Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-13
OBJECT TO THE EXECUTIONS.
~, !, Z. !. mink Il should Not Be Done
- 1,urin0 peace cNegotiations.

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During Peace cesNegottations.
washington. Nov. 1S.-It Is understood
mat the Chinese authorities at feAln
have been profoundly aroused Dy son,e
of the executions Of Chinese oiticiais
which have taken place recently. ., anu '.V,
si,evs have made known in an o.nclal
way their surprise and regret tna. s..,an .n,s
.hnuld be done while peace neg citations
!. = Groinr on. 1t appears that the exc
llcntion of the acting viceroy OF Chi II
d. lookad upon az peculiarly reprehensi-
;Sies MI sctjnE Viceroy eeTved sidurins /
ehe absence Of FL Hung Chang. at Pekin,
IN ali ways executing LIS functlons l
while he was conducting the peace ms
son. His headquarters We're estap-
sIished at Pao Ting Flu, whence the allleo
forces under the German commander
recently directed their expedition. It ts
said the yiceroy made no opposition 70
s4ha advances Of the allies, altho he had
A.. army capable Of resisting. He is satd
n have come out from the city to meet
the allies and turned his yamen over 10.
them. From the Chinese standpoint
China ie herself proceeding to punish the
ruilty officials, and the question OF pun
iyhment il also being considered IN the
negotiations now progressing Chlhsse
officials maintain, therefore, that this
aummary execution OF one OF their high
est officials, while he is said 10 have
been = non-combatant and peaceful. is
extraordinary and calculated to stir up
eanimosity among the Chinese people
which there is every desire to avoid.
London, Nov. 13.-The Tribuna, of
Rome. publishes the following from It's
PSkin correspondent:
..Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching
have Informed me that the demands OF
the powers for the punishment' of Prince
Tuan and the withdrawal of the dowa-
ger empress are too humiliating to be
accepted by the Chinese.
Doctor Morrison, wiring to the Times
4 from Pekin, Saturday, says
III Hung Chang has not yet replied to
Admiral Alexieff's invitation to resume
the government Of Manchuria under
Russian protection. Russia will REQUIRE
the manner of all officials to be submit
ted to her for approval. Her proposals
are tantamount to military occupation.
and every Chinaman realizes that Man
churia is lost to China.
'Increasing alram is felt here at the
S spread Of the insurrection in the south
ern provinces No surprise will be
and financial outlook ID very gloomy.
"A profound impression was produced
upon the natives at Pao Ting Flu by the
execution there OF the three officials
4 Tien YunK. provincial treasurer: Gen
wei shung Kong and Col. Kiu, who
were condemned by the international
court martini ar among those responsi-
8 BILE for the maseacres there They wer.
z beheaded and their heads were exposed
on poles for day before burial.
.'It 10 probable, despite discrepancies
that the foregoing officials are 4ideLtica
with thore referred to in dispatch t.
the Associated Press from Ticn Tsn
dated Nov. s. which said: Ting Yung
& acting viceroy Of Chi II. the Tartar gen
az 4, eral Qnei Peng, and Col. Wang Chat
y Ne were shot at Pao Ting Flu by orde
OF the court martial"