Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-29
THE RUSSIAN ENtRADIIION
TREATY.

Without being made familiar with
IT, purport and knowing nothing OF It's
text, the much.tslkei.of extadition
treaty with Bussia was promulgated
TO tho people Of tho United States by
President Cleveland on the 9th instant
and II went Into effect on Saturday
last. A summary OF tho document
had previously been published and
circulated; but this proved TO DO In.
complete and therefore to some extent
misleading, and 10 II Is document Of
considerable importance ana creates
new conditions with reference to our
relations with friendly power, such
things should not be. Much OF the
language is, n is customary, redun.
dant II not In some cases superilu W,
the object being to make everything
secure even ut the expense OF words
and the waste OF time in reading
them.
The oifenses for the commission OF
any one or more OF which person
will be delivered up by either govern.
ment on demand being made are an
follows;
l. Murder and manslaughlori whom
voluntary.
2. Rape, abortion.
3. Arson.
4. burglary, to DO defined by tho act Of
breaking aud entering by night into the
dwelling house 81 another with intont to
commit robbery robbery, defined 10 hp
tho Hct Of ioloniously and forclbly taking
from tho person OF another money or
goods by violence or by putting him In
lear, larceny, whom the value OF tho
property shall exceed $500 or 300 r0ublos.
.. Forgery and the uucranoo Of forged
papers, Including public, sovereign or
governmental acts.
O. Tho fabrication or circulation Of
counterfeit public money, either coin or
paper, or OF counterfeit public bonds,
coupons Of tho public debit, bond notes,
obligations, or, ln general, of any coun-
/ forfeit iitlo or instrument of credit; tho
counlorieitIng uf seals and dies. Impress
| Hiuns, stamps and marks of state and
public administrations and tho uttoranco
| thereof.
2. Tho omhczlomon, Of public moneys
/ by public officers or dcpositorios.
| $. Embo1slumuut by any person or
/ persons, hired or salariod, to the dotri-
/ ment OF their employers, whom the value
/ u tho properly 40 taken shall exceed
/ S2nO or 800 rouhlos.
! .. Piracy or mutiny ON shiphoard,
/ Whenever tho crew or part thereof shall
/ have nkon possession Of the vessel hy
| fraud or by violence against the COM
| maud0r.
10. Wilul or unlawful destruction or
obstruction Of railroads which oudanger
1 human lie.
Not only can the persons commit.
! thug such oiTenses be cxtradit tied, but
those VINO are charged Herewith, or
have attempted or are charged with
attempting any OF them, or have par.
ticipated or are charged with PARTED.
, paiing IN the same Nv accessories be-.
foro the fact provided such attempt or
participation arr punishable by the
laws OF both countries, are also subject
to extradltlon,
The provision regarding which tho
greatest amount ~ discussion has
tnken place lie That In relation to polltl.
cal otlenscs and isas ioli1wE
Ifit Doc made 20 appear thnt oxtradltion
/, sought with "a Wow 90 try or punt %
the person demanded fora Onouso of "A
| poll iuul character surrender shall not
mko place, nor shall any person SUR
rendered ho tri0t or punished for any
| political ntlsusH comm cd praviaus-
ly 90 his eNtradiiiou, nor for amy ouanso
other than that tor which the ex tradition
was granted; nor shall tho surrender OF
any person bo demanded for ana onunso
committed prior tn the date ut which this
convention shall take effect An attempt
against the lilo Of the head N either
government, or against that OF any
uemhof OF his family, WHOM such attemp
comprises tho uut oithor oil murder, u