Connecticut western news., 1900-10-11
BOXERSTOBE PUNISHED
Some of the Leaders Will Be s&ks Beheaded. 1tN
PRINCE YUAN TO BE BANfsHED
Cabinet Meeting In Warrington Dis cusses Diplomatic Phases of Chi- nese Question - American Peace Commfsstoners Picked Out.

Cabinet Meeting In Washington Dis cusses Diplomatic Phases of Chi- nese Question - American Peace Commissioners Picked Out.
 Washington, Oct. 1O.-Punishment has been finally fixed for seven Chinese lead CTS, according to Picking advices dated Sunday. The dispatch says:
 A response to the German demands has been transmitted to Ii Hung Chang. This says that Ying Men, president of the censorate; Kang Vi, assistant grand secretary and president of the civil board, and Chao Shu Chiao, president of the board of punishment, will be decapitat- ed; that Prince Chwang, Duke Tsai Lan and Prince Yin will be sentenced to life Imprisonment and that Prince Yuan will be banished to the imperial military post roads on the Siberian frontier as fur ther punishment for aiding the Boxers"
 Chinese reports to Picking say that the dowager empress is seriously i'll at Tai yuan-fu. The free hand of the em- peror in affairs of state of late is re- garded as confrmatory of the story.
 Prince Ching has received an edict from the emperor, dated Oct. 1, in reply to note sent at the request of the lega- tions, saying that he will return to Pe-
 
 favorable turn.
 The Berliner Post says an agreement exists between Germany and Russia by which Germany is to control the rail- road from Peking to Yang-tsun and Rus sia is to control the road from Yang-tsun to Tong-ku. The Post also denies that Germany will send an expedition to Si- ngan-fu. -r..a-. -.
 Private dispatches say that the Ger mans occupy the palace of the empress in Picking.
 Important Cabinet Meeting.
 The president and his cabinet took advantage of the first session held for several weeks to canvass the Chinese sit uation thoroughly in the light of the lat est information at hand. As a result of their deliberations this government is likely to approach the European powers with reference to a reduction of the military forces occupying Picking in or der to bring about the restoration of peace negotiations.
 Minister Wu, carrying out the sugges- tion contained in the edict relative to the removal of the imperial court to Picking, has urged upon officials that they take action that will insure the return of the emperor and empress dowager, and his dpptdi VIII pS dSbtu upOh. As a first step in this direction it has been suggested that the guard protecting the American legation be reduced from 1900 to not more than POO men. Should the nations retain 300 men each in Picking this would make force of more than 15,- POO men. With the railroad and tele- graph lines between Picking and Tien-tsin repaired, the bulk of the foreign troops would still be available at Tien-tsin in case of another outbreak.
 The cabinet considered the proposals advanced by France and Russia, but be- cause of the paramount importance of the return of the imperial court to Picking it is understood that no answer will be giv- en for a time. It is said that some of the ideas advanced by missionaries in Picking as to the terms to be exacted of China may be adopted.
 The American peace commission has been practically determined upon. 1t will consist of three members-Minister Con- ger, General Wilson, now in Picking, and probably Seth Low, president of Colum- bia university.