Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-27

The Washingsoa Market Dcascr..
NO ACTION AT THE MEETING TO-DAY
A score or more OF market dealers assembled az
Shea Han this afternoon 20 hear the report OF the
committee on counsel in reference 20 the interview
with the District Commissioners and other mat
ters About balf-past O'Clock Mr. W. H. Hoover,
rapping on the table, announced that Chairman
Kelly had been called away on business; that the
committee on counsel were in consultation with
their legal advisers and had no report 10 make,
and he thought IL best that the meeting should
adjourn subject 20 the call OF the chairman. The
dispersed.
THE HEARING BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS
In the hearing before the District Commissioners
after The STARS report closed yesterday, Mr. El-
nott proceeded TO argue against the jurisdiction OF
tne commissioners TO act In the case and stated
tnat no court had ever adjudicated upon the ques-
tion oi tne right OF the governor OF the District
and the directors OF the Washington Nsrlet corn,
pany TO fix upon the rents OF the dealers Tbe
court had decided that the dealers having agreed
snemseives ste 70 pay the rents fxed by the market
were In duty bound TO pay them I'm accordance
with the contract He was willing 60 submit the
mitted TO the Commissioners who reseryed their
decision as 10 jurisdiction
ATTS NKY RIDDLES OPINION,
requested by the Commissioners, was submitted
to-day Mr.. Riddle says: "Upon such considera-
don as have been able to give the question re-
II does not appear to me TO be case OF the rest
ing OF joint power in a survivor upon the demise
the present law In the present state OF adjudica-
aon upon the question, nothing can be gained by
an examination OF the cases. The directors OF the
company may determine the minimum OF bids
with the consent OF the mayor and common
council. There is still another party who must
consent also, and who viii be bound by his con-
sent, and by that alone, and thus his consent
enters into all the cases, into every supposable
case, and by that he VIII be bound
In To hipAt
the company and a stakeholder that the District
shall be party TO the rate. Counsel do not agree
fortunate litigation referred To. IL Is, however.
conceded that the question has not been passed
upon by the supreme Court OF the District In Gen.
eral Term and II IL had been in my view OF the ques
ton, should be inclined 10 have that tribunal pass
upon IL again. where IL arose pure and simple, be
fore should advise you to exercise power I'm the
premises In cases free from doubt de not hesi-
tate to take responsibility. doubtful power
should be exercised only i'm case OF urgent heces-
sure peace, the motive or IL would be strong. But
seemingly your action would not only he very
@ QUESTIONABLE, b9t entirely useless You would only
become sort OF volunteer party 10 controversy
which you cannot control, and receive the usual
reward OF superserviceable al lies"
The Christiancy Divorce Case.
TESTIMONY OBJECTED TO BY MRS. C.'s COUNSEL.
Yesterday afternoon before Examiner Loyejoy in
the ChriStiancy divorce case. the counsel for
plaintiff called Dennis Bland, the colorad hack
man, WIN pltNiouSly t-clll.u 10 tiklilS tslr0
to house 81 ID street. and Giro and lady from the
house to the St James hotel on Christmas day,
1873. He was called for the purpose OF contradict
ing the testimony OF Miss Chamberlain. The de-
fendant objected to this witness testifying. and
the witness left The plaintiff then called stephen
chester, an electrician and civil engineer, resid-
ing at Elizabeth, N. j., who was asked In Mr.
Haight had not admitted to him that he had, in
1879 improper relations with Mrs. Christiancy
while en- route TO Peru and also I'm that
country. Objection was made 10y defendant TO this
testimony, and the question WAS certified TO Judge
Wyl1e, OF the Circuit Court The testimony of Mr..
Haight had been taken by commissioner In Hart
ford, Conn.,, as TO his having witnessed acts OF
cruelty by Mr. Christiancy towards his wife, and
that no improper relations had existed between
him and Mrs. Christancy at any time.
THE QUESTION AS TO THE TESTIMONY OF CHESTER
was not before Judge Wylie to-day, and In tho
course of the morning the counsel argreed that
Mrs. Christiancy's croSs-examinatioul should be-
resumed this afternoon Mrs. c. was, however,
TOO unwell TO appear this afternoon.
District Govern nlent Affairs.
A protest has been sent by Mr. c. p. Culver, 30l
10th street southwest, to the District Commission
ers against the renewal OF the liquor license OF L.
M cornwall, doing business at the corner OF Mary.
land avenue southwest
UNDERGROUND TELEGRAPH WIRES
PERMISSION has been given the Mutual Union
Telegraph Company to remove their wires from
the New York avenue sewer and lay them fn q
CwO-inch iron pipe underground on the following
route, viz: From northwest corner 12th street and
New York avenue TO north side OF parking between
parking to l4th street and New York avenue;
thence across 18th street to sidewalk north side q
New York avenue and under the sidewalk To l42o
New York avenue.