Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 90, Ed. 1, Monday, October 16, 1905 Page: 1 of 4
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fOL.XlV NO. 90.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MONDAY OCTOBER 16. 1905.
SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS.
JAPANESE IMMIGRATION
A HIGH FLYER
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cQonald's Department Store
Great Lines of Goods Just Received in
Clothing Dry Goods Boots Shoes Hats and
Caps Stationery School Supplies White and
Blue Enamel Ware Shelf Hardware Cutlery
Guns Revolvers and Ammunition.
Hi A Complete Line of Heating Stoves and Stove
KSfl ASS 1 71
j ripes. jfm uooas uewerea tree
I Anywhere m the City
Soldier and City Police Take a Few Shots
at Each Other Soldier Wounded
in the Leg.
Successful Truck Farming
Is impossible without using
66!
99
A FULL STOCK IS NOW ON HAND AT
Another Car of "Planet Jrs" En Route
8 Get Free Illustrated Catalog Mailed on Application
What you want when you want it and always the best at
Corpus Christi Texas.
COMPETENT PHARMACY
Botica
ESTABLISHED 1865
eon
....You Want the Best
Your Physician aims to put all his knowledge excell-
ence and skill into the prescription he writes. Jt is an order
for a combination of remedies which your case requires. He
cannot rely on the resuit unless the ingredients are properly
compounded.
Be fair to your doctor and to yourself by bringing youi
prescriptions here. They'll be compounded only by registered
pharmacists who are aided by the largest stock of drugs in this
gj part of the state. Everything of the finest quality thatmouey can
buy or experience can select.
J. LPutegnat & Bro. I
TIN AND SHEET
IRON WORKER
Galvanized Cisterns Smokestacks
Installation- and Repairing of
Irrigation Plants
Rafael Gutierrez
... CARPENTER ...
Will work by the day week month or by
Contract.
Orders may be left at John W. Hoyt'
C. F. Elkins. LL. B
A. B. cole. LI.. B
ELKINS & COLE
ATTORNEYS-AT-IaW
Will practice in all courts. State and Federal.
Special attention given to land and ab-
stract business. Will do collecting
Office Over Botica del Aguila. .Combes Drug Store
DR. C. H. THORN
Denkisti.
i?"Office opposite The Herald.
TELEPHONE 51
Brownsville
Texas
E. K. GOODRICH (& SON
....MANAGERS....
Cameron County
Abstract Company
Real Estate and Mortgage Loans.
F. W. Seabury
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Rio Grande City Texas
Will practice in the District Courts of
Starr Hidalgo Zapata and
Webb Counties.
We Want to Buy
Plain and Colored
A regular fusilade of shots about
2:30 o'clock Sunday morningawak-
ened the citizens of Brownsville'
who thought some foreign foe had
attacked the city. It turned out
to be a clash between some soldiers
of Fort Brown and the city police.
The officers report the affair as follows:
Genaro Padr6n whose beat is
on Elizabeth street says at about
2:30 he heard a shot and immediate
ly a policeman's whistle for assis-
tance from Adams street. Padron
went immediately to the assistance
of his brother officer. He met
Policeman Puig who told him he
had two soldiers under arrest and
for Padr6n to follow two other sol-
diers who were running away and
arrest them. He arrested one and
the other got away. He took t'.ie
soldier to jail and was returning
when he heard another shot and
ran toward Jefferson street. Padr6n
reached the corner of George Cham-
pion's house and while standing
there' saw a soldier running to-
ward the garrison wall. When the
soldeir saw Uvo other policemen he
turned and ran in the direction of
Padron and pulled his pistol and
fired at the officer. When he shot
at Padron the officer attempted to
shoot but his gun failed to work.
The soldier fired again and Police-
man Padron attempted to shoot
again but still his gun failed to
work. The soldier fired three
shots before the officei could get
his pistol in to action and then
shot at the soldier three times
who turned and ran to and jumpod
over the garrison wall. One shot
was also fired by Policeman Vidal.
The soldier Private Bryan of com-
pany M. was shot in the leg but
it is not known which of the officers
wounded him. There were nine
shots fired and residents in the
neighborhood were in great danger.
Two of the bullets struck George
Champion's house and one struck
the roof of W. E. McDavitt's resi-
dence. People of Brownsville al-
way sleep near open windows and
this careless firing might have re
sulted seriously to any resident of
that part of the city. This is not
the first time shooting has been
done in that portion of the city
and if there is any way to put a
stop to it it should be done.
