The Atlanta constitution., 1901-02-11
Powers Will Request Offend
ing Officials To Punish
Themselves
DEMAND TWELVE LIVES
Understood That the Chinese Pleni-
potentiaries Will Fight To Save
Prince Tuan-American Mis-
sionary Arrested for
Looting.

PelSin. February 4.-Tomorrow will be
held the first joint meeting between the
foreign ENJOYS and the Chinese plenipo-
tcntiaries. Only Ii Hung Chang and
Prince Ching have plenipotentiary rights.
The other Chinese have merely the status
of advisors.
All the ENJOYS have agreed to maintain
absolute secrecy and will endeavor to
impress the Chinese with the Importance
of similar reserve: but. as a matter of
fact. there are many Chinese who al
ready know exactly tho programme of
tomorrows meeting. All kinds of rumOrS
and reports that large numbers have
been listed for punishment are without
foundation. as only twelve provincial au-
thorities have been named. These the
Chinese will be requested to punish COM
mensurately with their misdeeds. There
is a private understanding that at least
half of them will be requested to commit
suicide. while the others must be BAN
ished or imprisoned.
Punishment of Officials.
The real subject liable to cause delay
is the punishment of the officials of
Pckin and the province of Chi Ii. regard
ing which the ENJOYS have not yet
reached an agreement. There is little
doubt that the Chinese plenipQtentiaries
will agree so far as the provincials are
concerned. although there may possibly
be few days delay while the plenipoten-
tiaries are comforting with the court
Without doubt Ii Hung Chan= and
Prince Ching have been ordered to protest
to the uttermost against the execution
of Prince Tuan or any prince of the
royal blood.
This is a source of disagreement among
| the ENJOYS. many of whom feel that If
| Prince Tuan goes unpunished ali others
! ought to go free. The Chinese plenipo-
| tentiarieS profess to be unable to UNDER
! stand now Prince Tuan can be banished
| while his son is the heir apparent.
British and American telegraph line
| men report having seen what they be-
| lieved to have been number of armed
| Chinese. at least 1000. at dusk yesterday
| between Tung Chow and Ma Tow. The
/ military authorities think. however. that
/ of German troops. The matter will be
investigated.
Missionary Is Arrested.
Rev. w. S. Ament. one Of the missiona-
| ries of the American board of foreign
missions. was recently arrested. with two
| British subjects, by German and French
! troops near Tung Chow He was charged
/ with endeavoring to eXtort money from
! the Chinese villagers. The British sub
/ jects were released. but Mr.. Ament was
| held He says he was merely trying tQ
settle the affairs of the church there
and he has applied TO Mr., Conger to
| request General Chaffee to send cavalry
i to release him. The matter has been re-
/ ferred TO Count von Waldersee.
Private Hamilton, of the Sixth United
| States cavalry, who was tried by court
1 martial for killing Corporal Cooper, has
/ been sentenced to twenty years impris-
| onment.
There is an impression at Tien Tsin
! that German expedition. commanded by
! Won TrOth, has gone to the northwest
to the capital Won Waldersee will short
/ ly join Won Troth's force.