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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
Attorney Alleges That His Client
Is Too Sick to stand
the Strain.
DOCTORS TO EXAMINE WOMAN.
Emil Hoover. Son. and the Nurse
of the Cleveland Woman Give
Testimony in Bankruptcy
Proceedings.

Cleveland. Dec. 1N-Four witnesses were
heard to-day in the bankruptcy proceed
icgs against Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick,
after which the hearing was continued
until tomorrow, when Receiver Nathan
Leeser hopes 70 have the woman present.
Mrs. ChalwicS's appearance will depend
on = report TO Referee in Bankruptcy
Remington. - 20 her physical condition.
her counsel stating in court that she
was III. and + being agreed that several
physicians should make an examina ton
tomorrow morning.
But little information was secured to-
day as to Mrs. Chadwick's iewclry that
creditors think she has. or OF a missing
trunk and valiSc the receiver desires to
find. The eXamiuption to-day OF two of
the witnesses. Emil Hoover. Mrs. Chad
wick's son. and Ire.ia Swanstrom, her
maid. ceutered about three articles. From
several admissions made. Receiver I-oescr,
however. will continue his inquiry with the
hope of Locating the property.
At the afternoon session of court. Renja-
MN - MalZimer. Manager Of a Cleveland
fuT company. told ot frIr= ard rugs. valued
at S2ru which Were held for Mrs Chad
Wick. The proprietor of the same con
Germ d"h!,-l. n answer 10 4 question that
lined coat.
WANTS WOMAN IN COURT.
When Attorney l. j. Grossman, council
for the creditors. was through questioning
the witness. he and attorney Dawiey had
an Informal conference concerning Mrs.
taaaW:ck : Ipp"aranc" before the referee
ATTORNEY GrosSmIu insisted that Mrs
CEadWich should be brought into court
as soon as possible. saying that the under
stood that she was able TO be present
Attorney Dawlcy. addressing the court
questioned the right 10 subpoena Mrs.
ChddWick and ha,v" her testif..
10 bring her into court in her present
condition would h. nothing short Of inhl-
inanity;" hs declared. .'Furthermore.
Mrs Chadwick * under no obligation to
testify anywhere. Nothing can ,lrseaI her
!ifs. and If Mrs Chadwick were to come
hero and make Il statement she would
haze to discharge me a. her attorney be-
fore | would consent
Mr. Gawley asked the court 10 visit the
jail, but Referee Remington did not care
TO 90 anything beyond tho usual way
Mr.. Grossman said he dld not want 70
cause Mrs. Chadwick any unnecessary ON
barrassment. but he had been advised by
physicians that she was in condition 10
testify.
Referee Remington then suggested that
the physicians visit Mrs Chadwick to-
morrow. and he will announce his deci-
sion concerning her appearance before the
court
Doctor Wall. the jail physician. said To-
DAY that Mrs Chadwick was in better
condition than she has been for several
days. She was somewhat weak this morn
ing. but felt better during tho afternoon.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
Pastor Has Exciting Experience
Consoling Stranger Whose
Wife Had Eloped, He Said.
WANTED TO SHOOT HIS SPOUSE
Minister Gains Frenzied Husband
Who Concludes Runaway
Helpmeet Isn't Worth
Bothering About.

The Reverend c. ". vebdeil. pastor OF
St Paurs ~ E. Church. South, related
an experience at the ministers meeting
yesterday, which occurred Sunday night,
not at all in the line OF his customary
duties. that caused him to realize that
even an angel OF peace at times is not
rightly understood.
Just before the PRAYER service began
Sunday night. a meraber of his consrega-
ton noticed man leaning against a
lamppost. near the church and crying bit
terly.
Approaching him the good Samaritan in
quiret as TO the cause for his tears and
was informed that the man was in great
trouble and needed help.
The good Samaritan requested the
troubled man to accompany him to the
study OF Mr.. Webdelt. where he said he
surely would receive consolation and ad-
vice.
Mr.. Webdell received the man with his
usual courtesy and begged him to make
known his needs.
With sobs and signs the stranger told
the pastor that his wife had run Off with
another man and that his only hope was
that he would find them and kill both.
The pastor advised the man to be calm
and told him of what a great wrong 1t
is To take another'a life.
All this did not nppease the stranger.
He insisted that he must have satisfac-
ton and their lives must pay the for
felt for their transsression. As last re
sort. Mr. Webdell suggested that they
read the scripture and kneeI in prayer.
At this suggestion the stranger became
greatly excited and said that action. and
not prayers was ncedsd He then pulled
large pistol from his hip pocket and
hrandishlns 1t over his head threatening
Iy. he acted as If he would make short
work Of the whole affair
There was a lively skirmish from the
room. but Mr.. Wabdell held hts post,
though he admitted that he thought his
time had come.
Some time later the stranger became
quiet and after praying with the pastor
he came to the conclusion that a woman
who would elope with another man was
not worth hotherins about.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
EGYPT'S EXHIBIT
IS SOLD INTACT
John Wanamaker Buys q Sar.
cophagus and a Mummy and
Three Other Purchasers
Obtain Antiquities.

