Show IS I BEHEADED Clang Yen Hoon Former Forer Minister to United States Killed Washington WahIngton Oct 16 Confirmation has been received here of the execution tion ton July 20 of Chang Yen en Hoon the former Chinese minister to the United States Chang Cluing was a a loyal adherent t of the emperor and a warm supporter r of the reform movements When Ven the empress dowager supplanted the emperor two years ago he was wa or dered to be bt beheaded but through the th e Intervention of the th American merica and Brit Bri ish ministers his punishment was com corn commuted commuted muted to banishment in the distant distan t province of It now appears appear s that the empress dowager taking ad advantage advantage vantage of the late reign reig of terror at a t Pekin and knowing kowIng Influence e with wih the emperor ordered his tion ton by decapitation |