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OCEAN LINER MOVEMENTS.

NEW YORK, June 20-Arrived: Steam.
er Philadelphia. Southampton. Sailed:
Steamer California. Glasgow via Moville:
vanni. Palermo and Messina.
SABLE ISLAND. n. c., June 90
Steamer Minnehaha. London for New
York. in communication with the Mar
conf station here when 700 miles south
east Of Sandy Hook at noon. Probably
dock 1 30 I'm. Monday.
LIVERPOOL. June 20-Arrived: Steam
er Matte. San Francisco via Coronei,
Punta Arenas. etc.
HONGKONG. June 2o-Arrived (pre-
vfously): Steamers America Maru San
Francisco via Honolulu. Yokohama. etc: :
fremont, Seattle and Tacoma via Yoko-
hama.
GLASGOW. June le.-sailed: Steamer
Numidian, Boston.
GENOA. June 19-Sailed: Steamer We
ropa, Philadelphia mot previously.
CHRISTIANSAND. June 20-Sailed:
United States (from Copenhagen. New
York.
HAvRE. June 2o-sailed: Steamer La
Lorraine. New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. June 20. - Sailed:
Steamer st. Paul. New York via Cher
bourg.
LrBAC, June 13-Arrived: Steamer
Estonia. New York via Rotterdam.
TRIESTE. June 15.-Arrived: Steamer
Carpathia. New York via Naples and
Genoa.
NAPLES. June 17.--Arrived: Steamers
Alice. New York for Trieste; Principe di
Cdine. New York: 18th. Venezia, New
York.
HAVRE. June 1S.-Arrived: Steamer
Fforide. New York.
ROTTERDAM. June 20. Arrived:
Steamer Ryndam, New York via Bou.
logne.
CHERBOURG, June %. Arrived:
Steamer Grosser Kurfurst, New York via
Plymouth for Bremen (and proceeded).
ANTWERP. June 2O-Sailed: Steamer
Finland. New York via Dover.
CHERBOURG. June 19-Sailed: Steam
er Amertka 0rom Hamburg and South
ampton). New York.
PALERMO. June o0-Sailed: Steamer
Principe di Piemonte Qrom Genoa), New
York.
ROTTERDAM. June 2o-Sailed: Steam.
er Nieuw Amsterdam. New York via
Boulogne.
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DOUBT Al TO CAUSE.
Believed by Some to Have Been Due
to Combustion.

BY Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, June 20.-As the re-
suit Of an explosion. the cause Of which
Is not definitely known. on board the
neutrality-suspicious. line freight steam
ship Arcadia, as she lay in her berth
at the Washington avenue wharf, Della
ware river. today, three negro stevedores
are dead and a score Of other workmen
are injured.
The explosion occurred in the after
hatch while twenty-five stevedores were
in the hold unloading the CARGO which
was Of a general character. Fire fol-
lowed the explosion. and the steamer
was seriously damaged before the flames
were extinguished. In the effort to nut
out the fire the Arcadia was practically
filled with water.
There are many theories advanced as
to the cause OF the accident One of
them Is that a bomb or Internal ma
chine may have been hidden in the hold
Men who are familiar with steamships
believe. however, that spontaneous com
ustion. due to the generation of gases
from the dampness In the hold, caused
the explosion.
The injured. the majority Of whom
are negroes, will recover.
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BERLIN PAPERS COMMENT.
Says Taft Will No Doubt Make a
Good President.

BERLIN. June 20.-Referring to the
nomination OF William H. Taft. the Of
fetal Nord Deutsch Zeitung says:
We have no doubt that should Mr.
Taft be elected chief magistrate of the
United States in November. as seems EVIL
dent, the great transatlantic republic
will give itself in him an excellent Presi-
dent.
He will continue the policy of the
Union along the same lines as his prede-
cesSor. This policy includes the fosterinp
OF friendly relations between the United
States and Germany, and in this respect
we may regard Mr.. Taft as Presiden,
Roosevelt's successor with confidence and
sympathy"
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HANLY VICTIM OF HEAT
INDIANA GOVERNOR PROS.
TRATED AT OTTAWA, KAN.

