Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-12-30
Telegraphic.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Logan
received this morning long telegram
signed officially by the city clerk of CHI
cago, embodylng resolutions adopted by
the council last night. The council form
ally requests that the burial place of the
dead statesman be selected in the city
upon which he has conferred SO much
| honor, in site to be dedicated by the
city to that purpose. The council ap-
pointed committee to confer in regard
to the selection of place of burial, and
| to make arrangements for the reception
and interment of the remains. AS an
nounced informally last night, the deci
sion is practically reached to have the
funera. in the senate chamber next Friday,
and then convey the remains to Chicago.
The senate committee, acting through
the geant-at-arms, will have imme
date charge of the remains. Col. Ken.
ncdy announces that by request of Mis-.
Logan, Gen. Sherman Will be in charge
of the procession which will escort the
remains from Calumet Place to the capl.
| tol.
TIE SENATORIAL COMMITTEE.
The following committee has been ap
| pointed by Senator Sherman to take
charge of the remains Of Senator Logan:
Senators Cullom, Stanford, Cochrell, AL
lison, Beck, Hawley, Toorheos. Hampton
and Henderson.
FUND FOR MRS. LOGAN.
Capt. Geo: ge Lemon, of the National
Tribune, this morning started subscrip-
ton fund for the benefit of Mrs. Logan
with 81 900, and sent an invitation 10
hundreds of Gen. Logan's friends AID
admirers throughout the country, asking
them to contribute. The Western Union
Telegraph company rendered the free use
Of its wires for nsnittlng sui scriptions.
The responses are now coming in rapidly,
and $1,000 subscriptions have been re-
celved from Senator Sawyer, Hon. Wi!
liam Walter Phelps, John b. Drake, of
Chicago, Gov. Alger, Of Michigan, NJ. M.
Pullman and Others. The receipts in
five hours from the time the subscription
was started amounted to $40 200.
TILE FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT
of the arrangement and the completion
of details of the funeral awaits aud de
pends upon :he definite selection by the
Chicago people of suitable spot for The
tomb OF the patriot. Mrs. Logan has ex-
pressed wish that the place shall be one
which will never suffer from the en-.
croachments Of commerce and population.
She refers to the site Of the douglas
monument, which, when selected, was
remote from population, but IS now sur
rounded by steam railroads and dwelling
hous ., as an ,xample of what she wishes
tn avoid A suitable spot, she thinks,
will be found near the entrance of South
Park.
VALLEY CITY, Dec. 2S.-Charley
Schroeder, fourteen year old son OF
Mr.. VIM. Schroeder, who lives about
three miles cast of this city, lost his way
on Saturday night and was frozen to
death. The little fellow was spending
the evening at Mr.. Pateow's, and left
there about ten O'Clock for home, which
is perhaps five or SIX hundred feet dis
tant in nor,hwesternly direction.
Knowing that it was cold night and
the storm bewildeiiug to those who were
out, an elder brother with lantern went
to Paeteow's to accompany Charley home.
On reaching there he learned that Cher-
| ley had started for home hal an hour be-
fore. He then returned home, and Char
| ley not arriving, the near nelghb ors
were aroused and set out with lanterns 10
seek the lost boy. The search was push
ed as long as possible in the hope CT over.
! taking him in his wanderings before too
late, but the oil in their lanterns freezing
and two OF them having their faces frozen,
they were compelled TO abandon it. Sun
day morning the search was continued,
and about noon his brother and Frank
| Curtis found the little fellow lying face
| downward IN the snow where he had
| sank from exhaustion and cold. The
struggling tracks showed that his wasted
strength and numbcd limbs could bear
him up no longer, and with his head
! turned towards The storm, his face COW
cred with his hands, the little boy had
lain down on his bed of frozen snow,
while the howl pg storm shrieked It's
wicked moan over the victim Of Its
| wiath.
Carlo, III. Dec, 2s Fire at O'Clock
this morning destroyed the Mississippi
Valley transportation steamer Il. S
Hayes and four barges, AMI the anchor
line steamer City of Natchez. while laying
at the bank. Nothing but the wrecks
of the burned hulls renamed. The City
of Natchez was built in Jetfersonville three
years ago, and was valued ct 100000.
She was one of the finest boats on tie
Mississippi. The Henry was built by the
Valley company, about five years ago
and valued at about $4,000. Tie loss OF
barges aud contents will make the loss
reach about million dollars.
MILES CITY, Mont. Dec. 2S.-Sunday J
afternoon Frank Smith fired at Glars
Chase, fast woman with whom his
brother Al was staying, the ball passing
through her right arm and entering the
body of his brother, killing the latter ln-
stantly Emma Richmond, an inmate Of
the same house, and who at the time va:
/ occunYing a bed Jointly with Al. Smith