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46 enrolled bills, beingchairman of the last mentioned. Senator Caffery was elected by the Louisiana legis- lature in 1894 "to fill out the terra of Gibson, which expired in the following year, and also to succeed himself for the long term ending in March. 1901.

CALLAWAY, Samuel Ro^er, railway presi- dent, b. in Toronto, Canada, 34 Dec, 1850. He entered the service of the Grand Trunk railway at thirteen, later being employed by the Canadian express company and the Great Western railway. Rising steadily, he became in 1875 superintendent of the Detroit and Milwaukee railway, in 1880 manager of the Chicago and Grand Trunk, and in 1884 vice-president of the Union Pacific and allied lines of nearly six thousand miles. In 1887 Mr. Callaway was elected president of the Toledo, St. Louis anil Kansas City railway, an office which he resigned in 1895 to "become president of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis. Two years later he accepted the presidency of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, and in 1898 was elected president of the Hudson River and New York Central. Mr. Callaway is regarded as a railway official of the highest character.

CAtLIS, John Benton, soldier, b. in Fayette- ville, N. C, 3 Jan., 1828 ; d. in Lancaster, Wis., 33 Sept., 1898. He removed to Wisconsin in 1840. At the outbreak of the civil war he was appointed captain in the 7th Wisconsin infantry, 30 Aug., 1861, and on 5 .Ian., 1863, he was commissioned major. Me was honorably discharged, 29 Nov., 1863, was commissioned major of the veteran re- serve corps, 24 May, 1864, lieutenant-colonel, 11 Feb., 1865, and was honorably mustered out, 14 May, 1867. having received the brevets of colonel and brigadier-general of volunteers, 13 Mar., 1865, for efficient and meritorious service. On 7 Mar., 1867, he was commissioned captain in the 45th regular infantry, and received, the same day, the brevet of major for his services at Gettysburg, where he had been wounded. He served as super- intendent in the war department until Dec, 1865, when he was sent to Huntsville, Ala., as assistant commissioner of the freedmen's bureau, which po- sition he held until he resigned, 4 P''cb., 1868. In that year he was elected to congress from the 5th Alabama district, and while in congress he intro- duced the resolution on which was afterwards based the Kukhix Klan bill.

CALVO, Joaqnin Bernardo (eal-vo), Costa Rican minister, b. in San .lose in 1858. lie is the son of a distinguished statesman, received a good education, and established the first daily in tbsta Rica. In 1885 he was a member of the commis- sion established to settle the claims arising from the wars which at that time took place in the Cen- tral American states. He resigned from the com- mission to accept the place of governor of the prov- ince of Cartago. Since June, 1896, Mr. Calvo has been Costa Rican minister to the United States. His most important work is entitled "Apuuta- mientos Geograficos Estadisticos e Ilistoricos de la Republica de Costa Rica," which lias been trans- lated into several languages, and of which many editions have been issued.

CAMBON, Jules Martin, diplomatist, b. in Paris, 5 April. 1845. He studied law at the College of Louis le Grand, became an advocate in 186(5, and in tin; year following was made secretary of the " Conference du stage." During the Franco- Prussian war he served as captain ; after the war he was made auditor to the provisional commission charged with succeeding the council of state. He became assistant chief of the bureau of the gen- eral government of Algeria in September, 1875, and chief of the bureau in November, 1876. In June, 1878, he was made prefect of Constantine ; he left this position to become general secretary to the prefecture of poliee of the Seine. When his brother, Pierre Paul Cainbon. was sent to Tunis in 1882. he succeeded him as [irefect of the department of the north, at Lille; he remained here until he became prefect of the Rhone, at Lyons, in 1887. In 1891 he was sent to Algiei-s as governor-general, and only relinquished that post to become atnbassador to the United States. When he left Algiers he was made honorary governor-general of the prov- ince, a title heretofore bestowed on no man. He was appointed ambassador to this country on 14 Oct., 1897, and he presented his credentials on 15 Jan.. 1898. When war broke out between Spain and the United States, Spain chose him, in July, to make overtures for peace ; and it was he, acting on behalf of Spain, that signed, with Secretary Day, the protocol that put an end to hostilities, on 12 Aug., 1898. M. Cambon became a knight of the Legion of honor in 1879, with special mention of his former services; in 1885 he was promoted offi- cer, and in 1889 commander.

CAMKRON, Arellibalil, clergyman, b. in Scot- land in 1771 ; d. in Shelbyville, Ky., 4 Dec, 1836. He came to this country as an infant with his parents, who settled at first in Virginia, but sub- sequently removed to Kentucky and was educated at Transylvania seminary (now university), com- pleting his course in Bardstown. His theological studies were made with Rev. David Rice in Dan- ville, and he was licensed to preach on 14 Feb., 1795, by the Transylvania presbytery. At first he served as a missionary, but on 2 June, 1796. he was ordained and installed as pastor over several churches in Shelby and Nelson counties. For many years he was the only Presbyterian clergy- man in a very wide extent of country, to supply which he labored with indefatigable industry and perseverance, travelling through a wilderness in the most inclement seasons, and often being obliged to swim swollen streams to fulfil his a|)- pointments. He organized and built up many churches, and next to Rev. David Rice wjus consid- ered the father of Presbyterianism in Kentucky, being known familiarly as "Father Cameron." From time to time he found it necessary lo con- tract his labors, and from 1828 until near the close of his life he devoted himself to the churches of Shelbyville and Mulberry. His publications in- clude" " The Faithful Steward " (1806) ; " The Minister, or Religious Liberty, Church Govern- ment and Discipline" (1806) ; " An Appeal to the Scriptures on the Design, Extent, and Effect of the Propitiation" (1811^; "A Discourse concern- ing the Doctrine of Indefinite Universal Atone- ment" (1814); "A Defence of the Doctrines of Grace" (181C); "A Ke|)ly to some Arminian Questions on Divine Predestination " (1822) ; and "A Sketch of the Transylvania Presbytery."

CAMERON, Henry Clay, educator, b. in Shep- herdstown, Va., 1 Sept., 1827. He was graduated at Princeton in 1847, and at the theological sem- inary in 1855. Meanwhile he was principal of the Edgehill school in Princeton in 1851, and in 1852-'5 tutor at the college. He was made ad- junct professor of Greek in 1855. associate in 1860, and professor in 1861, and since 1877 he has held the chair of the (J reek language and literature. In addition he was instructor in French in 1859-70, and librarian in lS65-'72. Prof. Cameron was or- dained a clergyman by the presbytery of Pliila- delphia on 1 Feb., 1863". The degree of" Ph. 1). was given him by Princeton in 1866, and he received