Egypt's entire display in the Antlropol-
ogy Department at the Worlds Fair was
purchased yesterday. There were four
buyers for the interesting antiquities Of
the land of the Pharaohs. and the total
price the display brought was. approxi-
mately. s7.ND
About half of the exhibit was purchased
by John Wanamaker of Philadelphia. In
cluded in the portion bought by Mr. Wan
amaker were the granite sarcophasus ot
unreckoned antiquity and tho mummy.
which Is ascribcd 10 a period 9p years
before Christ.
Truston Ballard OF Louisy lille. Ky, was
another purchaser. and his portion m
cIuGed the mummy which is said to date
from SO T. c.
Tho Field Columbian Museum Of CHI
caCo and tn" Milwaukee Publ, Museum
were the other two purchasers.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
SKATERS WANT ICE SCRAPED.
If Weather Changes Park Com
missioners May Prepare Parks.

The army OF young skaters in st. Louis
has ALREADY begun to food the Park Com
r1tssioners' Office with requests to clean OF
the ice and food it for it's benefit.
The first skating Of the season a few
days ago on the ponds in Forest Benton
O'Fallon and GsrondeEet parks cut tho ice
uD severe!T and LEFT II rough. The surface
was again frozen two d4v= later and AT
prcsent skating is not as pleasant as when
tn" ice Is clear
Nothing will he done nv the dens rtma1t
AT present as long as the indifferent
weather continues IF severe epeII sets
In. tho SECRETARY - the board said vcster-
day that the ponds would be s"rared and
made fit for Christmas skating.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20

REP Bl.I' SPF-f. .1Als
Springfield. III. Dec. fa-Proceedings IN
the Illinois Supreme Court to-day were az
foIIcws:
Chicago and Milway,sec Electric Railway
Galloway: motion by appellant to continue al
lowed. and leave given TO tiIst dsy az next term
u I'll" abstracts and briefs.
Illinois Central Railroad Sc.tz: motion by
appellant To disrnss appeal denied.
Richards -. CITY OF Jersey ille: motion b.
appellant affirm denied.
People. eS rel. - SheThurne: motion by re-
lator to substitute J. }. Healy 70. . :. Deneen
as reiainr allowed.
NovIfn - People: mctlon b. defendant IN
error for time to ne briefs
Hart Car<ley Manufacturing C7rur1ry:
motion ny appellant for -in3. I" file reply f:.f-.
Sr-ins Valley coal Company vs. Ch-siy"s-
to':-; mo:ien by APPELLANT 70 strike br:-ts of
apJ.Iiant from the Iiles-
Elg!u Ioiie; and Eastern Railrca. -.
Thomas: motion by appellant for Leave 10
amend Gh=traCt.
p r. =. &. -. l.. r. II W Campbell; no
ton hv appellee to dismiss sho:t record AMI
a=ssss damages
People vs. Shirley submitted on briefs ard
oral argument hv r. z. Eldrsdge for respond
cnr
People vs. GilmGrs: submitted On b=iefs
MackIin People. submitted on briefs.
Miller People: submitted en- briefs
Cour; adjourned to o'clock Tomorrow
morning.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
Frisco Passenger Conference.

a. Hilton, general passenger and ticket
agent of the Frisco. conferred with pas
senger representatives of the Frisco yes
terday regarding the general business next
year. Mr. Hilton IS well pleased with the
prospects. The Frisco and other st. Louis
Chicago lines have put in low holiday
rates between St. Louis and Chicago and
Kansas City and 81. Louis.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
Contract Give. Estate 10 Wife.

Joseph Hnelsch'r. late of No 1898 North
T!ghteenth street. by his WI. filed for pro
bate yesterday. directed thi,t a tornb:ton.
be erected Al his grave. Ia cost not more
tnan -. aud left 50 to Tn" rector oc s..
Iibor;us Church to have masses sad for
his soul. He left the rest OF his estate to
his wife. Johsnna, who was formerly the
widow of John II. GrJtc in accordance
with marriage contract, dated Noyem-
Dor :, 1876.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
Missouri Pacific Changes.

j. c. Lincoln. general freight asen. Of
the Missouri Pacific system. anToTinccs
that. effective January /. the title Of +.
II. Gale: will be changed from travelling
freight and livestock agent to CONNER
c!ai agent. with headquarters at SedaIia
Mo. and that 2 H. bIorory is appointed
division freight agent. with Office at Lit
tic Rock
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
Sc- Yenr'n Mailing Cards.

To mai! one Of your calling cards to
friends on New Years Day is the proper
thing. 4 beautiful varieir-plain and
AT MERMor, & JACCARD's.
Broai'cGy GHd Locust.
Place orders now 10 insure delivery on
time.
Ou,r Frrnfr.s fuI s.;7
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
HiGaIEo yanc Opencd.

