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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-02
FERDINAND WARDS WIFE.
She Was Faithful to Him to the End o
Her Life.


Her Life.
New York World
Ferdinand Ward yesterday received the news
of the death of his wife at stamford, Conn. He
was greatly affected. She had been . regular
visitor to him in prison. A story that Mrs. Ward
had become estranged from her husband since
his imprisonment was denounced last night by
her intimate friends a. . gross injustice to her.
She never wavered in her attachment for him.
but regularly visited him as FREQ uently 40 the
prison rules permit, carrying him little presents
and comforting words Both looked forward to
q reunion.
Ferdinand Ward and Miss Green were married
in Brooklyn seven or eight years ago, at the res
idence OF the bride father, Sidney Green. Green
was then cashier of the Marine National bank.
OF New York, and was worth considerable
money.
Ward then was an obscure young man who
had come from an inland New York town to
seek his fortune in the metropolis He was .
sort of hanger-on in Wall street, with taste for
speculation, but without capital 70 indulge his
taste.
His father.in-law died within Q year or two
and his wife's share of her fathers estate sup
Piled the much-needed capital to the ambitious
young financief.
On Saturday. October 81. 1885, Ferdinand
Ward was sentenced to ten years st hard labor
In Sing Sing prison, and was taken there on the
His behavior has been such that his time would
have been reduced two years and half. which
would have released him from Imprisonment in
1892
At the time OF his conviction IL was believed
that he had means secreted with which TO 20
into husiHess again upon his release, but his
faithful young wife will not be his partner then
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A SECRET DISCOVERY.

Technical Ionrns

Technical Journal.
Photographing in permanent colors is the
achievement OF an obscure Transylvanian
artist named Franz Veress of Klausenburg.
His plates have been on exhibition in Wen
na for several weeks, and show permanent
results such as have never been attained
before: although Herschel as early as $40,
Becquerel in is47 and ST. Victor in 1851 sue
ceeded in photographing in several colors,
which. however, failed TO endure exposure.
The photos exhibited in Vienna were upon
glass and paper. Those on glass were dia-
postives and showed beautiful ruby red
ground color with the picture in bright
pigments ranging from deep hue OF red
TO light orange and from violet 10 anime
blue. The same colors prevailed on the
paper positives. Green. however, is a
color the artist has thus far failed to Sc
cure.
The outlines of the pictures are described
as perfect. while each color has a wonder
full dIstinc;ness thar was found to be UNI
affected after an exposure of three weeks 10
ordinary daylight. Herr yeress keeps his
method q secret, bat experts think that he
has succeeded by some device ia so chang
ing the process described by Carea Lea two
years ago of applying the photo chiorides Of
silver In the form Of an emulsion as 10
achieve what no one before him has ac-
oomplished.
1t is now presumed that Herr Veress Is
the man 10 bring the anal solution OF the
problem Of permanent eolors within reach
since his results thus far have borne the
test OF all light less intense than the airec;
rays OF the sun.
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THE DEMOCRATS WON
Prominent Chicago Politicians
Indicted for Fraud.
PROXIES Fos sTAv-AT-HoNEs
nsw Af1ernss Are K1esssA - ~ AnAs-
ehtss Cfsy-Bsn Bsssss - -
Agrseslssrss Osslssk.

CHICAGO. Nay I--AIdsrman James Nc
Alice and City Central Committeeman
Mlchsel J. Corcorsn were indicted this
afternoon By the grand jury on charge OF
cnmp.icity in the alleged election frauds in
the iwsnty-foursh ward With them were
indicted . number Of restaurant walters.
dock laborers and others said 70 be mere
tools The frauds charged are repeating and
voting In place Of citizens counted upon -
s.stay -at-homes" McAbee and Corcoran
presented themselves before Judge Grin
nell ard gave bonds Of $4,000 EACH They
refused 10 discuss the charges against
them, except 70 deny completely
Three Of the men arrested yesterday Tor
connection with the fraud we're discharged
for lack OF evidence.
II IN asserted tonight that six
reporters have turned states evidence.
The chief scheme IL said to have been TO
register repeateYs ~ residing 1t cheap
iaarfnehouses, in each OF which the clerk
by prs-arrangement vouched for fraudulent
voters - genuine. The stake aimed at By
alleged frauds was seat In the city coun-
Gil 70 which McAbee. as . result OF the eiec-
ton. succeeded. McAbee and Corcoran
are Democrats
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ITALIAN SLAVES IN AMERICA.


