The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-30

first town l ever saw with a daily
paper in which the dry goods mer-
chants did not advertise He was
/ told that the dry goods houses in
Brownsville say they do not need to
advertise. I wonder if they think
the town does not need a paper, he
said. If the other business institu-
lions of your town did not have any
more enterprise than your dry goods
houses l should think Brownsville
would not be able to support news
paper at all.
Grants Habeas COrpus.-A hearing
on application for a writ of habeas
corpus in the case of Marcellus
Dougherty, charged with the killing
of F. Brewer, the negro Pullman por-
ter who was killed here Friday after
noon, will be held at Rio Grande City
on May 5. A telegram was received
this morning by A. l. Hudson, coun-
sci for the defendant, from Judge W.
B. Hopkins of Corpus Christi, an
nouncing that the application had
been granted, and setting the date
for May 5. Dougherty in still in Jail
here having been committed to jail
without bond by order of Magistrate
V. Gavito as the result of the exam
lining trial held Tuesday.
And Then He Yelled.-Chachalac
the little Mexican mascot of the
Brownsville ball team, played the
"Cristobal Columbo" act yesterday
afternoon, to his sorrow. Discovering
weasel in a box in the store of the
Brownsville Sporting Goods Com
panyand not being thoroughlysatis
in his mind that it was alive, he poked
his finger through a crack in the
box, The weasel removed his doubts
at once, nabbing the inquisitive finger
and then Chac let out a yell that
would have done credit to the vocal
organs of any Comanche Indian that
ever lived. As soon as the weasel
let go of his finger, however. the lit
tie chap was as stoical as any Indian
The finger was quite badly bitten the
teeth of the weasel going entirely
through it.
Announcement. = On Saturday
night May 1st, the doors of the new
Imperial theater, situated two doors
below the Electric theater will be
thrown open to the public for the
first time. The interior of the thea
ter will consist of lattice work that
will cover the walls and ceiling which
will be draped with grape vines and
grapes. giving the whole interior a
garden effect. while suspended from
the ceiling will be a large number of
Chinese lanterns which will produce
soft, pleasing effect The machine
used at the Imperial will be of the
very latest model, and the pictures
produced will be all of the latest
successes in moving pictures. When
completed this will be the prettiest
theater in South Texas. The theater
will be owned and operated by the
Brownsville Amusement Co. 1t
In the MatamorOs Bull Ring
Grand bull fight Wednesday, May 5th,
to take place at p. m. The bull
ring of that city for the first time will
be the scene of a spectacular con-
test between the most renowned mat
ador of Mexico, Constantine Dulles,
'Enguilero," Spanish bull fighter, and
Harper B. Lee of Chicago. the only
American bull Fighter, with their
well organized troupes of Picadores +,
and Banderilleros. Four bulls of |
noted fighting strain will be fought. j
belonging to the best renowned breed |
of La Sauceda, state of Durango. En-
trance fees will be: Shade box seat, /
$3.50; general entrance 30; num-
bered seat with general entrance, |
$2.25. Sun: general entrance, S1.00;
children less than 8 years old, half i
ticket All prices in Mexican silver. /
One of the most celebrated bands of !
Mexico will furnish the music Ex-
ceedingly low rates for the occasion. /
Ask your ticket agent for further in
formation. 1t /
Bids Wanted