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LAST 111 Laths forecast: tomorrow : razh or brow. KILL HIM"-SAYS PREACHER Ministerial Advice to Distracted Father Is to Slay His Daughter's Seducer IVOODLEY IN DANGER erman Smith Secures Revolver and Searches for the Man Who Took Away IS-Year-Old Mona Smith to Degrade Her to a Life of Shame- Woodley Flees With Girl From Certain Death- Couple Said to Be in Seattle or Portland. "I SHALL AVENGE MY DAUGHTER'S DIS HONOR BY KILLING WOODLEY, HER SE DUCER, IF 1 CAN FIND HIM. "MY PASTOR AND SEVERAL LAWYERS HAVE TOLD ME I WOULD BE JUSTIFIED IN KILLING WOODLEY. I HAVE A REVOLVER TO DO IT WITH." Herman Smith, expresmnn, father f pretty 18 year old tfoni Smith, Is poking the life of his daughter's mainour, J. It. Woodley, the alleged rivtte detective and mining man. To escape death Woodley has lied rom Spokane taking with him the 111 he degraded and Induced to iOlic : on the streets. The pair went to entile, but are now believed to be In ortlitnd The father of the girl Is lyiost Insane from grief over his aughter's disgrace and eloptnenl and ns taken an oath to slay the man c blames. If Herman Smith meets Woodley, lUrder will result. The fattier se ured a revolver and tried to find Voodley, but the hitler was warned nd sacaped, Then Smith took coun el with attorneys and laid the case •fore a minister of the gospel. The preacher, so Smith lays, told the distracted ather that tlie law of an ye for an eye, a tooth for a Ooth, would justify the Idli ng of the girl's betrayer. Woodley and Mona Smith were nr ested by Ollleers Lister ami Shannon, rhlle occupying rooms in the Iferri im bloolt, living In open shame, Voodley had the gorl patrolling the itreels looking for vlotlms and re ■elved the money thus made. In police court Judge Hinkle fined [Voodley $75 nnd the girl $"5. Ap icals were taken In both eases and he two were released under bonds •ending tho trial In the superior curt, When the daughter's disgrace be ■nme known to the parents the shock wns so great the mother was com iletely prostrated. Mona had been living down town or nine months and represented to ler parents thnt she was working. niher appearance they were led o believe that she was getting a MOTHER DEFENDS THE ACCUSED SHOPLIFTERS Mrs. Madeline Htevens nnd Rnchael Stevens, who were arrested yesterday by 0 fit Car Miles, were arraigned today before Judge Hinkle and pleaded not guilty to the charge of shop lifting. The girls wore arrested puon com plaint of Lewis Nowswaiiger, jeweler and pawnbroker on Washington Street. The otllccra searched the Store conducted by Mrs. Stevens, mother of the girls, at 1 N2O Sprngne avenue, nnd reported finding a quantity of stolen goods. Mrs. Stevens declares her girls are innocent. "My business Is buying nnd selling cast off clothing. I sell on commls NORTH SIDE BOOMING The north side of the city In the district adjoining Monroe nnd extend ing hi the direction of Nntltorlum park la showing signs of renewed development snd business activity In spite of the winter season. The de velopment Is not of a spasmodic nn ture, bbut of a slow, solid growth that proclnLma It as pormanant. Many business men In the district good salary. She was well dressed and seemed happy. The father had tho greatest confidence In her word and made no inquiries, as to her posi tion. The girl when her guilt was dis covered admitted U'oodly had an in fluence over her that she was unable to shake off. She obeyed bin in every instance. Woodhy, with fiendish cunning, lived off the earnings of the Smith girl. She followed his instructions and be laid the plans to curry out her shameful practices. Tlie girl was dressed In a fashion that would most appeal to men of the street. Woodley udvised her to go to certain places. He coached her how to use her charms to secure the best paattltS financially. She brought the earnings to blin. Woodley secured a divorce a week ago from his wife, presumably to many the girl. Before this could be be was forced to leave. He could not wed as the law provides that a sec ond marriage shall not he contracted until the expiration of six months. Woodley forgot the vows made to his wife in 1887. An innocent girl waa dragged into the mire then. An other now In the Smith Igrl, Woodley's work baa wrecked an en tire family. The father Is Irrespon sible In his grief nnd it Is feared his mind will give way. Yesterday Smith visited n home where a little baby girl was playing upon the floor at his feet. The grief* stricken man took the child in his arms tenderly and kissed the little face white tears trickled down his weather-beaten face and sobs shook his frame. He told the mother of the bubo that only a few short yeat'H ago little Mona was an Innocent child like the one he had In his arms. "I can't believe she Is ruined," said the man. "1 can't stand it. It will kill me." Smith has a family of 10 children, but Mona was the favorite. slon an dmakc my living honestly. I support a family and have been a widow six years. "About that ring taken from the Newswanger Jewelry afore my daugh ter In la wdld take It by mistake. She was examining a tray of rings and tried this one In question, which was pawned for $12, on her linger and left the store. When she got near her home she discovered It and was about to return It when tho ofllcer appeared and arrested her "The goods they found In my store are for sale und Is the regular stuck. 