The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
SUCCEEDS GEN. WHEELER
OTIS TO TAKE COMMAND OF DE-
PARTMENT OF THE LAKES.
Sioux Falls, Ia, the Second City in the
Country to Show a Decrease
i'm Population.

WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-General Ot1S
has been selected to fill the post Of COM
mander of the Department of the Lakes. to
be made vacant next Monday by the re-
tirement of General Joseph Wheeler.
1t is stated to be practically settled that
General Chaffee will be General Wheeler 8
successor in the list of brigadier generals.
The War Department has received tele-
gram from General Shafter. at San Fran
cisco, saying that he has carefully investi-
gated the statements relative to the treat
ment accorded to the late Captain Cren-
shaw, of the Twenty-ninth Infantry. The
general says: There is not the slightest
foundation of fact in the newspaper ar
ticles, in which it is claimed he had not
received proper treatment while on ship
board and at the hospital at the Preside.
1t is shown, on the contrary, that his case
received special care and attention. Re
port by mail to-day"
Xxx
The date of President McKinleys de-
parture for Canton has not been fixed He
had hoped to leave this week, largely on
account of the condition of Mrs. McKin-
ley's health, but the condition of the Chi
nese negotiations necessitates his presence
here, at least until the present crisis is
passed. At the White House everything is
in readiness for the Presidents departure,
but it is believed that he and Mrs McKin-
ley will not get away until the middle of
next week. ssssrf.r sl4.-.etstayrs =.
The following census returns were an
nounced by the bureau to-day:
Cities. 1890. 1900. Inc. Pct.
Elmira, N Y..3 80 S93 1852 4,779 15.47
Davenport, Ia........ .26,S72 1924 1882 81. 10
Sioux Falls, Ia......37,S 500 S31l1 -. 49,.
Decrease of 1857, or 1912 per cent.
M. Patenotre the French ambassador to
Spain, has arrived here for brief visit.
He was welcomed at the French embassy,
where he was in charge up to the time of
his transfer to Madrid and the appoint
ment of NJ. Cambon to Washington. 1t was
upon these two French ambassadors, Cam
bon and Patenotre stationed, respectively.
at Washington and Madrid, that the burden
of the peace negotiations in the Spanish
American war fell. NJ. Patenotre is now
on leave, and has spent most of the sum-
mer at the seashore. Later he will return
to his post at Madrid.
steady and material increase in the
tive statement made public to-day by the
division of customs and insular affairs,
War Department, which gives the Gus
toms receipts at Cuban ports for the first
seven months of 1900, compared with the
same period last year. The statement
shows that the total receipts for the first
seven months of the present year aggregate
1881, S32 as against ss.113,S15 for the same
period last year, an increase of $1,219017.
George NJ. Allen, his physicians say. is
on the fair road to recovery.
The new battleship Alabama will go into
commission Oct. 10. The training ships
Chesapeake and Newport, which recently
returned to Annapolis with the naval cadets
from their summer practice cruise, went
out OF commission yesterday. The New
York and the Scorpion sailed to-day from
jamestown for Bar Harbor, TO take part
in the British-American naval celebration
at that place. The training ship Hart
ford sailed to-day from Southampton for
Gravesend. The Kearsarge left Rockport
yesterday for Northeast Harbor.