OTTAWA. Kan, June 20.-0ov. Frank
]. Hsnly Of Indiana was Frustrated by
heat while addressing the Ottawa Chau.
tauaua this afternoon. Gov. Hanly re.
vived under medical attention ana started
for home tonight. The governor came
here from the Chicago convention. He
had almost finished his remarks when he
was taken Ill, His condition - not critical
Two Deaths at Pittsburg.
PITTsBURG. Pa. June 2o.-rwo
deaths and two prostrations Is the re-
suit Of the weather conditions in this
vicinity during the past twenty-four
hours.
While the oflcial Thermometer only
registered IS degrees today. the heat was
oppressive. A warning was sent out
from the weather bureau tonight an
nounctng that all heat recosds would
likely be broken tomorrow.
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HUNDREDS HOMELESS
FEARFUL HAVOC OF FOREST
FIRES IN MICHIGAN.

DETROIT. Mich. June 2O.-Fires in
northern Michigan forests, famed to gi-
gantic proportions by the gales Of the
last two days. have destroyed at least
three villages, rendered hundreds home
less. swept over thousands of acres OF
timber land anil caused damage estimated
tonight at about 100000.
The heaviest loss has been sustained in
Presoueisle and Cheloygan counties. al
though Leelanau. Charlevoix and Otsego
counties have also suffered considerably.
Dense black clouds hang over all the
northern part Of Michigan, the smoke
from the fires being discernible at great
distances. In some towns. many miles
from the fires. today lamps were lighted
long before nightfall. as the sun was OBJ
scured by the heavy smoke.
The village Of Case. in Pressure Isle
county, was destroyed today. A special
train conveyed the homeless villagers to
Onaway. where they were sheltered to-
night
Abandoned to the Flames.
LIE Grande, a little town in Cheboygan.
was abandoned to the flames tonight.
Many women and children were taken in
wagons to Indian river
While a big fire at Wolverine this
morning was being fought. a forest fire
threatened another section of the village.
While the Wolverine department was en-
gagged a call for aid was received from
Rondo, three miles north. The firemen
could not leave Wolverine and throughout
the morning Rondo was at the mercy of
the flames. A hotel. several stores and
houses and the Michigan Central station
were burned.
In Leelanau county a great fire ragged
near Fouch. All night the glow of the
blaze could be seen at Traverse City. ten
miles away. Several farm buildings were
destroyed and Gannets' big lumber camp
wiped out Much valuable timber was
burned.
Village Wiped Out.
The village of Kentucky. near Boyne
City, has been wiped out and great guam
titles of logs and standing timber have
been burned.
A Free Press special from Cheboygan.
Mich, says that fires tonight threaten the
entire southern part Of Cheboygan coun-
ty. At Tower millmen have been fight
ing fires surrounding the town for two
DAYS The large lathe and novelty works
of the Tubbs Manufacturing Company
have been destroyed. The Cheboygan fire
department was called to the towns aid.
one and one-half million feet of logs on
skids owned by the Richardson Lumber
Company were burned.
A large tract of heavy pine owned by
the Lobdell-Bailey Company is burning
twenty miles. and. unless rain comes to-
night. the losses will be tremendous. The
flames were driven all today by heavy
winds.
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for the motorman on the extra, the mo-
torman fixing his own time"
Another fatal accident occurred on the
electric road this week. Charles Workman.
a lineman, receiving a fatal shock. Wor-
than was adjusting a telephone wire at
the old station of the electric line when
the wire came in contact with the over
head trolley wire and sent an electric
shock Of 5000 volts through him.
There was a circus show in progress
near the scene Of the accident. Consider
able excitement was caused. The body
was removed to the former home of the
dead man, Winesap, Amherst county, Va,
this afternoon for interment
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PROVES 1T SATISFACTORY
Army Officers and Foreigners Wit
ness the Test,
EXECUTES CIRCLES AND TURNS
Pilot Carries Twelve Persons Or
Platform as Passengers-To
Alter Steering Arrangement.

