Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-12
Funeral of King Of Denmark Attracts Many
Notable People to Capital.
IHlTE HOUSE WEDDING BIG FEATURE
Congressman Longworth and Bride to
Take Trip to Cuba.
MONUMENT AT El cANeY TO BE DEDICATED
Both Houses of Congress Have Large
Amount of work laid out for
the Five Day. They Will
BE In session.

WASHINGTON. Feb H. - The cere-
monies attendant upon the assembling
of tho new British Parliament will he
somewhat cloudcd by the fact that the
court is in mourning for King Christian OF
Denmark. whose burial Is 10 take place on
Sunday, February Is. Tomorrow the House
Of Commons will assemble FOR the election
/ OF a speaker and the remainder Of the week
will he given up to administering the oath
of Office and other prelminarics. King Ed
| ward will formally 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 Christian. The deep
feeling OF sorrow at his death has found
! expression in every language and all the
| nations will send representatives TO pay
! their last respects. Among the more than
| SEQ distinguished persons who will he pres
! ont at the burial are Queen Alexandra OF
! England King George of Greece, Emperor
! William of Germany, King Haakon of Nor
/ way, Archduke Franz Frederick of Austria
! and the duchess of Brunswick. The king
will be buried in the chapel Of Frederick V
| in the cathedral of Rosklde formerly the
capitol of Denmark, whore the body of
| Queen Louisa lies.
! Clement Armand Fallieres, eighth presi-
dent OF the third republic. will take over the
reins of government becoming the ruling
/ executive in France on February IL. On
that day the Elysce palace will be the scene
I of great pomp and festivity. NJ. I.oubet viii
leave the palace on February II and at
4 o'clock on the following day. the precise
hour which his seven-year term will ex-
pire, he will await the coming of NJ. Fallie-
| res, who will arrive attended by a fun
military escort. Premier Rouvier will pre-
sent the outgoing and incoming presidents,
when there will be an exchange OF compli-
mentary addresses. promenade through
| the various apartments of the official palace
| will be followed by a reception to the dir
lomatic corps and high state officials.
The dedication of the battle monument at
FL Caney, Cuba, will take place on Feb
ruary H. party of distinguished officers
of the United States army and navy left
7 New York February TO participate In the
exercises. The Cuban government will play
an active part In the ceremonies. Among
those who will attend are Colonel Webb c.
Hayes, chairman of the battlefield commits
sion; Lieutenant General Chaffee. presi-
dent of the Society of the Army of San
tiago de Cuba; Lieutenant Young, who at
tends as the special representative Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and Rear Admiral Higgin-
son, representing the American fleet In the
naval battle
RooseycIt wedding.
The wedding of Miss Alice Lee Roose-
welt, the daughter of the president, to
Representative Nicholas Longworth will
take place at the White House on Febru-
airy It. The ceremony will be performed
in the historic East room. and will be sol
emnized by the Right Rev. Henry NJ. Sat
erlee Protestant Episcopal bishop OF Wash
ington There will be no bridesmaids. 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. Wallingford, jr.. OF Cincinnati, who
married Mr. Longworth's Oldest sister;
Iarz Anderson of Washington, great grand
son of Nicholas Longworth, the founder of
the Longworth family fortune viscount
, Charles De Chambrun, brother of Count
| Adebert De Chambrun. who married the
grooms youngest sister. and Theodore
! Roosevelt jr. the oldest son of the presl-
dent, will be ushers.
A meeting OF the operators to discuss the
threatened coal strike is to be held in New
York on February IA, and on February 1s
there will be a joint conference of the
miners and operators. Great interest at
: taches to these meetings. both the op-
orators and miners are reported as firmly
: adherlng to their respective positions.
! Week in Congress.
Under the agreement reached last Monday
the senate will at o'clock on Wednesday
: vote on the subsidy shipping bill. and under
! the same agreement the entire days OF
I Tuesday and Wednesday, with the excep-
! ton OF the time devoted to routine bust
ness will be given up to the discussion OF
the shipping bill
The joint statehood bill will be made the
unfinished business of the senate following
Immediately on the disposal of the ship
ping bill and will continue to hold that
place until voted upon or displaced. opin-
ions differ as to the time that will be re-
quired for the consideration of the meas
ure Confessedly the senate is quite evenly
divided on the Foraker amendment giving
h3iZUbS a., opportunity for a separate vote
= on the question of admission, and IL is not
probable that a test of strength will be
= consented to until Shere is more definite in.
formation as TO the attitude of certain SEN
ators
. . No decision has been reached as to what
u u will follow the statehood bill as unfinished
= business The decision on that point will
" rest with the republican steering committee
!, and it will not be reached by that COM
= mttee until the railroad rate bill shall be
.. reported TO tne senate. Inc decision VIII
lie between the rate bill and the Philippine
! tariff bill. The day for vote on the rail-
. road hill in committee has been fixed foI
;, next Friday, and the bill will be reported
:, soon afterwards in the shape agreed upon
II the committee succeeds I'm getting a
measure fairly satisfactory 10 the senate
leaders. II will be given the place oi
. preference Immediately after statehood.
d Appropriations i'm House.
N With two appropriation bills on th,
calendar. an anticipated discussion OF tn.
" bill providing a whipping post for wifi,
II beaters in the District of Columbia, and
l. an adjournment during the wedding day OF
Miss Alice Roosevelt and Representative
J. Longworth, the house OF representatives
I. begins tomorrow a somewhat busy legisla
r. tive week. Monday will be District oi
Columbia day, and the fertilization appro.
" priation bill Will be taken up TuesdR,,