Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-17

The following official statement an
nouncing the close of the strike was
issued at the White House at 2.20 A. NJ:
After a conference with Mr.. Mitchell
and some further conference with rep
resentatives of the coal operators, the
President has appointed the members
of the commission to inquire into, con-
slider and pass upon all questions at
issue between the operators and miners
in the anthracite coal fields: t..-
Brig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson. U. s.
Army. retired, date chief of engineers
U. S. Al. 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 United States geological survey
and the editor of the Engineering and
Mining Journal of New York.
Hon. George Gray. Wilmington, Del,
as a judge of the United States.
f. f.. Clark, Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
grand chief of the Order of Railway
Conductors, as a sOciOlOgiSt, the Pres
ident assuming that for the purposes
OL SuCil IL COIIlulfSSiOll tHC tCifh SCSi-
olOgist means a man who has thought
and studied deeply on social questions
and mas practically applied his knowl-
edge.
Thomas H. Watkins, Scranton, Pa.
as a man practically acquainted with
the mining and selling Of coal.
Bishop John l.. Spalding of Peoria,
Ill. The President has added Bishop
Spaldings maine to the commission.
Hon. Carroll d. Wright has been APP
pointed recorder of the commission.
Gray. George. judge circuit court. Sd
United States circuit, since 1899; born
Newcastle, Del, May 4, 1910. son of An
drew c. and Elizabeth NJ. g.. graduate
Princeton, 1859 ca. NJ. 1868; LII. D.,
1880; studied law at Harvard; entered
practice 1863; practiced at Newcastle
1859. afterward at Wilmington; mar
ried Margaret J. Black; attorney gem
eral of Delaware, 1895; United
States senator, 1SS5-99; DemOcras.
Member foreign relations and Judiciary
committees in Senate; in 1896 animated.
with the National Gold standard)
Democrats presidential election; MEM
Der peace commission, Paris. 1885, APP
pointed by the President member OF
the joint high commission at quebec
1898 and member of the International
commission of. arbitration under The
Hague convention, Nov. 1900. Home.
Wilmington. Del.
Parker. Edward Wheeler. statisti-
clan United States Geological survey
and expert special agent 1857 census
United States: born Port Deposit, Nd
1une is. 1860: son of William and Hen
rfetta HYDE tDonnelD: educated COM
mon schools there and at Baltimore
and in city College, Baltimore. Author
ANIMAL renorts on production of coal in
RATED States. production of coke in
I-pitad States. production of good salt
in United States and other chapters In
animal volumes United States Geoiogi-
cal survey. Residence. 1873 Riggs
Place. Washington, d. G.
Spalding. John Lancaster Cathoiic
h;shop of Peoria since 1877, born Leb-
anon XIV. June 2. 1870; educated
Mount ST. Mary's College, Emmetts-
H,rg. Md. University of Louvain. Bel
oium and in Rome: secretary 10 pish-
on Of Louisville 1866; in 1859 built St,
Augustine's church for Catholic ne
ernes of Louisville; chancellor diocese
Of louisville, 1871: in New York. 1877
: Address. so7 North Madison Ave-,
Peoria, Ill.
wilson, John NJ. brigadier general
chief Of engineers United States army.
since Feb. 1. 1877. Born in District OF
co,nmhia. oct. IS, 1887: graduate West
point. 1850 ILL D., Columbian Uni
xersi1v. 1s90): End lieutenant artillery.
Ian. %. 1861: first lieutenant May ~
ISsI. transferred to engineer 1867:
ca,,tain engineers March 8. 1868; major
Inne 1861: lieutenant colonel March
~ 1884. colonel March q. lS9'' ia
..;,.;, war reached brevet rank of col
80, l., volunteers and Y. S. A. for gall
$40. ,.a,.;nos battkes; afterward