THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , JANUARY 13 , 1899.
WILES OF A SMOOTH WOMAN
How Mrs , Loulflg Verraeule Swindled New
York's Oldest Business Firms.
PROBLEM OF LIVING WITHOUT MEANS
ThotiNamlii ot Dollnm' Worth
Of Kliiery and I-lved lit the
Ilcnt lintel * for Venr
Without Money.
"What do people amount to unless they
cnn get credit ? People who can't get credit
5n Now York nro shunned 'by ' everybody.
And what's tbe use of having credit unless
you can make use of It ? "
This la Louise Vormculo In a nutshell or ,
If you please , Mrs. Mnbcl Hoelofs , or Mar
garet Williams , or Vega Lasca the police
cay they're nil one and the same. These
words the young woman used when talking
to a Now York World reporter In the Tombs
prison recently. She Is young , beautiful
and extravagant. Her victims arc not the
guileless. They are Now York's foremost
business men men who are used to dealing
with sharpers every dny. Tiffany & Co. ,
Btclnway & Co. , the Windsor hotel nnd
dozens of others took the drafts and gave as
much more , as a rule , In change. Dut every
draft came back marked "N. O , "
Mrs. Vermeulo was arrested a week ngo ni
the Hotel St. Oeorge , Brooklyn , charged with
defrauding Koscherak Brothers out of $200.73.
Bho bought n set of dishes , some chlnawaro
and a big punch bowl , ordered them nil
marked with a monogram and gave a $200.76
draft on Henry P. Croshcr In payment. The
draft was worthless , though Crasher ac
cepted It. So they took this bewitching
young woman she didn't look-old enough to
know how to draw a draft over to the
Tombs , Her trunks were held at the St.
Oeorge. Mrs. Vcrraeulo had only been there
a week , but she owed the hotel $ GO. Her llt-
tlo boy , cfad in the most fetching of red
knickerbockers and pea Jacket bo's but 4
years old was left In charge of the elderly
maid who has shown herself to bo devotion
Itself to her fascinating mistress. Mrs. Ver
meulo was weeping when a reporter saw her
In the Tombs. Her black eyca were dull with
her grief. Her beautiful olive complexion
was palo with woe. Hut her costume was
quite correct. There was the cherry stock
round the slender neck , the brack silk waist
In perfect taste , the sable boa , the tiny
Bhocs she might have Just stepped out of ft
bandbox. This was no female sharper , to
t,0 , tniro this girl of 25 , mother ot a darling
baby boy with the great , blazing eyes and
the innocent faco.
Tear * of
"I've'boen a fool , " she eobbed. "Of course
I've been , extravagant. These people say
owe hundreds. Why , do you know , I ow
thousands. But that doesn't make me a
criminal. I had a perfect right to draw
every draft -which I used. I lent Mr. Cro
ehor $800 last year. He told me that ho wa
going to got out a patent medicine tha
"would make the biggest kind of a hit. Ho
eald If I'd take a quarter of the stock ho
could get other people to take the rest. Ho
eald that I could draw on him nt any ttmo
for the money and thnt ho would accept
the drafts. I thought I could make lots of
money. I let him have It. Now I'm n cats-
paw for others. They arrest me when I
draw on Mr. Crosher and ho nccepts the
drafts. Hero I am behind the bars ; her *
I spent my Christmas , not even able to se&
my little boy. "
Mrs. Vermculo'B first appearance In Now
York City was In the autumn of 1897. That
was the name she gave when she took a
handsome apartment In Eighty-fifth street.
That was her mother's maiden name and
one of the best old Dutch names In Penn
sylvania. Charles P. Kogers provided .th
furniture , Tiffany & Co. the silverware ,
Stelnway & Co. the $1.000 upright piano.
Fifth avenue dressmakers provided Mrs.
Vermeulo'B stunning costumes , all accepting
drafts for moro than the bill In payment
and paying over the balance In cash. For a
few months nil went well. Then came
butcher , grocer , wine merchant , gaa man-
ell for bills. Some took drafts ; others pro
tested In vain. Neither got money. So in
duo season Mrs. Vcrmeulc's furniture wes
elzcd and she was turned out.
The Hotel Gerard was her next stopping
place. There she stayed for months In cx
pensive apartments with her maid nnd little
boy. Sometimes she had money the pro *
ceeds of other drafts with which ehe paid
something on account. When she left the
botcl her bill , still unpaid , amounted to $800.
