Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-23

medical museum and library, com
pletion of the Washington monument
and many other important works, He
was for time superintendent of the
military academy at West Point,
General Wilson's home in Washington
is at 1l41 Connecticut avenue north
west.
Edward Wheeler Parker.
Edward Wheeler Parker was born
Mt Port Deposit, Md, on June 10,
1860. lie was educated In Baltimore
and became n newspaper man early
in life, serving in every capacity on
| the Austin Statesman from com
positor to managing editor and finally
| business manager He left this pc.
sition at the call of DR.. David r. Day,
of the geological survey, with whom
| he had been associated In his boy
hood days In Baltimore, to become
his personal representative and chief
clerk for tho mining branch of the
| eleventh census, a position which he
filled with such signal success that
| he became permanently connected
| with the geological survey In 1891, ms
soon as the census work was over.
/ For the survey he took entire charge
! of the work of gathering II statement
of the total output of coal for the
United States, and has continued in
charge of that work ever since.
Mr.. rarker was also. on account of
his familiarity with tho coal re-
sources and other mineral industries,
made member Of the international
! Jury on mining at the worlds Colum.
bian exposition For the Atlanta OK.
position he organized collective ex.
hibit Of the coal resources of the entire
southern country, and the exhibit was
ia itself an eptome of his thorough
and practical grasp on how to demon
strate to the world such resources.
Mr. parker's training includes his
graduation MS a practical mining en-.
ginecr, and in connection with his ser,
vices with the government he has had
! much practice and has visited prac.
ticaIly all of the coal producing re-
gions OF the United States.
Judge George Gray.
George Gray was born in New Cas-.
tie, Delaware, May 4, 1910. He was
graduated from Princeton college with
the class OF 1859, and later spent n
year at Harvard law school. From
1863 to 1879 he practlced law In Della.
ware, becoming during that period
one OF the leaders Of the bar OF that
state. A close student Of public af,
fairs, he early became active IN poll.
tics He was attorney general of
Delaware from 1879 to 1885. and ms a
delegate from Delaware took a prom
inent part In the democratic national
conventions Of 1876, 1880 and 1884.
When Thomas r. Bayard became
secretary of state Mr.. Gray was
chosen his successor in the United
States senate and at once took his
seat in that body. In 1887 he was re.
elected senator for the full term Of
six years After the death OF Nor
rison Waite, the appointment OF Mr.
Gray as chief justice Of the supreme
| court OF the United States was strong
Iy urged upon the president but his
claims were rejected on account Of his
age, ar older man being thought more
desirable for the place, During his
/ period Of service in the senate, where
he served upon many important com
mittec8 be gained reputation as a
| careful and painstaklng worker and
was looked upon az one Of the fore
most orators Of that body
He was appointed Judge Of the cir
cult court Of the United States circuit
Of Delaware IN 1899. In 1896 he AT.
fliated with the national gold stand
ard democrats In the presidential cleo.
ton
In 1898 President Mckinley appoint
cd him q member Of the peace com.