Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-12
OVERNIGHT VISITOR
Senator Knox a Guest at
Sycamore Hill.
IMPORTANT INTERVIEW
CONFERENCE COVERED A WIDE
RANGE OF SUBJECTS.
President Will Talk to Associated Ply
sicians of Long Island This After
noon-Gompers Called.
IMPORTANT INTERVIEW

OYSTER BAY, l.. l., July 12.-Sena:o :or
p. c. Knox of Pennsylvania. former Attor-
ney General. held a long and important
conference with the President last night
at Sycamore HILL The senator by invita-
Ton of the President, was an overnight
guest of Mr.. Roosevelt. The conference,
which was continued until late hour COW
cred Wide range of subjects, but 1t can
be said related to one matter in particular
which is of profound personal and official
concern to the President. No statement
was made about the result of the con-
ference.
Senator Knox. who left Oyster Bay on
morning train for New York. declined TO
discuss for publication the result of his
interview with the President. 1t is not In-
likely that he may go from New York TO
Washington, although he had not deter
mined when he left here whether 1t would
be necessary for him to go to Washington.
II, after communicating with Washington
by telephone from New York. he should
find ii unnecessary to go to the capital he
will proceed direct to his home at Valley
Forge.
The Russian Envoy.
Interest was aroused here today by the
report that NJ. Muravieff, former minister
of justice. who recently was designated as
one Of the Russian plenipotentiaries to the
peace conference, would not be able to par
ticipate In the conference and that NJ
Pokotiloff, one Of the directors of the Rus
so-Chinese Bank and Russian minister
to China, has been appointed in his stead.
Confirmation of the appointment of Poko-
tiloff is not obtainable here at this time,
although 1t is known that Muravieff is not
In the best of health. His declnation to
serve as one of the Russian ENJOYS would
not create surprise
President Roosevelt late this afternoon
will address the Associated Physicians of
Long Island. who will hold a session of
their association In assembly hall of the
local high school. The association numbers
nearly 400 members. Tonight the members
will have banquet
The Cotton Scandal.
1t is regarded here not improbable that
other sensati tional developments may grow
out of the leak in the cotton crop report
which Secretary Wilson of the Department
OF Agriculture is Investigating 1t is known
that John Hyde, the chief statistician of the
department, is under fire, but thus far moth
ing definite has reached the President re-
garding possible future disclosures. In fact,
by direction of the President, Secretary
Wilson is conducting the inquiry along his
own lines, with a determination to sift the
matter to the bottom. AS heretofore indi-
Gated in these dispatches Attorney General
MOODY Will determine Hndlly Wnetner crlm-
inal prosecutions are to be instituted by the
government against any Of the alleged con-
spirators
Samuel Gompers president Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, and James Dun
can of Quincy, Mass, vice president of the
American Federation of Labor, arrived here
today to have an interview with the Presi-
dent regarding an important labor matter.
Mr.. Gompers declined to say what the sub
ject of his conference with the President
will be. but 1t Is likely that later in the day
he may make some statement regarding 1t.