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James w. Paul. the father OF tho late Mary
Paul, wife OF William Waldorf Aston, died at
his country seat at Villa Nova. Pa. yesterday.
al the age OF 81 years. Mr.. Paul was noted as a
lawyer, although he had not practiccd for sew
CATION in The most c~X'iIsive circles Of PhiIo-
delphia society. He came OF an old philadcl-
phia family. He was born Nov: 4, 1916.
and was admitted to the bar in 1887.
During the civil war Mr.. Paul took a firm posi-
ton in support OF the Government. and. with
the late benjamin Gerhard. George ii. boxer.
and n few other equally, patriotic citizens, or.
gained the. Union Club, which was the germ
and nucleus from which grew the Union League
OF Philadelphia. which assumed later a promi-
nent position in aid Of the Government. There
Club. HoSM Mr.. Paul has left four living chi.
dren,. James W. Paul; Jr.; a member OF
the firm of prexel & Co; Frank w; Paul.
engineer. The late Mrs. William Waldorf Astor
S MTi P Allip Gifa p disdi { IN 1871 lssi! q She was ar aa @sad;
G. Bunker, a daughter OF Nathan Bunker, and
was one OF "A family of young women known for
Admiral Dahlgren. another the wife Of S. Abbott
Lawrence OF Boston, while a third was Mrs.
Taylor; well known in tMs society Of Phii4dei;
was the last OF this family.
Mr.. William Pethick Perry OF New York. who
died in Tivoli on Saturday from the effects Of an
while driving ten days before, was born in 1867
in Hamilton, Ontario. He is survived by a widow,
formerly Miss Anna Fargo of this city. and an
aunt, Mrs. Andrew NJ. Crooks of Plainfeld. y.
j. The funeral was held In ,Tiyoli. and tempo,
rary intcrInent was made in tho vault OF Mr..
John Henry Livingstone: Six years ago Mr..
Perry came to New York from Buffalo. During
most OF that time no was connected with the
Title Guarantee and Trust Company OF lac
Broadway.
Francis Morgan. who died at Spring Lake, n
j., on Sunday. was at one time one OF the best
known men in the mineral water business O
this city. He was born In Ireland about TO year.
ago, and came TO this country at an early age
He is survived by seven children.
Charles F. Dodge, who was connected with tn,
drug firm OF McKCsson & Robbins. died at hi
homo, 1853 West Eleventh street, on Saturday
| He was born in Holland, and was the brother o
the late cx.Judge William Dodge. He leave
a widow and one daughter.
Bartholomew Kelly. ono of Troy's pionee
citizens, died on Sunday evening. He was Dor
in County Cork. Ireland, Sept. 20. 1892, an
came to Troy in lsi7.
Prince Hugo OF Hohenlohe-O ehringen is deat
He was born in Stuttgart in 1916.
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"WASHEE TASHEE" SANS At ODDS.
Chinese Cut.Rate War Leads to California
sans Arrest for Libel.

New ROCHELLE, \. Y. Aug. 23.-Pcrsons
who wash shirts and many who wear shirts in
New Rochelle have been deeply stirred for a
month or more regarding a war OF rates between
the Chinese laundrymen Of the town. There
were half a dozen Cinnamon here when the war
began, and every few days one or another Of
them got out a circular announcing a lowering
Of prices. At the same time new Cinnamon
came and opened laundries, and.entered into the
competition.
California Sam has had a laundry opposite
the Post Office here for a long time. and. being
we'll established in business, he maintained his
prices and tried TO keep his customers. but it
was hard and aEgravating work when tie other
laundryInen got the price for shirts down to 1
cents each. When Sam Lee came last week
and opened a laundry only two doors
away California Sam got real angry and
he got out a circular. In this he declared that
Sam Lee was n bad man; that he had opened Il
LOT of different laundries in WCstchester county.
and that as soon as he got a good assortment of
clothing in his possession he closed up his places
and disappeared. carrying away the goods. sam
Lee. he said, kept. a secondhand clothing store
in Mott street, New York, where he sold the
clothing thus acquired.
Sam Lee got angry in turn when he saw this
circular. He retained eS-JudgeT ierney TO prose-
cute his defaner. and to-day they appeared be-
fore Justice Lampden and complained that
California Sam had criminally libellcd sam
Lee. On this complaint California Sam was
arrested and tonight he is in the lookup await.
Ing the result of an examination to be held be.
fore Justice Lampden tomorrow.
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POM X. soH,s SUNcUpAT1rE WILL.
Under the Law 1t 10 Void 40 Far ~ It Dis
poaes or Real Entnte-

