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The Washington times., 1906-06-22
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URUGUAY'S NEW MINISTER
DR.. LUIS MELIAN LAFINUR
VIII Succeed Dr. Eduardo Acevedo Diaz, Who Is Now
Abroad, Having Left Affairs in Charge of
Senor Bermudez

The Uruguayan government is to send
new minister TO this country IN the
person of DR.. Luis Melian Lafinur. The
present minister. Senor DR. Eduardo
Acevedo Diaz, is now abroad, and Sc. or
Don Pedro Requena Bermudez is acting
charge 'affaires- No time is set for the
arrival OF the new minister
Senior Frederico VaIasquez. minister OF
finance OF the Dominican Government.
arrived in Washington yesterday, being
In this country for the purpose OF study
ing financial conditions and finding a
wider market for his home products.
Frederick whitridge. who was appoint-
ed by President Roosevelt as special
ambassador of the United States TO the
wedding OF the King OF Spain. is now at
kiel ana will dine with the Emperor to-
morrow.
Mrs. Alfred f. Bates has left Wash
ington for the season, going to her cot
tage at Lenox. General Bates will join
her there during the early summer.
Mrs. George w. Cessel, who went
abroad some weeks ago, is now in Paris.
mother and sister Of the Senator from
New Jersey, have arrived at the Smith
villa, Lenox. which they leased for the
summer. and will be joined there by the
Senator at the close of Congress.
The military attache Of the Brazilian
embassy Lieut.. Col. A. V de Peder-
neiras. viii accompany his wife and son
TO Europe. leaving Washington tomor-
row. and sailing on the Finland Satur-
day.
Nine. Pederneiras will be Joined by rel
atives in France. and the lieutenant
colonel viii return TO America.
Simon Adam Smith. OF Philadelphia,
and Miss Louise Mclean. Of Washing
ton, were married on the 5th OF May
last. at Baltimore. The Rev. DR.. David
T. Neely Officiated.
The bride is a daughter OF J. W. Nc
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

The President having won with
his club suit. spades will now be
trumps at Panama.
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Horace Greeley observed that, while
it was not true that all Democrats
were horse thieves, it was true that
all horse thieves were Democrats.
Likewise, while 1t is not true that
all people who favor a sea-IeveI
canal ere opposed TO any canal at
all, it is a fact that all the people
who want no canal have been sun
porting the sea-level scheme.
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Justice and Mrs. William r Day have
closed their residence in Clifton street
and are spending some time at their
home ct Canton, Ohio
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Rear Admiral Weaver. L. s. y, and
Mrs Weaver have gone 70 their sum
mer home in Virginia for the rest Of
the season.
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

SenOr Don Luis K Carbo. newly ap-
pointed minister from Ecuador, has left
his IA uily It Atlantic City and IS spend
ing a few days at the Arlington in this
city.
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3
Scott Braitmayer OF Georgetown. have
gone to Warren. Pa, 10 spend the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Lathrop. OF the
Farragut, Will join a party at Oswego.
y. Y. after adjournment Of Congress,
whence as guests OF Mrs Lathrop's
brother. Q. r Harris they will 20 for
a month Of camping in the Adirondacks.
Later they will take the water journey
from Buffalo TO Duluth. and spend a
Minnesota, returning via New England.
where they expect 70 visit relatives of
Mr.. Lathrop.
Mrs Nellie Blessing Eyster. of san
Francisco, a noted writer ;trd author.
is in the city. the guest o. friends, at
l320 Wallach place A reception IN her
honor Will be held Saturday evening at
1910 Summit avenue. the residence of
Miss Elizabeth Archer Hyde. correspond
ing secretary Of the League Of Amer
lean Pen Women. Of which organization
Mrs Eyster is a member. All writer's
will be welcome
Mrs. David Sanger. of II street. has
gone to Avondale. Cincinnati. Ohio. TO
spend some time. visiting her relatives.
Max Cohen. of Bntmore street. has
been the guest OF bis daughter. Mrs.
seisfreid Fand. Of Savannah. Ga.
Mrs. AL David. Of Philadelphia. Pa.
who has been the guest for the past
two weeks of Mrs Meyer NOrdlinger
OF Q street. left for home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Max Fischer. Of T street
have left town 20 spend some time at
Atlantic City.
Miss Belle Kaufman. of Fredericks-
burg, Va. is the guest Of Ter aunt. Mrs
p. Sinsheimer. of West " Washington.
Miss Julia Goldsmith. who has been
the guest of her sister. Mrs. J. Rheine
In her new home on y street. leaves
Washington today for her home in
Fredericksburg Va.
AdOlph VorZimer who spent the early
part of the week here. left for few
DAYS stay in Baltimore. before return
ing 70 his home i'm New York city.
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Mrs. John II. Miller and Miss Mar
suerite Miller. OF 1919 WaUach place
with Mrs. Miller's niece. Mrs. John
Scott Braitmayer, OF Georgetown. have
gone to Warren. Pa, TO spend the
summer.
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SEEK RECREATION
ACROSS THE SEAS
Large Exodus of Washing
ton Society People to
T Europe.
LONG LIST OF sAILINGS
Senator Gearin and Party to Tour
the Continent in an
Automobile.

