The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-21
MITCHELL AGREES TO APPOINT.
MENT OF COMMISSION.
SEVEN WHO ARE SELECTED
Labor Given Recognition by Nominal
ton Of Railroad Conductors
Grand Chief.

Washington, Oct. 16.-The official
statement announcing the close OF the
strike was issued at the white house
at 2:20 a. m. :
After a conference with Mr.. Mitchell
and some further conference with rep
resentatives of the coal operators, the
president has appointed the follow
ing commission to inquire into, con-
slider and pass upon all questions at
issue between the operators and min
ers in the anthracite coal fields:
Brigadier General John M. Wilson,
u. S. A., (retired), late chief OF engi-
neers, U. S. A., Washington, D. c.,
as an officer of the engineer corps OF
either the military or naval service
Of the United States.
E. w. Parker, Washington, D. c.,
as an expert mining engineer. Mr..
Parker is chief statistician of the coal
division of the Uniterd States geologi-
cal survey and editor of the Engineer
ing and Mining Journal of New York.
George Gray, Wilmington, Del, as a
Judge Of a United States court.
E. E. Clark, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
grand chief Of the order of railroad
conductors, as a sociologist, the pres
ident assuming that for the purposes
of such commission the term soclo-
logist means a man who has thought
and studied deeply on social questions
and has practically applied his knowl-
edge.
Thomas H. Atkins, Scanton, Pa, as
a man practically acquainted with the
mining and selling Of coal.
Bishop John L. Spaulding of Peoria,
III. The president has added Bishop
Spaulding's name to the commission
Carroll D. Wright has been appoint
ed recorder of the commission.
Something About the Men.
George Grey--Judge of the Third
United States circuit court since 1893;
born at New Castle. Del, May 4, 1916;
graduate CT Princeton, 1859 GA. M.
1863: IL. D., 1889; studied law al
Harvard; admitted to the bar IN 1868
attorney general of Delaware lS79-S5;
United States senator 1Ss5-99; demo
cratic member of the foreign relations
and Judiciary committee in the sen
ate; in 1896 affiliated with the natlona
gold s%tandard) democrats; membe1
If neace commission, Paris, 1898; ap
pointed by the president member o
Joint high commission at quebec
1898; member of international com
mittee of arbitration under The Hagu'
convention, November, 1900. Home
Wilmington, Del.
Edward Wheeler Parker-Statlst1
clan United States geological surve
and expert agent Twelfth census Uni
cd States: bern Port Deposit, MD
June 16, 1860; educated in commo
schools there and Baltimore and
CITY college, Baltimore; author al
nual report of production OF coal !
limited States, production OF coke
United States, production CT good Sd
in United States" and other chapter
in annual volumes United States ge
logical survey. Resides in Washln
ton, D. G.
Joh Lancaster Spaulding-Roms
Catholic bishop of Peoria, ILL.,, sim
1887: born in Lebanon, KY, Janual
70, 1910; educated at Mount st. Mary
college. Emmettsburg, Md, Universe
of Louvain, Belgium, n in Rom
secretary to bishop of Louisville
1868: in 1869 built st. Augustine
church for Catholic negroes OF Lou
Vile: chancellor diocese OF Loulsvll
1871: in New York 1S72-H; auth
Life of Most Rev. J. M. Spauldl1
Archbishop," essays and Reviews
"Religious Mission of the Irish r.
ple." and other books, songs, etc. z
dress. COZ North Madison V
Peoria, III.
1ohn M. Wilson-Brigadier gene
chief engineers U. S. A., since +
ruary /, 1887; born in District OF
,umbia October 1S, 1887; graduated
West Point, 1860; LII. D., Column
university 1890; brevetted lleuten'
Of artillery July /, 1860; in civil '
reached brevet rank of colonel Oh \
unteers. U. S. A. for gallantry IN VI
GUS battles; afterward had charge
engineering work on rivers, MARI
and canals, the building of army m
cal museum and completion OF WE
ington monument; for a int Sc
tary Of United States Military az
envy; retired 1901.
STATEMENT BY MITCHELL