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Miners Cnt Off by Flames.
Eight suffocated in the River Slope OF the
Won StoucE Mine.

cuts. The supposition is that the men
were suffocated.
Eighteen men, it is thought, were in
the slope and ran back in the work.
ings to give the alarm at 1:20 o'clock
this morning. Only ten of this num-
Der are known to have been hoiSted
through the air shafts. Miners and
city firemen in their efforts to fight the
fire in the slope were handicapped by
veral extensive falls of roof, caused
by the burning of the timbers, and by
the fear of forcing the air current
downward instead of upward. When
the current was forced inward the
flames were quenched for a distance
of 900 feet down the slope, but the
smoke was driven into all parts of the
mine.
The report that the bodies of the
men had been recovered is untrue. and
the mine officials say it may be days
OF weeks before the bodies are found.
/. is thought the fire started from q
miners lamp worn by one of party
of ten miners, who walked up the slope
to the surface forty minutes before
the smoke was discovered. Chief
Z Hickey, of the Scranton fire depart
ment, and eight of the firemen mar
rewIy escaped death in the slope to-
day. They were driving the smoke
before them by the use of water from
a big spray nozzle, when the air cur
rent was changed at the shaft ana
the smoke enveloped the party. They
groped their way 200 feet to the OPEN
ing and collapsed in the open air.
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SCENE OF SATURDAYS DOUBLE SUICIDE

about him for a moment, seeming
wholly oblivious to those hurrying to-
ward him, and, with one jerk, divested
himself of his coat and vest. Throw
ing the garments to the walk, he col
lectedly removed his hat and placed
it beside Bergenkreuger's. His evident
purpose was realized by those within
sight, but the half-doZen witnesses of
Bergenkreuger's plunge were not close
enough to stay his act. Mounting the
railing, with no semblance of hurry
or unsteadiness, he rose to an upright
position and leaped to his death. Both
arms were extended, after the posi-
ton of a diver, but Amos threw him
self further away from the bridge than
Bergenkreuger, and with such force
that he almost Immediately lost his
balance and began turning over. The
sight was awful. His hands became
unclasped, and his legs, distended by
the revolving motion, flew around like
the spokes of a wheel. Over and over
his body turned with increasing We
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XHISER'S SHIPS
~ THREATEN HAYTI

PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Oct. 80. =
Hayti and Germany. The German min
lister to this republic, Count Schwerin,
has hauled down his flag and according
to current report, three German war
ships are expected here to back up the
ultimatum of the minister to Haytf,
demanding indemnity for the alleged
illegal arrest and imprisonment of a
German citizen. The affair has caused
considerable excitement among the ma
tive population, and some of the peo-
pie have threatened to kill the German
minister and all the Germans in this
place and vicinity.
The affair grew out of the arrest here
few months of a young German
named Linders. The Germans say that
dozen policemen entered Linders'
house and arrested one of his servants.
Mr. Lirders went to the central police
headquarters to complain against this
action of the police, but was himself ar
rested, charged with assaulting and at
tempting to murder police officers in
the execution of their duty. Linders
WAS promptly ;SoiioehlllSu ~ pay q -
of $48 and to undergo one months i'm
prisonment, and was taken to jail.
Claiming he was innocent, Linders de-
manded and obtained second trial
Witnesses testified that they had not
seen Mr.. Linders strike any of the po-
licemen, and that even if he had done
so, under the circumstances, he would
not have broken the laws of Hayti In
spite of this, Linders was condemned
to pay fine of $500 and was sentenced
to one years imprisonment.
While the affair was purely in the
hands of the courts, the German min
lister could do nothing to assist Linders
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England and France Must Fight or
Show the White Feather