There is large daily increase in the
number Of Washington people who will
spend the summer in Europe. and il will
be almost as hard 10 dodge ones friends
on the Continent as on the north shore
of the New England coast.
The minister from Colombia, Senor
Don Diego Mendoza, has applied for
leave Of absence from his government
and If obtained will go abroad IN com
pany with Sonora Mendoza for the sum-
mer.
Senor Triana, first secretary OF the
legation, and Nine. Triana viii go to
New York tomorrow preparatory to Sc
lecting a summer home
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Miss Mabel Boardman. who returned
TO town for a day or so TO attend 10
Red Cross affairs. took her permanent
departure for the summer this morn
ing, going direct 20 Manchester, Mass.
the summer home OF her parents.
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Mrs. Alfred Z. Bates has left Wash
ington for the season. going to her cot
tage at LenoX. General Bates will join
her there during the early summer
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Mrs. George w. Cessel, who went
abroad some weeks ago, is now in Paris
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Among those who sail for London to-
morrow morning by the steamer Min
neapolis, of the Atlantic Transport
Line, are Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cleve-
land Perkins. the Misses Perkins, and
Miss Janet Richards Miss richards
VIII visit Paris in July, going later to
Denmark in order 70 attend the wo-
mans Congress at Copenhagen in Aug
ust, returning home in October. Mr.
and Mrs Perkins viii spend part Of the
summer with their daughter. Mrs. Car
roll. at Zurich, Switzerland.
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Senator John NJ Gearin Of oregon
and a party of friends sailed Thursday
from New York on the Kaiser Augusta
Victoria for a two months tour OF the
British Isles and the Continent The
party went as guests of Charles
Sweeney, the Spokane. Wash, mining
man. who took with him his touring
car. in which they will travel. Senator
Gearin will go 20 his home. Portland,
Ores, as soon as ne returns. remaining
until the Congress convenes in the fall
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

AdOlph Vorzimer. who spent The early
part of the week here. left for a few
days' stay in Baltimore before return
ing 10 his home in New York city.
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Miss Belle Kaufman of Fredericks-
burg, Va. is the guest Of Ter aunt Mrs.
B. Sinsheimer. of West " ashington
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Miss Julia Goldsmith. who has been
the guest of her sister. Mrs. J. Rheine.
In her new home on y street, leaves
Washington today for her home in
Fredericksburg. Va.
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Col and Mrs. r G. Rutherford have
gone TO Glen Allen. Gaithersburg. Nd,
| for the summer
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Mrs. David Sanger. of II street has
gone to Avondale. Cincinnati. Ohio. TO
spend some time. visiting her relatives.
The Washington times., 1906-06-22

Mrs. AL David. Of Philadelphia. Pa.
who has been the guest for the past
two weeks of Mrs Meyer NOrdlinger
of Q street. left for home yesterday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22
CHRISTMAS TREES
ARE SCARCE

