Show EXECUTO ci Authorities in Peking Aroused i lOver Punishment Pt S r NEGOTIATIONS ARE PENDING c S S S While They Arc Under Way Landing Chinamen Look Upon the Killing y of the Viceroy ofChiLi as Pecu Hold Bprc11cnsib1eJM10Y T liarly Reprehensible Acting for Earl LI That Ho Was S While the Latter Was Conducting tho Peaco Mission In Peking He Welcomed Troops to Poa Ting PuS S L1 I itt Washington S Nov 55 liJt is under t stool tba the ChinestJ authorities at Packing liavo boon iftoCounflfy aroused 1i1 by ifomc of the xjxecutlona of Chinese j ujllclals which have laken pjapc rex < re-x ntly and that theyhave made known in an official way their surprise and regret re-gret that this should be done while the tWI peace negotiations are going on It appears that thc execution of the act ing1 Viceroy or ChiLl Id looked upon Rl peculiarly rejrehcnsible This actlng Viceroy servid during the absence of 1 I Lil ilung Chan at Peking occupying ii Hfs yamcn and in airways executing JCiirl Lis functions wlijle he wan conducting 1 con-ducting the peace mlspkm Hla headquarters I head-quarters were established at Pao Ting ccL Fu whence the allied forces under the S German commander recently directed their expedition 11 Is mild1 that the i acting Viceroy made no opposition to the advance of the Gorman and other S allied lioopa although he had an army i capable of restating He is I ald to S have come out from thc city to meet I the allies and lo havd1 turned qver his 4 yamen to them S T From the Chinese tuidp6lnt China 4 Js herMelf proceeding lo pXinish guilty officials nnd the question ot punishments 3 punish-ments Is also being consideredin the i 1 negotiations now progressing Chinese dfllrlnlK maintain therefore that this summary execution of one of the highest high-est olllcials while lie is said to have been noncombatant peaceful is extraordinary und calculated to stir up S animosity among the Chincze people wljleh there Is every desire toavoid The Chinese Minister made a call on Secretary Hay today mainly for the purpose of getting news on the progress c of affairs When asked as to the execution S ex-ecution of the acting Viceroy of Chl Ll he would mako no statement although al-though It Is understood that he is fully advised of the reeling of deep concernS concern-S which prevails among the CliJnese of flclals at Peking concerning this act and others of a similar character S |