England and France Must Fight or
show the White Feather.
LONDON, Oct 30-The African sit
uation has been aggravated by the
French semi-official note, reading:
"The news from West Africa fore
shadows great difficulties at Nikki and
in Borgu. The Niger company (Brit-
ish) is sending officers there to incite
rebellion and distribute arms to the
natives. In view of this situation.
French troops have been dispatched
to- that district from Senegal, as a
preventive measure. Moreover, the
British negotiators for a settlement of
the Niger question have been in Paris
for over week and everything points
to Great Britain seeking to let matters
drag. Seemingly she does not intend
to discuss the question; but means
will undoubtedly be found to foil these
tactics''
Then the situation was further ag-
gravated by the reply of the. British
colonial offices, issued the same day,
declaring that there did not seem to
be any reasonable fear of complica-
SioAtS az Mimi, SdpilctI VI tire bOIS
territory, provided the French gov
ernment behaves reasonably" 1t was
added, however. at the Colonial office.
that Great Britain has taken the de-
termination to more effectively police
her territories, and if the French per-
sist in trespassing complications will
naturally arise.
The wording of these statements, it
is pointed out, shows that both sides
are inclined to lose their tempers
Even the uneXeitable Times says: III
the French are unWise enough to per-
slst in carrying out the theory of eff
fective possession constituting a title,
they will find that we shall be re-
luctantly obliged to apply it too
1t is one of the rare occasions upon
which the press is unanimous, papers
of all shades of opinion promising the
Marquis cf Salisbury the nations sup
port in bringing the French filibus-
ters to their senses 1t is amusing
to hear the worlds most notorious
land -grabbers condemning France for
following a similar policy.
France, however, seems equally de-
termined not to recede. In fact, the
St. Louis speech Of the French col
onial minister. NJ Lebon, seems to
show that the cardinal feature of
French policy in Africa is the extern
sion of French influence from the
West coast to the Nile valley and
thence to Ethiopia, which means an
uninterrupted series of posts and pro-
tectorates.
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in diplomatic way. But, when the
second judgment was rendered, the
minister telegraphed to Berlin, giving
details of the case, and asked for in
structions on the subject. On Oct II
the German minister went to the presi-
dent of Hayti, Augustin Simon Sam,
and demanded, in the name of the Ger
man emperor thai MIR. Linders be set
at liberty and also demanded for every
day he had spent in prison, twenty
three in all, an indemnity of $1,000 in
gold, adding that for every day Lin
ders- was, kept a prisoner after that
notification, he Ghe German minister)
would demand an indemnity of $4,000
in gold.
At first the Haytian president refused
to grant the German minister's de-
mand, and Mr.. Linders remained six
days longer is jail. This caused the
German minister to notify the Haytian
government that as Linders had not
been freed, he had hauled down his
flag and had sent the archives of the
German legation to the legation of the
United States, thus breaking off all re-
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-31

SCRANTON, Pa, Oct 30.-The most
fatal mine disaster in the Lacka-
wanna, or Wyoming coal fields, since
the Twin Shaft horror at Pittston,
over year ago, was developed in the
fire which gutted the river slope of
the Delaware & Hudson company's
Won Stouch mine in this city today.
At least seven are known to have been
suffocated by smoke, and possibly one
other, a Polander is numbered among
the dead: The dead are:
Thomas Hill, married, 40 years OF age,
boss.
John Farrell, widower. As years old, COM
pany man.
John Francis Moran q years old, driver.
Michael Walsh, single, % years old, laborer.
John Mcdonnell, single, q years old, miner
Joseph Vonkaski Polish laborer.
Thomas Padden, single, "a years old.
The slope extends down through
three veins. The missing men were at
work in the deck and surface veins,
the former 100 and the latter so feet
from the surface. They had but two
avenues of escape The shorter route
was by way of the slope, which was
a sea of flames for nearly twelve
hours and is yet burning near its foot,
and the other route was via croSscutS
to gangways which led to an air shaft
nearly a mile from the spot where the
men were working. Fire kept them
out of the slope and the smoke which
backed out and into all the workings
prevented escape through the cross
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for peace.

locity, while pedestrians on the bridge
looked beneath with shudders of hor-
ror. To witness two violent deaths of
so tragic a nature within a few sec
onds was narrowing. Down plunged
Amos body with fearful velocity
which must have crushed out his life
the moment he hit the water. He
struck almost fiat on his stomach with
a loud splash which sent the spray
flying ten feet above the surface. Amos
Immediately disappeared, but the body
of Bergenkreuger known to be such
by the reason that it was entirely
clothed, was seen to comezt to the sur
face near where his friend sank. 1t
foated down stream several rods and
then disappeared. Watchers from the
bridge saw nothing moe of either Of
the suicides, and the occupants of sew
eral boats, who had had put out from
the upper levy, prosecuted a vain
search for the bodies until dark.
POLICE MAKE INQUIRY
When the double tragedy was report
ed to the central police station Chief
of Detectives Schweitzer, Detective
Calvin and reporter for the G o b e
Immediately visited the scene of the
suicides. The coat and lfest belonging
to Amos and the two. hats were at Fl.
F. Pieper's grocery store. 3S7f. Cherokee
avenue, where they had seen taken 10y
r. T. Quealey a deputy sheriff z, of
Mendoza; AdoIph Moeller, a farmer liv-
ing at Rosemount, and Samuel McMa-
hon, farmer living near Mendoza.
Deputy Sheriff Quealey. and McMahon
were driving over the bridge together
from this side of the river and were
eye witnesses of the suicides, While
Moeller, who drove in the same direc-
ton little distance back of the other
two, also witnessed the tragedy. All
three were about 400 feet from where
Amos and Bergenkreugers jumped off
and though they hurried forward after
seeing the first man make the terrible
plunge, were unable to cover more
than half the intervening distance be-
fore Amos followed his friend to death.
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A startling double tragedy took place
on the Smith avenue bridge shortly
after o'clock yesterday afternoon,
when Jacob Amos, a cigarmaker, living
at 800 Lisbon street, and Henry Bergen
kreuger, also a cigarmaker, living at
800 West Seventh street, hurled them
selves, one after the other. from the
highest span of the bridge to the river
below, a distance of 200 feet. The des-
perate acts We're witnessed by num-
Der of people on the bridge and in the
vicinity, and appeared to have been de-
liberate and planned, but no one was
near enough to the suicides to intercept
them in their rash purpose. Both bod
les shot into space with the rapidity of
| lightning, each man jumping far out
over with quickening momentum gath
cred in the fall. Each struck the water
with sickening splash within few
seconds, and before the spectators real
lied what had happened, two lives had
| Seen hurled into eternity under most
| tragic circumstances.
| Following the leaps to death the scene
Of the suicides was one of intense ex-
element. The tremendous jump, the
evident cool purpose and desperate de-
termination, together with the rash, yet
calm execution Of what was doubtless
| an agreement between the men to seek
| death together, Mortified the witnesses.
Men ran to the spot where the suicides
had plunged to the water and women
grew faint with dread. But all were
helpless TO render any assistance after
the fearful leap. Both men were un-
| doubtedly unconscious after striking
| the water and the great force with
which they fell must have crushed out
their lives instantly. The first persons
| to look over the railing, however, saw
for moment the body of one of the
suicides floating on the surface, but 1T
was quickly whirled out of sight by the
eddying current, and all that was left
to tell the story of terrible resolve was
a blue coat and vest and two hats
thrown off on the bridge by the two
| suicides before taking the awful plunge.
The coat, vest and one hat were later
identified as belonging to Amos, and
the other hat as that worn by Bergen
krueger. Amos was a married man,
forty-three years old, with a wife and
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The coat and vest were of blue che
vCit cloth, and inside of each coat
sleeve, was pinned a white cuff bear
ing Amos name, while pair of pearl
cuff buttons contained the monogram
letter A In the coat pocket We're
several postal cards and letters, on
which was written Amns name and adj
dress. No communication of any kind.
which would throw any light upon the
double suicide, was found. The cloth
ing and hats We're taken in charge by
Chief Schweitzer and shown to c. H.
Miller, the, proprietor of the saloon at
399 West Seventh street, where Bergen
kreuger lived. Miller was we'll ac-
quainted with both men and positively
identified Bergenkreuger's hat by
sewed up hole which he had seen the
suicide mending Friday. He also iden-
tilted Amos clothing and derby hat.
Deputy Sheriff Quealy says he saw
both suicides standing together with
Continued ON Tenth Page.
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two children. girl fifteen years old,
and a boy five years of age, his wife
being a sister of Mrs. George Freeman.
while his companion in death was un-
married, thirty-eight years old, and had
no relatives in this country.
NO CAUSE IS KNOWN.
The cause of the deeds of SELF de-
struction is largely speculative, but
there is evidence to show that both
men had been drinking, and the gen
eral version is that they bantered each
other into jumping from the bridge,
while irresponsible from the effects of
liquor. They had both been drinking
considerable up to the time they were
last seen by their friends, and in addi-
ton to the fact that Amos is said to
have recently been or. a more or less
protracted spree, both are believed to.
have imbibed freely during the entire
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Relations BatUeen Gerr
many and the Republic
Seriously Strained.

lations with the Haytian government
This caused great excitement here, and
disturbances would have occurred had
they not been averted by. sending Mr..
Llnders, who was threatened with
lynching, on board steamer bound for
New York, from which port he was 10
leave for Germany 1t is said that the
German minister, on the arrival of the
warships, will insist upon the payment
of the indemnity demanded as result
Of the imprisonment of Mr.. Linders
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.

