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mUTUALIzE EQUITABLE
Formal Transfer of Ryan's Stock Is
Announced at Terms on Which
He Made Purchase.

New York. July 2o.-A majority of
the stock. carrying a controlling inter
est in the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety. which was acquired by Thomas
Il. Ryan by purchase from James
.Hazen Hyde, has been formally trans
ferred to the BOARD of trustees. which
is headed by Grover Cleveland. This
announcement was made today by
George r. Parker, secretary of the
Equitable trustees.
New York, July 2O.-From a circular
of the Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety it was learned today that Thomas
+. Ryan. who recently purchased the
stock holdings of James H.. Hyde. has
made an agreement with three trustees
of the Ryan holdings and the newly
elected directors to sell the stock he
purchased back to the Equitable So
ciety.
This sale is to be made as soon as
possible, it is stated. and Mr.. Ryan has
agreed to turn it into the society. thus
thoroughly mut,lalizing if for thu
same sum he paid for it, $4,000 plus
4 per cent. interest between the dates
Of his purchase and the sale.
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WEAVER TO PROSECUTE
Secretary Root, as Lawyer, Advises
Philadelphia Mayor to Supersede
District Attorney.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 2o.-As a re-
suit of advice received from Elihu Root.
Of counsel for Mayor Weaver, it is prob
able that the mayor will within a few
days institute criminal prosecutions
against certain persons who are promi-
nent in municipal affairs. Mr.. Root adj
vises the mayor hat in the face of the
refusal of District Attorney John c.
Bell to take the initiative in bringing
further prosecutions the mayor should
exercise his right to go before a magis-
trate and carry the prosecutions as far
as the law will permit him.
This opinion was sent to Mayor
Weaver today, and was the result of a
conference held in New York last FRI
day. Those who participated in the
conference, besides Mr.. Root and the
mayor, were former United States At
torney General Wayne MacVeagh, who
is counsel for the committee of nine
of this city; former Judge James Gay
Gordon. private counsel for Mayor
Weaver, and Julien T. Davies and Jo-
seph Sauerbach of counsel for the COM
mittee of seventy.
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BUSY MAKING HAY.
Considerable Loss OF Glover During
Wet Weather.

Des Moines, Ia, July 20.-The re-
port of the bureau of crops and wealth
er says:
The week was cool, with excess of
cloudiness and scattered showers UNI
til the 14th, Which brought a period Of
high temperature, with more favor
able conditions for haymaking, finish
ing cultivation of late corn and har-
vesting fall wheat, rye and early oats
and barley. In the southern half OF
the state, except in fields too wet for
binders, these small grain crops have
been u In the northern half barley
and rye are being harvested, and oats
and spring wheat are ripening nor
mally, with promise of fair yield: Hay
making is well advanced in all dis
tricts where local conditions were
fairly good, but there has been con-
siderable loss Of clover hay that was
cut prior to the 18th. The corn crop
is now making excellent progress in
all districts, except on very wet lands,
which will be eliminated from the
acreage in final estimates of yield. In
earliest fields tassels are noted, and
he color is good. The general outlook
for field crops is very good. AS yet no
material damage by rust or blight is
indicated in the grain fields. The hay
crop is heavy, and pasturage is above
normal. Early potatoes yield abund-
antly. The apple crop is d~isappoint.
ing.
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OSCAR is SATISFIED.
"Hoped to God" No Effor: Would Bs
Made to Force Norway Sack in
tho Union.

