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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
TEXANS IN A RIOT.
Representative Pinckney Shot at a
Political Mass Meeting.

A dispatch last night from Hampstead,
Texas, says: At mass meeting tonight.
called to petition the governor to send
rangers to enforce the local option law, J..
N. Brown, a leading lawyer and stanch
anti-prohibitionist began shooting. Many
other persons followed suit, and three men
were killed, one man was fatally injured
and two others were severely wounded. The
dead:
]. n. Brown
Representative John NJ. Pinckney.
Tom Pinckney, brother of the congress
man.
John Mills, a leading prohibitionist, it is
feared, cannot survive the night doc"
Tomplxins, private secretary to Representa-
tive Pinckney, and Rolling Brown, son of
J. N. Brown, are severely wounded.
The governor will send rangers. spe-
cia1 train was run from Houston with sur
geons to attend the wounded.
There has been bitter feeling here for sew
eral years over the prohibition question.
and at the recent election the "antis'' failed
to gain the victory they had expected. The
whole county has been divided into factions
as a result. Recently Tucker Pinckney,
brother of John NJ. Pinckney, was shot to
death by negroes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
NOT SUFFICIENTLY STRONG.
Guns on the Iowa Had Been Designed
for Brown Powder.

Commander Knight and Professor AL
ger, who went to Pensacola by direction
of the Navy Department to investigate
the accident to one of the Iowa's eight
inch guns, the muZzle of which was
blown off while the ship was engaged in
target practice, have returned 1t is
stated that their report in substance will
be practically the same as the earlier re-
ports on the explosion and in harmony
with the opinions already expressed as
well as observations heretofore made in
annual reports concerning the old guns
installed on the Iowa and other Of the
vessels of earlier construction. 1t Is
stated that the board found everything
normal, but that the gun having been de-
signed for brown powder was not suff1-
GENTLY strong at the muzzle for the
smokeless powder now used. AS soon as
the Iowa reaches a northern shipyard
new gun will be substituted for the
burst one, and 1t is said that all the old
guns of the same period on the Iowa and
other vessels will be replaced as rapidly
as possible when Congress appropriates
sufficient money for the purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
SMITH AND THE PISTOL
STATEMENT BY RAND IN PATTER-
SON TRIAL.
Declares Brother-in-Law Bought
Weapon With Which Caesar
Young Was Shot.

NEW YORK, April 25.-The prosecution
| in the case of Nan Patterson. accused OF
| the murder of Caesar Young, admins
| tered a severe shock to the defense yester-
day when Mr.. Rand in his opening ad-
| dress declared he would prove that the pis-
tol with which Young was killed was
bought the day before his death by j. Nor
| gan Smith. the prisoners brother-in-law.
This statement, while perhaps not I'M
expected. seemed none the less disconcert-
ing to Nan Patterson's counsel, and fairly
| overwhelmed the defendant herself.
So overcome was she that Recorder Golf
directed that the court windows be opened.
and he adjourned the morning session
earlier than usual to give her an oppor-
tunity to regain her composure.
Mr.. Levy, of counsel for the prisoner.
| shook his head when Mr.. Rand's declara-
ton was made, but said after the session
that he did not know whether or not Pawn
broker Stern had identified ]. Morgan Smith
as the buyer of the pistol Mr.. Levy said
Smith had a complete alibi.
Another ordeal for the prisoner was when
Smith and his wife were brought into court
and were identified by a detective as hav-
ing been present in the coroner's court on
the day of Youngs death.
Il protest against this spectacular move
said Mr.. Levy the Smiths stood before
the bar. Il demand to know its purpose"
IF Mr.. Levy will postpone his premature
protest for moment said Mr.. Rand, 1.-The
purpose of the Smiths presence will be-
come apparent In due time"
So far the days proceedings went,
however, the purpose was not established.
That the third trial of the case has
aroused more curiosity than either of the
first two was made evident by the crowd
that gathered about the doors of the court
room and below the bridge of signs waiting
to catch glimpse of the prisoner.
In the corridor before Recorder Golf s
court there was an extra detail of a dozen
policemen, and they We're almost swept
from their feet when the doors were opened.
When all the seats were filled the corridors
were cleared,
The crush was so great that one Of the
policemen tainted.
When the recorder took the bench there
was a short delay while convicted bur-
glar was sentenced. The incident seemed
to depress Nan Patterson.
Then Mr.. Rand began his opening ad-
dress, which, except for his promise to
prove that Smith bought the pistol that
killed Young, covered much the same
ground as at the former two trials. He
declared with emphasis that the Smiths and
Nan Patterson had lived on Youngs bounty,
and said the bookmaker had spent 500, 900
on the prisoner in single year.
'Fiddlesticks!' interjected Mr. Unger, as
ISOLATE counsel for the defense Mr. Rand
asked the recorder to either command Mr.
Unger to be silent or consign him to some
region outside the court room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
LIEUT.. sTARKE's SUICIDE.
Said to Have Been Temporarily Insane
From Ill Health