soldiers are stationed around the
Preside grounds TO guard the ever
green groves from raids by San Fran
ciscans who are unable to pay the
market prices for Christmas trees,
which have this year reached unpre-
cedented notches The guard was rein
forced yesterday, when prospective de-
spoilers OF the evergreens increased in
number, arriving in groups OF twos and
threes. The approaches TO the grounds
were closely guarded and the soldiers
were obdurate TO all pleading The
tree-seekers could make no more i'm
preston on the men in blue than they
could on the tin figures in the Christ
mas shop windows and were obliged to
leave the grounds empty handed.
san Francisco has never before had
such a famine in Christmas trees. There
are two reasons for the shortage: One
is the scarcity OF laborers in nearby
country districts and the other the
finidity of shippers who feared the
city would offer but a poor market for
their wares this season. Trees which
in past years could be purchased at
retail for from 90 cents to 81 each. are
selling at wholesale at prices ranging
from 81 TO $3.50. each, and wholesale
merchants say that they are unable
10 MI One-half Of their orders.
Up TO date but seven cars OF trees
have appeared in the local market,
while last year upward of forty carloads
We're disposed of here and in nearby
bay towns. In the wholesale market
during the past few days dealers have
been clamoring for trees and bidding
against each other in their eagerness
TO secure them, running prices up on
themselves. Early in the week farm
cr from the vicinity of Guerneville
brought a carload of trees in to market
and being unable to obtain the modest
price asked of commission merchants
ne pre-empted a section of the city's
ground on Drumm street near Wash
ington and closed out the lot. going
home richer to the tune of some $500
after paying the expense Of freight and
carriage
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22
FERGUSON SAID To
BE NEAR PERJURY

The order citing 7. NJ. Ferguson, the
well-known liquor dealer, to appear
in Judge SeaweIPs court and show
cause why he should not be held in
contempt of court for failure to pay
SIS a month alimony to Mrs. Annie
Ferguson during the tendency of her
action for divorce was argued yester-
day morning and submitted.
Mrs. Ferguson brought suit for di-
vorce against her husband on Septem-
Der u, accusing him of desertion, in
temperance. cruelty and inidelity. She
applied for alimony, claiming that
Ferguson's property was worth over
$4,000, that he owns a half interest
in the T. NJ Ferguson Company and
has other valuable stock, and that his
income is over $500 a month. An or
der was made directing Ferguson to
pay her 5000 attorneys fees and costs
and SIS month during the tendency
of the case. He has so far failed to
make any payments, and the citation
in contempt has resulted.
Mrs. Ferguson was on the stand yes
terday and testified that she had re-
ceived no money from her husband
since the order of the court was made.
William S. Quinlan, the bookkeeper of
the I. NJ Ferguson Company. testi-
fed that Ferguson has drawn little
money from the firm recently, but when
called on to exhibit his books Quinlan
testified that the income from the sa-
loon at 739 Market street alone has
been $4,000 since September II.
William H Chapman, Ferguson's at
torney. declared that Ferguson now
holds but one share of stock in the T.
M. Ferguson Company. in which he
originally had $50 shares, stating that
Ferguson had assigned 149 shares to
him as security for certain debts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22
NEED MONEY FOR.
ENGINE HOUSES
Fire Commissioners Desire
$654,OOO for Rehabilita-
ton of the Department
WILL NOT PAY CLAIM

The Fire Commissioners approved
yesterday the recommendation of Chief
Engineer Shaughnessy that the Super
visors be requested to provide the sum
of $654,000 in the proposed rehahilita-
ton bond issue for the reconstruction
of engine and truck houses that were
destroyed by fire and also for new
houses he believes to be necessary.
Shaughnessy submitted list of nine
teen engine and four truck companies
and one chemical engine company for
which new quarters should be built,
besides houses for three additional
CINE and five truck companies. He
also recommended that provision be
made for a new corporation yard build
ing. The report was ordered sent to
the Supervisors.
purchase of four horses for $3.50, and
that the sale of sixteen condemned
horses that netted $836.50, which was
turned into the city's general fund.
President wreden and Chief Shaugh-
messy will endeavor to obtain clerical
position for Fireman George Wells,
who lost one of his legs from injuries
received last April.
Stoker Joseph O'Brien and Truck
man George Logan were fined two days
pay for dere1iction of duty, and the
resignation of Truckman William Col
Inns was accepted.
The claim of Rudolph Habenicht for
s525 for the use of his automobile and
his own services as a chauffeur for los
hours last April was denied.
Habenicht said his machine was i'm
pressed by o. F. Mack, who claimed to
be member of Engine Company No. 2.
and was backed by two soldiers and
policeman. Habenicht said he carried
Mayor Schmitz, Abe Ruef and other
city officials. but none of them will
stand responsible for the. claim. The
Fire Commissioners also declined re-
sponsibility, as there is no man named
o. F. Mack in the Fire Department
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22
Fillmore Street Realty
Brings Record Price
Corner at O'Farrell Sells for
$4,000 a. Front Foot