NEW YORK-Arrived: Etruria, Liverpool;
La Touraine, Havre Sailed: Lucania, Liver
pool; Phoenicia, Hamburg La Champagne,
Havre Veendam, Rotterdam; Fulda, Naples
Island, Copenhagen.
LIVERPOOL-Arrived; Roumanian, Mon
trea'.
HAMBURG-ArrIved: Normannia, New
York via Cherbourg.
QUEENSTOWN-Arrived Umbria, New
York via Liverpool.
SOUTHAMPTON-S Sailed: Paris, New York
GIASGOW-Arrived: Mongolian, New
York.
PHILADELPHIA-san Waeslsnd, Liver
pool.
BREMBN-sailed: Stuttgart, New York.
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BULLETIN OF
THE ST. PRUL GLOBE
weather for Today
Showers; NorthwesterIy Winds. |
SUNDAY, OCT. 81, 1897.

PAGE L.
Double Tragedy at High Bridge.
Closing of New York Campaign.
Miners Cut Off by Flames.
Kaiser's Ships Threaten Hayti.
War Imminent In Africa.
PAGE z.
Halloween Events.
PAGE B.
Bank Reorganization Postponed.
Forgeries ON a st. Paul Firm.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
McCleary Talks Politics.
PAGER.
Further Stories of Prison Brutality.
PAGE 6.
Germany May Talk Reciprocity.
Summary of Tuesdays Elections.
PAGE Z.
w. C. II. L. in Convention.
minneapolis Matters.
PAGE S.
Salisbury 81 Spokesman.
Mckinley in Ohio.
PAGE o.
Wisconsin 30, Minnesota o.
Illinois Eleven Defeated.
Days Football Games.
PAGE 10.
Free Dispensary BENEFIT.
PAGE II.
New TIOur Rates Temporary.
Conditions in the U. u. Sale.
Endeavorers Elect Officers.
PAGE 12.
Progress of School Girls Contest.
PAGE 13.
Business Mans Announcement.
PAGE IA.
Books of the Week.
In st. Paul Labor Circles.
PAGE rs.
Business Mans Announcement.
PAGE 18.
Social News Of st. Paul.
Suburban Social News.
Miss Elliott, the HeireSs.
PAGE II.
Striped Skirts Now Stylish.
An cat Home" in Paris.
PAGE IS.
Short Route to the F%IOndike.
Sun and Earth Huge Magnets.
A WOM1an 112 Xoara Old.
PAGE 10.
Bar Silver, So 1-4c.
Cash Wheat I'm Chicago, 81 3-4c.
PAGE 20.
EdisOn's Great Achievement.
What Is Going on at Theaters.
s. ---.- PAGE Fl.
In st. Paul Secret Societies.
Wants of the People.
PAGE %.
The CheValier d'Auriac CStOry).
A Talk With Gen A. w. Greely.
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Gaze on the Horrible Descent
of the Whirling Hunla
Bodies.
Drink the Only Known Cause-Jacob Amos ane
Henry Bergenkreuger End Days Revel in
an Exceedingly Sensational Manner.

day. At and rate, acquaintances of
each man say they were heavy drink
ers generally, and both were heard
"joshing" each other about jumping
from the bridge shortly before taking
the terrible plunge.
Bergenkreuger jumped first Hardly
had his body struck the water than
Amos divested himself of coat and
vest, clambered astride the railing,
and, with arms outstretched, sprang
after his companion. The men were
not specially noticed until Bergen
kreuger's body was seen shooting
through space. They walked quietly
onto the bridge from the West side,
doubtless on their way home without
any determined purpose of suicide
About 100 yards from the bridge en-
trance they stopped and seemed to
converse together. They were directly
over the water at the highest point of
the bridge and on the east path. Both
gazed over the railing for several sec
onds and then appeared to engage in.
further conversation. Suddenly Ber-
genkreuger took off his hat, placed it
carefully on the walk, and climbed up
on the railing. His movements, how
ever were not those of a drunken man,
as he. did not stumble or fall, but
seemed careful to obtain good foot
ing. There was no physical protest
from Amos, who calmly watched his
companion. Bergenkreuger did not
once turn his head. 1t seemed as
though both men understood what was
about to happen. Poising himself a
fraction of second after gaining the
top rail, Bergenkreuger sprang out
ten feet from the bridge and dropped
with the velocity of a stone Amos
leaned over the railing, watching the
falling body 1t remained upright part
of the distance, but when about half
way down
BEGAN TO TURN OVER.
AS it gained momentum the revolu-
tions became more rapid. Fifty feet
from the water Bergenkreuger was
whirling about like a feather in the
wind. No cry escaped his lips, and
his arms were, held close to his sides.
The force with which he struck the
water was terrific, and the splash was
plainly audible to those on the bridge
though the body went beneath the sur
face feet first at an angle.
AS the witnesses from various points
ran toward the scene, little thinking
to see another sight such as had
frozen their blood, they were Mortified
by Amos preparation to follow his
companion. With the splash of Ber-
genkreuger's body in the water he
drew back from the railing. glanced
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The people of Holland, Mich, must
be getting good. A petition is in cir
culation there requesting the postof-
flee department to stop the receipt and
delivery of mail on Sundays.
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EVENTS TODAY.