Veteran Hotel Keeper Retires.
Mr. Wm. Biggio has decjded to
retire from his business as proprie
tor of the St. James hotel and re
side for the remainder of his days
in his own residence on the beath
where he may comtempilate the
beauties of the water and leisurely
enjoy the sweet breeze from the
gulf. For twenty-seven years My.
Biggio has managed the St. James
and given - satisfaction in every
way by his square dealings with
every one. He has friends all
over the state who will miss him
at his old stand when they visit
The Bluff City will never fail to
give him a friendly call. Corpus
Christi Sim.
Heroic Self Sacrifice.
Mexican Drawn Work
Shirta Waists. Makers and Dealers
I send address to THE ALAMO ART
LEATHER CO. Box 937 San Anto-
nio Texas. 10-4-lm
Fordyce & Rio Grande City Transfer Co
Stage leaves Fordyce on arrival of train except Sunday and ar-'i
rives rvio uiauuc viiy &a.iae inglll laKHlg just IOUr nours.
Leaves Rio Grande City daily at 2 p. m. except Sunday and arrives' at
Fordyce same day at 6 p.m.
Makes the rip n four hours and connects at Fordyce with trains for
Brownsville Corpus Christi San Antonio Texas; Montere3' and other
cities in Mexico.
FARE ONE W Y $2.50; ROUND TRIP $4.00
Passengers will find along the route first-class hacks and teams thus
t-aveling with ease and convenience. Drivers are the best to be found.
ExHa hacks will be furnished either way if desired at reasonable rates.
GUERRA & SHELY Proprietors
R. B. CPEAGER
Attorney and
Counsellor-aMaw - '
Office over Yturria Bank Eliza-
beth Street.
WHITE ELEPHANT
SALOON
V. I CRIXBX. .Pmrrietor.
First-class Liquors Wines
Cigars. Polite Attention.
Market Square Brownsvills. Texas
Some days ago while Miss Gebr-
gie Martin daughter of Mr. Andy
Martin of Comstock was gathering
pecans on Devil's river a rattlesnake
sank his fangs deeply into one of
her fingers. It was many miles to
the nearest physician and a horri-
ble death would certainly have
been the result but for the loving
and heroic self-sacrifice of an older
sister who was with Miss Georgie
at the time.
At the iminent risk of her life
the older girl took the injured
member in her mouth and drew
out all the poison. Miss Georgie
came to town later but had expe-
rienced no ill results from the acci-
dent. Daily News Del Rio.
They arc Driving Out All Other Labor
ers on Pacific Coast. Many Com-
ing Here.
vThe influx of Japanese on the
Pacific coast is causing more cou-
cern in California than that of the
Chinese" said T. F. Schmucker
inspector f in charge of the local
immigration bureau to an El Paso
Herald reporter.
"I attended a large meeting in
San Francisco" he continued
called by the labor unions to
protest against the entry of both
Japanese and Chinese at which
about 100 unions were represented
and which was also attended by
men in all walks of life. The de-
nunciation of the Japanese was
stronger than that of the Chinese
and the consensus of opinion at
the meeting was that congress
should be urged to exclude both
nationalities.
"it is claimed in California that
the Japs even work cheaper than
the Chinese and that they do not
spend as much money as a Chi
naman. It is claimed that they can
live on almost nothing and that
they are driving not only the labor-
ing element out of work but are
also getting into the smaller busi
ness such as fruit and cigar stores
and even grocer y stores where
they can by their frugality and
ability to live on practically noth
ing soon drive out competition.
American girls are forced out of
employment in former American
stores are to be seen working in
these Japanese stores and the Amer-
icans are getiing indignant.
"Japanese have re-placed all
other nationalities as waiters and
attendants at the restaurants and
in many of the hotels as they work
cheaper than anybody else and in
every walk of life it is claimed they
are driving out competition. And
they are still coming in large num
bers on every ship. On one Pacific
steamer which arrived while I was
there over 700 Japanese were laud-
ed all of the working class seek-
ing something to do.
"Many of the Japanese are dis-
eased and more ol this nationality
have been excluded in the past
year at the port of San Francisco
on account of contagious diseases
than any other nationality.