She moved to the Windsor. When Mr .
Vermculo's bill for board reached $90 she
was asked to leave. She had to leave her
trunks behind. All right and smiling she
turned up nt the Lincoln , n fashionable up
town hotel where transient boarders ars
not received. Her bill amounted to $100 be
fore she left The Dartholdl waa her next
etopplng place. The proprietor had a very
eoft heart. He couldn't turn out this pretty ,
'fashionable young girl and her baby boy.
Ho did when all sorts of people came with
unpaid drafts , all drawn by this same In
nocent young thing. But ho couldn't col
lect his $500 bill.
How She Worked Ilrookljrn.
Two weeks ago Mrs. Vormeulo reached
feho fashionable Hotel St. George , Brooklyn.
Bho bad trunks all filled with flno clothes.
She had bought thorn with drafts and filled
them In the same Idea. Whenever tbo went
out she had to have the finest carriage pro
curable. That was the trouble at the
Windsor Mrs. Vermoulo ran up a bill of
$800 with I * E. Hippie , who supplies rigs
to the fastidious patrons of the Windsor
nnd always gets paid good prices for them
except by Mrs. Vermcule. Mrs. Vermcule
( wanted some Christmas presents for her
aunt in Philadelphia a silver-mounted
punchbowl , a aet ot cblna , some plates and
other trifles. She went to Koscherak's.
These things were sold to her and she gave
a draft for $200.75. The bill was but a bag
atelle $167. So Koscherak Bros , banded
over the change and packed up the things.
"When tbo draft was sent to the drawee ,
Henry P. Crosher , he wrote "Accepted"
across the face of it in token that be ac
knowledged Mrs. Vermeule's right to draw
on htm , Just as thouiands ot Now York
business men do every day. Only tbe other
thousands pay the drafts when tiey fall
duo. Not so Crasher.
"I'm a little hard up now , " ho explained
* t the end of the thr ays * gracs ; It
won't to convenient"
Koscherak Bros , had 'Mrs. ' Vermeulo ar
rested forthwith. She was taken to the
Tombs from her rooms In the St. George.
Crosher was arrested the next d > y Just as
bo was explaining to a renrter th. : every
thing was all right and that he didn't In
tend to run away. It Is believed that Mr.
Crosher was perfectly honest. It would
have been easy to have explained away
one draft. The payment of $200.75 would
Iiave settled everything and Kosctierak
Uros. would have had to apologize. So Mrs.
Vermeulo and Mr. Crosher protested. She
was a queen one moment In her defiance ;
the next she was Injured innocence. Kosch
erak Bros , got nervous. Perhaps It would
end in a suit for damages , and no Jury
would decide against this beautiful young
woman. Imagine their surprise when law-
yen and dupes appeared In court without
number. All held drafts marked "N. , Q. "
Most were signed "Louise Vcrmuele , " but
a few read "Margaret Williams , " and
others "Lasca Vega" nnd "Mabel Iloelofs. "
Business man after business man bowed
mockingly at Mrs. Vermeulo and then
showed his token a worthless draft ! There
was $125 for millinery , hundreds ot dollars
for fun and as much for Jewelry. Tiffany
* Co.'i lawyer told bow they bad sold
ler silverware and how ihe bad torn up
bo tickets In his face.
But the wonderful little woman never fal-
ercd a moment. She smiled bcwltciilngly
and asked for a chair. When they told her
hat the case would have to go over till a
day could bo set aside for hearing all the
complaints , she only shuddered because she
would have to stay so much longer In the
Tombs. And there she l.i yet. Her latest
victim Is the caterer , who trusted her for
12 worth of food.
A Society Ilnd In riillnilolphln.
