The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-21
1UAN PUNISHED.

Will Serve a Life Sentence Behind
the Bars-Text of Imperial Edict
Given Out.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. 2O.-The
Japanese legation has received from
the foreign office, at Toxic. the text OF
the Chinese imperial edict. dated the
18th instant, on the punishment Of tho
anti-foreign officials. It Is to the fol-
lowing effect:
"Orders have been already issued
for the punishment Of the officials re-
sponsible for opening host!lities upon
friendly powers and bringing the
country into the present critical condi-
tion by neglecting to suppress. and
even by encouraging the boxers. But
as Picking and its .neishborhood have
not yet been entirely cleared Of the
boxers, the innocent people are still
suffering terribly through the devasta-
tlon OF their fields and the destruction
Of their houses, n state OF anaira
which cannot fail to Ill one with the
bitterest OF feelings against these otli-
ciais. And Il they are not severely
punished, how can the anger Of the
people be appeased and the indignation
Of the foreign powers allayed?
Tunn Deprived of Title.
"Accordingly, Prince Tuan Is hereby
deprived of his title and rank, and shall,
together with Prince Chwans. who has
already been deprived OF his title, be
delivered to the clan court to be kept
In prison until the restoration OF peace,
when they shall be banished to Sheng
King to be imprisoned for life. Princess
" and Tsai Yung, who have both been
already deprived oftheir titles are also
to be delivered to the clan court for
imprisonment, while Prince Tsai Lien.
also already deprived OF title and rank,
Is TO be kept confined In his own house.
Duke Tsai-Lan shall forfeit his dueal
salary, but may be transferred with the
degradation OF one rank. Chief Censor
Wing Hen shall be degraded two ranko
and transferred. As to knng VI. min
lister OF the board of civil appointment,
upon his return from the commission
on which he had been sent for the pur-
pose of making inquiries into the boxer
AFFAIR. he mcmorializcd the Throne In
an audience strongly In their favor. He
should have been severely punished, but
for his death from Illness and oil pen.
nities are accordingly remitted.
Rank Taken From shuy-Yao.
"Chao Shuy-Yao. minister Of the
board Of punishment, who had been
sent on q mission similar to that OF
Fang-YI, returned almost Immediately.
Though such conduct was flagrant
neglect Of his duties. still he did NOT
make q distorted report to the
Throne, and therefore he shall be de-
prived OF his rank. but allowed to re-
tain his present Office. Finally. Yu-
Iis,cn, ex-governor OF Shansi, allowed.
while In office, the boxers freely to
massacre the Christian missionaries
and converts. For this he deserves tho
severest punishment and therefore he |,
to be banlshed TO the Furthermore bor-
der Of the country and there to be kept
at hard labor for life.
1--WE have full knowledge Of the
present trouble from the very begin
pI,r ,,,5 thnrpfnre fhnurh M I'm.
peachmcnt has been brought by Chi
nese officials at home or abroad againnt
Princes VI. Tsai-Licn and Tsal-Yung,
we order them TO be punished In the
same manner rs those who have been
lmpcachcd. All who see this edct will
thus perceive our Justice and impartial.
ity in lnnlctins condign penalties upon
these officials" "