The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-12
British House of Commons Will As
semble Today for the Election
of Speaker.
NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT LONoWoRTH WE'D
DING CEREMONY.

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fact that the court is IN mourning for
King Christian OF Denmark. whose
burial is to take place on Sunday, Feb.
Is. Tomorrow the house Of commons
will assemble for the election of
speaker, and the remainder of the
week viii be given up to administer
ing the oath of Office and other pre-
| liminaries. King Edward will formal
~ open parliament on Tuesday OF next
week.
An almost unprecedented gathering
of the crowned heads of Europe will
, be present at the burial of King Chris
! tan. The deep feeling of sorrow at
| his death has found expression in
every language, and the nations viii
send representatives to pay their last
respects. Among the more than 500
distinguished persons who will be
present at the burial are Queen Alex
andra of England, King George of
Greece, Emperor William Of Germany.
! King KaakOn of Norway, Archduke
! Franz Frederick of Austria and the
| Duchess of Brunswick. The king viii
/ be buried in the chapel Of Frederick
V of the cathedral of ROskilde, for
merly the capital Of Denmark, where
the body of Queen Louisa lies.
New French President.
Clement Armand FaIlieres, eighth
| president of the third republic, will
take over the reins of government, be-
coming the ruling executive in France.
on Feb. is. On Monday the Elysee
! palace viii be the scene of great pomp
| and festiVity. NJ. Loubet will leave
/ the palace on Feb. II, and at 1 o'clock
/ on the following day, the precise hour
/ on which his Seven-year term will ex-
pire, he will await the coming of NJ
/ Fallieres, who viii arrive attended by
a full military escort. Premier ROu-
vier viii present the outgoing and in
! coming presidents, when there will be
an exchange of complimentary ad-
| dresses. a promenade through the va
riOus apartments Of the official palace
/ will be fOllOWeS by a reception to the
/ diplomatic corps and high state off,
/ Gals.
The dedication of the battle monu-
ment at FL Caney, Cuba, will take
! place on Feb. a. A party Of distin-
! guished officers Of the United States
army and navy left New York on Feb.
s 10 participate in the exercises at
tending the dedication. The Cuban
government viii play an active part
in the ceremonies. Among those who
win attend are Webb G. Hayes, chair
man of the battlefield commission;
Lieutenant General Chaffee, president
of the Society of the Army of Santiago
de Cuba; Lieutenant General Young,
who attends as the especial represent
alive of President Roosevelt. and
Rear Admiral Higginson, representing
the American feet in the naval battle
White House Wedding.
The wedding of Miss Alice Lee
Roosevelt, daughter Of the president,
to Representative LOngworth will take
| place at the White House at noon on
! Saturday, Feb. II. The ceremony,
which viii be performed in the historic
east room, will be solemnized by the
/ Right Rev. Henry Satterlee, Protest
ant Episcopal bishop Of Washington
! There will be no bridesmaids. The
! grOom's best man will be Thomas Mel
son Perkins Of Boston, claSsmate
and longtime friend. Three of Mr.
LOngWorth's classmates and a college
mate at Harvard, ,. A. Wallingford,
jr., of Cincinnati, who married Mr..
Longworth's Oldest sister; Lars An
derson Of Washington, great grandson
of Nicholas LOngworth, the founder of
the LOngworth family fortune; Wis
count Charles de Chambrun, brother
of Count Adelbert de Chambrun, who
married the grOom's youngest sister,
and Theodore Roosevelt jr, the oldest
son Of the president, will be the ush-
ers. One thousand invitations to the
wedding have been issued, Those in
vited, exclusive Of the wedding party.
include: The members of the cabinet
and their wives! former members of
the cabinet who are now in the United
States senate and their wives, the
heads OF foreign embassies and mis-
sions and their wives, the justices Of
the United States supreme court and
their wives, the official members OF
the party which accompanied 'Secreta-
ry Taft to the Orient, the New York
and Ohio delegations in congress.
Later in the afternoon Mr.. Longworth
and his bride VIII leave Washington
on trip to Florida, travelling in a spe-
ctal car. After the Adjournment Of
congress they expect to make trip to
Europe.
a meeting Of the operators to discuss
the threatened coal strike viii be held
IN New York on February Il and on
February 16 there will be a joint con-
ference Of the miners and operators.
Great interest attaches to these meet
ings as both the operators and miners
are reported as firmly adhering to their
respective positions.
Vote on Ship Subsidy.
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 agre-
ment 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 it's prin-
cipal features and also upon amend
ments that viii be offered.
The joint statehood bill viii be made
the unfinished business in the senate on
Thursday. following Immediately upon
the disposal of the shipping bill, and
will continue to hold that place until
voted upon or displaced Opinions differ
as to the time that Will be required
for the consideration of the measure
Confessedly the senate is quite evenly
divided on the Foraker amendment Civ
ing Arizona an opportunity for sepa-
rate vote upon the admission, and 1t
is not probable that test Of strength
VIII be consented to until there is more
definite information as TO the attitude
or certain senators than can now be
obtained