El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-26
Count Boni and the bricabrac deale
are still at it, suing each other.
TEXT OF THE JOINT NOTE
JUST SIGNED AT PEKIN.

The state department has made pub
lie the terms upon which China will
be permitted to settle the existing
| trouble. They are embodied in the
following:
| "Inasmuch as China has recognized
her responsibility. expressed regret and
| evinced a desire to see an end put to
the situation created by the aforesaid
disturbances, the powers have deter
mined to accede to her request upon
the irrevocable conditions enumerated
below. which they deem indispensable
to expiate the crimes committed and
to prevent their recurrence:
"a The dispatch to Berlin of an ex-
traordinary mission headed by an i'm
perial prince in order to express the
regrets of his majesty, the emperor Of
China, and of the Chinese government,
| for the assassination of his excellency,
the late Baron Won Ketteler, minister
of Germany.
"B. The erection on the spot of the
| assassination of commemorative
monument. BETTING the rank of the
deceased. bearing an inscription in
the Latin, German and Chinese lam
guages, expressing the regret of the
emperor of China for the murder.
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"A. The severeSt punishment for the
persons designated in the imperial de-
cree of September 25. 1900, and for
those whom the representatives of the
powers shall subsequently designate.
"B. The suspension for five years of
all official examinations in the cities
where foreigners have been masSacred
or have been subjected to cruel treat
ment.
honorable reparation to be made by
the Chinese government to the Japa-
nese government for the murder of Mr..
Sujyama.
"An expiatory monument to be cree
ted by the imperial Chinese govern
ment in every foeign or International
cemetery which has been desecrated
or in which the graves have been de-
stroyed.
THE maintenance under conditions
to be determined by the powers. of the
against the importation of
arms as well as the materials employ
ed exclusively for the manufacture of
arms and ammunition.
Equitable indemnities for govern
societies. companies and indi-
as we'll as for Chinese, who
during the late occurrences, have Suf-
fered in person or in property in con-
sequence of their being in the service
of foreigners. China to adopt f1nan-
cial measures acceptable to the pow
ers for the purpose of guaranteeing the
payment of said amortization of the
loans.
"The right for each power to main |
tain a permanent guard for its 1ega- |
ton and to put the diplomatic quarter |
in a defensible position, the Chinese |
having no right to reside in that quar- |
ter.
1.-The destruction of the forts which |
might obstruct free communication be-
tween Pekin and the sea.
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The right to the military occupation /
Of certain points, to be determined by |
an understanding between the powers, |
in order to maintain every open COM
between the capital and the
sea.
THE Chinese. government to cause to
De published during two years in all the
an imperial decree
la) embodying perpetual prohibition
lnder penalty of death. of membership |
n any anti-foreign society; OBJ enum-
Grating the punishments that shall be
inflicted on the guilty. together with
he suspension of all official examin-
atoms in the cities where foreigners
nave been subjected to cruel treat
nent. and (c) furthermore an imperial
lecree to be issued and published
the empire ordering the
governors general (viceroys) and all
provincial or local officials shall be
leld responsible for the maintenance
If order within their respective juris-
49,
lewed anti-foreign disturbances or
my other infractions of treaty occur
ing. and which shall not forthwith be
suppressed and the guilty persons pun
shed, they, the said officials shall be
removed and forever dis
qualified from holding any office or
lOnOrS.
1.-The Chinese government to under
axe to negotiate amendments to the
reaties of commerce and navigation
rs. and upon other matters pertaining
o their commercial relations with the
object of facilitating them.
XII
1.-The Chinese government to deter
nine in what manner to reform the de- i
,artment of foreign affairs and to mod
fly the court of ceremonials concerning
ne TeCepIiOH VI IOTelSn representa- |
ives in the manner to be indicated by
he powers.
Until the Chinese government has
complied with the above conditions
o the satisfaction of the powers, the
can hold out no expectation
hat the occupation Of Pekin and the
of Chi Ii by the general
orces can be brought to conclusion"
| CORRESPONDENT CANNOT