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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
FRED r. BERG
WAS NEARLY
ASPHYXIATED
The Well-KnoWn Treasurer for
Cutie & Frank Had a
Narrow Escape.

Frederick R. Berg, who for years has
been the confidential man for Cutie &
Frank, is in serious trouble and has been
at deaths door. He has acted as general
secretary for the firm, and as treasurer
also for the Fire and Marine Insurance
companies handled by the concern,
for the Cutie & Frank draying company
and the Cutie & Frank Mercantile Com
pany.
All kinds of stories are af1oat. Some
of the insurance men say that Mr.. Berg is
a defauIter to the tune of SIS 900. Others
say that he is not more than $4,000 short
in his accounts. Isidore Cutie says he
is not short a cent, but when asked
whether the shortage was made up during
the past twenty-four hours he changed
the subject. Furthermore, when asked If
Mr.. Berg was going to sever his connec-
tons with the firm all he would answer
was that no had been for half an hour in
the office yesterday.
One thing Is certain. Mr.. Berg had a
very narrow escape for his life the other
day. He went to bed as usual and by
some means the gas was turned on. Mr.
Cutie says his cashier uses a student s
gas lamp and was reading in bed by its
light. When he wanted to go to sleep he
turned out the gas and accidentally
turned 1t on again. Had not Mrs. Berg
noticed the strong smell Of gas that was
pervading the house and traced II to
her husbands room, Mr.. Berg would not
be alive to-day. The wife rushed into the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30

from, the block. connected at different
tiTnas with Barney Schneider and George
Pose arrived from Chicago FRIDAY nlght.
lin Arthur, owner of George Lee, f er
vor imp Andes and a rev otneIs' WIN
ship from Chicago for this point IN
few days.
John Condor, the Chicago sporting man,
connected with different racing ventures
in the Vicinity of the Windy City, is NO"
said to be totally blind.
Jockey ]. Mcdonald, California pro Pro-
at Hawthorne by Captain Rees, is PACK
home JJuless the Memphis racing oflc1al
has changed noticeably. Mcdonald mlgnt
as well start In and learn a trade.
Walter Kiley. last season an eXer-
else boy for William Murray I Is sala a1 59
is now In the employ of Jimmy corey.
He can ride at Sc pounds.
Napamax and Recreation are trained
by Ben Timmons, while Mike Kelly got
Midlove Obsidian and SHASTA water
Among those who unpacked their bank
rolls when it was Sam McKeever's turn TO
perform was Beauchamp, the Jockey. He
had been fortunate enough TO see him
race in Montana
There was no just reason why Lady
Hurst should have been left at the post
in the last race. She won four straight
races In Montana over distance from
good company and was extensively
Backed yesterday. Mr.. Ferguson Is sup
either use 1T on occasions of this kind or
discard it altogether.
Gray's effort on Rey del TERRA would
indicate that he must be threatened with
In regard to it, and claimed the horse
wanted to run out with him. Perhaps
a. burr used on both jockey and horse
next time out would prove beneficial
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30

TIME rataplan of horses hoofs, the
sharp crack, crack Of stout whale
bone whips, intermingled with shouts
u from a vast multitude of spectators,
were the tokens at Oakland track yes
terday that the winter racing season of
the California Jockey Club was on
The day was an ideal one for racing.
The softness of an Indian summer after
noon was tinged with a touch Of autumnal
crtspness, although there was hardly a
breath of air stirring. The silken flags
Of yellow and black, colors of the jockey
club, hung listless on their stats, while
the rings of white smoke from passing
locomotive drifted skyward until they
merged with the clouds
The crowd gathered early, and when the
horses left the saddling paddock for the
opening scramble every point Of vantage
was filed. The betting ring was seeth-
ing, struggling mass Of humanity, each
individual trying to reach the block of his
favorite layer of odds. The play through
out the afternoon was heavy, especially
on the Inaugural handicap,
Up in the stand the bright colors Of the
ladies' costumes relieved the somber
browns and blacks affected by the men.
The balcony Of the new clubhouse lent its
simple picturesqueness as a background
for displaying the brilliant toilettes of the
fashionable set. who had entree to 1t. The
overflow from the betting ring drifted
into the precincts of the saddling pad
dock. Here an interesting throng Of those
well I'D on racing lore saw the finishing
touches given the horses and the last
whispered instructions to the jockeys
from owner or head trainer. The attend
ance was estimated at five thousand,
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Recreation, Ridden by Johnny Wood Captures the
Opening Handicap From Grady.

