Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-06
NOT SAFE IN CANADA.
How the Senate Committee on For
eign Affairs Amended the British
Extradition Treaty,
n, jor.Genersl Terry Retired-Sor.
gan's Opposition to the Cepflrma.
iIoR OF Consul General.
The Secretary of the 1.tsrior Iatorm.d OF
the Indic,m ems of Lee Hall OF EN-
bsaznnE Governm sns Funds.
BRITISH KxrRApIr1oN TREATY.

WASHINGTON, April 1t will be re-
membered that the statement WAS recent
Iy made that article one OF the Brit
ish extradition treaty extending the
provisions Of the existing extra
oition treaty TO the crimes OF
manslaughter, burglary, embezzlemeut 10
the amount Of $50 and malicious injuries
to property, was amended In clause four
by the Senate committee on foreign rela-
lions. The added provisions are the
ones which Secretary B,yard's friends
have on his behalf disavowed snd
are understood to be the chief grounds
Of Riddleberger's opposition. The clause
as 1t appears in the treaty as sent to the
Senate was IS follows: "Msliclous ipiur-
les to property whereby the life Of any
person shall be endangered II such iujur-
les constitute crime according to the
laws of both high contracting parties"
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lauions amended this to read IS follows:
"Malicious IL jur es to persons or proper
ty by the use VI explosives, or malicious
injuries or distractions to railways,
whereby the life Of any person shall be
endangered, II such injuries constitute q
crime according 10 the laws Of both high
SOutAdStLEs paLtLcet VI dSSOiuius " tuo
laws Of that political division OF either
been committed and Of that political d.
cision of either country In which the
offender shall be arrested"
TERRY RETIRED.
WASHINGTON, April 5-Msjo Or General
A. Fl. Terry was placed on the retired list
Il the army to-day. This is In accord
n
board, of which Major General Schofeld
ls president. The report was submitted
ny the Secretary OF War to the President,
ard Was Immediately approved.
oPPo-ED CONFIRMATION.
WASHINGTON, April 5-Sens:or Nor
gan appeared before the Senate COM
merce committee this morning and vIgor.
ously opposed the confirmation CT the
nomination Of Jared L Rsthbone as Con-
sui General st Paris. Eleven Of the thir-
teen members composing the commi tee
were pre- sent, and sitter Mr.. Morgsn's
argument vote wss taken and nine Sen
ators voted for favorable report on the
nomination and two adversely.
LEE HALLS INDICTMENT.
WASHINGTON, Apri. The United
States Attorney for the Northern District
Of Texas has Informed the Secretary OF
the Interior that Jesse Lee Hall, an agent
Of the Kiowa. Comancne and Wichita IN
disns in the Indian Territory, has been
indicted by the grand Jury at Grahsm,
Tx upon charge of embe zziing Sl2,-
600 belonging to the Udited States. Hall
WAS appointed agent In July, 1885.
ADMIT BARBED WIRE FREE.
WASHINGTON, April 5-Tne State De-
partment is informed that the YeneZue-
Ian government has issued decree plac
ing barbed wire on the free list.
TO BUILD BRIDGES.
WASHINGTON, April 5-The President
has approved the set authorizing the Lit
tie Rock and Alex andris Railway Com
psny to build certain bridges in the state
OF Arkansas.
WANTS NEW ACADEMY.
WARRINGTON, April g. Professor
Niche of West Point military ACADEMY,
was to-day before the Senate committee
on military academy appropriation and
advocated an amendment to provide for
q new academy building to
cost $4,000 and for new
gymnasium TO cost $4,000 or 500 900.
SATISFACTORY sRTTLEMeNT EXPECTED.
WASHINGTON, April The Secretary
OF Safe to-day received cable message
from United States Consul Lewis at Tan
gier, from the tenor of which it is in
ferred that satisfactory settlement Of
the trouble with the Moorish government
will soon be reached.