Alaska sentinel., 1905-03-16
,6LyagEf SENTINEL
|, MARCH Is, 1905.
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 <zErz uas been a thorn in the .J. 9i ne push with which the R.-2f. t- associated; and why? Be z4u.a -aa main institution in tLis pIsea w1s unlawfully and outrage 9uslg zsailed, and this paper de- ieo3a7 t, just as it will be found doing at any and all times should any oi the institutions or interests oo tracked. If another paper is # l here it will be under the in saea oi, and dominated by the B.. eng, who would be glad to s-a # ot the industries of Wran- { . rottlea. But the SENTINEL dc ae whole push; let them CO send their emissaries into or midst; they will find us at h. an1 Hhc word will be, "La5 or 1TaD@ff. and damn be he who fla cries 'soid, crough'."
 5be Lewis d. Clark's fair is soon to epeh at i'of,land, and promise. l. he m attraction never equalled e ";' i'6c.tic coast. Every see toa ai Ala-ba will probably be MI represented there. A few of ,.ir r<a.a:Js from Wrangell that h.r. at St. Louis have already bn,n forHurded to Portland; but ! 4 enough. Iaose who attended the St. Louis ,xposition said the mineral d;.'4y from Alaska was ho only -cant Il verf poorly ar ranged. Ia: -lo3ll not be tho ca.a at sr..ard. Mining is dos- tined f ae .an main industry in South.astcra Alaska, aad we sho'd not "Eaop our light under a bush el" rc4ardjne the batter Within a ie'g miles of Wrangell specimens of ryrk have been taken iron cloin, ..sat F.o~!2 ea"se ,he outside Void .o open it's eyes, and We be lieye would prove an attraction ant benefit little dreamed of, ] properly placed before the public. Tho question is one that interests Us all; and if so we should all en- deayor to get together an ex- hibit that would be a credit to this section and have it prominently placed at the Portland, where ii may he seen by hundreds of thou- sands of people from all parts oi the world.
 Perhaps one of the most impor, tant provisions in the Nelson bill is that which gives U. s. commis- sioners the power to commit insane persons to asylums. The law pro- yides That commissioners ap- pointed by the judges of the dis trict court in the district of Alaska, pursuant to existing laws, shall, |, ex-oilieio probate judges and in the exercise of their probate urisdic ton, have the power, and it shall be their duty. in their respective districts, to commit, by warrant under theil hands and seals, all persons adjudged insane in their districts to the asylum or sanitar- ium provided for the care and keeping of the insane of the dis trict of Alaska" Heretofore it has been necessary to take the patients before the district court, which of- tentimes worked a great inconven- fence to officers and injustice to pa tients.
 An item in reports of the salmon market for February at San Fran cisco says; "The principal item of note is the large demand for spot Red Alaska, at a price around &1 per dozen. Jobbers' stocks are thought to be light and practically 1 all of the chum holdings on the coast appear to have passed into consuming channels. One estimate Says there are not more than 1,OGO 1E