James L. Flood, an enthusiast over the
sport, who has been an absentee from the
local track for some time, was an inter-
ested spectator.
Dave Young, the well-known poolroom
operator ''doped' about all the winners,
quitting a good winner on the days spec
ulating.
''BilF' Vreeland, the New York newspa-
per correspondent, who picks both win
ners and losers, arrived from the East
just in time to have q bet down on Mid
love. He followed the fortunes of the
Burns and Waterhouse stable in the race
following and then switched-with the in
evitable result.
Jockey j. Reiff, who will be seen in the
saddle next week, is not much larger than
a full grown oyster can. tipping the scales
at As pounds. He is described as a great
Lester was a very capable lad in the sad
die until he paid England visit about
three years ago and there cultivated the
English roll" That was about all his
followers got for their coin when he re-
turned to this side again
it was steady, and the bookmakers clerks
passed out many pasteboards; The fol-
lowing firms cut in, seventeen in all: Bill
Jackman, w. II. Harrison & Co., 'Yir-
ginia" Carroll, Briggs q Co., Harry Fro
Itch, Tom Hurlick, Phil Archibald; Paul
Prussian Club, Jack Atkins, Stuyvesant
Club, Harlan & Co., j. c. Humphrey,
Hugh Jones and Caesar Young. Two
field books and a combination book were
also doing business
When the elements this side of Chicago
quiet down a trife W. II. Snarley, or
aBiscuit Billy" as he is termed by his
friends, will ship a select string out this
Henry wendt, clever judge of prices
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30

| death chamber. turned off the gas, threw
open the windows and sent for a doctor.
When the latter arrived he went to work
with will and soon had his patient out
Of danger.
BergSs troubles were the one subject of
conversation among the insurance men
yesterday. They fhronged around Isl
dore Cutie and the latter in despair had
to foresake his temporary residence in the
Palace Hotel and return to his old quar-.
tiers on Leavenworth street. To none Of
his friends would he admit that his firm
had lost anything, but that fact is ac-
counted for by the guarantee company,
which was on Berg's bonds.
1t was mystery to US all how the
man could get behind in his accounts"
said well-known insurance agent yester-
day. When we remembered, however,
that he was treasurer for the marine in
surance branch, fire insurance branch,
draytng business and merchandise bust
ness OF the concern, the problem was
solved. In the fire and marine business a
report has to be submitted every month
to the Insurance Commissioners and in
that line he could not have got more than
S10O0 behind. But when he had all four
concerns to manipulate and could juggle
from one account to the other and had
no one actively supervising him, it was
an easy thing to get away with large
sum sun, ana no one any the wiser. I don't
tn I'M K, Cutie q Frank will lose much,
but they will be more careful in looking
after their help IN the future
=, me e. firm of Cutie & Frank is agent for
the Magdeburg Fire Insurance C0mnanv.
Wilhelma Of Magdeburg, General insurr,,
ance Company of Magdeburg, Kosmos
insurance Company of Hamburg and the
associated associate Assurance Company. Limited,
composed OF the Munich Reinsurance
company and Alliance Insurance Com
Pany. It is one of the biggest agencies
IN the city and does a very large bust
Berg is well known in insurance circ,.s
as a quiet, retiring man. He had MANY
fTlbe an ba all OF whom were thunderstruck
WE" Zen, Iney i heard Of his troubles
way In the. directory, but he could NOT he
f coS at that address last night neither
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30

as unbeatable, but Napamax made her
look like selling-plater; The latter was
first to break from the barrier. ana won
ali the way. La Goleta was ridden out
to beat Morellito for the place. The win
ner closed equal favorite in the betting
The Opening handicap, valued at $3.50.
called for some real sharp betting in the
ring. Recreation was handed around as
q, ripe one, and opened an even money
chance. She has class and certainly
looked the best, but a wild, weird tip on
Rubicon, which was backed from TO l
down to to 2, scared the bookies, ana
2 TO was procurable about Recreation.
All IF the other starters receded in the
betting. Ferguson dispatched the field to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30

fall out of Napamax, and later repented
The Baldwin FLY is probably at her best
on a lightning fast track
In letter received by his brother
George, Alex Covington, the major"
writes that he is going to make an inva-
sion of England with a stable of horses
and, no doubt, is now on his way to the
land of Dukes, Earls and plum pudding.
He will take along Candelaria, once
owned by Burns &c Waterhouse, which
horse was taken from a selling race; Wax
Toy, the medium of quite a .'killing'' :
Organ Pilot, Serena and possibly a couple
the scale at lis pounds, will do his own
riding.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
Balm Matrimonial Agency Case

Mrs. Grace Allison and Isaac w. Rain
promoters to the notorious Balm Matri,
monial Agency, will escape trial in the
Superior Court on at least one charge
against them. The information filed bv
John l.. Duprey, one of their victims
charging the defendants with conspiracy
to obtain money under false pretenses.
has been returned to the Police Court.
Judge Borden decided yesterday that the
charge against the accused is not q faI-
ony, but a misdemeanor, and in conse-
quence the Superior Court has no iuris-
the trial of the accused swindlers in the
Police Court 80 'Ae
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30