Seven years ago beautiful Loulso TIngley
was a society bud In Philadelphia. Her
'athcr ' was a rich contractor , who bad al
ways lived up to bis means , and when he
died suddenly Miss TIngley found herself
not only an orphan , but comparatively
poor. With an aunt she visited Narragan-
sett pier and Asbury Park the next season ,
and met Richard W. Roelofs , a handsome
young fellow , with polished address , whom
iho was led to believe was not only wealthy ,
but the scion of a flno German family. Sad
was the awakening of the two unhappy
ones , each supposing that the prize ot a
lifetime was won. When Louise Tlngloy
ascertained that Roelofs was a dry goods
clerk In Glmbcl. Brothers' store , Philadel
phia , and had no aristocratic family lineage ,
nothlog but a meager salary , that would
not keep her even In pin money , Richard
W. Roelofs at the same tlmo realized that
the estate of his wtfo was less than $ R,000 ,
nnd that two years must elapse before
they could secure even that. But each
seemed disposed to make the best of the
situation. They laughed , called It a stand
off again and resolved to go to Chicago ,
whore Roelofs bad sorao friends who had
written him that they were making money
hand-over-fist on advertising schemes connected
noc-ted with the World's fair.
In Chicago Roelofs prospered beyond his
sangulno hopes In the advertising business ,
but his wife grew more and more expensive ,
the modest boarding house was left for a
fashionable apartment house , and that In
turn for the Great Northern hotel on the
lake front.
It was at this tlmo that Roelofs ami his
wlfo met two men , unknown to each other ,
but who nevertheless changed the whole
current of their lives. Ono was Harry W.
Eduards , an expert advertising solicitor
and salesman ; the other a young English
man who had Just arrived In Chicago with
$75,000 to Invest. Roclofs and Eduards be
came fast friends. The Englishman liked
them , but liked Mrs. Roelofs more. They
dined together , went to the operas together
and finally went Into business together.
The papers were full of wonderful stories
of Crlpplo Creek's wealth. That was the
place for them. The plan was for the
Englishman to put his $75,000 Into a big
general store , Mrs. Roelofs to return to
Philadelphia , get a llko amount from her
"estate" for she was posing ns an heiress
and then Join the others at Cripple Creek.
Doing Cripple Creek.
In the summer of 1893 Eduards , Roelofi
nnd the young Englishman arrived at Cripple
plo Creek. The Queen Bee Trading com'
puny was started. It was soon the largos
store In the district. Almost unlimited
credit was obtained , for cash was paid to
everything at first , the Englishman paying
the bills. Mrs. Roelofs was slow in
coming with her fortune. She did no
arrlvo until November. Then she did no
bring the money , but "her bankers and
lawyers would bo heard from shortly. "
Before Mrs. Roelofs arrived ehe had been
again heralded as an heiress , Eduards , Roe
lots and the young Englishman had mad
things easy and she had clear sailing to
the first great flnancal coup. She wa
sought , admired for her beauty , courtei
and entertained by the mining camps.
From the middle of November , 1893 , til
the middle of February , 1S94 , no social of
fair In Cripple Creek was complete with
out Mrs. Mabel Roelofs as its guiding star.
She became a member of the Eplscopalla
church. She was the patroness of severa
charitable entertainments and fairs. Sh
occupied the best apartments at the Palac
hotel , and drank wine at every meal.
One day In the middle of February th
knowing ones all remarked that eome soda
affair of unusual significance or Important
was certalny Imminent , for was not Mrs
Roelofs being driven here and there in thi
handsomest sleigh and behind the fastest
team In Crlpplo Creek ? In reality , she was
arranging all the details herself , for her
driver waited for her before first one bank ,
then another , before ono large business
house , then another. Inquiry after inquiry
failed to discover what surprise she had In
store for society. She had Just managed
the grand New Year's ball for the Miners'
hospital , and had been chairman , also , of
the committee which makes the annual
charity ball such a success.
When everybody saw her driving from
bank to bank and from merchant to mer
chant It was supposed tha she bad a great
surprlso In store for society.
The surprise came eooner and In a dif
ferent way than any one had suspected. A
sheriff , deputy sheriff and constable , after
making an ineffectual search for her
throughout the camp , surrounded her
house , into which she had Just moved on
Capitol Hill. Several warrants for her ar
rest had been put In their bands by dif
ferent merchants , but by a detour around
Poverty gulch she made her escape and
took the Florence & Cripple Creek rail
road to Pueblo and was soon out of the
state. She drove up before the Miners'
bank and called upon the president , C. R.
Hathaway , a bachelor of 50 , whose gallantry
to pretty women Is well known to all Crip
ple Creek. He hid led several gcrmans
with Mrs. Roelofs.
The Banker Coughed Vp.
Would ho kindly read a letter from her
bankers one of whom was the executor ot
her estate and also a telegram from her
lawyer ? She must go to Philadelphia , at
once , sign the necessary papers , pay oft $1,440
of legal fees and then $275,000 In property
and bonds were tier's.