Their Muscles Mortgaged To Eapactous
Psdrencs. who Rob Them.
WAsmIsaros CRY, May LA joint meet
Ing OF the House and Senate committees
on immigration was held today. Repre-
sentative Owen. chairman OF the House
committee which investigated the subject
at New York, made statement. The in
spection OF immigration At Castle Garden
he pronounced . farce, and said immi-
grants were deeced by clearinghouse
sharpsrs. The observation Of Immigrant
officials Ii that the undesirable element Is
increasing. Italians are coming in
hordes. without money and with
out clothes. except what they wear
or carry In bags. Owen said
Italian bankers In this country send agents
TO solicit natives of that country to come TO
this country. These agents swindle the
emiRrants. charging them - high IS 500 for
Q ticket from Naples 70 New York, the
price OF which IL so. Arriving at New
York. they 60 TO clearinghouse kept and
controlled by these Italian bankers. and
are thence sent out 10 labor under con-
tracts made by the bankers or padrones
with employers. II their pay Is 81. IS day,
the padrones take IS cents. Besides, he
furnishes the shanties in which the men
live while nj work. and has
man in charge OF that. The
Italians are timid and suspicious,
50 tina, IL Is impossible for Americans 10
get At them. Within the past eight years
they have almost supplanted other races
In the ranks of unskilled labor in New
York city. In one square mile In New
York city there are rocco people, 5000
more than any other square mile on the
earih's surface. Those people speak for
esgn language 1.-THE itslanl. observe foreign
customs and are surrounded by Chiness
wall, over which they never come and over
which no American can 60. The system
OF immigration Il on the whole deteriorat-
ms
The percentage Of Germans and Swedes
IL decreasing and Italians and Hungarisns
increasing. Lehlbach expressed the opin-
Ion tina, tho contract labor law. In the pres
snt form, was farce.
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SAN Francisco, May Call board sales
Morning: Wheat buyer 1890, 100 tons
$L4I5s@l.421. closing $l.41s4: buyer sea-
son. 800 tons. $l.31ss@i 321s closing &i.slsk.
Barley-Buyer 1890, LOO tons. $1.0s@
Loo, closing 81. 90; buyer 1890 after August l,
400 tons. $1.o71S@1osh. closing $l.0s;
buyer season, 700 tons. 97@9914c. closing
99Xc.
Afternoon sales: Wheat, buyer season,
LOO tons. sl.s2Iz@i 1926. closing $l.32k
buyer 1890, 4,soO tons. $i.421l@L425s. clos
ing $i42ss.
Barley-Buyer 1890. 500 tons, $i.09@
l.097s. closing slice; buyer 1880 after Au-
gust /. 300 tons, $ios@1 .06N.
Following are bank rates for bullion and
exchange in this market: Drafts on sight,
17hc; Geographic. EXC. Sterling bills.
bank, SASSY; commercial. As6. Silver
bars, per ounce. $1.o1GL011; Mexican dol.
lars. so@ s01sc.
Produce receipts: Flour. 1900 quarter
sacks; wheat, 81 900 centals; barley. 50 600
centals: potatoes. 1000 sacks; bran, 5000
sacks; middlings, 1000 sacks.
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THE PASTOR SINNED.
Welcomed the immortal Jack
son ct . Banquet
RISE. PETER. KILL AND EAT.
Ixhortafion - The Dark Giant 10 Use
His ssrengtA In Knocking Out
Old Satan.

BALTIMORE. May LIN the African
Methodist Episcopal church conferences
here Sunday debate took place over the
charge of q committee against W. w. VII.
son, pastor Of the Calvary church Of Balti-
more.
The report stated that he was guilty Of
fragrant improperly IN making speech at
. banquet in honor of Peter Jackson, the
colored pugiIist, and recommended that he
be reprimanded in conference r. VIII
son. in defense of himself, said:
II was invited to this reception. had
heard of Peter Jackson and that he had
talked with kings. queens, lawyers and
doctors, and was informed that some oil
the best people in the city would be present.
i went. The president of the club told me
that he wanted me to make the speech OF
welcome, and refused. He insisted, and
I consented. l told Jackson that he had
achieved great success in his line, which
was somewhat different from mine laugh
teri, and hoped that he would use his
strength in bringing souls to Christ
Laughter.
1t was finally voted that Rev. Mr.. Wilson
be merely told Of his error. and this action
was taken amid much laughter and ap-
plause.
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SLAIN BY AN APOSTLE.


