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was soon 10 grow iInmeasurably through
a reading Of the latter's System OF
Penal Law or Criminal Codes" Martin
Van Buren,, the most polished man Of
his day. and Old Hickory's chief ad-
wiser: Dolly Madison. stiI a queen
wherever she lived. and a neighbor to
the Livingstons across the park; and
the widow Of Stephen Decatur, who
leased her house to the LivingstOns and
who presented them TO the most aristo-
cratic families OF the District by invit-
ing the newcomers often to her estate
in Kalorama.
ITO stand forth as she does from
among the bevy Of brilliant women who
led the social life Of Washington" says
Miss Peacock in an entertaining sketch
of Miss Livingston, lat a time when
conversation was a fine art, deriving a
stimulus from such men as Randolph.
Pinckney. Webster. and Story. and
when women were quite the equals in
wit, humor. and happy rejoinder, of
these veteran conversationalists, is an
indisputable proof Of the superior mem
tai endowments Of Cora Livingston
Married With Eclat.
From year to year Miss Livingstone
wide reputation grew. She was always
a belle. In 1929 her distinction became
somewhat official because Of her fathers
election to the Senate. Two years after
+ that it was further emphasized by her
fathers assumption OF the Office of
| Secretary Of State, Van Buren, having
taken the high ground that as a candi-
date for the Presidency he should, not
remain in the Cabinet. Finally, in 1893.
/ President Jackson made Livingston min
/ lister to France.
Miss Livingston was married in Apri
of that year. President Jackson. with
! clear memory Of a little girl he had me
in New Orleans and a paternaI pride Il
her ever growing reputation. was great
] " interested in her marriage. and a
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town Georgetown, although a notable
center of trade. was not metropolitan.
But all these communities were more at
tractive than Washington.
A Struggling Town
On one hill. surrounded by a rough
parking and unimpressive houses, was
the CAPITOL small, low building. with
out a dome. On another stood the
White House. with sweep OF low land
between it and the river. and a park in
its rear surrounded by the most notable
houses in the city. Pennsylvania Ave
nue. was lane Of Lombardy poplars
and struggling public taverns Every
where there was mud when It rained
and dust when it did not
Travel TO and from the city depended
upon stage coaches. with here and there
a Congressman Independently making
his way on horseCdck and his daugh-
ter, maybe, riding another horse behind
him The old Royal George made two
trips a day from the Union Tavern in
Georgetown to O'NeiITs Tavern In Penn
sylvania Avenue. TO the White House
and then TO the Capitol Such street
lamps as there We're depended, Of course
on private maintenance. Half the mem
bers Of the Senate and House lived IN
| boarding houses. and they, with all the
ministers from other countries, the on.
GERS Of the Government, and evervon,
excepting those admitted to the resident
| society came to the Capital on the las
/ possible day and left as soon as de.
cency would permit.
Yet nothing could have been more
| distinctive and picturesque than the
lie OF the old Capital City. The circle
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THE TINES QUESTION KS APPLIED TO THE RAILWAY rlNL SERVICE

