The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-03-23
WESTMINSTER EXPLOSION.
Talk Concerning 1t by Irish Narionalists In
America.

Talk Concerning 1t by Irish Narionalists In
America.
NEW YORK, March l6.-The Tribune and
other journals, interviewing Esan ON the
Westminster explosion, represent him and
his colleagues, President Gallagher, John
Dewey, Meeham and p. J. Sheridan as mirth-
fully incredulous as to It's alleged cause, but
quiet, wary and reticent, Egan thinks it may
have been a gas explosions; but with our
present information we can say nothing
about it.
A reporter saw Patrick Egan and asked
him what he thought of the attempt to blow
up the Government Offices IN London.
"There are no persons under the sun"
said Egan, $50 subject to panics as the Eng
lsh people. There, common explosion Of
a gas pipe, or something similar, occurs in
the sight of these Offices, as it might any
where, but just because they are Govern
ment offices the cry is raised, 'Ob, it's
dynamite Later they turn IL into Irish
dynamite. II is Ireland, of course. dare
Say IL JuEIludh udu uCClI LtlCIC siiSy 0ouia
have put him down as connected with it,"
"Do you suppose the Land League fund
paid for this new outrage"
"Why do you attach any political sig
nificance to it at all? II 1t were the House
of Parliament, one might understand 1t; but
these are merely Government offices, at
least 800 years old, with block Of buildings
between. Now, what politics can there be
in an office explosion
"Then you do not connect it with dis
turbances of any sort ?''
with our present information Wa can
say or think nothing shout IL. We eau
discount the ramon, that is all, aud am
| Inclined to think the first reports 81 IT'S
being a mere explosion of gas Is the correct
| one"
| PEORIA, ILL.,, March IL --lm =" ,n'rrrirw
with the dynamite titImI, Pat 'IUwthrl. Of
this city, protested great "Xuits'i"n 1T the
attempt to blow up thu GoVrrnIneit binding,
| London, but did not favor the means en-
ployed. He prefers the silent hut destructive
| flame of the torch TO tie dctunati"n of dyna-
mite. His idea is 10 place two or three hua.
dred men in the larger cities Of England with
a few barrels Of pciroleum; await a windy
night, and at preconcertcd signal make one
| hundred confagratIons in AS many cities;
| spread terror aud destrurTi"n thr"ughnuL the
| land; make The British lion howl for peace,
and accedr ~ any tcIms. Pat famed up
buoyant while depicting the scenes of terror
thus caused. lie disclaims connection with
the London explosion, but reinices at its
effect. lie knew nothing ahOnt 1t until this
morning; he thnusbt O Donovan Rosa might
| have been aware Of the plot. but thinks it
undoubtedly the work of the luvinchles.
| NEW YORK, March l6.--When O'Donovan
kossa vas asXeG TODAY wnetnerlne explosion
| In London was caused by dynamite, or was
an accidental explosion OF gas, he answered.:
awe could not follow ont our system unless
we used dynamite, aud tia, is what caused
the explosion; there was 10 accident about
it,"
"Do you think it was intended TO destroy
the building, only, or kill those Within"
eft was intended TO do all the damage pos.
sible, and 1t was done TO show England that
she bad better give Ireland her own Parla-
rnent. England is at war with ireland, aud
Ireland should be at war it'll FnglAni."
Rosa showed the follown. dispatch from
Boston: Congratulate yom on the news
from London this morning. | can collect
money now in Boston. (SuGed) i'hm ID.
Discoll." Rosa said he hal received tn day
offers of money, and he can "h' ain all 'hs' is
needed. In answer to a question as to whG:
would next be done, he showed a letter al
vising him to publish in his paper d-"I ara
ton of war on England, signed by repressn-
tative Irishmen. When that was doug II
could not be claimed their actnns wSrr dis
honorable. As for weapons, all available
ones should be used. This, he said, was his
answer.
Patrick j. Sheridan, whose exrraditioD
England has requested said the work is that
of Irishmcn. aud is but the advance picket.
Much more will follow. England will shortly
see that she must either free Ireland or
suffer the consequence.
CHICAGO, March 16.--Hon. John F. Fin
erty, Congressman elect in the Third Illinois
District, interviewed in regard to the attempt
to blow up the Government buildings in
London, said: az may say I'm sorry it was
not more successful. / applaud the Irish in
everything they do to get rid of England and
her accursed rule. England brought this on
herself, and Gladstone more than any one
else has himself to thank for it, Fors,er's
; Midlothian speech is quoted against him by
the Tories. Did he not say that agitation
would be useless till Clerkenwell prison was
blown up? OF course, regret any innocent
persons should suffer; but sympathy for the
few of this class is entirely overridden by
the feeling of commiseration have for the
great mass of the Irish people, my country
men, poor and starving. The British Gov
eminent will not aid them. They have
reached the point where they must fight, and
l am glad TO see them do it. am glad to see
the Inauguration of war or violence of any
kind. 1t will tend to free Ireland from the
accursed cut-throats who are choking the life
out of her. If race war springs out of this
1t will not be regretted by true Irishmen."
New YORK, March 16-The Tribune, which
probably echoes the sentiments Of Eastern
Americans, says of Egan Co.: 1t is plain
these Irish blatherskites in New York are
consumed with envy at the good fortune of
Sheridan, whose extradi;ion is talked of.
Notoriety Is what they seek, and to gain it
they would confess to anything. It is to be
hoped the English people will rate the utter
ances of these vain towards at their true
value, which is nothing.
| Sale of the Revised Version.
NEW YORK, March ia leading book
seller informed Post reporter that the sale
of the Revised Testament Is so small as
scarcely to be mentioned. When the popu-
lar curiosity was satisfied, the sale stopped