The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-06-08
RUSSIAN TREATY.
What Purports to BE the Text Of the
Much Mooted Document
Published.
Forgery of Public Documents and At
tempts on Lives of soyereigns
Made Extraditable.
Other 0ffcuses 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 needs It's formal PRONUNCIATION
by the president to make it law. The
text is as follows:
Article 1. Tie high contracting par
ties reciprocally agree 10 surrender to
each other upon mutual acquisitions,
and according 10 their respective regu-
lations and procedure, persons who,
being charged with or convicted of
the commission, Ia the territory of
the contracting parties, of any
of the crimes and ofenses
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
offense has heen 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.
ExtraditabIe Crimes.
First-Murder or nanslaughter, when
voluntary.
Second-Rape, abortion.
Third-Arson.
Burglary OF. robbery when
the amount shall exceed $500 or 800
roubIes.
Fitth-Forgery, and the utterance of
forged papers, including public, soYer-
eign or government acts.
Sixth--The fabrication or circulation
OF counterfeit money, either coin or
paper, OF of counterfeit public bonds,
coupons. OF the public debt, bank notes,
obligations, or in general of any coun-
terfeii Il tie or instrument Of credit; the
couuteTfeiting OF seals and dies, impress
sions, stamps and marks of state and
public administrations and the utter
ance thereof.
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-
coed $500 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.
Tenth-Wilful or unlawful destruc-
ton or obstruction on railroads which
endanger human life
Article 8. If it 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 tor 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 Nihlists.
An attempt against tie life of the
head of either government. or against
that Of any member Of his family, when
such attempt comprises the act either
of murder, of assassination, or of pois-
oning. or of aceessoryship thereto, shall
not be considered political offense, or
an act connected with such an offense.
Article. 4 The contracting parties
shall not be required TO deliver up their
own citizens or subjects in yirtue of