The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13

LONDON. Nov IA despatch from
Tientsin, dated Saturday, says the Rus
SLAMS have captured an arsenal northeast
of Yangtsun. Two hundred Chinese we're
killed.
It is reported from Shanghai that the
Chinese court is proceeding 10 Chentu, in
the Province of Szeehuen
French force has engaged the Boxers
south of Paoting-fr. Many villages we're
burned The French had three killed
PEKIN, Nov 11-(via Taku. Nov -,
and Shanghai, Nov. y, 1910 p m.)--The
Foreign Ministers viii hold another meet
ing tomorrow TO coEsi Ger the draft Of the
demands which is TO be presented TO the
Chinese peace pIenipotentiaries
The question OF whether a decision viii
be reached at This meeting viii depend
altogether upon the receipt of adviees by
ali the ministers from their home Govern
ments The ministers themselves have
agreed upon the general outlines of the
draft, but there may be some changes in its
wording
Up to the present time II is not known
whether the declaration Of the Empress
Dowager, that General Tung -fuh-siang will
not be punished, vii cause any change in
the article of the draft of the demands in
regard 10 the punishment of high Chinese
officials and princes who were responsible
for the Boxer outrages.
high Chinese official said today that if
the powers insist on the condemnation and
punishment of all those named in the orig
inal Hst-about eleven princes and gener-
als-it viii be impossible for China to agree
to this even If she were willing to do so.
China viii no doubt agree that the foreign
ers shall hold the Taku forts and military
posts. She viii also not object to the main
tenance Of legation guards the payment Of
indsmnities and the prohibition of further
importation Of arms, but il viii be impOs-
sible to carry out the death punishment ex-
cept in a few cases, though China may
agree to do so in the others
It is thought here that China will follow
the same tactics which she pursued during
the negotiations with Japan at the close
of the war with that country. After the
receipt of the Japanese proposals at that
time. China presented counter PROPOSE
tiens which Japan declined to entertain
and gave the Chinese few days TO agree
to the or ginal suggestions.
China's position in this respect, how
ever, is better at the present time, be-
cause OF the diversity of interests repre-
sented. at least one of which is playing as
her friend. There is every indication al
present that Russia is inclined to make
things as easy as possible for China in the
settlement of the trouble.
The German military expedition will
start for the north tomorrow. The Japa-
nese viii send two companies and a small
English detachment will also accompany
the Germans.
The conditions in Pekin are unchanged.
There is still much killing going on in
the German section of the city while
The other districts are peaceful
Cold weather has set in, and there is
half an inch Of ice in the river
The International Commission. pres ided
over by General Bailloud which has been
sitting at Paoting-fu for the purpose OF
hearing evidence IL regard to outrages
on missionaries and other Christians
perpetrated by Chinese officials, and
which has already condemned several
of these officials, who were afterward
executed, IS still in session.
It was given out at Field Marshal Count
Won waldersee's Office today that more
executions of Chinese at Paotfng-fu will
certainly follow as result of the inves-
tIsa1ion by the Commission.