Lieut. L.. A. P. +. Starke of the German
cruiser Bremen, who committed suicide
aboard the ship in Newport News (Va)
harbor yesterday, as reported in The Star,
is declared by fellow-officers to have been
temporarily insane result of i'll health.
The officers of the cruiser were assem-
bled in the messroom yesterday morning,
laughing and talking, when Lieut.. Starke
excused himself and went to his state
ROOM AS he had shown special signs
of melancholy and had taken part in the
conversation, nothing was thought of the
incident until few minutes later. when a
muffled report rang out in the direction of
his quarters Several Of Starke's brother
officers rushed to his room and found him
dead with wound in his head. The rifle
with which the fatal shot was fired lay by
his side.
The unfortunate officer had been i'll six
months, but as he would have been re-
lieved in few weeks and returned to
shore duty, his action is inexplicable to his
brother officers.
The coroners jury returned a verdict to
the effect that Lieut.. Starke came to his
death from the effect of gunshot wound,
but was unable to say whether or not it
was suicide.
The body will be inferred with full naval
honors in Greenlawn cemetery, Newport
News The Bremen and the United States
ships in the harbor have their flags at half
mast on account Of the heutenants death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
Sale of a Stock Exchange Seat.

The Supreme Court Of the United States
has dismissed the case of Hatch against
Beckham, involving the question as to
whether the sale of a seat in the New
York stock exchange may be enforced in
case of the bankruptcy of the owners and
the proceeds devoted to the liquidation Of
the firms debts Hatch is a member Of
the brokerage firm of Hurlbutt Hatch &c
Co and he sought to evade an or
der directing this disposition of the seat.
The case was decided adversely to Hatch
nv the circuit court of appeals for the
second circuit and Hatch brought ii to the
Supreme Court on appeal The opinion
of the court did not go beyond condem-
nation of the manner OF bringing the
case to this court, the usual method in
such a case being by writ of certiorari
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
Army Orders.

First Lieut.. Francis A. Pope, Corps Of
Engineers, at San Francisco. has been
ordered to Seattle. Wash, for duty. under
the orders Of Maj. John Mills. Corps Of
Engineers.
Maj. William A. Mann, general staff, has
been ordered to Newport, r. l., for the pur-
pose of taking part in the conference of the
officers of the Naval War College from
June / to October l, on the completion of
which he will return to his proper station.
Contract Surgeon William c. Mabry has
been granted leave of absence for one
month
Col. Henry w. Hubbell, Artillery Corps.
has, under instructions from the President.
been ordered before the army retiring
board at Governors Island for examination.
First Lieut.. George r. Burnett, U. s. A.,
retired, has by direction of the President,
upon his own application, been detailed as
a professor Of military science and tactics
at the State University of Iowa at Iowa
City.
Cook William H. Wilson, Company 3.
oath Infantry, has been placed on the re-
tired list on his own application.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
ToGo's GORDON OF SHIPS.
Doubted That Russian Fleet Can Steam
Through It.