An Insane Mormon Dignitary Sewers .
Chinaman's Neck.
SALT LAKE CRY, May LA horrible
homicide occurred at the territorial insane
asylum at Provo. Utah. this morning.
One of the inmates, Alma Pratt. killed
another inmate, . Chinaman known as
Sing Lee. One Of the attendants had early
this morning wrapped up his razor and
strop in handkerchief. with the intention
of taking it TO town. Alma Pratt watched
the attendant closely while he was wrap
ping IN the razor, and while the latter's
attention was distracted, picked up the
package and purloined the razor.
Going into the dining-room, he found
the Chinaman washing dishes, and think
ing he was devil. as he afterwards said.
he threw the Monaghan to the floor.
In an instant he had whipped out his
razor. and with one sharp. forcible swing
he almost severed the Chinaman's head
from his body. The cash was a terrific
one. As the blood spurted upwards several
OF the inmates who were near by shrieked.
In an instant Pratt was seized and dis
armed by attendants, who came rushing
in.
Pratt who for many years was one of
the apostles of the Mormon church, has
only been in the asylum few months. but
was never looked upon as violent patient.
He had considerable property in Salt Lake
City few years ago, and the first intima-
ton his family had of his insanity was
when they learned that he had mortgaged
or sold nearly all his property and could
give no account of what became of his
money. Last week he tried to commit
suicide by jumping down well just out.
side the asylum building. After today 5
tragedy he was put in . strait-iacket
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proved utterly obdurate, however, and
their obduxacy had begun to deveiop into
ugfinosz. Az . last resort Vas formally
depu1ed 70 OMEN m assault On the enemy
through he medium Of the leading paper
IN toUn, Tie Jeur.sl, N all-alive morning
daily. HE implied compliment TO my hit
unsy ability Was appreciated %
IL fullest exfenk I spent svsTy
spare moment Of the next two
days arranging my ideas in quite pre-
sentable language rs thought. and lay
ing Oh in theatrical style before . looking
lass ~ private opportunities offered. By
the end Of this time had screwed up
courage to crate quite . lengthy address
before the whole Journal stan. If need were.
This We outlined, in family eonclave. would
correspond with the lodging of information
in . police case A sesthing editorial
would doubtless follow impediately.
Harvey h Hall would have nobody but
themselves to blame, etc. etc
Taking considerable pains with my tot
let. advanced the following forenoon on
the business Office OF the paper. Ny ardor
began 20 diminish in most disconcerting
manner rs ! assembled the steps of the
three-story structure and when / found
myself in lofty, bank-like apartment, i'm
posing in massive mahogany and oristling
with impressiveness generally. only the
force of my convictions kept me from beat
ing hasty retreat
An abrupt "Weil," from q clerk who had
caught sight of me from behind one OF the
little postoffice wickets, which occurred at
regular intervals all down The room,
brought me face to face with the situation.
II came to tell you about the one-legged
man who keeps q stand at the corner of
Pierce street. began awkwardly to stam-
mer.
What's the matter with himfn was the
stony response.
Harvey & Hall want to get him out of
that" stammered, getting more nervous
every moment and realizing with mortify-
ing distinctness that l was in the wrong
box.
20, you had better see the local editor,
Mr., Judd, about that" he returned in an
off-hand manner. II guess he's on the
street just now. but he'll be upstairs in
the Office in the evening" With a mental
sensation somewhat resembling pune
tured balloon, backed out of the door,
hurriedly.
Reinforced BY friend who happened TO
made my way back in the evening to the
Journal building We entered. A blaze of
light seemed to fill a succession of rooms.
In the first we sighted the local" seated
at desk.
This is letter I've brought you"
''Oh, yes" he thoughtfuliy remarked.
We'll see how we stand for space to-
night" nodding confdentially.
The Journal did not lie long on the porch
next morning. We scanned it carefully
over column by column. Away down
among the "City Briefs" wedged in be-
tween a comment on the weather and the
arrest of plain drunk" we read:
We are in receipt Of . very voluminous letter
announcing that the ladies of the W. c. 7. o.
have resolved to aid the one-legged peanut ped
dler at the corner OF Pierce and Fourth streets,
to hold the fort against all odds.
Just how it was achieved I never knew
properly. But the peanut peddler was al
lowed after that to possess his stand in
peace and Quietness
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NM FIRST ATTEMPT.
A Journalist Tells 90 His First News
paper Work.
g. :.


