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Show THE POACHERS W:.!;E AMERICAN'S. And tti.ir ranaflmti kt-l.li... Mult Ap-pn.l Ap-pn.l ti fh. I nit.J Sll-., Oitavi a, Out., Sept. 21. It will be remembered thai, a short time airo, word was received that two vessels, commanded respectively by Dan and Aiexaader Mel... an, natives of Cape lireion, .Suva Scotia, had been se ed and the captains made prisoners by the "Copper Island" for sealing in ISehring sea. The friends of the two captive i appealed to the Dominion government to surtiro their release. 'The minister of marine pr mised to investigate the' affair and, through Ilrithih authorities, draw the attention ol the Russian government gov-ernment to thu breach of the neutrality: law should it be found ti at the Me-, Leans sailed in a Canadian vessel and' had retained their allegiance to ,(t!i ISritish crown. Last night a toLepfa.w from th coltbctor of customs ,e,.y--toria. is. C," stated tht tlni' eiWjrtl- were gaiiiuj American vessids, and that it was reported that they had become American citizens. CoulirniatiOn was found to be given to the latter, stato-ment stato-ment by the fact that only a naturalized citizen "of the Uuit-'d Slates can sail an American vessel. The relatives of the McLeans wiii now neck the assistance of tne United States government to secure se-cure their release. |