The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-21

terest than in Salt Lake CITY. from
the fact that General McCook was fol
many years the commandment at For
Douglas and has many warm persona
friends here.
A general outline of the controversy
is given in the following special to the
Chicago Record:
MRS. John y. Logan, who was present
al the coronation of the car when her
son wore the uniform of a captain. which
Coionel John j, McCook SAYS he was not
entltled TO do, today related the incidents
ture between the families.
Inc nrst act OF General Alexander Med.
Mscook upon reaching st. Petersburg,
she says. was to claim precedence over
all Americans assembled. Minister
brecklnrldge, however, resented the snub,
and Secretary Olney sustained him
1t was Colonel John J. McCook who
appeared in q uniform to which he had
10 right, and not my son. continued Mrs.
Logan. He was in Russia at the time
with his daughter, and was appointed a
member of his brothers staff. He at
tended the ceremonies in a full uniform
Of colonel of the cavalry of the United
States army. l saw the eagles on his
shoulders. the mark of that rank.
CAPTAIN LOGAN'S FINE APPEAR
ANCE.
ON the occasion OF the coronation, my
party was given excellent seats; the Nc
After 1 was seated. my son came down
He was splendid figure, the handsomest
man about, and by odds the most soldier
" John J. McCook. who probably had
not had on a uniform since Just before
Chanceliorsviile, could not be called a
proud or striking personality. And
fear that possibly this irritated the Nc
Cooks.
Creighton Webb, too. was there busy
with everybody'S affairs but his own. 1t
is quite likely that Creighton Webb said
something to soften the McCooks. At
ter my son came over to where 1 was
Potter Palmer came over.
Mrs. Logan, said she, it IS outrage
GUS the way the, McCooks are talking
about your son. They say he has no bust
ness with a uniform, and that they will
haze him arrested if he does not take il
Off.
Il told Mrs. Palmer not to take alarm
No Logan ever needed q McCook to tell
him when TO put on a uniform or to take
it off. Then ! paid attention to the cere-
monies, and thought no more of it at
that time.
ACCUSES THE GENERAL OF A FAUX
PAS.
"On the occasion of the dinner of
Prince Radlin to Duke Vladimir. my son
wore the ordinary evening dress. as was
proper in his case. His status was that
OF a civilian. But General McCook also
wore evening dress, when he should have
honor of a soldier, Duke Vladimir, and
General McCook. a soldier, should have
shown him that respect due to his pro-
fesSion and worn a uniform.
You make a mistake, general, said
to General McCook at the time. You
make mistake. Duke Vladimir might
well regard it as a great discourtesy to
appear otherwise than in your uniform
oh. l don't know, replied General
L don't like a, uniform
The day following the coronation my
son got a peremptory note from General
asking him to see him at once.
rhe note was an insult; General McCook
had no more to do with my son than he
has with you at this moment. When
shown the note, l said: Go and see what
he wants, Jack Hes no business to write /
Il, but go and see what he wants
THE two McCooks, and, l take ii, |
Creighton Webb, undertook to deliver lee |
lures to my son on the propriety of his |
appearing in any uniform. They even |
went so far as to question how l got my |
tickets to the coronation exercises and |
he palace dinner; insinuated that my /
to Prince Radiin's dinner were !
arrived at in some surreptitius way. Ny |
son stopped them all very short, and l /
ear said many harsh, vigorous things to /
Ill of them-things they Jingle with yet. |
MRS. LOGAN SHAMES THE MCOOKS. !
When 1 learned of the McCook insin- |
iations touching my coronation tickets !
md my appearance at Prince Radlin /
Inner | called on General McCook and |
lis brother, and before l got through !
alking they were heartily ashamed of /
heir conduct. l told them what was true.
hat the kindness and attention shown /
we're natural enough. The 20 years of
public service OF General Logan, Ii OF
hem in the senate and the remainder on
he battlenelds of this country and the
oor of the house of representatives, rem
ered me, his widow. quite as distin-
-uished an American as any then in Mos
ow. and that the Russians were aware
Z this. even if the McCooks were not
hen l came away"