New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-09
ROGERS ENTERTAINS.
THENGOESON THE ST IND.
ApwoUes Penny 4nte"--TeIls Re
porters He You'd Help Hddley.

One of the features of yesterdays hearing in |
the Missouri Standard Oil case was talk by
h II. Rogers with the reporters. He talked in
and ante-room while waiting to be called to the
witness stand
He told of his fast yacht Kanawha
do you KNOW he said, II would like to have
some one build boat that could beat her. You
know she was built. though. to go fast. but a
craft could be constructed to beat her would
nFe to see it done"
But would you really like TO see the
Esr.yb, beaten?'' be was asked
yves y replied Mr. Rogers. you see L know
could b1ild a boat to beat the one that beat the
present Karsawha, and would build it the next
day"
Mr. Rogers said that his son was now down
Of Nassau on the yacht formerly the Delaware
which he purchased from Commodore Bourne
of the New-York Yacht Club
This boy of mine wanted to take the
Kanawha down there. but she is not craft for
that kind of a trip The other Is d Oo''0 - N'o
ing yacht said he.
Mr. Rogers told of being, at the Mark Twain
dinner of having a seat next to Miss Ruin NC
Fnery Stuart and of his having roAo"eu Dl1''
cavman and his head of hair out OF the room,
az felt out of place at that dinner" ne nraily
commented "but 1 had bully gooo time i
unusuaIlv good time wasn't going out
CJernenS said i must De AlhelS. MS4A' '--1
glad to go as han good time
Mr. Rogers told story OF Mark IWalh ; ca
tar,oa t,, hartford when he first moved there.
.eIt .1ppa ike this he said. Mrs. Twain said
+o him that as the children were growing up
thew had better identify themselves with some
church Twain thought that good 1dea ana
suggested that they go to all the churches' anu
pick out a good minister. They ana ana laIei L.
Twain thought the preacher in little Methoois'
Church near by was the most eloquent ui'i"0
in the place
"rRut, Mark said Mrs Twain, you oonI
want preaching-what you want is prayer.
o,ban the story ends this way Down In
Washington. one New-Haven man told anotner
New Haven man about the great revival in that
city The other wanted to know all about It
Why. said the man, one church got Mark Twain
but lost seventeen other members at the same
time, but it was great revival"
Speaking of the present hearing Mr. Rogers
added, with wink. that If patience was all that
was necessary, he had patience to spare
How does 1t come, Mr.. Rogers" asked one
reporter that all of these years here you have
always kept us away from you. and now we nno
YOU are really a nice fellow!
"we1l." observed Mr.. Rogers. slowly; you
Gao was horn in the country and am a little
r,odest. But I didn't know what nice crowd
would have been different
Later Mr.. Rogers suggested that II the iues-
dav proceedings proved as DUH as they were
that afternoon. they get the court to assign
them. he and the reporters,zto 6 little room.
where they could have good time doing moth
ing, as they had to be there.
eve could get deck OF cards and play
"a little penny ante" interrupted a reporter
"Yes that's a good game" re1ofned Mr.
Rogers.
"But If what hear is true do not want 10
nIav poker with a Standard Oil man., was the
reflection of another newspaper man.
"Oh, that's all nonsense. We are not nall SO
had as some would make think. We are al
WAYS willing to do good turn Why, am will
ling to help this fellow here (Attorney General
Hadiev) out if I can answer his questions to
suit him"
-''It is understood he wished to succeed Folk
out there and be Governor Of the State" re-
marked one of the Western newspaper men
present.
Yes 1 know that" replied Mr.. Rogers. with
a laugh; land even this morning when wished
him good morning 1 innocently said, Good,
morning. Governor Just slipped out. as it
were
Just then the crier called Mr.. Rogers to the
witness chair and the interview was at an end.