Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-29
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.
As announced informally last night, tn,
decision is practically reached to have the
funeral of Gen. Logan in the Senate cham
Der next Friday and then to convey the re
mains to Chicago. Few of the details of tn,
ARRANGEMENT have yet been determined upon
Inc Senate committee, acting through ths
sergeant-at arms, will have immediate charge
| of the remains
Coi. hennedy announces that by request OF
Mrs. Logan, Gen. Sheridan will be in charge
OF the procession which will escort the re.
mains from Calumet Place to the Capitol.
Ihe following is the committee appointed
by Senator Sherman to take charge of the
remains Of Senator Logan: Senators Cul
iom, Stanford. Cockrell, Allison, Beck,
Hawley, voorhees,, Hampton and Mander.
| son.
| Captain George E Lemont, of the Nation
al tribune, this morning, started a srbscrip-
ton fund for the benefit of Mrs. Logan with
$4,000, and sent invitations to hundreds OF
General Logan's friends and admirers
throughout the country, asking them to con-
tribute. The Western Union Telegraph
Company rendered the free use of its wires
Tor transmitting subscriptions.
The responses are now coming rapidly,
and one thousand dollar subscriptions have
been received from Senstor Sawyer, Hon.
VIM. Walter Phelps, John p. Drake of Chi
cago, Gov. Alger of Michigan, Geo. NJ Pull
man and others. The receipts in Ave hours
from the time the subscription was started
amounted to $4,000. All persons desirin 2
to contribute should telegraph George E.
L+mont, Citizens National Bank, Washing.
ton, ID. C.. stating the amount of their sub.
scriptlon and send checks or drafts at once to
j A. j. Creswell. president of Citizens Ma
tional Bank, Washington.
movement 10 on foot to have ex x-confed-
crate soldiers represented in the funeral pro-
cession that will follow Gen. Logan. Many
OF the ex-confederates have expressed de-
sire to participate. and it is probable that
place will be provided for them in the pro-
cession.
1t has been decided that the funeral of Gen
Logan will take place in the Senate chamber
next Friday. and that the remains will be
inferred in cemetery here until the place
Of final burial is decided upon.
This afternoon q telegram from the park
commissioners of Chicago announced that
upon consulting their attorney a grave doubt
hid been raised as to their power, except
under authority of q special act of the legis-
lsture to set apart site in public park and
give guarantee that it should be reserved
in perpetuity for the resting place of the
general. However much the members of
the commission might personally desire to do
SO, they had little doubt that the legislature,
when it convenes, would take the necessary
steps to meet Mrs. Logan's wishes, but
being aware of the desirabiiity of concluding
the matter without, they suggested and for
malIy rendered the place at the head of the
grand boulevard, spacious reservation Just
at the entrance of the South Park and a
slightly spot Tor the proposed monument.
They also proposed to change the name of
the thoroughfare to Logan Boulevard. Mrs
Logan naturally wished that that selection
when made should be one which should leave
no question of title to be settled hereafter
and the spot should be one where in the full
ness of time her own final resting place
might be made beside that of her husband.
AS the legal points involved in the various
p'opositions could not be speedily solved, il
was decided to advise that the remains be
taken to the rotunda of the capital on Thurs
day, there to lie in state watched over by its
guards Of honor, from the noon of that day
till the noon of Friday, during which time
the public should be given the oppor-
tunlty to pay the last tribute of
respect; that on noon Friday funeral services
will be held in the Senate chamber, after
which the remains should be escorted to Rock
Creek cemetery and temporarily placed in a
vault to remain until the final resting place
be selected and the tomb prepared.
The following are selected as pail bearers
Gen. Simon Cameron, Roscoe Conkling
Robert Lincoln, c. II. Andrews of Youngs
town, o.. Col. Fred Grant, Gen. Lucius Fair
child. Mr.. L. Leggett of Cleveland, O, Gov
jeremiah Rusk of Wisconsin,, Gen. W. T.
Sherman, Gen. w. F. Villas, Gen. Jno. c.
Black and DR.. Chas. Mcmillan of the Loya
Legion.
Rev. DR.. Newman is to be the officiating
clergyman. assisted by DR.. Butler, chaplain
of the Senate. Bishop Fowler and Rev. DR.
.. H. Tiffany. The transfer of the remain,
from Calumet Place to the Capitol Thursday
morning, to take place with as little cere.
mony as possible. The procession from the
Capitol to the cemetery on Friday, however
will afford an opportunity for civic and
military organizations, committees and cit
| izens to pay their respects to the memory Of
the dead.
The family of Gen. Logan extend invita-
tons to the various societies, military, soca
and Masonic, of which Gen. Logan was
member, to attend the funeral or send dele
cations from their bodies for that purpose.
1t being recess, the Senate and House OF
Representatives. will probably not be formal
ly called to order, but the members will at.
tend in their individual capacities.
NEW YORK, Dec 2S
The publishers of Gen. Logan's book
The Great Conspiracy" received letter
today from w. B. Taylor, private and conf.
dental secretary of Gen. Logan, and in
which he says that the receipts from the sale
of that book will be about the only legacy
left to Mrs Logan, and suggesting that il
| this fact could be made known to the public
the patriotic impulses of a grateful people
might through this channel place her beyond
want.
Knowing Mrs. Logan's circumstances a.
well as do" adds the general secretary
may l beg of you to take immediate steps tc
plscd this information before the public"
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.
Mayor Harrison, in q communication to
the city council last night requested tha,
hodv to pass resolutions asking the family Of
Gen. Logan to allow the body of the dead
general to be inferred in Chicago. Resolu.
| tions to that effect we're adopted by a rising
vote. The West Park Board yesterday tool
action looking to the erection of q monu
ment to Logan at the entrance of one of the
parks. A site overlooking the boulevard,
has been rendered by the South Park com
missioners fer the generals grave.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S.
At a meeting of Gen. U. S. Grant post No
5, this evening, it was resolved to send the
followinp telegram: