Albuquerque morning journal., 1906-02-12

King Christian of Denmark, whose
burial is to take place February 18th
Tomorrow the house of commons
will assemble for the election of a
speaker, and the remainder of the
week will be given up to administering
the oath of office and other prelimi-
naries. King Edward will formally
open the parliament on Tuesday Of
next week.
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An almost unprecedented gathering
of crowned heads of Europe will be
present at the burial of King Chris
tian. The deep feeling of sorrow at
his death has found expression in ev-
cry language and the nations will send
representatives to pay their last re-
spects.
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Clement Armand Fallieres, eighth
president of the third republic, will
take over the reins of government,
becoming the ruling executive in
France on February 18th. On Mon
day, the Elysee Palace will be the
scene Of great pomp and festivity
The dedication of the battle monu-
ment at Ell Caney, Cuba, will take
place February 14th. party of dis
tinguished officers Of the United States
army and navy left New York, Febru-
ary Sth, to participate in the exercises
attending the dedication. The Cuban
government will play an active part in
the ceremonies.
The wedding of Miss Alice Lee
Roosevelt, daughter of the president,
to Representative Nicholas Longworth
will take place at the White House at
noon Saturday, February II. The
ceremony. which will be performed in
the historic east room will be solemn
lied by the Right Rev. Henry Y. Sat
terlee, protestant Episcopal bishop Of
Washington There will be no brides
maids. The groom's best man will be
Thomas Nelson Perkins, of Boston, a
classmate and long time friend. Three
of Mr.. Longworths classmates and a
college mate at Harvard, b. A. Wal
lingford, Jr., of Cincinnati, who mar
ried Mr.. Longworth's older sister, Larz
Anderson, of Washington, great grand
son of Nicholas Longworth, the foun-
der of the Longworth family fortune;
Viscount Charles De Chambrun, broth
er of Count Adelbert De Chambrun.
who married the groom's younger sis
ter, and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the
oldest son of the president will be the
ushers. One thousand invitations to
the wedding have been issued. Those
invited to the wedding party include:
The members of the cabinet and their
wives, former members of the cabinet
who are now in the United States sem
ate and their wives the heads of for
eign embassies and missions and their
wives; the justices of the United
States supreme court and their wives;
the members of the official party
which accompanied Secretary Taft to
the Orient; the Ohio delegation in
congress and the New York delegation
in congress. Late In the afternoon Mr.
Longworth and his bride will leave
Washington on trip to Florida, trav-
cling in special car. After the ad-
journment of congress they expect to
make trip to Europe.
The meeting Of the operators to dis
cuss the threatened coal strike will be
and on February 18th there will be a
joint conference Of the miners and op-
orators Great interest attaches to
these meetings as both the operators
and miners are reported as firmly ad-
herring to their respective positions.
Under the agreement reached last
Monday the senate will at o'clock on
next Wednesday vote on the subsidy
shipping bill and under the same
agreement the entire days of Tuesday
and Wednesday, with the exception Of
the time devoted to routine business
will be given up to the discussion Of
the shipping bill 1t is not expected
that there will be any more prepared
speeches delivered on the bill, but
there will be considerable debate on
ments that will be offered.
THE Joint statehood bill will be
made the unfinished business In the
senate on Thursday following imme-
diately upon the disposal of the ship
ping bill and will continue to hold that
place until voted upon or disposed Of
Opinions differ as to the time that will
he required for the consideration Of
the measure. Confessedly the senate Is
quite evenly divided on the Foraker
amendment" giving Arizona an OPP
portunlty for q separate vote upon tho
admission, and II is not probable that
a test OF strength will be consented &C.
until there Is more definite lnfOrma-
tion as to the attitude of certain SEN
ators than can now be obtained. Sem
ator Beveridge who will he In charge
Of the floor expresses confidence In the
success of the bill practically as re-
ported from the committee. II Is un-
derstOOd that Senator Dick will open
for the bill and that Senator Bever-
idge will close In that interest.
No decision has yet been reported a.
to what will follow the statehood bill
as unfinished business. The decision
on that point will rest with the repub-
lican steering committee and 1t Will
not be reached by that committee until
the railroad rate bill shall be reported
to the committee. The decision will
lie between the railroad rate bill and
the Philippine tariff bill.
The day for a vote on the railroad
bill in committee has been fixed for
Friday. and the bill will be reported
soon afterward in the shape agreed
upon. n the committee succeeds IN
UatfluO a t,aauutfra fairly qafiafaotory