Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-13
ATSAGAMOREHlLL
HAY AND SENATORS GUESTS or
PRESIDENT.
Alaska Boundary and Russian In
cident Said to Have Been Top.
les Of What Was Evidently An
Important Conference Nothing
Given Out for Publication.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, July S.-Secre-
tary of State John Hay is d guest OF
President Roosevelt at ,Sagamote Hill.
Matters OF grave importance to this
country in its international relations
were under consideration during the
afternoon and evening.
The conclusions reached during the
conference are not disclosed, both the
president and Secretary Hay regarding
it as inexpedient at this time to discuss
tor publication the details of their work.
| TO two subjects of serious concern most
of their attention was turned. They
considered in all it's phases the Russian
situation, particularly with respect to
the B'nai Birth petition, which it has
been determined will be forwarded to
the Russian government; and the Alas
kan boundary question which next
month is to be taken up for what is
hoped 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.,
iting his daughter, Mrs. PAYNE Whit
ney, 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 ALI GIFTED at the
Oyster Bay station. The party was
met by one Of the executive carriages
and driven direct to Sycamore Hill.
Senator Hanna Arrives.
Before their arrival at the president g
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
Conpany-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
Senators Fairbanks, Hanna and kearns
the Alaskan boundary matter. Senator
Fairbanks was member of the Joint
high commission which had that ques-
ton under discussion several years ago,
and the president took this opportunity
to 60 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-
chusetts, and former Senator Turner, of
Washington--the American members
of the c. mmission-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
qniry pnt to him by the newspaper
| men, az he was about to enter tie
launch at the pier to return to the al
vina. 81 should say not. never re-
tire fir m anything"
The senator has relieved himself of
some of his business possibilities;
but he says ne has no intention Of re-
firing from business life. That is a
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
when one of bis persistent interviewers
inquired if he thought he would be able
to manage the noxt Republican national
campaign, he replied, laughingly:
"Now you are getting inquisitive.
Really that is matter which has not
been determined so far as | know. The
question of the national chairmanship
can be determined only by future
events"
When the other visitors had gone the
president and Secretary Hay continued
their conference until far in the night.
1t is noted as bit significant that they
should begin their conference on the
very day the Russian ambassador
sailed for home. 1t is regarded likely
that some developments in the Russian
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