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WASHINGTON, July 22.
CarsVO gt's Case.

Attorney General Williams in his
opinion in the case Of Carl Vogt, whose
extradtion is demanded by Prussia,
Gays: "To recognize the claim OF ju-
risdiction, accompanying the requisition
in this case may open the door to con-
fusion and controversy as to the claims
ofjurisdiction in other respects made
under this local law 10y foreign govern
ments. The plain and practical rule
upon the subject seems to be the juris-
diclion OF nations, and is commensurate
With, and confined 10 its aceual or con-
structive territory, excepting changes
made BY agreement and TO this effect,
are the authorities. There are two cir
cumstaaces to be observed which occur
in this and all other cases OF extradi.
ton. First, That the country demand
ing a criminal must be the country in
which the crime was committed. |
have carefully read the opinion OF
Judge Blatchford upholding the
jurisdiction in this case. |
reSret that l am compelled 10
dissent from his views. They do not
appear to me to be sound in principle
or sustained by authority. Able writers
have contended that there was recip-
rocal objections upon nations to surren-
der fugitives from justice, though now
it seems TO be generally agreed that
this is altogether a matter OF comfy.
But it is to be presumed where there
are treaties upon the subject that fugi-
tiyes are to be surrender only in cases
aud upon terms stipulated in such trea-
ties. In Conformity to what is above
stated | make negative answer to your
question.
The opinion il directed 10 Assistant
Secretary of State, Mr.. Davis.
Joel S. Wright has been appointed
agent for the Indians OF the Crow sgen-
cy.
The border War.
The statement relative to the hgat
having occurred between the Upited
States troops under General Macken'
zie, and band OF Mexican Kickapoo
Indians, in which General Mac Kenzie
is reported killed, is totally discredited
at army headquarters. Bat 1t will be
remembered that the news of the first
fight between Mackenzie and the Kick
poos was fret received through the
medium OF private letter. 1t was
Was therefore several days thereafter,
before the official announcement OF the
fight and the result reached headquar-
tiers.
A letter just received from San Anto-
MO, July lllh, says:
Information has been received at
these headquarters from Fort haveit
that no news had been received al that
fort OF the scouts who left three weeks
before TO operate against a large en-
campment OF indians at the head OF
the Brazos. General Mckenzie has
not gone the Mexican frontier sc is gen.
orally supposed but is somewhere in
the vicinity OF the scouts already men,
toned. The Indians who have been
deprtdating in thatcountry are undoubt-
edly from the reservation. Outside army
circles here it is very generally believed
that the distur 5auce has occurred on
the Texas frontier. Mexican papers
received here announce the fact tna'
General Escopedo has been appointed
to the command OF q military division
on the Rio Grande, and that he is reor
ganizing the forces OF bis new COM
mand