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mute Death Sentence of These Two
to Banishinent to Turkcstan-
Crimes with Which Each IL
Charged Set Forth in List.


orally. no writings being presented to
the Chinese. A formal indictment
against the - officials whose punish
ment had been demanded by the pow
ers was read. however, though Rang vi
and Ii Ping Heng are dead. The Off
Gals whose punishment has been de-
manded are:
Prince Chuang, commander in chief CT
the Boxers who had a large share in the
responsibility for promises of rewards of
go taels for the capture of foreigners and
the death Of persons protecting Them
Prince Tuan, the principal instigator of
the troubles into which he dragged the
Chinese government, who was appointed
president of the tsung-li-yamen after CIV
ing advice to the Chinese, governmen Mt; who
was responsible for the edicts against for
eigners issued between June 80 and, August
49,. and was mainly responsible for the
massacres in the provinces, especially
Shan-si, who ordered the troops to attack
the legations in opposition to the advice of
high mandarins who we're looking to a
cessation of hostilities; who secured the
execution of members of the tsung-li-
yamen who were favorable to foreigners;
who is the recognized author of the ulti-
matum of June 10, directing the diplomatic
corps to leave Picking within "a hours. and
who ordered before the expiration of this
delay firing upon all foreigners found upon
the streets of the capital, and who 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 a criminal accom-
plice of Prince Chuang and Duke Ian in
their Vaccinations.
Rang vi. one of the instigators and coun-
selors Of the Boxers, who always pro-
tected them and was most hostile to any
understanding looking to the reestablish-
ment of peaceful relations with the for
eigners, who was sent at the commence.
ment of June to meet the Boxers and en-
deavor to deter them from entering the
city, but who, on the contrary, encouraged
them to follow the work of destruction.
and who signed with Prince Tuan and Ying
Men their principal notices and prepared
the plan for the expulsion and humiliation
of foreigners in the provinces of the en-
pire.
Chaos su Kiam. a 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 rendered
the Boxers every encouragement.
Yu Hsien, who reorganized the Boxers,
was the author Of the massacres in the
Shan-si province and assassinated with his
own hand foreigners and missionaries, and
who was noted for cruelty, which stained
with blood the whole country over which
he was governor
Gen. Tung F'uh Slang. who with Prince
Tuan carried out in Peling the plans
against the foreigners and who command
ed the attacks on the legations and the
soldiers who assassinated the Japanese
chancellor.
Ii Ping Heng, who used his influence to
have the Boxers recognized as loyal and
patriotic men and who led the government
to use them with the object of the exter-
mfnaton of foreigners.
Hsu Tung. who has always been one of
the officials most hostile to foreigners, who
praised the Boxers. of whom he was an
accomplish who used all his influence with
high persons in the empire, being tutor
to the heir apparent.
Hsu Cheng Yu. who has the same respon-
sibiity.
kih Stu. one of the officials most hostile
to foreigners and the minister at the rites
of service of the Boxers.
Deserve Death.
The ministers then announced that
these persons deserved death. When
the question is settled the foreign
plenipot will have to Indicate
who, to their knowledge, committed
crimes in the provinces. punishment
for which will have to be inflicted.
They will also present to the Chinese,
in order to prevent misunderstanding,
the text of the edict referred to in Ar.
ticle X. of the collective note, before its
publication.
Plead. for Life OF Tune Fuh Slang.
Picking, Feb. THE foreign minis
tiers Wednesday morning gave out for
publication a. secret imperial edct
handed to them Tuesday by the Chi.
nese peace plenipotentiaries, which
pleads especially for the life Of Tung
Fuh Slang, commander in chief of the
army. 1t says the only reason is on
account of the turbulent population of
the provinces of Shen-si and Kan Su,
who are devoted to him and might rise
and commit acts of violence against the
missionaries and Christians, which the
court would greatly deplore.