Show KEEPING G CLOSE CLOSE WATCH WAK WAT rr I United Un ted States An Eye on o Russia Russin in iii Manchuria Washington Nov Nov The state de department department department never neer has had a copy of the treaty negotiated by LI ll Hung Chang Chan and the Russian agent at Pekin rel relative relative relative to to which reference was made ma e in the th public account of Li Hung death This government naturally has kept a close watch on the I developments in that quarter having haing next to Japan perhaps a larger legit legitimate legitImate legitimate interest than any other thel country than the two principals to the treaty trea y yAs As to the negotiations that have been proceeding for months It Is un unavoidable unavoidable Unavoidable avoidable that some details should leak out so that all the powers signatory to the protocol have what wh is believed to tobe tobe tobe be a generally a of the scope of the proposed convention which has now been blocked by b th the death of Li Hung Chang Officially this govern government government government ment is accepting the Russian pledge of a purpose to withdraw from brain fro n Man Ian Manchuria churia huria in a reasonable time as bona bonafide fide nde and finds no reason to question the Integrity of the Russian purpose Meanwhile following a practice inaugurated J gur ted five or six years ago agos agoa a United States warship the Vicksburg ha h has been ordered to winter at Niu Chwang ang the principal port of Manchuria U |