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-The nuncupative
will OF Pom Kwong Sob. tho Corean. who died
here recently, is no nearer probate than il was
when it was filed. and it is doubtful II 1t is ever
admitted TO probate. At any rate, the bcnedci.
AIRY. Sung Bong PAX. will not get the house and
lot which is left TO him. and may not get tho
other property. Under the law a nuncupative
will does not pass real estate. SO that part Of the
will is void. or course, PAX cannot take possess
sion OF the house and lot. and there is an inter
estins question as to who will get 1t. Under the
law it should go to Mrs. Sob for life. with entail
to Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Che. sisters OF the deceased,
but as they are not permitted to appear before
notaries and make oaths In Corea they cannot
prove their relationship and take the property.
There is n mortgage on the real estate for
81, 600. and 1t Is supposed that the property will
eventually fall to the holders OF the mortgage.
Otherwise IL will remain vacant until sold for
taxes. Judge Bradley, who admitted Sob to
citizenship. will probably pass upon the will. as
Justice Hagner OF the Probate Court is out OF
the city. The question OF citizenship has moth
ing TO do with the passing OF the real estate.
BY tho terms Of the will PAX WAS TO have the
house and all its contents, as we'll as the per-
sonal property.
1t was held to-day that IL the box containing
$1,000 in Government bonds was in the house
PAX would get IL, but II found In a safe deposit
vault or elsewhere it would not pass to him by
the nuncupative will.
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Z. PARKER DEAooN,s ILLNESS.
Little Hope That lie Will Regain Control or
His Mind.

HIS Ntn0.
Boston, Aug. 23.-When a reporter called at
the Mclean Asylum this afternoon and asked
about the condition OF Edward Parker Deacon.
who was sent there last week because OF a men
tai breakdown. he received this answer from
the chief physician:
MI. Deacon is getting along as well as can
be expected. We cannot give any particulars
10 the press about the condition Of any OF our
patients. and for that reason we do not care to
discuss the case"
1t was learned from another source that
Lawyer Blake had called during the morning
to talk with the physician in charge about Mr..
Deacon. and left after giving the hospital au-
thoritles Instructions to give the patient the
best of care and treatment without regard to
expense. A cousin of Mr.. Deacon was also
the patient and conversed with him. but did
not dwell on business or family matters. He
left the institution with but little hope that the
unfortunate man would ever regain his mind.
Mr.. Deacon. will await the decision OF the
physician having the case in charge before they
decide that the patient is incurably insane.
Lawyer Blake has placed Mr.. Deacon entirely in
charge OF the hospital authorities.
DR.. q. r. Jelly, the expert on insanity. who
examined Mr.. Deacon and committed him TO the
Mclean Asylum. refused to discuss the case.
Since the killing Of .Abeille by Mr.. Deacon the
latter has not been In Boston very frequently.
He has. however. made occasional visits
here. and on those occasions has usually
been accompanied by his children. At one time
he had all OF the children in his custody. but by
agreement with his wife he gave her the charge
OF two OF them. At the present time it is under
with the mother. and one OF them is in a private
school in this city.
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TO ARR4IGS LYNCH LAW.
Bishop Grant Is Making Arrangements for the
Coming Conference.

Bishop Abraham Grant went TO Boston yes
terday to confer with Afro.Americans there
regarding the proposed convention 10 discuss
lynch law. He had just returned from Phila-
dclphia, and he had this 10 say:
when ARRIVED in Philadelphia I was over
whelmed with communications from leading
men. both white and Colored, who had become
interested in our proposed convention, and who
desired 10 know all about it. A call will DO
issued for the convention within a very short
time and it will be signed by five or six OF the
most representative men OF the race in each
State. The conference will not be composed of
co!ored men and women alone, but we will in
wife 10 deliberate with us people Of all races who
are friendly 10 the negro.
THE negro has been so long misrepresented
and the sentiments OF the leading men of the
race relative to lynChings have been SO perverted
shall be fully represented. so that We may go on
record in this matter once for all. IL is not our
purpose TO dcnounce lynchings in Georgia and
Mississippi. and to say that the officials of these
States are to blame for the preparation OF the
great outrages upon American law and American
institutions, but we will denouncc ~lynching
wherever il occurs. ana will hold the officials of
New York and Ohio equally culpablc with tho
officials OF Mississippi or Georgia who permit
such crimes.
I'VE have no apology 10 make for the man
who commits rape, but as American citizens and
lovers of our country we believe in the Sanctity
and majesty OF the law, and feel that they can
be maintained. 1t is "A grave indictment that
has been brought ,aGa!nst, the negroes OF tho
give answer to the indictment. and we will leave
the verdict with the American people,
i: is likely that the convention Will be held
ton is favored by many because II is tho capital
of the nation. Those who favor Atlanta say
that ii was in that city. during the Atlanta Expo
sition, that the negro made the best showing
along all lines.
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EXCITEMENT IN ST. LOUIE.
Nen Went wild when the Bottom Dropped
Out OF the wheat Market.