1 shall leave town after this disgrace. It Is no place for poor people who cannot buy Justloa." are preparing to meet the demand that Is being made for their goods by enlarging their stock In all depart ments. A prominent real estate man of the north side said yesterday: "North side business men are nwaklug to the fact that their success and prosperity lies In holding for themselves the great bulk of the trade that has been gosßg elsewhere. To this end they arts Working and The Spokane Press. holding out to the people every In ducement posslblbe to secure their patronage. "As a result - there is an Increased demand for store rooms, and It keeps the real estate men busy endeavoring to meet the demand made upon them. By tearing down a few of the old fire traps on this side and erecting substantial business blocks we will see a new era of prosperity." WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—1n a second circular note to the powers which was made public today. Secretary Hay expressed gratification at the presidents cordial reception of his invitation to tlie peace conference at the Hague. The note was dispatched a week ago. Secretary Hay says the president feels that he has gone as far as he* appropriately can and that with the general acceptance of the principle, the future conduct of the affair may fitly follow its normal channels. While regretting the postponement necessitated by the conditional ac ceptance by Russia, the secretary recognizes the weight of the motive which Induced it. CONDUCTOR DROPS DEAD Frank 11. Hammond, a conductor on the O. It. & N. running between Tekoa and Wallace, dropped dead of heart disease early this morning nt Wallace. Mr. Hammond was well known In Spokane where he has con siderable property. Last May his wife, while on a visit to her parents In Minneapolis, died very suddenly of the same disease that caused the deatli of Mr. Hammond. Mr. Hammond was a member of the Spokane K.agles and the local or der of railway conductors. His body will arrive here this evening. POLITICIAN superintendent Stafford of the county poor farm at Spangle, wants a raise In his salary from $50 per month to $1,100 a year. At a recent meeting of the county commissioners lie was engaged for a period of two years. His wife, who superintends the culinary department, gets $80 monthly. Their bonrd is also furnished. Stafford did excellent political work about Spangle during the recent cam paign ami was given to understand thnt bis salary would be Increased ac cordingly. There arc about 100 persons at the hospital. BREAKS THE LAW FOR SANTA CLAUS Mrs. Malcolm Ishlster received pcr mlssion tQClay from tho hoard of health to go down town to buy Christ mas presents for her three little Children who nro quarantined for nee eels, The eldest of the children had Just recovered from an attack and the disease developed in a second hoy today. The little five year old daugh ter also has symptoms. The eUildren viewed the snow this morning with tearful eyes and the Mother begged permission to break quarantine to provide a Santa Claus. BARTENDER Victor Young, bartender at the Falm saloon, of which tlt M Altklns Is proprietor, was lined $40 nnd costs today In Judge Klnkle's court for selling liquor to four minors. William Itosser, Arnold I.a France, Reubetl CarglS and Walter Wright made a visit to the saloon Sunday night nnd t'argle misrepresented their ages to Young. Later t'argle swore out the warrant for Young's arrest again misrepre senting his age. He then swore on the witness stand that he hail per jured himself and It Is likely he will be arrested nnd tried for perjury. Mrs. Julia Mct'auley yesterday evening swore out a wurrnnt for the nrrest of Frank Mahoney who, she charges threatened to kill her during a family ro wover her 16 year old daughter. Press "want" ads suve money. IS REWARDED IS FINED SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1904. INDICTMENTS IN (Scrlpps News Association.! PORTLAND, Dec. 23.—The federal grand Jury will return Indictments either this afternoon or tomorrow against former employees of the land department for conspiracy to de fraud, charging the accused with making false returns on inspections. The Jury today began an Investiga tion of George C. Brownell, president of the state senate, it being alleged REQUISITION FOR COM'MBFS. Dec. 28.—The applica tion of Prosecutor Keelcr for a re quisition on the governor of New York for the reutrn to Cleveland of Dr. I.eßoy Chadwlck reached the governor's office this morning. FRENCH AND MOORS (Scrlpps News Association.) TANGIKR, Dee. 23.