The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-01-09
THE VENEZUELAN CONFUSION
AN EQUALDIvIDE As TO PARTIES.

The Commissioners are Men Of High
Character and Splendid Abilities
win Command hespeot ac Homo
and Abroad.
President Cleveland ON the lot inst.
announced the appointment of the
Venezuelan boundary commiasion,
which, consist Of fve memberB, DO fol-
lows:
David j. Brewer, of Kansas, AS.
sociate Justice Of the Supreme Court
OF the United States; Richard 81. Alvey
of Maryland, chief Justice Of the court
of appeals for the District of Colum-
bia Andrew D. White, Of Now York !;
Frederic r. Coudert, of Now York !;
Daniel G. Gilman Of Maryland, presi-
dent Of tho John Hopkins University.
The commission IL regarded in
Washington among those who had an
opportunity to see the list OF names
after they wcre made public as q very
| satisfactory one, whose opinions and
| conclusions will be received by the
American public with that confidence
which the standing of the members of
the commission in the public eye in
spires.
Justice Brewer Is Republican in
politics and about So years Of ago. he
Is a graduate Of Yale and has spent
considerable time in tho practice Of
his profession in Kansas, whore he
filed a number of judicial offlces. In
Judge Of tho United States for the
Eighth District and was appointed
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
in December, 1889, by President Har-
risOn.
Richard H. Alvey is D Democrat In
politics and man Of marked legal
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 this District. He
is about GO years Of age.
Andrew D. White Is Republican
in politics. He is one OF tho best
known men Of letters in this country
and perhaps in the world, is an author
and historian and has been the pre-
sident of Cornell University. Mr.,
White was appointed Minister to
this position he held through Harri-
sons administration and for q year or
more during Mr.. Cleveland's adminis-
Frederick R. Coudert Is q, Demo-
crat in politics and is ono Of the beet
known members of the bar in Now
York. Mr. Coudert was ono Of tho
counsel for the United States On tho
, Bering Sea commission, and in that
| capacity he m de one OF the most
| eloquent and effective speeches do
| livered in behalf Of the American con-
| tcntions.
Tho last named NJ ember Of the COM
mission, Daniel G. Gilman, president
Of John Hopkins University, Ia we'll
known rs an authority on interns-
tioual Law. He Was at ono time presi.
dent OF the University of California
and was later called to take up the
work OF tho organization OF the univer-
sity Of which he II now tho hoad. 0uo
OF his principal acquisitions 10 the
geography, he having studied In Gar
and In this country under Guyot. Ho
is tho author OF a life OF President
Monroe. Mr.. Gilman has never figured
prominently in politics. At tho White
House it is stated that he hao no
politics, but his proclivities are undor-
stood to be Republican.
The two great psrtios, Ii will DO soon
are equally represented on the oom-
mission, with the fifth member having
no outspoken politics.
All OF the above named persona will
accept tho places to whioh they have
been appointed and are expected to
assemble in Washington 40 soon o.
practicpho with a view Of their owes
ing in and entering upon their work.
The appointments are made In oonapli-
ance with u resolution Of Congress
PASSED at the request OF President
Cleveland, and tho work OF tho com
mission will be TO examine and collect
evidence with view 10 determininS
the true divisional line between Vono.
zuela and British Guisna. The oon-
clusions reached by the commission
will bs reported to the President fer
further representations and comfauni.
cations that may be made by this gov.
ernment to Great Britain In coanoot lion
with the boundary. line disputo, be.
zuela.
The expectation Is that tho oemnais.
sion will conYSne very sooR, seleot
their secretariee, translators, interpre'