But , " she entreated , "I have not the
money. Dick , poor boy ( her husband ) ,
hasn't that amount at band , I am coming
back and wlir put my money In your bank
and build two big business blocks. Would
you let me have $2,000 for traveling expenses ,
lawyers' fees , etc ? "
In a few momenta eho came out ot the
bank , her face radiant with smiles and a
package tightly gripped In her bands.
The next stop her driver made was at the
real estate office of C. S. Atkins , one of Crip
ple Creek's wealthiest men , the unsuccess
ful democratic candidate for mayor In the
last erection. The success of her previous
Interview had given her confidence and she
was determined to gain her point , as well
as the deacon's money. She looked shocked
and Insulted when bo suggested something
about security. "Why security ? I'm going
to let you Invest my money here. Everybody
says you can make 2 and 3 per cent a month
on your money. "
"I'll let you have the money , but I must
have some security , " be said.
"Well , here are my heirlooms my moth
er's and grandmother's Jewels. They're
worth $3,600 aU I want Is $1,500 to take mete
to Philadelphia , "
She got It. The deacon got the Jewels ,
worth less than one-tenth of her appraise
ment.
Then In quick succession James Parker ,
president of the First National bank ; the
millionaire lumber dealer , Henry Maroney ;
Dr. MacArthur , Dr. C. T. Chambers ; Mine
Owner Stratton , worth $20,000,000 ; James
Doyle and James F. Burns , two of the three
millionaire owners ot the famous Portland
mine , were visited , How much she got from
each will probabfy never be known.
In a few weeks the Queen Bee Trading
company failed. It was the largest crssh
that Crloole Creek bad known and Mr. Ed
uards left for the coast. Ho was not in any
way concerned In her theft.
After much talk about sending for Mrs.
Roclofs , her victims , at a dinner In Boston's
Delmonlco cafe to which only those who
had sorao ot the "Society Queen's" paper
were admitted decided that they would
rather quit "good losers" than stand expo
sure , for they are regarded as sharp , shrewd ,
business men , and they were all a little
ashamed of being victims ot a pretty
woman ,
Mrs. Roetofs has never seen her husband
since her departure. Ho remained In Crip
ple Creek and tried to make a living.
HOLDS HIS SO * A I'llISOXKH.
Strange Story of Crime nnd Jnntlcc
, from Connecticut.
The Now England of the seventeenth
century famed for Us stern Justice meted
out to offenders , Us rugged simplicity and
purity and the strict Impartiality with which
all criminals were punished has lived
through two centuries until today In the
city of Hartford , state of Connecticut , ouo
of the soul-harrowing scenes which used tear
: ar wide open the heart-strings of the
ern , unyielding parents when enforcing
ustlco to erring children has Just been en
ded.
Silent , passive and Inflexible , Colonel
abez L. Woodbrldgo Christmas week swung
ho ponderous doors behind the retreating
orm of his son , thereby locking within the
alls of the Wethcrsfleld state prison for
our years the pride of his life , his only son ,
I. Kirk Wcodbrldge , who not content with
ho everyday honorable existence his father
.ad selected for him bad traveled the swifter
well trodden and familiar road to disgrace
nd ruin.
Few men have had greater opportunity
o travel the narrow nnd straight road In
onor , happiness nnd success , for the father
orshlplng his only boy , cherished all his
gruff pent up affection upon him. The
'athor ' having separated from the boy's
mother , ho was allowed a pretty free rein
, nd at an early age showed a disposition
o "go out with the boys. " Once started
ono of the rough , blustering advice bis
iarent could give htm bad any effect and ho
ursucd his own wilful way. Ho knew his
'ather was ever ready to receive him after
ny of his wild boyish pranks , and ho also
knew that the latch string of his step
mother's homo was ever open to welcome
1m with a good homo and plenty to cat.
\s ho grew up this would not suffice and bead
ad to look around to obtain the necessary
wherewithal.
When Jabez Woodbrldge was appointed
btef of police In Hartford he made his son
lerk at fair wages and when , after an ex
iting fight to secure the appointment o
warden of the state prison he obtained the
loveted prize bo made Kirk bis clerk at a
alary of $600 a year.
