Imperial edict of September 25, 1900.
The Secretary of State received on October 2, 1900, from the Chinese minister a memorandum informing him that a cablegram had been received from Director-General Sheng, at Shanghai, stating that by an Imperial edict issued on the 25th of September, Prince Chwang, Prince Yin, and Secondary Princes Tsai Lien and Tsai Ying are deprived of all their respective ranks and offices; that Prince Tuan is deprived of office and is handed over to the Imperial clan court, which shall consult and decide upon a severe penalty, and his salary is to be stopped; that Duke Tsai Lan and the President of the Censorate Ying Nien are handed over to the said board, who shall consult and decide upon a severe penalty; and that Kang Yi, assistant grand secretary and president of the civil board, and Chao Shu-Chiao, president of the board of punishments, are handed over to the board of censors, who shall consult and decide upon a penalty.