The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-31
|IItmS FROM ISLAND CITY
w oprSED UP WAN on vAGs
- 1SDsERTiNG SAILORS.
y .rhesa Already Taken IN.
Z cable Across the Bay
4 s,.ten ana Repaired.

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p.r.r,t,.r m Mars
e0n, ieN"s'
Z sscre OF buns ana ioaters were de-
81 heir libsrty last night and to-
.hem we're riyen orders to
~ ~. ..s,,.a ,.,.sa
~" cN OF O"n' po's' "a''
sI6e Ct an early nouf TINS morning
&. ,ssu,t Of It twenty five persons
,.,r.a ~ t,ofora pa.
ofSested ana 'oVAou w ~ W
NcIIemore some were nnel' one OF
4 ~ ,s.arged. some ordered out OF town
ty-.a.,.. ,vrnsd over Ia Immigrant
- c1ueis W.
14f Levy.
~ dozen Of the number taken into
~ = dtsertine sailors and their de-
~ ~ 80 .v.,..n ..A,.h 4,
usses
~ ~ United states autnorlt'es IN
slsnosal Desertcns from British
40 been very frequent here this
IA s,pe or two INSTANCES the masters
Siss,s have been compelled to delay
cs srntil a crew could be shipped.
x,sefters have been giving the POI
5.sA trouble and Chief Jones has been
n nernlexey how to rid the town Of
sfsseuce. Finally he discovered that
SsssIrrant inspector Is vested with au-
n 70 enforce the return OF deserving
NJ to the port from which they came
An orders were issued to arrest
q sailor that could be found. Conse-
~ about seven were locked up yes
~ md nearly a dozen today.
Sslsrant Inspector Levy was at the
~ sfation this nporning in consultation
y chief Jones about the disposition Of
a man. Under the Immigration laws
~ limited States any alien who is un-
S1iy heqx, shall he sent back by the
n an which he came. II possible. II
meter or consignee Of such vessel re-
\ ~ take a dpserting sailor they be-
d Fab,t, Il. a fine Of $500 They are
Sr..,onsibIe for IRE s,iprort anil main
- of the men while In this country.
fsse,4inr sailors come withAn this nro-
"a A ttA law..', satsi inspector Levy ia
whine rcnnrter. "hecs,,se tbe, ;,nrni-
~ act on,ternr,lates thew shalI rs ex.
~ hesors isnssirr I have tl,e names
n .si,nrs ARRESTED nv ,lhe n3Iica and az
~ s,ossih,e HAYS sact,rad ina M mes ~
rssels on which t,bey arrived at this
y tha yasse,s' jbaI .tta ,,on 40 nv.
arrest and that they are responsible
@elr SUPPORT and maintenance. In any
hsnS = assa,or po LII ,ei ,ss "
Istion law and let punishment follow.
y Of the sailors at the station this
lns Is creek VINO came mere about
IA He claimed ~ H was s tsten s sicp
lat time and was unable to return
the vessel sailed. Subsequently he
~ ~ on tne opanisn s.ssIDer. opeIo' now
Bayans. He feft mr. No LAST ttma
vas IN port. He is now enjoying the
1ailly OF Cnlel Jones
~ NC" oai saiiors VIII De arrested
80 aains' .oalers OF al KINGS ana
IVY -" NJ " ehsar presence as nearly
II NuIee NUMBER OF those ar
" ~ nos @, ~, sisep IN ooN ears OF
i - !. -. .isn. nere were Few spscl,:
on uae kenuihe tramp, VINO looked.
oney naa not seen soap or water In
,s'A il ,Nllls AZ sucn men were gwen
3 70 leave Town.
oAbLn heohp N,
y Postal Telegraph and Cable COM
! suffered an accident Wednesday sf-
20. MAJ thrs.tona, a. ,,.r,,ra ....
81 ~. ..ii sup. aneii
q TOT a long wEfle. through the
ut work Of H. G. Grove, the local
Iarer assisted nv CAPTAIN Richie of the
a. ......,.. 80. ~, 49,.
" D'a'ee eitineo'ins eo'ps' 'ns D'e'A
lfoon repaired.
Ieems that at 2 O'Clock on Wednesday
e,oon the ca,ve.ton end NJ Nhe Postal
d -. - =,
= was ,orh OUT VI the oapie 'poA ny an
ming steamer and dragged cut into the
Yet al l0.55 that night. the cable
ibten picked IN. spliced and communi-
lon restored just the same as before
,t,ouble happened,
IS cable from Bolivar Is a big affair,
\ ten inches in circumference. having
h and one-half miles long and weigh
100 600 pounds.
u soon as 1T was discovered that the
y ! tlat 'I hoas and m,kIne all haste
Ib~n with the government tug Anna
ne FIAT boat he got togetner all TN,
. ny. appliances mat cou,d De secured
" nelRhoorhood. IN adaltloh ne pu,
y ~ q gang o, aDou snir.y men anu
Y voock started BACK for tne auaran-
4. r - WORK was tnsn Desua usas so
~ W pay dor une iasL eaDlv, AZ Low
~ une eapie was louna. IN Inc stsah Soa
y osas ss away pebween NV any lew sUu
~ caple from IT'S position. by ciooh
~ Ssn nau tne toIn emu Oh me eap'e un
I ~ ooat. a yawi was seht oul iroin
Y, una "a 20 me sho1e WIN hnes anu M M,