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sANCno Is ONE OF THE FORCE
He Has His Heat, Patrols It Faithfully, ant
Never Takes q Day on.

Thomas Beirne Of the Orange police has q
remarkable bird dog. The dog is known for
miles around Orange as Sancho." He is five
years old. and. IA Night Sergeant Leary Of the
Orange force said the other night, "he is the
best policeman on the force"
When Beirne goes home after his nights
work. Sancho also turns in and does not leave
his kennel until late in the afternoon. when he
goes to the front gate and waits for his master
to go to the station house. He knows the hour
for reporting for duty, and when his master Ia
late he gives a short, sharp bark as warning
At the station. when the men line up for roll
call. Sancho is at the head Of tho line. and his
name is always called first He responds with
a bark. AS the men march up the street San
cho is always at the head Of the procession.
and never lowers his dignity By following an
other dog. When the men break ranks at
various streets. Sancho barks as II giving
the beat Of Policeman Beirne and saneho is
and never oyersteps tho line a foot The resi-
dences on the, street are far back from the
i is Q good hunting ground for him. as the
time clearing them out
from n bss saa ssasse
several miles. and then he came on two men,
who had tied the horses by tho roadside and
were resting. He at onoe turned back. ran full
speed to his masters beat, and barking ran
back and forth In the direction OF the
the the, country and found the two men as sancho
horses. but. with the assistance Of his dog.
arrested the thieves Another night, when
Sancho found large front window that ex-
tended to q piazza, open. he dashed to his
master. and. tutoring o low growl. led him to
the window. and both officer and dog entered
the house, which was temporarily vacant the
family being away. A burglar was heard run
fellow several blocks. barking vigorously until
another policeman. hearing the noise, arrested
tho fugitive
II an unusual sound Is heard. Sancho stops
and listens intently. II the sounds come from
o party of belated jewellers. who arc simply
talking loudly and good naturally. he trots on
about his business: but II there are any angry
words. sancho is soon among them. and his
presence lisa warning that they might better
drunk man at sight, and can discern In an in
slant when men change from little good-na-
tured hilarity to sullen viciousness
Sancho has reputation OF being boxer.
and when his master squares of to him In
pugilistio fashion Sanoho, who is q powerful
FELLOW. rises on his hind legs and strikes out
with his fore logs In q most scientific manner.
che on this night goes to the station houee
marches to his beat He pays no attention to
the policeman on the post, but trots from one
end of his beat to the other all night, going the
rounds about the houses. and when time
comes for reporting OFF, he goes to the sta
ton house and thence to his home.
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THE TWO PATRICKs GONE.
District Assembly AO's Plan OF Eectins
F0remeh Did Not Work.

The experiment made by District Assembly
40 Of employing on the city paving foremen
appointed by the workmen themselves has
proved dire failure. and yesterday It was
learned Patrick Wynne and Patrick West. who
were elected by ballot as foremen at tho head
quarters OF 40. were discharged for not being
equal to the place.
strike of the two gangs who were working
under them between Fourth and Eighth streets
was at once declared. but lasted only q short
time. Contractor Crimmins heard Of the
trouble. and had a conference with the officers
OF 40 at noon. He explained that the men
were discharged simply because they were I'M
fit for the place. The district accepted the
situation. and the men were ordered back to
work.
The, disputes as to jurisdiction Of the various
branches OF the stone industry. regarding paw
ing and other city work. has led to a confer
ence OF representatives OF the unions in the
different States. which was begun yesterday
in Brevoon Hall In Fifty fourth street.
John Mckeon OF the Freestone Cutters Union
OF New York presided. To-day committees
will be appointed to visit the different unions
with view to settling their jurisdiction In city
The lock out Of the machine stone workers
and rubbers did not last long. The only firms
who looked out their men in New York were
i've OF the smaller firms, and the yards were
opened again yesterday.
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ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP HOUSE
Patrick Larkin Puts Stick or Wood LoaAsA
with Powder In . Widows Woodpue.