London, July 20.-Whea 1T was II
nounced Yesterday in an interview With
King Oscar that he hoped TO COD
that the Swedish people would remain
calm and not attempt to force Norway
into an involuntary union, he was un-
doubtedly in earnest. lie ls not sac
riticing much.
When the Norwegian storthing, by a
simple decree, declared the union with
Sweden dissolved and that the king of
the two countries had ceased to act an
king OF Norway, the material loss oi
King Oscar and h royal family OF
the Bernadottes was not so great as
might seem at the first blush. The
union has been more nominal than leal
and the golden link of the crow has
never been particularly solid. King
Oscar has, indeed. at n stroke lost
nearly half Of his subjects and con-
siderably more than one-third OF his
territory, but in Norway the monarchy
has never drawn from the state rev.
enues an excessive income. King Os-
car has encouraged n lavish X
penditure in the management of his
court, and a modest civil list. supple
mented by a moderate private fortune
has sufflced for the needs of the oNa
family, which has in many respects
formed habits of democratic simplicity
The civil list of King Oscar as king
of Sweden is about s363,710. and the
royal family enjoys also an annuity OF
about $50. 800, voted to King a XIV
Sweden. Norway allowed the monarch
a civil list much less than half that
granted by Sweden, about S136.250, on
which to maintain the royal dignity.
BY law King Oscar was bound to'
pass six weeks annually in Norway
Until recently-and it must be remem-
bered he is In his nth year-he attends
odd a1.c,.1- vaoY. tho nnaninp of fha Nor
wegian storthing. and on n of his
visits to Norway resided In one or the
other of the royal residences at Chris
tiania, the royal palace and his coun-
try seat, Oscarthal.
The royal palace, situated on an emf
hence in the western part of h city
was built in 1922-1S4S, II with the gar
dens did not cost more than $122, GOO.
voted by the storthing. The private
apartments contain paintings and
sculptures by Norwegian artists, most
of which We're presented to the king
and queen on their silver wedding in
1882. The throne room contains por.
traits of Oscar I. and Queen Josephine.
besides other members OF the royal
family.
The second royal residence C"Oscar's
Hall') makes q favorite excursion for
visitors to C~hristiania. as it is beau
tifull2 situated or the Christiania
Fjord, two miles from the city. 1t was
built in 1S47 by King Oscar L.. in Anglo
Gothic style. 1t was sold by Charles
XIV. to the government, but was set
apart for the use of the reign:ng mon
arch. The painter, Tidemand, is well
represented by some Of his characteris-
tic pictures of Norwegian peasant life.
In the grounds are to be seen antique
Norwegian buildings. an old Norwegian
church, dating from the twelfth CEN
fury and typical farm houses of tho
country,
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MURDER SUSPECTED
ZOE 4 DAKOTA WIDOW
Mas Forced to Marry Against
Her Will and Husband Died
Soon Afterward.
RuMoRs OF FOUL PLAY
Eusband Died in . sert Of Choking
spsll, So u Il Alleged, and the
sS Body Has Been Exhumed in
Hope Of Learning Truth.

Yankton, s.. D.. July n.-News
reaches here from the east end of
Gregory county of q possible murder
that the county commissioners have
ordered the states attorney OF that
county to Investigate. It pea that
ii young Observation-Disclosures was
forced into an unwelcome marriage by
her father. She married a young coun-
trynlan by the name of Zimblemann,
who after five weeks of married life
had a sudden choking spell after sup
per one evening and died. No physi-
clan was called and the young man
buried without the cause of death
being ascertained The body has now
been exllumed and experts will pc
called upon8t to see If traces Of poison
can be found. The dead man vas a
quiet person, while his wife was widely
different, and 1t was from her remarks
as to disliking her husband and dis
paraging his character after his death
that the rumors OF foul play We're
started and shave at length led to the
recent Investigation ordered.
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WEEDS MILLIONAIRE.
Miss Rose Pastor, the Pretty Jeweas,
Becomes the Bride Of John G.
Phalns Stnkas

Stamford, Conn, July 20.-The we'd
ding of Miss Rose Pastor to John G.
Phelps Stokes, second son of Arson
Phelps Stokes. which took place at
20 today in st. Lukes Episcopal
church at Noroton was exceedingly
modest in it's appointments. There
were no brides1paids.
The bride Wore q simple dress of
white mousseline de sole. After the
ceremony a wedding breakfast was
served at the country residence of the
groom's parents. Nearly 100 guests
We're present. 1t is the intention of Mr..
and Mrs. Stokes to go abroad for about
two months. Upon their return they
will take up their residence Oh the
lower esst side in New York, where
they will continue the settlement work
among the poor in which both have
been engaged for yHars. Miss Pastor
is a jewess who has achieved fame
by her devotion to settlement work and
has accomplished great good. She is
a poor girl Of brilliant intellectual at
tainments. Her husband is a multi
millionaire and a graduate of Yale,
who elected to abandon the world and
consecrate his life to settlement work.
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:. sufferina hal chicaao.

