Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-12

go -'hN q" HeaNN parS, coal, bran and
maize, cheap vines. preserved fruits.
oil cake ana oil meal, preserved sal
mon.
a 20 per cent. reduction is granted by
ecuador on The following American
articles:
sewing machines. wheat, flour high
seed oil.
in the case of the reciprocity treaty
win the Dominican Republic the fol-
rowing provision precedes the list of
articles included in the agreement:
NO import or other charges, direct
or lnoirect. whether authorized by ma
tioiai or municipal authority, shall be
imposed or collected in either country
upon any articles OF merchanlise tho
product of the soil or industry of the
other and included within the provis-
IONS OF this convention, except such
as are expressly provided for herein:
ana should any merchandise. being the
product OF either country, be admitted
INTO the other and re-imported in the
original packages there shall be no eX-
port duty charged or collected thereon.
hut the same may be freely withdrawn
for export
On cane sugar and molasses imported
into the United States from the Domin-
ican Republic reduction of i2a per
cent. is provided for. and on the fulloy-
ing articles from that country re-
duction OF 20 per cent: Hides and
skins. honey, leaf tobacco.
DOMINICAN ARTICLES.
Inc ioiloWinS Dominican articles are
TO be admitted free: Crude cocoa.
coffee, bananas. dye woods, gums. sisal
s,,'i l"ss ana otner crude tibres. goatskins.
oeeSwaN. mahogany and other cabinet
WOODS. shells. unmanufactured.
Inc following American goods are to
pe received by the Dominicans at n re
duction of 20 per cent of their duty
rates: Hats and caps, chemicals. drugs.
anu medicines, cordage, rope and twine
fish. not fresh: iron and steel and ali
manufacturers thereof; meats and meat
products, papers and stationery. vege-
tables and fruits, Watches not of gold
or silver and clocks of all kinds: wood
and lumber and manufactures of tele-
graphic. illuminating and scientific APP
paratuS not exempt from duty bags of
Whatever material. brass and copper nd
ali manufacture of boats and lighters
boots and shoes, butter. cheese and
condensed milk. bricks, stone cement
inne and all earthly material used i'm
building; cotton manufactures cotton
seed oil and meal cake wheat corn
oats and rye and other hours: earthen.
emma ana glassware, window glass ana
glass mirrors: fertilizers. coal and coke
lamps. leather and manufactures of To-
conotiveS and cars and material for
the construction OF railways; malt
liquors. materials. FOR shin building
oleomnrgarine. Paints. pigments and
ooiors, Photographic materials plnted
ware rerfumery, cosmetics and soaps.
ros'n. tar. pitch ana turpentine; sugar
refined and confectionery: starch tin
nlate and tinwnre of all kinds. trunks
ana valiSes. wagons and vehicles OF all
kinds and PARTS thereof: wearing APP
parei windmills. roofing material of all
kinds.
THE DANISH TREATY.
The Danish treaty provides for the
admission into the United States OF
cane sugar below III Dutch standard
molasses and rum coming from St.
CroiN at reduction of 1915 per cent.
on the other hand. American flour
Is to be allowed to enter Mt st. Croix
at duty rate of SO cents per loo
pounds. and corn meal at 20 cents per
hundred. The agreement is TO continue
IN force Tor five years and DenmarlS
agrees that the rate of duty on the fol-
lowing American products shall not be
increased during that time: Sailed or
cured meats, rice. Hour. bread and bis
CUT, refined sugar. maize oats, peas.
beans. oleomargarine. cotton seed oil
feathers. skins. furniture and lumber.
steam coal from the United States.
shocks for rum and molasscs. pun
chcons. slaves and headings ana some |
agricultural implements are to be nd |
United free OF duty.
TREATY WITH SPAIN.
The President also has forwarded the
treaty with Spain providing for the |
cession FOR the consideration OF S1OO 600 |
or the four or five small Islands I'm tho |
fhllippine archipelago. which were not
Included In the cession made I'm the
Paris peace treaty, and also extradition
treaties with Chile and Bolivia
OTHER TREATIES.
The Chilian treaty was signed April
10, 1902 and the Bolivian treaty was
signed April II. 1900 Their provisions
are Identical throughout. They provide
Tor tie eNtradiction of fugItives
charged with the following offences:
Murder, attempted murder, manslauCh-
ter. crimes committed at sea. arson.
robbery, forgery, counterteiting: embez-
Element, breach of trust. perjury. rape
abduction, etc. The treaty provides for
the apprehension OF fusitives on tcle-
graphic Information. but requires tba,r
release in this form If acquisitions do
not arrive within two months time
Neither of the contracting parties ia
required under the provisions of the
treaty to deliver UP its own citizens
under the stipulations OF the treaty.
There IS also provision against the
surrender of fugitives who can prove
that their approximations sought in or
der 10 secure their persons for nun
ishinent FOR political reasons. In this
connection the following provision is
Inserted. mo person surrendered
Shall be triable or tried or be punish
ed for any political crime or oifense
or any act committed theyewth COM
mtlcd previously 10 his extradition."
The treaties are not intended to op-
crate retroactivciy.
HOLLANDS REFUSAL.