Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-11-21


great walI. The column under cnl
Yorck arrived - kilometres southeast
of Hsuch Iiwa Fu. NOV. II. On re-
turning Col. Yorcl, will establish com
munication with Mai MuhIenfela."
Washington. NOV. 2o-The japanese
legation has received from the foreign
office at Toxic the text Of the Chimes.
imperial edict dated the 18th inst. on
the punishment OF the anti-foreign Off
cials. II is 10 the following effect:
Orders have been already issued for
the punishment Of the officials rcspon
sible for opening hostilities upon
friendly powers and bringing the coun-
try into the present critical condition
by -leslect!ng 10 suppress. and even
encouraging the Boxers. But as Pekin
and its neighborhood have not yet been
entirely cleared Of the Boxers, the in
nocent people are still suffering terri
bly, through the devastation OF their
fields and the destruction ~ their
houses, a state OF affairs which cannot
fail 70 fiji one with the bitterest feel
ings against these officials. And il they
are not severely punished. how can the
anger ot the people be appeafed and
the Indignation of the foreign powers
ALA yed?
Accordingly. Prince Tuan is hereby
deprived of his title and rank. aHd
shall, together with Prince Chwang.
who has already been deprived % mir
title be delivered TO the clan court
70 be kept In prison until the restora-
lion OF peace. when they shall be ban
fs+tsx kGy III n FG. frrIv4 f-gf
for life. Princes vi and Tsai Yung.
VINO hare already been deprived of
their titles. are also 70 be delivered
to the clan court for imprisonment,
while Prince Tsai Lien. also already
deprived Of title and rank. is 10 be kept
confined in his own house. Duke T5ai
Ian shah forfeit his ducaI salary. hut
may be transferred with the desrada-
tion Of one rank. Chief Censor Wing
Men shall be degraded tao ranks and
transferred. As 10 hang vi. minister
Of the board If civil appointment. upon
his return from the commission on
which he had been sent for the pur-
pose of making inquiries into the Box
rr affair. he rlernoralize1 the throne
in an audience strongly in his favor
He should haze been severely punish
I'd. but for his death from illness. and
all penalties are accordingly rerriite5.
Chao Shuy Yao, minister of the board
Of punishment. y ho had been sent on
q mission similar to that of kang III,
returned almost Immediately. Though
such conduct was n fragrant neglect Of
his duties, still he did moi make = dis
torted report 10 The ihrune. and there
fore he shall tie deprived Of hiS rank
t,ut allowed 10 retain his present of-
flee. Finally. Tu Hsien. ex-governor or
Shansi allowed. while in Office. the
Boxers freely 10 massacre the Chris
tian missionaries and converts. For
This he deserves the SryPreFt punish
rnenf. and therefore he is to l,e ban
ished to the furthermost border OF the
country. and there 10 be kept az hard
labor for life.
We have fun knon ledge ~ the
present trouble from the very begin
ming. and therefore, though no I'm
peac,lraent has been brought by Chi
nese officials AZ home or abroad axzfast
Princes ri. Taai Lien and Tsai Yuna.
we order them 10 be punished in the
same manner as those who have been
irnneacted- All who see this edict viii
thus perceive our justice and impair
tiality in infieiirlg oondign penalties
upon these officials"
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