Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-15
The RUSSIAN TREATY.

WASHINGTON, June THE Russian
treaty has finally been promulgated.
1t 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 acquisitions and according to their
spective regulations and procedure persons
who, being charged with convicted of the
commission, in the territory of the contracting
parties of any Of the crimes and ofenses spect
fed in the following article, shall seek an
asylum 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
person SO charged shall be found viii justify
his or her apprehension and commitment for
trial If the crime or onense had been there COM
mitted-
Article 2 Persons convicted of or charged
with any of the following crimes. as well as at
temptS to commit or participation in the samsI
as accessories before the fact. provided such
atts npt or participation Is punishable by the
laws of both countries, shall be delivered up in
virtue OF the provisions OF this convention:
First-Murder 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 q
felony; robbery defined to be the act of fell
oniously and forcibly taking from the person of
another monev or goods by violence or by put
ting him in fear; larceny, when the value of
the property stolen shall exceed 500 or 800
roubles. Fifth-Forgery, and the utterance
Of forged papers. including public
sovereign or governmental acts Sixth-The
fabrication 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 counterfeit title
or nStrument of credit the count erfeiting of
seals and dies. impressions, stamps and marks
OF state and public administrations and the ut
terance thereof. Seventh-The embezzlement
IF z or
les. Eighth-EmbeZZlementb by any person or
persons, hired salaried, to the detriment of
their employers when the value of the proper
ty so taken shall exceed $500 or 300 roubles.
Ninth-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 obstruc ton of railroads
which endangerS human life.
Article Z If it be made to appear that
tradition is sought with a view to try or punish
the person demanded for an ofense of polit-
ical 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
granted; nor shall the surrender OF any person
be demanded for ofenSe 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 accessoryShip theret to
shall not be considered a political ofense an
act connected with such an ofense.
Article 4. The contracting parties shall not
be required to deliver up their own citizens
subjects in virtue OF stipulations of the present
convention
trial in the country which the demand is
made it shall be optional with the latter to
grant extraditlon to proceed with the trial;
provided that unless the trial shall be for the
or no ;S led thad de-
Law shall not prevent ultimate eXtradition.
Article 6. acquisitions for The surrender Of
fugitives from justice, accused or convicted of
any of the crimes or offenseS 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-
tons may be made by the superior consular
is requested shall have already been
convicted of the crime ofense for
which eXtradition is demanded, the demand
therefor shall be accompanied by 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 extraditabie crime or ofenSe, the applica-
tion for eXtradition shall be accompanied by
an authenticated copy of the warrant OF arrest,
or OF some other equivalent judicial document
issued by judge u MagiSt rate duly author
lied to do So and likewise by authenticated
copies of the dispositions or declarations made
before such judge magistrate and setting
forth the acts with which the fugitive is
charged
Article7. It shall be lawful for any Compel
tent judicial authority OF the United State up
on production of u certificate by the secretary
of state Stating that the request had been made
by the imperial government of Russia for The
provisional arrest Of person convicted
accused OF the commission therein OF a CRIME
or ofense extrad:table under this convention.
and upon complaint duly made that such
crime or oheEse mas been so committed, TO
issue his warrant for the apprehension of such
person But if the formal requisition Tor sur
render. with the formal proofs hereinbefore
mentioned. be not made aforesaid by the
diplomatic agent of the demanding government,
or in his absence BY the competent consular
officer, within forty days from the date of the
commitment of the fugitive, the prisoner shall
be discharged from custody.
Article Articles in the possession of the
fugitive that have aided the CONN mission of the
crime or offense or any article property
which was obtained through the commission Of
the crimes offense charged and also anv
other article that may serve to convict shall, If
the demand for extradition be granted, be
delivered to the authorities of the demand
ing government even where owing to the
death escape of the fugitive extradition can
not take place Such delivery shall also in
clude articles of the character above mentioned
which the fugitive may have concealed or de-
POSTED in the country of refuge and which may
subsequently be found there The rights of
third parties to the above mentioned
articles shall nevertheless, be duly re-
spected and thew shall be returned to the
owners free of expense after the conclusion of
the case The right of the government on
which the demand for extradition is made to
temporarily retain such articles when they may
be necessary for the institution OF criminal
nrOcPPIinOS h. anf hat
has given rise TO the demand for extradition,
or by any other act, is admitted
Article g. In case the person whose extradi-
ton is demanded under the present convention
is also claimed by another government, prefer
ence shall be given 10 the government whose
demand shall be earlier in point of time pro-
vided the government from, which extradftion
is sought is not bound by treaty to give prefer
ence otherwise.
Article H. The expense occasioned by the
arrest. detention and transporta ton of persons
VINO sc extradi,ion is requested shall be borne
by the government making the application
article IL provides for the ratifsca-
tioE of the treaty; when it shall go
into effect and. how to be abrogated.
Death from a FIy's Bite.
GALVESTON, Tex, June IA death
from fly bite occurred last night at
the John Sealey hospital. The VIC
tim was j. T. Virgins, well-known
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