land made and
plans for magnificent hotel to cost
$125,000, for cottages, etc. But one thing
prise, snd that was access by railroad. Con-
sultation was had WITH officials of tbs Mil
waukee and ST. Paul road, which resulted,
it Is said, IN an agreement to operate &
road on which trains should be run to the
projected resort in ono hours time at
uniform fare of SOC trip if said road
should be built. A movement was put on
foot which resulted in reviviny the old
Chicago i Evanston road, projected in 1874.
The great scheme was to get into the city,
and $4,000 Was raised, but it wss not
enough. Ths bargaining has been going
on for two months and finally the req uired
100000 has been raised and deposited as
before related.
This is one side of the story, but there 10
still another. It is alleged that the check
for the 100000 came from Milwaukee.
1t is further whispered that while the story
about Lehmann's summer resort is all true.
there is something more. Last fall il was
understood the ST. Paul road had agreed
to build spur road OF about seven niles
to Lehmanyille, and hence that it would be
all the summer resort men would reqnire.
That, however, was good blind to sove-
the ambitious designs of the st. Paul road,
which are said to be to run road up
oASiE thO AdhC otOiS3 dAo az q pOlut uSaI
Waukegan to strike out to Geneva Lake,
and thus tap the Northwestern's big
summer traffic. It is supposed that
this explains the interest which the st.
Paul officials are taking in favor CT the
Chicago & Evanston road and the opposi-
ton of the Northwestern. Tonight the
mayor vetoed the ordinance. The coun-
Gil proceeded to strike out section of the
NJ VII 1Ir L.
right to tunnel whore and when they pleas
ed to secure an entrance to the city. They
thsn passed the ordinance. Mayor Hsr-
rison will veto it on Monday night next,
and then the ring say the council will pass
his veto and the aldermen will get their
100000.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.