Show senator knox has a talk with the presidents oyster bay L L july 12 senator P C knox of pennsylvania former attorney general hela a long and important conference with tho president last night at sagamore hill the senator by invitation of the president vs an overnight over night guest of mr roosevelt the conference which was continued until a late hour covered a vide range of subjects but it can be said related to one matter in ifor is of profound personal and concern to the president no statement was made about the result of the conference senator knox ohp lett oyster bay on a morning train tor ansy york declined to discus for publication li the result of his interview with the president it Is not unlikely that he may go from new york to washington although be bad teof determined ter mined when he left there whether ll 11 would be necessary for him to go to washington if after ath washington by telephone from new york he should find to go to the capital he will direct to his home at valley forge interest was aroused here today by be report that M Muravi efT former minister of justice who recently was designated as one of the russian plen to the peace conference would not be able to participate in the conference and that M one 0 the directors of the russo chanese bank and russian minister to china ha been appointed in bis stead con of the appointment is not obtainable kere at this time although it la known that juravleff leff Is not in the best of hith alg declination to serve as one of the hussian envoys would not create surprise president roosevelt late s aate abon will address the associated vay of long island who of their association in assembly hall of the local high school jt Is regarded here as not IQ that other sensational develop menta may grow out 0 t the W the report of the cotton crop secretary allson of the ament t agriculture Is investigating s 1 said that john hyde chief of the statistician department is implicated but thus far nothing definite has been reached the president regarding possible future disclosures in tact by direction of the president secretary allson is conducting the inquiry along bis own lines with a determination to sift the matter to the bottom As heretofore indicated in these dispatches attorney general moody will determine finally whether criminal prosecutions are to be instituted by the government against any of the alleged conspirators samuel gompers president of the american federation of labor and jamss duncan vice president of tho american federation of labor arrived here today to have an interview with the president regarding an important labor matter mr gompers declined to say what the subject of ahls conference with the president was but later in the day he may make some statement regarding it |