The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-03

| The State Department has just received
| from II c. Sduiers. Secretary of the
! United States Legation a: Pekin. a trans
! latiOn of a note from Ii Hung Chang.
! enclosing regulations for the control Of
| the mounted patrol at several stations
] which Il is proposed to establish along the
| road between ChinE-tinE and Paoting-fu-
This is the first step on the part of the
| Chinese authorities. says Mr. Squicrs, to-
ward the protection Of foreigners travel
ing through the disturbed districts Of the
| provinces of Shansi and Chilli. and ought
| TO give great satisfaction to our people
| whose interests make it necessary for
them to travel there.
The regulations read:
Within a short time the railway will
be opened to Ching-ting. and foreigners
| going into Shansi from the east will start
westward from Ching-ting; Ching-ting. in
: Chilli, therefore, viii be the first station
I The district city. HuO-lu. viii be the sec
Oud; Ching hsing district city the third :
Pai-chiug-i, in PinG-ttng Chou Shansi
| the fourth; Ping-ting Chou City, the fifth;
| Ts'e-shih-i, in the district Of ShOu-yang,
I the sixth: the district city Of Shou-yang
! the seventh; Shih-t'ieh Chen. in the dis
| trict Of YU-t'zU, the eighth, and Tai-yuan
| the ninth
| bannerman viii be appointed to the
| general command Of the cadets and sol
| diers at nine stations. Each station will
| have one cadet for the military school
/ and ten mounted men. The cadets will
I wear a uniform having dark purple vel
| vet border. They will wear winter hats
I The mounted men viii all wear dark blue
! jackets and trousers, and on the right
| arm viii have q badge. bearing in foreign
| letters the words -Sh2nsi patrol and
! number. On the left arm they will wear
| a badge having in Chinese the words
| Patrol OF the ShanSi office Of foreign af-
| fairs for the protection of merchants and
| a number. They viii all be armed with
| hou-tang rifles. Each station viii also
| have one mafoo and one scuuion.
| There will be a Participating inter
/ prefer at the first station. and any for
| eigner wishing 10 go 10 Shansi Will be
| requested first TO visit the station and
| record his name and state clearly to
! what prefecture and district I'M Shausi he
| wishes to go, as well as the date on which
he proposes to start. The cadet in charge
1 Of the station viii at once send two
/ mounted patrOlmen to the stopping place
/ Of the foreigner, TO remain there until ne
| starts and to escort him on his way. The
[ patrolmau should wait for the foreigner
( rather than the foreigner for the patrol
! man. Should one be starting from Shausi,
he may go 70 the foreign office in Tai-yu-
| an, or to any chou OF district yamen along
! the route, and enter his name, and the
! Chinese official viii direct the officer in
! charge OF the station to send an escort
| Of fatrolmen.
! The escort viii keep not more than
| four metres. Chinese. l chang and feet.
( from the foreign travellers cart. horse or
! chair. The patrOImen viii regulate their
! speed by that Of the foreigners cart or
/ horse. and must not at their own will
( travel more rapidly or lag behind. on
| crossing a river or bridge OF mountain
rayine or any dangerous place they must
/ draw rein and travel cautiously and use
! extra care TO protect the traveller. On
/ occasion OF any stoppage for rest. ETC..
/ they must suit the foreigners c0nvtn-
| 1elce- When the foreign traveller sfOpS
/ over night at an inn the responsibility
! Tor the care OF his baggage will rest with
/ the landlord of the inn and the local IL
! paO- II the people Of the place are curl
, Gus and boisterOus the patrOlman will in
/ FORM the next station, 10 whom they hand
| over charge. and request them to send
! Two patrolmen to stop with the travellers
| and prevent trouble. II the people gather
| about IN their curiosity and cause an
! noyance the patroIunen will with AMIGA
/ bic words. eXhort them 70 disperse and
! Will not permit the annoyance or alloy
| any boisterOus shouting.
| ''On occasions Of stopping for refresh
/ ment or sleep. II there be a station the
| patroimen viii stop al the station: N not
| they VIII stop at an inn. and viii furnish
/ their own food and forage for their
/ horses. II the foreigner offers 10 make
| them a present they must not receive T.
] Any violation Of this rule will lead TO thu
! discharge OF the offender.
! should any patrOlman be lacking IN
/ vigilance or cause delays. the foreign
/ Traveller viii take his number and report
| hun 10 the cadet IN charge OF the 1evf
| station, who will at once inform the Man
hIm-
! NO station will be permitted 20 hen o.
] clerk, but the cadet in charge will birnSaIf
4 90 an the necessary writing keen his own
! entries OF passengers aud goods sent
/ along The patrOlmen at any station will
/ be under the orders OF the Ca5l+ H.
! charge. who VIII send them on d1Itv In
/ rotation. and when there IS leisure he will
~ h,,-l mem IN marching and rife practice.
/ any patrolman guilty Of the violation Of
/ IheSe regulations. after Investigation no
/ matter at what station will be AZ ono
sulIaoIy PuhIshed by the cadet in charge
/ ANY Chinese merchant who wishes 70
| Sthd SILVER INTO Shansi or Chilli and who
ms no safe conduct, may al any time
/ Apply al any station and the cadet in
charge Will according TO uniform custom
send two mounted patrOlmen with rifles
according 70 the regular rotation Of the
SLatloh, 70 escort it. and the patrSImen
! viii not De permitted 70 receive any re-
| be escorted
| Foreigners on arriving Al any station
/ are 10 be provided merely with an escort
| ANY carts. chairs mules or horses tbat
may be needed, together with food ar the
/ Inn. etc. the foreigners must provide for
| themselves
| If foreign travellers. meeting with high
| Wind or rain on the road. ar, compelled
! 70 stop over night at some Intermediate
| place where there - no station, the escort
/ VII stop In the same place or close at
/ hand. that they may be conveniently near
| Tor protection.
| After the imperial post shall have been
/ established, packages Of letters for Ching
| ting and 'Iai-yuan will be forwarded once
} every three days The cadet IN charge OF
/ the station, after making proper entry on
! the recJ-d will send one patroIuaan cbos-
! en- according 70 rotation. with al speed
10 the aeNt station, wind and rain not he
/ ing permitted TO detain him. The mails
I OF the imperial post being Of great i'm
\ portance, there must be no loss or DELAY
| and II Will not be permitted along the
| road TO secretly break the seals Of the
| packages
| The patrol stations which Il is pronos-
ed 90 establish are for the PURPOSE Of
| SAFELY escorting Chinese and foreign trav-
eiers. The duty Of seiZing robbers and
I pursuing bandits together with that ~
/ suppresstng disturbances IN any place
| rests with the local officials and military
authorities. The said station patrols are
not charged with this responsibility. ia
| order that they may devote themselves 20
their special duties"
Two Steamers Collide.
NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Aug. 3-The
/ Old Dominion steamer jamestown. en-
route from Norfolk 20 New York. and the
| local steamer Hampton. Of the same line.
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