The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-07
What Purports to Be the Text OF the
Much MOOted Document
Published.
Forgery OF Public Documents and At.
tempts on Lives Of Sovereigns
Made Extraditable.
Other 0ffenses For Which Subjects of
Either Country May BE Sent
Home.

NEW York. June THE World
publishes Washington dispatch con-
tanning the full text Of the extradition
| treaty between the United States and
Russia, which has recently been ratified
by the two governments, and which
now only needsits formal PRONUNCIATION
| by the president to make it law. The
text is as follows:
Article /. The high contracting par
ties reciprocally agree to surrender to
each other upon mutual requisitions,
and according to their respective regu-
lations 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
specified 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 criminality as according to the laws
of the place where the fugitive or per-
SON SO charged shall be found would
justify his or her apprehension and
commitment for trial if the crime or
i offense has been there committed.
| Article 2. Persons convicted or
charged with any of the following
/ crimes, as well as attempts to comit or
participation in the same as an Access
sorry before the fact, provided such at
tempt or participation is punishable by
the laws of both countries, shall be de-
livered up in virtue of the provisions Of
this convention.
i Extraditable Crimes.
First-Murder or manslaughter. when
voluntary.
i Second-Rape, abortion.
i Third-Arson.
| Fourth Burglary Or robbery when
the amount shall exceed $500 or 800
roubles.
Fifth-Forgery, and the utterance Of
forged papers, including public, sover-
eign or government acts.
i Sixth-Th fabrication or circulation
of counterfeit money, either coin or
paper, or Of counterfeit public bonds,
coupons Of the public debt bank notes,
obligations, or in general of any coun-
terfeit title or instrument of credit; the
counterfeiting of seals and dies, impress
sions. stamps and marks of state and
public administrations and the utter
ance thereof.
4 Seventh-The embezzlement of pub
lie money by public officers or depos-
itaries.
! Eighth-Embezzlem by any per-
son or persons hired or salaried, to the
detriment of their employers, when the
value of the property so taken shall ex-
ceed 5000 or 800 roubies.
\ Ninth-Piracy or mutiny on ship
board, whenever the crew or part there
of shall have taken possession of the
vessal by fraud or by violence against
the commander.
tion or obstruction on railroads which
endanger human life
!, Article g. If il be made to appear
, that extraditionis sought to try or pun
, ish the person demanded for an offense
of political character, surrender shall
not take place; nor shall any person
surrendered be tried or punished for
any political offense committed pre-
viously to his extradition, nor for any
| offense other than that for which the
extradition was granted; nor shall the
surrender of any person be demanded
for an offense committed prior to the
date at which this convention shall
! take effect.
!, No Escape for Nihilists.
i An attempt against the life of the
head OF either government, or against
that of any member Of his family, wher
such attempt comprises the act either
of murder, Of assassination, or of pois
oning, or of accessoryship thereto, shal
not be considered political offense, OF
3 an act connected with such an offense
Article. 4 The contracting parties
shall not be required to deliver up theil
! own citizens or subjects in virtue oi
the stipulations of the present conven
. ton.
The remainder Of the treaty refers Il
the manner of making extrodition.
Colonel LOunsberry Weds