Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-13
Will be Made Part Of Basis Of
Negotiation,
CHINESE MAKE SUGGESTION.
becapitatlon by Imperial EdIct Alone
Is To be Abolished Dol Useless Ger.
man Expedition,

Washington. Nov l3.-In addition TO
the points said to be agreed upon at
PekIn as a basis for settlement with
China, announced In cable dispatches.
1t Is understood that several other
points are likely 10 receive attention
when the matter is taken up with the
Chinese ENJOYS. one VI these Is az TO
making the city OF Pokn an "open
port for while It is not 0u the sea.
coast the purpose Is TO extend To- IL free
dom Of commerce and intercourse with
foreigners which now applies only TO
those open ports designated by treaties
with China. The suggestion that this
action be taken has been made I'm high
Chinese quarters and rs adyIsablitv Is
urged because Pekin. as The capital Of
the Chinese empire, is the center Of in
Huence throughout the country. An
other point which may be- proposed is
that capital punishment by beheadiug
or otherwise. shall not OCCUR In future
by imperial edict alone but only after
a trial such as is given in civilized
countries, the accused having am oppor-
tunity 10 be heard This does not ap-
ply to the executions made necessary
by the Boxer movement.
Oiiicial dispatches have been received
from the vlceroys of the southern prov
lnces of China, who thus fan have been
more friendly 10 foreigners. stating that
they were shocked by the execution OF
the acting viceroy Of chi il and also
stating that they feared this would
nave a serious effect in those localities
hitherto favorably disposed.
JOINT NOTE OF THE POWERS.
Berlin. Nov IA semi.oficIal dis
patch from Pekin dated November 18Th,
gives the text OF the Joint note of the
powers 20 China confirming the Lon
don Times dispatch dated pekIn No
vember llth. Among the additional
supulations the note requires China 10
erect eNp.ratory monuments IN every
foreign or international burial ground
where graves have been profaned.
USELESS GERMAN EXPEDITION.
Pekln, Sunday. ella Shanghai. Nov 10.
Another small German expedition
goes north tomorrow On Fpite NJ the
fact that these punitive raids are
strongly criticised here as serving no
good purpose.
Reports of the death Of the dowager
empress are persistent, though there is
no official confirmation Of them. CONE
municption with the court being very
irregular There Is a growing belief
however that she viii never return to
Pekln.
ORDERED TO VACATE.
Tien Tsin. undated). via Shanghai
Nov. l3.-The Russians have ordered
the foreigners In the railroad houses at .
Tong ku % vacate the buildings and .
the British have sent there q company
OF infantry and a hundred Bombay
cavalry ordering these 20 remain and I
Inspect the property
a dispatch from Tien Tsn. dated |
November sth. said that as a result of I
The British representation 90 the ST. |
Petersburg government Russia is odl- .
cially handling over the railroad be- |
tween Tons Ku and pckin 10 Field /
Marshal Count Won Waldersee. com.
mander-iu-chIef OF the international .
forces who win give Il up TO the British
owners.
Shortly after noon today Stonehouse
was released from custody upon the
receipt OF another message from the
chief Of police OF Portland