This salary for a Email New England city
was quite ample for any staid young
achelor , but Kirk found It quite Insufficient
tor his high' aspirations for fashionable
ilothes , wine suppers and frequent trips to
ho gay metropolis , and as a result , after
ho became hopelessly in debt to all his
rlcnds , ho started to toy with the fickle
goddess of fortune at the gaming table
One day he would bo" rich and the nex
penniless. Then he grew desperate , and
whispers began to circulate regarding th
condition of his accounts. Everybody know
lie was living beyond his means and rurao
had it that his father was helping his son
along In his wild extravagcnce , and as a re
suit an official Investigation was ordered by
Governor Coffin , then sitting In the Con
nectlcut executive chair. The result was a
complete vldlcatlon for the father , for hi
had managed the Institution In an ex
emplary way and had gained the reputation
of being the best warden the state had eve
had. This was before the son bad done any
blng of a serious nature , and the only effec
of the Investigation was to compel botl
father and son to devote more time to thi
affairs of the prison.
After Governor Cooke bad beca electei
together with a new legislature , chnni-c
were made In the Board of Prison Director
and the old political enemies of Ward :
Woodbrldge decided to rake over the ol
coals , and soon an official legislative In
vestlgatlon was In full awing. This , Ilk
the other , ended In the complete vlndica
tlon of the faithful old official , and ho wa
beginning to feel pretty secure In his posl
tlon when bo learned that bis son was
monkeying with the balances In the chec
book and depositing the difference In hi
private purse. A stormy scene foil owe
and the son promised to do better. Th
father prohibited him from going to th
safe and using the cash in any manner. A
soon , however , as he found out the exton
of his son's peculations he reported th
matter to the board , did all he could t
ferret oi't the extent of the crime and dl
not Interfere with the course of Justlc
or plead for mercy for his son. When th
check book was produced In court It presented
sented a remarkable sight. Throughout It
was stained with adds the forger bad used
In obliterating and altering the amounts
of checks , and a complete Investigation
showed that In the last five years upward
of $10,000 bad been appropriated by the son
to bis own uso.
Convicted of the charge , the son finally
pleaded guilty and was sent to the state
prison for four years. During the trial the
son seemed to think his father would show
sympathy for him and endeavor to lessen
his Imprisonment or , If possible , have It
entirely commuted , but all the father would
say was , "My duty Is to the state , " and
nobly did he perform that duty. The son
was then placed In the county Jail to re
main there until a vacancy occurred In the
state Institution. In the meantime In
fluences were brought to bear to secure the
resignation of the warden In order that ho
might not have the added humiliation of
Imprisoning bis own eon. Ho acquiesced ,
but asked for time to make Inventories , to
which tbo board acceded. ThU will toke
about two months , and consequently the
last week ot the old year , when the son
was turned over to the state prison , It waa
the father who bad to swing open the door
and close It behind the string of convicts
of which the pride of his heart was one.
Kirk was dressed in the height of fashion as
he rode up to the prison door and was band-
cuffed to a negro burglar. As bis father
swung open the door , bo fixed bis eyes on
his parent with an appealing look , but the
father apparently saw nothing but an every
day occurrence In the monotony of life and
stolidly looked casually at each prisoner , the
only emotion ho experienced upon seeing his
son handcuffed was the transfer ot a large
mouthful ot tobacco from one side of bis
cheek to the other. Twice the son looked
at bis father , and twice tbe warden stood
llko a statue , turning tbo string of prisoners
over to another official to take them down
stairs In tbe basement to be shaved , bathed
and clothed in prison uniform , photographed
and measured by the Bertlllon system. He
bad successfully passed the trying ordeal ,
and now that it is over he is quietly pre
paring to step down and out from hU trying
position of warden.
Hallway employe * to Meet.
CHICAGO , Jan. 12. Arrangements have
been completed- a congress ot railway
employes to be held in thlg city February 18 ,
under tbe auspices of tbe Railway and Tele
graph Employes' Political league. Cbauncey
M. Depew ot New York will deliver an ad
dress on "The Effect of Unfavorable Rail
road Legislation on tbe Salaries of Railroad
Employes. " It Is expected 1,000 delegates
will be present , representing 100,000 organ
ized railway employes.
What ! commonly known OB heart dis
ease IB frequently an aggravated form of
dyspepsia. Like all other diseases result
ing from Indigestion , It ctn bo cured by
Kodol Dyipepsla Cure. It cures tbe worst
forma of dyspepsia. It digests what you
aat.
TIPS FOR SNAPSHOT PEOPLE
Appliances for Making Big , Handsome
Pictures from Small Photographs !
THE WAY TO GET FINE RESULTS
Two Lnrico Developing Trnp * , with
a Sufficient Supply of Uromldc
Taper , the Only Appu-
rntim Needed.
Ono of the many ways In which a camera
may bo utilized when the cwlntcr weather
makes It unpleasant to bo out of tloorr , and
ho making of Interior flashlights begins to
grow monotonous , Is the enlargement of
some of those pretty exposures made during
ho summer.
This can be done with any raako of
a in era , having a detachable back , and the
only thing In the way of special apparatus
necessary Is a couple of largo trays for de-
eloplng , together with a sufficient eupply
of bromide paper.
It la assumed that the reader has
mastered the rudiments of photography , is
familiar with the chemical action of light
and can develop a negative creditably well.
A. small room having a window facing the
north , through which the light Is admitted ,
unobstructed by trees or other objects Is
required to work In. All light should bo
excluded from the room by means of a
covering for the- window of heavy , dark
? aper. In the center of this covering an
ipenlng must bo made somewhat smaller
; han the negative to bo enlarged from. One
slclo of a narrow strip of the dark paper
should bo fastened both above and below
the opening In the window covering , so that
the unfastened sides are toward the open
ing. These strips arc 'for the purpose of
holding the negative.
In case the room does not have a
window through which the light from the
sky Is admitted direct , a mirror about three
feet long should bo placed outside of the
DIAGRAM SHOWING METHOD OF EN
LARGEMENT.
window at nn angle of 45 degrees , so as to
reflect the light on the window covering.
How to Io It.
The negative , If a film , should be placed
In the prepared iposltlon , with a pleco of
grot id glass at the back , and a piece of
plain glass between It and the camera. The
Imago on the negative should bo upsldo
down. Next remove the back of the camera ,
Including the ground glass , etc. , and place
It in position on a table with the back to
the opening , so that It covers the negative ,
An ordinary drawing board strapped or
otherwise fastened a box will answer for
a support for the sensitive paper during the
exposure. After covering the support with a
pleco of white paper place It on the table ,
then open the shutter of the camera ns
directed for time exposures. The image of
the negative will then be projected upon
the paper.
The support will ) have to be moved either
way until the size of the desired enlarge
ment Is obtained and the focusing done on
the plain eheot of paper by using -the
focusing arrangement of the camera. Use
the largest step for focusing , but before the
exposure substitute a smaller one , accordIng -
Ing to the light. Care should bo taken that
the only light to enter the room should be
that passing through the negative and
through the lens of the camera.
Before the flnal exposure is made It would
be well to make a test upon a strip ot
sensitive paper for the purpcee of deter
mining the correct length of exposure.
Place the strip diagonally across the focused
Image. Cover all but a fourth of the strip ,
open the shutter nnd give an exposure of
half a mlnuto , then uncover another fourth
and glvo another half minute's exposure.
Repeat this until the remaining two-fourths
have been exposed nnd then develop. The
first fourth will have been exposed two
minutes , the second ono and a half , the
third one and the fourth thirty seconds.
When the developing has been finished it
will be seen which of these is correct.
Now pin a piece of the sensitive paper of
the required size upon the drawing board ,
t > elng careful to have It lie perfectly flat.
Everything Is now ready for the exposure.
Open the shutter and give It the correct
ength of 'time ' , which has been ascertained
by the test.
The developing process Is much the same
as that followed In the development of the
negative and most of the articles required
will bo found In the outfit of the amateur.
II < MV to Develop.
For ithose > who prefer to mix their own
developer , the following formula wilf glvo
excellent results :
Number 1 Oxalate of potash , 8 ounces ; hot
water , 24 ounces ; acetic acid , IVi drama.
No. 2 Pohoto-sulphato of Iron , 8 ounces ;
hot water , 16 ounces ; acetic acid , % dram.
No. 3 Bromide potassium , H- ounce ; water ,
1 pint. Mix only for Immediate use and
use cold.
Mix In a largo tray three ounces of the
No. 1 solution , V4 ounce of the No. 2 and U
dram ot the No. 3. Soak the exposed print
In clean water until limp ; then pour off the
water and flood with the developer , taking
care to rock the tray to prevent bubbles.
