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Three hours had sufficed to lose hi,
assured position. TO make an assassin of
him. to lower him to the ranks of the
greatest rascals. What did his CON
science matter to him? He would not
be the less cupable in the eyes of the
word. and his crime would appear all
the more horrible because his victim
had been his best friend. And yet he
had been an honest man during nfty-fve
years. He had practised all the virtues.
He had dreamed of dying in his bed,
Poor Chapoteau, Most unfortunate
Mime. Chaptoteau'
He saw himself on the bench OF the
accused. The judge was talking to him.
They had spread out before him the
victims clothes. and In the darkness
the crowd howled, stamped and threat
ened to Kill him.
Then greater fear spurred him on,
and he began again to walk. Some
times he stopped. believing he could
hear some one running after him. The
trees took on strange forms In the
darkness The vi Id whispered "Pois-
oner" He stopped for 4 long time
on the bank OF pond trying 10 per-
suade himself 10 jump in.
\ noise of footsteps caused him TO
look up suddenly. Two policemen were
seemed enormous, like the pillars of the
guillotine.
1T Is all over" moaned poor Chapo-
teau. they have followed me. They
will arrest me-" ..--..---..---. --.--
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13

Polydore Chapoteau. grocer, had re-
tired from business. He had taken a
house in the country, where he raised
chickens and lived happily. He was con-
sidered among the fortunate few who re-
allied their dreams here below.
Chapoteau was a good fellow and was
. fond of entertaining his neishbovs. Cham
plsnol was his best friend. They had
played some famous games Of billiards
tosether, AMI had become intimate,
though not without little rivalry in
caroms. Champlgnol lived at the other
end Of the village, and every Thursday
ne cam TO take pot luck with Chapoteau.
81 We'll. one Thursday, when the mel
ohs were ripe, Champignol arrived, as
usual.
p Nine, Chapoteau and the servant have
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
A PAINTERS FATAL DREAM.
Reilly Had Just Secured Work
AID Feared He Would Oversleep.
Wrapped In Slumber He Crcpt to
the Roof and Fell ON.

John Reilly, forty-ive years old, OF Cos
First avenue, walked in his sleep this
morning for the first time in his life.
AS result, he now lies in Bellevue
Hospital at the point Of death. He
teil from the roof of his home, four
stories in height.
Kelly Is painter. Two months ago
his wife died Fer several weeks before
that and ever since he has been out of
work. He worried great deal, as he
had four children to support.
Day after day he searched for employ
ment. and only yesterday succeeded
In finding 1t. lie was to start in this
morning, 80 early last evening he ar
ranged his brushes all in order and put
them in little pile beside his overalls,
near his bed, and retired.
He was fearful lest he should not wake
IN time. so he instructed his children
that whoever awoke first was to call
him.
Just after Il o'clock his son James
went to the room where his father was
in bed. Reilly was still awake. Don't
forget to call me" he said to the boy.
IL was two hours after that when a
sroaning. He searched around for half
an hour. Finally, from a window, he
saw down in the rear of the house the
form of a man lying on n little shed.
The Cries of the neighbor awoke,
among others the Reilly children, who
found that their father was not in his
room. Some of the tenants went down
and found that the man on the shed
was Reilly. He had evidently. fallen
form height. for there was hole in
the roof of the shed. which had been
made by Reilly's head.
An ambulance was summoned and the
injured man was. removed to Bellevue
Hospital. where IL was found he had a
fractured skull and internal injuries. 1t
Is thought he will die.
On the roof Of the house there was
found pair of Reilly's trousers. 1t is
believed that Reilly. being nervous and
agitated. walked to the roof in his sleep.
dreaming that he was about to go to
work painting the house: that he picked
up his trousers. and that in his dreamy
state he believed he was putting on his
overalls when he got to the edge Of the
roof and fell over.
The children do not remember their
father ever having walked In his sleep
before.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13