—As a result of the difference between the French and Moorish governments over the dis missal of Moorish officers, the pro jected French mission to Kez has heen abandoned an dthe French agent at Fez Is recalled. MAY SOLVE GREAT DEN V Dlt. Dec. 23.—There Is every reason to believe that the Mount Cutler murder mystery will be solved within 24 hours. A posse left this afternoon for Ninth Cheyenne cannon to recover the clothes of the dead woman which are said to have been Identified. The murderer Is believed to be a well known professional man in Colo rado Springs who put the woman out Of the way to save an exposure of his double life. This man Is under su rvelllance. The woman Is believed to have been a resilient of Cleveland, Ohio. Chief Reynolds received a message from Sheriff Jackson In California asking 'f the dead woman answered tlie description of Mis. Hosts, wim is siilil to have eloped with Or. 10. N. Stables of that place. This couple Is TIMBER CASES that Ms nnme appears as attesting notary to papers signed by fictltous persons to whom claims were Issued for the timber ring. Also there -will be an Investigation of Congressman Williamson who, with Mitchell and Hermann, Is alleg ed by the government to be connected with frauds through a connection with State Senator P. Mays, recently indicted. DOCTOR CHADWICK Governor Hcrrick Is now in the cast and no action will be taken until his retNin early next week. It is safe to say the requisition will be ready by the time Dr. Chadwlck steps from the steamer. IN FIERCE BATTLE PARIS, Dec. 23—A dispatch to the Temps states that a battle oc curred at Timbuctoo between the Moors and French troops. The losses of the latter were heavy. The gravity of the situation has decided tile French government order to the coast of Morrooeo all French families at Fez, where the danger la consndered imminent. MURDER MYSTERY wanted for wife murder. The dead woman Is not Mrs HOXIS as none of the Measurements correspond. CIiEVMLaNP, Ohio, Dec. IS.—Sam Hiiggs. founder Of the Mystic Shrin- SrS, and ore Of the best known Ma sons in the country, died at his home here Thursday afternoon With pneu monia TELEGRAPH BRIEFS NKW TURK, D«C. 23. -The four story laundry building at the city BIG SHRIMP, DEAD (SarIPPS News Association.) (Scrtppa N«Wa Association.) hospital on Blackwell's Island was destroyed by fire this morning. Sixty live laundresses on the top floor were rescued with difficulty. Seven hun dred Patients*n the hospital were in a panic. Loss $50,000. (Scrlpps News Association.) BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 23.— President Roosevelt has accepted Birmingham's invitation to visit here January 8. NIGHTLY ATTACKS (Scrlpps News Association.) TOKIO, Dec. 23.—A report from GcneralOku states that the Russians made a determined attack on Lamut ing the night of December 20, but were driven back with heavy loss. Dismounted Russian cavalry attacked the Jup cavalry on the extreme left of the line the night of December 21, but were repulsed. Small detachments of Russians make nightly attacks on the outposts and patrols with no success. BANKER ARRESTED (Scrlpps News Association.) CHICAGO, Dec. 2-3.—Two indict ments were returned by the grand Jury this morning in Judge Keisten's court against former Bank President Perry in collection with the burning of the Hegewisch Ix>comotive Plant. The charge Is arson and attempt to defraud the insurance company. GAVE DIAMONDS TO OTHER GIRL Because William A. Wyer of Union Park, bought diamond rings and finery for Etta Hinkle, Mrs. Abbie Wyer was able to secure a divorce in the superior court today. Besides spending his money on other women Wyer was abusive and threatened to kill his wife. They were married In Rosalia April 8, 1594. 10S ANGELES FIRE 10SS (Scrlppß News Association.) LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23. —Fire which caused a quarter million dollar loss, threatened the entire wholesale district this morning. The Western Commercial company, the Pioneer Paper company are the principal losers. JAPS ASK FOR REPRESENTATION (Scripps News Association > PARIS, Dec. 23.—1t Is reported that the Japanese government lias ex- pressed a wish to be represented In the sessions of the international com mission on the North Sen tragedy and claim equal rights will) the Russians before the commission, especially as the Russians still maintain that Jap anese war vessels were seen among the Hull trawlers. LOUISE IS FIRED OUT (Scrlpps News Association.) LIEPSIC, Dec. 23.—Former Crown Princess Louise of Saxony, was this morning escorted to the frontier by the police ami formally expelled from the country. She will go to Florence, Italy. LOUSE DECLINES (Scrlpps News Association.) I.KIPSIC, Dee. 23.