The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-16
T'heNeWs.
A TALK WITH EGAN.
His Movements While in this
Country.
No Believes ParneII to be the Best
Taotition in England-Gen-
eraI News.
A TALK WITH EGAN.

NEW YORK, March l5.-It was busy
day for Patrick Egan, Of Dublin, late
Treasurer Of the National Land League.
+. j. Sheridan did not leave Mr.. Egan's
rooms at the Grand Central Hotel until 2
O'Clock In the morning. So Mr.. Egan bad
short nights rest. As soon as he break
tasted visitors began 10 flock In and
letters and kilograms to arrive. Dis
patches were received from Boston,
Chicago, Buffalo, Cincinnati, ST. Louis
and many other places, containing mes
sages Of welcome and greeting. About
1890 Egan and sheridan left the
hote and proceeded down Broadway
as far as Park place, where Mr..
Sheridan left his companion at the Irish
World office. Mr. Egan went OH down
town, where he was joined by some OF bis
friends, but after some chatting and the
payment OF a few calls, he also bent his
steps toward the Irish World office. In
that office there was a cOBcouroe Of smiling
faces. There had been slight suspicion
that Mr.. Egan might arrive at the time he
did, but his actual arrival was like bomb
shell 10 his friends, who have not recover.
ed their gravity vet When Mr.. Egan ar.
rived in New York late on Monday night
the frs, thing he did, after registering at
the hotel, was to get directory and find
the Iri,h World Office, and Mr.. Ford's
house. He then proceeded to the
sffce, and not finding Mr..
Ford there at that late hour
he crossed over TO Brooklyn and hunted up
the editor, so Patrick Ford was the first
Irishman In America 10 shake hads with the
Treasurer on his arrival In New York. Mr..
Egan remained during the night at Mr..
Ford's house, not returning TO his hotel till
Tuesday afternoon. To a reporter Mr.
Egan chaited freely.
1T cannot interest anyone how came, 4"
he said, II am here, having come
WITHOUT HASTE OR CoNCEALMESr.
Il not that sufficient? And now. that
Sheridan and are here, may add that
Parnell will be here presently. see by
the afternoons papers that his amend
ments TO the land act have been defeated
on the second meeting, and Parnell stated
10 me that In the event Of that happening
be would accept the invitation TO visit New
York and attend the convention Of Irish
societies to be held at Philadelphia on the
18th Of April. Sheridan and Ford and /
will also be at that convention.
'',Whstis your opinion of Mr. Parnell =
reply 10 F0rster's speechp'
''lt was perfect. have not read Fors-
ster's speech yet.
WAS on THE OCEAN
when IL was made, and ! have 1t In my
pocket now, intending to read II at my
earliest opportunity. But you may de-
pend on 1t, no man in England knows how
TO make an answer or TO make no answer
how to speak upon occasion and how upon
occasion Ia be silent, as well ~ Parnell
does. He is the ablest tactician in England
He has a knowledge OF the rules equal Il
Gladstone himself, and complete master
OF procedure. You may inquire il he has
had some experience lately In all these
things. -
They say that his party is not unsni.
mous;|
''lou must understand that Of the fifty
or sixty Home rulers who are in the Brit.
ish parliament, only twenty-five to thirty
are true men. The rest are we'll known II
Ireland now, and at the next election
not one Of them will be returned. The
twenty five or thirty men who are left are
unanimous In their adhesion 10 Parnell
There has never been split In their ranks
at least any practical split, and they lool
up 10 him now and recognize his grea
qualities as leader with the same hesrtines.
- they have at the very outset.'
''Doyou approve OF bis visit TO Ameri
ca"
Certainly. | don't know who viii
come with him: perhaps he will COM
alone. But he will be a success here
Parnel fail' Its impossible. /"