The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-08
MIR HAY ATOYSTER BAY
MATTERS OF GRAVE CONCERN
 ARE DISCUSSED.
B'Nai B'Rith Petition and the Alas kan Boundry Matter Gone Over By President and Secretary of
 State.

Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 7.-Secretary John Hay Is a guest of President Roose- welt tonight at Sagamore Hill. Matters of grave importance to this country, in It's International relations. were under consideration during the afternoon and evening.
 The conclusions reached at the confer ence are not disclosed.
 They considered in all its phases, the Russian situation, particularly with respect to the B'nai B'rith petition, which 1t had determined will be forwarded to the Russian Government; and the Alaskan boundary question. which next month Is to be taken up for what is hoped may be final adjustment in London.
 Secretary Hay arrived here from New port, R. l., where he has been visiting his daughter, Mrs Payne, Whitney, this afternoon. He was accompanied by sena- tor Fairbanks of Indiana. Senator Thomas Kearns of Utah arrived on the same train,
 Prior to their arrival at the Presidents home, Senator Hanna of Ohio, accom- panied by Mrs. Hanna and MT. and Mrs. Clement A. Griscom and Miss Griscom. had Areached Sagamore Hill on MT. Grls- coms private yacht Alvina. The luncheon party included besides, those already named, the Presidents house guests and Guy wetmore Carryl, the author. After the luncheon, President Roosevelt dis cussed with Secretary Hay and Senators Fairbanks, Hanna and Kearns the Alas kan boundary. matter. Senator Fair banks was a member of the Joint High Commission which had that question under consideration several years ago and the President and Secretary Hay took AN-H- An A- ter with him. It is understood that the papers in the American case have been made up and the case is ready for presentation. Secretary Root, Senator Lodge and forr1ier Senator Fur ner of Washington, the American mem- bers of the commission, will leave for England in the course of a month to be- gin the actual work of the commission in London. After a full discussion of this, including consideration of the final instructions to the American commission CTS, Senators Fairbanks and Kearns left the Presidents homo and took a late train for New York Soon afterwards, Senator Hanna and his party boarded the yacht and sailed for Newport
 Have I retired from businessT said Senator Hanna. repeating the inquiry put to him by the newspaper men, as he was IT say not. I never retire from anything"
 The Senator has relieved himself of some of his business responsibilities, but he says he has no intention of retiring from active business life.
 Senator Hanna assured the newspaper men that his visit to the President had TO political significance, His health, he said. was getting better, It when one of his persistent intervieweis inquired # he thought he would be able to manage the next Republican national campaign, he replied, laughingly:
 Now you are getting. inquisitive Really that matter has not been deter mined so far as know"
 When the other visitors had gone, the President and Secretary Hay continued their conference until far into the night. It is regarded as likely that some devel- opments in the Russian situation may be expected In a few days.