brief tables. setting forth with sadden-
Ing eloquence. the casualties INSOFAR
able from the service. To his immed-
late chief, as matter OF duty. the
veteran superintendent reports. for in
stance: February. %. 1903, w. II.
Blackwell. +. II. Kriesman. George W.
Smiley and /. NJ. Walworth Buffalo
ana Cincinnati Railway postofiice. killed
In train wreck at Berea. Ohio"
He sorrOWfUlly records that for the
nscal year ended June 90 1903. there
were killed ''atNheir post OF di1tN. he
clerks. I substitute. and 3 mail weigh
erss" that rs were seriously injured
and 395 slightly injured. -
Asked why he favOrs agitation look
ing, toward the amelioration of the con-
diuons surrounding incapacitated clerks
IN his branch Of the Government ser
vice. Captain White pointed TO the grue-
some record of casualties from 1875 TO
date. and repeated.
Risks of Mail Service.
This record tells in vivid and unerr-
ing language the dangers incident 10 the
life Of "a railway postal clerk. Il has
been the unhappy experience Of this
Office 10 see men crippled through &C
cident In the line OF duty 70 such an ex-
tent as TO require them to give up their
places, simply because they could not
do the work OF their positions. Surely
humanity demands that some provision
be made for them"
In answering the question propoundcd
by The Times, Captain White express
ed his hearty advocacy or the principle
OF a retirement pension system, based
on assessments upon the salaries OF
classified employees. With fidelity t.
the 1880 men under him. he said:
IN recommending legislation 10 this
end, naturally. I am actuated by a keer
. interest in and knowledge of the con
diuons Of the railway postal clerks. The
records Of this Office plainly show that
retirement now involves the relinquish
ment Of all means OF support. Every
thinking man must admit that the ser
vice. from the nature Of the occupation
/ is very hazardous. In this particular
/ the railway postal clerks are. in m,
7 opinion. entitled TO stronger considera
/ ton than the men behind the desks.
! The latter are spared the nerve-wreck
/ ing. muscle-tearing tension. and abov,
/ all are not subject To me frightfu
/ risks always present in the case OF TIT
man on his run IN a postal car.
Thus far IN the fiscal year" said
Captain White. we nave lost fourteen
I men who were killed while on duty
! only the other day three lost their lives
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New York. Her father had already
eerved three terms as a Representative
from New York. had removed to New
Orleans IL consequence of financial dis
aster. had overcome in "the little Paris
Of America" the distrust manifested to-
ward all Americans, and had been
elected to the House by his new-made
fric5,ds. Before him. when he came this
time to Washington, were the further
distinctions of election to the Senate
and honorable service as Secretary Of
State and American minister to Paris
Miss Livingstone mother was beau
tiful creole, Louise Moreau, who had
fed the terrors of the negro insurrec-
ton in Santo Domingo and arrived in
/ New Orleans Just as the Louisiana Pur-
chase was contaminated.
Statesmen Her COurtiers.
From her father Cora Livingston in
herited an aptitude for French, which
even as girl she spoke fuently, a
sound knowledge of the political ques-
/ lions Of her day-questions as large as
/ the country has ever confronted--and
an ability for conversation which en-
ab!ed her to meet such men as Jack
son. Van Buren,. Webster, Calhoun, and
/ Clay on an equal footing. From her
mother she inherited a grace. mental
and physical. which brought about her
as courtiers every figure of importance
in every circle at the Capital.
The Livingstons leased the Decatur
mansion or Lafayette Square, and while
the father achieved distinction in the
/ Capitol as a legislator and statesman
the daughter acquired in this impressive
new home a national reputation as a
hostess and a belle. There soon gather
ed about her the most cultured element
Of Washington social life--the redoubt-
able John c. Calhoun and his clear
Drained daughter; the Adamses, with all
their deep knowledge Of American his
tory and vast influence; Chief Justice
Marshall. whose respect for Livingston
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Stewart, the more likely is the right
70 prevail
Il really believe that the outlook is
more favorable than at any time in the
past. said Mr. Stewart. In common
with other members of our association
am convinced that not only Con-
gress. but the general public viii re-
spond with approval TO our request to
be allowed 10 ameliOrate the conditions
now confronting Government employees
who give up the very heart OF their
lives to the service. 1 am glad to see
that Il Is becoming generally under
stood, as il never mas been before. that
this association, speaking for close on
to 10000 members OF the ciassified
service does not contemplate nor ad-
vocate the placing upon the Government
81 any additional financial burden. X
asks only that Congress shall authorize
,be setting apart OF such an amount of
The salary of each classified employc
nense Of retiring the faithful ones when
| incapacitated by disability or superan-
nuation.
Clerks Ask No Increase.
understand. said Mr.. Stewart. that
this association as a body does not ash
I of the Government an increase Of salar-
( les nor the sharing Of the expense Of q
pensions with anyone. our proposition
/ is that the employees assume the en-
L
/ tire burden. IT, however, as has beer
advocated by some high officials. tn,
4 Government should, on examination
| find It to its interest TO adopt som,
such plan as has been tried and proved
/ beneficial by large corporations In thi.
country and by some of the foreign
governments. that OF division OF expense
/ between employer and employee. then, o
/ course. the Government employees vii
1 accept the situation, adapt their plan
/ accordingly, and do their full duty II
/ the premises.
As The Times has already shown. il
/ its symposium on the question man,
! of the great business corporations hav'
/ adopted the principle OF a retiremen
| pension, not alone on humanitarian
/ grounds. IT, indeed, this considers tioi
has entered at all into their calcuia
tions. We are convinced that in tim
| the Government will recognize the wis
dom of similar action"
Mr.. Stewart. speaking for the asso
citation. said that the highest hope
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RAILROAD SYSTEMS
NOW IN OPERATION
All Big Lines Pau a Percentage
of Salaries to Re-
tired Servants.
n ERTINENr to the question as to