"Not only are the Japanese
coming in through the Pacific
ports but they are coming in
through Mexico in considerable
numbers. Already this year be-
tween 200 and 300 of them have
been admitted at El Paso to say
nothing of the number who ap-
plied and were rejected. They are
finding it rather cheap to come in
through the Mexican ports even
better than by way of San Fran-
cisco for there are contractors in
Japan who are after all of them
they can get to work in the mines
down in Mexico and these la
borers accept service with some
mining company to get free trans
portation across the Pacific and
then desert at the first opportunity
after arrival and come to the
United States. Many of them I
have been told desert because of
ill treatment but still others desert
because they do not. like the work
and believe that they can do better
in the United States.
"This question of Japanese im
migration does seem to "be becom
ing rather serious."
Things Worth Remembering.
Cheese should be taken from the
plate and eaten with the fingers.
Scorch can be removed from del
icate fabrics by placing in strong
sunlight.
One of the things most essential
to good health is the proper dress-
ing for the feet. Above all they
should be kept dry.
Applies tried in butter make a
nice breakfast dish or they may
be used as a garnish for roast
pork.
Chicago Girl Lived in Milwaukee Like
an Oriental Qu;een Until Arrested
for Forgery.
Milwaukee Wis. It has been
learned that Elsie Haberstadt the
17-year-old Chicago girl arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Foote on a charge of forging three
money orders had a good time m
Milwaukee with her stolen money
ahd then failed to obtain $200 un-
der false representations.
Her career here was one of wild
finance. She arrived in Milwaukee
Sept. 20 and took a parlor in the
sashionable St. Charles hotel reg
istering under the name of Miss
Verona Drew of Chicago. Her
striking blonde beauty and shapely
figure decked in costly silks and
laces made a deep impression upon
all at the hotel. Quietand dignified
beyond her years she talked but
little about her private affairs and
it became noised about that she was
the daughter of some wealthy
brewer.
Her eveningsvvere spent in boxes-
at the theaters and one night she
she returned to the hotel accom-
panied by several other girls to
to whom she showed her finery
brought from Chicago. On this
occasion an invitation was given
her to attend a party on the South
Side. She accepted and appeared
in a grass green silk gown with
deeply cut bodice and was the re-
cipient of practically all the atten-
tion at the function.
On the morning of Sept. 23 Miss
Haberstadt perceived that her
funds were running low paid her
bill at the hotel and told the clerk
she was goiug to accept a pressing
invitation of an uncle on the South
Side of make her home with him.
The girl's next scene of conquest
was in the home of Louis P. Han-
son 289 Mineral street. She had
met the deughters of Mr. Hanson
in a box at one of the local theaters
and confided to them that she wish-
ed to find a suitable room in their
part of the city.
The two girls told her that their
parents had a room which she
could obtain but expressed the
fear that its simplicity was hardly
in keeping with Miss . Haberstadt' s
accustomed luxurious surround-
ings. Despite this warning the
girl took the room and her stories
of wealthy Chicago parents seemed
substantiated by the profligate w ay
in which she spent money. Fruits
and candies were hourly occurren-
ces and every night there was a
box parti'. She decked her room
with costly cut flowers and never
went to the theater without provid-
ing herself and guests with bou-
quets. One day after returning home
from a trip down town she confid-
ed to Mr. Hanson that she decided
to buy a confectionery business
opposite the postoffice and settle
down in Milwaukee. She told Mr.
Hanson she had hardly enongh
cash with her to make the purchase
and that she would like to have a
temporary loan of $200. Mr.
Hanson demurred and his friends
advised him not the make loan
without collateral.
Last Friday Miss Haberstadt said
she .vould go to Chicago where
she could get the money needed.
She went on that day but it was
with an escort sent by postoffice
officials.
Gets Small Thanks.
Wallis Graphophone.
The average newpaper man
the grea est "booster" for evel
profession in the community at
for every industry in the town-
except his" own. If one of his iocil
lawyers wins a big case if h.
neighbor performs successfully a1!
exact and hazardous and skillfrj
operation if a plant is started anyn
ot these things happen the news-l
paper man plavs it up wi ll
flaming headlines but receiv
little thanks.
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Wheeler, Jesse O. Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 90, Ed. 1, Monday, October 16, 1905, newspaper, October 16, 1905; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth146989/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .