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Doings of the Day Reflected and Condensed for Busy Readers THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD Told In Short Paragraphs--The Latest Intelligence from All Sources Des Moines, Ia.-Banker Charles F. Woods shot and kilied himself in his bank at St. Charles, Ia. So far as can be learned the bank is in good condition. Chicago.-The engineers of the Masonic temple and Schiller building struck at 2:30 Friday afternoon. Probably 250 other buildings will be without heat by Monday. St. Louis.-Three hundred members of the Cabmen's and Carrige Drivers' union have voted to strike for higher wages and other concessions. It is feared that the strike may spread to other drivers and ie up the traffic of the city. New York.-Otto Ahimann, a reputed millionarie, and for eighteen years cashier of the Bank of Staten Island, at Stapleton, suicided by shooting himself. He was practically the sole owner of the bank. The cause is a myatery. The bank doors are closed pending an investigation. Washington.-A dispatch from Minister Howell states that two sailing vessels from Curacoa bound for Azusa, loaded with arms and ammunition were the for provisional the insurgents, government captured of San Do- by minico. The latter, assuming the offensive, was successful at Gueren. Many prisoners are being sent to San Domingo City. Pueblo, Colo.-After a trial lasting for several days, Dr. Charles O. Rice, a prominent physician of this city, was acquitted of the charge of murder. Dr. Rice on October 17th shot and killed I Police Officer Marts, after holding at bay four hours a crowd in front of a of which he drug store, had taken the time. possession. He was drinking at Insanity was the ground on which the defense was made. Helena, Mont.-The jury returned a verdict of guilty against Isaac Grawith velle, charged sending blackmail. Pacific ofletters to the Northern s ing Graficials and dynamiting its trains. velle will be sentenced on Monday. e The trial was begun December 14th. One hundred witnesses were called, and in all respects it was the most noted criminal trial in the history of the Montana courts. Washington.-Information has been the state department that has been 3 Germany received by negotiating quietly in to buy the island of St. Thomas the West Indies. The state departx has directed its agents at St. and Denmark to } true Thomas ment If the report prove investigate. the United States will immediately notify Denmark that it will not permit the sale of the island to any other power. The department takes the position that as for the purchase was agreed between the this the upon Der.mark treaty country United has States the first and right of purchase. Washington. - Clarence Edwards, n chief of the insular bureau of the war has made f department, public for circulars $7,000,000 for subscriptions y land purchase of which are to calling proceeds Philippine be bonds, applied the to the purchase of friar lands. The bonds will be registered in denominations of from $1,000 to $10,000, dated February r 1, 1904. bearing 4 per cent interest, 5 payable at the United States treasury in United States gold coin. The bonds will run from ten to thirty years and be all forms the Philippines or the either free in from of taxation. in é United States. Subscriptions will be e payable at the New York sub-treasury where the bonds will also be delivered.
