The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-07-16
lTSAGAMOREHILIL
AND SENATOR'S GUESTS OF
PRESIDENT.
.t. boundary and Russian In
oidept said to Have Been Top
.o .f what Was Evidently An
1mportant COnference--NOthing
oiven Out for Publication.

r;ven Out 1Or EuDllC&tlOns
o..ster Bay, N. Y, July 10.--Secre-
..ry of State John Hay is guest of
p @, Roosevelt at lSagamore Hill.
Waters of grave Importance to this
,ntrv in it's international relations
.V o.e nnder consideration during the
oi+ernoon and evening.
The conclusions reached during the
terence are not disclosed, both the
srosident and Secretary Hay regarding
!. DC inexpedient at this time to discuss
~ nrblication the details of their work
II two subjects of serious concern most
- their attention was turned. They
Oor.idered in all its phases the Russian
sitnation, particularly with respect to
the B'nai Birth petition, which it has
boen determined will be forwarded to
+be Russian government; and the Alas
Ian boundary question which next
month is to be taken up for what is
boped may be final adjustment by the
american and British commission in
London.
Secretary Hay arrived here from
Newport, R. l., where he has been Wis.,
ting his daughter, Mrs. PAYNE Whit
nev, at 1890 o'clock this afternoon.
He was accompanied by Senator Fair
banks, of Indiana. Senator Thomas
Kearns, of Utah, arrived on the same
train, although he did not meet the
other two until they alighted at the
OYSTER Bay station. The party was
met bv one of the executive carriages
and driven direct to Sycamore Hill.
Senator Hanna Arrives.
Before their arrival at the presidents
home, Senator Hanna, accompanied by
Mrs. Hanna and their friend, Miss
Phelps, and Mr.. and Mrs Clement A.
Griscom and Miss Griscom, had reach
ed Sycamore Hill on the private yacht,
owned by Mr.. Griscom, who is presi-
dent of the International Navigation
Company-the American line. The
visitors lande' from the yacht at the
Roosevelt pier and were conducted to
Sycamore Hill. 1t was distinguished
party which assembled soon afterward
at luncheon at the hospitable board of
Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt. 1t included,
besides those already named, the presi-
dents guests and Wetmore Caryil, the
author.
After the luncheon President Roose-
welt discussed with Secretary Hay and
Senator's Fairbanks, Hanna and Kearns
the Alaskan boundary matter. Senator
Fairbanks was a member of the joint
high commission which had that ques-
ton under discussion several years ago,
and the president took this opportunity
to go over the matter.
Case Is Made Up.
1t is understood the papers in the
American case have been made up and
the case is ready for presentation. Sec
rotary Root, Senator Lodge, of Massa-
rhusetts, and former Senator Turner, of
Washngton-the American members
OF the ccmmi.sion-will leave for Eng
land in the course of month to begin
the actual work OF the commission in
London. After pretty full discus
sion of the subject, including consider
alton of the final instructions to the
American commissioners, Senators
Fairbanks and Kearns left the presi-
dents home and took late afternoon
train for New York.
Soon afterwards Senator Hanna and
his party boarded their yacht and
sailed for Newport. Senator Hanna
Will cruise along the north Atlantic
coast for several weeks in the Alvina,
going as far north as Bar Harbor,
Maine.
Have l retired from business?"
SAID Senator Hanna, repeating the in
curry put to him by the newspaper
men, as he was about to enter the
launch at the pier to return to the AL
ylna. 81 should say not. 1 never re-.
IRE from anything"
The senator has relieved himself OF
some of his business responsibilities;
out he says he has no intention of re-
urlng from business life. That is
part OF his own life, he says, and he
could never be happy with no business
to attend to.
Visit Not Political.
senator Hanna assured the newspa
per men that his visit to the president
had no political significance. His
health, he said, was getting better, but
9hen one of his persistent interviewers
inquired if he thought he would be able
70 manage the next Republican national
campaign, he replied, laughingly:
y now you are getting inquisitive.
neatly that is matter which has not
oeen determined SO far as l know. The
question of the national craftsmanship
Gan be determined only by future
events"