The Portland daily press., 1890-01-30
The KIitery Navy Yard.

WASHINGTON, January 29.-The fire at
the kittery navy yard Is regarded at the Ma
Wy Department as very serious. N n-thstft
will necessitate for some time total suspen-
sion of work in the department Of construc-
tion aud repairs, unless another building
with proper tools can be secured. No steps
in this direction will be taken until the Off
eial report Of the fire Is received. Congress
will be asked for an appropriation to con-
struct new buildings at once, and efforts
will be made to have the necessary appr0pri-
alton put in the naval bill, to be Immediate
ly available. The future existence Of the
yard itself may be regarded as being In
volved In this appropriation. A failure to
get an appropriation this session to rebuild
the buildings burned, with the necessary
tools, would be death blow to the yard.
This is the view taken by high naval officers.
Senator Chandler, in speaking Of the fire to-
day, said This affords good excuse for
an increase OF the appropriation for the Kit
Our Battle Ships.
WASHINGTON, January % Among the
executive communications presented and re-
fered in the Senate today, was one from the
Secretary OF the Navy transmitting the poll
cy reports. The Secretary says he Is per-
feetly satisfied Of the capacity OF this eoun-
try to complete the eight battle ships recon-
zynsnSs ID ny the department. As To what Is
considered an esfassfsu- ilsasij d Z VI - aIy
refers to what he said on that sd1Jes - -
annual report.
Mr.. ingalls, introduced bill for the cree
ti0n OF a monument to Abraham Lincoln on
the Gettysburg battlefield; referred to the
library committee.
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, January 20. Pensions
have been granted to the following Maine
people:
ORIGINAL.
Owen ByreD, Ellsworth.
Jos. Folsom, Hartford.
Henry l.. Hunt, Ellsworth.
Edmund Z. Gallagher, West Bethel
john f. Leathers Monroe.
Mary, widow Of James Chamberlain, Bradford
Jane, mother OF Frank Lamson, Freedom.
Charles, father OF Milford r. Woodcock, Madl-
Cynthia. mother Of Orson f. Richardson, East
Vassalboro.
Brazil Formally Recognized.
WASHINGTON, January 29.-The formal
recognition OF the United States of Brazil by
this government was completed this alter
noon when the President received the ere.
dentials Of Senior III. G. do Ameral Valente,
the new minister accepted by the provisional
government, also the credentials OF Senior
Mendonca as envoy extraordinary and min
lister pienipOtentiary on special mission to
the United States. The ceremonies were
marked by great eordiality.
Washington Notes.
The President nominated yesterday James
5. Wright and Frank Gilman TO be superylS.
ors of the census for the first and second
districts of Maine respectively.
Secretary Window yesterday afternoon
issued second call on the nationar5ank de-
positories for surrender OF 10 per cent Of
the government funds held by them. The
conditions of the call are similar to those of
the first call, with the exception that the
banks that have less than minimum Of
government deposits, win be called upon to
surrender all and close up their accounts.
There are six or eight banks CT this class.
President Rafael Nunez OF the Colombian
Republic writes regarding the Pan-Ameri-
can Congress: ~ believe that the Con-
ference will, beyond douSt, leave its indeli-
| BILE mark on the political history OF America,
| and that Mr.. Blaine will occupy a place
among the most celebrated statesmen Of the
civilized world, for having grasped and seen
that which has passed unforeseen by every
body else"
| Charles Emory Smith, the talented editor
/ of the Philadelphia Press, has been rendered
| the Russian mission. He hesitates to accept,
| but probably will do so.