The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-06
A JOINT MEETING
Was Held Between Chinese Plenipoten.
tlarles and Foreign ENJOYS.
TWELVE NAMES OF OFFICIAL S
'gsay ua, 'sh that China Keep
'ss'asf, e'ut. Them
CHINA HOPED TO COMPLY FULLY
CHINA HOPED TO cUdPlY FULLY
With The Demand Of The Powers, Say The
PienipOtenliaries.
NvOYS ARE 70 DRAW UP FULL LlSl
OF All Accused Officials for sub
mission to the Chinese
plcnipotcntiarics.

Pekin, February 6.-Thc Chinese rlenl-
potentiarics, Prince Ching and Ii Hung
Chang. had protractod meeting this
morning vita the foreign euyoys. Twelve
names o. prominent Chinese officials Yerc
submitted with the request that china
keep faith with the powers ana punish
the persons named commensurate with
their onenses
Fac Chinese plcnpo,cntarics replied
that Chinas earnes; hope was to carry
on; fully The demands OF the powers ami
that she fell sure the punishment whlch
would be anlaiad would be satisfactory,
j was discovered that two out of the
twelve Of the persons were already dead
In certain cases The plenlpotantiar!es
gave reasons why the punishment in
f.otei should he hanishmen, ami not TO
death. asserting in this case that they
particularly desired Punishment hecGuze
the persons in question were 50 closely
related To the throne.
After long conversation on the SUB
iect Of punishment, 1t was decided taa,
the foreign ENJOYS should draw up a
fall list OF an accused officials both
national and provincial, with lndlctmen $
specifying he guilt OF each ana a state
meni OF the punishment required, wA!ch
would then be presented to The Chinese
plenipo for definite action.
Ii Huns Chang. who is very weak from
bis recent Illness had to be carried in
and out Of the British legation, He i'
unable to walk, but his head seems a,
clear as ever
The foreign ENJOYS were impressed with
the evident desire of both Prince China
and Ii hung Chang to come TO terms
Prince thing asked whether provided
China showed b. every means in oel
power desire to carry out tha terms
OF the join, note, the foreign troops woulc
leave fekin./
The foreign ENJOYS replied that thi
was q subject they could not discuss De
+ yond saying tina II everything vas s1tis
factory hey believed the powers woul'
begin 10 withdraw .roops early in tn
coming spring but this depended Target,
upon the Chinese themselves
Prince Chlns and LII Hung Chang sal
they desired TO know the names Of IN
places MNcTe guards WOHll Dc h1ps 10
The purpose OF maintaining rommunica
ton with the in accordance VITA IA
terms OF the Joint note. They war5 in
formed that this was a subject rog3rlin
which the military authorities had NOR
accurate knowledge than ne ENJOYS, bu
that 30 present NJ determination had bee
reaCIgd.
Prince Ching was anxious to know waa
provision would be made 10 control III
LEGATION gunras AMI 10 proven them trol
disturbing business. He asked IL n
guards would be allowed over all part
OF the city. To this inquiry the repl
was given that the guards would nc
certainly be allowed 10 interfere wit
any vacations OF the Chinese, but woul
be merely kept to guard the legations
case Of necessity Prince Gazing was az
sured thar in whatever part Of the cit
the legation guards migAt 90 they woul
be required to conform 10 laws while
wculd be agreed upon under pain or =.
we're punishment for any infTaction.
The Chinese plenlpotentiaries asked
ID would be necessary 10 destroy the fort
IS there seemed TO be some dlversil
Of opinion among the foreign ENJOYS n
gard!ng his matter Il WAS left over nni
the question Of punishment had bee
definitely decided.