Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-15
UAZAlNE'S PLACE OF SECLuSION.
Thc Isle dc satmtr Margmcrjte-The
Man IN tho Iron mask. q
From the New York Herald.

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Man In tho Iron mask. %
From the New York Herald.
Marshal Bazaino has commenced his
term of twenty yours s%eclusiop, in ac-
cOrdance with tho terms Of tho pun
ishment fixed by Marshal MncMahcn.
The Isle de Sainte Marguerite, where
he is to take up his lengthy residence,
is on the Mediterranean coast OF
France, opposite Cannes, and about
two miles and a half from the shore.
It is close to the Italian frontier, and
is II of the group of two Isles called
Lerins. Ste. Marguerite is OF small
extent, is covered with wood, and tho
climate, Al may be inferred from its
position, ia of a salubrious character.
Bazaine does not exactly go into exile,
nor is he to suffer the ignominy Of be:
lug transported to . penal colony. He
will always have in view the coast 81
France, and close at hand are many
towns and villages, where, before his
eyes, can be constantly seen the indus
| try and every day life of his fellow
cOuntrymen in one of the most attrac-
tive portions of France.
Ste. Marguerite was once before the
prison OF All individual whose life was
OF romantic interest and whose history
has been the subject of ]abored and
extended research. The Man in the
Iron Mask was confined on the island
from 1854 to 1698, when he was re-
moved to the Bastile. The dungeon
In which he 4 i~ncarcerated IS still
pointed out. Its solid windows are
guarded by twelve iron bars. The
only approach to il was through the
Governors rooms. 1n the midst OF Q
small garden is a square building with
4 door on each face, and evidently Oh
structed with q view to strength and to
prevent prisoners confined in it from
escaping. It is understood that the
condemned marshal will be aocompa.
MED by his wife and children, and
that restraint on his movements will
extend to his s~afe-keeping. In other
respects he will have the privilege of
moving about within the confines of
the island as much as he pleases.
THE MAN IN THE RON MASK.
The Man in the Iron Mask was diff
ferently treated. He was closely
watched. and not allowed to hold con
v%ersation with any one save the ~iailors.
Various surmises as to what this his.
torieal character really was. have been
thrown out. At first it was concluded
that it was an illegitimate son of Louis
XIV, by de Ia Valliere, who, having
boxed the r of his half brother, the
Dauphin, was condemned to imprison-
ment for life. This assumption proved
unfounded. It was again insisted that
he was the Duke of Beaufort, "King
of the Markets." and afterward
some believed that he was the
elder brother of Louis XIV, that
he Was a son of Anne, of Austria, by
the Duke of Buckingham. The Queen,
having the impression removed from
her mind that she was barren, after.
ward gave birth to the grand monarch,
who, discovering, on reaching matu-
rity, the condition of affairs, consigned
his elder brother to O life. long impris-
onnent. Conjecture has exhausted it.
self to find out who the masked man
was, but it has not yet been settled
with anything like certainty. He was
transferred from n place Of conine-
ment to another, and on his Journey
wore a mask. He was removed from
Ste. Marguerite in 1898. and conveyed
on a litter to the Bastile, where he was
treated with distinction. When the
latter fell. search was made for papers
or relics that might lead to his ident:-
fcation, but none were found.
CHANCES OF PARDON.
Marshal Bazaine may not consider
the place of his seclusion the most
agreeable. The old buildings cannot
be suggestive of the most cheering
emotions. He is, however, close to
Italy, and he has the Mediterranean
expanse to the north, south and east.
If DESTROYS of escape there cannot fail
to be many favorable opportunities,
but. after all, the Marshal may expect
that at the expiration of a few years he
may be permitted by the government
to leave Ste. Marguerite a free man
q fortune that did not befall the Mys-
terious Man of the Iron Mask.
The He'd River Raft.