Eta H out at the wire by four lengths.
The touted P. f. was a fair third.
The Montana-bred colt, Sam McKeever,
carrying the coIors Of earn" Ferguson,
was the supposed big thing in the six
furlong sprint for two-year-olds., The
money went in on him in chunks, his
price dropping from to 5 to to 8. He
must have been short for, hard ridden by
Piggott from the start, the youngster
never looked dangerous. Obsidlan, the
Burns & Waterhouse entry, Az to 1
chance, shook off his company in the run
home, winning ridden out length before
Los Medanos.
downfall OF La Goleta in the seven-fur-
long run. She was lauded to the skies
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30

a pretty start Rainier and Rubicon
showed first to the stretch. where Johnny
Woods on Recreation doomed up likely
candidate. The two leaders died away to
nothing, and Woods on the Morello filly
made it four straight for the Burns q
Waterhouse colors. Grady, with Mike
lier stages of the running, came with a
fine showing of speed at the end, being
beaten but length in 1:41h; San Venado,
at long odds, was good third.
Shasta Water, at to 5, had nothing
much to beat in the final mile selling af-
fair, and made a home run hit. P. A.
Finnegan, so to 1 shot, ran surprising
ly good race, taking the place from Dolore
by neck.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
Track Gossip.

Riley Grammar, the noted plunger, is
again in California. but will not book for
a couple of weeks. Getting into Sacra-
mento Friday evening, he there left the
train and purchased a ticket for Los An
geles, where he will take a well-needed
rest.
The stable sent IN heavy commission
on Napamax, and the ring groaned when
the Maxim f1lly romped in the easiest
kind of winner Midlove was also in
receipt of strong support from the stable;
on the strength of what he had heard
about La Goleta, Virginia Carroll took a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
BABY Scratched Continually

Our babe, two months old, broke out in sores
over her face and ears. She seemed to be in
great misery, and would scratch continually
noticed your advertisement in our homo
paper, and supposed it would be good thing
for our Sadie. 1 used the CUTIoURA Joint
ment) and CUTICURA SOAP, and they were q
great benefit to her. 1 did not like to give
medicine inwardly to a child so young, but
saw that she must have something to drive the
disease out, so / got bottle of CUTIoURA
REsoLvENT, to purify her blood, and gave her
about one third of the bottle, and your medi-
cines have done wonders for her.
Mrs. LOUISA ACKERMAN, Tifin, Iowa.
Feb. 10, 1898.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
ADVERTISEMENTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
INT0LE:RABLE
ITCHING
Eczema All Over Head and Face.
Two Doctors, No Benefit.
Tried CUTICURA REMEDIES
with Rapid Cure.

was troubled several years with cutaneous
diseases which developed into chronic Ec-
zema, which spread all over my head, and
down on my face. took medical treatment
Nfrom two doctors and received but little re-
lief. Then tried several lotions etc., which
we had in the store, but only received little
relief from them. At times, the dreadful
itching became almost intolerable. When
was heated, the Eczema became painful, and
almost distracted me. was advised to try
CUTICURA REMEDIES and did SO, and found
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no trace or any cutaneous disease. Shall
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
Park Music.

The Golden Gate Park Band, weather per-
hitting, will render the following programme
to-day at the Park, commencing at D. m. On
concert days flags are placed on the cable-cars
leading to the Park before 1890 D. M when
the concert viii be given without fail: !,
Overture, Morning, Noon and Night Suppe
Remembrance OF "Tannhauser'' $500. Wagner
Excelsior Ballet Mareneo
I'm Darkest Africa" .....................S ousa
Selection, william Tell Rossini
Overture, Raymond ................. Thoma q
Flute solo, Souvenir de Naples =. .Krakamn
Performed by A. Lombardero.
Scenes from ''Mikado', ................. Sullivan
Danse "ChilIan Manana' .............. Missud
kansas Two-Step" ......-..................Pry Pryor
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30

Fall opening of holiday novelties No
yember 2, 3, 4, at Emma Mason's. 947
Valencia street - 1'
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FIVE SPECIAL VALUES.
Sl.OO Yard.

20 pieces 52-inch BLACK
ENGLISH CHEVIOT, shrunk
and sponeed, ready for
wear.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
WHOLESALE VS.. RETAIL.
They Will Play Ball for Sweet
Charity.

The wholesale and retail drygoods men
Of this city have formed two teams and
will play to-day at the Velodrone grounds
for the benefit of the sick and unem-
ployed members of their fraternity. A
Dig crowd will surely turn out. as the
game will be good one 90 'he
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30

Advances made furniture and pianos. with
or without removal. J. Noonan. lo17 1923 Mission.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
Sl.OO Yard.

lS pieces BLACK FIGURED
ARMURES, 43 inches I'm
width, in a full assortment
Of new designs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-30
Sl.75 Yard.

is pieces BLACK ENGLISH
CHEVIOT, full So inches
wide, very heavy quality
and fast cOIOrS,
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Sl.75 Yard.

