The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-16
THE RUSSIAN TREATY.

"a.
WASHINGTON, June THE Russian
treaty has finally been promulgated.
Il goes into effect June "a. The follow
ing is published as the full text:
Article l. The high contracting parties recip-
rocally agree to surrender TO each other, upon
mutual reQuisitions and according to their re-
spective regulations and procedure persons
who, being charged with or convicted OF the
commission in the territory OF the contracting
parties Of any OF the crimes and offenses spect-
fed in the following article, shall seek an
asylum or be found within the territory OF the
other; provided that this shall only be done
upon such evidence Of criminalfty as, according
to the laws OF the place where the fugitive or
person so charged shall be found, will justify
his or her apprehension and commitment for
trial IL the crime or offense had been there COM
mitted
Article Persons convicted of or charged
with any Of the following crimes. as well as at
tempts TO commit or participation in the sama
as accessories before the fact provided such
attsmpt or participation is punishable by the
laws of both countries shall be delivered up in
virtue of the provisions OF this convention:
First-Mhrder and manslaughter, when volun-
tary Second-Rape, abortion. Third-Arson
Fourth Burglary, to be defined by the act Of
breaking and entering by night into the dwell
ing house of another with intent to commit a
felony; robbery dained TO be the act of fell
oniously and forcibly taking from the person of
another money or goods by violence or by put
ting him in fear; larceny, when the value OF
the property stolen shall exceed $40 or 300
roubles Fifth-Forgery, ana the utterance
of forged papers including public
sovereign or governmental acts. Sixth-The
fabrication or circulation of counterfeit money
either coin or paper, or OF counterfeit public
bonds, coupons of the public debt, bank notes,
obligations OF in general of any counterfeit title
49, .fafts %
seals and dies, impressions, stamps and marks
| of state and public administrations and the ut
terance thereof Seventh-The ENLIGHTENMENT
of public money By public officers or depositor-
| les NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by any person or
persons, hired or salaried, to the detriment oil
| their employers when the value Of the proper
| IL so taken shall exceed 500 or 800 roub!es.
| Niuth-Piracy or mutiny on shipboard. when
| ever the crew. or part thereof, shall have taken
possession of the vessel by fraud or violence
| against the commander. Tenth-Willful or
unlawful destruction or obstruction of railroads
| which endangers human life
| Article If il be made to appear that ex-
| tradition is sought with view TO try or punish
| the person demanded for an ofense of a polit-
| jcal character surrender shall not take place:
| nor shall any person surrendered be tried or
| punished for any political onense committed
| previously to his extradition, nor for any Of
| tense other than for which the extradition was
L
| be demanded for an cfense committed prior to
| the date at which the convention shall take
| effect An attempt against the life OF the head
| of either government or against that OF any
| member of his family, when such attempt COM
| prises the act either of murder, OF assassina-
| ton or of poisoning, or accessoryshfp thereto
| shall not be considered political onense or an
| act connected with such an ofiense.
| Article 4. The contracting parties shall not
| be required to deliver up their own citizens or
subjects in virtue of stipulations OF the present
convention
| Article D. II the person demanded be held for
| trial in the country on which the demand 10
| made it shall be optional with the latter to
| grant extraditlon or TO proceed with the trial;
| provided that unless the trial shall be for the
| crime for which the fugitive is claimed, the de-
| Law shall not prevent ultimate extradition.
Article Il acquisitions for The surrender OF
| fugitives from Justice, accused or convicted OF
| anv of the crimes or offeuses hereinbefore men
toned shall be made by the diplomatic agent
| of the demanding government In case OF alb
sence of such agent, either from the country or
from the seat of government such requisi-
tions may be made by the superior consular
officer. When the person whose surrender
is requested shall have already been
convicted of the crime or ofense for
which extradition is demanded, the demand
| therefor shall be accompanied by a copy of the
Judgment of the court that pronounced the SEN
| tence bearing the seal OF said court The sig
nature of the Judge thereof shall be authenti'
Gated by the proper executive officers of the
| demanding government, whose official charac-
| ter shall in turn be attested by the diplomatic
| agent or superior consular officer of the govern
ment on which the demand is made
| When the person whose surrender is asked
shall be merely charged with the commission
| of an extraditable crime oGense, the applica-
| ton for extradition shall be accompanied by
an authenticated copy of the warrant of arrest
| or of some other equivalent judicial document
| issued By judge "A magistrate duly author
| lied to 60 so. and likewise by authenticated
| comics of the depositions or declarations made
before such judge or magistrate and setting
forth the acts with which the fugitive is
charged.
| Article = 1t shall be lawful for any compel
tent judicial authority of the United State up
| on production of a certificate by the secretary
| of state stating that the request had been made
by the imperial government of Russia for the
| provisional arrest of ID person convicted OF
accused of the commission therein OF a crime
| or ofense eXtraditahle under this convention
ana upon complaint duly made that such
| crime or offense has been so committed, tc
issue his warrant for the apprehension of such
person. But If the formal reQuisition for sur
render. with the formal proofs hereinbefore
mentioned. be not made as aforesaid by the
| Diplomatic agent of the demanding government
| or in his absence bv the competent consular
officer, within forty days from the date of the
commitment of the fugitive, the prisoner shall
be discharged from custody
| Article 8 Articles in the possession OF the
fugitive that have aided the commission OF the
crime offensc or any article or property
| which was obtained through the commission OF
| the crimes or offense charged and also any
I otker article that may serve TO convict shall, Ii
! the demand for extraditiOn be granted, be
| delivered TO the authorities of the demand
| ing government even where owing to the
death or escape Of the fugitive. extradition can
| not take place. Such delivery shall also in
! clude articles of the character above mentioned
| which the fugitive NAV have concealed or de-
| posited in the country of refuge and which may
subsequently be found there The rights o.
| third parties to the above mentioned
| articles shall. nevertheless. be duly re-
! spected and they shall be returned to the
| owners free of expense after the conclusion OF
| the ease. The right OF the government on
| which the demand for eXtradition Is made 10
| temporarily retain such articles when thev may
be necessary for the institution OF criminal
| proceedings occasioned by the same act that
has given rise TO the demand for extradition,
| or by any other act, Il admitted
Article Q. In case the person whose extradi-
| ,ion is demanded under the present convention
is also claimed bv another government prefer
| ence shalt be given 10 the government whose
| demand shall be earlier in point OF time. pro-
| vided the government from which extradition
is sought is not bound b. treaty TO give prefer
| ence otherwise.
Il Article 10 The expense occasioned by the
| arrest. detention and transportation OF persons
| who se extradition is requested shall be borne
| By the government making the application
Article II provides for the ratifica
tioE of the treaty: when it shall &C
| into effect and. how to be abrogated.'
Death from FIy's Bite.
GALVESTON, Tex, June "A death
from a fly bite occurred last night al
, the John Sealey hospital. The vic
!. tim was i T Miggins a Well-knOMr