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died in the City hospital this
morning, following an operation
for tuberculosis Of the elbow.
Mr.. C,harron was one of the
best known French residents Of
Worcester. having lived in this
city more than 40 years. He
had been engaged in the feath-
err business eighteen years.
Mr.. Charron was born in ST.
Martin, P. O., and was nearly 65
years old. He was a prominent
member Of st. Jean Baptiste SO
5ciety and a member also Of st.
Joseph society of Lowell. He
lis survived by his wife and five
sons. Ss5s
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08

my head, twittering softly. Perhaps they were
returning for last look at their old home,
1or 1t was September, and time they were
away
Whether it was the soft autumn air. or the
distant, faint shouts of the boys, or the voice
OF the swallows, | never knew; but when |
reused myself to climb down and have my
laugh at the rest of the fellows, to my sur
prise found it was quite dark. At the same
time began to experience smothering SEN
sation, and an almost unbearable heat.
put up my hand. 1t instantly came into
contact with hay so dry that it made me
sneeze.
tried to push it aside and to rise; but.
to my dismay, found myself held down tightly
by an lmmovable mass above, below, on all
sides. | had at first supposed the hay had
tumbled or been thrown for fun upon me:
but all in flash, | realized the truth | had
fallen asleep, and while unconscious, had been
covered by some of the farm-hands, who, I
remembered, had been directed that yery
morning to pitch the entire contents of an
other NOV. upon this, as the flooring of the
first needed repairs.
was sixteen, then, and pretty rugged for a
boy OF my years; but | confess felt lump
In my throat and faint, dizzy terror sweep
over me from head to foot
Buried alive in hay-mow! For few min
utes L was quite frantic. | shreked for help;
! dug furiousy with hands and kicked with
1eet, until my smarting eyes, nostrils and
throat, half-choked with fine hay-dust, com
PEELED me to desist
Then began to plan more deliberately 1t
was pltch-dark, remember, and so close that
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08

| could hardly breathe. The perspiration, too,
was streaming from. every pore. If | had
known my points of compass, | could have
made bee-line for the nearest limit of the
NOV; but | had turned in sleeping and strug-
gled so violently afterward, that ] was as com
pletely lost as though l had been in the Maine
wilderness
There was no time to spare. My breath
came in a quick, heavy painting. | felt my
strength growing plainly less. At the same
time l. began to be hungry and thirsty. How
much time had elapsed since | had hidden
away | could not tell. Perhaps it was supper
time.
What would l have given to have been sit
ting in the smooth-hoored, old-fashioned
kitchen, with my bowl of bread and milk be-
fore Inc, relating my strange adventure to the
half-sympathizng, half-laughing faces around
the table?
l began slowly to loosen the hay upon my
right side, which / Judged was toward the
centre of the barn. If so, my course would
bring me out through the side of the NOW,
only few feet above the floor
1t was tedious work, for | dared not hurry
lest | should be overcome with heat and the
dust, which kept me coughing almost inces-
sanity.
Handful after handful l pulled out and
crowded behind me. Every muscle ached with
the cramped position, and the air became more
and more close Still, | worked on steadily.
desperately. How long it was | cannot tell
I never knew.
[ was drawing away the tightly-packed
masses of hay, small bunch at time, when
the air suddenly became perceptibly cooler
and sweeter. dug at the cruel hay wall more
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08

