The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-02-13
WANT THEIR HEADS
The Formal Indictment of GUILTY
Chinees Presented
NAMES AND oFFENses OWEN
The First Matter to be Determined
In Soft ement Of the Case
Against Poor Old

tne ueetiuB Vi tne lOrelSO ministers ana
Chinese plenipoteLtiaris, Wednesday,
the entire proceeding being presc uted
to the Chinese. A formal indictment
against the IL officials whose punish
ment had been demanded by the powers
was read, however, though Kang vi
and Ii Ping Hang are dead. The off
cials whose punishment has been de-
msnded are:
Duke Ian, vice president of the Do
lice, 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.
YiUg Men criminal acoomplice of
Prince Chuang aud Duke Ian in their
machinations.
KsDg vi, one of the instigators and
conscllors of the Boxers who always
protected them.
Chaos Su Kiam, a member of the
grand council and also minister OF Jus
tice who was one of the leadeas against
the foreigners.
Yu Hsieu, who reorganized the Box
ers, was tho cruel author Of the mas
ssceres In the Shan 81 province and as.
sssUioSted with his own hand foreign
ers ana missionaries.
Gen. Tung Fuh Slang, who with
PRONE Tuan carried out in Pekin the
plans against the foreigners and who
commanded the attacks on the lega
tious and the soldiers who assassinated
the japanese char cellory.
III Ping Heug, who Influenced recog-
milton Of the Boxers and tutor to the
heir enparent
Hsu Cneng Yu, Who has the same re
sponsibility.
XIII Stu, ministers at the rites Of SER
vice Of the Boxers.
The ministers then announced that
these personages all deserved death
When this question was settled the
foreign plenipotcnti.ries Will have to-
indicate who, to their knowledge, oom.
mitted crimes in the provinces, punish
mcnt for which will have to be in
fictrd
They will also present to the Chinese
in Order to prevent misunderstanding,
the ( xt Of be edict referred to in ar
tic D of tue collective note, before
rs Eblicatiou.
ministers definitely decided to
erSy1 ,uo imposition Of the death
penalb upou II OF .Av Ch;Rcs- officials
named in the list submitted, including
those lwho are dead, on account Of the
morsl effect upon the Chinese.
The sentence of the living must be
inflicted except in the cases of Prince
Tuan aad Duke Ian, which the en-
peror may commute to banishmeut to
Turkestan.
PLEA FROM THE THRONE
The foreign ministers gave out for
publication secret imperial cdict to
them by the Chinese plenipoten,iaries
which pleads especially for the life of
Tung Flu Slang, commander. in. chief of
the army. 1t says the only reason is on
account of the the turpulent population
of the provinces of Shen 81 and Kan
Su, who sre devoted to him and might
rise and commit acts of violence against
the missionaries and Christians, which
the court would greatly deplore.
Consequently his punishment re.
quires caution, deliberstion and careful
oansidera ion.
The emperor it is pointed .out, even
in tho punishment of princes Of the
blood, had not been moved by motives
for their protection. Why then should
he do so in the case of Tung Fu Sisng2
What had already been done should be
taken into consideration His army
had been reduced to 5000 men, wi h
the object Of lessening his, power apd
With the ultimate object Of his future
punishment, which will bo promulga.
ted in an edic', the language uf which
will not be too patent. After the de.
privstion of his official rank, the en-.
peror will, hereafter, decide on heavy
punishment.
THE PLEA REFUSED.
At their meeting the foreign envoys
prepared note, to be delivered to the
Chinese plenipotentiaries, containing
the substance of the decisions arrived
at last night, including the sentences
of execution. This will bo translated
and delivered to Prince Ching and Lii
Hung Chang, who will Immediately
communicate with the court, before re.
ply. The ministers refuse TO spare the
lie Of Tung Fu Hsiang, on the ground
that they did rot con n5ider the claim Of
the plenipotentiaries reason. They al.
lowed the lives Of Prince Tuan and
Duke Ian, because of their relation
ship to the imperial family and the eff
feet their death might have on the
Chinese.