Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-02-06
A RowlN THE CAMP.
Two Pan Electric Telephone Men Fall Out.

N. Y. World.
There was very lively md sensation
al meeting OF the Board OF Directors oi
the Pan Electric Telephone Company
this evening. II was held at the rooms
OF Senator Isham g. Harris. All OF the
directors were present except Attorney
General Garland. His absence from
the meeting of the board was occasioned
by n slight ind,position. The Board
was very much agitated by to-dav's pub
lication in The World. Mutual recrm-
nations were bandiel freely. Several
members OF the Board were accused of
giving the information. Senator Harris
said during the meeting that nobody but
member of the Board had in his pos
session the information necessary to the
writing of the article in The World. At
a late hour tonight the directors we're
discussing whether they should seek to
make any reply to the article, so as to
present their case to better advantage
before the public.
There we're present at the meeting
besides the Senator, Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston, the Hon. j. ID. c. Atkins,
Indian Commissioner, j. III. Rogers,
Col. r. f. Loony, J. w. Rogers and Col.
, Casey Young. After transacting some
business OF minor importance, union
with the National Improved Telephone
Company was discussed. Col. Casey
Young, the Secretary OF the Pan Elec-
trio Company, stated that he had be-
come convinced that there was an in
fringement by the Pan Electric Tele-
phone on the National improvement
This latter company is a small company
founded on ]. II. Rogers earlier pat
ents. Mr. Rogers, the inventor, was
present when Col. Young made this
statement. He became very much ex
cited. He at once exclaimed: "Yor
convinced? Why, after had explained
the telephone to you for a week you &C
knowledged that you did not know {
receiver from a transmitter" Thi
made Col Casey Young angry. HI
turned upon Rogers and made somt
very sharp remark, whereupon youni
Rogers called out: you're a fooll'
At this Col. Casey Young struck a
Rogers, when the latter prompt.
knocked down the Secretary OF the Pal
Electric Telephone Company.
Great confusion ensued. The tw
gentlemen were separated. at the sug
gestion OF Indian Commissioner Atkin
a committee was appointed to settle tn
quarrel. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston an
Senator Harris were appointed. The
found that young Rogers was too hast
and in the wrong They recommends
that the two should shake hands an
make up This was done amid pre-
found silence Then DR.. j. w. Roger,
the father OF the inventor, offered re-
olution contradicting the statement j
The World to-day, wherein it was a
legged that the patents of the Pan Ele'
trio Telephone Company were infring'
ments on the National improvement
Company. Senator Harris objected
the resolution upon the ground that
it we're passed it would be tacit admi
sion of everything else charged in tt
World. When this resolution was r,
jected the two Rogers withdrew in il
dignation. They were followed to IL
door by the officials connected with I'll
Pan Electric Telephone Company, WI
begged them not to mention a word
what occurred. Dr. Rogers replied
"This is public meeting, and the il
stincts OF gentlemen must guide us.