The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
WAS NOT ILL-TREATED
CAPT. CRENsHAw MADE NO COM
PLANTS ON HIS DEATHBED.
Sensational Fake story Exploded by
the Father of the Young Off,
cer-star Route Proposals.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Adjutant Gen.
eral Corbin has received the following from
T. G. Crenshaw, at Gainesville. Ca:
''Please say to Surgeon General Stern
burg. concerning the reports OF ill-treat-
ment of my son. Capt. Frank +. Crenshaw.
ment to the newspaper reporters. He
reached Atlanta with smile on his face.
with is heart full of joy 10 meet again his
loved ones and these near and dear TO him.
am satisfied that IL was his own desire TO
leave the Presidio at San Francisco and
come to Atlanta. The information as TO
tll-treatment came from a passenger on
the same transport that brought my son
from Manila. / will write you more fully
concerning the statement made by this pas
senger- The statements as to ill-treatment
attributed to my son were made by another
to newspaper reporter after my sons
lipe were closed by the icy hand of death.
Like true soldier. he bore his sufferings
without complaint"
The Census Bureau to-day announced the
population of the following cities:
1890; 1900. Inc. Pet.
Covington, Ky 81 42,93S 5.567 400
Pawtucket, r. I....-21,63S 1921 1857 4l.97
Quincy, III ...........3l. 494 36,252 4,75S 15.17
Major General Otis has arrived in Wash
ington and called upon Secretary Root and
Adjutant General Corbin at the War De-
partment and preferred formal request
for assignment to active duty. This request
Is now under consideration. He has been
on waiting orders at his home in Roches-
ter. or near BY. ever since his return from
the Philippines. in the early summer. The
retirement next Monday OF Major General
Wheeler commanding officer of the De-
partment of the Lakes is the first available
opening for officer of the rank of Gen.
eral Otis. and IL is possible that he will be
assigned 10 this post
The regular Friday Cabinet meeting was
held to-day. The Chinese situation was.
of course. the all-important question. but
as the United States has now announced
her policy to the powers no further step
is possible until the replies are received.
The question therefore did not actually
receive much consideration at the meeting
to-day. Only two other subjects besides
that OF China were considered-the condi-
ton OF several hundred or thousand of
large number of Indian tribes in Alaska
1t was decided that the War Department
should send transport 10 Cape Nome To
bring back such OF the miners as are pen
niless anc liable to endanger the public
welfare there this winter by reason OF
their destitute condition. II is believed
that large proportion of those who
fiocked To Cape Nome early in the spring.
hoping 10 strike IL rich. are stranded.
Provisions and clothing will be sent to the
Indians who are said TO be destitute.
The office OF the second assistant post
master general is preparing the usual ads
vertssement. which will be issued about
Sept Is next. for the carriage OF mails on
star routes. This advertisement will be OF
unusual Importance. as IL is designed TO
check an alleged proposed combination OF
start route bidders and for the first time
will require as a guarantee of satisfactory
performance OF service that every bidder
whatever may be his residence at the time
OF bidding, must agree 10 live on or con-
tsguous 10 the route and personally super
intend the performance OF service This
general letting will occur IN the New Eng
land States New York. Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, Delaware. Maryland, Virginia and
West Virginia. II recently has come To the
notice OF the department. that certain
speculative bidders will seek 20 secure a
puu>ber OF routes BY inducing some local
attorney OF other person In each OF the