Patrick Larkin Puts Stick or Wood Loaded
with Powder In = Widows Woodpile.
RoNDouT. Sept 2a-Mrs. Ann WEIGH. a Wild
ow. resides in two-story frame building on
Meadow street with her daughter. Every
morning she goes to a woodpile in her yard to
obtain an armful Of wood with which to pre-
pare breakfast. Yesterday morning. when
about to pick w the wood as usual. a neigh
Dor. John Finnerty. shouted to her to leave ID
alone or she might get killed. Finnerty had
seen Patrick Larkn drop something in tho
woodpile. which. on examination. proved to be
block Of wood followed out and filed with
powder. there being O sufficient quantity to
blow up the house had Mrs. WEIGH put It In
the stove.
On Friday night last Mrs WEIGH. with her
son and daughter. were seated on the stoop Of
the house. and Larkin came along somewhat
intoxicated. A small dog snapped at him. and.
sSizlng the animal. he threw it at Mrs. Welch.
The son upbraided I.arkin for his conduct and
thrashed. He doubtless intended to blow up
the house in revenge. Early this morning. be-
fore warrant could be procured for Larkins
purchased a ticket on the New York Central
Railroad for Chicago.
81, LaIkin was well known here. and is respecta:.
ply connected, For many years he was night
Watchman; and when on duty ono night in
Kahn, who was disorderly and evaded arrest
Larktn was found guilty OF manslaughter and
sent to prison Tor five years but was, pardoned
StfE two years f9 The mGtsr Of bis
loss 81 her son. and obta ined Judgment for
$1,000 and costs. Larkin transferred his real
estate to his sister to evade payment should
Edwards OF Hudson has just set aside the
transfer as fraudulent
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MAJOR PIcKETTs DRU0GED COFFEE
Tho Person who Made Thirty People Sick
with Croton OIL IL Thought to be n Woman.

Tho Person Who Made Thirty People Sick
with Croton OIL Is Thought to be n Woman.
PLA1NF1ELD. Conn.,. Sept 2a-The excite
ment over Friday nights wholesale poisoning
is still great. Those who partook Of Major
Picketts supper are all on the gain. and most
Of them are at work. but in Moosup Miss Della
Bolbeck is still in very serious condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Johnson are unable to
leave their beds. and two French ladies' are
also in critical condition. Major Pickett
himself Is rs we'll as usual except q little
weak. This is also true Of his assistant,
Thomas Doolley. who was to-day reported as
dying.
hand. Just as everything was ready for the
first table on Friday night two boys in knee
pants came into the cook room and asked the
caterer for some bananas.
While. he, was after them one OF the boys
the 10 b Of s bs he
"That coffee smells. boss" Mr. Picket thinks
he knows who furnished tho boys with money
to buy the fruit. and thinks they wore hired by
the same persons to put croton oil In the
The boys will probably be arrested to-mor-
row. All Moosup Is eager for the arrest OF the
it is thought In Plainiield that the miscreant
old Tasss dqs aa Sk It, the
not not Be learned. SIS is alleged to have
St hs 1s ss Is nsss
young men accused By picEet's friends are ali
are. without doubt. innocent OF the charges
brought against them.
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"The MnrQuis's WIFE,"

