Show finances washington march 14 the dent held a long conference at the white house with se secretaries ret aries alger aiger long and gage it is presumed that their subject of discussion was the finances of the situation a subject which could not be fully treated at the cabinet meeting yesterday owing to the short session after the conference the statement was again made with nith the emphasis that has characterized every utterance on oil tile the subject by the presidents constitutional advisers that up to date the administration has absolutely no knowledge of the cause ol of ali the e disaster of the maine and that it lias has no report of any kind from the court of inquiry or any one connected with it |