The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-01-02
VENEZUELA COMMISSION.
President Cleveland Makes Public
His Selections.
PERSONNEL OF THE COMMISSION

It Consists of Two Ncw Workers., Two Mary
landers and Justice Brewer, a Kansas
Man-The investigation VIII Probably
Please the Britishcrs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-Pr,sidcnt Glove.
land announces the appointment Of the
Venezuelan boundary commission as fol
lows: David j. Brewer, Of Kansas justice
Unitod States supreme court; Richard II.
Alvey. of Maryland, chief justice Of the
court of appeals of the District of Culum-
bia; Andrew ID. White, of New York;
Frederick r. Coudart, of New York, and
Daniel c. Gilman, of Maryland II is
announced that all will accept the up
pointments
The commission is regarded here asa
very satisfactory one, whose opinions and
conclusions will be received by the Ameri-
can public with that confidence which the
standing of the members of the commits
sion in the public eye inspires.
Justice Brewer is a Republican in poll
tics and about 6s years of age. He is IA
graduate of Yale, and has spent consider
able time in the practice Of his profession
in Kansas, where he filled number OF
judicial Offices In 1891 he was appointed
circuit court judge Of the United States
for the Eighth district and was appointed
associate justice of the supreme court in
December, 1889 by President Harrison.
Richard ii. Alvey is a Democrat in poll
tics, and "A man of marked legal ability.
1t was the great reputation he gained as
judge in the Maryland courts which led
President Cleveland to appoint him to the
position of chief justice of the court of ap-
peals of this district He is about 60 years
of age.
Andrew ID. White is Republican. He
is one of the best known men Of letters in
this country and perhCps in the world. Is
an author and historian, and has been the
president of Cornell university. Mr. White
was appointed minister to Russia by
President Harrison, and this position he
held through Harhson's administration
and for a year or more during Mr.. Cleve-
lands administration.
Frederick r. CoudQrt is Democrat in
politics, and is one of the best known
members of the bar in New York. Mr.
Coudert was one of the counsel for the
United States on the Behring sea commits
sion.
Daniel c. Gilman, president of Johns
Hopkins university is well known as an
authority on international law He was
at one time president of the University of
California He has never figured in poll
tics, but his proclivities are said to be Re
publican.
Up to the present time no cOmmunica-
ton or suggestion of any kind regarding
! the Venezuelan dispute has come to the
! United States from Great Britain since
! Lord Salisbury's answer to Secretary Oh
ney and the question stands entirely on
the correspondence up to that time and
! the subsequent action of congress. This
I disposes of several reports including one
that Queen Victoria has addressed per
sonal communication, similar in tone to
the one sent by the Prince of Wales, ex-
pressing the hope that the two English
speaking people would have no serious diff
fercnces. Such direct communication
would be according to the usage observed
between the heads of nations, but in the
present case her majesty has given no OK
preston on the subject. 1t is known, how
ever, that President Crespo has sent II di-
rect message to the executive branch of
the United States.
Among officials and the representatives
of the foreign powers interested it is said
that no steps are contemplated for the
present beyond the formation of the Nene-
Zuelan commission. The expectation Is that
the commission will convene soon, select
h, their secretaries translators, Interpreters
and executive officers, and determine upon
their course of procedure The act makes
the commission independent of the state
department and all executive control, So
that it will be for the body itself to decide
on the method of procedure.
On the part of Great Britain there is q
growing impression in official quarter,
that indirect participation in the work o
the commission will be secured The Brit
ish attitude of late has been favorable t.
an investigation by the United States o
the basis of the British claims, for it is
felt that the inquiry had been ex-parte NJ
to the time of the action by congress. Tn,
present indication is that the British will
not be averse to establishing before sucl
II body the rights which Lord Salisbury
stated to be incontestible,