Show charges against a U S washington nov 23 for formal in a chaw shave been preferred with the president nd ind the secretary of the interior against john smith V U S commissioner for alaska specific allegations are made of usurpation af of unwarranted authority of liking ex ate te fees fur for his services and sod other grava grave irregularities an investigation bai hai been began and it is said smiths removal will follow smith was appointed last july and soon after hewer he wert t to bis hie poet post kt appeared he had not acquainted quain ted himself with the nature of hie his duties and stories began that he was exceeding bis his authority lr R many ways the papers just filed make specific allegations alie nations of and it is understood that the matter was die dle cue ed at the cabinet meeting smith came from oregon |