He hid himself behind a hedge. The
policemen passed on,
Chapoteau wandered for an hour or
two. He could 20 longer see or hear.
Ills head sNayed on his shoulders. a.
an empty gourd sways in the wind.
by this time" he thought: II should
be in my bed at home"
And distracted by his fears he STUN.
bled against "A wall There were houses
in front Of him, black as his crime. AZ
his thoughts, as his remorse. However.
a light cleaned beneath door. Tired
out, his strength and energy exhausted.
he knocked. He heard voices inside,
Finally they opened the door.
Chapo,eau gave Il loud cry.
"Champignol!"
1t was Champ.Ssal in person. He had
awakened in the hole and was stu
laughing ut the joke.
Champisnol a Joker indeed! Chapo-
teau thought himself dreaming.
Then he had not given fatal dose Of
laudanum-thoush little too much. Il
IS true.
He had not killed Champignol. He
had not committed a crime! He would
not die on the sCGrold' He touched
Champgnol with the tips OF his fingers.
as one touches a delicate piece Of game.
fearing that this shape vas only Cham.
pignols shadow.
In reality, Chapoteau never forgavs
Champigaol for the fright which he
gave him that day.-Translated froa The
French for Romance -.--i-----.---.J
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CHAMPlGNOL'S JOKE.
1t Neurlu Drore Poor ChupOte0W to
Distraction.

gone to the city and will not return TIL
the last train. We are alone and must
prepare our feast ourselves
CHAMPAGNE put on the servants apron
Chapotcau his wire's apron. and while
one prepared the vegetables the other
one roasted the meat.
1t was a fine feast. A melon Just ripe.
cultivated by Chaporeau with paternal
tenderness, appeared at dessert. Cam
pignol adored melons. He left only the
rinl and the seeds.
Il have eaten too much" he said. after
the coffee.
He became melancholy. Chapoteau got
up, and without saying a word opened
a drawer where his pharmacy was ar
ranged. and taking one OF the Walls
poured from It into Champiynol's mouth
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SAYS he TALKED WITH COVER.
N. Bickford Asserts He Met the
Missing Man in Frisco.
,.,,evc. Nine. Nordica's husband
Is Surely Alive.
ny Assaclated Pres }


flpocTON July 13.-The news contained
a private letter received in this city
I'm, London last evening conveying the
- formation that Fred y. Cover the
isbnnd OF Lillian Nordica, who, 1t was
y i,nposed was lost with a balloon eight
,,ot,ars ago. on the banks of the Bosphor-
..tgus. had been seen alive In that city,
.eated a sensation. Henry A. Wing at
esent editor of the Lewiston (Me. }
~ IN, and who. for the past ten years
ssias been an active newspaper man in
sew England, submits these statements.
NHe said:
About two and a half years ago Dr.
IF. \. Blckford, CT Bangor, who Is a
4 frienl OF mine, and who was also a
d schoolmate OF Cover. told me that when
o.. he (BckfordD was in California, he had
seen Cover and talked with him Dur
ling that conversation DR.. Bckford told
me the following story concerning his
lmeting Cover after his supposed death.
~ II know Cover as well as | know
'nlyou. and went TO school with him. lie
Z d is not dead. When [ was West as an
4 army surgeon. l had occa sion to 20 TO
=, California, and there met Cover. II
was more than surprise TO me, and he
!, had TO convince me that he was in the
!, flesh. went with him to his room. We
. talked together FOR Il long time lie
u told me he did not go up in the balloon
4 but that dummy was sent up and the
peaied.'"
n As to the veracity OF DR. Bickford,
there Is no doubt. There was. it seems.
q large amount of money Involved in
Covers estate. money supposed by many
to have come from some mysterious deal
between Cover and the Bell Telephone
IN several ways. and this might nave
furnished motive for the strange action
o. Cover. He was an uncommunicative
wha wared ne err al put occasionally
ton of social glass would let loose en-
prressions which led many to infer that
phone Company through Alexander Bell
At late hour last night the following
interview was obtained with DR.. Bick-
f0Ea in s Eaasq told N b. he HGfGr said sub
stantally true. have known Cover
since sine. he E., was Is ,i boy in sgdgwiGk, NJ
the year 1857 when I met him face to
face in, San Francisco. At first he at
tempted to brush me by without recosni-
finally acknowledged his identity. There
Is no possible doubt Of his being actually
TACOMA. Wash. July 13.-George
Lewis Cover. of this city. brother Of
Fred A. Cover. discredits the news of
his brother being seen alive in London.
sent out from New York. saying Fred
Cover had been seen in Bombay. This
was found to have started in the i'm
asination of newspaper man who knew
the family. George Cover saws that
Fred was always an eccentric man and
wanted to do any queer thing. such as
dropping out of sight for number of
years.
He thinks his brother Is still alive
somewhere, but not in London, though
he has never heard from him. He has
never fully credited the story of his
brothers death. Fred Covers life with
his wife. Nine. Nordica, was not a happy
one. George Lewis Cover says the
estate settled up was a small one.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

