The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-07
WHAT TREENV)YS DEMAND
LIST OF GUILTY CHINESE OFF,
GALS WHO MUST ALONE SUI
FER FOR THEIR CRIMES
MUST PAY DEATH PENALTY
Twelve Are in the LIst-FOrmaI In
dictment Against Them With
the Offenses of Which
They Were Guilty.

PEKIN, Feb. 5.-As had been arranged
at the meeting of the foreign ministers
and plenipotentiaries, the entire proceed
ings We're conducted orally, no writings
being presented to the Chinese. A formal
indictment against the twelve officials
whose punishment has been demanded by
the powers, was read. though Kan vi and
Ii Ping Heng are dead The officials
whose punishment has been demanded
are:
Prince Chung, commander n-chief of
the Boxers, who had large share IN the
responsibility for promises of rewards of
nifty taels for the capture of foreigners
ana the death of persons protecting them.
Prince Tuan, the principal instigator of
the troubles into which he dra gged the
CHINESE government, who was made
president of the Tsung-H-yamen after
giving advice to the Chinese government;
who was responsible for the edicts against
| foreigners, issued June 80 and August It,
ard was mainly responsible for the mas
Sacres in the provinces, especially Shan
Sc, who ordered the troops to attack the
legations in opposition to the advice of
nigh mandarlns who were looking to
cessation of the hOstilities; who secured
the execution of members of the Tsung-
l1-yamen, who were favorable to the
foreigners; VINO is the recognized author
of the ultima tum of June 10, directing
IN tWenty-four hours, and who ordered
before the expiration of this delay firing
upon all foreigners found upon the streets
or the capital, and VINO was practically
the author of the assassination of Baron
ketteler, the German minister.
Duke Ian, vice president of the police,
who was accessory to The giving of orders
for the capture of foreigners and was
the first to open the gates Of the city
TO the Boxers
Wing Men, who was criminal accomplice
of Prince Chung and Oul<a in thejr
machina TONS
Rang Ii, one of the instigators and
councillors of the Boxers, VINO always
protected them and was most hostile to
any understanding looking to the re
establishment of peaceful relations with
the foreigners, who was sent at the COM
mencement of June to meet the Boxers
and endeaV0r to deter them from enter
ing TIE city, but who, on the contrary,
encouraged them to follow the work of
destruction, and who signed with Prince
Tuan and Wing Men their principal no.
tees and prepared the plan for the eX-
pulsion and humiliation of foreigners in
the provinces of the empire.
Chaos Su Kiam, member of the grand
council and also minister Of justice, who
was one of the leaders against the for
eignerS and mainly responsible for the
execution of the officials killed during
the siege, for having tried to stop the
attack against the legations and who ten
Iiu Hsien, who reorganiZed the Boxers,
was the author of the massacres in the
Shan-St province and aSSaSSinated with
his own hand foreigners and -mission-
aries, and who was noted for cruelty,
which stained with blood the whole cOun-
try over which he was governor;
Gen. Tung Fuh Hsang. who, with
Prince Tuan, carried out in Pekin the
plans against the foreigners and who
commanded the attacks on the legations
and the soldiers who assassinated the
Japanese chancellor.
Lii Ping Heng, who used his influence to
have the Boxers recognized as loyal and
patriotic men and who led the govern
ment to use them with the object of ex-
termination CT foreigners
Hsu-Tung, who has always been one
of the officials most hostile to foreigners
who praised the Boxers of whom he was
an accomplice, who used all his influence
OF high persons in the empire, being tutor
to the heir apparent.
Hsu Cheng Yu, who has the same re-
SpOnSibility.
XIII Stu, one of the officials most hos
tile to foreigners and the minister at the
rites of service of the Boxers.
The ministers then announced that
these persons deserved death. When the
teptiaries wilt have to indicate who, to
their knowledge committed crimes in the
provinces, punishment for which viii
have to be inflicted.
The ministers definitely decided at a
meeting held tonight to demand the inn
position of the death penalty upon all
twelve of the Chinese officials named in
are dead, on account of the moral effect
upon the Chinese.
The sentence on the living must be in
ficted, except in the cases of Prince Tuau
and Duke Ian, which the emperor may
commute to Punishment to Turkestan.