Chicago, July 2O.-The crest of the
torrid wave which has brought death
to many and suffering to thousands for
the past three days today covers the
Atlar.tic seaboard and although tenn
in the middle west and north
west AVE moderated slightly, the peo-
pie of those sections experienced little or
no relief from the excessive heat.
The government weather bureau,
while predicting scattered showers and
slightly lower temperature in the west
ern lake region tomorrow, says condi-
tions do not point TO n decided fall in
temperature.
In his city today the government in
strulnents registered at so degrees at 10
o'clock with every indication that yes
terday's record of 81 would be equalled,
If not surpassed.
During the night and up to eleven
today there were three deaths attribut-
i've to heat making a total of 10 since
yesterday morning.
Prostrations were numerous and stuff
sring in tenement districts was severe,
especially among children.
Reports from eastern cities show that
today is the hottest Of the season. At
Philadelphia the thermometer regis
tered nine degrees higher than yester-
day and the heat reached the record
mar at Boston. Baltimore, New York
and other points.
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WAVE
HITS THE EAST
Record Temperatures Are Re-
ported From Philadelphia,
Baltimore and New York.
WEST A BIT COOLER
Death to Many and Suffering to Count
less Thousands Is the Result of
the Terrific Heat That I.
Being Experienced.

New York, July 20.-An area of OPP
pressive heat that brings to mind with
unpleasant vividness the record break.
ing summer of 1901 has settled down
over the eastern and New England
states, already numbering hundreds
among it's victims and causing inGe.
,cribahle suffering to thousands in this
and other cities.
From all points came the story of the
hottest day of the summer. attended
with frequent prostrations n not a
Few deaths. Philadelphia reported a
maximum temperature of GS.3. the high
est figures officially noted. In this city
the weather bureaus high mark was
rs. while in Boston "a was recorded.
The official thermometers located in
exposed places above the street did not,
however. indicate the temperature in
which the ordinary mortal moved, and
many street thermometers indicated a
temperature of 100 or higher, some re-
liable Instruments registering 104 and
los.
Following are the maximum temper
atures officially reported in the larger
cities, with the known cases of prostra-
kion and death.
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BRIDE DANCES FOR DAYS
Pretty Marie Micka Earns $50 at Her
Wedding Eestixitias.

Racine, Wis, July 20.-Marie Micka.
belle of the Hungarian settlement Of
Racine n the bride Of Mike" Micka.
is the envied one of all the young ma
irons Of foreign clement of the city.
For many moons the young gallants
of Hungarian society have ionged to
dance with Marie. but Mike" guarded
her with lowering brows and it was not
until the wedding feast was In fun
swing and the Hungarian custom of the
bride dancing with the men guests for
u silver coin was involved that their
chance came.
y Marie danced two days and evenings
and when the money was counted last
night she owned $3.50 and had ripped
the Hungarian dances with 500 part
ners. Mike" is reconciled. The $50
will furnish their modest cottage.
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TROLLEY LINE TO H,LLs.
Company la Incorporated at spearhsA
to Captain Project.

Spehariish, S. d., July 1o.-A trolley
line between this city, other valley
ttwns and the northern Hills seems as,
sured. A company known as the Black
Hills Traction company has filed Its
Incorporation papers with the county
auditor and is prepared to put through
an Immense scheme. This will include
not merely the building of the trolley
tine between these cities, but also the
development of an immense water
power ON Red Water.
The company has purchased the old
John H. Burns ranch at the mouth OF
Crow creek and has secured all the nee
essary rights. Work will begin at once
upon a ditch five and a half miles long,
which will be built from the mouth OF
Grow creek north to the point where n
traction house will be located. From
1900 to 1,4o0-horse power can easily be
developed, and as 1t is estimated that
not over 300 will be necessary for the
manipulation Of the trolley lines, the
company will be able to make O large
profit from the sale Of the remaining
power. This will be available for mines
and mills Of all kinds throughout the
northern Hills and will doubtless enable
many mines to work successfully that
otherwise could not afford the neces-
sary power.
Henry Keats, a prominent cattle
man, and j. F. Summers, banker, both
of this city, are president and vice
president, respectively, of the new
company. 1t has been capitalized Tor
$500, 900, and $4,000 is already In the
treasury.
Operations will begin Immediately,
and it is hoped to have h plant In OPP
Grafton before snow flies.
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PLEASED WITH THE OUTLOOK.
Harry Hunter Makes Inspection of
Crops.