The books OF Progressive Machins,: Union
No are to be audited next Monday evening.
Oncers will he elected this evening by Di,ls-
ion OF the Lsborers Union ProtSctive Society
and by the Plasterers Laborers Union.
A, motion to establish an accident insurance
fund Will be discussed at the next quarterly
meeting OF Dritklaycrs Union No. II.
The election of officers of the Paper Hangers
Union resulted as follows: q. d. Murphy. Pres-
dent; p. p. Waite. Vice-Presdcnt: f. w Hussey.
Financial Secretary; p. F. Copely. Recording
Secretary.
elected J. Selbach President; s. Bail. Vice
President; w. B.lchin. Recording Secretary: j.
are sSoi II. Mi n once Manager c. seppier.
Sergcant-at-Arms.
The Machinists' Benevolent Society elected r.
Wegener. President: A. Sauerborn Financial Sec
retary; l.. Nichie. Recording Secretary; j. Rider
tees; NJ Huber J. Valentine. J. Trunk. A. Lerch
Finance Committee.
The officers elected by the annual Convention Of
the United Brass Workers and Metal Polshers
Union OF North America are: J. E. Fitzgerald
President r. Finn. Vice President; f. J. Lynch.
SecTe's ar, Treasurer; g. = kens,c s'atisselsn
J. Crooks. Executive Board.
The Chicago Trades and Labor Assembly has
declined to admit the Chicago Printing Freshmen
Union on the ground that It had seeded from the
InterhaIohSI Lyposrapn,.al ,h'on 10 JON an or,
Federation OF Labor.
At the next meeting OF Branch ?. OF the indie
pendent Bakers Union, the question OF creating
the Offices of President and Nice-President will be
discussed
These officers have been elected by the Work
ngnens Free School Society Of the east side
Dr. Frech. President f. Faccus Nice-Prosident
J. C. Scheurer Treasurer; l.. Oppenheim. Secre-
iary. Messrs Wagner. Schuck. Koch, Phster.
lliwitzer Wissler, Meyer, Huttendam. Schneider,
Schissler. Treckzay. Executive Committee
The shop reports OF the Silk Ribbon Viewers
Union show that business is improving. To-
morrow II local Executive Board Is TO be organ
lied, and at next weeks meeting proposition
will be made to rate the monthly dues accord
inE TO the wages received by the individual mem
bers. The UNon will parade on Labor Day.
The Brooklyn House Painters Union has
elected: f. Schroeder. Recording Secretary; A.
Saar. Financial Secretary; J. PreGss, Treasurer
NJ Erdinann, G. Bruckner f.. Roth. Auditors.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
DANIEL C. HICKEY'S FUNERAL
To lie Attended by All Democratic
Stntc CCmmittccmcn.


All of the Democratic State Commit
tccmcn and a number of other poll
clans from this city will attend the fu-
neral tomorrow OF Daniel G. Hickey.
who died yesterday at Mount Vernon.
Mr. Hickey was the member of the
State Committee for the Fourteenth
Congressional District, comprising West
chester County and the Twenty-third
and Twenty fourth Wards of New York
City.
While experimenting the construction
Of a railroad In New Jersey, for which
he had the contract. Mr.. Hickey caught
cold. which resulted fatally.
Mr.. Hickey was born in Ireland In
1910. He came to America penniless and
died a millionaire. His money was made
as "A railroad contractor. He was always
Il Democrat and took leading part in
WestChester County politice. He engi-
neersd the defeat OF Senator Mcclellan.
but last year got setback, his candi-
date, Alfred Hennen Morris. being
slaughtered numerically, and Mr. Hick-
cy retired from active politics.
Deceased was close friend OF w.
Bourkc Cochran, and gave the Congress
man his first boost in political life. Mr..
Cochran has always held Mr.. Hickey In
grateful remembrance.
The funeral will take place from the
Church of the Sacred Heart, Mount
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
LOADSTONE CLUBS OUTING.
jolly Party of Amateur Fishe rmen
Meet with Great Success.


