St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-29
CHICAGO,s ACTION.
4 Burial Place rendered. and Other
Honors Proposed to the Memory Of
the Dead.


the Dead.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3S.-The several COM
mittees appointed by the various Grand
Army and veteran clubs Throughout the
city to make arrangements regarding the
funeral of Gen. Logan met to-day to con-
fer with the subcommittee appointed at
the citizens meeting yesterday and to pre-
pare programme to present the general
committee of the latter meeting. Collector
Stone read message from Senator Cullom
stating that the size at the entrance of
South park for Gen. Logan's last resting
place would be acceptable if Mrs. Logan
would be permitted to be buried by his side.
The committee on the South park site,
through Mr.. Stone, reported that after a
conference with the South park commits
sioners it was deemed eXpedient to
TENDER A BURIAL. PLACE
in Oakwood cemetery, that site for a
monument be offered in South park, and
the name of Grand boulevard be changed to
Logan boulevard. The report was adopted.
On motion of Aid. Manerre, committee
was appointed TO urge the city council to
make tender of site for monument to
Gen. Logan On the lake front. AT meet
ing OF the Union League club this afternoon
committees were appointed to cooperate
with the citizens committee. Congressman
Adams said that his opinion was that the
place of interment should be left to the
wishes of Mrs. Logan. and that he did not
think that the wishes OF the people of
Illinois should stand in the way of her per-
sonal wishes in that regard. The wish that
he should be buried in Washington, where
she was going to reside, was entirely cred
liable to the feelings Of the widow. Mr..
Higinbotham said he had teIegraphed
the same opinion to Senator Cull0m. Ed
win Lee Brown said that the question of
interment should be left to Mrs. Logan.
He would be glad to see monument in
any part of Chicago erected in honor of
Gen. Logan, but the great question before
them was what was to become Of Mrs.
Logan. As he understood it.
GEN. LOGAN DIED POOR.
He was an exception to the average poll
tician in that lie took no advantage of his
position to make money, and he understood
Mrs. Logan would have very little property
left on which to live. He thought it would
be more important fer the citizens of Chi
cago and Illinois to do something for Mrs.
Logan. He thought a fund of at least
$50 600 should be raised for Mrs. Logan.
and he was willing to head the list, or be
the one to start such fund, and would
subscribe 500 toward it. Mr.. Higin-
botham said there was private movement
on foot of that character, but it was not
proper to speak of it. The club adjourned
till the same hour tomorrow afternoon.
CHOICE OF FOUR LOCATIONS
for the burial place of Gen. Logan was this
evening submitted to the dead generals
family by the citizens of Chicago. The
offer of two of the sites will require ratifi-
cation-one by the city council and the
the other by the state Legislature. Favor
able action in either case is generally con-
ceded to be beyond doubt. The remaining
two propositions have already been pre-
sented without peradveature, Lake park,
the South park. lakewood cemetery and a
tract between Jackson and Washington
parks are the places rendered. The city
council special committee makes the offer
of Lake park. At a meeting of the com
mittee this afternoon it was decided to
recommend that the city council tomorrow
set aside for the purpose plat off the south
end Of the park to include all the land south
of the south line of Harmon court and ex-
tending westerly to the Illinois Central
ward is about three hundred and twenty
feet, and the lot is 400 feet deep. Title to
this tract is absolute in the city authorities.
The location is on the shore of Lake Mich
igan, just outside the business center.
equally accessible from all parts of the city.
and is on one of the principal boulevards.
A defnate place of burial in one of the
South parks has not been selected. but the
park commissioners have practically
GIVEN CARTE BLANCHE
in the matter to the family, subject to ap-
proval by the state legislature, which, un-
fortunately for this plan, does not convene
for over fortnight. To offset the diSad-
vantage of waiting upon the action of the
legislature, the officers of the Oakwood
cemetery. adjoining the South park, have
formally rendered any plat in their grounds.
In addition to the action of the South park
commissioners and the Oakwood cemetery
officials. a number of gentlemen have
pledged themselves to purchase, if desired,
tract about midway between the two
South parks, and in close proximity to some
property owned by Gen. Logan. All the
places mentioned, except the one rendered
by the council, are in the extreme southern
portion of the city, none far from the lake,
and all in sight of the drivewayS which
have made that section somewhat famous.
In connection with the propositions from
the south end of the city are various plans
in regard to monument. and changing the
name of Grand boulevard to Logan boule-
ward. A general committee of citizens
have arranged for a public memorial meet
ing tomorrow night in Central Music hall.
The chairman is to be ex-Secretary of War
Lincoln. and the vice president Stephen A.
Douglas, il.
AID FOR THE WIDOW.
Eund Sta rfed for the Purnnse of