Chamberlain, S. D., july 15.-Harry
Hunter, special agent OF the Milwaukee
company, is in Chamberlain, after making
O pretty extended tour of inspection of
crop conditions throughout the northwest,
and South Dakota in particular. He states
that in all directions the outlook for a rec
ord breaking crop could not be excelled.
Nowhere, however. has he found better
prospects tina in the new territory be-
ing tapped by extension OF the Milwaukee
company In Lyman county. He declares
that fields of wheat he examined will sure
~ run as high as 40 bushels to the acre.
The straw growth and heads are simply
immense, n the grain stands as thick
on the ground as it possibly could. Corn,
barley and oats also are simply perfect.
Small grain is well filled out, and early
sown wheat will be ready for the harvest
by August 1,
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HOOKER ON THE STAND
Supreme Justice of New York Denies
Charges Of Malfeasance in
Office,

Albany. N. Y, July 20.-Justice War
rem B. Hooke today was a voluntary
witness at his trial before the joint
legislature on the charge growing out
of the postal investigation. job B.
Stanchfield, senior counse for the jus
tice, first questioned the defendant and
the replies covered Hooler's career uI
to and including his service il con-
gress which ceased in 1898. The coun-
sci then took up the question of the
postofice appointments. Hooker said
that it was the custom in many dis
tricts for retiring congressman to have
the postofice patronage. He spoke
feelingly Of a vast number of requests
that come to congressman. Many OF
his constituents, said he, regarded him
as an errand boy between them and
the departments.
In the charges against Hooker, it is
alleged, that Frank p. Ball, Of Dun
kirk, was given a position in the FIRE.
doni postoffice at the solicitation of
Hooker; that he never performed any
service and that his salary al APP
piled to ~liquidating notes given by Ball
and endorsed by Hooker's wife.
The witness asserted neither he nor
his wife loaned a dollar directly to Ball.
Mrs. Hooker went on his notes only az
an accommodation endorser. The posi-
ton in the p%ostofflce did not come TO
Ball, Judge Hooker said, until two years
after the notes were made. Ball, ac-
cording to the witness, came to him
and asked his aid in securing a position.
Hooker saw the first assistant post
master general in regard to appointing
Ball to the place in the Fredonia post
office and subsequently wrote George
w. Beavers, chief of the division of SAL
aries and allowances, q letter which the
prosecution has introduced as import
ant evidence.
The fact that Ball was not doing any
work in the Fredonia p%ostofice, witness
averred, was never brought to his no
tice. nor did he ever have any CONVEX
sation with Ball or arrangement by
which he was to do no york in his posi-
ton and apply h salary toward the
payment Of the notes.
OF his nephew, Maurice Hooker, he
said he never knew young Hooker was
farming OUT his position as a laborer
In the Fredonia p%ostofhce and not ac-
tually doing the work.
II never paid a dollar" said the wit
ness, "of the money which Postmaster
Taylor, of Fredonia, restored to the
government for Balls and Hooker's
Salaries"
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eARNERINe THE CROP.
Harvest Is Progressing Rapidly in
Nebraska,

Lincoln. Neb., July 2O.-The Nebraska
weather and crop bureaus bulletin
The past week has been dry, with a
slight excess in temperature. The mean
daily temperature averaged for the
week 2 degrees above normal III west
ern counties and just normal in east
ern.
The rainfall was confined to showers
in extreme eastern counties. The
amount was generally less thar one-
half an inch, but exceeded one inch in
parts of Nemaha county and was near
ly three inches in parts of Richardson
county.
Harvesting has progressed rapidly
The past week and winter wheat is
about all cut. Thrashing has COM
nenced quite generally and indicates
an excellent crop, better thar was ex-
pected, both as to yield and quality.
Carly oats is generally cut in central
md southern counties and late oats is
opening rapidly. Oats is improving
rapidly and as a whole will be a better
crop than seemed probable a few weeks
ago. Haying progressed rapidly. The
second crop of alfalfa is good and is
being u in good condition in
southern counties. The high tempera-
cure the last part of the week was very
favorable for the growth of corr and
t advanced rapidly toward normal con-
dition. A few fields of early corn are
beginning to show tassels. Much corn
was cultivated the past week after the
wheat was cut.
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WEATHER HELPS CROP
Weekly Crop Bulletin Indicates Favor.
able Growth in All Cereals
in the United States.

