The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-11-08

MAY RECALL EGAN
The Minister to Chill, Like the
Wicked, Stands on a
Slippery Place.
Notwithstanding Secretary BIaine's
Friendship He Is Liable
to Be Recalled,
Harrison Trying to Ascertain If the
Unnaturalized Minister Is
Involved in the Cronin
Conspiracy.
Watching Egan's Case.

WASHINGTON, Nov. "A member of
che cabinet says the case of Patrick
Egan, minister to Chill, is being care
fully watched at the white house. The
reports of the Cronin trial are eagerly
scanned by Private Secretary Halford
Or some other clerical assistant of the
president, with a view to learning what
connection, if any, Egan had with the
conspiracy. Cuttings from the news
papers containing copies of the cablc-
grams sent to Egan through the hands
of Alexander Sullivan have been placed
on the presidents desk and, no doubt,
have had the attention of the president
himself. 1t is further said that the
president feels all the more like giving
personal attention to this matter for tho
reason that he is satisfied if it were left
to the state department nothing would
ever be heard of it. The same au-
thority declares the president is sorry
he consented to the sending of Egan
to Chilli, though that shrewd politi-
without the assistance of Blaine. The
/ story of Egan's appointment is an in
teresting one. OF course Mr.. Blaine was
always favorable to Egan's aspirations.
There was no difficulty on that score.
The problem was how to make an i'm
preston on the president An opportun-
4 ity presented itself last winter when the
I Pigott discovery was made. Egan car
ried the proofs of Pigott's rascality to
! New York ard thence dispatched them
/ to London by the hand of {; Chicago
! priest. Before returning west Egan
] visited Blaine at Augusta. OF course
/ Mr.. Blaine was put in possession of the
/ whole secret. On his way home Mr..
X Egan stopped at Indianapolis and
! was granted an audience by the presi-
dent-elect. The great secret was also
impaired to General Harrison, though
he was not informed that Mr.. Blaine
shared that honor with him. Egan
shrcwdly suspected that General Har-
rison would not be pleased to learn that
Blaine had been told before he was.
Egan impressed upon Harrison the inn
rortance of the secret, which he said was
shared in by but four persons in America,
the president-elect, Egan himself, Alex
ander Sullivan and one other person in
Chicago. Egan also impressed it upon
the president that the discoverer of this
great secret, Patrick Egan, was very
great and patriotic citizen. The presi.
dent elect had his vanity little fat.
tered by the confidence reposed in him,
for it is human nature to be proud OF
the possession of important secrets.
When the Pigott part of the case against
Parnell fell to pieces so ingloriously,
the president was reminded of the fact
that it was Mr.. Egan who had done it
all. When Blaine brought Egans name
to the white house the president told
his secretary of state about the manner
in which Egan had told him the story
of the Pigott discovery before anybody
else in the world knew it, and Blaine
listened as if he had never heard Of i,
before. "a clever man, that Egan,
said the president and SO Egan was
sent as minister to Chill. But at last il
appears the president is getting his
eyes open. Perhaps Mr.. Blaine viii
not have enough influence to save Egar
from recall.