Gran,.-Gay COney Island, SIS.
Peoples Ch.-AssOciated Charities, s.
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An effort is being made to have a
Gotham man, known to be alive, de-
clared legally dead. The strangest
pha4se of the matter is the probability
that the e1lort will be successful.
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The first thing the Fifty-fifth con-
gress will tackle when it gets back to
Washington will be its salary.
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The Minneapolis sawmills have clos
ed down because there is too much
lumber in sight. The flour mills will
go right on saving wood however.
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Senator Wolcott has gone over to
Paris. He might he caught and placed
on exhibition as the worlds leading
rainbow chaser.
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The race between Henry George Jr.
and Patrick Gleason ought to be close
now. with the chances slightly in favor
of Gleason.
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A picture of Richard P. Bland ap-
pears in a New York daily. To those
who have been born in the last fifty
years, 1t may be stated that Bland was
a silver candidate for president in the
stone age,
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-31

Perhaps the Minnesota university
football team was hoodooed. Thirty
nine is precisely three thirteens.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-31

While digging for fish bait an Iowa
boy mearthed $4,000. The biggest fish
in the neigh hborhood was the man who
planted it there.
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A New York training school for nurs-
es has taken unique stand. 1t has
refused young woman a diploma be-
cause she wrote verses.
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We have only to wait a few days to
find how loud money talks in Greater
New York.
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In the meantime, Tom Johnson is out
Of q job, much to the regret of Tom
Johnson.
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Look out for punctured political tires
on Tuesday.
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1t might not be unsafe now for Mr..
Bryan to declare for Mr.. Van Wyck.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-07
Back From Deep Creek.

Hon. John Dern, of the Mercur mine,
returned yesterday from Deep Creek,
where he has been for the purpose of
inspecting a bunch of cattle, as he is
still interested in the live stock bust
ness from which he derives a hand
some income as we'll as from gilt-edged
mining stock.
While in the Deep Creek country Mr..
Dern made a casual examination of the
Midas and other properties in Clifton
district, and while he did not have time
to make the inspection that this dis
trict deserves, he expressed himself as
being favorably impressed with the
naturalization of that region and he
is of the opinion that with shipping
facilities the Deep Creek country would
surprise the world with its wealth of
ore.
Mr. Dern also went over TO Cold
Hill with the intention of going
through the Gold Hill mines. Unfortu
nately Mr. Dern and party were not
armed with a permit to examine this
property. and the orders to admit no
one without permit being imperative,
he was forced to forego the pleasure of
seeing this noted gold mine.
At Ibapah Mr.. Dern was Hospitality
entertained by John Devine. and. in
fact. he was treated right royalty
wherever he stopped.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-07
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, May -Wheat-Considera
bic hesitation was shown at the open
ing, due to the splendid weather and
rather heavy receipts in the northwest
with reported practical competition of
seeding in that section, but the weak
ness died out at once. Transs ctions
were from yesterdays closing
quotation-down to 695s: it sold very
sparingly at 691s and then took an up
ward course. which it pursued with but
small reactions until at y o'clock 717s
was being bid. The advance was finally
brought to a standstill by the lack of
spot demand here and by selling
against calls. Realizing was heavy
enough to force decline to ny at the
close.
Provisions opened firmer on small
hog receipts, ruled strong for a short
time on a moderate amount of buying,
but closed with most of the early adj