The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-07
PLEAFOR IUNG IS Vain
Enjoys Insist on Death for
Chinese General.
TUAN TO BE BANISHED
LIST MADE UP OF OTHERS TO BE
PUNISHED.

today gave for publication a secret i'm
Derial ediCt handed to them yesterday
by the Chinese peace plenipotenti-
aries, which pleads especially for the
fe Of Tung Flu Slang. commander-in-
chief Of the army.
It says the only reason is on account
Of the turbulent population Of the
provinces Of Shen 81 and Kan Su. who
are devoted to him, and might rise and
commit acts of violence against the
missionaries ana Christians which the
court would greatly deplore. COnse-
qUenty his punishment requires eau
ton. deliberatiOn and careful con-
SideTatiOn. The emperor. il is pointed
out, even in the punishment Of princes
OF the blood. las not been moved by
motives for their protection. Why
then should he do so in the case Of
Tuns Flu Siang2 What had already
been done should be taken into con-
sideratiCn. His army had been re-
duced 10 3,UO0 men with the object Of
lessening his power and with the ulti-
mate Oh ect of his future punishment
which viii be promulgated in an edict,
the language Of which viii not be too
patent. After the deprivation OF his
official rank the emperor viii here
after decided on heavy punishment
Plea Not Granted.
The ministers definitely decided at a
third meeting held last night to de-
mand the imposition of the death
penalty upon all twelve of the Chinese
officials named in the list submitted,
including those who are dead, on ac-
count of the moral effect upon the
Chinese.
The sentence on the living must be
inflicted except in the cases of Prince
Tuan and Duke Ian, which the en-
DerOT may commute to Punishment to
TUrkestand-
As had been arranged at the meet
ing of the foreign ministers and Chin
csc plenipOtentaries the entire pro-
ceedings were conducted orally. no
writings being presented to the Chin
csc. 4 formal Indictment against the
twelve officials whose punishment had
been demanded by the powers was
read, however, though kang Vi and Ii
Ping Heng are dead.
Names of Doomed oficiels.
The officials whose punishment has
been demanded are: Prince Chung
cCmmander-in-chief of the Boxers.
who had a large share in the respOn-
Sibility. for promises of rewards of
fifty taels for the capture OF foreigners
and the death Of persons protecting
them.
Prince Tuan, the principal instigator
of the troubles iu5o which he dragged
abe Chinese government. who was ap-
pointed president OF the Usung-li-yamen
after giving advice to the Chinese gov
eminent who was responsible tor the
edicts against the foreigners issued be
tween June 80 and Aug. L. and was
mainly responsible for the massacFes in
the provinces, especially Shan 81, who
ordered the troops TO attack the lega-
tons IN opposition to the advice of mis-
high mandarins, who were looking TO a
cessation Of hOstilities; who secured the
execution of members Of the tSuug-li-
yamen who were favorable 90 foreign
els; who is the recognized author Of
the ulumatum Of June 10, directing the
corps TO IeaVe Pekin within
UWeuty-fOur hours. and who ordered
before the expiI a tion of this delay fir
ing upon all foreigners found upon the
streets of the capital, and VINO was
practically the author Of the assassina-
ton of Baron Won Ketteler, the German
Others on the List.
Duke Ian. vice president of the DO
lice department, 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.
Ying-Nien, who was criminal accom-
pliCe of Prince Chuang and Duke Ian
in their Vaccinations.
Kang vi. one of the instigatOrs and
OF the Boxers who always
projected them and was most hostile
to any understanding looking TO the re-
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, on the
contrary. encouraged them to follow
the work of destruction and who signed
with Prince TUan and Ying-Nien their
principal notices and prepared the plan
for the expulsion and humiliation of
foreigners in the provinces of the en-
1ire.
Chaos Su kiam, a member of the
grand council, and also minister Of JUS
lice. who was one Of the leaders against
The foreigners and mainly responsible
for the execution of the officials killed
turing the siege for having tried to
stop the attack against the legations,
and who rendered the Boxers every en-
Yu Hsien. who recognized the Boxers
and was author of the massacres in the
Shan 81 province and aSsassinated with
MS own hand foreigners and missionar-
es, and who was noted for cruelty,
which stained with blood the whole
country over which he was governor
General Tung Included.
General Tung Flu Saing. who, with
Prince TUan, carried out in Pekin the
plans against foreigners, and who COM
handed the attacks on the legations
md the soldiers who assassinated the /
u .1anese chancellor.
Ii Ping Heng. who used his influence
90 have the Boxers recognized as loyal [
md patriotic men, and who led the gov
.rnment to use them with the object
IF determination of foreigners.
Hsu Tung. who has always been one /
If the officials most hostile TO foreign I
RS who praised the Boxers, of whom /
he was an accOmplice, who used all his /
with high persons in the en- /
Dire. being tutor to the heir apparent.
Hsu Cheng Yu, who has the same /
ss9OusiEility-
Kin Su, one of the officials most nos |
lie to foreigners and the minister at /
he rites of service OF Rle Boxers.
The ministers then announced that 1
hese personages all deserved death I
When this question is settled the for ]
ign plenipOtentiaries viii have to iudi- /
ate who. TO their knowledge. COM |
nitted crimes in the provinces. punish |
nent for which will have to be infict- /
d. They viii also present TO the Chi /
lese. in order to prevent misunder- /
the text of the edict referred |
o i'm article 10 of the collective note |
,efore its publication