Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-03-04

one man after another joins in the
discussion and remarks are made
from the seats of Senators and the pre-
siding officer is ignored; when the SEN
ate becomes disorderly and needs to
be Reconsideration does President
pro TEN. Frye call the venerable Sen
ator Pettus, of Alabama, to the chair
and watch the result. Pettus will not
allow one Senator to interrupt anoth-
er without first addressing the chair
and through the presiding officer OBJ
tanning the consent of the Senator en-
titled to the floor. A running debate
is very difficult under such conditions,
and the colloquies are interspersed by
Interruptions of the chair, who de-
clares first one and then another SEN
ator out of order. The Alabama Sem
ator performs this duty with such an
air of gravity and an evident desire
for decorum that no Senator can take
offense.
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The United States government,
through the Department of Justice,
has brought suit in the United States
District Court at st. Paul to enjoin
the General Paper Company from fur
Their operations The suit is brought
under the Sherman antitrust law, and
Its object is to break up a combination
which is alleged to control the produc-
tion, sale and distribution of paper in
nearly the whole country west of In
diana. This conspiracy in restraint of
trade, as described in the petition OF
the Department of Justice, is carried
on through a selling company of nomi-
nal capital, the stock of which is held
by 20 manufacturing companies. This
selling company-the General Paper
Company--is the exclusive selling
agency for the product of all the COM
panies, and limits the output, fixes the
prices and allots territory.
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When United States Senator Philan-
der CA Knox purchased the fine farm.
on which he now resides at Valley
Forge he engaged in the milk business.
supplying his neighbors with the pro-
duct Of his thoroughbred herd. Miss
Frederick, daughter of DIR. Charles
Frederick, who resides about a mile
from the Knox farm, had for Quite a
number of years been supplying the
villages of Valley Forge, but when
placed I'm competition with the Sena-
tors herd the customers of Miss Fred
erick began to fall off very materially.
When 1t came to the ears Of Senator
Knox that he had as a competitor in
business the pretty daughter of the
aged country physician he proceeded
to dispose of his cows. and since that
time Miss Frederick has had an undls-
puted monopoly of the milk trade of
Valley Forge.
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The total issue of the commemora-
tive series Of postage stamps for the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition reached
only 2S7, 800, 200, as compared with
total for the Worlds Columbian expo.
sition at Chicago of 2,O14, 233, 100 The
issue was even less than of the special
stamps for the Pan-Amerlcan exposi-
ton at Buffalo, which was 1914 O7O. 900.
The total issue of special stamps for
the Omaha exposition. covering the
two-year period, was 252, 532, 44O. The
only reason for the falling Off in the
number Of these special stamps issued
given by Major Reeves, chief of the
stamp division of the Postofice Depart
ment, is that such newness soon wore
off, and the people were satisfied with
the ordinary regulation stamp.
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Senator Thomas c. Plat, of New
York, has a record that is probably
not equaled by any man in the coun-
try, and certainly by no Senator or
Representative in Congress. Senator
Plat has been delegate to eight ma
tional conventions I'm succession, be-
ginning in 1876 and down to 1904. For
twenty-eight years he has been going
to the national conventions Of his party
and participated in the nomination of
Hayes and Wheeler, Garfield and Ar
thur, Blaine and Logan, Harrison and
Morton, Harrison and Reid, Mckinley
and Hobart, Mckinley and Roosevelt
and Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
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rive pensioners are on the roll on
account of the revolution, 1.110 on &C.
count of the war of 1912, 4,374 on ac-
count of the Indian wars and 1854 on
account of the Mexican war. The great
bulk Of the roll is as follows: Civil
War, invallds, 7O3,456; widows, 24S,-
300; Spanish war. invalids, 9,2OO wild
ows, 1852; regular establishment, in
valids, 0,170; widows, 1888.
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Russia has been informally notified
by the United States government that
owing to the limited time at the dis
posal of the short session of the Amer
lean Congress further negotiat lions on
the subject of the proposed Russian
American arbitration treaty will be
postponed. Only those treat ties which
are Of uniform model can be laid be-
fore the Senate this session.
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Secretary Hay sent a second circular
note to the powers last month regard
ing the second peace conference pro-
posed by the United States. Practical
ly all the powers addressed have &C.
cepted the Invitation in principle, while
leaving open the questions Of date and
scope. Secretary Hay suggests that a
further exchange of views be effected
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