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Show Bi REFUGEES LID WSTOi British Admiral Enables Many of Them to Leave Port of Tampico Without Harm. GALVESTON, April 25. Tho vanguard van-guard of several thousand refugees from Mexico, headed for Galveston, arrived ar-rived here today on the United States collier Cyclops from Vera Cruz aud Tampico and the steamer Trinidadian from Tampico. Tho majority were Americans. Tomorrow 1500 retugecs are duo on the steamer Eaperanza from both Vera Cruz and Tampico. Major I. L. McOlasson, state quarantine quaran-tine officer, has 400 cots installed iu the hospital at the United States immigration im-migration fetation at Pelican islnnd, where the refugees will bo detained for six days, in accordance with quarantina regulations. Tho rich Tampico oil fields generally have been abandoned, according to information in-formation reaching steamship agents hero today. There aro a dozen or more important oil companies in the Tntn- fico field, including some foreign in-erests. in-erests. A largo portion of tho refugees refu-gees due to arrive hero today and tomorrow to-morrow come from Tampico. PORT ARANSAS, Tex., April 25. The yacht Wackiva arrived in port today to-day with 130 refugees from Tampico. Captain Jollison said the Mexican federals fed-erals refused to allow the Wackiva to sail, and a British admiral boarded her and hoisted a British admiral's flag. Ho then ordered her out to sea and they wero not molested furthor. Admiral Mayo requested Washington to have refugees released from quarantine quaran-tine at once, as there is no accommodation accommo-dation on board the yacht for thorn. Tho rcfugocs aro officials and employees em-ployees of the Huastrca Petroleum company. Mail Service Order. WASHINGTON, April 25. Postmaster Postmas-ter General Burleson has issued an order or-der establishing a United States mail agency at Vera Cruz, Mexico, and assigning as-signing IL M. Robinson, superintendent ot railway mail service, as United States postal agent in charge, under provision of the revised statutes, section 4021. Mr. Robinson has been directed to telegraph to proceed from New Orleans to Galveston Galves-ton at onco and take the first vessol south for Vera Cruz, with such assistance assist-ance ns may have been selectodv Send Supplies to Army. CHICAGO, April 25. On orders from tho commissary department of the United States army a Chicago packing company vesterday shipped a trainload of fresh "beef and other supplies sup-plies to Galveston for transportation to tho American troops in Mexico. . . |