New York, May 28, The Western Union and French Cable Company are vigorously protesting to the authorities at the damage caused to their cables by the rum fleets anchored off the New Jersey and Long Island coasts, An estimate of the damage is several hundred thousands of dollars an-unally. It is alleged to have been caused by run-runners, while riding out heavy seas, dragging an-char and breaking' the cables Reuter's American Service.
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