Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-06-10
What Purports to Be the Text Of the
Much MOOted Document
Published.
Forgery of Public Documents and At.
tempts on Lives Of S0yereigns
Made Extralitable.
Other (frpnSes Fer Which Subjects Of
Either Country May De Sent
Home.

pu bllsheS w ash1ngton dispatch con-
tanning the full text of the extradition
treaty b;-tween 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 a law. The
text is as follows:
Article /. The high contracting par
ties reciprocally agree 10 surrender to
each other upon mutual acquisitions,
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 ofenses
specified in the following article. shall
seek all 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 50 charged shall be found would
justify his Or her apprehension and
commitment for trial if the crime or
ofense has been there committed.
Article g Persons convicted or
charged with any Of the following
crin,es as well as attempts to comit OF
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.
F.xtratlitable Crimes
First-Murder OR manslaughter,w when
voluntary.
Second-Rape, abortion.
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.
S;xth--The 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 amy coun-
terfcit title OF instrument of creGit; the
counterfeitinS OF seals and dies, impress
sons. 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-Emlsezz,em 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 500 roubies.
Nlnth-Piracy or mutiry On ship
| loar2, whenever the crew OF 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 3. Ii it be made to appear
that extra,!* tionis 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 extradi;ion. nor for any
offen>e 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 Nihilists.
An attempt against the life of the
head of either government, or against
that Of any member Of Lis family, when
such attempt comprises the act either
of murder, of assassination, or of pois-
oning, or of accessoryship thereto, shall
not be considered a 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 i'll virtue of
the stipulations OF the present conven-
ton.
The remainder of the treaty refers tc
the manner of making extrodition.