Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-12-31
THE DEAD PATRIOT.
The Funeral Will Occur Friday, and
the Remains Temporarily In
TERED in Washington.
Fifteen Thousand Dollars Raised by
Private Subscription for Mrs.
LOgan-Other Notes.

Private Subscription for Mrs.
LOgan-Other Notes.
These We're His Friends.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Capt. George E.
Lemon, of the National Tribune, this
morning started subscription 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 contribute
The Western Union Telegraph company
rendered the free use of its wires for trans
mitting contributions. The responses are
now coming rapidly and $1,0OO-subscrip-
ti0ns have been received from Senator
Sawyer, Hon. William Walter Phelps,
John B. Drake, Of Chicago, Governor Alger,
of Michigan, Geo. M. Pullman and others.
The receipts in five hours since the sub
scriptiOn was started amounted to $4,000.
All persons desiring to contribute should
telegraph G. E. Lemon, Citizens National
bank, Washington, D. c., stating the
amount of their subscription, and send
checks or drafts at once to the order of
j. A. j. Cresswell, president, Citizens Ma
tional bank, Washington. Subscriptions
have come in steadily and now amount to
over $4,000.
The formal announcement of the arrange
ment and the completion of details for the
funeral awaits and depends upon the de-
finite selection by the Chicago people of a
suitable spot for the tomb of the patriot.
Mrs. Logan has expressed wish that the
place shall be one which will never suffer
from the encroachments of commerce and
population. She refers to the site of the
Douglas monument which when selected
was remote from population, but is now
surrounded by steam railroads and dwell
ling houses, as an example of what she
wishes to avoid. A suitable spot she thinks
will be found near the entrance to South
park.
Among the hundreds of messages of con-
dolence sent Mrs. Logan is the following:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. q. 1885.
DEAR MADAM: The military order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States desires to express to
you it's sincere sympathy and coincidence In this
ilustrious husband the Loyal Legion has lost
one of its most distinguished soldiers and a
highly esteemsd eompanicn: Very respestfuiy
The Evening Star says: "Among the
members Of the house who visited the cap
itOl yesterday and to-day suggestion was
passed around that a liberal pension
should be granted to the widow of General
Logan, and it met with hearty approval on
every hand. The democrats manifested as
much eagerness as the republicans. The
hearty manner in which the suggestion has
been taken hold of renders it certain tn at
among the first acts of congress upon reas-
sembling will be to pass a pension bill for
Mrs. Logan.
The house funeral committee has not
been made up. A list of the members now
in the city was sent to Mrs. Logan to select
from. 1t has not yet been returned to the
speaker. AS soon as it is returned he will
announce the committee. The chairman
ship OF the senate committee on military
affairs, which General Logan has held for
years, will probably 60 to Senator Sewell
The senate chamber has been draped in
the ex-Confederate soldiers represented in
the funeral procession. Many ex-com-
mandants have expressed desire to par
ticipate, and probably place will be pro-
vided for them.
A FLORAL TRIBUTE.
BALTIMORE. Dec. ga committee of the
Logan Invincibles Of this city has prepared
floral tribute for Senator Logan's funeral.
1t is a representation Of Logan's army
corps badge, about five feet high. made of
rare flowers.
MRS. LOGAN's ONLY LEGACY.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-The publishers of
General L0gan's book, "The Great Con-
spiracy," received letter to-day from w.
B, Taylor, private and confidential secre-
tary of the general, in which he says that
be about the only legacy left to Mrs. Logan
and suggesting that if this fact could be
made known to the public, "the patriotic
impulses of grateful people might,
through this channel, place her beyond
want. Knowing Mrs. Logan's circum-
stances as we'll as do" adds the gentle
manly secretary, IL beg Of you to take i'm
the public"
THE BURIAL PLACE.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-A choice of four diff
ferent locations for the burial place of Cen
eral Logan was this evening submitted to
the dead generals family by the citizens of
Chicago. The offer of two of the sites will
require ratification, one by the city council,
and the other by the state legislature.
Favorable action in either case is generally
conceded to be beyond doubt. The remain
ing two propositions have already been pre-
sented without peradventure. Lake park,
the South park, Oakwood cemetery and a
tract between Jackson and Washington
parks are the places rendered.
THE FUNERAL CEREMONIES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-It has just been
decided that the funeral of General Logan
will take place in the senate chamber next
Friday, and that the remains will be in
tered in the city cemetery here until
place of final burial is determined.
ARRANGING FOR THE FUNERAL.
Mrs. Logan has remained in her room
almost continuously, suffering somewhat