The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-22
Agreement OF the Powers to He Pre-.
sented to LII Hung Chang and
Prince Ching at Once.
SOME OF THE sTIpULAT1oNs
CHINA MUST SEVERELY PUNISH
LEADERS OF THE BOXERS.
Runner that Emperor kwang Su II
Eu Route to Pcking-Americans
Freest from Excesses.

LONDON, Dec. 22-It was stated at the
Foreign Office yesterday that the joint note
of the allies had been signed by all the
envoys at Pek.ng, and that it would be
presented to Ieince Ching and Ii Hung
Chang at once.
Dr. Morrison, in a long dispatch to the
Times from Peking. dated Dec. 20, gives
extracts from the joint note. After long
preamble recounting and condemning the
outrages, he proceeds to quote the de-
mands, which are virtually identical with
the ten set forth in the dispatch to the
Associated Press from Tien-Tsin dated
Dec IA, but not. as in the case of that
dispatch, setting forth the amount of the
indemnity According to DR.. Morrison's
information, the clause referring to in
demnity reads as follows:
Equitable indemnity is to be paid to
states, societies and individuals. and also
to Chinese who have suffered injury on ac-
count of their employment by foreigners.
China will adopt financial measures ac-
payment of indemnity and the service
loans."
According to the Times correspondent,
the note contains the following stipula-
tions in addition to those cabled to the
Associated Press from Tien-Tsin
Preparation to japan for the murder
of Suigiuyma.
"Expiatory monuments erected in all for
eign cemeteries where tombs have been
desecrated.
1.-The posting of proclamation through
out the empire for two years enumerating
the punishments inflicted upon the guilty
officials and threatening death to any one
joining an anti-foreign society.
IAN imperial edict to be issued holding
viceroys and governors responsible for
ar.tf- rofC hrc he fo1o Of
ties.
"China to undertake negotiations for
revision of the commercial treaties"
1.-The delay in signing the preliminary
joint note" says the Peking correspondent
of the Morning Post wiring yesterday,
twas due to an objection from Washing
ton. Mr.. Conger, however, telegraphed his
government urging speedy settlement on
the ground that the German military con-
troll is worse than Chinese management.
Prince Ching says that Emperor Kwang
Su and the Empress dowager are both anx-
ious to leave Si-Ngan-Fu, as the accom-
mediation there is poor and their environ
ment unfavorable. He points out that the
private and government property seized in
Peking is quite equivalent in value to the
indemnity demanded by the powers. Sir
Robert Hart saw Prince Ching yesterday
and advised him against dallying with the
powers in regard to the punishment of the
guilty officials. Prince Ching thought the
execution of two or three persons and life
long Imprisonment of Prince Tuan quite
certain"
The Daily News publishes the following
from its Shanghai correspondent dated
yesterday: Chang Chin Lung announces
the receipt of an edict authorizing the
opening of wu-Chang. opposite Han-Kow,
to foreign trade Wu-Chang is the center
OF an important trade and the site of the
terminus of the Canton Railway"
The Toxic correspondent of the Times in
the course of long letter gives the views
of Japanese observers upon western mill
tary methods in China, especially the con-
duct Of the troops with regard to the
graver crimes of robbery, incendiarism,
murder and outrage. "The Japanese agrees.
he says. in declaring the American troops
free from all these excesses. The Germans
come second in the list and the British
third. the latter being charged only with
petty pilfering and being fully acquitted of
murder. arson and outrage. The French.
who are fourth on the list, are given to
loot and outrage but not to murder. OF the
Russians the Japanese speak with horror,
as combining ferocity with lust and the
love OF plunder.''
A dispatch from. Peking says: 1.-The
United States are looked upon by the Chi
nese as the only power really desiring to
retain the integrity of the Chinese empire
The other powers are regarded as desirous
OF breaking ii up with the possible excep-
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