The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-06

PEKIN. Feb. aside from the pres
entation Of the Indictment against high
Chinese officials Tor their participation in
the Boxer outrages. nothing was accom-
pIished yesterday al the session OF the
foreign ministers. After the reading Of
the Indictment an argument followed. TIE
Chinese Commissioners repeated all they
had said before concerning the imDossi-
biIfty Of inHicting capital punishment On
the offenders designated by the ministers
The arguments. however, resulted in no
progress Of the peace preIiminaries-
The ministers said. after the long dis
cassion. that when the question Of pun
ishments for the rinSleaders in the out
RACES was concluded they would indicate
the names of officials Of the provinces
who had committed crimes and the penal
ties to he demanded
At the beginning Of yesterdays session
the ministers informed the Chinese pleni-
potentiaries that twelve princes and high
officials whose punishment the Chinese
Government has already decreed deserved
death. but they did not insist upon the
extreme penalty Through their syCkes-
man the ministers after the recital Of the
Indictment againsJ these individuals, said.
''ToU viii understand after the ezplana-
JiCn which has just been given 10 you.
that these persons deserve death
The Chinese representatives did not
understand the question that way They
said the Government would behead Tu-
hsien and Prince Chwang. but presen- ed
many arguments why the court would not
iniict capital punishment on the others
Senior De CoIogau. the Spanish Minister
read the Indictment which The Ministers
had prepared against The following chi
mes officials,
Prince Chwang wa officially com
n2Rder-in-chief of the Boxers. and
as project Of police he was respOnsi-
bic for Offering ii reward Of from So to 30
taels for every foreigner brought 10 him
alive and for furnishing with death Chi
nose who protected foreigners
Prince Tuan was the principa instigator
Of the Boxer movement. he persuadine the
Government thai the Boxers afforded the
best means Of Riding China Of foreigners.
Is President of the Tsung-Ii-Yamen h
WIS responsible for the autf-foreign
edicts, among them being that OF July ?.
the carrying out Of which resulted in the
massacre Of foreigners IN ShensI. He
ordered the Chinese troops 10 attack the
legations and always opposed a cessation
of hostilities. He was at the
head Of the party which Sc
cured the beheadinE OF two members
Of the Tsung-Ii-Yamen for fay0ring .or-
eigners and the author Of the ulyimatuEu OF
June i, commanding the ministers TO
Leave Pekin in tweEty-fOur hours. He or
dered his troops 10 kill any foreigners
found in the streets. and was thus the
principal author of the murder OF baron
Won Ketteler. the German Minister.
Duke Ian was one OF The official con
1eTees Of the Boxers He was vice presi-
dent Of police and was responsible for
Offering rewards for foreigners He was
one Of the first to open the gates OF the
city 10 the Boxers.
YinguIen. che Of the chief Boxers and
q vice president OF police was an accom-
plice in all the criminaliry and took
great part in the anIi-fOreign movement.
CONSTITUTION by reason Of his great
influence as q member Of the Grand Coun-
ell and IS Minister of Justice was cue Of
the leaders in the undertakings against
foreigners who urged the Chinese Govern
InenJ TO give freedom of action 20 the
Boxers and is specially responsible for he
execution Of two members al the Isung-
li-Yamen.
Yu-hsieu brought 10 life and re0rEan-
lied the Boxer Society and was the au-
thor of the massacres in the Province OF
Shansi- He aSsasSiuaIed with his CWn
hands number Of foreign missionaries.
General TUug-fu-hsiang proposed with
Prince Tu4n and carried out at PeEin q
He commanded The troops who attacked
the Legations and his soldiers assassin ed
the Chancellor Of the ia panese Legation.
Tisu-tung. one Of the officials most hos
tile toward foreigners. advised their ex-
termination He was an accomplice IN
all the Boxer plots and exercised all his
Influence in their favor with the Empress
Dowager.
Shu-chin-yu is & son Of the last named.
The same Indictment was found against
cipai author Of the murders Of members
OF the Tsung- li-Yamen.
XIII Stu was one Of the most hostile for
eigners who used all his influence IN the
service Of the Boxers; also one Of the au-
thors Of che execution Of the members OF
the Tsuug-Ii-YaTaen.
The indictment also relates the crimes
OF Karg-yi ana Liping-heng as Il their
punishment was demanded Both these
men are lead Ti-su COR HsuJ Ing is
also dead His son Sbu-Chin-yu induced
him 10 commit suicide and promised that
he would follow his fathers example He
placed q rope around his fathers neck ana
kicked the stool upon which he was stand
ing from under him. When he found that
his father was dead the son changed his
mind about following his example.
The ministers declined TO give the Chi
neEe commissioners 4 copy Of the indIct-
meuI saying it was only memorandum
They promised TO hand q copy over later
on.
DUTCH CAPTURE BAToEILIK.