Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-15
Big Spanish Gun Has Been Started
From Washington.
THE PREPARATIONS ARE UNDER WAY
Meeting Held Yesterday Afternoon
and subcommittee Appointed to
Solicit Funds for Defrayina Elk.
penses.


States government to the city of OF
tumwa has by this time been
fairly started on it's way to Of
tumwa, and in few days it will no
doubt arrive in the city. The commit
tees which are interested in securing
this trophy of the war with Spain are
hard at work today, having had their
work mapped out at the meeting held
yesterday afternoon at the city hall.
There will be but little trouble, it is
confidently expected in securing the
money to pay the expenses, and with
in short time the citizens of Ottum-
wa will be able to point with justif-
able pride to the memento of the "re-
cent unpleasantness" and the memoir
able victory won by Admiral Schley
over the fleet of Admiral Cervera.
Meeting Yesterday.
Yesterday afternoon at the meeting
of the committee appointed at form
er meeting for the purpose Of making
arrangements for securing the gun for
the city, Major Samuel Mahon, the
chairman, presided and E. B. Hill, Jr,
acted as secretary. A letter which
had been received recently by Captain
$. B. Evans and H. c. Nosler, from
Congressman John F. Lacey, was read
to the meeting. 1t told of the work
Mr.. Lacey has done to secure the gun
and how he was fortunate enough to
secure the last of the war relics of this
nature to be loaned by the govern
ment.
The large committee was divided in
to hve subcommittee, each of which
was given district to work for sub
scriptions to the fund which must be
collected in order to secure the gun.
John K. Mahon was elected treasurer
of the fund, and work will be COM
menced at once.
Gun Is Coming.
The big gun has been fairly started
on its way from Washington to Ottum-
wa by this time, as evidenced by let
ter received in Ottumwa today from
the chief of the ordnance department
OF the United States. The letter,
which is as follows. explains itself:
Washington, April 5, 1902.
ITO the Mayor of
"Ottumwa, Iowa,
"(Through Hon. John F. Lacey,
House of Representatives.
"Sir:-The Honorable Secretary OF
War having, on the request of Hon.
John E. Lacey house OF representa-
tives, authorized the loan to the CITY
of Ottumwa of one of the captured
Spanish cannon taken from the Maria
Teresa, | have this day requested the
Ieommandant of the United States
navy yard in this city to ship to you
via the baitlmore d Ohio railroad one
VI tne suns as ABOVE described. A
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