The times., 1899-03-08
EAGAN HAS GONE,
But He Will RETURN
viii Journey to San Francis
co, and Not to Hawaii.
Is Coming Back to Go Before the
Board of Enquiry.
The Great Reef dispenser iccords
IL Pheasant Interview to
Times Reporter.

Eagan. he of beef connections and flex-
! ible vocabulary has departed from the
city of Alger and Dodge and other ad-
mirers and is now far from the scenes OF
his beefhood, en- route to California.
The departure OF Eagan was devoid OF
any sensational features. There were no
''impassioned appeals and even the hack
driver escaped being termed a fabricator
There was something familiar in the odors
which were waited up to the Pennsylvania
station from the river, and something al
most appropriate in the distant rendition OF
Il Don't Care If You Never Come Back
and "Oh. Don't You Remember the Army,
Ben Beef" by street piano Otherwise it
was refrigerated departure.
Eagan left the city over the Southern
! Railroad at 1915 last night He was ac-
companied only by his wife, who is going
TO Honolulu. Eagan is not going to Ha-
waii, as has been stated and anticipated
but. according to his own statements, will
execute a coup of much sickness and
brlliancy which will result in the delusion
and defeat of his enemies, who will gnash
their beef in rage. The coup is also ex-
pected to do much for the Great Egyptian
Order of Butchers and Chemists.
The home OF the High Injector of the
above Great Egyptian Order was visited
by Times reporter last night. The resi-
dence is indeed handsome, but tne exte-
rior lack CT Egyptian architecture IS dis
appointing. The reporter asked if Eagan
was at home and received affirmative
reply. The maid proceeded to inform
Eagan that a newspaper man was without
the portals and desired entrance. The de-
sired entrance was granted for some rea-
son and the reporter entered.
Within the home were no mumiIiies, nor
bones, not even a plaster Sphinx. or the
wall of the hallway was handsome pict-
ure wherein cattle browsed and gamboed.
In a niche hung massive pair of horns,
once the property CT steer. Otherwise
there was no hint Of beef.
The reporter was escorted to the second
. floor and thence to rear room, from the
portals of which came the flavor of steam
ing whisky. Within the room sat Eagan,
the High Embalmer. Eagan was not robed
in strange gowns, nor bore he any strange
hieroglyphics, such as come with mummics.
He looked not like one who had fed upon
such meat gossiped familiarly about
Cleopatra and swore in Assyrian. On the
contrary, he was sleek and well groomed.
His face was flushed and ruddy and his
manner that of man who dared talk
back or sign beef contracts.
We'll, welI.i.,'' said Eagan, who is
it??? What is it???'
Il came began the reporter.
Sir" interrupted Eagan, Il invited
you up here to show you courtesy, but l
won't give you anything. Now. sir, how
dare you come up here to talk about beef ?
/ It's beef you want to talk about. | won't
give you anything"
Here Eagan paused to take long sip
of hot whisky. 4 large bottle fairly well
filed with the article stood on the table
at his side. and. judging from the smell OF
the steam and the label on the bottle, the
whisky was certainly not embalmed.
II don't want beef and don't want to talk
about beef. / merely began the re-
porter.
what sir?''
The reporter replied that he wished to
/ learn the hour at which Eagan would leave
the city.
Whose business is it when leave the
city? Who wants to know? Who is it?
How dare you want to know, l can stay
here and can leave when l id please"
L know it said the reporter, but we
always inform the public
What have the public to do? What busl-
ness have the newspapers? D-n newspa-
per men, Whose business is it?"
Well said the reporter, we always
inform the public when distinguished men
arrive and depart from the city. | only
wanted 10 learn when you will leave" "
'Ah, that's it. | leave tonight at 10: 10"
/ Here more unembalmed whisky disap-
peared.
Who will accompany yOu?"
My wife sir, and only my wife. | never
go anywhere with anyone except my wife.
She is going to Honolulu
You are going there, too are you not?''
1 asked the reporter.
/ Here the face of Eagan lighted up with
a smile All" said he. No l am not
/ going to Honolulu. And what's mora, l
/ will be here before the Board of Enquiry. -
/ After waiting as though he expected a de-
! nial he resumed:
Il will be here. alright. don't make any
mistake. No. sir. l am not going to
/ Honolulu. Let them think so. | am go
| ing to San Francisco with my wife and
/ Here there was breathless excitement
| and then l return here at once. tGreat
relief. Yes. don't worry, | will be here
when the Board of Enquiry is here, and |
| viii be before the Board OF Enquiry.
wont be away long. and l will be here
alright
Now, sir, will say nothing. You have
been here in my house. | viii give you
nothing. You will GO The reporter