Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-15
EXECUTIONS OF
CHINESE OFFICIALS
Profoundly Arouse The Authorities ii
Pekin.
THEIR SURPRISE AND REGRET.
An Acting Vieeroy Put to Death Pending
Peace NegotiatiOns-This Act Re-
garded as Peculiarly Rep
rehensihle.

Washington, November l2.-It is un'
derstood that the Chinese authorities at
Pekin have been profoundly aroused by
some of the executions of Chinese officials
which have occurred of late and that they
have made known in an official way their
surprise and regret that this should occur
while the peace negotiations are going on.
1t appears that the execution of the acting
viceroy Chih-L is looked upon ss peculiar
ly reprehensible and has been the main
cause of the present intense feeling Of the
Chinese officials at PekiD. This acting
vicerUy served during the absence Of la
Hung Chang at Pekin, occupying his
yamen and in all ways executing Earl LIS
functions while he was conducting the
peace mission. His headquarters were es-
tablished at Pao Ting Flu, whence the
allied forces, under the German command
er, recently directed their expedition. 1t
is said that the acting viceroy made no op-
position to the advance of the German
and other allied troops though he had an
army capable of resisting. He is said to
have come out from the city to meet the
allies and to have turned over his yamen
to them. Notwithstanding this he was
put to death and this fact when communi'
Gated to Ii Hung Chang and his associ-
ates at Pekin, caused intense feeling. From
the Chinese stand point China is herself
proceeding to punish the guilty officials
and the question of punishments is being
considered in the negotiations now pro-
crossing.
London. November 12.-Dr. Morrison,
wiring to the Times from Pekin Sunday
says;
pressed by the common desire for a
speedy termination of present conditions
the foreign ENJOYS have finally agreed to
the following terms to be presented in
conjoint note which, subject to the ap-
proval of the governments, will be pressed
upon China as the basis of q preliminary
treaty:
"China shall erect monument to Baron
Won Ketteler on the site where be was
murdered and send an imperial Prince to
Germany to convey an apology. She shall
infict the death penalty upon all Princes
and officials already named and suspend
provincial examinations for five years
where the outrages occurred. In future
all officials failing to prevent anti.foreign
outrages within their Jurisdiction shall be
dismissed and punished. Indemnity shall
be paid to the states, corporations and in
dividuals.
Rational intercourse shall be permitted
I%fth the Emperor as In civilized countries.
'''The forts at Taku and the other fort
on the coast Of Chi Ii shall be razed and
the importation of arms and war material
prohibited. Permanent legation guards
shall be maintained and also guards OF
communication between Pekin and the
s.ea.
Imperial proclamations shall be posted
for two years throughout the Empire sup
pressing Boxers.
"The indemnity is to include compensa-
ton for Chinese who suffered through be.
ing employed by foreigners, but not CON-
pensation for native Christians. The
words missionary and Christians do not
occur in the note"