very sombre and unpleasant drama was
forcibly acted upon the stage Of the Columbus
Theatre last night under the MANAGE
ment Of Mr.. J. NJ. Hill. This drama.
which served to display the strong
histrionio ability Of Miss Julia Arthur
IA tho work OF Mr.. Sidney Bowkett. also known
as an actor Of ability Miss Arthur was ably
seconded by Mr.. Edward ]. Henley. whose
strong. realistic presentation Of man driven
to murder by bad woman Of the Borsia type
ni'ed out the dark picture. which. by the way.
had very handsome stage setting.
The plot briefly outlined is as follows: The
wife Of the Marquis Barvioh tMr. Mark Price)
has married a oourtesan. who is In love with
Herbert Vans (Mr. Howell Hansell). APP
rarenty q leader or plotter OF the
larbonan Society. He has already murdered
tho ,Marauis's brother. and at the opening
Gsge ceeli Mrs. Henley an Eaglish courier
bnt the mans life Is saved. and Helene Miss
f ar the Mssauiss wife II order to 1a oys
With Cecil; but Immediately after this
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BLArNEsrrlL IN HARNESS.
He II the Active Head OF the state Depart
ment, Although Absent in Maine.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2S.-The political gossips
in Washington point to the circumstances
surrounding to.day's White House confer
cnces on Chilian affairs az an indication that
Secretary Blaine has relin1uished all control
OF state Department matters and that Presi-
dent Harrison is personally in charge OF for
eign affairs. Indeed. since the day that Secre-
tary Tracy was ut Cope May and conveyed
thence to Washington the message from the
President to tho State Department.. or
dering Minister Egan to recognize tho
Congressional Junta. 1t has been re-
peatedly stated thut Blaine has dsas-
ISOLATED himself entirely from the affairs
OF his department. The fact il. however. that
Mr.. Blaine is In daily and hourly communica-
ton with Assistant Secretary Wharton. and
that at the conference to-day the Secrctary's
opinion as to what action should DO taken to
protect American interests in Chilli was com
municated by Mr.. Wharton and accepted by
the conference. There is no doubt. there
fore. that whatever Mr.. Baine's intententions
portfolio. he Is at present the active Secretary
Of State. Every dry big mail goes to him at
Bar Marbor and every AK paySykaxs from Nm, hn
y caught up that, can have any possible bear
it Is that a really, trivial Incident has been
seized upon as an Indication that tho Secretary
does not mean TO return TO washington at all,
but that he will spend the winter In Augusta.
=, A few days ago the Blaines relinquished
their pew in the Church Of the Covenant, Tho
Presbyterian house OF worship on Connecticut
avenue. that has come TO DO known az the Ad.
and large number Of Government officials
have pews there and attend service with more
or less regularity. The Blaines having de-
clined to rent their pew for another year. leads
to the belief that they will remain In Augusta
They will not miss their pew much. however,
because they are not regular churchgoers. and
their sittings were more Often vacant than
occupied during the winter season.
To-dRy's conference led to a great many
rumors, and before 1t became generally known
that the situation In Chilli was the subject OF
the consultation. various sensational stories
were set aaoat. and strangely enough. all OF
them wore connected in some way with tho
name OF Mr.. Blaine. An interesting piece Of
gossip. for which there was probably not
the slightest foundation. was that the
Secretary OF State had telegraphed that
he would not return to Washington. and that,
last spring with the Canadian, representative
the two countries had been declared of. neces-
stating conference Of the President and his
advisers as to what ought to be done. When
these Canadian gentlemen came to Washing
ton last spring Mr.. Blaine put them of on the
plea Of illness. and another conference was ar
ranged to meet during the second week in
October. 1t is thought that Mr.. Blaine will be
on hand at that time, and signalize the return
to his place as head OF the State Department
and the Cabinet by discussing Canadian affairs
with Sir Charles Topper and his colleagues.
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IN DRAMAS AND IN OPERA.
THREE VIEW ENTERTAINMENTS AT THE
THEATRES LAST NIGHT

.Mayourneen" and Scanlan at the Four-
teenth street." The Marquis's yvifs'' ana
Julia Arthur At the Cclumbus-~ Robin
Hood" and tho Bostonians ut the Standara.
conventional Irish drama. OF itself a ser
yIceable but not extraordinary composition,
was so much embellished and elaborated In its
first representation at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre last night as to become good enter
ta!nmcnt OF its popular kind.
Tho authors were George II. Jessop and
Horace Townsend. very practical playwrights.
who seemed to have taken a job with specif-
cations and to have written well and effectively
under the restrictive circumstances. They had
been bound to create an Irish character for
william J. Seaman to enact, with opportuni-
tics for him to be heroic melodious. and
otherwise captivating In his well-known
manner. yet setting for him q dramatic
task not beyond his abilities The re-
su,tant play. "Mavourneen," enabled Nlr.
Seaman to do quite oil that he is
Capable of doing. and. by means Of
rrst-rate costumes and scenery. moro regard
for staEecraft than Is common to such produce
tons. and tho employment Of generally
clcyor company. an evening Of strong. but
none too fine diversion was given to the audi
encc The comedian was placed at first as gal
ant young fellow in an Irish homestead. whore
he fell in love with girl from Dublin. and res
cucI hor from the evil plot OF q British officer.
after which no was treated ignominiously by
persons who should have been grate-
full. Ten years were supposed to elapse, and
then he returned from America. where he had
served in the Revolutionary war against the
hated British. and had grown rich besides; but
for a while hc wandered In Dublin disguised
as a street singer. while seeking his sweet
heart and circumventing her red -coated perse-
cutOr.
The authors had taken no great pains to be
ingenious in thoir story. or probable in the in
cidents in which they unfolded it, and II they
had done so tho majority Of the first audience
would not have appreciated the extra labor.
Mr. Scanlan's admirers arc not Disseminated.
They laughed IL st all the funny
ssransly ~ ' sentimental Passages. too. - al
though he was not In the least ludierouss
insly. and declaimod his heroics without be-
ing comic t, even critical observers: but his
would would stop laughing. long enough. Is
listen to 2 serious sentence entire tire Their
new songs. which delighted them greatly. and
which wore really good enough to please any:
ahandsome. laughing face and q genial. modest
Hnd hit s very for him to
nsS P%s % an
ncen'' he will deserve his prosperity.
cite Comstock. Not long ago she had been
very crude debutante but here. with the dainty
looks and graceful action Of q Dublin belle
OF tho last century. she was fit to
be painted in a picture, In speech. too,
Dot Clarendon played Juvenile parts. Major
Coulter was tho bad British Captain. and Helen
Tracy was a cruelty proud aristocrat. CELEBRITY
waits being tediously long. Two Of the views,
an Innishannon forest and q Dublin square.
we're exceptionally fine.
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Liberated Two Murderers.

