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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-03

Joint Resolutor TO amend, Article xI, Of the Con
ststuti II OF the safe Of I xss, by adding thereto
Whereas. ..!1e laws of the State of
-Texas aulhor:za the several counties
Ia this STATE. through theIr Cummis-
sioners court. to ls4ne bonds for tie
erection of G ,urt bonses md jsllss
aud the eonstrGction an PURCHASE of
bridges, and.
Whereas, the stat utes of the State
If T,x1s su,holzs the Board oi
FL cation of sa.d STATE TO invest the
permanent school fi.ni thereof in
bonds issued for the purposes sfore-
said by the said coantles. and
Whereas. the bard Of Education
of this ST. te. q pu,suauce of said
statutory authority las purchased
a. an Investment for the p-rmanent
SCHOOL fnnd of tue State of Texas.
bonds approx mali. three million
.ioliars ani
Wa.reas the C,nsli utinn of the
State of iexas provides that 20 debt
for any purpose shall ever be ircnr
red il any p.anner for any city or
Icoaniy, unfess- i.rav sion 10 made AZ
Tue time OF IS creation foT the levy
lug aud coil. G inn of sufficient tax
TO pay the interest Thereon, and pro
vide at least two per at as sink
Ing fan |. AMI
Wutreas. it is b li.ved that ,me
of The bonds so purchased by the
State Board OF Il inca;ien as an IN
v--stn,sat tor the peru an~nt school
fuud were not i-su IN conformity
with that provision Of the GnustItu-
tlen. aud IL is donb ful whether prop
er provision Was made at the time
of the at. N lied Creation Of sal debt,
evidenced oy SAID bonds. for toe levy
Of tax I s-rnre the payment OF III
serest aad the creation vi SINKING
ftii' Z arc fhsFs sons Of ssfd buads
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-03

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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
BANK CLEARINGs FOR 1897 WILL
BE $S43.OOO.OOO.
s4o,ooo,000 MORE THAN IN '96
ARE s2s, 1000. 900 MORE THAN IN ANY
PREVIOUS YEAR.
Cold Figures That Prove That Pros
Dertty Has Come-GrOwth In
Volume of Kansas CitS's
Business-CompnrisO
With Other Cities.

The bank clearings for the eleven months
of this year, ending November so, show
the tremendous total of $49S, 900 600. the ex-
act figures being s4a2. .916, l24.s5. December
is a heavy month, having the benefit of
the big holiday trade. which has already
assumed large proportions. The average
for the three months of September, oc-
tober and November was. in round num-
bers, 1000 900, and December will certain
ly equal the average. This will bring the
aggregate for the year to the unprecedent-
ed sum of $5i3 100000. 100000 more than
last year, and $23.0O0OO0 more than for
any year in the history of the city, not
excepting the boom years OF the later
sos.
These figures show whether or not pros
perity has come this way. and should con-
vince the most persistent croakers that
the great Southwest is prosperous. For
the prosperity of Kansas City proves that
of the great territory tributary to 1t.
When the people of this territory are
hard up the merchants Of Kansas City
do not sell as many goods as otherwise,
and when they sell less goods they don
have as much money in bank. and the
banks. that is. the business men OF Kan
sas City, don't do as much business.
There were in the banks of Kansas City
December l, in round numbers, $4,000, ,00l
in deposits sum larger by one-third
city The National Bank of Commerce
alone held at its last statement nearly
one-half of this tremendous sum.
The following were the bank clearings
for 1897. as reported by f. o. Peoples. man.
ager of the Kansas City clearing house:
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03

forgeries had never passed through the
bank. Mr.. Beebe said:
'This, your honor, is the most remarkable
proceeding ever heard of in a court. 1t
has been claimed by the prosecution all
along that certain checks in the possession
of the deceased were an object for Goddard
to kill him. Now. your honor, there can be
no doubt that these six checks are forged.
Even. Prosecutor Lowe will have to admit
that. And these forged checks were evil
IDENTIFY on the body of the deceased. That
raises question. a serious question. We
are surprised that the prosecuting attorney
would keep in his possession checks which
he knew were articles of fraud"
What if they are forged?" retorted Pros
ecutor Lowe, I'VE have not offered them in
evidence. We never claimed we had any
of Mrs. Jackson's checks to Goddard in
our possession. We don't claim SO now.
retained them because didn't know any
thing about them. They looked queer to
me. These white checks did not want to
introduce in evidence because did not un-
derstand them. There's no pretense on the
part of the state that these are al the
checks Jackson had on his body. We be-
lieve-"
Longan, and the trial went on.
1t seems to be mystery who forged the
cheks or why they were forged. One the
to use as power over Goddard. That is
Goddard's theory. He said yesterday:
THAT crazy jackson must have forged
them.'
tempt to-day to get the forged checks be-
fore the jury as evidence. ii
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03

