Show PROMOTING MAJ YOUNG he is to be made a brevet lieutenant colonel I 1 I 1 r PRESIDENT HAS SO PROMISED this for galia gallant nt service in tho the battle battla of 0 manila on night of july last in repelling a midnight attack of tho the spaniards horses of capt caine and lieuten lieutenants ants kirn him ball and smith to be returned return ed from sun san francisco to tho the officers in salt luke lake TRIBUNE BUREAU 1 post building pennsylvania ave av 1 washington D C jan 30 20 1899 the president today informed senator senater ran lans that it was his intention to make maj young now in manila a brevet lieutenant lieutenan t colonel maj alaj young performed distinguished anil and gallant service ser ice in tile the battle ot of manila mandla on tile night ot of july last in repelling a midnight attack ot of tile the span lards for which serece sen ice lie ho was appointed pa anted it a brevet major senator rawlins has called to tile the attention of 0 the tha president that this Is no promotion at all as he was at the time a full major tito tho president stated that as soon as the matter ot of the promotion 0 of the officers at matilla manila comes up for consideration era tion the change will III be ba made making maj young a brevet lieutenant colonel PUBLIC PARK PARIC IN UT UTAH dij senator rawlins today visited the interior department to urge action upon the memorial of tb taft last utah legislature asking that fish lake and adjoining lands in sevier seller count county y bo be set aside for use as ft a public park the senator found that the matter had once been favorably acted upon by the tha commissioner of tile tho general land office but that the papers had been returned to its his office from tile tho secretary secretary bliss assured senator that the matter would have hae his approval proal op and commissioner hermann stated that he would mould ll 11 have ve the ilia necessary papers drawn drann for pie sen sent atlon tation to the secretary tor for his tig sig nature WILL THEIR HORSES senator hawlins today succeeded in securing an order older from the iho war department part ment tor for the transportation of the horses of capt cattle calne and alm liall ball and smith from son francisco to utah the horses homes taken from utah by those these officers oln cis ceis it Is again against t t the lie I 1 ules ulea of the th department to allow the trans transportation poi of oc horses but an exception lit Is made in tills this case NO MORE CARRIERS FOR BOISE senator shoup has been ild advised ased by the first assistant postmaster gen cral that the appropriation for free delivery service for the current fiscal year ear Is so BO nearly exhausted that his request for additional carriers for balse oise ida cannot be favorably considered 6 and that additional carriers for other after points will aill not be a authorized until after the beginning of tho the next fiscal year the postmaster at balse has haa been authorized to make born some changes in tile the carriers loutes rout at and it a schedules ihla it Is li ped nl elo wl ul result lit in improving the it the e hanges changes r 0 onteme baled do not insult F atis fact 0 ra ay tho the senator is assured that the question lun of additional ear cir biers N M III be taken up for consideration when the new appropriation is available able POSTAL CHANGES nev nevia lal i rost miLster iter appointed paradise valley humboldt county J 13 case vice ice 1 I M 1 I buckingham removed PENSIONS GRANTED idaho increase jacob C marsh emmett Em niell ta 4 to SC wyoming original john townsend sheridan 6 supplanting GEN BROOKE president has taken no action looking to that end washington jan jail 30 careful in inquiry qu I 1 ry at the war department di disclosed diH dosed closed tho ilia tact fact that the president has taken no ni action toward gm gen brooke by gen mcw oral as governor general of cuba and there Is alwi good ground for the statement Tn that he hit lias no ni such intention gen wood splendid na an ministration of clinic affairs in aub auba puba has hai paraded ins lh admiration ct CL the pr ident but bait it Is 19 ling to place pi ice cirit lit in command comi nind of the vi hole island tor for that would mould involve the relief from froin duty there of an all the offic officers erm including gen brooke gen lee and gen ludlow who ha claim ilala over gen wood title would amount to the tha do de gradation of if these notwithstanding the axe 0 services sen leer they have len gendered lend cred dered and there Is not the beart disposition on the part or of the president to do them this injury BEEF IN GOOD ORDER comm general so advised re ec garding meat heat sent scat to havana washington jim 30 30 the coni sary generals office has receil rec elied red a telegram c from aleut I aleut leut col abbel smith at alavana Il inana concerning concern lne the beca batt shipped on the michigan on which a bond board 0 of fourtly waa ordered the ill Patch so as ya not a pound of beef condemned or thrown throw 0 overboard by lite ine contrary bourd board called d for by mo me pronounced beef fine quartermaster unloaded part of largo cargo conti contrary ar 7 to my recommendation but was wa topped stopped and held ila 1111 11 meal could bp be propel ly handled sly my calling ilia lh board was unnecessary but deemed a wise SMITH 11 WOODFORD ASKED TO EXPLAIN secretary long iong desires information from ex x jim jan 30 secretary long be has s addressed a a letter to oell cen ir Wo Wooi Kord mlford calling tho the latter it al to published reports crediting 1 him ila with having harln made the statement at tho the banquet banau l of lit tile ali army and navy club in new york ock n katurd saturday Y evening alast lat that three ily clays after th tho a malno I 1 a aji 4 blawn 0 V n up in ill leaana harbor lie h G gen n woodford ld ford Tev received ehred information ty by telegraph that the government did not 1111 t posse possess powder enough to I 1 Us its marp arhl hips ps mith lah two rounds rounda tor for each aun with the letter secretary long langr en ell a r report e part front from chatles anell of t the ll 11 e navy b boemi ort rd of ordnance bilili states that thai so RO f far ar as the ilia navy wa was 8 concerns con cerne d at tile alio time inen finned deiy e vearel practically filled up toll alth etli tier hor allowance of oc ammunition and impre h mas a 1 fair 1 amount in reserve wa without h aret e cf I 1 directly I 1 to the published statement that deleys fleet mas n hort t of ammunition after the be battle C of manila n tho a naval aval chief of it rj n e IN in I 1 hi ailt submits facts bearin bearing g upon of I 1 t his can controversy ar he le state that that t tho lle vessels vesel L en 1 at t llan lla expended only about one e t third h 1 r of their all allowance a and pays 1 I so far y as r e a to fb the supply U hv or of ammunition at ships tile th fact 0 on 1 board dem bettys re ays eys is in they acro era never ed below the I 1 limit I 1 to it prose I 1 I 1 bell by bv the dc department parti nent antt anol t they hey could safely rarely have rone gone into action without i ec elving further supply ly |