The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-10-13
SUITED WITH TERMS.
Germany's Latest Proposal Favored
by United States.
Reply of State Department to the New
Note-France Has q Plan-Chi.
nese Fleet Said to be in
Danger.

Washington, Oct. 5.-Propositions OF
far-reaching character concerning
China are being presented in rapid sue
ccssion to this government. The state
department had no sooner disposed OF
one of these propositions Thursday by
delivering a response to the German
government than it was confronted by
an even more important proposition
submitted by the French government.
and within half an hour formally Sec
onded by the Russian government.
Gcrmany's Note.
The new note from Germany, to
which the United States has respond
err. is as follows:
'The emperor of China has addressed
to the powers an cdict dated September 70
in which he orders the punishment OF q
number of princes and dignitaries. men
toned by name, for having encouraged me
Boxers On the assumption that the eoict
is genuine, the German government, IN
furtherance of the procedure proposed In
its circular note of September II. mas
further proposed to the powers to come 70
an agreement to instruct their diplomatic
representatives i'll China TO examine ana
give their opinion on the following points:
II. Whether the list contained in the
licient and correct?
40 Whether the punishments proposed
meet the case?
"3. In what way the powers can control
the carrying out Of the penalties imposed?'
l Text of the Reply.
Following is the reply of the United
| States government TO the German note
relative to the punishment OF Chinese
offenders:
'The secretary of state to the imperial
| German charge. Memorandum III response
| to the inquiries made of the secretary OF
state, October =. 1900. by the imperial Ger
| man charge d'affaires touching the chinese
imperial cdict in regard to the punish
| ment of Prince Tuan and other high chi
| neSe officials:
1.-THE Chinese minister communicated TO
the secretary of state, on the I'd inst. Il ,ce-
gram received by him from Director Cen
eral Shcng. convey wing the purport OF AN I'M
| perial edict, dated September %, l9oo, by
| which the degrudati and punishment Oh
Prince Tuan and other high chinese oiii-
Gals is decrccd.
",rhe government of the United States is
| disposed to regard this measure as Il proof
OF the desire of the imperial chinese gov
eminent to satisfy the reasonable demands
of the foreign powers for the injury ana
outrage which their legations and their
nationals have suffered at the hands OF
evil disposed persons in China; although
ii has been thought WELL III view OF the
vagucness of the cdict in regard TO the
punishment which some of the inculpated
; persons are to receive to signify to the
Chinese minister the presidents View that
it would be most rrgrcttablc If Prince
Tuan, who appears from the concurrlnG
testimony OF the legations in Picking, tC
have been one of the foremost IN the pro.
cecdings complained of. should escape such
, full measure of exemplary punishment az
the facts warrant, or If ktng- vi and Chao-
Shu-C hiao should receive other than thcil
. just deserts
with view to forming Judgment or
these points, the United States minister ir
Picking has been instructed TO report
whether the cdict completely names III.
persons deserving chaStisement; whether
punishments proposed accord with I'll,
gravity of the crimes committed: and II
what manner the United States and The
, other powers are to be assured That sat
isfactory punishment is inflicted
at is hoped that Mr. ConGcrs replies tt
these interrogat cries will confirm the gov.
eminent of the United States in the opin-
ion which IL now shares with the i'm.
perial German government that the cdici
in question is an important initial step IN
; the direction of peace and order in China.
department OF State. Washington. Oct
3. 1900"
France Has Plnn.
! Paris, Oct. 6.--Thc following official
note was issued Friday afternoon:
1.-THE foreign minister has instructed the
! representatives of France to sound the
| powers whose troops are cooperating with
ours In the extreme east regarding the
adoption Of common programme Tor the
negotiations with China. Our representa-
tiVcS acquitted themselves OF this mission
and left with the various foreign ministers
copy of the following note:
IN sending their forces to China the
powers proposed. first of all, to deliver
their legations. Thanks to their union nnG
the vnlor OF their troops this aim has
crnr is on
which has given Prince Ching and Ii Hung
Gha;ng fun powers to neEoi;iate and trea,
ana serious guarantees for the future
Penetrated with the spirit which inspired
the previous declarations of the different
governments. the government of the re-
public believes It sums up their real senti-
mcnts in the following points. which II
submits as basis for negotiations to be
Ver1lchtion OF the powers:
First, the punishment Of the principal
cup Who wiz be desgnated by the
=" Second, the maintenance OF the prohi-
bitten Of the import of arms.
Third. equitable indemnities TO state,
societies and individuals.
Fourth, the formation of permanent
guard for Picking legations.
| U
three points on the road from Tientsin to
Peking, which would thus be always open
to the legations wishing to go to the sea
or to forces proceeding to Peking from the
sea.
Presented collectively by the repre-
sentatives of the powers, supported by the
presence of the international troops 1t ap-
pears impossible to the government of the
republic that these conditions. which are
SO legitimate, would not be accepted by the
Chinese government mt an early date.
Chinese Squadron In Danger.
London, Oct. CIT is reported in
St. Petersburg, according to the cor
respondent of the Times at the Rus
sian capital, that the Chinese feet in
Formosa strait attempted to engage
the Russian armorcd cruiser Rurik,
but the lattcr's speed frustrated the
plan. The correspondent says it is
probable that the allied squadrons
will force the Chinese fleet to capitu-
late or will-dcstroy it.
|
| A Mothers Crime.
New York, Oct. G.-Mrs. Lillian Smith,
OF lnwood, borough of Manhattan,
while insane Friday, shot her two chill
dren, Ethel, aged IL years, and Theo-