The morning call., 1893-08-13


Interior Department, ana he said that he
made as much as $4,000 year for some
time after he lett Congress in practicing
law here.
Sp akng of retainers, it often surprises
client to be asked to pay down money
before any work is done, and an instance
| of this kind was told here the other dav by
one of our leading lawyers concerning
| Daniel Webster. The amount in the suit
was about $4,000. and Webster was asked
what the retaining fee would be. The re-
| ply was $1,000
Zone thousand dollars?" exclaimed the
client
Yes" replied Webster. II can'tengage
| to try The suit without a retainer. If am
not retained may be approached by the
other party and may get much larger fee
from them than from you. If l am re-
tanned l will, OF course, have to try the
suit for you"
This frightened the client and he wrote
out check for $1,000 and gave it to MIR.
Webster, who put it into his pocket and
then SAID:
Il will now give you my advice on the
case. 1t is that If you can compromise the
suit on fairly good terms you had better
DO 1T. will not charge you anything for
| that advice"
The client expressed his thanks and left.
he dld compromise the suit and then came
back 20 Webster. Mr.. Webster congratu-
lated himself on his success aud was turn
ing to other business. when the visitor
said:
"Of course shall not now need your
services, Mr.. Webster"
"C-rtainly not, Sir"
"And-h0w about that $1,000 paid you %
he went on, evidently expecting to have it
handed back to him.
On" replied Mr.. Webster. while
broad, su bstantial smile fitted across his
dark lace. you don't Sem to underst and
That was re- aiming fee. called in law a
retainer. BY virtue of the contract ] also
became retainer. What am l to retail
II not my fee?'
l am glad the Sultan of Johore is COM
ing to this country to see the fair. 1t will
give our people a different idea of the
rulers OF the far East. We imagine them
a set OF heather iguoramuses. They are,
IN fact, generally well educated and are as
smart as We are. visited this Sultan dur
ing my tour around the world and spent
two hours with him in his palace GEAR the
Straits Of Malacca. he speaks Eng
part of his life in London. He
knows most of the London nobility.
and has been entertained by the
Queen. He has number of pictures Of
the royal family Of England in his palace,
and found that he knew all about Amer
lea. When he received me he had law
over his trousers. and above this he had on
sackcoat of white duck. A turban OF
brown plush decorated with Il great da-
mond medallion covered his head. and lie
had diamond pendant on his breast
and diamond rings on all his fingers.
he has about ten million dollars worth
o diamonds, and he often wears rings of
di monds and emeralds and diamonds and
rubies. He had bracelets of solid gold
rope on each of his wrists. and his palace
was guarded by soldiers in gorgeous uni
form. l talked to him somewhat of his
travels. and he told me that he needed
only 10 go to America to complete his tour
of the globe, and the probability is that
he will come to New York and 60 home
by San Francisco. He lives just half
way around the world from us, and
an auger-hole might be bored through the
earth at certain angle from the Capitol
here al Washington and strike his capitol
and bis kingdom is little bigger than
Massachusetts,. 1t contains considerable
good mineral land, but its chief products
are coffee and gambler, plant which is
used for tanning. The most of the la Dor is
done by the Chinese. and the Sultan en-
courageS the immigration of Chinese in
every way. His people are Malays, who
will not work.
Speaking of the Worlds Fair, l heard
new story of Columbus last night. 1t
was one which ex-Senatar William NJ.
Evarts told some time ago at dinner
Massachusetts,. Alley was. you know.
mixed up in the Credit Mobilier, and
he has in different speculatious made
great fortune. He has been
living in Washington during the
winters for some years, and his
dinners are famous. Mr.. Alley had a
very large ACQUAINTANCE with great men.
and he likes to talk about his experiences
with them. AS the story goes, he FREE
quently INDUCES in "reminiscences at his
dinners. During the one at which this in
cident occurred be had mon opolized the
conversation. lie had told his guests
what President Buchanan had asked
piled to Mr.. Buchanan; of how Abra
ham Lincoln had greeted Alley on GER
tain occasion, and how Salmon b. Chase
had advised with him on another. AS Alley
told his last story. his eye caught queer
smile PLAYING around the wrinkled lips Of
Senator Evarts. and he asked him if he
had not something TO say. Senator Evarts
replied: Il have been thinking while
you have been speaking, Mr.. Alley, of one
of the most stirring incidents in our his
tory. 1t was when Columbus was on his
way to the discovery of America. You
erer as the time arrived when he had |
calculated he should arrive on The shores
of the new country. Morning after morn
ing he Appeared early on the deck. strain
ing his eyes in looking toward the west. |
AT last one day as he gazed through his
glass his face was seen to shine with sur
prise. He looked long and earnestly, and |
finally handed the glass to his most nti-
mate friend at his side, excla lining:
There. Alley. thank God. there is land at
last! Embrace me, Aley; our fortunes
are made! The teller Of this story does |
not give the response of Mr.. Alley.
Major j. B. Pond has been in Washing |
ton this week. He is one of the brightest |
lecture managers of the United States.
and he has made fortunes for a number of |
people. He made 100000 for Stanley, |
and nearly as much for George KEENAN,. |
He made a nice thing for Bill Nye. |
and he made $500 last year for |
Thomas Nelson Page. Peary's lecture |
business brought $4,000 in four months
to the Arctic explorer, and.Max O'R-ll has
made several brick houses through Pond.
He would make 4 success at any bust
ness. He has giant frame. every cubic
inch of which is packed with energy, and |
his brain never stops. He seldom makes
a mistake in a lecture. though he ha. in |
his lifetime. once or twice, made mis-