Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-24
OLIVIER PAINS HISTORY.
ROCHEFORT MADE HIM A RE-
PORTER UNDER THE EMPIRE.

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PARIS, Aug 28.-The British embassy
here mas impaired to M. de Freyelnets
the French Foreign Minister, telegram
from MAJ. Kitchener denying the story or
selik0vitch, who said that Olivier Pain
had been shot under the very eyes ok
Maj. Kitchener. The telegram goes on
to say that various reports confirm the
statement that Pain died OF fever lase
autumn, that Sellkovltch was dismissed
from British employ for misconduct, and
that the English never wanted 10 arrest
Pain.
NJ. de Freycinet has been seaFching for
Sehkovtch but so far without success.
NJ Rochefort publishes q letter from Sell
kovitch repeating his charges in relation
to the death of Pain and also copy OF =
document lauding the zeal and capacity
OF SelikOvitch and signed by Sir owen
Sanyon, member OF the Egyptian staff.
Il Lntransigeant has opened a stibscrip.
ton for the family Of OLIVER Pain. DOna-
tions are coming in slowly.
Selikovitch resides at No, 40 Boulevard
st. German. 1t is reported that the
French government has sent communi4
cation TO the English government, exc
pressing regret for M. ROchefOrVs attacks
upon Queen Victoria, the Prince OF Wales,
Lord Lyons, and others.
PAINS ROMANTIC LIFE.
Few men, If indeed any, have had "A
more thrilling and remarkable career than
Henri Roohefort, the notorious yet bril-
lant French journalist. The interior of
nearly every jail In France is famiiisr to
him. He has been carried ia chains mora
than half way around the globe. Crowned
heads Vince at bis name and smart under
the savage iibes Of his caustic pen, whila
e., s..at "a
throw OF mighty empire. M. ROchefort
now appears to have determined on the
general humiliation Of John Bull, on ac-
count of the alleged execution in the
S0udan, by British agents, of his faithful
Achates-OlYier Pain.
But whOis this NJ. Pain? In the stormy
days preceding the fall of the Second Ems
pre- there came up to Paris from tho
Provence, for the purpose of studying law,
a sallow, repulsive looking youth, with
little or no scholastic dust upon his heels.
All night would this unattractive lad cit,
with mouth open and half empty mua
OF beer before him, In either the Cafe Pro{
cope in the Latin quarter, or in some Of
the Socialists haunts In the Rue de-
Bercy, listening to Rochefort and Gam
BETA breathing forth threatenings and
slaughter against the social machinery Of
the world In general and against all con-
neeted with the empire In particular.
This uBganly youth was Olivier Pain.
In him R0chefort thought he saw a recruit
for his army Of irreoOncilables. and ac-
cordingly enlisted his services as a re-
porter on the staff of one OF the five
journals then controlled by Roohefort.
Pain proved an able lieutenant. After
the notorious Baudin affair, through
which Gambetta sprung from obscurity
into the brilliant prominence in which he
died, and through which Rochefort found
himself in the Jail OF st. PelaRie, Pain
left no stone unturned TO cause Rochefort
In prison 10 be more Of Q source Of publi0
danger than 100 Rocheforts at large.
When Napoleon was made a prisoner at
Sedan, and RochefOrt became a memDer
OF the Dr0visionary government, Pain
acted as the latter's secretary. In tha
various outbreaks Of the Commune, from
October, 1870, TO the end OF the following
May, he took an active part, and assisted
in the massacre of the sixty-nine priests,
the destruction of the Vend0ma
column by Courbet, the. fendisn
work OF the petrOteurs, the assassinatiOna
Of the Rue st. Honore, the sacking Of NJ
Theirs house, and the futile attempt tol
burn alive In the ruins the aged President
Of the Republic.
Upon the end of the seige, and at the
restoration OF order, Pain attempted to
nee the country with Rochefort. They
were, however, arrested and sentenced "a
death, put the extreme penalty was COM
muted TO penal servitude for life in NOu-
mea, New Caledonia, whittier they were
carried in chains shortly afterwards.
Pain was one OF the two who escaped
With Rochefort from this penal settlement,
and'after floating about the Pacific in 81
small boat for several days, they succeed
ed in hailing a vessel which took them t0
Melbourne, whence they reached Sam
Nras tr4fa n.aA .faH-r 4
rived at the British capital, they
Immediately resumed their incendiary
publications, which led TO their being, at
the request Of the French government,
expelled from British soil. From London
they went down the Rhine to Geneva,
Switzerland, and took up their abode y
short distance from the French frontier,
under the very noses Of the gendarmes.
who were spelling to arrest them, but who
were prevented from doing 80 by the re-
quirements OF international pOlity.
In 1877, Olivier Pain mysteriOusly dis,
appeared from Geneva. When next heard
from he had been taken a prisoner by tho
Russians, at Plevna, while serving on the
staff OF Osman Pasha. Il was decided to
hand him over 70 the French authorities
in France; but Rochefort procured his re-
lease on the plea that he had been recently
naturalized In Switzerland. The dec
laratl0n Of plenary amnesty, s0ma
i've years since, enabled both men 70 re-
turn 10 France, where Rocheiort was at
once engaged as editor OF RiRtrdnSiqeqHt,
with Pain as sub-edltor, 40 the enOrmOua
salary OF $1,000 a week. This paper 10
owned by a German Jew, named Meyer.
who also controls the Pett J0UrHQl-
Pains last escapade was thar 0f going OUT
10 the SOudan 10 coach the Mahdi Ia hia
campaign against "perhdiOus Albion"
He is reported 10 have been arrested aud
shot by emissaries OF Gen. Wolseley.
Hence NJ. ROcheforps present Indignation.
But the probabilities are that Pain 10
SIN In the land Of the living, and tbie
with the knOwledg Of Henri kochefort.
Here IL the reason for this belief: The
French elections occur Ia October. Both
the Republican and the irreconcileabl0
factions are losing their grip, and the
M0narchisis may be expected % be heard
from very unm.stakably in that month.
The resurrection Of 81. Pain about THAI
time, with toe story Of dire persecution
and hair breadth escapes almost incrGdl-
Bile could be- turned 10 an immense
amount OF political capital by the leaders
Of his party
Peace with Russia Secured.
LONDON, Aug. "a. "A. .M.-fhO Standard
this morning confirms the statement thau
Russia has abandoned her claims % Lul-