II pieces BLACK FIGURED
MOHAlR GRANITE CLOTH,
43 inches wide, in both
Bayaderes and Figures.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-08-13
The Way to Old Age.

Recipes given the Post,Dispatch
by old St, Louisaps: a
Captain Jack Haines, aged 10
Keep good company. Never drink
any but good whisky. Preserve a
good conscience, and beNhappily
married. 4
w. R. Davis, eighty eight-Cau.
tiousDess.. Marriage. Outdoor ex-
ercise.
John Deming, eighty-three-Care
of the health in youth. Outdoor
exercise. Marriage. 4
John Burton, eighty fve-Marri-
age. Keep sober. Eat little meat
J. +. Boyd, eighty-A temperate
life. Plain foed.s A happy mar.
|riage.
Colonel j. NJ. Jackson, eighty
seven-Be always occupied. Eat
plain food. Be temperates
Thomas Houghton, eighty-six-
Temperate habits. Regular hours
for sleeping and eating. Marriage
| William library, eighty-six-Ea'
slowly and not too much. Drink
no strong liquors; if beer, in mod
Grafton. sRise and retire early.
J. L. Schnell, eighty -eigAt.-Live
moderately. Take plenty of out
door exercises Get married.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-08-13
Eulogizing the Dog.

Senator Vest of Missouri is cred
tied by a newspaper writer with
having delivered the following eul-
ogy on the dog in the course OF an
address to o jury when he was prac-
ticing at the bar 81: Gentlemen OF
the jury, . mans dog stands by
him in prosperity and in poverty.
in health and ID sick ness. He will
sleep on the coM ground, where the
wintry winds Blow and the snow
drives fercely, il emily he may De
near his masters side. He will
kiss the hand that has no food to
offer, he will lick the wounds and
sores thatEcoms in encounter with
the roughness Of the world. He
guards the sleep of bis pauper mas
ter as if be were prince. When
all other friends desert he remains
When riches take wings and repu
tation falls to pieces he is as con
slant in his love rs the sun in its
long journey through the heavens
If fortune drives the master forth
an outcast in the world, friendless
and homeless, the faithful dog asks
no higher privilege than that of &C
companying him to guard agains
danger, toFfghtAagaihst his enemies
and when the last scene of all
comes, and death takes the master
in its embrace and his body is laic
away in the coldgrsund, no matter
if all others pursue their way, there
by his graveside will the noble dos
be found, bis head,between his paws
bis eyes sad but openain alert watch
fitness, faithful and true even IL
death ~ sNrzs
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-08-13
WoxEf or-SPAIN.


The W6manhood Of : nation BT'
reflection Of the general character of
that nation. Spain il no ekception
to- this rule. So much has been
written in the past of the lovely
women, of Spain, SO much Of ro-
nance and poetry and art has been
brought to bear upon the subject,
that few people are aware of the
truth-cold, naked and, grewso me-
thatis yet to be revealed concerning
these sisters Of ours who dwell il q
land made charming BY the glamour
of mediaevals pageantry, but really
land of darkness and degradation
when compared with countries OF
the more civilized world.
Let US look at some facts recently
published from official reports. Of
the total number of women in Spain,
nearly 100000 are utterly litter
ate. These women cannot read and
write. and have no desire to learn.
In the cities are over $4,000 regis
tered professional beggars OF the
adult female class. These women
are beggars by training and choice.
In the rural districts are nearly
100000 women who work as farm
laborers. Three hundred and fifty
thousand women earn their bread
as registered "day servants" that
is to say they work for their food
and lodging.
The total school girl population
of Spain is only 100000, including
all kinds of schools, and 1t is little
education that they get at that. Six
million seven hundred thousand
women have no occupation or
means, of support, and are wholly
dependent on charity, luck in get
ting married or possible chance
work. Contrasted with these women
is a small class of 'fortunatesones
who happen to be rich, and who
spend their time as ladies of fash
ion, leading INDECENT, aimless lives,
and caring nothing at all for hap
less sisters, whom they look upon
asbeneath thought. These women
are not of high type intellectually
are educated chiefly in the art OF
embroidery and Irritation, and are
most eager of all the people for the
bloody spectacle of the bull ring
which they never fail to attend
Marriage with them takes place IN
early life, and, if it does not happen
to suit, they simply separate from
their husbands and then do as they
please. They love their Queen de-
votedly, adore their pretty clothes
and cafe little for aught else. Such
in brief, is the general status OF
womanhood in Spain to-day. In
the motherhood of a. people hes the
future of its sons. These are the
Spanish mothers. Can son. be
better than his mother?-Godey's