Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-29

acuon "a eithar case IA generally
conceded 70 be beyond doubt. The re-.
mainiug Two propositions have already
been presented without peradyentnre
l'arse pax, South park, Oa6wood GENE.
tery and the tract between Jack.
son and Washington parks are
places rendered The citv council
special committee makes the offer
OF Lave park. At a meeting OF the co.n.
mittee tins afternoon IL was decided 10
rec lmmend that the city coune,i
tomorrow set aside for the purpoSe
plot OF the south end OF tho
park to include all the land south
OF The south liue of Harmon court ana
extending eastward TO the Illinois Can.
tral tracks. TIE frontage on Michigan
boulevard is about $50 feet. and
the lot is 400 fee. deen
The title to this tract 81
absolute In the city authorities. The To-
cation Is on the shore OF Lake Michigan.
Just ouisise the business center equally
accessible from all parts Of the city, and
!. on one OF the principal bouleyards.
The deIlnlte place OF burial In one OF the
soutn parks has not been selected, but
the park commissioners have practically
given carte blanche ia the mat.
ter to the family, subject 10
approval by the state legislature
which unfortunately for this plan does
not convene for over fortnight. To
onset the dlsadyau age OF waiting upon
the action Of the legislature the ofiilers Of
lakewood cemetery, adjoining the South
par X, have formally rendered any plat
10 their gr unds. la addition 10 the
action Of the South Park commissioners
and lakewood cemetery officials, a
NUMBER OF gentlemen have pledged
themselves 10 purchase, II desired
a trace about midway between the two
south parks aud In close proximity 10
some pro eriy owned by Gen. Logan All
the places mentioned except the one ten
dered by the city council are in the ex.
trems southern portion the city, none
lar from the lake, and all
In sght OF the drive ways
which have made that section of the city
somewhat famous. In connection with
the three propositions from the south
end OF the city are various plans In re.
gard to monument and the
changing of the name Of Grand
Boulevard 10 Logan boulevard.
general committee Of citizens hes ar
rsnged for public memorial meeting to-
morrow night IN Central Music hall. The
chairman is to be ex.Secretary OF War
Robert Lincoln, and the first yice-pr@sl.
dent Stephen A. Douglass, Jr.
Trainings OF WOE.
WAsHINsroN, Dec. 2s.--rhe senate
chamber has been drsptd 10 mourning for
Senator Logan, aud the chair so long oc-
cupied by the latter is mass OF black.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS bring MADE.
WAsHINGToN, Dec 2S.-Mrs. Logan
having signifed her assent TO the arrange.
ments for the burial Of her husband the
committee will enter
upon It's duty. Tho commit.
tee Is as follows; Senator's
Cullom, Stanford, Cockrell, Allison, Beck,
Hawlev, Voorhees,, Hampton and Mander.
son. Its first formal meeting will take
place at 10 O'Clock tomorrow at the room
OF the senate committee on appropriations,
but already few Of the details nave been
info mally decided upon. The following
have been selected as pall-bearers, Gen.
Simon Cameron, Hon., Roscoe Conkling,
Hon Il T. Lincoln, Mr.. @. II Andrews
of Youngstown, Ohio; Col. Fred
Grant, Gen. Lucius Balrchild,
Mr.. II. l.. Leggett OF Cleveland,
Gov. Jeremiah Rusk Of Wisconsin,
GensW. T. Sherman, Gen. w. Il. Villas,
Gen. John g. Black and DR.. Charles
Mcmillan OF the Loyal Legion. The fol-
lowing dispatch was received here this
evening:
SPECIAL ORDER no. 4.
MADISON, Wis Dec. 2S.--The com
mander-in-chiet is Informed that the re-
mains OF our comrade, Gen, John A.
Logan, will lie in state from
next Thursday noon until Friday
noon when the funeral ceremonies will
take place in the United States senate
chamber at Washington, ID! @. 1t is ex-
pected and hoped that all comrades OF the
Grand Army, who can do so, will attend
the funernal. LucIus FAIRCHILD,
BY order Of Commander 10 Chief.
FRANK w. OAKLEY,
Assistant Acknowledgement.
Gen. Faircnild win arrive in Washing
on on Thursday evening.
THK FUNERAL PROCESSION,
WASHINGTON, Dec. % Rev DR.. New
man, assisted by DR.. Butler, chap
lain of the senate, Bishop Fowler aud
Rev. DR.. o. ID. Tiffany. The transfer
VI bhc IGmuiuS liOh Oululutb plNit
TO the capitol on Thursday morn
ing will take place with as little
ceremony as Is consistent with
the prophecies Of an occasion Of
such gravity. The procession from the
capitol TO the cemetery on Fri
day, however, will sfford an op.
portunlty for the civil and military
committees and citizens TO
testify their respect 10 the memory Of the
dead. The details Of the arrangements
have not been concluded, but will
be announced In time by the COM
mi tee through It's executive
officer the sergeant-at-arms Of the senate,
who will have immediate charge of the
entire proceedings. The family OF Gen.
Logan extend Invitations TO the various
societies, military, social and masonic,
of which Gen. Logan was member
to attend the funeral or to send dele
cations from their bodies for that pur-
pose. Among such societies are the
Grand Army OF the Republic, the illinois
Commandry Of the Loyal Lee
gion, the Vetrsn Union Leaue,.
the Union Vetran CLUB,
the Union League club OF Chicago, Cheva-
Iiar Qsvard Commaudery Knights Temp