light of having attempted to railroad
man to the gailowai 6y feiss and mislead
ing statements based 0ntfofEeties which he
felt confiden. could never 6c expnscd. for
he had the forged papers in his cwn pos
session. No more startling or shocking
revelation regarding the methods of q pub
lie prosecutor was probably ever made in
a court OF Justice.
These forgeries were the checks about
which Lowe has talked 50 much to the
jury as having been on the person Of jack
son when he was killed-checks claimed to.
have been given to Dr. Goddard byy Mrs.
Jackson. 1t was to get these checks that
Goddard murdered jackson, Mr.-Lowe has
argued again and again, and after Goddard
had murdered him he stole the checks from
the dead mans body and destroyed them.
That was the story which Prosecutor
Lowe dinned into the Jurors ears every
hour OF the trial. OF all the incidents of
the miserable killing of Jackson. this story
of the missing checks was the most damn
ing against Goddard. It supplied to the
prosecution a motive for the murder. and
witness after witness was put upon the
stand to prove that. in the last few days
before he was killed. Jackson really had a
package Of checks. He showed them
around to his friends. said they were
checks given by Mrs. Jackson to Goddard.
and that he was going to use them as evil
dence in a suit against DIR. Goddard and
Mrs. jackson to recover the money. Lowe
never. lost an opportunity in the hearing of
the jury to refer to these missing checks.
And all the time Lowe had the checks
locked in a drawer of his desk. He sup
posed no one else knew they were there.
And he must have known-any sane man
would have known-;qley We're forgeries-
the most barefaced and plainest of forger-
les. That they were in the possession of
Lowe: that they were forgeries: that the
prosecuting attorney of the great county of
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
HUSBAND sPANKs HIS WIFE.
Now She Is Suing for = Divorce and
All Sorts of Trouble II In
the Air.

Darlington, r. l.. Dec. 2.-Town Clerk
Mark H. Wood. of this town, last night was
found guilty by the Congregational Church
Society of spanking his wife. There were
three other charges against Mr.. Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood were married in the
West two years ago. and to outward ap-
pearances lived happily until their return
from a European tour last summer. Mrs
Wood was a stenosrapher in Minneapolis
when she met Mr.Wood. She has filed a pc
tition for divorce.
At Christian Endeavor gathering In
Minneapolis Judge Wood made the ac-
ouaintance of Miss Hess, and, accordir3, to
her statement. she relinquished an income
of some $4,000 year to become Mrs. Wood.
BY a former marriage he had several chill
dren.
for some time. and it eliminated in the
first week in November, when Mrs. Wood
went to Providence to live. On November
her petition was filed by ex-Congressman
Charles H. Page. and the grounds for ask
ing an absolute divorce are alleged cruelty
and non-Support.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03

Bradley declaring his intention of choosing
his daughter to christen the ship.
Miss Richardson is a sister-in-law of Col
onel James X. Forney, of the marine serv-
ice. and is well known in Washington,
Philadelphia and New York society. She
Is angry over the declared intention of Gov
ernor Bradley. and tonight gave out the
following signed statement to the public:
Il am urged to speak by the discourtesy
have been shown In this matter by Gov
ernor Bradley stating that he would ap-
lucky. I also object to the manner In
which he and his friends have gone about
securing the appointment fee his daughter.
When l was asked by Secretary Herbert
to christen the Kentucky I was by that
honor placed before the public. / received
hundreds of congratulations from patriotic
Kentuckians. the highest officers of the
army and navy and from my friends every
where. The administration, of course. has
changed. and Secretary Herbert Is not now
In office.
When Governor Bradley takes the laurel
from my head and places 1t upon that OF
his daughter just because he thinks he has
the power to do SO blush for the courtesy
of the gallant governor of Kentucky. Gov
ernor Bradley desires the selection OF his
daughter He thinks he has the power to
do it: yet let him not undervalue me In
eXcusing himself in trying to appoint his
own daughter.
"A friend of mine has just seen ex-Sec-
retary Whitney for me. and he states that
the secretary of the navy has the priv
ilege by the consent of the contractor and
builder of appointing the sponsor OF the
battleship; that the appointment has never
heen made through a governor.
'.HARRIETTE B. RICHARDSON.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
JUSTICE GRAY TO RETIRE.
Will Leave the Supreme Bench Next
Month, When He VIII he
10 Years Old.

