The Alaska prospector., 1905-12-07

to investigate tle methods of the Standard Oil Trust The author ' itv for this statement has every i facility for learning the ideas of the president regarding such mat ters, and it is positively stated that congress will be asked to ap- ! point commission. which will make a searching investigation of the Standard Oii affairs, concern ing which so much has been pub lished in the magazines recently. Seattle. Dec. 4-Ihomas nonahue, of Fairbanks. will be sued by the New York Life Insurance Co. N hile in Fairbanks he agreed to accept S3.000 on joint paid up | policy of 5000, and accepted their order on the assay office for ii. Arriving here he learned of the in- suraucc scandals and refused to settle. The assay office will not give up the money. Suit will be instituted gt once.
 Pittsburg. Dee. 1.-The Ohio, Mo- nongaheia and Alleghauy rivers are oreri!owing and doing grer; damage in the loNlands. Many small towns along the rivers are at present under water. There has been no loss oi life reported.
 san Francisco. Dec. 1.-The sea- son of the Pacific coast baseball league ended sunday. Los An gcles stands at the head of the league teams. Following is the or der in which the hines finished: Los Angeles, san Francisco, Oak land. Seattle. Portland, Tacoma. Portland. Dee. 4-More exten- sive land frauds, involving forged certificates for state lands, have been uncovered here IL Is impos- sibie at present to determine the extent of the frauds as most oi the victims are customers. and no record of transfers is available. Seattle, Nov 4-Alaska Delegate Dick Ryan leaves to-nigh; for Washington. The other delegates, Swineiord and Humphrey, have -reccnsidercd their decision of al- lowing Ryan 10 represent their dis triets and will also go to Washing lou. Ryan states that he will re. l fuse to take a seat in congress un- less the other delegates are admit ted.
 Washington, Dee. i -Congrcss < convened this forenoon. Cannon was reelected speaker. The dem ocrats supported Williams fer po- silion.
 London. Dec. 5-1'he cabinet of Prime Minister Baiiour has re- signed and NJ. Balfour will retire Ia private lie. The king has in- yi!ed Sir Henry Campbell Banner man 10 succeed Baliour and form a new cabinet.
 Washington. Dec. 5-The secre- Iary Of he navy in his annual re- port asks that appropriations be made for ten new bat;leships, 10 replace old vessels and monito r which are now practically useless against modern war vessels. He also reports that the government must have a new dry dock at the Puget sound navy yard.
 Pittsburg, Dec. 5-The remark able high water is still unabated, and people in the lowlands are moving cut.
 St. Petersburg, Dec. 5--Affairs in Russia have reached such crili- cal stage that a German fleet has been sent to he Baltic with orders 10 take the Car aboard and sail at moments notice if it appears that his life is menaced. Several yil- iages near the Baltic have joiaed ln q movement to organize a re- public. Wilte Is now appealing to the Zemstyos for help in the com ing crisis. The opinion Is general that movement will be started ny the revolutionary forces in 2 short time, in all parts of ti.e empire
 Seattle. Dec. 5-The committee on permanent organization of the Aiaska-Yuilpn Exposition recorn- mend that the fair be postponed until 1909. The date formerly agreed upon conflicts with the
 Jamestown Fair ill 1907. The ! pG5tpencinent means that T worlds lair will be held here in 1909, with Alaska as the central figure.
 New York, Dec. Yesterday evening 100000 Jews participated
 n a parade and mass meeting to protest against Russian atrocities pFacticed on their countfymen Resolutions were adopted asking the president to interceGe witl