Seward gateway., 1905-08-26
TELEGRAPH NEWS

Sr. Petersburg, Aug. lo-In a mani fa,to sent out by official messengers this morning the czar announces the convocutiou of a national assembly about the middle of January. It's tnc tfous will be purely consultatory in continuation with the Council of the Empire. The suffrage qualification of voter, who will choose the members |, restricted Co those having property qualifications Finland win have mo representation in the assembly.
 The assembly will have no legisla- tive powers. The Iaw making function f, reserved expressly to the czar, and thc auto,ruuc principle will continue 80, heretofore.
 Skagway, Aug. @ "A Mogul engine ou the White Pas, N Yukon railroad plunged through the gap left by a washed out bridge ten miles north of Nkagw.y. to theb bottom of o canon l5o feet below. .ht, morning. The cugiu- ravaud fireman saved themselves by jumping Ta1, wa, the Gs,t accident uu the .re in the seven years it ha, been in operation.
 Denver. Aug. l9-The Denver Saw
 ing, bank was closed today by order of the di,wc, court. C. l.. Stevens was appointed receiver The principal ,,o,kholder leonard Imhodeu, had borrowed s50o00O of rhe banks 2l400,- ono deposits. I,~ affairs are thought 10 he in bad condition.
 New York. Aug.2I Dispatches from 'a'y ,r..e gHat u attempt wa, mAue rni, morning Co a~-as,iua,c the queen @. Italy while she wa, out riding in an automobile. Aga sharp turn in the road rhe auto ran against 80 stone bar rjcada erected pwpo,e'y to wreck the ms,niue
 N.w York. Auu. 2I-Thc Tr.am -ayr ,aar Neaozu.la ha, ordered rha w.aa,. O. eg11lu1D of war material in preparation for au armed contest a.H .u. United State, over disputed claim. c. American citizens,
 Dawson. Y. T. Aug. Io Steamer Power struck ,uag in the Yukon '.v.r and wa, lest with hor entire cargo. No live, were lost.
 London, Aug. -I-Lord George Cur zou ha, resigned as vjc,roy of India and Ear. Nfa,o na, been appointed hi, -u,c.-~or. Friction between Curzou and Lord Kitchener ovar the new or- gan.lu.on of the Indian army was the cause of Cwzoa's retirement. The British cabinet upheld Eitchener's views and Cwzonresighed rather than consent.
 go.o, p.L. Aug. 2l-The sultan of -uDu has offered hi, hand in marriage Co Miss. Alice Roosevelt. He called upon the Taft party yesterday and was much impressed with the atuuctionsof. rae presidents daughter Notwith- standing the fact that he is already the owner of a large harem he seemed much disappointed when his ofTJ9 was yowteous,. declined with the explana- tion that American girls are not per- mi,'eo To enter po,ygamy.
 Butte, Mont. Aug. 2I-Ten persons were killed and twenty injured yester- day evening in collision between a street ear upon which they were riding ! and a Graa. Northern engine. The car wa, crowded with passengers return ing from Columbia Gardens, when the engine ran into it at high rate of speed,
 Manila, P.L, Aug. 2l-The Taft party, including Miss Alice Roosevelt, are now touring the island of NIindauao on horseback.
 Seattle, Aug, 22-John Roseue is back from Valdez. He declines to state whether or not he intends to promote the construction of a railroad from Valdez to the north.
 Nr. Roseae was not so reticent re- garding the movements of Col. Swan itz. He denied that Swanitz was doing any work there and says that he has no backing. He asserts that Swanitz