tuEously. Somewhere beneath me / heard
ceased
A moment later, my fnger-ends struck the
cold, delicious draught of air, like spring
water in a desert, blew upon my hot cheek.
L felt about eagerly, still seeing nothing and
soon came upon a small hole or interstce,
animal, between the edges of two. of the
boards, which formed the partition had met.
1t did not take me long, country boy as L
was, to reason out the nature of that open
ing. 1t a squirrels hole, without doubt
the very spot where my bushy tailed guide
had disappeared, as watched him from be-
hind the stone wall
i put my eyes to the opening, and looked
shining brightly. Yes, and the moon! By its
position in the eastern sky-for 1t was past
the full knew at last how long had been
in that hay-mow. 1t was between twelve and
one o'clock, and for eight hours L had been
buried, lost In the hay.
| say had been, for now l felt quite at ease.
No more exploring for me that night! When
morning came, / could easily call through my
SQUIRRELS front-door, and the men who came
out early to milk would pitch off the hay, and
The only trouble was hunger and thirst,
which, now | had time to think of them, op-
pressed me more than ever. Then | remem-,
bered those apples. L suppose nothing Will
did that night. After / had made bountiful
lunch | enlarged my quarters little, set
tied back comfortably and waited for milk
ing time.
time the stars faded, one by one; the sky
flushed all sorts Of lovely roses and pinks;
the cattle began to stir about uneasiy un-
derneath; distant door creaked, and heavy
boots slowly approached.
I placed my lips to the crack, and called in
a low tone. You see, l didn't want to rouse
al the folks Id snnsd knew they y wOd1 G1e o be Eod
Merritt's and stop with him that very night.
Well ten minutes later rd stood s on the the; barn;
clothes, and stretching my aching limbs. l
found the witch grass had cut my, fingers
little, and that was about all the harm that
lie / expected them all to laugh at the break
fast-table and told my story rather sheep
ishiy; but when / got through, and looked
round, the folks had anything but smiliig
faces, and two of them passed me the dough-
nuts both at once. Mother cried outright.
"If he hadn't taken the right direction"
she said, cor had kept going in a circle"
Then she stopped; and so will 1.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08

light, Just as you choose l intend to be
obeyed during school hours. Out of school
am boy with you" His manly, deter
mined and pleasant course brought all of
the boys in sympathy with him except one
big, hullung fellow. He behaved fairly we'll
until recess. but when the boys were called
in he stayed out. Austin, seeing at once he
must conquer him, told him to come IN ~
the desk and give his reasons for not coming @
in when called. He made a frivolous excuse
IN n an impudent manner. Corbin. with a sud
held him down. and gave him i'm 81 severe vee Moor aog
ging, which lasted until he asked his pardon
After, that time the boy was the best in the
school, because afraid of the teacher, while
the county. ' ="
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08

SssS we never could 60 anywhere without
a run or a leap-frog, or something
of the sort-and now we were all lying on the
grass in the shade of an apple-tree, laughing,
painting and eating apples The ground was
covered with small, juicy fruit, mellow on the
upper side and hard underneath. They were
pretty sour, but we didn't care
1t was only halfpast four, and we had
two good hours before supper-time all to
ourselves. So we lay there, filling our pockets
with apples after we had eaten enough, and
began to propose plans.
Lets go down to the mill and see 'em
saw logs"
"Too far
We'll, who says L spy then?'
This suggestion was well received, and J.,
who had made it, proceeded to count off, one
dropping away every time until the last, who
happened to be Bob himself, was IT." and
was posted. against the tree with his eyes
covered
Fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, thirty-Im
comm when l get to three hundred" he
shouted, as we scattered in all directions.
At first | made for low wall near the
house, and had hardly time to gain it when
Bob gave a flourish, and with loud "Three
hundred-comin'! !" started for his prey
Peering through a crevice in the wall, and
finding he was coming in my direction,
place.
At that moment red squirrel bounded
lightly along the tops of the stones, and dis
appeared in a creviee between two boards of
the barn.
Instantly followed the hint. Creeping on
my hands and knees, / soon reached the cor
ner of the old gray building, and a moment
later was in the centre of the NOV, burrowing
down out of sight, until l was pretty conf
dent that it would take a smarter boy than
Bob Andrews to find me that time.
1t was remarkably comfortable in that NOV.
The hay was fresh on on top, and although had
took care not to disturb it much, so that the
dust did not trouble me. l could hear the
shouts of the boys as they were discovered,
of Bob who, to my great satisfaction, was
ransacking every nook and corner of the place
except the right one.
A couple Of swallows few in and out over
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a district where there was crowd of boys
who had driven three teachers out of the dis
trict. The first day he opened the school the
big boys were all on hand, to give the school
master fogging and drive him out. Austin
Corbin, seeing mischief in their eyes, said TO
them: "Boys, / came here to teach this
school. l understand there are some boys
here who brag that they will drive me out of
the district. Now, / intend to teach this
school throughout this winter, and we can
get along nicely together. or we can have a
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
AustiD CorbiD's Way

)NCERNING the youth of the
late Austin Corbin, the following
is related: Mr.. Corbin was born in
New Hampshire, and when eighteen
years old was offered high price
for those daYs, to teach a school in
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-08
Copyright by James Elverson.