r
Washington, July 20.-The weekly
bulletin of the weather bureau sum
marizes the crop conditions as follows:
Favorable temperatures prevailed
during the week ending July II
throughout the country. Intense heat
on the Pacific coast during the latter
part of the previous week was followed
by decidedly lower temperature. Heavy
rains interfered with work in the Ohio
valley and over a large part of the
South Atlantic and east Gulf states.
but a very general absence of rain in
west Gulf districts, with only light
showers over much of the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys, afforded
favorable opportunity for much need
ed cultivation. Rains would be of great
benefit in the southern plateau region
Corn has made splendid progress
throughout nearly the whole Of the
corn belt and Is decidedly improved In
the states OF the Missouri valley, where
its previous progress had been retarded
by cool weather.
While the general outlook for his
GRO is very promising. it has sustained
some injury on the lowland in the
Missouri and in portions Of the At
lantic and east Gulf states. and is not
In a good state Of cultivation in por-
tions of h Ohio valley.
Further reports of injury to har-
vested winter wheat are received from
the central Mississippi and Ohio wall
leys, the middle Atlantic states, Texas
and Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
but nc complaints of this character
are received from Kansas and Ne
braska, both quality and yield in the
last named state being better than was
expected. Harvesting where not fin
shed in h more northerly districts,
is we'll advanced. Spring wheat has
experienced a week of favorable wealth.
er and continues in a promising con-
dition. while rust is still prevalent i,
the DaIntas and to some extent in MIN
nesota, it is not increasing in the first
named states n there is very little in
Minnesota. Spring wheat is filling
nicely on h north Pacific coast. Rust
Is increasing in Washington.
In central Mississippi and Ohio wall
and in portions of the middle At
lantic states the harvest has been
interrupted and considerable damage
to both harvested and standing oats
has resulted from the weather. Har-
vesting is largely finished except in
more n%ortherly districts where good
yields are uromised.
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STRUCK BY
Man Was Hit on the Head and In
stantly Killed.

stantly Killed.
Kimball, S. D., July M.-Particulars
have just been received here of the
death by lightning OF d. S. Paddock, a
prominent stockman OF Jerauld county.
Paddock. John Bosen and John and
Andrew Pflanm were busy at work Dip
ping cattle. with other men at the sta-
tion fifteen miles southwest of Messing
ton Springs when a thunderstorm arose.
Several sought shelter In a nearby
barn, but the four men were In a hurry
to finish their work and remained be-
hind. AS the lightning grew threaten
ing and the rain fell In torrents they
quit work and started on a run for the
barn. When within q few yards of the
shelter. q bolt descended in plain view
OF the men already in the barn and was
seen to strike Paddock on the head.
All four men. running in q group, were
athrownst to the ground. The two Paaums
quickly arose to their feet I'M reached
the barn. but their two companions lay
found Paddock 1ifeless.
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HOT COUNTY SEAT FIGHT.

Aberdeen. S. d, July 15.-The latest
development in the Walworth county
seat fight is a letter from C. F. Glenn
ent of Java, states attorney for Wal
worth county, in which the county
commissioners are Instructed by me
to hold your meetings in the future at
Bangor, the county seat of Walworth
county, and not at Selby nor any other
place within said county," The Selby-
ties bitterly resent the communication
and state that 1t is the duty of the
states attorney to advise the county
board, when asked. and that. he as no
right to instruct them. 1t is UNDER
stood in Aberdeen tina the commission
ers will continue to meet at Selby, re-
CARELESS of the instructions OF the
states attorney, until the matter is
finally settled by the supreme court OF
South Dakota.
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DENIED e CRAZY.

Cleveland, O., July 1S.-"I know what
you've got me in here for. You think
I'm crazy. All I did was to try to hug
that nursemaid. Is a man crazy Just
cause he wants to kiss a pretty girl?"
This was what Charles Killinger
asked Judge Hadden in the probate
court Friday.
Killinger was arrested yesterday for
hugging a woman in Wade park and
today Judge MADDEN sent him to the
Newburg asylum for the ofrense. kill
niger protested vigorously and made an
eloquent plea to save himself.