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN June 20-Count
Ferdinand Zeppelin made his first flight
in his new airship this afternoon. A hall
hours maneuvering in the air fully estab.
lished the stability and dirigibility OF the
balloon. which executed circles and short
turns at full speed in a most satisfactory
manner.
A large number Of army officers mill.
reached here a few days ago to witness
the experiments OF the count. which.
however. were postponed until today on
account Of unfavorable weather.
During the morning q heavy storm
swept over Lake Constance. causing the
inland sea to take on the appearance OF
an ocean. Count Zeppelin virtually gave
up hopes Of an ascent today. Toward s
o'clock, however, the storm suddenly
abated and the wind dropped. The
aeronaut decided to undertake q Night.
for the balloon was In a complete state
of readiness. Only seven minutes were
necessary to bring 1t out from the float
ing shed. Then amid deafening applause
from the enormous crowds on the shores
of the lake and aboard the swafms OF
steamers, motor boats and rowboats. the
gigantic balloon rose in the air 800 feet
anu SdIIeQ OH tOWAIQ tuC tOWu VI WI
stance. the speedy racing rowboats and
steamers following In its wake. Several
of the speediest boats. which started be-
fore the balloon was sent away, were
overtaken with the utmost ease by the
airship, which attained an estimated
speed Of thirty one miles an hour.
Changes the Direction.
Shortly after the start the direction
was changed and sharp turns ana circles.
with a circumference Of several thousand
yards, were made. the airship answering
the helm with absolute accuracy. Later
the airship was sent over another straight
stretch at a high speed and was then re.
turned to the shed. having remained In
the air, in all, about an hour ana half.
No difficulty was encountered in the re-
turn to quarters.
Aboard the two platforms Of the airship
during the flight were twelve persons.
On the front platform were Count Yep
pelin and Capt. Hackon. the latter steer
ing: Capt. Lau OF the general stan: Chief
Engineer Duerr, Baron Won Bassus and
commodated Count Zeppelfn's son. Maj.
Won Hesse, Chief Engineer Kober and d.
rector INLAND.
Count Zeppelin on landing said that he
was satisfied with everything except the
side steering arrangement, which had not
fulfilled his expectations. This, he said.
must be altered before q long journey
was undertaken. which was unlikely be-
fore a fortnight at least. Another trial ac-
cent will be made Tuesday next.
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Detective Shot In tho Head.

BUFFALO. N. Y. June 0-Daniel Me-
Crea. detective for the Buffalo. Roches-
ter and P:ttsburg Railroad Company. was
shot in the head tonight by five alleged
car burglars. McCrea will die The men
were riding on top OF a slowly moving
freight train. and McCrea climbed up to
investigate. The moment his head showed
above the car the whole gang opened IRE
on him with their revolvers. McCrea -
from Bradford, Pa.
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TO USE AUTO ENGINE
DR.. ]. P. Thomas Expects to Drive
Balloon at Forty-Mile Clio.

NEW YORK. June 20.-Dr. Julian p.
Thomas announced today that within q
few weeks he expects to sail over this
city with an automobile engine Of forty
five horsepower suspended from the bal.
loon Pommern. which won the intefna-
tional balloon race that started from
st. Louis last fall.
Dr. Thomas says he believes that with
his automobile engine he will be able to
drive the balloon at the rate OF forty
miles an hour.
He has devised a method OF steering
which, he states. will make II possible
for him to control the balloon in any
wind. DR.. Thomas will make the Journey
alone.
An Unsuccessful Attempt.
HAMMONDSPORT. N. T.. June O.-An
unsuccessful attempt was made this aft
ernoon to make flight with the aero
drome. No. 3. which is called the 'Curtiss
June Bug" The preliminary tests OF the
running gear and surfaces of the aero
drome were completed yesterday.
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Farman Seeks an Aeroplans contes

MILAN. June 2o.-Henry Farman today
visited the field where Leon Delagranse.
the French aeroplanist, Is carrying on his
experiments. Mr.. Farman is anxious to
arrange a competition with NJ. Della
grange. but as yet nothing definite has
been concluded. The English aeroplanist
left for Venice. but will return here to-
morrow to witness NJ. Delagrange's third
public trials.
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r School Association. Other officers