Bzen Went wild when the Bottom Dropped
Out OF tho wheat Market.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 23.-Scenes bordering on q
panic were witnessed on the Merchants Ell.
change this morning. Just when tho bulls felt
most assured that wheat would keep sailing
skyward, the bottom dropped out of the market.
In two minutes the price droppedf ave cents. 1t
was a slump that set men wild.
At the opening the pit was crowded For Q
minute after the gong sounded not q word was
said about wheat. Corn claimed the traders at
tention until George B. lesson of the Manson
Commission Company cried excitedly:
Give $l.05 for December wheat"
The crowd Of business men around the pit
rushed on Mr.. lesson as IL they wanted to tear
him limb from limb in their anxiety to sell him
great bull raid on Saturday. was a seller ut the
opening. to-day, He sold 10000. bushels at
$l.O5. In exactly two minutes by the exchange
clock Schreiner bought back the wheat at 81 u
bushel. The deal Melted him a profit Of 81. 600.
A 8 for several days, the local traders watched
the Chicago market closely. Just after George
lesson aS rec the price At a record breaking
had slumped from 81 to e?lec. The effect of
this news was magical. Men looked at the
board, gave a start, then ran to the pit and of.
fered their wheat with tho wild abandon OF
maniacs.
After the opening and the big slump the
was not heavy. The closing quotations, ON
December, s1.OOas. q loss OF 2iec.; May. S1.O2ia.
q loss of 3hc.
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WILLIAM RIEDEL 4 SUICIDE.
Suffering with Mciancholin. He HanES Himself
in the KlnEs County state HospitaL.

William Fdcdcl, 81 years old. n manufacturer
OF 147 Jefferson street, Brooklyn. committed
suicide on Thursday, at the Kings County State
Hospital, but the news was not made known
until last night. About q year ago Mr.. Isiedel
became affected with mclancholia. Everything
possible was done to divert his mind by change
Of scene and surroundings. but there was no i'm
provement. and at the beginning OF the year his
relatives were forced TO have him removed to
the asylum. A room was specially fitted up for
him. and as he vas an exceedingly quiet patient
he was given the freedom Of the grounds. and
spent most OF his time during the summer in the
open air. His friends called 10 see him fire.
quently and were encouraged 10 look forward TO
his permanent recovery.
On Thursday evening, while returning with q
score or more of patients from the grounds. he
managed 10 slip 10 his room without being OBJ
served by John Scckcl. the attendant who had
charge OF him. II was only an hour later, when
the patients were gathered at supper. that no
was missed. SeCkel then hurried To his room
and found him dead. suspended by the neck
with u piece OF rope from a hook he had fastened
In the wall. Where he got the rope and hook
could not be asccrtained, but he il supposed to
have picked them up around one OF the new
buildings in course OF erection. Coroner COombs
was notified of the suicide 10y nr. X. NJ. Elliott,
the medical superintendent and held an inquest
on the following day. No one was censured by
the jury.
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4 LITTLE SLUMP IN WHEAT
II Drops About . Cents nn = Natural Reaction
from Its Continued Rise.

from Its continued HStse.
Tho long.expected break in the price Of wheat
took place yesterday, but, considering the al
most Uninterrupted upward movement of the
last ten days. in which prices have advanced
about II cents q bushel. the reaction was COM
paratively slight. Tho figures at which the final
trades were made in the local market showed a
loss. as compared with the closing quotations
Saturday. Of Ia to . cents.
Almost unparalleled excitement prevailed dur
Ing the carly trading. The September futures
opened on simultaneous sales in different parts
of the pit at prices ranging from S1.05io to
Sl.o5a, against 81 .o5lo. the closing price on
Saturday, and, influenced by heavy realizing
sales for both local and foreign accounts. 1t
broke rapidly to $l.o3a. During the de-
cline the pit and surrounding floor wero
crowded with scared brokers. frantically
endeavoring to unload their long holdings.
Loading quoted somewhat after the first few
minutes. and, following a recovery in the Chi
$l.o6a, which eQualled the highest curb price
on Saturday and broke the previous official
record by lie cents. There were thereafter
liberal liquidations continued throughout the
day. The official closing was at 81. 03la.
The December futures opened on simultaneous
urday. and dropped by Quiet stages to SO and
closed at $40 %.
Continental houses were heavy sellers through.
the Russian Government Is meditating the pro-
mitigation of a decree prohibiting the export Of
wheat owing to the great crop shortage in south
| duty on wheat. English houses also sold on a
liberal scale. The purchases for foreign ae-
count were extremely light, aggregating only
about 40. 900 bushels.
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Charlie. Coo,e. the Actor. Dead.

