Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-01-24


of christening the Chitose, the first
foreign WarShip ever launched on that
coast, was performed by Miss May l.,
Budd, niece of Gov. Budd but instead
Of breaking bottle Of vine a dove
was liberated after the new ship left
the ways.
Postmaster Fred \. Barker of keene,
\. H., died suddenly at his home on Main
street, sunday morning. of heart disease.
In 1871 he was Il member of Gov. WeS-
toms staff with the rank of colonel. and
In 1876 a delegate TO the Democratic ma
tional convention. He served I<eene II.
the Legislature and for three years in
the city council. t'nder CieveIand's first
administration Col. Barker was appoint
cd United States marshal for New Hamp-
shire and in the second term he was ap
pointed postmaster.
While looking up evidence against
". II. Blosc. a Chicago ticket broker,
the police have found in one Office bo-
gus passes, mostly editorial. which ap-
parentIy represented $1,000 that had
been secured from unsuspecting
strangers. The discovery has led to
the belief that a band Of swindlers in
the suise of ticket brokers is in exis-
tencc in Chicago. and is reaping Il
'ieii GSl pS StItif5 ltOr us llthclS.
Caroline Ravenhill. who declares that
she is the wife Of Edward J. Ratcliff.
the actor arrived at New York on the
liner ST. Louis from Southampton,
Saturday She has come to press the
charge of bisamy against Ratcliffe.
who married the daughter of Peter De-
Lacey. Ratcliffe vas arraigned later
and confronted by the woman She
positively identified him as the hus-
band whom she married in England
in 1883.
II was announced by the police IN
Brooklyn. Saturday night. that VIII
liam Hurrag ge Kendall. president Of III 2
BigeloW Carpet Company. whose death,
Friday. was announced To have been
due 70 apoplexy, committed suicide.
1t was said that he cut his throat with
q raZcr AT his home on last sunday
and lu~ered with the wound stitched
up. taking nourishment through a sill
yer tube Until Friday when he died
Hr. Kendall was GA years Of age and
was born In Sterling. Mass.
young nan giving his name as
Edward y. Birmingham, y years Of
aee vas arr stcd at New York. Satur-
day tar attempting to obtain money
r,"in benjamin Maehan. hy represent
r-s hfG+ II ~ hc u nephew Of y. u.
WhitneY Of Boston Mr. Machan is
friend Of Mr. Whitney. and the lat
tar had told the former TO look out 70"
a person vino was obtaining money
through the use of his name. When
birmingham. on Edward a. Turner, as
lettrrs found in his possession were
signed. walked into Machan's office and
requested the money, he was promptly
arrested.
\ young man. giving his name IS
Lawrence T. Hastings. entered thc
fev eiry store uf r. l.. Williams at
Quincy. Mass Saturday night. while
lie proprietor was absent fer few
taomcnts and asked the boy clerk 20
snow him some diamonds After cX
amining them ne took diamond stud
and left the store. saying he would re-
turn in few hours. The boy followed
and had him arrested but HASTINGS
managed to lass the diamond TO con-
fedcratc. who took I Boston train
Hastings refused 10 give the police any
information concerning himself lie
viii be arraiSrcd. Monday morning.
Frank ". HaWley of New York, con-
nacted With the application Of electri-
cal power 10 canal transportation.
said, Saturday. that electricity would
he introduced as the motive power up
on all canals of this state the Cham
plain canal being the FIRST equipped.
30 system is to be installed until ey-
CRY objection Of the superintendent of
public works, the state engineer and
ard a majority of the exec
utiVc committee of the canal boat
owners union has been met. At the
y sNt meeting of the board of directors
Of the Cataract General Electric Com
nany. Air HaWley viii recommend the
offer Of q prize OF So. 600 for the best
plan submitted for the utilization Of
an electric current to the propulsion
of canal boat. The authorities above
mentioned must he thoroughly salts
fed with the plan proposed. Mi.
HaWley asserts that the capital to Sc
cure the application Of electricity as a
motive power is all provided. Th2
electricity is 10 be transmitted in ar
mcred cables in the ground along tha
cGnal lands.