Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-02
LEAVE wARsHiP UNDER COM.
MAND OF MAJOR WENDELL c.
NEVILLE TODAY
TO CAMP BY TROLLEY
Are Now at camn co1umbl lem
onstratlons Of any Kind in connec-
tlon With the Actlon-PaIma Will
Not Depart From Havana Today.

Havana, Oct. 1.-Seven hundred
and fifty marines, commanded by Ma
jor Wendell C. Neville, landed at 8
o'clock this morning from United
States warship. They proceeded by
trolley to Camp Columbia. There was
no demonstrations of any kind. The
departure Of Palma from Havana is
postponed until tomorrow.
Wants More Marines.
Washington, Oct. 1-Secretary Taft
wired the navy department today that
ne did not need any more battleships
but wanted more marines He has
been Informed that the battleship Tex
as at Cape Henry has two hundred
marines aboard and further supplies
for land service.
University Opening Significant.
Havana, Oct. 1.-The annual open.
ing Of the University OF Havana today
was the occasion of great demonstra-
tion Of confidence in the provisional
government and of high apprec.a.
ton OF Taft and the work President
Roosevelt's commissioners have un-
dertaken. Those present included the
flower of Havana's most intellectual
and refined society. Their outbursts
OF applause were significant Of the in.
dlcation of the appreciation of the
provisional government by the most
thoughtful element of the capital.
Every seat in the Big university audi.
torium was filled. Taft presented di-
plomas to the successful students and
then made notable address. the spir-
IT Of which was that Intervention If
the United States was undertaken
solely to assist Cuba and the Cubans
and that her future was dependent up.
on her young men.
Asks for Steamships.
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE Uni.
ted Fruit company, which employees a
fleet Of steamships between the Uni.
ted States and West Indies, received
orders to turn over to the federal gov.
ernment the steamers Admiral Farra.
gut, Admiral Schley and Admiral
Sampson for use in transporting
troops to Cuba.
Des Moines Soldiers Go.
Des Moines, Oct. 1.-CoI. Earl D..
Thomas of Fort Des Moines has re-
ceived orders from the war department
at Washington to proceed at once with
500 men to Newport News to prepare
for departure to Cuba.
The soldiers and their equipment
! will leave Des Moines within three
days The Eleventh United States
Calvary arrived yesterday from Fort
Riley where 1t has been for maneuvers.
Following the unloading preparations
we're at once commenced for a start
toward active warfare. Colonel Thorn
4 as will this morning make selection
of his men.
/, His orders are to proceed with head
quarters, band and two squadrons to
I Newport News. This means in all 600
] men including practically all the COM
missioned officers. About 300 will be
left behind.
At Fort Des Moines preparations for
war is the great interest. All the
cavalrymen are delighted, but last
night there was mingled emotion
stirring the breast of every man. None
want to be left behind and those whose
lot 1t befalls to remain at Fort Des
Moines while their comrades leave for
activities will believe themselves most
unfortunate. All is excitement, with
the unpacking and the rearranging for
the sudden change in affairs.
Men Arrive Yesterday.
The cavalry left Fort Riley Saturday
night with men, horses and baggage
filling fifty-seven cars, which were di
vided into three trains. They arrived
over the Rock Island yesterday The
first train of twenty-one cars reached
Des Moines 2 o'clock, the second
train with ten cars came at 3 o'clock
and the last train with twenty-six cars
reached the city at o'clock last even
ing. The trains were pulled over to
the East Des Moines yards where
they were unloaded.
HEIREss TO $4,000. .ooo