CHEYENNE. Wyoming. Sept. 2a-A masked
man knocked at the Laramie county Jail door
at o'clock yesterday morning. Under Keeper
Kelly opened it and found a revolver pushed
in his face. He was bound. gagged. and
chained to chair In the Sherif's office by his
ccaaptors who took the Jail keys. and liberated
for numbering in box ear. over a year ago.
two tramps with whom he was riding. and
Parkinson. tho soldier. convicted. Of MUIR
cceded In liberating, himself after an hours
effort and gave the alarm, Scouting parties
late this afternoon but Parkinson is still at
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KILLED Her Former serv.n. In se,r.derenee


SHAwNEErowN. ILL.,. Sept 2S.-Belle Jamison
was shot and killed by Mrs. Robert White this
morning. The tragedy occurred on Whites
farm. eight miles west Of this city. The de-
ceased woman formerly lived with the Whites.
doing the housework. Recently she was dis
charged.
This morning. according to Mrs. White. she
went to Whites residence carrying a club
Mrs. White met her outside and told her not to
enter the house. With an oath she struck
Mrs. White oyer the eye with the stick
The latter then took 1t away from her. Be-
ing familiar with the premises. tho woman
raj, into tho house. ygg2t Whites revolver
house and fired one shot, and then the
women clinched and had tussls for posses.
sion Of the weapon. Finally Mrs. White secured
It and opened fire. One shot entered the
breast Of the woman. The second and last
shot entered the back Of her head and came
out above the forehead.
The Coroner's Jury returned verdict Of JUS
tiflable homicide. The woman was IL years
old and unmarried.
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MILWAUKEE. Sept. 2S-The dime museum
freak known as Barney Baldwin. the "brokon-
neck man." is in this city. He is u sorry actor.
too Ho wears his neck In cage because it Is
liable to roll of il no allows it too much free
dom, and he earns big wages when no works.
which Is fairly rogulnrly But no is not hanpy
now He declares that his wife has run m away way
ers. He names ono Griffen Of Washburn &
Arlington's circus as Mrs. Baldwig's para
sight,
Baldwin Is now in the hospital. Brooding over
attsmpted to poison himself. Tho physicians
say he will recover. The poison didn't get all
the way down. The kinks IN Baldwin's
crooked neck saved his life.
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Mr.. De Koven'. New Comic Opera.

Nearly all the signs Of success attended the
performance Of Robin Hood" at the Standard
last night From large and f1ne-lookine su-
dience there were more numerous and hear
tier demands for encores than has been
observed at any other comic opera
production In this town In many
month. And it was significant that the popu-
lar taste and the expert ear seemed for once to
Join in cordial praise. This new work will win
admirers as long as it may hold the Standards
stage 1t will delight the multitude yits grace
"ialmelodass and its simple story OF love andre
cause it maintains the dignity Of comic opera;
for odd a. it may appear IN this era OF buf-
eEs sn a1d WHEN IS psopasy
Robin Hood" is the second work by Reg
sss%s1{ in ne sssS nsss Mss
q III fe@lniscence 50 freely laid against most
occasional suggestions Of familiar themes
e es canpos Sansax the the
%qs SsfS Spirit ef kovea soore APs s
lis stirring iinaes. there are tho signs q bold
Iess Of execution and originality OF thought:
No other contemporaneous American writer OF
RoSin HodSd H'" Was sung last night by the
sd Fhs
seemed to regard the occasion as calling for
and there was there
t ths M tSsss were pfaud n9 bS e 0 wSs
conspicuous one. OF men singers there were
five who wer r excellent IN all ways capital
but discreet humor and admirable vocal work
are as Tom e fnr bs e4 xefs sae
%s6spaId: alva "a saS a. s!tIstio sinssr sna
male
favorably with any that might be selected from
nceG sbn Is
mate.
~ The chief female singers are Mrs. Jessie
Van Dyck. Mrs. Davis possesses a, contraltoo
Mice M;s. Of Greatl force and fair EeEister, and
crSdit"i With s SUCCESS Both lack graesfuie
made j, d. up Of SINGULAR " beautiful beings:
ssiue Robin H ssR oweyer need r not rest
Us claim for support upon its pictorial fea-
The libretto for Mr. Do Koven's score was
mmanniactnIed by Henry p Smith OF Chicago.
q febrile puns. antique wit. and platitudinous
rhymes. which nre no better and no worse In
O, tham Hood than equal css9 t
the Tartar" and other but forgotten works.
It. i is high testimony to the captivating apal;
association with Mr.: Smiths book. which in no
sense made, effective or clever. use OF the
quaint old story Of the. Sherwood Forest out
Jaws and the IL romantic leader. The orches-
ira was enlarged, and the performance
vas ably and s3iritodly directed by samuel
that has led Mr.. Studley to permit tho too fro
lnent use Of extraneous accomplishments TO
some Of tho best songs; The rafting OF tin
tho resort to humming. arc pyrotechnics gen
orally reserved for tho first part In the min
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LOST IN PRAIRIE FIRES.
Men and Cattle Overtaken by the Flames aad
burned to Death.

