Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-12-31
oeerKs Hrsnsis frain In Prison.

Tne San fsaoci0eu Chr0ntcfe o. Deem.
Der leth has the following intelligence Of
the great American Snowman vhoss
Whereabouts was Involved in mystery
short time since:
Advices we're resolved 10 San Francisco
By cable, not long since, Of the mysterious
disappearance from Lyons, France, Of
George Francis Train, and much specula.
ton was INDUCED in as to the cause which
led the French authorities to arrest their
eccentric and outspokcn champion. BY a
letter just received from Mr.. Bemis, it up.
pears that Mr.. Train, when about leaving
Lyons for Tours, where he intended 10
confer with Gambetta relative to the for.
nation Of a " Battalion Lafayette"
WAS SEIZED BY THE GUARD
And secretly conveyed to prison. where
he was confined in felon's cell. Mr..
Train left his cell on the 18th Of Novem-
Der, and until the evening of the 18th Mr..
Bcmis was utterly in the dark as to where
abouts Of his chief. He telegraphed to all
points, but no tidings came. Such dis
patches as we're received at the hotel we're
seized by the Government detectives and
spies, and the only letters that were
allowed to leave the Postoffice were con.
fscated before the Secretary could put his
hands upon them. Mr.. Bemis says:
As soon as learned that Mr.. Train had
not left Lyons, but was a prisoner, I
FASTENED to the Jail. At the entrance 1
was halted by the guard and examined.
"wHo ARE YOU?
What do you want? Have you any cart
ridges about you 2" and dozen other
questions having been asked and answered,
1 was allowed to pass the first entrance.
At the second was again catechised
The officer of the guard, satisf ed that
was not an emissary Of the enemy, wrote
upon slip of paper the following iustruc-
lions: SO
"To see Mr.. Train it is necessary that
you secure the consent of the Prefecture
"See ii. Cachau, Chief of the Second
Division, who, l suppose, will offer no OBJ
lection" -,
l soon found the Office of NJ. Cachau,
who received me politely. and furnished
me with permit to visit MIR. Train. This,
on being presented to the officer Of the
guard, was duly viseed, and l was ushered
through dozen great iron gateways into
what is called the parloir oydinnire, a very
untidy, close, ill.smelling apartment, 10
which the jailors, turkeys and other re.
taiuers are wont to lounge in their leisure
hours Mr.. Train soon appeared. We
were very glad to meet again, aud after q
long talk it was decided that l should go
to headquarters and learn the why and
wherefore Of Mr.. Trains Imprisonment.
To the Perfect therefore went, but could
learn nothing from him except that he had
arrested Mr.. Train because the authorities
meaning the spies--thought he might
be f-lu-.
A DANGEROUS CHARACTER.
After little maneuveriug, I obtained
another permit to see Mr.. Train. spent
q pleasant hour with him, and when left
him brought the letter which / enclose.
On applying for another permit was re.
fused, although had with mc dispatch
just received from the American Consul
at Marseilles, which contained another
to him from New York by Mrs. Train,
asking her husbands whereabouts. My
pleading was all in vain. l could not en-
ter the prison.
The American Consul here, Mr.. Oster.
haus, hasskindly offered to assist me in
procuring Mr.. Trains release. He hopes
soon to receive instructions from Washing.
ton as to the course he shall pursue. Yes
terday telegraphed to the President of
the United States that Mr.. Train had been
secretly incarcerated by the Republican
Government, of France, and I sent the
same telegram to the Sun, adding a re.
quest that the great friend Of universal
liberty. might be excused for not appearing
to fulfill his hundred engagements to lee.
ture. But here is Mr.. Trains
h.. LETTER TO THE LYoXNAisK.
CELL 10, DEPT. G. Bastae St. Joseph, }
LYONS, November IL, 1870.
To the Republicans of Lyons, greeting
Dear Citizens Thanks, people Of Lyons,
for your magnificent reception. Thanks,
dear Republicans of France, for your gen
erous hospitality. In the name of the
people Of America and ireland, the only
friends Of your young Republic has to. day
on the face Of the globe, as their represen.
tative I give you thanks.
Thanks to your National Guard escort,
who arrested me at the station at Lyons,
as was on the way to Tours to get an
answer from Gambetta about forming the
Battalion Lafayette. and placed me in a
felon's cell! Thanks, dear friends, for
leaving me six days without towel, comb,
brush or change of linen.-twenty. three
hours out of the twenty. four in solitary
confinement Lafayette in America oc.
cupied the mansion of Washington. Don't
be offended, dear citizens, if suggest that
the Spanish Iuquisitiou is rotten base on
which to found your Republic. The En-
pire never committed a more infamous
outrage on personal liberty. They told
me at Marseilles that you were more Re.