Charles Coote. the actor. died yesterday Of
Bright's disease at 1873 Fifth avenue. after a
short illness. He had been engaged to appear
last night with Roland Reeds company at the
Boston Museum.
Mr.. Coote was born in England about 35 years
ago. and came TO this city first with his sister.
Carrie Cootc, to act at WallaCk's Theatre.
He came OF a theatrical family. and his
brother. Bert. is an actor in vaudeville
now. His principal successes here wcro
made in The Private Secretary" "Niobe. and
THE Prodigal Daughter He was one OF the
first actors to put the English coster on the
stage. His last appearance in New York was
made in " Excelsior. Jr.."a at the Olympia. He
was a member OF the Players Club.
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Going to Sail for the Yukon n. Once

New LoNDoS Conn.,, Aug. 23.-Several young
men OF Noank are preparing to start Immediate
~ for the klondike in the schooner ]. D.. Latham.
The gold-seekers expect to reach Alaska early
next spring. Capt. John Ashley will be in COM
mand.
The crew will be made up of First Mate Cur
don Morgan, Second Mate Henry Ebbetts, Third
Mate George Parlow. Surgeon Moses Rathbun,
Steward G.. Main, Sailors James Stackhouse,
Don Ross and Harry O'Brien.
Tcamstcr w. +. Dunn is cartiig provisions
and luggage for the men every day. and the
schooner is rapidly loading up for the long voy-
age. The vessel lies at 4. II. Pottcr's wharf in
Noank. where the crew is already aboard, get
ting things shipshape for the trip.
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ON THE SAN FRANo1soo BOARD.
Moro Than . Flurry. but tho General Marie,
IL Regarded ~ Strong.

L. Regarded ~ Strong.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 23.-There was wild OK.
element among wheat brokers to-day. as every
one was nervous and the bulls were fearful of a
heavy break. Tho market sagged In sympathy
with tho break in Chicago. but after violent
fluctuations closed strong. Tho possibilities of
gambling were enough to satisfy the heaviest
%plunger. as the quotations varied five points.
and the excitement ran higher than on any
previous day during the recent boom.
The total sales were $4,000 ~centals. which
Is greater by 10000 centals than tho best
record Of last Friday. December opened at 1876
a Genital and closed L at 1851. the lowest price of
the day being 1854 and the highest 1877. May
opened at 1884 and closed at 1888. So the
market on futures was quite steady.
Shipowners have advanced their asking fig
ures on freiRhts. and, although disengaged
ships are numerous. 2Ss. Sd. 10 demanded, while
27s. Sd. Is offered. The general market 10 still
attributed to tho drop in Chicago. caused by big
operators taking their profits. Gable advices
were received hero to-day from Buenos Ayres
saying that frost had killed the eggs OF worms,
and that unless something unforeseen occurred
the wheat crop of Argentina would be large.
1t ia estimated that the export crop this season
will amount to 100000 tons.
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WHERE Is AGENT KREBEs9
Representative OF tbs Southern Pacific Not in
Kentucky TO Receive Local Notices.