Tn fifth annual fishing excursion Of
the original Loadstone Club, which took
place yesterday, proved to be a great
success. The sixty and more amateur
fishermen, or Loadstoners, as they call
themselves, boarded the ocean tug c. E.
Evarts, Capt. Phil Dick. shortly after
daylight. The boat started from the
White Star line pier, and after proceed
ing down the bay, and passing Sandy
Hook was headed for the southwark.
Anchor was cast off Seabright, n. J.
The Loadstoners were In great luck.
Fish were plentiful and easily caught.
Refreshments, of course, were served
aboard. and there was also band OF
music.
The officers of the club are William
r. Ruete, Emperor: Thomas II. Riley,
Grown Prince; Stephen Ransome, Prince
Imperial; Thomas f. Harry, Minister or
Finance; John Mulqueen, Guardsman.
and Ed Cullen, Court Jester.
Prof. Sylvester Lehman, champion
sharpshooter Of the Bowery. caught the
biggest fish, and Tom Plunkit, of de
Ate" the smallest.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
CHlCKASAWS HAVE NO RULER
Legislature Won't Convene to Elect
Pro Tenn. Governor.
(By Associated Press.

ARMORIA. /. T., July l:.-"he Chicks-
saw Nation Is virtually without a Gov
ernor. The converting Of the Legislature
yesterday proved an utter failure. the
Legislature refusing to respect the au-
thority of Acting-Gov. Mcclure. Only
y few Chickasaws were present, and
they were directly interested in the OK
tension Of the Choctaw Nation Railroad
through the Territory.
The time of election, Aug 6, being so
close, II is safe to presume that further
action towards securing Governor pro
lem. VIII be abandoned There are three
ernor, namely: EX-Gov. William Byrd,
ON the Pullback ticket; Judge Il. l..
Boyd, on the Allotment in Scyeralty
ticket, and +. S. Mosely, Independent.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13

Timothy Cronin. twenty years old OF 1877 Fast
One Hundred and Nineteenth street. and Antonio
iltroan. torty-two years old. OF Sl3 East One Hun
dred and Fourth street fell from a scanold this
morning ard were slightly hurt. The scarold
was built around the New York Central Railroad
trestle at One Hundred and Thrtleth street and
Park avenue. The were placing q timber
when the scafrold gave way and they fell ntteen
fee, to the ground. Both received number OF
painful Commissions and were taken to their homes
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
Battery Park Concert.

There will be music at Battery Ps7k BY Baynes
Sixty ninth Regiment Band this evening. Follow
Ing is the programme:
PART l.
Tie Star Spansled Banner.
!. March, The Gallant Police .....,.G. T., Appel
=. Overture. 'tngarisch l.ustspirl zee. Kela hela
8. Caprice lnew), "Linger Longer, loo
Arranged by j. Fia-Gerald
fThe very latest poDular crsze)
4 Solo for cornet Selected .,.............Ar baH
N. J. Ryan.
). Extravaganza Humristishes, 'kladde Fadatseh,
La.?nn
FART II.
l. Grand advertisement and Nuptial En!rs from
"i.ohengrin,' Wagner
2 Morceau Espagnol Repettion by requeso,
Lolita" l.AnG2y
3 Elaboration Resonaut, Echoes o, Eria''
Godfrey
l. JnterIns2so 'I.Amico Fritz" ......... Na'clsni
g. Musical Coriicalites THE Band Jo!lihchlion
ML-sat
Mrs Wt<Stow' $ .SooTHI>G SrRUr for chii'
drpn tc e hing IS the family beuelactOr. -5c. -
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Accused of Giving Knockout Drops

EOCKAWAY REACH July l;.-Thomas Cali
lagher a hotel keeper at Seaside. and his barr
tender, Thomas Dougherty, arraisnsd be-
fore Justice Smith yesterday afternoon on the
charge of having given Charles Thomas. Of Shelf
field street. brooklyn. Knockout drops. and OF
having huncoed him out Of $500. When the Judge
called the case Thomas failed to put in an aps
pearance and the Judge permitted the two mon
10 go on their own recognEance until he osald
rud Thomas.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
Has Fits n. the Result of Blow

willi,m Rc,n, forty-hys years 3D. az +oo East
Twenty ninth street vas taken 10 bellevue
Hospital yesterday suffering from possible 'rac-
ture OF the skull on SUNDAY last Resn had a
quarrel with man tanned pugan In Dunn
taIuon at Forts -fith street and First avenue. and
was struck on the head With a bottle sine
then Reen has had fts seven times He vas
seized with one while at work Yesterday and vas
taken TO the hospital.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
Coming Events.