The Hongkong correspondent of the Lon
don Express says it is most unlikely that
the Russian feet will be able to get through
the Gordon established by Admiral Togo.
There have been no attacks by scout
vessels.
Admiral Togo has hitherto received most
of his information concerning Admiral
Rojestvensky's movements from spies
ashore These are stationed at every port
In the China seas. They send every item of
intelligence to Tokyo, whence 1t Is sent
to Admiral Togo. The Japanese knew the
Russians were leaving kamaranh bay
hours before the French government knew
it.
Admiral Togo also has fast scouting yes
sells covering q wide area at sea. 1t Is
believed that he is nearly in touch with the
Russians 1t ig understood that he will
make the fullest use of his torpedo boats,
in which ne is enormously stronger than
Admiral Rojestvensky.
1t is expected that he will attempt to
sink the transports, and possibly some of
the warships, in night attacks. general
action is more likely to be challenged by
the Russians when in tight corner than
by the Japanese.
A dispatch to the London Daily Mail from
Manila states that it is believed that the
warships sighted off Corregidor Island were
part of the Baltic fleet
The Tokyo correspondent OF the London
Telegraph says that the governor of Hal
nan has telegraphed to Picking that the
Baltic fleet is coaling off that island. 1t is
probable. owing to China's feebleness, that
the neutrality question will be raised again.
Chinese attention seems to be concentrated
upon persuading the interned Russian war
ships TO remain at Shanghai. Japan is
vigorously protesting against the prepara-
tions made by the cruiser Askold for fight.
A Russian hospital ship arrived at Ba-
tavia on Sunday. 1t is believed she is at
tached to Rear Admiral Niebogatoff' s
squadron 1t seems that the Russians are
using their hospital vessels for scouting
n1rnoses 1t is stated that Niebogatoff' $
squadron will join the main Russian fleet
about April %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
Three Hurt on the Maine.

.Flareback," or explosion of gases that
remained in the gun after a discharge on
the battleship Maine recently, caused the
injury of three men on that vessel near
Pensacola, Fla, yesterday. This fact did
not become known until the ship came into
the harbor and began coaling. 1t then
leaked out that the bareback had oc-
Cured while the vessel was on the target
range, badly burning three men in one OF
the turrets.
1t is asserted that catastrophe similar to
that on the Missouri a year ago was mar
rowly averted. The bareback" which Is
one of the breads of the men of the navy,
occurred a few days after the Maine went
on the target range, and Is the second to
occur since the vessels have been target
practicing. 1t is explained that gases had
formed in the breech of the gun and that
when another charge was fired the flare
back" occurred, being caused by some par
ticles of burning powder or covering not
having left the muzzle Of the gun. The three
men are on the sick list. but their injuries
are not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
Liability of an Importer

writ of certiorari has been granted bv
the Supreme Court of the United States
in the case Of the United States against
Emil Dickerhoff and others, involving the
question of the liability Of an importer
upon bond for the return to the col
lector of customs of unexamined mer-
chandise. commonly termed the import
er's delivery bond. The case originated in
New York and is considered important
The circuit court of appeals for the sec
ond circuit held that the government can
although such proof" the government
says in Its petition. "is practically impos-
sible."
The effect of the order will be to bring
the case to the Supreme Court for re-
view.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
Booker Washington Warns His Race

A dispatch from Winston-Salem, n. c.,
saws: Booker T. Washington spoke mere
last night to about 500 people, 800 of whom
were of the best white citizens of the place,
while the remainder were negroes. An adj
mission fee was charged. the proceeds go
ing to the maintenance fund of the Slater
Hospital at the Slater Industrial Schooi
for negroes here. About $1,000 was reai'z eS1
mr. Washington was introduced by w.
A. Blair. cashier of the Peoples National
Bank He urged the negroes to improve
their opportunities. telling them II they
Nv others as had been the case with the
BARRIERS in many of the larger towns. Ger
mans and French. he said, were taking the
niaces of the negro BARRIERS, because they
pp-ere cleaner and did better work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
OIL INVESTIGATION.
Commissioner Garfield on His Way
to California and Texas.

James R. Garfield, commissioner of cor
porations who is making personal investi-
CATION of the operations of the oil industry,
Is not expected to return to Washington for
at least two weeks. He has concluded his
work in the Kansas, Missouri and Indian
Territory fields, and now is on his way to
California to continue his inquiries in the
Pacific coast field.
Although he has not indicated definitely
to Washington officials what he may do
after concluding his investigations in Cali
fornia, it is expected that he will return to
this city by way of Texas, stopping in that
state long enough to gather data from the
fields there. No intimaton of the nature
of his findings is obtainable here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
constitutionality Of Lynehing.