Washington. Dec. 2.-The president will
have another place to NIL on the United
States supreme bench the coming year.
Mr.. Justice Gray will reach the retiring
age on March q next. He has recently
given his associates Of the court to under
stand that he expects to take advantage
of the privilege. Justice Gray has not been
on the bench as long as Justice Harlan.
but he is an older man. He was born in
1928 His service in the court began in 1851,
when he was appointed by President Ar
thur. Justice Harlan has been on the
bench since 1871. He is five years younger
than Justice Gray, and will not reach the
retiring age until 1909 Justice Grayiis from
the New England circuit: he is a Boston
man. That section will claim the success
sion and will probably get 1t. Presidents
have with few exceptions recognized geo.
graphical considerations in filling vacan-
cies on the supreme bench.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
PERU WANTS RECIPROCITY.
In the First of the south American
Countries to Negotiate
n Treaty.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Peru is the first of
the South American countries to open ne
sotiations with the United States for a
reciprocity treaty under the provisions OF
the Dingley law. The negotiations were
begun through the Peruvian minister here,
Senor Eguiguren, and at the same time
the authorities in Peru took action which
has given much satisfaction to the state de-
psrtment here. This was introducing a
measure granting authority to the presi-
dent of Peru to conclude the reciprocity
treaty without the usual formalty of hav
ing it submitted to the congress of that
country.
The negotiations have proceeded briskly.
Peru has submitted a schedule of the arti-
cles on which it desires reciprocity con,
cessions. These embrace brandies and
wines, hides of cattle and goats. vicuna
skins. sugar. WOOL woven. cotton goods.
Peruvian bark rubber and many native
products, which. it is said, do not come
irto competition with American products.
II is expected that Mr.. Kasson will pre-
Eare a schedule covering the goods which
this country desires to export to Peru,
and that between these two schedules list
will be made for insertion in n reciprocity
treaty..
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
A SPECIAL OMAHA STAMP.
Postmaster General Gnry Agrees to .
: Trans- Mississippi Advertise
ing scheme.

Washington. Dec. e.-The postmaster gen.
eral has authorized the engraving and is
sue of a special postage stamp to COM
memorate the Omaha exposition next sum-
mer Mr.. Edward ROsewater. of the
Omaha Bee. who is always fertile in ideas,
suggested the scheme, and brought IL to
Washington. The law and traditions were
consulted. and as there Is nothing to pro-
hibit the postmaster general from chang
ing the design of a postage stamp at pleas
ure or from making several of the same
sued. The new stamp will be sold at
Omaha only ard on the exposition grounds.
and 1t will probably be arranged so that it
can be printed there in the presence OF the
public. but it will be receivable for postage
at all poStoff1ces.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03

jackson had resorted to trickerT and mis-
representation 70 hang man, WAS discov-
cred almost by accident
Prosecutor Lowe WAS distressed by4 the
discovery. He fought hard against show
ing the checks. But he had shown them
months ago 10 one man, and this man hap
pened TO recall the incident Wednesday
evening and told Goddard's lawyers about
u, They surprised Lowe In court yesterday
morning by demanding the checks. they
placed the man on the stand vino had seen
them forth. Later in the day he stood up
IN court cringing acd shamefaced. and ac-
knowlelged that he knew there was
something queer" about the checks.
Court and Jury Deceived.
Ever since Goddard was arrested Lowe
has given out that when Jackson was mur-
dered he had $4,000 in checks on his person
which had been given by Mrs. jackson to
DR.. Goddard and cashed by him. and that
since the murder these checks were miss
ing. In his opening statement to the jury
at the beginning of the last trial, Lowe
dwelt at length upon this point as furnish
ing n motive for the murder-that Goddard
wished TO get possession of the checks, and
killed Jackson to get them. But when at
the last trial Lowe attempted TO INTRODUCES
evidence about the missing checks. God
that evidence of that character could not
be admitted.
AT the beginning of the present trial the
great fight between Lowe and Goddard S
lawyers was over the admmissibility of ev-
idence concerning the alleged criminal In
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
Robeftkeinl
AM1ltu'e CapetCo
Grand Avenue and Eleventh st.
MISS RICHARDSON is ANGRY.
Resents the Action of Governor Brad
ley In the BattIeshtp
Affair.".