The objects on the print will bo discern
ible In about three minutes. The Imago will
appear slowly and should develop up clear ,
strong and brilliant. When the shadows arc
sufficiently black pour off the developer and
flood with a clearing eofutlon , composed of
one-half dram of acetic acid and sixteen
ounces of water. After It has acted for ono
minute , pour It off and apply a fresh per
tion. Repeat this operation a third time and
then rlnso In four changes of clean water.
When this Is done transfer the print to a
fixing bath , composed of three ounces of
hyposulphite of soda and sixteen ounces of
water. Allow It to remain In this bath for
ten minutes , but move It about five or six
times during Us Immersion , then wash thor
oughly for two hours In at least twelve
changes of water and bang up to dry.
GREAT i\Gi.\iinixo : SCHEMES.
Thoic Under War and Home Practi
cable One * IlelnK Coimlderrd.
These are the big engineering schemes
that are engaging attention , reports . the
New York World. Borne are under way ,
eome will soon be begun , some may bo long
delayed , some may be rendered unnecessary
by alternatives , but all are practicable and
are seriously proposed :
Panama Canal Total cost to complete ,
$300,000.000 to $500,000,000 ; work Interrupted
by financial political disclosures. Efforts at
reorganization being made.
Nicaragua canal Work begun by Ameri
can stock company , stopped by panic. Pro
ject to complete by congress at cost of about
$100,000,000.
Irish Causeway Solid earth causeway
from Mull of Cantyre , Scotrand , io nearest
Irish coast. Projert feasible , but prospect
of Immediate profit not flattering.
AtlontJn Tfean Walflr Canal From Boston
ncross Cape Cod , by Long Island sound , the I
Jersey Inlets , the coast sounds , etc. , to the !
gulf. Useful for peace or war. Project.
Deep Water Canal Twenty-four feet deep
channel from Chicago through the lakes to i
the Atlantic seaboard , Project , with strong |
political and commercial backing nnd exten
sive surveys.
Irish Sea TunneT * Dublin to Holyhead , to
permit mall trains to pass from London
rt
rJ Gatway bay , Ireland , unbroken. Pro
jected J and surveyed.
Irish Canal Oalway to London , to shorten
Atlantic passage.
Two English Canals From the Severn to
the Thames , connecting Bristol , Oxford ,
Reading nnd London ; from the Severn to
the Wash , through Birmingham.
Rhone-Loire Canal A similar project to
connect the Atlantic and the Mediterranean
by a ship canal ncross Franco. Would save
1,000 miles of the London-Oriental route.
Small canals exist. Their deepening Is dc-
alred by the French -war and naval depart
ments ns well as by trade.
English Channel Tunnel or bridge Is
practicable and money could bo subscribed
In a. week. Tunnel project Is backed by
the Southeastern railway. Blocked by Par
liamentary opposition ,
Transaslan Railway St , Petersburg to
Vladlvostock ; Manchurlan branch to Port
Arthur ; to be completed early In next cen
tury .
Transchlna Railway American nnd Bel
gian syndicates ; Hong Kong to Pckln ,
through fertile and populous region. Pro
jected and surveyed In part ; plenty of cap
ital.
ital.Cairo
Cairo Capo railway from Alexandria on
the Mediterranean up the Nllo by Lake
Tanganyika and across Matabelrlnnd to
Capo Colony ; completed nearly to Khar
toum. The conquest of the Mahdlsts opens
the way for the remainder of the roads.
Would io even longer than the Ruslsan line
to Vladlvoatock.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup saves many doc
tors' bills by curing croup promptly. 2. > c.
OK AX AllMV ( JillI , .
Cnuicn Arront of 11 KniiMiiN Metlindlxt
EplNCOpIll MIlllMtl * ! * .
A Salvation Army girl Is responsible for
the arrest and conviction of a Methodist
Episcopal minister In Wichita , Kan. The
preacher's name Is Tuller Rhoades and before -
fore running away from homo flvo years
ago ho was known everywhere throughout
Wichita as a quiet , respectable fellow , the
son of wealthy and Influential parents. For
live years nothing was known of his existence
ence- , but early last month ho returned , nnd
to the great surprise of all of his former as
sociates ho proved himself to bo a regularly
ordained Methodist Episcopal minister ol
the gospel. Today he stands on accused am :
confessed outlaw , with a record worthy ol
most any desperado who preys on the lives
and property of others In the far west.
