The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-02-13
The Formal Indictment of Guilty
Chinsee Presented
AND oFFENsEs GIVEN
The First M after TO be Determined
in sett ement Of the Case
Against Poor Old
China.

Chinese plenipotentiaris, Wednesday,
the entire proceedings being presented
to the Chinese. 4 formal indictment
against the y officials whose punish
ment had been demanded by the powers
was read, however, though Kang Vi
and Ii Ping Hepg are dead. The Off
cials whose punishment has been de-
manded are:
Duke Ian, vice president Of the po-
lice, who was accessory to the giving Of
orders for the capture of foreigners and
vas the frs. to open the gates OF the
city to the Boxers.
Ying Men criminal accomplice Of
Prince Chuang and Duke Ian in their
machinaticus.
Kapg vi, one of the instieators and
consoltors Of the Boxers who always
protected them.
Chaos Su Kism, member Of the
grand council and also minister of jus
tice who was one Of the leadeas against
the foreigners.
Yu Hsien, who rcorganizcd the Bcx-
ers, was the cruel author Of the mas
saceres in he Shan 81 province aod as
sassinated with his own hand foreign
ers and missionaries.
Gen. Tung Fuh Slang, who with
PRONE Tuan carried out in Pekin the
plans against the foreigners aDd who
commanded the attacks on the lega
tions and the soldiers who assassinated
the japanese chancellory.
Lii Ping Heng, who Influenced recog-
milton Of the Boxers aDo tutor to tie
heir apparent
Hsu Caeng Yu. Sho has the same re-
sponsibillty.
XIII S;u, ministerat the rites Of ser
vice CT the Boxers.
The ministers then announced that
these personagcs sll deserved death
When this question was settled the
foreigo plenipotentisrie5 will have to
indicate who, to their knowledge, com
nittsd crimes in the provinces, punish
ment for which vii! have to be in
ficted.
They will also present to the Chinese
in order to prevent misunderstanding,
the text Of the edict referred to in ar
tic:e III of the collective note, before
its publication.
The ministers definitely decided to
demand the imposition of the death
penalty upon u Of the Chinese officials
named in the list submitted, including
those who are dead, ou account OF the
moral effect upon the Chinese.
The sentence of the living must be
Inflicted except il the cases of Prince
Tuan and Duke Ian, which the en-
peror may commute to banlshment to
Turkestau.
A PLEA FROM THE THRONE.
The foreign ministers gave out for
publication a secret imperial edics to
them by the Chinese plenipoten:iarIes,
which pleads especially for the life Of
Tung FL Slang, eommander-in. chief OF
the army. Il says the only reason is on
account of the the turpulent 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 and Christians, which
the court would greatly deplore.
Consequently his punishment re.
ouires csutioo, deliberation and careful
cansidera ion.
The emperor it is pointed 'out, even
in the punishment Of princes of the
blood, hsd not been moved by motives
for their protection. Why then should
he do so in the case Of Tung Fu Slang?
What had already been done should De
taken into consideration. His army
had been reduced to 5000 men, Wi;h
the object Of lesseniag his, power aDd
with the ultimate object cf his future
| punishment. which vili be promulga-
ted in "a edict, the Language Of Whic h
will not be too pstent. Alter the de.
| privstion Of his Official rank, the en-
peror will, hereafter, decide on heavy
punishment.
TIE PLEA REFUSED.
At their meeting the foreign envoys
| prepared note, to be delivered to the
Chinese plenipotentia1ies, contsining
the substance of the decisions arrived
at last night, including the sentences
of execution. This will be translated
and delivered to Prince Ching and III
Hung Chang, who will immediately
communicate With the court, before re-
ply. The ministers refuse tospare the
| life of Tung Fu Hsiang, On the ground
that they did rot consider the claim OF
the plenipoteatiaries 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.
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