The age-herald., 1900-12-13

London. December 12-The Pekin corres- pondent of the Daily Mail, wiring Tuesday and confirming the reports of the agree" ment as to the collective note, says that a committee of representatives of the pow- CTS has been chosen to regulate the confer- ences with the Chinese plenipotentiaries.
 Count von Bueow, on the occasion of his first appearance in the Reichstag as in1- perial chancellor November 19 after mak- ing statement defining Germany's poli- cy toward China and outlining the Anglo German agreement, proceeded to give the complete text of the demads which the rep resentatlves of the powers in Pekin had at that time agreed ito recommend to their representatives to embody In a collective note for presentation to the Chinese gov- ernment, as follows:
 Article 1. An extraordinary mission headed by an imperial prince shall be sent to Berlin in order to express the regret Of the Emperor of China and of the Chinese government for the murder of Baron von Kettler. On the scene of the murder mon- ument worthy of the assassinated minister shall be erected, with an inscription in Latin, Chinese and German, expressing the regret of the Emperor of China.
 Article 2. (A) The death penalty Is to be inflicted upon Princes Yuan and Chuang, upon Duke Ian, and further upon Ting Men, Rang Yi Chao Shu Chiao, Tung Fun Siang Yu Hsien and other ringleaders, whose names will be given by the represen- tatives of the powers.
 (B) In all places where foreigners have been killed or maltreated official examina- tions shall be suspended for five years.
 Article g. The Chinese shall erect a monument in every foreign or international cemetery which has been desecrated, or where the graves have been destroyed.
 'Artcile 1.-The prohibition of the import of arms into China shall be maintained till further notice
 Article 5-China has to pay just indem- nifty to governments corporations and in- divduals as well as to those Chinese who suffered during the recent events in person or in property in consequence of being in the service of foreigners"
 Count von Buelow here interpellated the remark that 1t was intended to effect fur ther understanding among the powers with regard to the principles which claims for compensation should be preferred This particularly applied to the case of missions aries.
 Article 6-Every single foreign power is granted the right of maintaining perma- nept legation guard and of placing the quarter of Peldn where the legations are situated in state of defense. Chinese are not to be allowed to live in that quarter of Pekn.
 Article 7-The Taku forts and those forts which might prevent free communication between Pekin and the sea sff5fr be razed,
 Article S-The powers acquire the right of occupying certain points upon which they agree among themselves for the object of maintaining free communication from the capital and the sea.
 Article 9-The Chinese government is bound to post important decrees for two years al all sub -prefectures. In these de- crees (A) to belong to any anti-foreign sect is forever forbidden under penalty of death; (B) the punshments inflicted upon the guilty are recorded; co to prevent fresh disturbances it is declared that the Viceroys as well as the provincial and local authorities are made responsible for the maintenance of order in their districts. In the event of fresh anti-foreign disturb ances or other infringement on the treaties which are not at once stopped and avenged by punishment of the guilty, those officials shall be promptly deposed and never again entrusted with official functions or invest ed with fresh dignities.
 Article 10-The Chinese government un- dertakeS to enter upon negotiations with regard to such alterations in the existing commercial and navigation treaties as the foreign countries consider to be desirable, as well as regarding other matters which are concerned with facilitating commercial relations.
 "Article 1.-The Chinese government shall be bound to reform the Chinese foreign of- flee and the court ceremonial for the re- ception of foreign representatives and to do so in the sense which shall be defined by the foreign powers"