The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-04-25

WASHINGTON, D. c., April l6.-The
secretary of the interior has sent a tele
gram to the register and receiver of the
land office at Ashland, Wis, suspend
ing indefinitely his orders authorizing
filings on the 18th and 18th inst.
within what is known as the Omaha
land grant. This action is taken upon
information that serious trouble would
be likely to follow the opening of the
lands 10 settlement on the dates named.
ASHLAND, Wis, April l6.-Not since
the days of the famous boom in 1857 has
Ashland been so oyercrowded 1t is
impossible TO find accommodations for
the thousands of strangers in the city.
In the vicinity of the land office the
streets are biockaded with crowds of
excited men, waiting for some opportu-
nifty to squeeze into line. Positions in
the line are selling at big figures, and
one man has already made several thou
sand dollars in deals of this kind Tho
line was IN anuproar this morning W hen
ii became known that ten places near
the window had been sold to
the delegation from Wausau for
something like 5000 Their scheme
is TO have these ten men hold
the main line back until the Wausau
crowd, which is alongside and parallel
to the main line, rush in and make their
filings. If this is done nothing
can prevent a battle, as the
men who hold the next places,
when they awoke this morning
and found strangers ahead of them,
mistrusted some scheme. and
were free with boodthirsty threats.
Another alarm was spread this morn
ing. Hundreds of men are gong
around by Duluth on the Northern Pa
cltic, and getting off at intermediate
stations, making their way through the
woods. and it is estimated that every
foot of I he restored lands is settled upon
already, before filing sare made. This
Will result III a great deal Of Trouble, As
the tllcrs who have stood III line for
two weeks will not be batiled by such
a scheme. Lumber Is being sent ont
every dav to build shantles, and IT is
stated upon good authority that over
800 shanties have been built within the
past two weeks. Another new phase of
the situation was presented last night,
when the following notice was issued
bv the land officials:
Notice is hereby given to all persons who
desire to tile on land to he opened on April
Il. lHgN Filings Will he received
at both the western windows
until the space within the railing erected
10y this office Is cleared. After the filings
Will be received only at the center window,
and no person without the space
enclosed by the railing Will be per
mIttrd 10 enter the same until 1t shall
have been cleared of all applicants. All
applications must he presented IN an or
derry manner. and no person Will be rccog-
nlZed at the window III position that ha
has gained by violence or threats. Dis
orderly conduct, riotmg or lighting Will
cause the office to be closed.
G.. W. CARRINGToN, Register.
Il. L. llEYDLAUFF. Receiver.
This means that applications will be
received AZ the two windows about sim
ultaneous filings. The land officials say
they Will alternate at each window as the
applications are made. The scene at
the office is striking. 1t looks
like large army encanpment. Three
men were carried away in IA dead faint
this morning. My mammals dying,
but papa can't come" cried little
child, piteoGsly, N front of the
line this morning. hundreds OF
dollars are paid for substitutes
and when a place in line is offered for
sale the scene is equal to that of Il board
of trade ready TO make an assault. Six
more women are in line to-day. The
total number of liners at noon was 5ib.
\ party of explorers returned to-day
and estimate that l0O Of tho 200 claims
are worth over 5000 each and that
twenty will bring $1,000 each. -Four
hundred men may be sworn
in for special police service tomorrow.
Filing begins at o'clock, and special
trains will start ont on the Northern Pa
cific at once 10 take the flcrs to their
lands