The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-12-10
OUR EXTRACTION LAWS.
Notice from Mexico Of N Termination
of the Terms of the Convention.

The Interpretation OF certain provisions
of the extradition convention of Decem-
Der IL. 1861 has been at various times the
occasion of controversy with the govern
ment of Mexico. An acute difference arose
in the case of the Mexican demand for the
delivery of Jesus Guerrero. who. having
led a marauding expedition near the border
with the proclaimed purpose of initiating
an instruction against President Dia2,
escaped into Texas. Extradition was refused
on the ground that the alleged offense was
political in it's character, and therefore
came within the treaty proviso OF non
surrender. The Mexican contention was
that the exception only related to purely
political offenseS, and that, as Guerrero $
acts were admixed with the common crime
of murder. arson, kidnapping aEd robbery,
the option of nondelivery became VOID, a
position which this governme mt was unable
to admit, In view OF the received lnttrna-
tional doctrine and practice In the mat
ter. The Mexican government, IN view OF
this, gave notice January "a, 1873, OF the
termination of the convention, TO take ell
feet II months from that date, at the same
time. iavit!Eg the CONCLUSION OF new corr
vention, toward which negotiations are on
foot
In this relation, may refer to the neces
sity Of some amendment OF our EXISTING ntil
ulation OF such treaties that neither party
shall he bound TO give up its own citizens
treaties that with Japan, that it may sur
render II it see fit. 1t Is held in this country,
by an almost uniform course of decisions
that where n treaty negatives the obliga-
tion to surrender the president is not In
vested with legal authority to act The
ccnferment to such authority would be ~
the line of that sound morality which
shrinks from affording secure asylum To
the author of hcinous crime. Again
statutory provision might be well made for
what is styled cxtradition by way OF tran
sit. whereby a fugitive surrendered by one
fol c!gn government to another may be con-
veyed across the territory OF the United
tnft . lAVtN Inn
state A recommendation in this behalf,
made in tie presidents message OF lSSe
vas not acted upon; The matter is pre-
senteo Tor YOUR consideration.
Mexican Water boundary.
The Mexican water boundary commission
has adjusted all matters submitted to it
to the, satisfaction of both governmen rs.
save in three important cases that to- Of the
com missioners failed TO agree, and where
IN. for this case only. this govern mt has
proposed to Mexico TIE addlti4n OF shird
are known as "Bancos," small Isolated Is
lands formed by the cutting off of bends
In the Rio Grande. from the operation Of
the treaties of 1884 and 1889. recommended
by the COMM ssioners and approved by this
government. but still under consideration
bic distribution of the waters of the Rio
Grande." for which the commissioners rec
commended an International dam and reser-
voir, approved by Mexico, but still under
considerat ton by this government. Pend
ing these questions 1t is necessary to OK
tend the life of the commission, which eX-
pires December % reyt
Treaty With Peru.
The government OF Peru has given the
prescribed notification of its intention to
abrogate the treaty of friendship, com.
merce and navigation concluded with this
country August 81 1887. As that treaty
contains many important provisions neces-
sary to the maintenance OF commerce and
good relations which could with difficulty
be replaced by the nomination of renewed
provisions within the brief L. months inter-
vening before the treaty terminates. have
invited suggestions by Peru as to the par
ticular provisions II Is desired to annul
in the hope of reaching an agreement
whereby the remaining articles may be
Professionally saved.
Ambassador to Russia.
His majesty the car. having announced
his purpose to raise the imperial Russian
mission at this capital to the rank of an
embassy, l responded, under the authority
conferred by the act OF March 3, 1893, by
commissioni g and accrediting the actual
representative at st. Petersburg In the ca
pacity OF ambassador extraordinary ana
plenipotentiary The Russian ambassador
to this country has since presented his Gre
dentials.