II ERTINENT to the question as to
r the wisdom Of some equitable
L plan Of retirement which con
siders the employee as well as the en-
Pioyer, the views held and the action
taken by many of the great business
Institutions of the country with refer
cnce to their own employees, are in
structive.
The railroads and banks paying pen
sions out OF company funds are: The
Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Penn
syIvania Lines west of Pittsburg, New
York Central and Hudson River Rail
road Company. Boston ana Albany
Railroad Company. Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company Illinois Central
Railroad Company. Southern Pacific
Company. Delaware I4ackaWanna and
Western Railroad Company, Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway Company,
MidVale Steel Company, Cumberland Val
ley Railroad Company. san Antonio and
Arkansas Pass Railroad Company
Champlain transportation Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Houston East and West Texas Railway
Company, Oregon Railroad ana NaViga-
ton Company, Boston Elevated Rail
way Company. Fourth Street National
Bank. Philadelphia, Southwark Nation,
al Rank. Philadelphia, First National
Bank, PittSburg. Pa: Girard NauOna
Bank, Philadelphia: Bank of New York
National Banking Association. New
York: Merchants National Bank, Bal
timOre, Md, and the Old DOminlQi
Steamship Company.
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duty; some provision for assuring sup
port for the dependents Of those killed
at their post should and can be devised.
One has only TO consult the reports Of
such large employers as the PennsyI-
vania Railway. the First National Bank
Of Chicago. and kindred corporations TO
ind support for the pension retirement
system. as "A benefit TO employer and
emplOye.
"As 10 the compulsory assessment
plan, ! am aware that many of the
young men in this service object 10
III. They labor under the impression that
they viii be taxed for the pensiouin=
Of men grown gray in the service. They
will learn. / feel sure. that from the
very nature OF things, the young men
arc in as much, If not more danger of
being killed or injured. and, therefore,
QUAY IA need OF the benefits Of the
annuity or pension plan of which / long
have been an advocate. / am hopeful
that the present agitation before Con-
gress and in The Times will bear fruit. -
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There, Widowed and Fatherless,
She Returned for A Final
Glimpse of Old AS
SociationS.

1t is a strange coincidence that both
were spent here in Washington in a
boarding house There is something
wonderfully pathetic IN the picture OF
that old woman. secluded and heart
broken. revisiting day after day the
scenes of her old glory and looking on
at a new world through the half-public
view of a boarding house,
One day she went to the Deca tur
House and asked. without giving her
name, that she might be permitted TO
see the drawing room. The historic old
mansion was then occupied by General
BeaIe and with characteristic courtesy
he led his unknown caller through the
great hall 10 the door Of the beautiful
parIor As Mrs. Barton stood for a mo-
ment on the threshold. her memory
shut out the actual time and environ
nent and she lived over again the life
of her girihoOd She gained her self
possession, after a little. and then turn
ing to General BeaIe said calmly:
"A strange desire has Of late possessed
me TO see again this house in which I
spent such happy days Just where I
am standing now stood thirty-nine
years ago and was married"
You. then were Miss Cora Living
ston, said General Beale. recalling in
tuitiveIy the grace and wit and vivacity
which had made the young daughter OF
Edward Livingston famous
But the sorrow-Iaden woman who
stood uncertainty in the dim light OF
the hallway was removed by half a cen
fury from the blithe young girl who had
frightened the whole house as Cora
Livingston
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of society was small and intimate.
Everyone entertained everyone else
the President at White House levees;
those in resident society at their large
homes on the edge OF the city; the
members of the Cabinet and the promI-
neut Senators in their houses in Lafay-
cite Square, and the foreign ministers
in rented houses or in taverns. As
sembIy balls were given throughout d
long season Of each year, usually at
some such place as Carusi's Hal.
ana at one of these entertainments, in
1896, provincial Washington saw the
waltz for the first time The accom-
pushed dancer who introduced the new
entertainment was Baron Stoekelburg,
of the Russian legation, and all Wash
ington society, accustomed to the grace
and display OF the quadrille. looked on
IN dismay.
The Old Congress.
Congress was in those days the object
of much more attention from society
than II has ever been since. AS regu-
IarIy as the session opened the bellies
and Deaux Of the city betook them
relves along Pennsylvania Avenue be-
meath President jefferson poplar
trees, up Capitol Hill, and into the two
email chambers which then were the
meeting places Of the Senate and the
House Those halls were well suited
Il. debate and the hearing of debate
Both bodies were compact, and theiI
members were intimately known to the
j listeners in the galleries Furthermore
when two weeks or longer was required
/ for the transmission Of a speech TO the
/ Congressman constituents, the debate
was less stilted and more spontaneous
than It is today. and there was, conse-
cuently. less speaking for Buncomb'
/ than for Congress.
To this life came Cora Livingston
when sixteen years old. She was tht
daughter of distinguished statesman
/ Edward Livingston. of Louisiana and
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AT WORK ON PLAN
FOR MANY YEARS
Superintendent of the Rail
way Mail Service White
Friend of Pensions.


