The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-02
By President Cleveland 10 Arhitrafe on the
Venezuela Boundary Line Dispute.
FROM MARYLAND. NEW YORK AND KANSAS
a Grave Question, which Requf-cs
d;"cat .7s.dGinent and Di.crctiu.. TO
Amicab!S AsijrSt-i distinguished
and Eroiunnd Jurist TTcnaIs the
s.is. EhauInfIui 77eu Arc They.

which will consist of five members, as.
follows:
David J. Brewer. Of Kansas, Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Richard II. Alvey. of Maryland. Chicc
Justice, Justice Court of Appeals, Dis
trict of Columbia
Andrew j. White, Of New l,ork.
Frederick II. Coudcrt. of New York
bani,1 G. tiilln!an. OF Maryland,
President of the Johns-Hoplins, l:ni-
versity.
Judge brewer. the leading member
ri the Commission, was born in Smyrna.
ASIA Minor. in 1881, his father AT that
t!mc EainE one Of the American mist
Eionaries in that nart of the world
OF David Dudley Field. in whose unicc
III New York city Judge Brewer was n
law student In the year 1858 Judge
l'Tewc" removed from New Nor!. cit;-
~ me West, where lie cnGa yeCi III the
practice Of his profession i'm i\;.Isny
Guy, Mo, and afterwards IN iarcn-
worth, kan. lie has also occupied yar!-
ouS important positions. incluGiut. those
oi Judge of the First judicial Cirt nit of
M IMnr Ht2te OF Kansas, ana from 1910 ~
iSSl !iileh the office of Judge of thr
Kansas Supreme Court. Judge irs,y-
er mas also talk" great interest in In
CaticiHi affairs and was AT ono tjnln
PRESIDENT OF the Kansas Board OF l;,l,,-
'atsuh. IN rulitics he has hecu "A i,c
i'up!icah. He was appointed Associa..
Justice uf the Supreme Co,ut rn, ,h.
Eighth district by President Harrison
Daniel G. Gillian Is distinguished os
q" nruucator ie Is graduate Of Yale
Coi!sre ANA hes Eesn I'M extensive trav-
riier IN europe. whcre he gavc :yrrnt nj
rRtGl 80 the .'cvCral politicnl :n,;
Mlcatiunni conditions OF various coun.
.l'.S' IN iS'a he was elected the frs,
president of the Johns Hopkins Irniynr,
"tty IN Baltimore Among thc n,anv
WptkS that he has written is 4 n,,,Ci.
n' James Monroe. which was prcun rcI
Tor the American statesman Ills fn;ns
hS a scientist and historian is world
W!it. Mi GILLIAN Is said not 10 b,.
aiiilatoc with any political party. hu,
MS tendencies are inclined to thn ~.
3ubiiSan organization. He is a native
oi S9nnectiCui and in his G5th year.
NhdrIW Dickson White of New York
Is aisn distinguished as an educator. Hr
Is a native Of New York, having been
porn at Homer i'm that State in Noy,.,,,
nrr 1882. He is Of New England M
rrhtaEc and graduate of Yale T'nivrr-
SHY. lie was president Of the Rcn,,h
licnm State Convention of New vorl; =,
October. 1861. and was United Stn;rs
MINISTER to Germany from 1879 Till 1881
NJ. MT" was also one of the United
states commissioner 10 Santa Domingo
commission.
d Mi; M2iie was for brief period un-
ger Nr. ilaiTison's administrative the
AineVnan Minister TO 81 Petersburg,
fTSd";ick II. coudcrt i the head or
me law firm Of CoudCrt Bros. of Noiv
YORK city. He mas q world-yvidr ROY
!'iat!"h as an advocate and an author-
ny ON international law He served
WIN distinction on the l}chrinw sea
,,omm!SS!ln and was compiimentcd bv
.tF -
Tor rs speech before the commission
ana was crte";aincd q: the palace
Mr. ".3uIert was president of the
Manhattan club for several years ana
- m"M Il MfmheE OF nearly II dozen
prominent New York clubs lie i: :,
Democrat and Is clazsrd as auti-Tom-
many. He IS a brilliant orator ana n
shre"d advocate. He has been one of
fhc leaders OF the New York bar for
many years and has been engaged In
many famous cases. His firm admins
tefs the affairs of maay French estates
and Investors in this country
judge Richard Henry Alvey is n ma
sivc Of MARYLAND. He was on the Judi
curry committee OF the Constitutional
Convention OF 1857 ANA was clcatrn
Judge of the Fourth Circuit under Inc
new constitution ana was rr-rlected in
1852. He was designated by Gov. Ham.
iltun as Chief Justice of tho Court or
Appeals of Maryland 10 succeed Judrn
Barton. This place he resignsd 10 nc-
ccpt the office Of Chief Justice Of the
Federal Court of Appeals in the Distric,
Of Columbia. This court had just been
created by act Of Congress and prnsi-
dent Cleveland strongly urged Judge
Alvey 10 take The place of Chief Judge
and organize the nsw court. Upon the
death of Chief Justice Waite duriuc
Mr.. ClcNeand's first term. some of-,hc
justices Of tie Supreme Court. who had
been impressed with the opinions de-
iivered by Judge Alvey or the appellate
bench of Maryland. urged the l9rSsidcn,
TO appoint him chief Justice of The
Unit States. This the President was
disposed to do. but il * understood was
deferred hy the fact. so il has been
said. that judge Alvey Is - Southern
man, and 1t was feared that for that
position 10 go to the South might create
animosities
president Cleveland has not yet noti-
Iled the appointccs 10 the Venezuelan
commission of their selection. but he
has the assurance from each that they
would accept the high offices If ten
dcrcd to thcm.
1t is stated that because Mr.. Justice
Brewers name appears first on the oNi-
,cial list given out tonight II does not
necessarily mean that that gentleman
Will be chairman Of the commission. The
selection OF presiding officer VIII be left