New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-10
NO CHECK RECEIVED YET.
Dir. Bonaparte Talks of STANDARD Oil
and Other Things zcith President.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Oyster Bay, n. Y, Aug. 9-Standard OIL
Southern railroads, politics. both state and
tonal: literature and diplomacy. engrossed the
Presidents attention to-day. AS luncheon
guests he entertained Attorney General Bona
parte, John w. Yerkes. former United States
Commissioner of Internal Revenue: William Al
len White, OF Kansas. and c. P. Connolly OF
Montreal. Later In the afternoon Speaker Jose
de Diego of the Porto Rican House of Delegates
came to pay a formal call. and accompanied
to Sycamore Hill by Mr.. Baiz. his interpreter
Mr. Bonaparte reached Oyster Bay two hours
In advance of the other luncheon guests. ano
had a long uninterrupted conference with the
President matters pertaining TO the Depart
ment of Justice That Standard OIL received the
lions share OF attention during this conference
could be inferred from the Attorney Generals
remarks after he left Sycamore Hill.
II received a number OF condolences while at
the Presidents" said Mr.. Bonaparte. who Is
something of a humorist at times. Some OF
these were for my own trials. and some were for
the trfbulations of the Standard OIL Company
The case Just present is out Of our hands
All that can be done until the next move hao
been done.
when Mr.. Bonaparte was asked about the
probability Of the Government ultimately COL
iect:ng the s29oOOOoO fine he shrugged his
shoulders smiled. and said that the treasury
could ,se the money" Then he added II am
reasona bly, certain that Mr.. Rockefeller's com
pany has not yet sent me a certified check Tor
the amount. Possibly have not got it because
there has been some delay IN get'ing II ceFu-
fed
Mr. F3onaparte said he thought the Carolina
ratIv,av cases were all in fair way 10 be set
fled in an orderly manner. Re8ardlh6 the
Southern's particular case. he remarked; II
the railroad company does not have the stomach
| "a carry the matter up higher we cannot do II
for them
| I3evond commenting on the weather and the
lack of activity visible during his Vlsit' "liah
| Allen White OF Kansas, had little to say You
,,tebt write a bright breezy editorial on what
| the Matter with Oyster Bay. suggested MT
| yerkes to the author of What's the Matter
| with Kansas" Mr.. White shook his head dole
| fuIlv and asked the newspaper men how on
aa-+b they managed to live in such place
.sFrrom the rushing. soul destroying pace that
see most of the people set, ne reihdrhed'
think oyster Bay must be the Parls OF Loie
island When went up TO Sasalnore NH
- hours ago we met one of the villagers a
| block I'D coming in this direction here lie
| comes around the corner now III mas TAKEN nm
inst four hours travel that block Hen geI
| home a week from next Thursday II ne starts
soon and doesn't I'VE more 'i'ah d i nuns ~
here .
But for the tactfulness OF Assistant secretary
Iatta Senor jose de-Dlego, Speaker of the Porto
Rican House of Delegates, would have gone
back home deeply injured man Senor Jose
c.,oa down from New York with his interpreter,
and when he stepped off the $40 O'Clock tram
,laI,aa aro,,nd for the government automobile
r,,,a r,iy black car was nowhere in sight VIII
T,,Iapev one Of the White House messengers,
moe on hand however, to explain the fact that
ewing TO certain circumstances over which the
president had no control the adtomobile had
oope II had been there waiting at the station
0ulanev assured Senor Jose, but the chau1eur
had misunderstood his orders, the gasoiene had
run out or some other depiorable accident had
happened. and 1t had been sent back TO the
Garage But in its place Mr.. Dulaney pointed
fxs,r
highly honored to be commissioned to convey
the Speaker of the Porto Ricah House Oh Deie-
gates Sycamore HILL
The Speaker of the Porto Rican House OF
Delegates and his interpreter walked over TO
the edge of the platform and made minute ex-
animation of Joe Benefits surrey. then shook
their heads with emphasis. The carriage dio
not look at all like the Presidents Next they
made q careful examination of Dulaney's straw
hat sack coat light troIfsers and tan shoes
Again they shook their heads, with more en-
phasis than before. There was no gold lace
about Dulaney. not bit. Therefore IL was i'm
roeeig,le for him to be the Presidents messenger
.'rhe Speaker of the House of Delegates says
that ne was promised government automoDlle
He will wait" announced the Interpreter
.Rut there is no automobile coming. You IL
have to take horse and wagon or you'll never
get there" answered Dulaney.
.rrbe Sneaker will wait" reiterated the inter
prefer a.,
station with great dignity, and, selecting COM
Portable bench prepared to make an afternoon
40 ~ If necessary Disconsolate over the faii-
ored on