The highest price paid for real estate the Western Ad
realized yesterday when the lot the Fillmore
and OFae sold $1,000 front foot The property
purchased from Mrs Flora C.
ver BY composed of A Croker l. Friedman and S.
Saus by feet and brought $12500o The
sale effected by Abrahamson Brothers
believe Fll1oresreet
property good future
market during the week has been unusually
of the approach of the holidays There is however
increasing demand for outside lands and the inquiry for small
lots has been steadily growing There
buying small places which homes than
history of the city and well posted A. P
OF Bank
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22
POLICE ARE AFTER
BOGUS DOCTOR

The police are looking for DR.. T. H.
Meek, or a person signing that name,
on a charge of attempting to pass
numerous spurious checks on unsus-
pecting druggists. The method en-
ployed by the alleged physician was to
secure a messenger boy and send 20
a convenient drug store for necessary
medicinal supplies. The messenger boy
was given a check for $50 in ma
jority of the instances and instructed
to return with the change. AS far as
the police are able to learn the bogus
doctor was not successful in having
any of the checks cashed, although
three attempts on Gleeson's pharmacy,
1892 Fillmore street. Trobridge's drug
store on Webster street, and Dickhoffs
pharmacy, corner of Geary and Fill
more streets, were reported.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22

Francisco viii have a larger popula-
ton owning their own homes than any
city IN the United States.
Since the fire people have realized
that il is wise to own homes out of
town, and this is the motive impeliing
them TO buy not only in the Richmond
district. but also in the Glen Park tract
and near Ocean View The Ocean
Shore line is also having an important
bearing upon suburban population, and
the sales OF lots at Halfmoon Bay even
surprise those people who are selling
lots There has been great activity at
Ti Mar beach. and when the road is
built so that people can bring in ma
terial, there viii be noticed pro-
lounced building boom.
The claim is made that this part of
the country Will he brought into as
close communication with San Fran
cisco by the Ocean Shore line as are
the towns in Marin County by the fer
ries and rail. II is said that there are
at present about 1900 people in the
place. and that this viii be increased
from 25 to so per cent after the rail
road is completed
BOOM IN THE MISSION
The Mission is enjoying a period of
prosperity and there is a great deal ot
building going on throughout the dis
trict. It is reported that this part of
town has one-third more inhabitants
at present than il had before the fire.
New houses are being put up, and also
business places. and the most remark
able feature of the development is that
old structures which withstood the dis
aster are being pulled down to make
room for newer and more costly build
ings.
II would appear from the amount of
work that has been undertaken during
the past few days that people are be-
ginning to enter actively upon the con-
struction of homes and lodging houses.
The northern part of town is looming
I'd in this respect and several new
houses have been started during the
week. The new structures are being
solidly built. and many of them are
more pretentious than those OF the
days before the fire.
NORTH BEACH GROWING
The boom in Chinatown still con-
tinues, and one piece of property on
Clay street. near Kearny, has changed
hands twice since the fire. North
Beach shows daily that it will be the
great manufacturing part of town. The
California Gamers Association is now
putting up a building at the foot of
Hyde street that will cost in the neigh
borhood of 100000 Bauer & Schweit-
ger are building a steel and concrete
structure at Chestnut street, near
Mason, for a mailing plant which will
cover nearly a block, and it is esti-
mated that the building when finished
Will cost about 100000
Charles A. Beldon, acting for him
self and the other heirs Of Josiah Bel
con, deceased, recently placed all of
The holdings belonging to the estate on
Stevenson street, between First and
Second streets. and also on First street
near Market, in the hands of Baldwin
& Howell with instructions TO sell. the
object being to use the proceeds in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22
CHILDREN WILL APPEAR
IN CHRISTMAS CANTATA
Wards of Boys and Girls Aid Society
TO Present Programme of Holiday
Music and Song

A cantata entitled Merry Christmas"
will be given by the members of the
Boys and Girls Aid Society at the
home at Baker and Grove streets this
evening at 7:45 o'clock. Jolly Sailors"
a play, and "a New Doctor for Christ
mas" farce, will supplement the en-
tertainment. Tomorrow evening there
will be Christmas song service with
an address by Superintendent George
Turner. and on Christmas eve the usual
distribution of gifts and candy will
take place. Walter Washington will be
musical director of the entertainment
and Miss Frances Washington pianist.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22

Suits for insurance on policies COW
ering property destroyed by the fire
we're filed yesterday by W. E. Miles
against the German Fire Insurance
Company of Peoria for $I2e0. NJ. Solo
mon against the North German of Ham
burg for $1,000. katherine Rossbach
against the North German of Hamburg
FOR 800, and Kate Patterson against
fbf Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Com
DHnY for $500.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22
BIC BUILDING FOR
MARKET STREET

