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Show SEALERS IN RUSSIAN JAIL Schooner Captured and Destroyed, Men Maltreated. VICTORIA, M. C. No. V Robert Plnd-I Plnd-I lay and Charles (irajit. sealeis. who were j captured DJ Ku.luns when on tho Japanese i tinier Hokum I Maru. confirm the rcoorts pub- fished tome months ago that c. T. R Thomu-son Thomu-son of San Krani I sen, ';.-.rge McCumlh of I San Prsnolaco, Edward IfoNehl of Victoria I end Joseph Knapp of Washington, as well at a native ol Qua.m, are in prison ut ICJuiba. I icvak, on the Amur river. Th'dr seh.n.n. r. ! Koychl Muiu. wos setjad and destroyed They w ii OSptUred by the cruiser Lena on 'tuit !'. i:-U wh.ii .1. l k.t at R.bbln ' Island They bad clubbed 2M .-IcinM when ar-rcatCd ar-rcatCd 1 b- HVo were sentenced to one year end four months' Imprisonment at . n . . in I. .k Thompson WSS kept In ho) Iron.' and manacles, man-acles, tho Russians b- Ing Incensed at him because ho formerly waa employed by the He alan company hb-h leased tho lan.i as , nvidi on the guiirdhli K'.Hk. i Thompson wan reported In lll-hoeltll when i tne Japanese who were seized wiih him re-I re-I iiried the clrcumatanoo to tho returned sealers seal-ers at Mi I. lw eld prison. |