liz was while living in Iowa that made
my hrsi essay al writing for the press, ia
one OF The Missouri river towns, the history
Of which was daily practical demonsira-
ton os the genuine Ansefieanisms-hust
and hustle. tgssle and rustic
The local " c, T. T.. Of which I was
an aaherent, had become considerably
worked up over the case OF one-lsgged
man who kept = fruit stand under the
shadow OF one OF the bag business hlocss
The principal tenants OF the hiock-Har-
vey & HAli-the largest house in town ir
the same time, did not intend. II they
could helpii, that their humbse rival should
ees even the crumbs tbs; fell from their
easiness table. and had been ,slliag him.
IN aaeqaisoeai terms, % Enove on.
The good ladies. singiy ard in swos ard
tArses, had been taking the trm over the
cos.s periodically gor some nme. Thsy
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THE LEWISTON RAILROAD.
Northern Pacific Awards Contract
North Yakima Builders.

Northern Pacific Awards Contract to
North Yakima Builders.
ST. PAUL, May 1.--Chief Engineer Ken
drick, of the Northern Pacific, today
awarded to Donald, Smith & Howe, of
North Yakima, Wash, the contract for
building the company's proposed branch
line to Lewiston, Idaho. The new line will
start from Muilan, on the Spokane &
Palouse branch, extending thence through
Moscow to the head of Bear creek. the Pot
latch and the Clear Water to Lewiston.
The length OF the line will be about
seventy-two miles. The contract calls for
completion of the road by December 1.
The rails and ties have already been
ordered.
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Sympathetic Operators.
renfralia NaHs

The following was received this morning
BY Mr.. III. l.. Mead:
PORTLAND, April oa-ofYice of Pacific Postal
Telegraph Company and Macksy- Bennett Cable
Company H. I. Mead. Esq, Centralis, Wash
Dear SIR; Enclosed please find check for si2A
viii you kindly hand the same to the mother of
Miss Eva Price. our late operator a. centrslia,
1t being the snm contributed by Pacific Postal
operators al Olympia. Seattle. Tacoma. san Fran
cisco aud Portland. Please extend TO Mrs Price
the sincere confidence ard sympathy OF this
company in her irrepsyabie loss Yours SIN
earefy J. W. HAYES. Manager
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Evils OF Tight Lacing.

81 take II for granted. Miss Laura" said
young DR.. Smidgley, that you condemn
as all sensible young women do, the I'M
wholesome and barbarous practice of tight
lscing."
f"Well. Mr.. Smidgley," returned Miss
Laura, with . wistfui, yearnipg look in her
glorious dark eye. 81 think . compression
Of the waist, to d reasonable extent, is not
only harmless, but at times positively. ex-
hilarating."
And that dense, stupig. wooden-headed
youth sat there for an hour and argued
with the young lady on the evils of tight
lacing,
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VANDERBILTS NOT IN.
Absurd Story About the Great
Northern Road.
The NEW Lime TO LEWISTON.


81. PAU. Nay LA Pioneer Press New
York special says: Dispatches printed to-
day from Spokane Falls alleged that the
snderbalfs furnished capital for complet-
ing the extension of the Great Northern
system In the Pacific Northwest region.
chauncey n. Depew pronounced the story
bosh. snd . representative Of the Great
Northern interests here declared with EN-
phasis that there Vas no foundation for the
rumor. The suggestion in the dispatches
that the Vanderbilt interests had secured
control or were seeking control of the Great
Northern railroad met equally strong re-
pudiation from both sources.
d. H. Gilman. president of the Seattle &
Montana road, when shown the Associated
Press dispatch yesterday. said: II
do not believe any such arrange
ment has been made. The Vanderbilt
interests are more likely to be with the
Union Pacific than with the Great North
ern and do not see any foundation
whatever for the rumor. II may be that
the Vanderbiis are seeking . traffic
arrangement with the Great Northern, but
the idea Of their securing control of the
road is to my mind quite preposterous.
Neither do know anything of the ninety
day option on the Seattle. Lake Shore *
Eastern that the Great Northern is re-
ported TO hold"
Judge Burke. counsel of the Great North
ern, and also local representative of the
Great Northern, laughed at the rumor and
said: 81 do not believe there is q word of
truth in it. The Great Northern is in good
financial condition and there is no reason
why the Vanderbilts or any other COM
bination should secure the road"
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Chairman Quay WIN No, R~,srr.

