The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-23

business, Mr.. Train found time for ex-
tensive reading and scholastic attain
ment, and perfected his pen in an
easy and graceful style, and acquired
the art of public speaking as tho elo-
cution had been one Of the chief OBJ
were further supplemented by: strict
integrity, great moral worth and
habits of life without blemish. Thru
out the colony he became a great IA
vorite. and was strongly urged by the
mining interests to represent them in
the colonial legislature, but to this he
would not consent.
After a residence of three years in
Australia he returned to Boston. The
firm was dissolved by limitation in
1857. He entered extensively into
street railway enterprises. From street
railways he took an active part in
the Pacific railroad scheme, and ad-
vocated it with characteristic energy.
Going to England in 1863. he became
prominently identified with the Fenian
movement, and from his known SYM
pathies, was arrested by the British
authorities and imprisoned at Down-
patrick, Ireland.
Issued Letters from Cell.
From the prison he issued numerous
the Irish people. -.
Released from prison. he returned
to the United States. where he lee
tured extensively on Fenianism and
other popular topics. Prolific in f1nan-
cial as we'll as railroad and political
schemes. he was one of the most ac-
tive in founding the Credit Mobilier
Of America. 81
Without belonging to any. political
organization he upon several occa->
sions offered himself as a candidate
for congress, but without success. F'a-
voring woman suffrage. he made
speeches in Kansas on the subject in
1867 and aided in establishing the
Revolution, a weekly paper, especially
intended to disseminate information
which would bring woman on politi-s
cal equality with man. This paper
was edited and conducted by Mrs.
Stanton, Miss Anthony and Parker
Pillsbury. ,- a..
Strange Ideas.
OF late years this once brilliant
speaker and promising man contented
himself by doing little beyond enter
tanning the children who f1ocked about
his seat on pleasant days In Madison
Square. He was happy in the i'm
agined possession Of immense psychic
forces; strong in his power Of char
acteristic denunciation that affected no
one as it did himself, and calm in
his confidence that he was storing
up the power that would make him
the most potent Of all earthly poten-
tates.
Mr.. Train, in addition to his other
occupations in his younger days, was
quite prolific author. Among other
of his publications are can American
| Merchant in Europe, Asia and Aus
tralia" and Young America Abroad"
! 1857: Spread Eagleism,' consisting
of some of his public speeches, 1850;
| Young America on Slavery" 1860;
Union Speeches Delivered in Eng
1866: Irish independence 1865;
"Companionship of Woman" 1868.
Many other books and pamphlets
were written by him in later years.
His Trip Around the World.
Early in the year 1900, Mr.. Train
made a trip around the world in
! sixty-sx days. He said his psychic
| force overcame all obstacles. enabled
| him to overturn Japan's passport sys-
| tenn, caused him to be mistaken for
the mikado, helped him to beat the
| fastest boats and get in ahead of the
| English mails.
A few days before Christmas, 1894,
| he opened a"Psycho Church" in this
city.
"Citizen" Train. in 1892, declined
the peoples party nomination for gov
| ernor.
| When Mills hotel No. / was opened
| in Blocker street northwest, several
! years ago, Mr.. Train went there to
live and he made it his headquarters.
! On several occasions he was ex-
amined in lunacy proceedings.
One of his well-known eccentricities
was his refusal to shake hands with
| anyone He said himself he had not
shaken hands with anyone for more
| than twenty years.
! His announcement that he would no
| longer shage hands with anyone was
made when he came to this city i'll
1 1877. He thought it sapped his psychic
1 force to shake hands.
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