Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-02-07
THE DEMAND ON CHINA
Minister, Ask for the Death Penalty
Of Twelve officials.
TWO ALREADY DEAD
The Punishment of Prince Tuan and
Duke l.an l. Fixed M Danish.
rlrnl Punishment of BCxer
Leaders In Provinces.

Pcllin. Feb G.-The ministers have
definitely decided % demand the impo.
sition Of the death penalty upon all ~
Chinese officials named in list -ubmi.
ted, including those who are dead, ON
account Of the moral effect on the Chi.
nese. Sentence on the living must b.
inflicted except IN the cases of
Prince Tuan aud Duke Ian. which the
emperor may commute 10 bani,hment.
At the meeting Of themiuistcrs and Chi.
ncse plcnip1toullrics Tuesday. the en-.
tire proceeding, were oral uo writings
being presented 90 the Chinese. 4 for.
NAL Indictment against the ~ culprits
whose punishment was demanded. how.
ever wa, read, though Kang vi and Ii
Ping Heug arg dal Tneu names of the
~ are.
Prince Tuan, the cnmmauder-in-chief
Of the boxer. who hod Hrgc share in
the responsibility for the promises OF
the reward, Of so taels fur the capture
Of tho foreigner. and their death. For
protecting Prince Tuun. the principal
I in,timtor Of the trouble, ho wa, up-
pointed president of the tsuug Ii yamu
after giving advice to Chinese govern
ment H. irresponsible flrcdict against
foreigners begun Aug. 90, aui was
mainly responsible for the massacrps in
which the provinces especially iu Shan
81, ordered the troop, toattack the lega-
tiun- In opposition 20 the advice Of high
Iuandariu. who were looking 20 "a ce,-
sation of ho,tilIties, secured the cxocu.
tion Of member, Of the tsung Ii yainen
favorable 10 foreigners and was recog.
nlzed author of the ultimntum Of juno
o. ordering the diplomatic corps 10 leave
Pckin in % hours and ordered before the
expiration Of thi, delay firing upon all
foreigners In the streets Of the capital
and was practically the author Of the
assassination of Baron Won Ketteler, the
German minister
Duke Ian, vice president Of the police
department, who was accessory o. the
giving Of orders for the capture Of for.
eigners and was the first 20 open the
gates Of the city 10 the boxers
Wing Men, who was criminal accom-.
plicc of Prince Tuan and Duke Ian in
their Vaccinations.
Kang vi. one of the instgators and
counsellors Of the boxers. who always
protected them and was most hostile 20
any understanding looking to the rcc,-
tablishment Of peaceful relations with
the foreigners who were sent at the
commencement of June to meet the box.
ers and cndeavOr to deter them from
entering the city. but who, on the con.
tmry, encouraged them % follow the
work of destruction and who signed
with Prince Tuan and Wing Men their
principal notices and prepared the plan
for expulsion aud annihilation Of for.
oigners In the provinces Of the empire.
Chaos Su kiam, member Of the
grand council and also minister of Jus.
tice, who was one of the leaders against
the foreigners and mainly responsible
for the execution Of the officials killed
during the siege, for having tried "a
stop the attack against the legations
and who rendered the boxers every en-.
coungcment
Yu Hsien, who recognized the boxers,
was the author Of the massacres in the
Shan 81 province and assissinated with
his own hand foreigners and wissiona.
ries, and who was noted for cruelty,
which stained with blood the whole
country over which he was governor.
General Tung Fuh Slang, who. with
Prince Tuan, carried out the plan.
against the foreigners and who com
manded the attacks ON the legations and
the soldiers who as,as,inutcd the Japa.
nese chancellor.
Ii Ping Hong, who used hi, nhuenc,
10 have the boxers rcorgnizcd as Iowa
and patriotic men and who lcd the gov.
erument to use them with DO. object OF
determination of foreigners
Hsiu Tung. who ha, always been ON,
of the official, most hostile 90 foreign
ers, who praised the boxer, Of whom d,
was an accompligc, who used all his in
nuencc with high person. iu the empire
being tutor To the heir apparent.
Hsiu Chcng lu, who has the sam,
responsibility
XIII Su, one of the officials most hos
tile TO foreigners AMI the minister at th,
rites Of service of the boxers
The ministers then announced that
the above pcrsonagos all deserve,
loath
When this question is settled the for