Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-02
COMMISSION CHOSEN.
Five Distinguished Men Appointed 10
Investigate the Venezuela Question:
,upGEs BREWER AND ALVEY
vsssrs White and Coudsrt, Of NeH YORK;
and Gilman, Of Baltimore
CHAIRMAN w"
rsc selection of " Pres'"'"s '
,.u ., hc commissioners '"e'
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mad, Probable.

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,,...,iont has announced the compo-
-. 80 tie Venezuelan COMMISSION
Ian corsis. Of Eve members. as
follows. 90 Kansas. As
DN 80 -. of the Supreme Court Of
The United states. ,,.,.,a.
ptcHARD Il. ALVEY, OF M''yi'"
oh,sf Justl~ OF the Court OF Appears VI
lbo District OF Columbia -.
.~npEW ID. WHITE Of New no'"'
rpFDERIcK r. COUDERr' OF Ne"
York. ,,,,,.land.
-,.o,'t ~ the Johns Hopkins univer-
sity. ,,,o,nber of
Judge Brewer. the leading meli'D'. i'o -
,he commission, was born IN "i'' nv
Asia Minor. IN 1891. his father az 'r"'
elmo heinr one of the American h"sSi0i'-
rios IN that part Of the worlo. ne '.,S - q
rraduate OF Yale. and nepne" oi -.
Dudlev Feld. in whose once III ~"
York city Judge Brewer was a Ia" -
dent In the year lNS. Judge h,e"I -,
moved from New York city 10 'ie
where he engaged in the piac''0e
,t. ,,of..eion i'm Kansas city. Mo, anu
-'.. -. d., l Ioavenworth, Kan. He has
,Iso o,,.,,pied various important positions,
in,,ud,nr those Of judge OF the hrSt
.c,,,t III thr state Of Kansas, ana from
te-n ,,,f0 1881 filled the Office of Judge
al tie Kansas Supreme Court. Judge
urewor has also taken great interest III
educational affairs and was at one uhe
rr,sidcut of the Kansas Board of Edu-
cation. In politics he has been kepupil-
.sn lie was appointed Associate JUS
tca Of the Supreme Court OF the uhlted
states by President Harrison in lSss.
Daniel G. Gilman is distinguished
educator. a graduate of Yale, and has
been an extensive traveller In Europe
where he gave great attention to the
several political and educational condi-
tions of the various countries In 1879 he
was elected the first president of JOINS
Hopkins University, in Baltimore. Among
the many works that he has written is
a memoir OF James Monroe, which was
prepared for the American Statesmen.
His fame as a scientist in the historic
world IS wide Mr.. Gilman is said not 10
be affiliated with any political party nut
his tendencies are inclined 10 the Re
publican organization. lie Is a native OF
Connecticut. and in his 65th year.
IS also distinguished as an educator. lie
is a native OF New York. having been
born AZ Homer, in that state, in Novem-
her, 1873 lie is OF New England parent
axe, ana "a graduate of Yale University.
He was president OF the Republican State
Convention OF New York in October. 1876.
and was Minister to Germany from 1879
20 1855. He was also one OF the commits
soners 10 Santo Domingo. Mr.. White was
for a brief period under MIR. Harrison's
Administration the American Minister,
10 st. Petersburg.
ALVEY A SOUTHERNER
Judge Richard Henry Alvey is a native
. OF Maryland He was on Inc judiciary
Committee OF the constitutional conven-
ton of 1861, and was elected Chief judge
Of the Fourth Circuit under the new
Constitution, and was reelected IN 1882
lie was designated by Governor Hamilton
as Chief Justice Of the Court Of Ap-
paals OF Maryland 70 succeed Judge
q Barlow. This place no resigned to ac-
cept the Office Of Chief Justice of the
Federal Court of Appeals in the District
OF Columbia. This court had Just been
created By act OF Congress. and Presi-
dent Cleveland strongly urged Judge
Alvey TO take the place Of chief Judge
and organize the new court.
Upon the death of Chief-Justice Waite.
during Mr.. Cleveland's first term. some
Of the Justices Of the Supreme Court.
who had been impressed with the opin-
ions delivered by Judge Alvey on the
appellate bench OF Maryland. urged the
President TO appoint him Chief Justice
Of the United states Supreme Court
This the President was disposed TO do.
but il Is understood, was deferred by
the fact. so it is said. that Judge Alvey
Is a southerner, and it was feared that
for that place TO 80 TO the South might
create prejudice
Frederic IL. Coudert is the head Of the
laH firm of Coudert Brothers. of New
YORK city. ard has a worldwide reputa-
ton as an advocate and an authority on
International law. lie served with dis
tnctiOn on the Bering Sea Commission
was .complmented 10y the President Of the
French republic for his speeches before
the commission, and was entertained at
the palace. MIR. COudert was the pres-
neut OF the Manhattan Club for several
years. and is now a member Of the club.
lie is Democrat, but cassed as anti
Tammany. tie presided at a mass-meet-
ing al Cooper Union called TO oppose
Iammany In 1884 He IS brilliant ora
tor aad shrewd advocate lie has been
3ne Of the leaders of the New York Bar
for many years. and has been engaged
~ many famous cases. His firm admin
isters The affairs OF many French estates
and investors in this country.
Mr Cleveland has not yet Informed the
appolntecs OF the Venezuelan commits
sion of their appointment but he has
ta3 assurances that they would accent
lf rendered the positions
IL Is stated that because Justice Brew
er's name appears first on the list.
Il does not necessarily follow that that
gentleman viii Toe chairman of the COM
mission The selection Of the presiding
officer win be left 10 the commission
itself when an organization Is effected.
Ia is the Presidents intention TO have
the commission meet as soon as possible,
but from the information tonight he
has not yet decided when TO call the pre-
ilminary meeting.
AkER-CITY TRACTION TROUBLE