~ NE OF the original advocates Of
a,retirement system, as applied
- to the thousands OF employees
under him. is Superintendent OF the
hallway Mail Service James Z. White,
who has been trying TO get through
such provision for the past ten years.
ThGdata recently furnished the House
committee by Mr.. White constitutes.
say the friends OF retirement an ef-
Sectual answer 10 the plea that the mill
tary arm is entitled TO special consid-
e.-ation on the basis Of hazardous en-
t,loyment The statistics Of the Rail-
way Mail Service are largely lists Of
casualties, while the routine work Is
characterized by Mr.. White as tremen-
souelv wearing on the physical and
nervous powers OF the 1000 postal
clerks. Captain White, therefore. may
be regarded as the most logical and un-
aagging advocate Of the retirement PEN
sion.
Close on to two score years has this
veteran been identified with the Rail-
u,av Mail Service. for in 1876 he entered
the Government employ as route clerk
on :, western railway. Step by step. by
faitf full and efficient work. he earned
his chieftaincy. and when reference "a
his record is made Captain " hlLe says
why every OIlcer ia this DFancN OF
the PostOff1ce Department has been O
clerk on the road. Each officer knows
by experience the arduOus nature Of
the railway mail clerk, all are familiar
with the severe and incessant mental
and physical strain imposed upon those
clerks. and not few have personally
been through he Gripping, shattering
nerve-wrecling experiences which make
the service an ultrz-hazardous one"
Long an Advocate.
For upward OF dozen years Captain
White. as superintendent Of Railway
Mail Service, has unTemitungly urged
upon his superior offices the wisdom ol
and necessity for legislative relief fol
Ehe permanently disabled and WORKOUT
clerks IN his annual report, along witt
the statistics showing the marvelOu,
growth Of the service. are incorporated
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REASON FOR HOPE
OF SUCCESS COMING
Stewart Believes the
Outlook More Promising
Than Ever Before.
7 osEPH STEWART. assistant 81

OsEPH STEWART. assistant su-
perintendent of railway adjust
- ment, of the Second Assistant
Postmaster Generals Office. who has
collaborated with President Starr, of
the Civil Service Retirement Associa-
ton, in the preparation of the remark
able report read by the latter TO the
House Committee on Reform in the
Civil Service. and compiled the tables
of statistics based on the data pre-
viously obtained by the association. is
convinced that the agitation of the
question of a retirement pension along
the line followed by The Times WI!
~ owe highly valuable to the cause Of
the employees. The more publicity
given . d mooted question: says Mr..
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nave been aroused among the members
by the painstaking efforts given by the
present House Committee on Reform IN
the Civil Service to the study Of the
best interests of the Government ser
vice. Never before" said Mr.. Stewart.
has the matter received such careful
consideration. The summoning before
the committee of heads of departments
and other experts indicates the same
spirit which is manifested by The Times,
namely. the desire to get at the absolute
truth of prevailing conditions. and the
proper remedy for existing evils"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-07-07
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
White Pine Copper Company.

Location of principal place of business. San
Francisco, California. Location of works,
Robinson Mining District White Pine Count,
Nevada.
NOTICE is hereby given that at a meeting Of
the Board of Directors held on the 18th day of
May 1904. an assessment 60 10y of eight ts)
cents per share. was levied upon the Capital
Stock of the Corporation, payable Immediately
in United States Gold Coin. to the Secretary, at
the office Of the Company, Room 49, Nevada
Block, No. 500 Montgomery street, San Fran
CISCO California.
Any stock upon which this Assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 10TH DAY OF JUNE,
1904 will be delinquent and advertised Tor sale
ut public auction, and unless payment is
made before. will be sold on Frld the LIST
day OF July 1901, to pay the delinquent
Assessment together with cost of advertising
and expenses of sale.
By order of the Board of Directors.
CHARLES D. OLNEY, Secretary.
Ofice-Room 70. Nevada Block, No. ao9 Mont
gomery Street, San Francisco. California.
Date of first publication May 70. 1904.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-07-07
WEBER BOOMS NEWLANDS.
Puts a Bee in the Bonnet Of Me-
yada's Senator.

