Show SENATOR CARPENTER His Funeral and Hie Rncces SOl Washington 2G Senator Carpenters Car-penters health had been failing for about two years past Several times he had been down but his naturally strong constitution enabled him to rally from these several attacks lIe has however been almost a wreck for the past six months Though his death was caused directly di-rectly by Brights disease of the kidneys kid-neys there was a general dissolution dissolu-tion of the vital energies Yesterday Yester-day afternoon he had improved considerably con-siderably and it was expected he i might again be able to get about During the night however he grew worse and it was known he could not live Last Friday he was out in his carriage and called upon the President and at the several departments depart-ments He went to bed the next day and never rose again Arrangements for the usual congressional con-gressional honors in connection with the funeral are not yet decided upon The funeral services take place at the Senators late residence at 230 on Sunday next The remains will then be deposited temporarily in the vault in the congressional cemetery and be conveyed to Wisconsin accompanied ac-companied by a committee of five Senators and the seargentatarms soon after the close of the present session of Congress The committee commit-tee to escort the remains to Wisconsin Wiscon-sin will be named by tho VicePresi dent tomorrow ExGovernorDillingham and wife of ennontaie on the way to attend at-tend the funeral Milwaukee Preparations are being made for a great memorial I display in respect to the memory of the deceased Wisconsin senator His last wish was to have his remains re-mains cremated and arrangements are making to carry out that wish His law partner pays a warm tribute to his qualities of hand and heart in an interview with a reporter The insurance on his life amounts to 830000 The question of his successor suc-cessor is already agitating prominent politicians who have gone to Madison Madi-son The general belief here is that Angus Cameron or Horace Ruble will be chosen Judge Charles E Dyer is not a candidate but is favorably favor-ably mentioned The German press of Milwaukee heralds the desire of the election of HoraceRuble Every effort will be made to choose a successor suc-cessor before March 4th The opinion of lawyers is that the legislature legis-lature can act immediately upon the eflicial notification of the vacancy at Madison Both houses have adjourned ad-journed out of respect to the memory me-mory of Mr Carpenter News from Madison of a reliable character states the combination of forces against E W Keys narrows the contest between Keyes and Senator Sena-tor Cameron for successor to Carpenter Car-penter It is believed that Cameron will succeed |