Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-24
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. PARNHLL IN A HOLE Embarrassed By Egan's
 Hasty Words. THE CONVENTION PUT OFF. China Helps Out the Grant
 Fund. A MINING HORROR IN WALES. Over Fifty WOrkmen Bur-
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\ MINING HORROR IN WALES.
Over Fifty WOrknHen Eur
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EGAN A LITTLE TOO SOON,

EGAN A LITTLE 100 SOON.
 His Remarks About Home Rule and Revolution Likely to Place ParneIl in an Embarrassing Position.
 BOSTON, Dec. 25.-The London representa- tive of the Globe cables as follows:
 Great interest was aroused to-day among politicians of all classes by the publication of the utterances of Mir. Egan at Lincoln, Neb, which were cabled over here by the special correspondents. While the Irish National league of America, of which MT. Eean is president, is an entirely separate organization from the Irish National league in Ireland and has no authority to dictate the latter's policy. yet the wishes of the American league have all the weight that is implied by the fact of it's being the source whence comes the major portion of the funds upon which Mir. Parnel and his nationalist coadiutors depend as the means of carving their political schemes to a successful issue MT. Egan IS therefore regarded one speak Ing with authority, and when he says, s'I believe that the Irish people will accept noth- Ing ot the autonomy enjoyed by Canada" people naturally infer that he speaks not only for the Irish residents of America. but for the nationalists of Ireland, and they also Infer that America stands ready to furnish money enough to continue Parnells fipht until the independence of Ireland is gained And 1t is not believed to be entirely acci- dental that these oracular declarations by the official leaders Of the Irish in America should follow so closely upon the heels of the state ment cabled over a few days ago that the Irish National league of America is now forwarding money to MT. Parnen at the rate of over S1 ,3G0 per day and has kept up this enormous contribution for two months People in discussing this matter are natural ly discussing whether Mr Parneli could. even 1t hls own judgment favored a modest poll cy, afford to ask less than is demanded by f h a nh of <To him the sinews of war. An Irish member 1 of Parliament, who for reasons of political 1 prudence wished his name withheld, said to l your correspondent to day when asked what 1 he thought of MT. Egans remark: s'I am | sorry MT. Egan has thought it proper at this | !uncture to express such views. The ten dency of too much confidence and | too great demands on our part just now is to strengthen the incipient movement of an alliance of Whigs and Con servatives as against Parnell and Gladstone We cannot afford to do anything to further that alliance You will notice that Mr Par nell has avoided making any demands that would arouse the fears of the Whigs as to ihe permanency of the Union. Mr Egans ] ak about the revolutionary element, which 1 embraces the most daring Irisimen in Ireland | md America, being ready to fight England | Parnell fails, is the worst thing that could l oe put forward now by an official who is re- 1 ng position haydly less than sec md to ParnelPs in the practical control if the policy of our race. do not want to lalm to speak for Mir. Parnell. It would be uioidal for him to disavow the official voice | f the American league and equally fatal for i'm to confirm it. He has been placed in imilar positions before, especially when the l ,ondon Times challenged him every day for long period to; syow whether he favored the ! ow es then in his diplomatic instinct to ring his party through difficulties such as come up from time to time 0 harass any statesman and leader of a eople."
 The Chicago Convention Postponed.
 LINCOLN, Neb.. Dec. 23.-In view of ca lie message received from Secretary Harring- on of the Irish National league stating that Lr. ParneH could not attend the Chicago onvention to be held next month President 1 sgan to-day decided to indefinitely postpone