Evening star., 1901-02-06
Ministers to China Demand Punish
ment of Twelve Leaders.
TWO HAVE ALREADY PAID PENALTY
Prince Tuan and Duke Ian May
Be Banished.
LIST OF THE DOOMED MEN

listers and Chinese plenipotentiary today,
the entire proceedings were conducted oral
ly. writings being presented to the Chi
nese. A formal indictment against the
twelve officials whose punishment had been
demanded by the powers was read, how
ever. though Kang vi and Ii Ping Heng
are dead. The officials whose punishment
has been demanded are:
Prince Chuang. commander-in-chlef of
the Boxers. who had large share in the
responsibility for promises of rewards OF
80 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 Ii yamen after Civ
ing advice to the Chinese government; who
was responsible for the edicts against for
egners issued between June 80 and August
16, and was mainly responsible for the
masSacreS in the provinces, especially Shan
ST; who ordered the troops to attack the
legations in opposition to the advice of
high mandarins who were looking to ces
sation of hostlities; who secured the exc
cution Of members of the tsung Ii yamen
who We're favorable to foreigners; who Is
the recognized author of the ultimatum of
June 10. directing the diplomatic corps TO
leave Pekin within twenty-four 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 Won ketteler, the German min
lister.
Duke Ian Also q CuIprit.
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 criminal accomplce
OF Prince Chuang and Duke Ian in their
Vaccinations.
Kang Vi, one of the instigators and coun-
sellors of the Boxers, who always protect
ed them and was most hostile to any under
standing looking 10 the re-establishment of
peaceful relations with the foreigners; who
was sent at the commencement of June to
meet the Boxers and endeavor to deter
them from entering the city, but who,
the contrary, encouraged them to follow the
work of destruction, and who signed with
Prince Tuan and Wing Men their principal
notices and prepared the plan for the ex-
pulsion and annihilation of foreigners in
the provinces of the empire.
Chaos Su kiam, a member of the grand
council and also minister of justice, who
was one of the leaders against the for
elgners and mainly responsible for the exc
Cution of the officials killed during the
siege for having tried to stop the attack
against the legations, and who rendered
The Boxers every encouragement
Hu Hsien. who reorganized the Boxers
was the author of the massacres in the
Shan ST province. and asSa sSinated 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.
General Tung Fuh Slang, who. with
Prince Tuan. carried out in Pekin the plans
against the foreigners anu who commanded
the attacks on the lega tons and the SOL
dlers who assassinated the Japanese chan
cellor.
Another Friend of Boxers.
Ii Ping Heng. who used his influence to
nave the Boxers recognized as loyal and
patriotic men and who led the government
TO use them with the object of the exter-
mination 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
accomplice. who used all his influence with
nigh persons In the empire being tutor to
the heir apparent.
Hsu Cheng Yu, who has the same re-
sponsibility.
XIII Stu. one of the officials most hostile
10 foreigners and the minister at the rites
OF service OF the Boxers
Inc ministers then announced that these
personages all deserved death When this
question is settled the foreign plenipoten-
tlaries will have to indicate who, to their
knowledge. committed crimes in the prov
1nces, 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 article ten of
the collective note, before its publication
The ministers definitely decided at a meet
ing held tonight to demand the imposition
of the death penalty upon all twelve of the
chinese officials named in the list SUBJ
mitted. including those who are dead on
account of the moral effect upon the Chi
nese.
The sentence on the living must be in
ficted except in the cases of Prince Tuan
and Duke Ian, which the emperor NAV
commute to banishment to Turkestan.
Ii Hung Chang Very Weak.
ii Hung Chang. who is very weak from
his recent illness, had to be carried in and
out of the British legation. He is unable
10 walk. but his head seems as clear as
ever.
The foreign ENJOYS were impressed with
the evident desire Of both Prince Ching and
Ii Hung Chang to come to terms. Prince
Chlng in the preliminary interview asked
whether provided China showed by every
means in her power a desire 10 carry out
the terms of the joint note, the foreign
troops would leave Pekin.
The foreign envoys replied that this was
a subject they could not discuss beyond
saying that If everything were satisfactory
they believed the powers would begin to
withdraw the troops early In the coming
spring. but that this depended largely upon
the Chinese themselves.
Prince Ching and Ii Hung Chang said
they desired to know the names of the
places where guards would be kept for the
purpose of maintaining communication with
the sea. in accordance with the terms OF
the joint note.
They were informed that this was a sub
ject regarding which the military author
tiles had more accurate knowledge than the
ENJOYS, but that at the present no deter
myation had been reached.
Prince Ching was anxious to know what
provision would be made TO control the ie-
cation guards and to prevent them from
disturbing business. He asked II the guards
would be allowed over all parts of the city
Control of Legation Guards.
To this inquiry the reply was given that
the guards would certainly not be allowed
10 interfere with any avocationssof the Chi.
nese. but would be merely kept to guard
the legations in case of necessity. Prince
Ching was assured that, in whatever parI
OF the city the legations guards might go
they would be required to conform to the
laws which would be agreed upon under
pain OF severe punishment for any infrac
ton.
The Chinese pleniRotentiaries also touch
cd upon the Question Of the forts, asking