Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-15
KIDNAPPED BY THE GOVERN
EIENT.
The Manner In Which Mexico Got Ri
of an Editor who Worried the Rulers.


The Manner In which Mexico Got RI,
of an Editor who Worried the Rulers.
Among the first of the passengers I,
spring on the gangplank leading from th,
steamer City Of Washington from Havana
says the New York Sun, was a tall
/ athletic young man, with a sun-burnet
face, light brown moustache and large
hazel eyes. He was dressed neatly, ant
wore jauntY straw hat. He carried 8
square valise, from the top Of which Q
sombrero swung. He was p. Marc Sau.
vale, chief editor of the Trait a Union,
and he is here because the Mexican Gov.
ernment compelled him to leave Mexico.
He Is native of Hayre, and lived there
until sixteen months ago, when he went
TO Mexico to assume control of the Trait
a. Union. His work progressed smoothly
until June Is, month after the Mexican
Government entered into negotiations
with French syndicate for a loan OF
$50, 600 900. AS there were good prospects
that the loan would be effected, the Ma
tlonal Bank of Mexico agreed to loan the
government $4,000 five days in every
week and $l00. 900 every Saturday pending
the negotiations. He published an article
asking what was done with this money,
and asserting that it was not expended
in the interests of the tax PAYERS
On the 18th of June a second article
appeared. II charged that when the
money left the bank and passed into the
hands of the government nothing more
was ever heard of it. On the following
day Mr.. Sauvalle crowned his charges by
intimating that the money was used for
the personal uses of high government off
cials. ON June 2l the Oidr(O O6iclul, an
organ published in the interests of the
government, denounced Mr.. Sauvalle's
articles as incorrect and tending to excite
a sentiment prejudicial to the govern
ment. When Mr.. Sauvalle reached his
Office ON the following day he was told
that gentleman had called, and had ex-
pressed much anxiety to see him. At
O'Clock that evening the gentleman met
Mr.. Sauvalle in the latter's office.
Il am warm and sincere friend of
yours" said the man, ''and come to tell
you that you had better get right out of
MexicO."
"Well," replied Mr.. Sauvalle, who had
noticed two other men lounging near by,
''you may be friend of NINE, but don't
know you"
One of the other men then stepped up,
and Mr.. Sauvalle proposed beer as a
pleasant way of getting out of any i'm
pending trouble. They adjourned to a
cafe, and, after the beer had been dis
posed of, the man who said he was Mr..
Sauvalle's friend informed him that he
was under arrest. On being asked to
show their authority, they produced a
legal-looking document, which they
would not permit Mr.. SauYalle to read.
He was then hurried to the barracks,
where he was locked up, and where he
was told he would have to remain pending
the action Of the Secretary of War. He
was detained in this place five hours, and
was then placed on board a train, and,
under the escort of two guards, was sent
to Vera Cruz. He was detained in Vera
Cruz one day, during which he occupied
little cellfin the fort of San Juan d'Ulloa.
The next day he was taken to the coast
and placed in a small boat. which con-
veyed him to a man-Of-war. He was held
there nearly twenty-five hours, and was
then put on board the City of Washington,
which had left Vera Cruz and was on her
way to Havana.
''When l left the fort at Vera Cruz"
said Mr.. Sauvalle, ga military passport
was given to me, but the agents of the
Alexandra line refused to recognize it
because / was compelled to leave the
country, and so / had to pay my fare"
Chow long do you intend remaining
here"
''Until December. Mexico will have a
new President then. and l will 20 back
there. My paper is still being published"