St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-20
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS
Nearly 1000 of Them Enjoy a Day of
Regal PleasuressPicnicking at
Minnetonka Beach.
Bill Nye and Others Deliver Speeches
Results Ct Ball Games and
the Other Sports.
Postmaster Laraway's Term Expires
To-Morrow. but His Successor
Has Not Been Chosen.
Tow q Scoundrcl SwindIed Piano
Companies--AnAI Alleged Case of
SMALLPOX Discovered.
THE JOLLY MTLLERs.
they Enjoy Their sixth Annual Hac
mic Excursion.

They Enjoy Their sixth Annual PIC
mic Excursion.
A jolly soul is the ordinary dusty miller.
He seems in his ele ment at picnic above all
other earthly pleasures, and he is no novice
that is, he lacks no experience, and II 1t IS
true that experience makes perfect, the miller
of Minneapolis is by this time an adept. Yes
terday the millers' sixth annual picnic eXcur-
sion was participated i'll by nearly 1000 merry
souls The first train for Lafayette pullea
out from the union depot promptly at 5
O'Clock. 1t consisted of twenty coaches, ana
each coach was
FILLED TO STANDING ROOM.
This was followed in half an hour later by
another long II ain, and q thlro trsin "ehI
ont at $3.50. Nor did these trains accommo-
date the entire party. The motor line had its
full quota, and many weEt out on the MIME
apolis & st. Louis road. Again, had the hour
for departure of trains been better ana more
generally understood, large NUMBER Oh
those who remained at home would nave
been passengers. AS it was. not rev dls-
appointed faces were seen at the union depot
at about 10 o'clock. The multitudinous huge
lunch baskets presaged an adequate CASTRO
nomic preparation. The millerS wives,
daughters and lady friends had
evidently spent the previous day
exercising their knowledge of the
culinary art Arriving at the lake. Danz'
orchestra took station on the yerauda OF the
hotel and the dancing began soon after. 1t
was q happy day. While some enjoyed terp-
sichorean pleasures, Others participated IN
manly sports The Washburn and the Pills
bury ball teams were early on the auJaceut
ball grounds, clad in
THE HABILIMENTS OF THE DIAMOND,
and eager for the fray. A dispute arose over
the selection of the Washburn nine, 1t being
claimed that one of the men selected was a
professional. The wordy imbroglio was
finally settled by q substitute taking the place
which had been assigned the disputed player.
In many particulars the game was highly IN
teresting, and would have done credit TO some
OF the Northwestern league players. Inc
Washburns proved the strongest, Wlnlng by
score of 10 to 5. Bill Nye, the humorlst,
was there in all his rollicking glory he hao
determined upon having capital time, and
he declared last night that his day did not
disappoint his personal calculations. He was
down for speech at $3.50, and OF course ne
delivered it. He likes to make speeches. and
that to him was the most pleasurable event
of the day, unless it was to see Mayor Ames
play fisherman.
ELL ME- SPEAKS.
.oThere was dusty miller once,'' began Mr..
Nye, lived on the River Dee. He is alleged TO
have remarked. / don't care cuss for any cussed
man who don't care cuss Tor me- That's the
nhiIosophy that goes. ladies' and gentlemen.
KILLERS ought to have good time In an lnae-
pendent way. And ought everybody else Con-
national holiday. 1t ought not to be in commem-
Grafton of any event or have any special sisnlh-
canoe Just turn the people out and let them en-
Joy themselves in their own fashion. me aust5
miller is a queer bird. He likes to futter around
a candle and gets his wings burnt. The dusty
miller of the human Species like the lnsect you
read about in the poem, has no wings at all, Dut
he gets there Just the same. He got to this picnic
in considerable university. Ladies and gentle
men beg you an atfectionate and dutiful au
Tevoir." T.,
tho n
lowed. In some particulars the excursion
exelled the Eve ANIMALS which preceded It,
Mayor mes had given permission TO let q
SQUAD of policemen, under the control OF
Lieut.. Helm, serve as deputy Sher1fs, and the
hest of order was maintained throughout the
day There was no lack OF good Things TO
eat and drink, and picnic dinners were en-
loved on the grassy platS and lawns along the
beach at noon, and the woods echoed merry
peals of laughter, uttered by the ladies as the
yiands were discussed.
The feet Of steamers owned by the Mime
touka Navigation company made fire.
ouent tours of the lake, and they
were usually loaded to the guards
by members of the excursion party. The
sail and row boats were in good demand, too.
A goody per cent. of the jolly millers and
their guests organized fishing parties, which
were quite profitable. Mayor Anes was one
of the first to go in search of the fishing
tackle, and he brought ashore good catch.
THE SPORTS.
The grassy slope in front of the Hotel La
.fayette was the scene of merry sporting. Inc
Northwestern Miller gave prizes for sack
races. foot races, foot ball and for battle on
5the water The sports were generally very
funny and mirth-provoking. at o'clock
the Northwestern Miller prizes for sports
were awarded as follows: Washburn ball club,
gold cup: J. Kelly, winner of sack race;
Walter Walsh foot race, lady's gold ring
After long day of merry-making the party
broke up and was returned to the union depot
by three long trains.