St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-02
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES THE VEN.
EZUELAN BOUNDARY COMMIs-
SION.
MEMBERSHIP OF FIVE MEN
ITS COMPOSITION LIKELY TO MEET
THE APPROVAL OF ALL AMER
ICANS.
TWO DISTINGUISHED JUSTICES
Brewer and Alvey Head the List-A.
ID. White, f. r.. Ceudert and ID
G. Gilman the Others.

w WAioHINGION, Jan. 1.-PreSident
Cleveland tonight announced the ap-
pointment Of the Venezuelan boundary
commission, as follows: David j.
Brewer, of Kansas, justice United
states supreme court; Richard III. AL
vey, of Maryland, chief justice Of the
court Of appeals of the District Of Col
umbia; Andrew d. White, Of New York
Frederick r. Coudert, of New York.
and Daniel G. Gilman, of Maryland.
The commission Is regarded here,
among those who had an opportunity
to see the list Of names after they were
made pubic, as very satisfactory
one, whose opinions and conclusions
Will be received by the American public
with that confidence which the stand
Ing OF the members Of the commission
in the public eye inspires.
Justice Brewer is Republican in
politics and about fifty-eight years of
age. He is graduate of Yale and has
spent considerable time in the practice
OF his profession in Kansas, where he
filled number of judicial offices. In
1884 he was appointed circuit court
judge Of the United States for the
Eighth district, and was appointed as
sociate justice Of the supreme court
in December, 1889. by President Harri-
son.
Richard H. Alvey is a Der~:~at in
politics and man OF marked ability.
1t was the great reputation he gained
as judge in the Maryland courts which
led President Cleveland, in the absence
of political influence on Judge Alvey s
part, to appoint him to the position of
chief justice of the court of appeals
of the District of Columbia. He is
about sixty years Of age.
ALL ABLE MEN.
Andrew D. White is a Republican in
politics. He is one of the best-known
men of letters in this country, and per-
haps in the world, is an author and
historian and has been the president
of Cornell university. Mr.. White was
appointed minister to Russia by Presi-
dent Harrison, and this position he
held through Hdrrison'S administra-
ton and for a year or more during
Mr. Clevelands administration.
Frederick r. Coudert is Democrat
and is one Of the best-known mem
bers of the bar in New York. Mr..
Coudert was one of the councillors for
the United States on the Behring Sea
commission, and in that capacity made
one of the most eloquent and effective
speeches delivered in behalf Of the
American contentious.
The last-named member of the com
mission, Daniel G.. Gilman, president
known as an authority on International
law. He was, at one time, President
of the University Of California and
was later called to take up the work
of the organization of the University
of California, and was later called to
take up the work Of the organization of
the university of which he is now at
the head. One of his principal acquisi-
tions is the mastery of the science Of
physical geography, he having studied
in Germany under a prominent in
structor, and in this country under
Goyot He is the author of President
Monroe Mr.. Gilman has never figured
prominently in politics. At the White
house it is stated that he has no pol
itics, but his proclivities are under
stood to be Republican. The two great
parties, 1t will be seen, are equally
represented on the commission, with
the fifth member having no outspoken
politics.
ALL WILL ACCEPT.
All of the above-named persons will
accept the places to which they have
been appointed and are expected to as
semble in Washington as soon as prac-
tible, with view to their entering upon
their work. The appointments are
made in compliance with a resolution
of congress passed at the request Of
President Cleveland, and the work Of
the commissioners will be to examine
and collect evidence with a view to de-
ternnining the true divisional line be-
tween Venezuela and British Guiana.
The conclusions reached by the commits
sion will be reported to the president for
his information in connection with any
further representations and conmuni-
cations that may be made by this gov
ernment to Great Britain in connection
with the boundary line dispute between
the latter country and Venezuela.