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Show FUNERAL KING Services in New York, Friday, and in Fair Haven, Saturday New York. May 20. Arrangements for the funeral of H H. Rogers, the Standard Oil magnate, were completed complet-ed today. The services will be held in the church of the Messiah in this city tomorrow morning, the Rev Dr. Robert Collier officiating. A quartette fiom the Mendelssohn Glee club, will sing. The body will then bedaken to Pair Haven, Mass., and simple services ser-vices will bo held on Saturday "In the memorial church, which Mr. Rogers gave that community. The interment inter-ment will bo in a mausoleum, which Mr. Rogers caused to be erected some years ago in Riverside cemetery In Oxford, near Fair Haven. A general belief prevails among the business associates of Mr. Rogers that his affairs will be found to be in sound condition, and well protected. His estate Is believed to bo Invested mainly main-ly in his Virginia railroad property and in safe, dividend-paying stocks aud bonds. Mr. Rogers' duties, as president of the Amalgamated Copper company, arc expected to he taken up by John D Ryan, now president of the Anaconda Ana-conda Copper company, who was his closest business associate. The care of Mr. Rogers' private estate es-tate is expected to fall upon the shoulders shoul-ders either or his son. H. 11, Rogers, Jr., or his son-ln law. Urban H. Broughton. who has bad much to do with Mr. Rogers affairs In recent years. The son. however, has. In the last two years, been gradually .assuming .assum-ing some or the tasks which had to be borne by a man having so many important interests as Mr. Rogers, and the feeling prevails among the business busi-ness men. with whom the young man has been brought into contact, that I he has qualified to continue the con-1 con-1 duct of the estate, if necessary. The pall bearers at the funeral of Henry II. Rogers will be Messrs El-bridge El-bridge T. Gerry. George W. Perkins, George M. Moffett, John I. Arehbold. C A. Peabody, A. S. Payne, William Rockefeller. E. H Harriman. Edward T Bedford. James M. Beck. Melville E Stone. Frederick J. Jorden. John d! Ryan and Samuel L. Clemens. |