The Salt Lake Herald of July Ist
says: P. c. Weber of Ely, Nevada,
who is delegate from Nevada to
the St. Louis convention, leaves
this morning with some of the Utah
delegates for the Missouri metropo-
lis. There is no better known or
more generally respected politician
in Nevada than Mr.. Weber. His
talent for organization is so well
recognized that from one end of
the state to the other he is known
as Boss" Weber.
"The Nevada delegation goes to
St. Louis absolutely unpledged,
said Mr.. Weber yesterday, "but it
would like very much to see Sen
ator Francis G. Newlands of our
State nominated for the yice-presi-
dency. Senator Newlands is one
of the ablest westerners in congress
and he is deeply interested in all
that pertains to the material well
fare of the west. He was the att
thor, as you remember, of the ma
tional irrigation bill and it was
largely through his efforts and his
influence with other congressman
and senators that it is law today.
cit seems to me that it is high
time the far west was recognized on
our national ticket, and if it is to
be recognized know ito better
man for the honor than Francis G..
Newlands. But it is not necessary
for me to discuss Senator New
lands qualifications before Utah
audience. He is as we'll and fav-
orably known in this state as in his
own and am sure that Utah will
give him her cordial support.
Speaking of the presidential nom
nation Mr.. Weber said his mind
was entirely open. II am I'M
pledged, as l said,' he continued.
"All I want is to see the strongest
possible candidate named. I be-
lieve we are going to win this year
if the convention makes no mis-
takes in candidates or platform.
1t is understood that Mr.. Web
er will probably vote for Hearst
OH the first ballot but when that is
over it would not be surprising if
he were found in the Parker col
umn.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-07-07
| LOCAL JOTS
Too much Fourth of July this

Too much Fourth of July this
week for many personal items.
On account of increased bust
ness, the Ely & Eureka stage
company is preparing to run
iw)-ho.;, coac hes on the line
from now on.
D. G. Mcdonald left Tuesday
morning for Osceola, where he
goes to do some development
work on tunnel locations in that
district.
J. N. Howell, wife and family
of Deseret, Utah, are spending a
few days here on visit with
Mrs. Howell's father and moth.
err, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Millick.
Misses Emma and Katie Ora.
ham, Katie McGill, Daisy Briggs
and Fred Oldtield left yesterday
for a visit on the McDermid
ranch, "a miles north Of Cherry
Creek.
Among those who spent the
Fourth hero from out of town
were: Misses Selma and Emma
Zadow from Hamilton; Misses
Horsley. A. Wakeling, J. L.
Whipple and others of Lund; Jas.
Pascoe, Percy Jackson, Guy
Gallagher, Frank Phalan, Misses
Maggie and Ida O'Hare of
Cherry Greek; J. M. Fox, L. G.
Olmstead, Ernest and Arthur
Millick of Osceola; w. D. Camp
bell and family; ". G. Gallagher
and family; H. A. Comins and
J. Shallenbarger and
family, and others from Pilot
Knob. Copper Flat and Lane
City.
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Notice OF Appointment and to
CpedifnpS

NOTICE l. hereby given that the undergign.
ed, Phoebe Odgers was on the 2ni day of Jane,
1904, duly appointed Administered tx OF the
estate OF Charles II. Odgers, deceased, by the
Fourth Judicial District Court of the State If
Nevada in and for White Pine County, and
has qualified as such adminstratrix All
persons having claims against said deceased (.
must. within three months from the first pub.
licaton of this Notice. file the same with the
Clerk of the a;oresaid Court. with the neces-
sary vouchers. Any claim not 30 filed will be
forever barred.
Phoebe OdseIs.
Administrttrx of said Estate.
Chas A. Walker, Attorney for Aaministra-
trix.
natcd Ely, Nevada, June II. 1905.
First publ alton June 81, 1901. last pubiica
ton July2l 1901.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-07-07
LIVE sTOCE.

This Company is preparen to handle
Live Stock 10 and from all points
reached by railroads in the country.