The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-30
ANEW MONTE CRIST0.
He sqnanders Fabulous Imag-
mary Wealth Profusely.
a oIvER or PRIacELy GIFTS.
Owner Of Mexican Mines, CALIFORNIA;
Ranches and German Fortunes,
He Can't Pay His Beard.

The Count OF Men . Crlsto voala have
turned green with envy y As rad Rap
named 70 meet George Meuaea1n. ss4o
etyies himself Apache George" the own-
er az q mine IA Aaxsg0 WORTH s8so.s. =
ranch OF many fssoussd acres In So1fA-
srn California, and heir 10 an estate n
Germany sortn Ss2.0so- There was ore
difference between tse count and "en3e-
In however. foa tAs counts checks weFs
afwaya hsnorsd. while Wen4eitu's 1a5n-
loas wealth existed only Ia ais smagifA-
ton. and was not perceptaoge 20 The prac-
teal eye of tbs Seattle bankers-
Wendelln Is 4 German between - and
o. years Old, short and rather thick EeI.
has q light complexion. and speaks win
a mother tongue accent. He came 20 fhi8
cts about two months age from Victoria.
whsre he was known az George WIENER
ard claimed 10 b. looking for a lost fFis1a-
one SUNDAY q short tiraa after WendelLn
came 10 this city he met Rev. Mr. Han
Sefa OF pogx Angeles, on the street and
told him he was looking Tor place 20 at
tend church. Dir. Hansen tok aim 70 the
meeting OF the congregation OF The Ger
man Lutheran Zion church, which holds
is services a. present ia Freeds hatL
Wendein Immediately took a great inter
s-s r. the church. and. when ne learned
that Rev. +. Knappe. the pastor and sa-
perintendent OF missionaries. was IN the
East lecturiag for the purpose OF rais-
ing funds TO complete church IN thas
city. he Immediately wrote him letter
.; Wayeriy. Ia. saying that ne would
give 81 600 seward the fund.
Through friends al the church ana
through iutrodactions Wendelln became
acquainted with the family ~ IL J. "a
rnehI. who lives at Brooklyn, and went
out there tn live. Wendelin took great
liking 10 Mr.. camehls sons. and told
them that he would take them TO his mine
~ Eseanaba, Mexico. and give them posi-
tions aa engineers az salary Of S. a day.
Then he climed 10 be Apache George.
Void how he had seen untold hardships.
hut finally surmounted all his difficult
ties and was immensely wealthy. Ills
mine was worth Sifo.ts0 a year. and ne
had been offered s800.eo for II. He had a
ranch In Southern California consisting
of many thousands of aeres-some times
ne got the ranch or the mine over into
Arizona. bat the general features OF the
story were eth there. AS the weeks
passed along WeDdeiin proposed taxing
AIR CAmehrs sons TO the mine with him.
and aiso came to the conclusion that ne
had hetter put In smeiter. lie said II
was very difficult 10 get good, reliable
engineers. hut OF course he was satisfied
that the camehi boys would be just what
he wanted.
While Wendelin was doing all his talk
ing his finances ran low. 50 he went 10
Rev. w IL Kurtz, assistant pastor of the
German Lutheran Zion church. ana Dor
rowed SO lie simply wanted u for a
short time IN fact. a day or so. because
he was expecting remittance. Then ne
showed q paper that puFported 10 be
saleerafn from Germany. In which the III
forrnaAsn Il given that he has fallen hetr
10 5000 After waiting few days for
the return OF the loan. Mr.. kurtz came
TO the conclusion that he had better con-
slider II a gift.
Things went along smoothly for the
modern Count Of Monte Crssto until last
Saturday, when he oyerreached himself.
He progsosed making presents 70 the tam
chi boys and their sisters. ihey all
came into the city together. and first Went
10 the MacDongall 4 SOuthwdck Com
pany'a store on Front street. the boys
remained outside while Mr.. Wendolin
with tha three girls went into the store
Such a hili Of goods as Mr.. Neudelin DID
select, silks and iaces. slippers. outside
rarmaurs. intact all those things which
make a wornans heart glad The bill
amounted 10 sesT o., and WAS made oit 10
detail Then Mir. Wendehn told \. \.
cragin. manager Of the cloak department.
about his $4,000 mine Ia Mexico. and
snoke ahoalt being married a short time
past 70 tho eldest 81 thu three girls who
were with him He called for blank
checks. and wrote one FOR the amount Of
his hin on the National bank Of Com
auef~e He desired - take along a cloak
end a pair 81 slippers when he Left. but
Mr. Cr1gln told him II was just as we'll
10 let the matter rest until the check was
accepted by the bank Then Mr.. Wen
delln and fho young ladies went away.
but just hssfore they went o'tt Mr.. Wenie-
lin struck" Mr.. Cragin FOR nifty cents
and got e. Later tho loan was Tepaid.
MIR wcndeIin then went across the
strrat - Mrs n. II. peaao's millinery
store AMI purchased "a s. hat. saying Il
was for his intended bride. lie told an
other STORY ~ hla hWndless wealth. and
ended hy giving another check on the
National Bank 81 Commerce. In this
case he took the goods. Next in order
vas a trap 90 Hyauas. Fauson & co IS
Tho Young ladies dt3 rot so there. bat
Weadeiln took the yoanw men. He
picked ont "A s8ft Of clothes FOR each one
Tor himself and also an otercoat IFc
said he was soiug 80 he married Wen
delin could net get otlt OF the sfora with
out telling a story II seemed part ~ his
business 20 tell something about him
sseG, lie said IN the FIRST place 20 Mr.
Reaflsaetner that he 8id nor want the
goods which amounted 30 So. delivsre 3
n Mr.. Camelis house a. BrookiNn until
the check was paid. He wrote another
check on che Natinad Rank 81 CbninDef,re.
lie MAS getting u@ea 20 writing the nana
and II eSeme caSv Having aniNhed me
liminar8ess. Mr WeNtaiia commenced ON
che recital ~ his history lie waved ORC
band slightly and proceeded - ryarRrlx
that he was ~ wears old AMI hal lived
Tor thirty-Fwo Years Ia Mexico ana South
.vu California li3s life had been one W
ruaay trials and havtships That Was an
over now. Tor h3a mine fsr which e., hs 2
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