The ceaseless hounding of a revengeful
woman , a Salvation Army tossle , brought
the out-law preacher to bay at last.
At thu time of his arrest , the afternoon o
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2. It Is a NON INTOXICANT , a quality of the
utmost importance to patients of very low vital
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dangerous. The staff of life tor weak-wo
men and nursing mothers.
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November 13 , nhondca , dressed in the famil
iar Rarh of n Methodist minister , wns preach
ing on ono of the main streets of Wichita.
llumlllatcdljr the dlvlno followed the offi
cer. When the wnrrnnt ui'on which ho was
nrrrstcd was rend to him ho broke down nnd
sobbed. Ho was charged with being an out
law , nnd specific deeds which ho had com-
nltted were set forth.
Ho wns dumb for ft while , but soon nftcr he
had been Incarcerated In the county Jail ho
rundo a , clean breast of It. Ho confessed that
ho wns RUllty of the charges made against
him. Ho had hoped by the good ho might do
n the ministry to ntono for the evil ho had
lone ns nn outlaw , nut he hnd been found
out nnd wns n wretched , rtllnnd man.
A few dnya before his arrest Hhoades hnd
como to Wlchltn from South Dakota. Ho
told his parents nnd all his friends that ho
i.id como from New York , where ho hnd
jcpn studying for the ministry during his
Hvo years' nbscnce , nnd had Just recently
itcen ordalnod.
He had not been In Now York at nil so
far na can bo ascertained. When ho ran
nway from homo he went direst to thn wilds
of the west and became a member of ono
of the worst gangs of outlaws that ever
rode over the Indian territory. It became
known ns the Williams gang. "Hill" Wil
liams was Its lender for nearly three years
and "Dili" Williams was none other thin
Tuller Hhoades !
Eventually the gang wns broken up and
the leader ilcd to Jnmcstown , S. D. There
ho became repentant ono night while listenIng -
Ing to the appeals of the local Salvation
Army. Ho yielded , Joined the army and be
came ns earnest a Christian worker as ho
had been n < lcsperato outlaw.
In the Jamestown band of Salvationists
nt that tlmo was n young woman , Ircno An
derson , who aspired to tlio leadership. So
piqued was she at Uhoadcs' promotion over
her that she left the army and started out
In search of evidence against him 'that '
might blacken his character.
Back to the Williams gang she traced him
and nftcr she had succeeded In getting
nearly his entire record as an outlaw the
revengeful woman returned to Jamestown
Uhordos v.as gone. Doiia-1 to run him
down , she followed on his trail nnd nfter
n long search she located him In Wlchltn
In the meantime ho had Joined the Metho
dist church nnd become a regular minister
It was Ircno Anderson who notified the
otllcers nnd swore out the warrant for his
arrest. She Is assisting the prosecution In
every way she can.
\ < > < c < l Sliopllftrr DniliT Arrrnt.
DENVEU , Jan. 12. Nellie Dalton , nllaa
May Murrny , alias "Dig May , " wns arrested
hero this morning. The police eny eho li
wanted In Chicago and Now York to
answer charges of shoplifting. In her room
were found $2r.OO worth of goods. Including
a number of diamonds. Qcorgo Dnlton , W ,
II. Hall , Frank Scherrcr , Tom Cndy nod
Heno Day , who were with Nelllo Dnlton
were also nrrestcd. George Robert , n hole
mnn , accuses Nelllo Dalton ot having stolen
{ 200 from him In a restaurant.
DRY GOODS.
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Dry Goodit Furnishing Goods
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Jiie Sharpies Company
Creamery Machinery
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leys , Shafting , Belting. Butter Pack-
uses of all Kind * .
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Company
Metrical Supplies.
Electric Wlrlnjr Bolls and Gas Lighting
a. W. JOHNSTON , Ugr. JCia Howard flt.
John T. Burke ,
COA'TKACTOK
ELECTRIC LIGHT
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421 South 15th St.
HARDWARE.
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Supply Co . . .
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Bteam Pumps , Engines and Boilers. Pip * .
Wind Mills , Bteam and Flumblnf
Material. Ueltinr , Koi * , file.
rane-Churchill Go.
1014-1016 Douglas Street.
Manufacturer * and Jobber * of Bteam. Oat aw
Water Supplies of All Kinds.
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