Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-04
ADMIRAL kIMBALL's TRANSPORT
GROUNDED IN THE DELAWARE
AS 1T STARTS SOUTH WITH
MEN AND ARMS.
BIG FORCE TO WHIP
ZELAYA INTO LINE
DEFINITELY DECIDED THAT MICA.
RAGuAN PRESIDENT MUST GO;
U. s., TO ACT If REVOLUTIONS
lists FAIL.

Philadelphia, Dec. 3.-The transport
Prairie, which went aground yester-
day evening is still fast in the mud.
The marines will be taken off and the
cargo lightened and other efforts made
to release the vessel at food tide this
afternoon.
Flying the pennant of Admiral Kim
ball, the Prairie sailed yesterday aft
ernoon for Panama and possibly Mic.
aragua, but later was grounded down
the Delaware river, thirty-five miles
below the city. 1t was hoped to re.
lease her from the mud today. 1t is
not believed that the Prairie Is dam.
aged, but the cargo could be trans
ferred to the Dixie, which lies iu
readiness here
Eagle on Secret Mission.
Washington. Dec. 3.-The u. S. ship
Eagle has arrived at Bluefelds, Near
aqua, according to dispatch received
at the navy department today. Ac-
cording to the department the Eagle
is only survey ship and hasn't gun
aboard. The Eagle has been at Port
Limon, Costa Rica, where the Des
Moines, Tacoma and Marietta have
been for several days. If she has gone
on any mission for these vessels it is
not admitted at the department
zeIaya to be Expelled.
To insure the expulsion Of Zelaya,
the United States is gathering in Mic
araguan waters force OF cruisers and
gunboats and detachments of marines
which will be more than sufficient to
accomplish the mission which has beefi
intrusted to them. This command has
been given to Rear Admiral William
w. Kimball, an officer who has had
experience in Latin-American revol,l-
tions.
Under him on the Caribbean coast
will be:
/. Transport Prairie, with TOO marines
aboard.
/ Cruiser Tacoma.
/ Cruiser Des Moines.
Gunboat Marietta.
! Gunboat Eagle.
On the Pacific coast of Nicaragua
will be:
Transport Buffalo, with 500 marines
aboard.
/ Cruiser Albany.
4 Cruiser New Orleans.
4 Gunboat Yorktown.
Gunboat Vicksburg.
Forces Believed Sufficient.
This force, it is believed, will be
more than sufficient to deal with any
situation that may confront 1t. But
in order to be prepared for any eyer
gency the transport Dixie has been
directed to get in readiness to convey
1000 marines to Greytown.
The plan of operations which Rear
Admiral Kimbal will pursue has been
prepared by the general board Of the
, navy.
The moment the secretary of state
gives word, the marines will be land
: ed at Corinto and San Juan Del Sur,
tie port and cable station in Zelaya s
possession on the Pacific coast.
No one expects this occupation will
be contested. If 1T should be, few
shells from the warships soon will
send Zelaya's soldiers flying.
On the Pacific coast Greytown is the
only port which Zelaya still holds. This
place is surrounded and its fall within
short time Is inevitable.
! May invade the Interior.
| II more Americans are killed or
+ American and foreign interests injur-
D ed, then it may be that the United
S States will have to send It's men into
= the interior of the country. The occu-
/ patton of Managua would not be diff
( cult for the marines, who have had ex-
/ perience in the Philippines on the
e same kind of service.
L Secretary Knox will not for several
+ reasons send to zelaya his demand for
d an apology and reparation for the ex-
ecution of the two Americans, Cannon
and Groce.
!. Zelaya, undoubtedly, promptly would
|, comply with the demand and thus de-
r prive the United States of it's ground
s for action against him. Grave as was
9 the execution Of the Americans, the
?. fact is not lost sight OF that there Is
a greater question inyolved--that OF
the peace and prosperity of several
millions of people inhabiting Central
& America and protection for the lives