elected are: Secretary. Rev. George r..
Merrill. Minneapolis; treasurer Fred A.
wells. Chicago; assistant treasurer DIR.
George w. Bailey. Philadelphia; first
vice chairman. E. X. Warren. Three
Oaks. Mich; second vice chairman, Will
liam Hamilton. Toronto: general secre-
tafy. Marion Lawrence. Chicago; secre-
tary OF elementary department. Mrs.
Mary F. Bryner. Peoria, Ill.
More than 200 men from all parts OF
the world tonight attended the reunion
and banquet Of delegates to the world
Sunday school conventions, held at
Rome. Jerusalem, London and ST. Louis.
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that he declined to be considered for the
position on account of his health. NO
statement was authorized by ANYBODY
that he had declined the proffer OF the
place or that the proffer had been mace
to him.
1t can be said the proceedings of today
have not eliminated Hitchcock from con-
sideration. and that he undoubtedly Will
be an important factor in the equation
which will be reduced by the conference
when they meet July l in Washington.
AT the conclusion of the conference.
luncheon was served at the residence of
Charles p. Taft. Later the members of
the committee were taken in automobiles
to the Cincinnati Country Club. where
they spent the remainder of the after
noon.
Secretary Taft remained quietly at the
residence of his brother. receiving calls
from friends and trying to keep cool with
a big palm leaf fan. 1t was a sweltering
day.
He will remain as the guest of Charles
p. Taft until tomorrow afternoon. when
he will leave for New Haven. Conn.,. to
attend a meeting of the Yale corporation
of which he is member. to be present
Tuesday at the reunion of his class 1878,
and to attend Wednesday the commence
ment exercises at Yale
II is not. unlikely that he may stay TO
witness the Yale and Harvard boat race
Thursday. AS to that he has not decided
definitely.
Graduated Same Year.
In connection with his class exercises
he recalled that both he and Representa-
tive Sherman were graduated in 1878. he
from Yale and Sherman from Hamilton
College 1t was not until today that Sec
retary Taft was aware of this coinci
dence.
Representative Sherman. the vice presi
Dental nominee left tonight for Cleve
land on the Big Four. He was accom-
panied by former Gov. Myron I. Herrick
and few other friends.
He will pass Sunday in Cleveland. and
expects TO leave that city tomorrow night
for Buffalo on steamer. He will reach
his home in Utica, n. Y, Monday after
noon.
Sherman has been Informed tnat me
citizens of Utica are preparing to give
him a royal welcome on his Homecoming
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Washington Loses Tennis Match.

PHILADELPHIA. June 20-Philadel-
phia won the intercity tennis champion
ship today by defeating Washington ten
matches to two. Philadelphia during
the series defeated Baltimore. the other
competitor, ten matches out Of twelve
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An Unsuccessful Attempt.
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION.
international Sunday School Asso-
citation Names Officers.

LOUISVILLE. KY. June 20.-W. n.
Hartshorn oe Boston this afternoon was
reelected chairman OF the executive
committee Of the International Sunday
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Russian General Assassin ated

Special Cahlegram to The Star
ST. PETERSBURG. June 21.-Gen.
Kharshkoff, chief Of the Cossacks. was
assassinated today. He was killed by a
rife shot. The assassin escaped.
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JACOBSON is ALL RIGHT.

The attempts of some. of the enc
mics of Jacob F. Jacobson to ques-
ton the eligibility of that gentle
man to serve as governor, if elected,
have been met with lukewarmness
on the part of those who desire to
see fair play and who are opposed
to underhand methods in politics.
Efforts were made by certain enc
mics of Mr.. Jacobson in his home
town of Madison to prove that he
was not a citizen of the United
States, and therefore could not
serve as governor should he be
elected this fall.
Frank A. Day, chairman of the
Democratic State Central committee,
who usually takes advantage of
every opening in politics, would
have nothing to do with this attempt
to besmirch Jacobson, AMI he said
of the matter:
We want nothing to do with it,
and 1 would much rather you would
say nothing about it. We are very
confident of winning as matters
stand now, and we don't want Mr..
jacobson or his supporters to have
any excuse to make about the results
of this election.
Il do not want anything to do
with it, and if it is found to be true
we will take no advantage of it.
Governor johnson will lay no claim
to the office unless he receives a
plurality of the votes at the coming
election"
The attack on the republican
candidate for governor is beneath
the notice of the voters and will
undoubtedly prove to be a boom
erang" started by some of the small
fry in the opposition lines.
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Fierce FIGHT IN CHURCH
Rival Factions Battle Until the Police
Arrive.

Rival Factions Battle Until the Police
Arrive.
New Britain, Conn.,, Oct. The ill
feeling which has existed between the
two rival factions in the Holy Trinity
Greek Catholic church in this city cul-
minated in a bloody battle.
Candlesticks were torn from the al
tar and used as clubs, with which
heads were smashed; banners were
dragged from their fastenings and the
stats broken in the mad onslaught of
the fighters, chairs were reduced to
kindling wood and the floor of the
church from the altar to the front en-
trance was stained with blood.
An alarm was spread that there was
a riot in the church and when squad
of policemen arrived they found John
Prestis bleeding from knife wound
in his back, Thomas Berelli and Theo-
dore Dudiack with their scalps laid
open, their faces bruised and battered
and their clothes red with blood.
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with the award made by the strike
commission in 1903, expires in April
of next year.
The executive boards of the three
districts were in session here last
week and it is understood they prac.
tically agreed upon the demands that
will be laid before the mine owners.
These demands will be placed before
the convention now in session for rati-
fcation, after which a scale committee
will be appointed with power to nego-
tiate with the operators. The conven-
ton will be held behind closed doors.
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oPsAHL HAS NO OPPOSITION, Anywhere.