The Supreme Court of the United States
will be called upon soon to decide wheth-
err the crime of lynching is an offense
under the Constitution of the United
States The question arises in connection
with the case Of Thomas NJ. Higgins of
Madison county. Alabama, which the court
today advanced on the docket and will
consider on printed briefs. higgins was
indicted with others by a jury of the
United States circuit court of Alabama
on the charge of lynching a negro named
Horace Naples, by reason of the latter's
race" higgins contends that the federal
courts have no jurisdiction in such cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.
schednlr rsfrectire MARCH, IN. Hens.

Schedule Effective March II 1905.
Trains leave Pennsylvania Station.
2:30 pm. Daily-CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS SPE,
CIAL Solid vestibule, archaeological Dining
Car train TO Cincinnati. Reaches Cincinna 4
500 am, Louisville IL 200 M, ST. Louis o 20
pm, Chicago $50 pm. Pullman service to
Louisville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis Chica 70
and St Louis. Through parlor car for virgins
Hot Springs week days; Dining car from Wash
iDgton: meals a la carte.
ll:lO pm. Daily-F. r. v. LIMITED. Solid YES
thule. electrlc-lighted Dining Car train to Gin
einnati- Pullman sleepers to Cincinnati. Leg
partmert sleeper to Virginia Hot Springs daily
except Sunday. Seepeys Cincinnati to Chicago
and St. Logis. Dining car serving meals q Ia
carte.
Reservation and tickets ct Chesapeake and Ohio
Office, 6l3 Pennsylvania avenue; 600 Fourteenth
street near r, and at the station. Telephone call
1910 for Pennsylvania q. r. Cab Service:
II. w, FULLER
Telephone Main 1909. General Passenger Agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

Trains leave from Pennsylvania Station.
7:35 am. Daily Local for Harrisonburs. War
IO:5i am. Daily. Washington and Florida Lin
tied. Through coaches and sleeper to Columbia,
Savannah and Jacksonville Dining car service zen
First-elass coaches and drawing room sleeper to
New Orleans. Dining service.
4ol pm Week DAYS sea br aGa
1855 pm. Daily. Local for Warrenton ana Char'
iottesville. .. r.
press. First-ciass coach to Atlanta. sleeper to
Columbus Ga, Via Atlanta, Sunset tourist, sleeper
Washington to San Francisco Mondays. Wednes-
$50 DIN. Daily. New York and Florida Ex-
press First-class coaches and seepers to Column
lila, Saw annah aud Jacksonville. Sleeper to Au-
gusta and Port Tampa. Dining car service a la
1000 Pho. Daily. New York and Memphis Lin
tied tvia Lynchburg) First-class coach and sleep.
ing car to Roanoke. Knoxville. Chattanooga and
Memphis: sleeper to New Orleans Dining car
io45 pm. Daily. Washington and Southwestern
cars to Atlanta and Macon; sleepers to Nashville
Atlanta 4n MISE On s%91ui sS BsAScH.
pm. week days, Dos pm: daily for Bluemont;
CPS pm. week days for Leesburg only. Sunday
trains leave Washington 9:lO am. sos pm. for
Through trains from the South arrive Washington
642 a m, 1852 am, 9:45 AM. o:55 am, 300
pm. o:s0 pm. and $50 pm daily Local trains ms
pm. daily. From Charlottesville. $50 am. and
Tickets, sleeping car reservations and detailed
street. 511 Pennsylvania avenue and Pennsylva-
MIA Station. Baggage checked through from hotels
and residences
II. B. SPENCER, Gen. Man.
April II. S II. HARDWICk. Pass. Traf, Mgr.
1905. ". n; TAYLoE. Gen. Pass Agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25

Mrs. Burson, wife Of Dick Burson Of Bris-
toll Va, died Sunday night as the result OF
injuries sustained Saturday by being kicked
and run over by a COW. Her condition was
not at first considered serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25
SUED THE EQUITABLE
UNLOCK BROWN MAKES CHARGE
AGAINST OFFICERS.
Says They Have Used Surplus for Per-
sonal Profit-Wants Them
Restrained.