PssIssvEe. May IA Beaver Fails
sfsessl says; Senator Quay w.s asked 10.
cav ~ to the tsatA Of the report that he
las about 81 resign the Craftsmanship OF
ihe national Republican committee. lie
SAIL thAf sogne months ago he had con.
GUIDED io resign, ia osaer 20 devote mere
ulss TO private business, ess now would
rot retire 10 any event under The Gre 81
tAe enemy HE added THAI she report was
az laysniieE q sae snemy. and that the
Democratic psFess woQla net ACCOMPLISH
thsas oessga - s0ree him OF the com.
yss2ssee
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Huntinston's Railroad Plans Undecided

SAN Francisco. May &c P. Hunting
ton. accompanied by A. N. Towne snd
Francis Fessenden, returned from Oregon
today. While in Oregon the property of
the Southern Pacific in that state was
carefully inspected. The gauge of the road
down the east side of the Willamette will
be altered to standard gauge and the broad
gauge road on the west side will be over
hauled. Just what new roads Will be COM
pleted in Oregon has not yet been deter
mined.
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Inherited ScrofuIa.

swift's Specific IS. g. 81 cure ny little
boy al hereditary scrcfaia. which hrSks ous
Al over his face. Fer a year he had suffered,
And had gwen up all hopes OF kss recovery,
vhen 81 length decided 10 use :. ) s. At
ter gsing few bottles he W a. entirely cured.
Not symptom BOW regr las Of the disease.
This Was three years ago
MRS. r. L. AAIHEas, MathersysIie. Ma
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Eight Hour Parade in Cuba.

HAVANA. May Various trade organi-
cations to the number OF 3.0oo men pa
raded the streets today. Perfect order was
maintained.
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Northern Pacific Gossip.

New YoRK. May Ia Pioneer Press
special from New York says 1t is inti-
mated that Robert Harris, late chairman of
the Northern Pacific, will become presi-
dent of the Mexican Central at the
next election. Northern Pacific pre-
ferred sold today at the highest
price at which it has sold since
1883, the wear Of the completion of the
road and the memorable Willard excursion.
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Foreign Markets.

LONDON. May i.-Bar silver, per ounce.
9ek, fine, IS 9-i6. Bullion out Of the Bank
OF England, 5000 Bank Of England dis
count rate. per cent, 8.
LIVERPOOL. May Firm; Cali
ifornia spot lots. SIS 1l,3dG37s 1iIsd; of
coast. 35s sd@35s Cd: just shipped. 35s Sd;
nearly due. Sos Cd: cargoes of coast, firm:
on passage. quiet but steady.
French country markets firm.
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Native sons Elect omcers.

CHICO. Cal, May 1.-The grand parlor OF
Native. Sons OF the Golden West. elected
the following officers to-day: Grand
president, W III. Miller. grand vice presl-
dent, K. VI. Fitzgerald; secretary. Henry.
Lunsedt: Treasury. II. s. Martin; grand
lecturer, VIM. Green
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BISHOP BOWMAN IN OREGON.


The Suspended Divine Stirring Up
TROUBLED N the West.
ALBANY, Or, May 1.-The annual con-
ference of the Evangelical church for
Oregon will meet in this city tomorrow.
Preliminary sessions were held today. All
the members of the conference are present
Thomas Bowman. who was suspended by
q disciplinary body of elders of the church
at Chicago in March last, is present and
expects to preside.
Applicants for the ministry were refused
examination because they believed Bow
man is suspended. Bishop Bowman's seat
in the conference will probably be con-
tested.
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LosnoS. Nay i-whsle Minnie Palmer,
the actress, aud her husband, Mr.. Rodgers,
we're driviag a. Brighton today the horse
bolied. The carriage was overturned and
both were thrown out Miss Palmer sus-
tanned severe bruises. and one OF her arms
Was broken
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Another CyeIons Hiss rexas.

BLoonisGros GEovE. Tex. May This
city vas struck By hurricane this even
ing. doing great damage to property. The
new Baptist church and many residences
were totally demolished. Many other
houses we're partially wrecked. No loss OF
life is reported
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Are yog go4=g 20 Build within SIT months
Then call gnd get oas 81 those twenty elegant
ssfss 70 be given away. an my soGta shore adj
ssltlsu ou arrsa Lake The ekecssie ears now
yun b iae lots W. q. Wood. rooA 6. kitgea
hss.ek -rgss1Fl3 street
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New YoEK. May Fifty eight converts
to Mormonism arrived here today on the
Wisconsin. from Liverpool They were
under charge OF an elder. and came from
Sweden aud England. The party went west
this evening