As a sign of magnanimity we hear that the Russians have been buying up things that were looted or sold from the Palace in order that they may be presented to the Empress Dowager.
The Manchurian Convention, The Russian Agreement concerning Manchuria still hangs fire. The Russian Government is not urgent in the matter. being content with leaving things as they are or leaving them to the opporttinities of the future. The Chinese Plenipotenflaries, and especially Prince Ching, are also not keen to bring about a Convention for fear that their reputation will suffer. In this respect they are far different from the late Grand Secretary Li Hung-chang, who had the courage to do many unpleasant things in the face of the reviling of his countrymen. Certainly any delay will not turn out to the advantage of China or the Manchus. China has had all the help from Great Britain, Japan and the United States that she may ever expect in resisting any extravagant demands of Russia.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.