Copyright by James Elverson.
MERE were seven of us, just out
of school, and ready for anything
in the shape of fun. 1t had been a
clear race from the school-house-
we never could 60 anywhere without
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creek from Palouse to Clinton streets
were passed.
Speed Ordinance Up.

speed ordnance Up.
An ordinance. regulating the speed
of automobiles within the business dis
trict and providing penalties for vio
lations was introduced and passed its
second reading, being finally shelved
until the next meeting when the speed
limit will be decided upon Fines
ranging from S. to $25 are provided for
violations of the ordinance.
Owners of chickens and other
feaInered animals win not be allowed
to let them roam at will hereafter, &C.
cording to an ordinance passed last
night providing fines from IS to $40
for violations of the new law.
The N.alla Walla Valley Traction
company was granted further exten.
sion of time for completing the new
street car system on account of the
noncompletion of the new Clinton
street bridge.
Mayor Kellough notified the council
last night that he would call meeting
of the committee of the whole some
day tnls week to take up the subject
of new city hall and the question
of introducing a new system of book
keeping.
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He FIRED BIG CAN OF BENzNE
Chester Young Risks Life to Avoid
Serious Fire at Paint Store of
OIds e. Sappinston.

While cleaning paint brushes in the
basement of Olds & Sappington's paint
and paper store, 126 East Alder street
this morning, Chester Young accident
ally fired a big can of benzine with a
candle.
Although in imminent danger of be-
ing badly burned Young picked up the
blazing can and carried it to the door
when he was forced to drop it.
Mr.. Young and other employees OF
the store put out the flames with
buckets of water before the building
took fire.
loung was slightly burned about the
face and suffered a severe burn on his
arm.
Both departments responded to an
alarm sent in from the paint store.
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Ready to Kill.

NEW YORK, Aug 29.-Another
special was started by Farley for
San Francisco, loaded with street-car
strike breakers. Three of the Farley
trains are now enroute trying to make
the trip in four days. Another train
will leave tonight and another tomor-
row.
Farley's headquarters resemble a
generals headquarters in the field.
The expeditions are being equipped
with ammunition and medical sup
plies. Seventy-five thousand rounds Of
ammunition were ordered and 100
revolvers furnished. A New York sur
geon will go. and will get assistants
in San Francisco.
Many union men who were trying
to pass as strike breakers, were eject
ed. Soon as he has $500 men enroute,
Farley will take a fast train himself
for San Francisco.
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der the accusations OF Attorney GOse
arose and enered a general denial o
the statements that there had been
any secrecy in he matter of adopting
specifications or awarding the con-
tracts. In regard to the statement
made by Attorney Gose that he was
not able to see the bids after they
had been opened Chairman Glasford
admitted that they had been myster
iously lost for a short time although
he denied knowing where they had
been. After they had been opened,
he said, they were turned over to the
city clerk with instructions to hand
them to the city engineer who was to
maze a tabulated statement of the cost
of the various pavements. Chairman
i. -asford said that afterward he heard
the bids had been lost but later they
turned up in the city engineers office.
After they had been figured he said he
took the bids to the city clerks Office
and placed them in a drawer with in
structions to City Clerk Reynolds to
let any one inspect them that wanted
to but not to carry them away.
Tries to Shut it Of.
Chairman Glasford insisted that as
he had asked for further time that
the controversy end but Attorney Gose
insisted that he be further heard on
the subject. He was finally granted
three minutes by Mayor Kellough on
suggestion of Councilman Tausick
who said the matter was of vital i'm
portance to the property owners and
any new light on the subject would be
of material benefit.
Given the floor again Attorney Gose
made the most sensational accusation
of the evening by declaring that former
Clerk Reynolds had told him that
Chairman Glasford, when he brought
the bids to the cledk's Office, locked
them up in his private box and gave
instructions to the clerk not to lea any
see them. He followed this up by
openly declaring that the council had
met one evening and decided on the
concrete foundations for asphalt in the
proportion of 1-4-7 and the very next
night held a secret meeting and chang
ed the specifications to 1-3-5 without
notifying him or any other agent OF
,, the Barber Asphalt company.
Chairman Glasford entered denial
to this statement that he had locked
the missing bids up in his private box
and given Clerk Reynolds instructions
not to let any one see them.
Mayor Kellough at this point ended
the discussion and Chairman Glasford
was given until the next meeting to
bring in a report on the petition from
property owners in District No. 25.
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ARE OPPOSED TO BL0oDlETT|NG
NO'ne OF the Union Men Object t.
sheepkilIing Contest Planned
for Labor Day.