The Sheldon estate applied to the
Board of Works yesterday for per-
NIT to erect an eight-story reinforced
concrete building, on the southeast cor
ner of Market and First streets. The
structure will be devoted to stores and
offices and will cost $4,000.
r. L. Kirkwood asked for a permit
to erect a two-story brick building on
the south side of Mission street, near
Fourth to cost 100000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22

THE regular annual meeting OF the stockhold-
ers OF the Wells Fargo NeSada Nationsl
Bank of San Francisco viii be held at its
banking rooms MONTGOMERY st.. San Fran
cisco California TUESDAY. the Sth day
p. m. Of said day. for the purpose Of electtns
board Of directors to serve for the ensuing
year. and for the transaction Of such other
business as may come before the meeting.
Transfer books will be closed from Decem-
Der rs. 1905. to January 3. 1907, Inclusive.
Gan Eranc1eco Dec. z. 1904
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22

~ the people and found guilty of open
foE the abandonment cafe in San Fran
cisco on Saturday, Dec. ga
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22

Meussdorffer hat orders are very ac-
ceptable Christmas gifts. 500 Fillmore
street
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22
RECORD OF RECENT SALES


ing sales:
six fats and lot % by SSH. irregular, north
west corner of Eighteenth and Church streets;
provements at 55l-3 Oak street aud 1924 Lily
avenue four fats and lot 27:6zl2O feet: Se225.
SIDE avenue, and lot 25x90 feet. For William
Miller. Two fats, 40 and a Parkside avenue.
and lot 25x90 feet For Mrs. Hitler, lot sOx
ia. southwest corner of Sanchez and Clipper
streets; $500. Fer Mrs. Dora Won Reischach
TO John aud Kate o'Connell. improvements con-
sistIng OF residence. $50 Castro street. and lot
Il :4xS0; $3.50. Tor Mr. Boscus. improvements
224 Sanchez street. and lot 27.6xS0; $1,000. For
Mrs Mary Donovan TO Mrs. Julia E. Johnston.
Improvements. 1l12 Castro street consisting of
residence and lot 25x1c0; $4,000. For c. L.
Void to L. c. Sexton. lot 27:6xIo0 east line
of Cole street. 50 north of Grattan street For
{. J.. Void 10 L. c. Sexton lot 27:6x100. east
line OF Cole street. s2:6 feet north of Grattan
feet west line of Sunset avenue. 314 south of
Upper terrace; s21O0 For Matthew Kerr lot
north north OF Hancock street; $1,000 For Mrs. c.
Duffy to c; ". FLOYD. lot 25xl05. West
For Bates TO John C. Messersmith. cot
tase, 81 Roman street. and lot 25x100: $1,000
West Ronde place ISIS south Of siefee lef5
street, $3.50. Matthew Kerr 10 s. Hammer
lot 5sxloo' southeast corner Of silliman and
Albert Drucker lot 3cx10O south line of B
street, 90 feet west of Seventeenth avenue: s625
Clarence Colman reports the follow
ing sales and leases for the week:
For tho account of Mrs Helen A. Croker
fats at 17S-7S0 Clayton street. lot 25x1O6, TO
Philip Schuehert; $500. For client premises
At 100 Upper terrace, lot 25xl0o. to C. c.
Walker. terms private. For account OF Morris
NJ Goldtree. lot south line of Seventeenth
street. 100 feet west OF Folsom street, to NJ. J.
Pierce. lot 25x1c0; terms private.
The same firm has also leased the
second story of the brick building be-
ing erected on the southwest corner of
California and Front streets for NJ. A
Gunst q Co. to Harry Dott for a term
of five years at a total rental of SIS
600. The floor will be divided into
fifteen large, roomy offices.
For account of J.. Lilienthal the two
top floors Of the building at 321 Full
ton street have been leased for a lodg-
ing house for five years at a total
rental of S13,500.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22

Sterling silver manicure pieces, 75c.
Neil O'Neil and Karl Eber. 1744 Fill
more.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-22
ILLNESS OF WALTER NEwHALL

Walter Newhall, one of the wealth
lest men of Los Angeles, is i'll at the
Adler Sanitarium in this city, but it
was stated last night that he was not
in serious condition. He is president
of the California Club.