Kentucky 10 bSeCOhNo hfekhi NOttccn.
FRANKFORT, KY, Aug. 23.-Charlos F. Krcbes.
agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad. is alb
sent from the State without leaving a legal rep
resentative on whom notices can be served, and
has abandoned the office required to be kept as
provided in the charter.
Several weeks ago notice was sent to the com.
pany, directed to Krebes, who is reported to the
Secretary of State as tho authorized agent in
this State, requesting nm official report to the
State Board of Valuation and Assessment Of all
the property owned by the company. No reply
was made and the Auditor sent a summons to
Sheriff Pnanz Of Louisville directing him TO
serve the notice on Krebes.
The Sheriff called at the Office designated by
the Pacific Company in the Secretary of states
office, but was told that Krcbcs had gone to Chi
cago. Krebes did not leave his address or
designate any one upon whom notice could
be served. The Board Of Valuation and Assess.
ment is much surprised at the action of the
Pacific Company. and evidently believes the
company is preparing TO abandon the charter. or
at any rate Is taking desperate chances. 1t ia
believed Krebes left at the instance OF the com.
pany to avoid summons. and unless the road
Auditor stone, Secretary OF the Board Of Valua.
tion and Assessment, said:
I'VE sent out the notices to Mr.. Krebes. and
on receiving no response authorized Sheriff
Phanz to serve the He has been un.
able to find Krebcs. The Southern Pacific Com.
other State and abandon the charter. or they are
playing a very reckless game in failing to keep
an Office in Louisville. The company must know
the plain provisions Of the charter requires this.
They further know that there are other ways
in which process may be had on them
Attorneys Humphrey and Davie, for the South.
ern Pacific Company, filed briefs in the cases OF
the State aggrcgating 1000 penalties for
failing to report. The company takes the
ground that IL owns no property in this State
and is not required to report. and further that
ii is not liable for more than one years penalty
on the ground OF Limitation.
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PENxsY1VANIA's WHEAT oRoP.
It VIII Reach 30. boo. 600 Buaheis. ana III.
Farmers Have Most or It Vet.

IL Will AAooch O.OOObOOO bu1nolns on0 tn0
Farmers Have Most or It Yet.
HARRISBURG. Pa. Aug. 23.-"The area do
voted to wheat In Pennsylvania" said Secre-
tary of Agriculture Edge to-day. docs not vary
materially from year to year. This ranges from
1.275,0OO to 1850. 900 acres. and this years
acreage was fully an average one. the crop being
satisfactory both In quantity and quality. A
conservative estimate makes the production
about 2O,O00.O0O bushels. and the increase in
value can be understood when 1t Is stated that
very little wheat has been sold by the farmers
of the State. This year the advance came at n
time when the farmer can reap the full benefit
Of the jump in price. Ordinarily he disposes of
his surplus stock to meet the demands upon him
before the advance in price along about April.
with the present figures as a basis the gain
in values to the farmers of Pennsylvania by
reason OF the great advance in wheat is simply
enormous. and the effect will DO felt In all chan
nels Of trade for a long time. Country store
keepers report q stimulus that had not been
experienced during the past six years. and. az
the prices of corn. oats, rye. and potatoes, also
promise to respond to the advance made by
than for a number OF years."
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CoERCED ALASKAN INDIANS.
when Threatened with Guns They Agreed %
Pack FreIght for l5 Cents n Pound.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Aug. 23.-Mr. J. Fleming
writes from Sksgway 20 Vancouver: We pas
sengcrs on the steamer Capilnno promised to
help the Indians widen the White Pass trail il
they would pack our baggage at IS cents a
pound. We widened the trail, when they refused
to pack for less than 80 cents. We took our
guns out and surrounded them. Some OF US
were pretty desperate. Several were going to
shoot when the Indians threw ZIP their arms.
shouting that they would take ii through for
nothing. We gave them 10 cents a pound. All
of us shot The rapids in the cahons. 1t was q
most terrible experience with the coffin boapg
built here. There will be dozens drowned here"
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ChoLsd TO Death ON his Fence.

~'ANcEBURo, KY. Aug. 23.-The Rev. Thomas
hawthorne. aged 10 years. residing on Pleasant
Hluse, a few miles southwest OF this city, met
AtFagic death in a peculiar manner yesterday
afternoon. A hog had been going into his grape
melosure. and he went out TO tho place on the
,hi!islde TO nail on a paling. While at work his
foGt slipped and he fell. His neck was caught
Sr'Meen me palings in the fence. He was found
Al hour later. having strangled 10 death.
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COOPERATIVE HAT FACTORY.
Delegate Warmers Labor Temple Plan IL
Illustrated nt Orange.

1t was announced yesterday that the first CO.
operative hat factory in this country has been
established at Orange, j.. by a number of un'
employed hatters belonging 10 the Orange branch
OF the Hattcrs' Union. The prod uct of their work
Is $40 bc sold through the medium Of the labor
exchanges which George Warner. delegate OF
the Machinists' Union, has been booming at the
Central Labor meetings for some months.
The medium of exchange is to be either money
or. II necessary, the sort OF non-intercSt bearing
scrip r~edeemable in labor. with which Warner
means TO purchase the materials for the PROPOSED
Labor Temple for New York.