Ihe sheep killing contest, advertised
v one OF the main attractions on the
Labor Day program to be held at the
grounds next Monday afternoon is
S'ousing considerable criticism among
'1le OF the union men and an effort
may be made to eliminate the contest
IRON the program.
pIominent member of the typo
NpnicaI union said yesterday that he
Oered such contests brutal and IN
os.I Iuch as many women and school
1oI' -en would undoubtedly attend the
Gay festivities at the fair
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HAVANA Aug 29.-The former
mayor of Cruces returned to the viii
lage at the head of 100 men, sacked
the stores and occupied the town.
Consolation is held for the rebels.
Marquetir, it is reported entered
Cabanas with a large band of insurg-
ents. The rebels removed the rails of
the Cuban Central railway in the
SOUTHERN part of Santa Clara prov
ince. The rurales brought in II priso-
ners.
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BURGLAR LOSES NERVE.
Breaks Glass in Window and Run:
Away in Frlqht.

Breaks Glass in Window .and Runs
Away in Fright.
A sneak thief got busy in the neigh.
borhood of Sharpstein School last
night. TINS morning the family of c.
h. Holloway, at 1888 Newell street
lound the glacs in the back kitchen
window broken.
An attempt had evidently been made
to take it out but the thief in doing
so broke it and getting scared at the
noise o. tho falling glass passed on.
His next effort was at the Chicken
house of E. X. Reynolds, TO Newell
street. A boy sleeping there --eard a
commotion among the feathered tribe
shortly after midnight and proceeded
to investigate. He arrived in time to
discover a man aaking a rapid hike
down the alley.
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EIGHTH GRADE EXAMS.

They Will be Held in Several Towns
During Tomorrow.
Eighth grade examinations will be
held tomorrow morning in Walla Wal
la, Wallulu and Waitsburg. These ex-
aminations are for those who failed to
pass in the regular examinations for
merly given.
Only a small number will take the
examinations in the three towns indi-
Gated which are the only ones who
made application for them.
The Walla Walla class will begin
work at 9 O'Clock in the Court House
under charge of Supt. Bond.
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STARTLING CHAf6isss[ ARE MADE
AGAINST MEMBERS Of COUNCIL
BARBER ASPHALT C0MPANYS ATTORNEY TELLS TALES
Accusation Made That Bids For Street Paving We're Concealed Until The Con-
tracts Were Let TO Alleged Favored Company By The Powerful Chairman
Of The Street Committee Councilman G|as0rd Denies Allegation

