The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-13

Secsslary Stephen B. Eikins told ~ ia~t
vtns~ thas H oses ns6e $4,000 In ~
bear - pssssnstag . land eass besoee the
issssser esr.st0sns sd - sata thai he
time asssf hs lea ccnsrs0 IN peaesscine
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client 70 b ssked % pay down noeev
oesoso any work 10 doae, and sa instancs
Of this kind VS. toaa here the other dav
y on: o. oar leading lawyers .coaesrnine
vss shout 81. Ooo. and Webetsr - sskeS
Whist the retaining fss vonld b. Ths r.
ply yes ti,0n
.Ons theusssd dollars r. sxciair>d The
client
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not have 70 take Il. and you ned not Il
you DO not wish t. I can't engage 70 try
retained may b approsched by shs o1 -,
party and may ct much IasFsr fes frcm
them tnan nom yoo- II I am retained I
WI o. eoassss have 70 Try the suis for
This frishtsssd the client and he vros.
ort check for u 900 and gave il TO NJ.
Webster: Who pat il into his pocket and
Il viii nov give you my advice on the
ease. Il u that 4 you can compromise The
suit on fatfiy GOOD terms you he'd better
40 sSa =, .1L vii not charge you anything for
The eijsat sxpsssssd his thanks and
lesI He did compounds the suit and
then came beck 70 Webster. Mr.. Webster
eon9ratuisssd himsslf on his success and
,i ss er, ala TO other business When the
"W conrss. I shall not now need your
ssrvices. Mr. Webster"
"CertainIy not, SIR
And - hoe about that $1,000 paid
you = he went on. evidently expecting 70
aaye IL handed beck 70 him.
ON. replied Mr.. Webster, while . broad
suossanttai smile fitted across his dark
sacs. 'you don't seem TO understand. That
1es retaining fee. called in Law q retainer.
BY virtue Of the contract I also became .
setsanef. What am 70 retain. if not my
/ am clad the sultan Of Johors il coming
70 this country to see the fair. II viii give
our people different idea of the rulers Of
The far East We imagine them eel Of
aeathen ignoramnses. they are, in fact.
generally well educated and are O. smart
- We are. visited this Sultan during my
tour around the world and spent two hours
9th him in his palace near the Straits of
Nslecea. He speaks English fiuentiy and
~ has spent . part Of his life In London.
lie knows most Of the London nobility and
has been entertained by the queen. He hes
number Of pictures OF the royal family Of
England In his palace, and ] found that
!ie knew all about America When he re-
<,etved me be had . lavender sIik skirt
wound around his waist over his trousers
and above this he had on Q sack cost of
white duck. A turban OF brown plush
decorated with great diamond medallion
covered his head. and he had . diamond
pendant on his breast and diamond rings
On oil his fingers. He has about SO. 600 600
worth Of diamonds. and he often wears
sinRS Of diamonds and emeralds and
diamonds and rubisa. He had bracelets
Of solid gold rope on each OF his wrists.
gorgeous uniform. talked to him some
what Of hiS travels and he told me that he
needed only to 60 TO America 70 complete
bts tour Of the globe. and the probability
10 that he will come to New York and 70
nome by San Francisco. He lives Just halt
way around the world from us. and an
anger hole might be bored through the
sarth at certain angle from the capitol
here at Washington City and strike his
capitol in Johore. The sultan 10 Moham-
inedan, and his kingdom 10 little bigger
shan Massachusetts, 1t contains consid-
srable good mineral lands, but its chief
products are coffee and gambler. plant
NJ
the labor Is done by tho Chinese. and the
sultan encourages Chinese immigration in
every way. HIS people are Maiays, who
will not work. The sultan told me his
only hops for the development Of his coun-
Try came from the Chinese.
Speaking Of the Worlds fair. I heard
new story OF Columbus last night. IL vas
one which ex-senator William NJ. Evarts
;old some time ago Ut dinner given IN
Washington City by John b. Alley, Of
Massachusetts,. Alley was. you know.
mixed up in the Credit Mobilier, and he
siss IN different speculations made .
great fortune He has been living in
Washington City during the winters for
some years, and his dinners are famous.
Mr.. Alley has very large aquain-
sancc with great men. and he likes to talk
shout his experiences with them. As the
story goes. no frequently INDUCES
n "reminiscences At his dinners.
incident occurred he had monopoIizsd the
Conversation. He had told his guests what
President Buchanan had asked Mr. Alley
and how Mr.. Alley had replied to Mr.. Blu.
shanan. OF how Abraham Lincoln had
greeted Alley on . certain occasion and
aow Salmon r. Chase had advised with
.sim on another. A Alley told his last
Sround the wrinkled lips Of Senator Ev-
srts. and he asked him II he had not some.
tning to say. Senator Evarts replied: IL
save been thinking while you have been
rpeaking, Mr.. Alley. of one Of the most
stirring incidents in our history. Ii
@as when Columbus was on hts
.ay to the discovery Of America.
Sou remember the anxiety Of the
great discoverer ~ the time arrived when
sse had calculated he should arrive on the
shores Of the new country. Morning after
saorning he appeared early on the deck.
xsraining his eyes in looking toward the
isest. At last ono day rs he gaxed through
ls,s glass his face Was seen to shine with
ssirprise. He looked long and earnestly
and finally handed the glass 20 his most
sa.imate friend at his side. exclAiming:
There, Alley, thank God. there in land At
tast! Embrace me. Alley; our fortunes
are madet'' The teller of this story does
skos give the response Of Mr.. Alley.
Mai J. v. Pond has been in Washing
son City this week. He 10 one Of the
s.rightest lecture managers of the United
tstates. and he has made fortunes for n
aumber OF people. He made 10000 for
Stanley and nearly ~ much for George
s1cunan. He made nice thing for Bill
sye. and he made s.. 500 last year for
7 homss Nelson Page. Peary's lecture
business brought si2. On in four months TO
the Arctic explorer. and Max q Rel has
saade several brick houses through Pond.
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