A Russian named Dimitri Lukhman off was arrested by Det.-Sergt. Kilkenny at the Palace Hotel on 'Dhursday, on a charge of criminal libel. The warrant for the man's arrest' was issued at the request of M. Leonid Kompanion, who alleges that Lukhmanoff had publicly insulted him in the columns of "The Shanghai Life." In an article which appeared in that paper on the 23rd instant it was stated that MIN. Kompanion and N. D. Fedoroff had "stolen" the str. Penza, belonging to the Russian Volunteer Fleet, and referred to M. Fedoroff as a "pirate of the twentieth century." The journal further stated that not only had M. Fedoroff sent the Penza to Cuba, but was also supplying slaves to the Caribbean Islands, with the assistance of unscrupulous Americans. It was also averred that M. Kompanion and other individuals were hoping to establish this business on a large scale.
Mr. Lukhmanoff was released on bail on his own recognizances, and will appear at the Mixed Court.
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