Furniture mems summ.r-n!shts festival to-
night at Lion Park.
Summer festival fer the benefit OF the imn.
grant Girls Home this afternoon and evening at
Harlem Casino.
Division OF the Laborers' Union Protective
Society will have an excursion to Ridge"ooa
Grove Sunday, Aus. !.
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Iccbergs sim u Menace.

lceherss continue menace TO The many vessels
ploughng the broad Atlantic, The Hamburg-Amer
can steamship Columbia, from HAMBURG July b, ar
rived this morning with merchandise and pas.
sengsrs 10 r. j. Corts- She reports west ana
southwest winds with squalls and fog. netween
latitude -. longitude 4J and latitude 49, 'ons'-
tude IS sighted numerous mediums sized Ice
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
Brggie's Impromptu Bath.

william BugeIe. sixty-nve years old. Of s14
East II "ty-sixth street. sat on the string ece
at the OF OF East Thirty sixth street last even
ing to catch a breath OF fresh air BugEie fell
asleep and rolled into the river The cool water
awoke him and he shouted for help. Joseph
Nernankin. of the canal-boa Billie went to his
assistance and nshed him out. Buggie went home.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13

For entertaining gossip OF the
turf, the ball field and the ring
read the @ O'Clock Edition nnd the
sportinE Extra of The Evening
World.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
Painter Killed by Fall.

ROCHESTER. ~ Y. July l3.-Napolson W.
Carter. a painter, fell fourteen stories in the
Granite Building elevator last night and was
instantly killed. Every bone in his body WAS
broken
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
WE ARE OPEN UNTIL { P. M. SATURDAY.

cocted "rhe Span OF Life" and Of Ar
thur Shirley. William Calder is going
to produce 1t in this country 1t was
day at the Surrey Theatre. London.
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Found bleeding in the street.

paniel o'Eeefe, hfty-hve years old. OF $50 Ease
Thirty -nfh street. found early this morn
ing wandering in Third avenue. near One Hun
dred and Twenty first street, bleeding from Q
severe wound in the head lie said lie had been
nit with a stone thrown by some unknown man.
lie was removed 10 the Harlem Hospital.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13

That dapper juvenile actor s. Miller
Kent was in the city yesterday. He
will probably appear in The Anna :
with which Fritz Williams dallied at
the Lyceum. MIR. Kent Is afraid that
he viii not be able to interpret the role
az MIR. Williams did. That, however,
should be rather consoling than other
wise.
1.-THE Bohemian Girl" who never takes
Il rest, will be trotted out once more at
St. James Hall nee Herrmann's and
other titles) tomorrow night, when she
will dream that she dwelt in marble
'alls for the benefit OF the Summer pub
lie. There are one or two good things
In the repertoire of the Rosenbach
Grand English Opera Company. but
somehow or other the dear old "Bohe-
mian Girl always gets the first hearing.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13

Mrs. WI<sLow' $ .SooTHI>G SYRUP for Chi.
lren &c ethlng IS the family beneiactor -5c. -
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13

For SALE-Lense and fixtures OF restaurant and
saloon on West ST.. below Rector good busi-
hess. For particulars apply John $. Stokes. ST
Broadway
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-21

so-,atb so will l comfort you" God
will see you all the way through, 0
troubled soul, and when you come down
70 the Jordan of death, you will md
IL 70 be as thin 3 brook as Besor; for
Dr. Robinson says that, in April Besor
dries up, and there is no brook at all.
And in YOUR last moment you will be as
nlacid as the Kentucky Minister who
went up to God, saying, in the dying
hour, "Write to my sister Kate, and
tell her not to be worried and frighten-
ed about the story Of the horrors around
the death bed. Tell her there is not a
word of truth in it, for / am there now,
and Jesus is with me, and | find 1t
very happy way; not because L am
good man, for l am not; am nothing
but a poor miserable sinner; but have
an Almighty Savior, and both his arms
are around me-"
May God Almighty, through the blood
Of the everlasting covenant, bring us
into the companionship OF our loved
ones who have already entered the
heavenly land, and into the presence OF
Christ whom, not having seen,
we love, aud so David shall recover all,
land as his part is that goeth down to
the battle, so shall his part be that
.arrieth by the stuff.