UT AnI Tho NV OFFVoiItON, AN "H6nE'
The Pioneer yesterday published
a special telegram from st. Paul to
this paper, in which was given a
brief account of the fact that the
supreme court CT Minnesota had
upheld Attorney General Young in
his Interpretation Of the law relative
to the eligibility of members re-
elected to the legislature, who had
voted to increase their own salaries
from $500 to $1,000, Mr.. Young
having held that the law in no way
effected members of the legislature.
This question was raised in all
good faith by many people through
out Minnesota. There seemed to be
some foundation for the question.
The Pioneer printed, as matter
of news, the excerpts from other
papers relative to the matter.
We are glad that the supreme
court decided in favor of Attorney
General Young. Had the court
decided otherwise it is doubt
full if Beltrami county would have
had a representative in the legis-
lature during the coming session, as
J. J. Opsahl, the present incumbent,
would have been disqualified and
there would undoubtedly have been
three or four candidates. with the
possibility of some one from outside
this county being elected.
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While there has been no official infor-
nation given out it is believed the
miners will not ask for a general In
crease in wages, but will demand adj
justments where they claim the pres
ent agreement was violated and wages
reduced.
An eight-hour day for all employees
will, it is said, be one Of the principal
demands.
The Democratic party can never
make any progress on the tariff ques-
ton until it pays more attention to
markets and less to max1ms.
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St. Paul, Mimi, May LIST, 1908.

st. Paul. MIMI, May 1st 1908.
Hon. Julius A. schmahI, Secretary Of
State
Sir: AS required by Section rs Of tho
Revised Laws, as amended, have tho
honor to furnish you herewith state
ment of the purposes and effects OF the
respective amendments proposed to the
Constitution of the State of Minnesota by
the Legislature Of 1907, and which are
to be submitted to the electors OF said
State at the General Election of 1908.
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SCALE EXPIRES NEXT April
Anthracite Mine Workers Preparing
Waue Schedule.

Scranton, Pa, Oct. ia conven-
ton Of mine workers from the three
anthracite districts of the United Mine
Workers of America began here for
the purpose Of formulating demands
to be presented to the coal operators
shortly before the expiration of the
present 'three-year agreement. The
agreeing nt, which is almost Identical
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DEN0uNcEs BRUTAL CRIME

Governor Of Kentucky Bitterly Ar.
raiuns Night Riders.
Frankfort, KY, Oct 13.-In Offering
$500 reward for the apprehension and
conviction Of the gang Of night riders
who attacked a negro named Walker
in his home in Hickman county last
week and slew him, his wife and two
children Governor Wilson made an
extreme appeal to the people of the
state to "arise in their might" and put
down such lawlessness. The governor
says: s.
r IF two or three men had gone to
this poor cabin and murdered the
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.. IN HIS HOME STATE.
Judge Taft Speaks at Number Of
Places

Akron, o., Oct l9.-William H. Taft
concluded the first day of his three
days tour of his home state in
speech at this place. The. days itin-
erary included speeches at Morrow,
Wilmington, Washington Courthouse,
Circleville, Lancaster, New Lexington,
GAINESVILLE, Cambridge, Newcomers
town, Canal Dover, Massillon and
Akron. During this trip, which is
largely through the rural districts of
the state, Mr.. Taft will make speeches
to farmers, giving his reasons why the
Republican policy of protection should
be chosen rather than the Democratic
tariff principles.
Mr.. Bryan says he is not running
away from his record. He cannot,
however hard he may try.
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family the crime would have shocked
humanity with it's revelation of in
credible wickedness, brutality and
dastardly cowardice. That a large
humber, some fifty men, joined in such
crime multiplies the cowardliness
and wicksdness fiftyfold and makes
every member of the band guilty of
murder in the first degree, the basest,
wickedest and most cowardly inhu-
man murder conceivable in mortal
mind -