Lexington, Ky, Dec. 2.-Governor Will
lam o. Bradley stirred up hornets nest
when he announced Sunday that he would
appoint his daughter, Miss Chrystyne, spon-
sor for the new battleship Kentucky, and
that she would break bottle over its
Prov when it was launched next January.
About a year ago a commotion was created
in the W. C. T. U. by the publication of
Il story stating that Miss Hattie Bainbridge
Richardson would break bottle of Ken
lucky whisky over the PROV Of the Ken
lucky when it was launched. Petitions
poured into Secretary Herbert, praying that
he would not allow whisky to be used
for christening the vessel Now the whole
matter is brought up again by Governor
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
NIAGARA EXPOSITION.
Exhibition Company
Completes Financial Arrange
mentS for Its Enterprise.

Buffalo. N. Y. Dec. AIT a meeting OF
the executive committee of the Pan-Amer-
ican Exhibition Company it was announced
that the financial arrangements for carry
ing on the exposition had been completed
Bonds to the amount OF $2,on,"p VIII De
issued and the amount has been under-
written in New York by those interested
there W. c. Fly, president of the Buf1aio
K Niagara Falls electric railway, was ap-
pointed general director.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
GIDDY POSTERS BARRED.
Mount Vernon, N. ", Council Estab
fishes q CensOrshiD Over The
atrical Advertising.

New York, Dec. mo longer will the
siddy burIesquer, done over into pink.
green and purple Autographs. be permitted
to gaze in pasty steadfastness at the youth
of Mount Vernon.
The towns board Of aldermen has passed
and its mayor, Edwin Fiske, has approved
an ordinance which provides that hereafter
all billposters must, under a penalty Of
10 the mayor all show printing which they
desire to expose In that town, and paste
up only such posters as the mayor ap-
proves. The mayor says he will draw the
line at boomers.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
Scarlet Fever In Newton

Newton, Kas.. Dec. 2.-(Special) An
endemic of scarlet fever threatens this
city. and a number of citizens have asked
that the schools be closed: 1t is probable
that the board of health will ask the school
hoard 10 close the schools tomorrow.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
KEITH'S
Leading Housefurnishers.

We
Chicago
We
epice;w we do exchange goods
ask
do
Our the leading
andno
furnish articles
will stock wedding
buying bnc-abac lverware
people especially advantage
spend ckandf irpices
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
BrOOk-POrfer.

Muscogee, !. T.. Dec; 2.(special2 Mr..
of Eufaula, I. T., was married last even
ing to Miss Nina Porter, a niece of Gen
eral Pleasant Porter. OF this place, at Inc
Sanders. in this city Mr.. and Mrs. Brook
left at once for Eufaula, l. T., where they
will reside
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03

Jackson's body. don't you?" asked Beebe.
We admit nothing" answered Lowe.
I'VE will prove it." said Beebe. '.Mr.
Smith. you take the stand"
Attorney Henry Smith went on the
stand and testified that he had called on
Iackson's estate and Lowe had shown
him checks among other things taken
from Jackson's body.
court: Your honor. the prosecution has
sought. all through this trial. to infer 10
the jury that Goddard took those checks
from Jackson's dead body. We are en-
tilted to see them and have them put in
evidence. u such checks are in existence
We gan explain them"
Mr. Lowe ArraiEned.
Your honor" said Attorney Beebe. "the
prosecution undertook to show that God.
dards whole scheme was to get these
checks so he could destroy them and get
away with the evidence which Jackson
was going TO produce against him to prove
that Mrs. jackson had given him money.
We supposed until last night that those
checks were missing: but we find tina.
when the coroner took charge of Jackson's
body he took from him papers which he
turned over to Prosecutor Lowe. Lowe
has these checks now in his possession;
but. notwithstanding that. he has stood up
before this jury and said that Goddard de-
liberately murdered Jackson to get those
checks. and that he did get them"
Mr.. Beebe turned and shook his finger
at Prosecutor Lowe and said: HE talks
about fairness. There is no fairness about
it, He has tried the whole case along the
Judge Longan ruled that Lowe must pro-
duce the checks. Mr.. Lowe went back
through the courtroom to his office and
brought in the checks. Mr.. Beebe took
them and began looking through them. Dr.
Goddard leaned over the table and watched.
Suddenly DIR. Goddard picked up a check,
looked at 1t in amazement, turned it over
II never signed that. It's a forgery"
He began looking through the checks then
and found six which he said were forgeries.
And they certainly were.
- Forgcricx Plain.
There were six checks on the First Ma
tional bank. made out by Mrs. L. Jackson
and payable to DR.. Goddard. They. were
| Endorsed on the back by DIR. Goddard s
signature. The dates of the six checks
were; May !, 1885, $50; June 12. 5000; June
IS. 500; June Is. 500: June 20, $iGS; July q,
$500
Not one Of these checks had passed
through n bank or been paid The sigma
ture of Mrs. Jackson was an evident for
gerry. The signature Of DR.. Goddard on the
| back was just as plainly a forgery. On
four checks the name Goddard" was mis-
spelled in the signature. The check of
June Is was signed -. D. Godard': that
OF June Il Was signed "Goddrd,: that Of
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
May 1. ."Goddrd." and that of July q.

