New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-09
THE TELEGRAPH FOOL.


THE TELEGRAPH FOOL.
RENAL or 1ur ntronr rRuM BALTIMORE THAT
ir nan nrrN BROKEN.
II was stated In dispatoh from Baltimore. pub
tween tho baltimore aud Ohio. tho Postal aud INC
bankers aud Merchants telegraph companies hhn
been broken by tho withdrawal OF the as, nn" ,a
company, that ts wires were being eut"nt OF lho
baltimore aud Ohio building, Ia which the com.
pany had recently removed its quarters, aud Ih I
i wasrumored at baltimore thht INC M"sto, G"'Hn
Telegraph Company had taken an aclye par ~ 'nS
disruption of the telegraph pool inc run VI
these state ments was denied IN the most p1S ,s
city by d. Ill. Bates, executive manager Oh uho
United Telegraph Lines, and by Dr, Norvin UTeen'
president of the Western Union Telegraph Com-
Al the office of the Postal Telegraph Company it
said that there was not the smallest ioundalo1
for the dispatch; that the agreement was lron-Douhd
and could not be broken by either company, eVehH
there was any wish to do SO. In regard 10 the nha
cial embarrassment Of the bankers ana Mercn dnh
Company it was said that the amount on us lnueDV,
edness was probably not much over TzooOOo ana
it would be settled soon. Garrett >. Mott. preSl-
dent of the Bankers and Merchants, SAID that the
statements in the published dispatches were false
in every particular and that there was nothing IN
the existing relations of the united lines when
furnished even an excuse for them.
II. II. Bates, president of the Baltimore ana
Ohio and executive manager of the united mes
said that the dispatch was an absolute ne rom ne
ginning to end. " sent to Baltimore TINS morning
as soon as ! read the dIspa tch." he added, and
the answer was that nothing was known about II
there and that there was no foundation lot tue
story The Bankers and Merchants wires nave
not been cut out of the Baltimore aud ONO Ould.
ing and business is being done on them as usual
In regard To the rumOr mentioned III the dls-
patch. that the Western | nion Telegram company
had finger in the break cup" President Green re-
marked with some dlsdan: I'VE have mad
nothing to do with it in the remoieSt
way. No. we have wish to secure control of the
Bankers and Merchants line and II we wished we
telegraph property. for we never have enough 10
meet the demands of our business. Hut both the
Bankers and Merchants and the Postal systems
are so covered by mortgage debts that We would
not undertake to pay the interest on the bonds
Why, one company has a bonded DEBT OF zen MIL,
IONS and the other fifteen millions. 1t would
swamp the Western Union o acquire these prop
critics and guarantee the interest on their
mortgage debts. There can he only one end ior
these cOmpanes-the property must be sOld under
foreclosure. No one wants the property at twice
its cost
WRANGLING OVER 4 BROOKLYN SCHOOL
Great indignation prevails at the dismissal Of
Miss f. A.. Brooks principal of the school NO =,
in Brooklyn, and the election of Miss Agnes \.
Humphrey in her stead. Mr.. Hardenberg, former
member of the school committee strongly con-
demned the action of the board, and gave 1t as ms
opinion that Professor Charles K. Abbott principal
OF school No. |, was instrumental III having MISS
Brooks dismissed, so that his siser-ln-law, MISS
Humphrey might he placed in better position.
Mr. Ilardenbergh a 50 testified to the eilcicnc. Oh
day circulating remonsrance among her trends
for sigueTs and could not he seen. but intimate
friends of hers said 10 TRIBUNE reporter:
The present difficulty began on February y
last, when Miss Brooks gave reception 10 the
punilS The reception for some rca son was not wen
attended and when Miss Brooks asked Mr.. llark-
ness a member of the local committee. shall We
have another receutionf He said; ask Mr. Alb
bot. for he il the real principal of this school.
Again i'm March Mr.. Abbot gave her 10 under tand
that she had outliyed her usefulness. and would he
transferred to No. - On September she was az
her post again. and on "Wednesday when she was
reading the Bible the message was sent that she
was dismissed. $500
William Hardness denies that Professor Abbot
had an thing whatever to do with the elect lon OF
Miss Humphrey his sistcr-in-law. but AYERS that
her election puI ~ on her past record for energy
and executive ability. Mir darkness also denies
that no hearing was given to Miss Brood lie saws
that at meeting of the committee ON the Board of
against her and her only answer WAS that the rich
families were moving out of that ucigllothood. \
proposal 10 iran fer her to No. - vas then made.
aud agreed tu. Int afterwards n was rcicrtod hv
Miss Brooks Professor Il. T. leighton. of the Cen
tral Grammar school and superintendent Patter-
both expressed their surprise at the nasty action
of the leo ara,
REurrNlNG tuE rCBIlC SCHOOLS.
Thousand oi boys aud pila with ,hc't book and |
Anl, hra lputod iu at the open duurH at tho ely /
B., hools Yesterday Wuuiur, lh'to arc ctphtN. como /
truuunt trhuub IA the cit, Hud uliN Primary /
Hthnnls, with ana Attendance lat NtAr ui lJ",uuo /
" The hot weather VIII operate httle hg1hsl u /
fun Attendance said superintendent INHprr nut
sI.. .l...tt In AL It H