| Show EXTRADITION ConcernlDp The Treaty Eihtinj Be lirccn Kngland and the United Stale ASHEHIFPSOFFICCCONDErNCC IN STHOWO TEAMs An Exlraordtnary Statement By General Gen-eral Caprlil TLe Lead Tie Smelters BrTclrzrph to the J < XTII KX rn inrriox TBEATV Te TRt EnctRnd Rnd to Ilr IUI WASHISCTOX March 25 The Secretary of the XBYJT has approved tbe report of the board of cfflccra appointed to witness the testa of the pneumatic dynamite guns of the I cruiser Vetunut The report show i that three hot vrere fired from each gun with a charge of about ec wit carg abl 01 pounds of gun cotton which together with the structure of hell I and fuse nnd packing made a total weight of over 6 pounds The guus were elevated IS punt Thu contract was that a shell should L thrown over a mie The contract was more than fulfilled The tn Kims of the cruiser are fcUU to 0 tested Ic TWO OONTJJTKD ELECTION CASE The House committee on elections today disposed of two contested election elec-tion cakes namely Paw vg Par rett from the First Indiana District antlBoneu vs liuclmnnii Ninth Virginia In both Uie committee will recommend that the sitting member b allowed t retain his seat In the seven election COMS QMed upon to the prevent tlm < the committee has fa vored fcur republicans republi-cans and three democrats INVALID rCNS10 > S The Hon e committee on invalid pensions has authorited a favorable npr on Uie bill whIch provides for i liability pensions and service pensions pen-sions for all eoMlers who have readied readi-ed the age of 62 j cars TlirSUOAU TARIFF Having reopened the subject of duties on sugar the republican members mem-bers of the ways ami meW commute com-mute find It a ban matter t adjust them satisfactorily TOny the refiners finers are her In for A number from New York Boston and 1liHi delpbla made a strenuous protest against be action of the committee in cutting e heavily1 into Uie existing exist-ing rates They maintained that a twentyfive per cent rut was all the refining industry could stand On the other hand a dozen members from the Vett inflated that the duties must 0 further reduced EXTRADITION irtEATY A convention supplementary to tenth article of the treaty of IS42 between Great Britain and the United State ioncluded at Wellington Well-ington July 12 1SS9 and ratifica Uon wax exchanged at Ioinlmi lrcll 1S9J and proclaimed t day Hy the terms of the supplementary supple-mentary convention the provisions of the tenth articje of the original treaty are made applicable t the following additional crime First manslaughter when voluntary second sec-ond counterfeiting or altering money altering or bringing into circulation counterfeit or altered mom third embezzlement lar ccnyrecelvlng any money valuable security or other property knowing prpry tie une t havu turn embezzled stolen or fraudulently obtained fourth fraud by bailee banner lnt factor trustee or director or mcmVir or officer of any company mauV criminal by the 11 of both uountrio five perjury or subor naUon of perjury sir rape abduction abduc-tion chlldet alngand kidnapping ecven burglary huu breaktng or 6hoj > breaklng eight piracy by the law of nations nine revolt or con splracyto revolt by two or Due persona on board a bhip os TIIE man SEAR acalut authority of the master wronsfully tlnklng or delaying a vessel at pea or attempting I to do to t II tg assaults on board a ship at ecawith tho Intent to do grievous bodily barm ten crimes and offenses ngaintt tbe laws of both countries fur the suppression of slavery and slae trad ing KitraJition is also to take place for fartlcljatlon in any of the crimes mentioned iu thi convention or in the aforesaid tenth article provided such iartlcipatiou 0 punishable > iy 11Itcploo Uie Ian s of both countries The convention further proviiies that a fugitive criminal hal not be surrendered sur-rendered if Uie ollense In rpt of I which his surrender I demanded I lie one of a political character or I i be proves that the requisition for his trader has in fact been mea with a view to try or punish I him for t an otTutisc of a political character No rerron surrendered uulir the convention shall b triable tr tried or b punltheJ for alI political crime or ofl e or for any net con nectcd th rowith committed previous previ-ous to his eitroUitlon nor shall Tie lie triablH or te tried for any crime or oflVme committed prior to his extradition ex-tradition other Uian the offense for I which he was surrendered unUl he shall have had an opportunity of returning to the country from which he a surrendered SECRETARY > OKIE today rendered a decision in a case Involving the question of tho M guabiltty of Uie right to make cbldicn > additional homestead entry en-try The Etcretary dele the question in the nesaUveand says by con lrlog the odiersandbony < ted act as a whole I 1 clear that Congress did not intend Uie privilege privi-lege granted to the soldier t be subject sub-ject to barter and saleor assignment to another THU CHEROKEE COMMISSION Ulay heard a statement from rep rewnta lives of the tribe In Indian Territory Several propoeiUons were submitted to the commission and I was stated that if the propositions could lie made rubasis of agreement tho Cherokees would consent to ace a-ce ion of their lands Chief rye propositions arc Eub Untially that tho government shall fulfil its obligation to from the Cherokee gation 1 eipel rm Cherke nation all nonclUreru joint com naton mltshn t b appointed to determine deter-mine the question of cltizenohliM claimed by several thousand freedmen freed-men now In the Territory the government gov-ernment to relinquish t right to dfl h friendly Indians on phenrtee lands east of the 93th jarallelithe government shall indicate awll1 lingnos to pay a fair cash Toe for tha Cherokee Outlet layes and Bushyhead however disclaim authority au-thority to speak for the people FUND CONSCIENCE The conscience fund was enlarged l > y S1500 received todarfrom New York tho sender stating that It is the last payment with 25 per tnt over and abe the amount he defrauded de-frauded the government of years ag REAGANS AMENDMENT REA AFl t Shermans antitrust hill provides that all persons ecgagedtn I becreaj too of a trust et using Its powers forany of the following purpose shall bet llty of high misdemeanor and subject to ann of not more Uian 51o or Imprisonment not exceeding fiveyeara orhoUi namely name-ly To create or cry out any r ttrictions In trade to limit productions produc-tions or to increase or reduce the nur te prjce of merchandise commodities to prevent competition in merchan dise 1 produce or commodities to fix a standard or r nW whereby the price of any article commodity mercliandise or produce intended for sale use or consumption shall b In any way controlled ti create a monopoly in the manufacture sale or transportation ofhnyeuch article to enter Into obligations I by llt they e shall bind others or themselves not to manufacture I or transport uiiy such article lielow the nrlcle te common standard figure or by which they agree to keep such article or transportation okll c portation at a fixed or gradated llgure or by which they sal settle the price of such article sn as to preclude unrestricted comretitiou PENSION HCRFAr Secretary Proctor iu response to the iloue resolution IpDO in IiU opinion there would be any reduction duction in public expenditures r sulUng from a transfer of the Tension Ten-sion Bureau from the I ntcrior to Uie War Department expresses the opinion that a decided reduction iu expenses would follow I the amouut ht of which cculd lie t w til be estimated estimat-ed TOTAL DlbAMLITV The House committee on invalid pensions today authorized a favorable favor-able report on the bill providing that any soldier or sailor wounded in the service aud who received more than one wound where ole of Eel wounds amount to total disability and the other wounds create disability ant ollr ability then such person shall receive ceive pension rated without regard to rank for each wound received provided however that the amount ilocs not exceed 72 j < cr month |