May 1, "Goddrd." and that Of July q.
GODDARD
There was one check in this bunch that
Dr.. Goddard pronounced genuine. 1t was
for 5000. made December 10, 1856. by Mrs
jackson to him, and it was punched paid
ny the hank and iHdorsed by Goddard his
signature on this check was totally unlike
the name ~ d. Godard, signed to the
other six checks. DIR. Goddard. wrote his
name several times on sheets OF paper yes,
terdays for the lawyers and reporters. and
his signature was exactly like the one On
the check of December 10. 1855. which ne
declared genuine.
These checks were the only ones purport-
ing to have been made by Mrs. jackson to
Goddard. They aggregated s.. 49,
But there was 4 package about naii-
inch thick of other checks aggregatinS
sl3.0o0, drawn by Mrs. Jackson at diheTent
dates. made payable to herself and paid by
the bank I'd her. These were all genuine.
as the PUNCH marks and stamps OF the
All of these checks turned over by Mr..
Lowe were taken from Jacissor's body by
the coroner. and given by him to Lowe Tor
use as evidence in the case, and were con-
cealed by Lowe.
loves Weak Statement.
At the afternoon session of court Mr..
Beebe said to fudge Longan that he had
the books of the First National bank in
,rO1-n that ha cheeks prOnOunce0
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
St. Loui. Feed Price. Cut.

st. Louis. Mo-. Dec. 2.-The directors of
the National stock yards. East ST. Louis.
have passed a resolution reducing the price
of hay 25 cents per 100 pounds and corn Is
cents per bushel. Several months ago a
similar reduction was made. and this fur
ther reduction has caused a. surprise.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
Tb,rty-aye Men Were Killed.

Kaiserslauten. Rhenish Bavaria, Dec. g
II is now known that thirty-five men were
killed in the fire damp explosion which took
place yesterday in the Frankerholz coal
mine near Homburg.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
DR.. Evans Estate.

Paris, Dec 2-It Is stated here that the
late Dr. Thomas W. Evans left a fortune
of between No0O00O and $S000.0O0 in landed
property and investments. His IandeA
property here Is valued at $2000.000.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
Total for S342,9 C,13f %
The following table shows the bank clear
fngs of Kansas City for the past eighteen

The following table shows the bank clear
ings of six of the cities of the country
with larger populations than Kansas City.
Kansas City's clearings for the same period
were two and one-half times those of Buff
falo and Milwaukee and one and three
fourths times those of Cleveland. Detroit
and Louisville. and one and one-half times
of Mfnnoan nOlfS.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
k.n.a, Farmer Injured.

Winfield, Kas., Dec. 2.-(Special) jack
son Snyder. farmer living near Dexter.
in this county and one of the county's earii-
est settlers, was injured at a railway cross
ing, with probably fatal results.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund money If 1t fails to cure: pc.
The genuine has L. b. Q. on each tablet.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-03

FORCED AND GENUINE SIGNATURES.
The first two signatures above are fac
SMILES of the Endorsements on two OF
} the checkx DR.. Goddard's name sbeng
: misspeIed In each. The third y Dr.
4 Goddard's genuine signature made sew
erai years ago. The last is Dr. God,
dard's signature as written by him yes
terdaN. - "a,