attorney C. C. Gose, representing
tbe BarUer Asphalt company, on the
floor of the council last night, made
sensational charges against Council
man Glasford chairman of the street
committee and the city council in gen.
,aral in which he insinuated that street
having contracts had been Sc
cratv awarded to the Warren Con-
stuction company; that deceit had
been employed in figuring the price of
buulith.c pavement by the square yard !;
that bids after they had been opened
had been purposely withheld from the
public and the agents of the Barber
..sphalt company in particular and that
nv such favors shown the Warren Con-
struction company the Barber Asphalt
company had never been able to get
a square deal in bidding on street
work
Charges are Sensational.
The charges were so sensational
that spectators in the council were
fairly stunned In sheer self defense
Councilman Glasford denied in toto
that he had been a party to such shady
transactions although admitting that
the bids for improvement Disericts
NOS. "a. 25, 26 and q had mysteriously
disappeared for a time but had later
turned up in the office of the city en-
gneer and ultimately came into his
own hands and had been filed in the
city clerks office.
The paving controversy was opened
again last night when Councilman
GlasfOrd, chairman of the street com
mittee asked for further time in which
to make a report on the petition OF
property owners in District No. "a
asking that the contract for paving be
tween North Sixth street and COlvllle
street be awarded to the Warren Con
structiOn company for asphalt at SIZE
per square yard.
Property Owners Present.
The petition was received at the las
council meeting but was referred tt
the street committee. 1t was under
stood that definite action would bt
taken by the council last night ant
IN anticipation of a fight severa
property owners in the district were
present.
Mayor Kellough inquired of Chair
man GlasfOrd, after further time hat
been requested if it would not be prop
eT ior the chairman to submit to th'
council for the benefit of the prOpert!
owners, tabulated estimate of the
cost Of the different pavements. Chair
man Glasford said he had no objec
uonS to making the estimates public
and read the following.
barber Asphalt company
Asphalt on concrete base, $32,S15.6'
BltuminOus macadam on concrete
oaSe, ............... 0,S54.l'
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OrloH to Butcher.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 29.-Gen-
eraI Orloff, who "pacified" the Baltic
provinces will be sent to Warsaw to
exterminate the terrorists.
The situation in Russia Is worse
than at any time since Alexander the
Second following whose assassination
if was necessary to create commit
tee of public security.
Premier Stolypin makes the state
ment in secret to his friends. A dis
patch says the whole township at
Tamboff was burned by revolutlonlsts.
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SUSPECT is PlNCHED.

Alleged Shooter of Policeman is Lock-
ed up In Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 29.-The
Po.-ce ,nis morning arrested charles ].
Green suspected of shooting Policeman
James Cook at Seventh and Townsend
streets early this morning. Cartridges
of the same calibre as thOOse with
which Cook was shot were found in
Green's pocket.
Cook is in the hospital in serious
condition.
The officer tried to arrest four men
caught stealing wire and the shooting
followed.
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KILLED DAUGHTERS SEDuCEF

LONG BEACH, CALF, Aug. 90
Wallace B. Belden young musician
this morning Wilson charged Belden
with being criminally intimate with
his 16-year-old daughter and Belden
was on his way to the Justices Office
on hearing of the charge when Will
son met and shot him. Wilson was ar
rested
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Hooted in Chicago.

CHICAGO. Aug. 29.-Twenty-seven
coaches in two sections of the Farley
train arrived here this morning having
gained 80 minutes in the effort to
make a record run to the coast. There
were slight delays on account of the
refusal of union trainmen to handle
the cars. Crowds hooted the men.
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grounds the contest should be called
off.
The contest. it is said, was arranged
for the benefit of the butchers union.
considerable rivalry exists between
the different shops and to settle the
question of skill among several OF the
butchers the contest was arranged.
Six contestants have entered for the
event.
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SHIP GOES ASHORE.

Sooner Celia Hits Rocks and One
BoatIoad is Missing.
PACIFIC GROVE, CALF. Aug. %
The steam schooner, Celia with lum-
Der from Santa Cruz to Monterey went
ashore ast night on rocks two miles
south of Point finneS.
One boat with the captain and 10
of the crew made the shore at Monte
rey in safety.
The other in charge of Mate Ander-
son with Mr.. Bishop, superintendent
of the Albion Lumber company, his
wife and three children and, Brigham
Kimtson mas not yet been heard from.
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Stir in Battles.

BERLIN, Aug. 29.-Another uprising
in the Baltic provinces in Russia is
predicted. German residents are fee
ing in great numbers declaring it to
be much worse than last year. They
say the storm is likely to break any
day. Preparations for an armed upris-
ing are completed and bloodshed worse
than any in the empire is certain
Very few Germans are left in western
Russia.