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Show IS IT AJEMOCK? The Impression That the Judges Hav Tied in Their Positions on th liaadamm Case. A LUMINABY'S VIEWS UPON IT, The Fergnion-Allen Contest Comes U for Another Inning The Day'i Proceedings, Some genitti who claimed to have nrfe locked the secret of the judges' chambel floated a rumor that a decision , had been agreed upon in the license case and that it would be banded down ta the impatient publio at the opening o( court this morning. It was a falsa alarm and the habitues of the chambel again evacuated it. The chapter of de lays, a cause for which the intelligent public is unablo to unite upon, haa served to intensify court room specula tiou each day until at present the fata of half a do.en small wagors is hangicjj upon the final result. Judge Powers who was very grace fully resigning himself to the delays had sauntered into the library and wa consulting with Librarian Lipman this morning when tho court reporter entered, lie saw nothing phenomenal in the fact that tho decision had not yet been reached as the court was giving its attention to a number of cases eacii day and the judicial mill was pretty well glutted with matters that toole precedence over the license matter. There were other luminaries however who interpreted the situation . differently, oue of thes volunteering that there was a deadlock: on the bench, and that the ingredients of the court wero as far apart as oil and water. That they stoood two and two. Chief Justice Zano andjustira Blackburn concurring on the one side, with Justices Anderson and Miner ou the other. The basis of this luminary's conclusions was as pungent as it was ecceutric. Iu tho meantime the parties affected are resting on their oars, tho councilman auxiuus to ascertain to what limit his prerogatives actually extend, while on the other hand the parties are equally eager to have the fate of their enterprise enter-prise determined. The theater will 'scarcely feel justilied in undertaking to preserve life without the revenues from a liiiuidescent source while the favorita of the footllght pats her petite foot and declares that the profession without the percentage is stale, flat and unprofitable. unprofit-able. If it be true, as has been surmised, sur-mised, that the judges are separated by an indissoluble deadlock the situation that now exists will continue for am indefinite period and the application appli-cation for a mandamus would still remain in the pigeon hole. The appeal would be either to the court of mora eminent jurisdiction or to the couusol to set aside its position. The case of IVergus Ferguson vs. C. K. Allen, involving possession of the) office of clerk of the county court was resumed this morning, Mr. Zane presenting pre-senting arguments for the respondent, and following Arthur Brown, Lsq., who appeared for the appellant. The case having been brought on appeal from JudgoAnderson's department of the district dis-trict court Chief Jusliee Zane and Justices Jus-tices Miner and Blackburn occupied the bench. At the close of the argo- ment the case was submitted. "" Arthur Brown Esq. of the board of examiners appointed to pass upon applications ap-plications for admission to the bar asked information as to the method of proceeding whether in chambers or in open court. It was ordered that tha board submit their recommendations to the cnirt for approval and the examination examin-ation will accordingly proceed in chambers. cham-bers. In the case of Cyrus Kosser vs. tha Davis Weber Company canal, further time was allowed in which to tile ab-ctract. ab-ctract. - 1 |