avn ~essAo
burned to Death.
WrLLIAMspoRT. N. D.. Sept. 2a.-George ".
johnson and his son. who lived near Beaver
Creek. were burned to death by the Emmons
county prairie fires. Mr.. Tabor. an old man
who lived near Williamsport, is seriously
burned and will probably die No further news
can be obtained from the Holland settlement.
thirty-ave miles south of Williamsport. Three
men are known to have persisted in that neigh
borhood. The amount Of damage done In the
Holland settlement Is not far from $5O.OOO.
One man. named Pratt, at Winona. twenty
steers. which were overtaken by. the fire and
burned to death. A fire on South prairie
holy. Houstan. and Parker.
ST. PAUL. Sept 28-.Advices received tonight
general rainfall has Quenched nearly ali the
forest fires. It has also relieved the appre.
be rnined By the continuntidn Of the r w
scorching weather.
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Prince Georges Libel Case.

MONTREAL. Sept. 2S.-At the trial OF r. N.
O'Brien. charged with libelling Prince George
Mr.. r. d. McGbbon. Vice-Prssident OF the Cti-
zens' Committee appointed to entertain the
Prince. testified that on the night on which
The tn, article, complained " reported that the
had been assaulted. Prince George and the
witness , had spent the evenins. at theatre
Prince retired for the night. Mr. McGibbon
produced letters, from. the Prince approving
the action against OBrien. and giving an EN-
tho article.
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F1RE.MEN BURIED IN THE RUINS.
OIL and Rag Warehouses Mako . Big Flre
In Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept 28-Shortly after 2
o'clock this afternoon fire broke out in tho oil
warehouse Of Phillips h Cunningham at 138
North Delaware avenue. The flames soon
gained Roadway and several alarms were
turned in.
The fire swept through the in1ammabIe
stock Of tho building and the structure was
ablaze from cellar to roof in twenty minutes.
The flames spread west to Water street and
the rig warehouse Of Jessup, 4 Moore. adjoin-
Ing the burning oil store on the north.
and 1873 Water street were ablaze. Philip and
Charles Porter Of Engine Company 20 were In
Truck D was hurt by a fall from q ladder.
While the fire was ut its height the walls Of
eral hremen. The buried men we're got out
quickly, and as far as known none was killed.
At O'Clock the lremen got the fire under con-
troll The loss Is about $5OO.OOO.
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Stabbed Ne.r che Heart,

Jas. Mullen Of lsixtoenth street and Eleventh
avenue and Edward Mallon Of Little Twelfth
street. near Washington street, are drivers for
stevedore. Yesterday Mullen had Mallon
discharged. and last night when Mullen
street and Tenth avenue Mallon stabbed
him under the left shoulder blade with jack
knife. Policeman Schridcr Of. the West
New York Hospital. where it was found that tho
knife, wound was In close proximity 70 MuI-
lon refused to stay In. the hospital. and went
home. Mallon escaped.
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Killed In Jan by . Negro Convict.

WASHINGTON. Sept 2a-Henry Jandorf.
young white man sentenced to five years. i'm
prisonment in tho Albany penitentiary for
compelling his young wife to live In notorious
case TO the. higher courts was Killed in the
District Jail to-day by Sam Moore. a negro
on his wife. The two men auarrelled over
some tr!hing affair. which resulted In Jandorf
being hit on the head by Moore with an iron
shovel. the blow causing concussion Of the
brain and death q feW hours later.