The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-05-14
sEvENTY-TwO HOURS OF TEDIOUS
WILL BE REALIZED.
RUSH FOR RED LAKE LANDS.
1T BEGINS TO MATERIALIZE BY A
SIEGE OF THE CROOKsTON
LAND OFFICE.
WEST SUPERIOR MILLS CLOSE
MiIIers Refuse to Grant the De-
mands of the Strikers-News of
the Northwest.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CROOKSToN, Mimi, May 13.-The Red
Lake reservation opening is the all absorbing
topic Of interest in this city today, and will
continue to be during the remainder Of this
month. The local land officers are prepared
to handle the business with the greatest pos
sible degree of dispatch. Next Friday morn
ing will see the greatest rush of land claim
ants that has ever occurred in Northern Min
nesota. Yesterday the sooners began forming
in line, with the long wait of seventy two
hours before them. scheme was put up by
a number of men, who have followed the his
tory Of such cases, and have been present at
every opening Of public land OF any i'm
portance during late years, with the intention
Of controlling the choicest positions In the
line, and selling chances therein to those
whose desire TO secure a valuable claim
would be measured by their liberality In pay
ing for the accommodation. Their scheme
was thwarted by General Land ONCE Inspec-
tor G. W. Andrews, who had met them on
former occasions, such as the present. He
informed the honest element among those
who stood in line that the scheme of number
ing, which the Oklahoma boomers present
had inaugurated. would not be recognized by
the government officials. This dampened their
ardor somewhat and materially reduced the
number in the line. Several hundred are
hanging about the corridors and doorways of
buildings In the vicinity of the land Office
with patience written all over their counten-
ance, and the number was today Increased
and Will be materially added to tomorrow by
those who will take advantage of the excursion
rates on the different railroads leading tn
OrooKston. VI course, such a crowd always
brings with 1t an accompaniment of thieves.
gamblers, thugs, and the tough element gen.
orally, but they are being carefully watched
by an efficient police force, which has been
ADDED to for the occasion. During the next
TWO weeks the Crookston land Office will do
more business, perhaps, than the combined
1orce OF all the other land Offices combined.
Ioday has been repetition of YESTERDAY
ohiy the features are all exaggerated, The
crowd augments hourly. and the anxiety is
increasing The line Of weary walters Ia
extending and the coming thirty-six bours
VIII be trying one to the would-be settlers
me sooners, who have formed In line. are
becoming more numerous. They will fight
III minute II any one should attempt to
oiomu one OF them out. The chances are
that the hings offered by the waiting claim
anus on the hrst day will be greater than can
be recorded during the first two or three
days. There will probably be 1. 500 alings
during the first four days, and one man will
De Kept exceedingly busy in receiving 200
per day. But one man can receive the filings
as the accuracy Of the work would be i'm
paired under other circumstances. The streets
present an animated appearance. Knots are
gathered here and there discussing the ad-
vantages OF the location. Every train adds
to the number, and the roads leading to this
city from the South and West, are filled with
procession Of settlers who seek to avail
themselves Of a cheap farm.