NEW YORK, April 25.-Suit to throw the
$50. 100000 surplus of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society into the hands of re-
ceiver was begun in the United States cir
cult court yesterday on behalf Of ]. Wilcox
Brown, a policy-holder, who has retained a
large staff of lawyers to press the action,
among them Dos Passos Brothers, Battle
& Marshall and Joseph De F. Junkin.
An injunction is also asked for to restrain
the officers and directors of the Equitable
from managing the ss0,OOO.OOO surplus pend
ing its distribution by the courts. The
charge is made that the officers Of the
Equitable have manipulated the funds of
the society for their personal profit. I'M
portant interests are believed to be behind
Mr.. Browns suit.
Old-time Policyholder.
The complaint is vouminous one con-
sisting of sixteen large pages of printed
matter. Mr.. Brown, who is now a resident
of Maryland, has been a policyholder in
the Equitable for thirtyseven years, having
taken out a policy for 5000 on December
IS, 1867 1t is a straight policy, to mature
upon his death. He has been paying every
year premium of s649.75, less the small
amount allowed to him as his share of the
surplus.
at least $1,000 Of his share of the surplus.
His suit is brought, he says, on behalf of
all the other 100000 policy-holders of the
Equitable that their rights in the $S0,OO0,OOO
may be safeguarded
Relative to the failure of the Equitable
to credit him yearly with his rightful share
of the surplus he declares in his complaint:
The consequences to your orator of the
wrongs hereinafter complained of have been
that for a considerable period of time the
amount apportioned to your orator by way
of reduction of premium has not appreci-
ably increased, although the duly ascer-
tanned surplus. assets, profits and business
of the society have enormously increased
Charges Against Officials.
He quotes the society's charter and the
law bearing upon the distribution of the
surplus, asserting that the Equitable has
not complied with the statute or its own
charter. He then declares:
Your orator AYERS that in entire disre-
gard of the rights of your orator and Of the
other policy holders of the society the Off
GERS of the said society have been crediting
and paying to its policy holders from time
to time only portion of the said net sur
plus so earned by the society, to the whole
amount of which your orator and the said
policy holders were entitled in equitable
proportions; but have retained a large por-
ton of the said surplus in their possession
uncredited and undivided"
Mr.. Brown gives detailed statement OF
the reserve and surplus of the Equitable
for each year from 1853 to January ], 1908.
He declares that the retention of such an
enormous surplus is not only unnecessary
but unlawful on the part of the Equitable S
lawyers. He disputes, as illegal, the claim
made by Franklin B. Lord, stakeholder,
to a share of S10,0OO,OOO of the surplus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-25

FRENCH LINE,
COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIoUE,
Direct Line TO Havre = Paris France).
Sailing every Thursday at 10 am.
From Pier No A. North River foot Morton st. NY
La Bretagne. April q ia Savoie May Is
LA Lorraine. May La Bretagne. May 25
LA Touraine. May 11i-La Lorraine. June l
EXTRA DEPARTURE
BY the Fast Express Steamer
LA GASCOGNE'. ..................M Nav 20
This Steamer will take I'd ard Sd class only.
Twin screw steamers.
General Agency, 80 Broadway New York.
GEORGE W. MOSS,
l411 G ST. NV.
mh1 12t eSu-1S
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OCEAN TRAVEL.

THIRD SEASON-Delightful summer In Europe
Party of 10 visiting Italy. Switzerland. the Rhine,
Germany, France and England. Address Box 1874,
Star office. ap20-30t"4
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NORTH GERMAN LLOYD

NUR III WERWEAIN Lloyd
Fast Express Service.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
kronpr'z. May 2 5 au, Kaiser. :. June G. 10 am
Kaiser. May o. 10 am X. Vim. II June 49, noon
k.Wm. May 49, pm Kronprz. June 81 II am
kronprz May 30 pm Kaiser. July A. 10 am
Twin Screw Passenger Service.
BREMEN DIRECT.
Brand big. Apr u. 10 am sAlice. May o. 10 am
sBarha 'sa May l. 10 am 'Bremen June l. 10 am
'Gneis'au. May II. 10 am Neckar. June g. 10 am
'Kurf'st. May 49, 10 am eBarba sa July g. 10 am
.Will call at Plymouth and Cherbourg.
Mediterranean Service.
GIBRALTAR-NAPLES-
Irene. Apr. 90 IL am Irene. June g. II am
Weimer.. May g. II am Albert. June II. II am
Albert -. May 49, II am Luise. =. June "a. II am
Luise May 20, IL am Irene. July g. II am
NAPLES only.
oELRICIIs & CO.. NO. 5 BROADWAY. NY.
E. F. DR0OP SONS CO.. 925 PENNA. AVE.
fe4-31Zt % eSSnn
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