—Princess Louise is situ in Lei pale in defiance of the governor's decree of expulsion nr.,l intends to stay for ■ few days before proceeding to Italy. At a meeting Of the uihinet today It was decided not to enforce the decree of expulsion im me llately, si a concession to the popular feeling. B, \v. ciinton was relieved of 153 In coin and a holy's diamond ring last evening about In o'clock near the mattress factory Oil the big Island, Ha notified the police but area unable to give any description of the men. THIRD YEAR.NO.iI. PRICE: ONE CENT JURY HAS NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Tlie jury in the Xan Patterson case disagreed this morning and was discharged. After the foreman announced the jpry could not agree Justice Davis said: "I feel that you hnve given the case all the consideration possiblbe ami that it will be useless to detain you longer. It Is to be regretted that you are unable to reconcile your minds to the evidence. I thank you for your patient attention. You are discharged." The judge then instructed the clerk to have the prisoner remanded with out bail at once. As the girl arose to be led away the deputy warden seized her by the arm to prevent her falling to the floor. Nan Patterson was brought over to the prisoners' pen where she greet ed her waiting father with a kiss. "Have no fear, my girl," he said to her tenderly, "God is with us." Knots of people stood about the building this morning awaiting the verdict. Others watched the "Bridge of Sighs" to catch a glimpse of the black gowned actress as she passed on the way from the tomb to the court building. jap mil h TO BE inVHD (Scrlpps News Association.) Through the efforts of a Spokane man the labor conditions at the lum ber mills on Puget Sound, which were purchased by Japanese capitalists, are to be investigated. When the news was published in The Press that Japanese laborers were hired In gangs for the mills, John W. Dooley of Spokane wrote a GOULD KIDNAPPERS ORDERED SUSPENDED (Scrlpps News Association.) NEW TOR X, I>ee. IS.— Four soph omores <>f the party which attempted to kidnap Klngdon Gould who drew a revolver and tired on them, were sus pended by the faculty of Columbia GAMBLERS NOT TRIED The gambling cases against Clyde Hammond and Floyd Hell, set for to day In Judge Richardson's court, were continued indefinitely. I'nless J. C. McMillan, who is being held as a witness in the case, can raise JIjO bonds, he will spend his Christmas in the hospital ward of the county Jail and possibly several months more. McMillan Is only 20 years of aRe and Is an Invalid, having been af flicted since a child with epilepsy. His condition now Is alarming and bis mind may become more affected. Hs mental condition Is such ns to make his testimony worthless .it this time. KING PETER GAGS PRESS RF.I.C.RADH. Servl.i, DecKing Pet?r today Signed the press law which practically abolishes ttie free dom of the press, although It Is aimed principally at the nntidynastic nnd opposition papers. MORE FRAUDS DRNVER, Dee, M.- When the h ,i --let »>ox in Precinct It, Third ward, waa opened In the fupremo court thi* One cent DISAGREED At 11:30 o'clock the Jury was brought Into court an dit was an nounced that the jurors had not as yet agreed. Before the jury retired again Fore man Harmer addressed the court as follows: "The possibility of reaching an agreement is absolutely nil. We have gone all over the evidence upon every possible point and have argued this thoroughly but some members of the jury are absolutely not open to con viction or argument. The possibility of reaching a verdict is remote in deed." The prisoner collapsed completely when the disagreement was an ounced and sobbed convulsively on her father's shoulder. While no announcement has yet been made it is expected the young actress will have to undergo a third trial. Foreman Harmer said that only one ballot was taken last night. The jury stood six for conviction and six for acquittal. The discussion was as to the degree of homicide. • lettsr to President Roosevelt calling attention to the substitution of for eign laborers for American workmen. Today Mr. Dooley received a letter from the bureau of commerce and labor stating the matter had been re ferred by the president to the bureau of Immigration for attention. The Investigation Is to cover the question of the violation of the con tract labor law. University today until February 8. The undergraduates petitioned the faculty to reinstate the suspended students. If the request is not com plied with the student body will like ly go on a strike. morning It was discovered that out of 301 ballots 112 democratic and 16 republican votes were fraudulent. One hundred nnd two democratic bal lots were written in the same hand. WOYDT SAFE K. W. Woydt, who la confined In St. Luke's hospital suffering from a bullet wound, is improving In a sat isfaotory manner. His physician la hopeful of a rapid recovery. Peter Capln. an Italian, was ar rested this afternoon by Officer Willis , for peddling fruit and vegetables. DEMURRER ARGUED. The case of the state against 1.. M. Pnvenport was argued today In Judge Hinkle's court on a demurrer. Ha Is charged with selling game out ot season. CHRISTMAS DINNER. Sheriff Uous| will serve a chicken dinner with good trimmings for Christmas to tho prisoners In the county Jul). The city Jail Inmates will also he served with an extra din ner. •Notlier house hold. 'Nother mas made happy through v Press "want' ad. PfDDLER PINCHED