Announcement has been made Of the
opening OF the Hidalgo branch Of the 81.
The new extension traverses the fertile
valley of the Rio Grande. rom Harline-
ton. a point on the main line twenty-five
miles north of Brownsville. TO Fordyce
new town located ca tho Texas side, d.
rectly opposite san lIgIel, giving the
st. L, 3. e. NJ. Ry. fifty ''niles Of track
age Eight new towns are TO be estab-
lished and daily service OF one train
each way Will be operated
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
WOULD TRY INDIAN CASE
IN A ST. LOUIS COURT.

Washington. Dec. ls.-Rcprcscata:Ivc
Stephens OF Texas introduced - bill to-
dav authorizing Tho app"ni OF tcrt casc
from the Citizenship Court ~ 'hoctaw aud
Chickasaw Setioar To the Court OF Ap-
peals Of toe Eighth Circuit at ST, Louis
No, to decide tiIe legd, sta.zs of inter-
married citizens and illeir descendants
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
Open TIL $50 p. ".

Beautiful and useful articles.
Appropriate Nrlas gifts-25c to exon
MERMOD & JACCARD'S.
Broadway and Locust.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
$3.50. .nn-coIon AMI Rcturn-sGo. 90.

Via Illinois entral r.aIlrO3d. Pau-Arre-!-
can Medical Curgr"sS. December 20 and q
c. c. McCfrty. Division Passenger Ascn;.
Sr I1rIf- Mo
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20

Via Illinois Central r. r. to Chicago
Memphis. New Orleans ard poiats South
ard southenHt write c. c. McCarty, o.
2 A., 81. Louis
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
OpeR TIL o:;n f.. ".

Beautiful nri useful articles,
Appropriate Xmas gif,s-.Sc 10 $3.50,
MERMoD s. JACCARD's,
Broadway and Locust,
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
Lthbcy Gu. Glass for yma, Gifts.
Illinois Supreme Court.

EE.F,- BIG'' SPECIAL.
Springfield. Ill. Dec. fa-Proceeding< IN
the Illinois SupreEne Court to-dav were 40
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
Fate Of the Three Men.

There were onece three men who
gave a great deal of thought to the
problem Of what to do the first of the
year.
The first man announced that he had
sworn off all his bad habits. And
everybody said he was always a wild
character, and it would be well to keep
closer watch than ever on him, as now
there was no telling when he would
cut loose worse than ever.
The second man, seeking to profit by
the experience of the first, declared
that he had not sworn off because he
had no bad habits to discard. The re
suit was that everybody pronounced
him a hardened wretch, who was in
sensible and Indifferent to the duties
of life.
The third man studied their cases,
and concluded that the best thing he
could do would be to say nothing
whatever. Whereupon everybody as
serted that he was too calloused to re-
form and was not worthy Of any re-
spect at all.
This simply goes to show that, no
matter how you guess, you will guess
wrong.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
Palm Sunday in Genoa.

One Of the dearest of gala-days to
the hearts of the Genoese people is
Palm Sunday. Spring, that well-be-
loved season to the Italian, is then at
hand, with it's promise of fruit and
flowers, and it's days are one long,
bright flood Of sunshine. The GenOese
begin their preparations for celebrat-
ing Palm Sunday days beforehand.
On Monday the market of San Do
mingo is filled with peasants, who
bring palms from the Rivera and by
Wednesday the long leaves are
bleached and ready to be shaped into
the curious forms that Italian customs
prescribed for this occasion. Handed
down from generations long dead the
Genoese have a process by which
these branches are dyed pale yellow
color, that they may better endure,
unshriveled, as sacred guards and
memories from Eastertide to Easter
tide.
The palm branches are, of course,
symbolic of those that were strewed
in front of the Saviour, and when con-
secrated by the priests of His church
they become sacred.-FrOm "The Fes-
tival of the Palms in Genoa" by An
Meta Halliday-Antona, In the Wom'
anis Home Companion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
CLAM CHOWDER.

One pint of clans, one-fourth cup
full Of fine carrots and two tablespoon
fuls of minced celery. one-fourth cup
full of minced onion, one cupful of
chopped potatoes, one-half cupful Of
tomatoes, one and one-half pints Of
boiling water, one tablespoonful of
Harding pork, one-fourth teaspoonful
of salt, little pepper and a good
pinch of thyme; put the pork in the
chatting dish pan over the lamp, fry
until it turns straw color, then add
one and one-half pints Of boiling wa
ter, the celery, carrots and onions;
cook until the carrots are tender; add
the potatoes, salt and pepper; cook
ten minutes; add the tomatoes; cook
twenty minutes; then add the finely
chopped clans and the )iQuor, a little
cayenne pepper and the ihXme; mix
one teaspoonful of -four and one tea
spoonful of butter together; add it
to the chowder and if needed add
more salt; boil five minutes and
serve; if too thick add more water.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
CHESTNUT PUDDING.

One pound of chestnuts, one pint
of milk, a quarter of a pound of sugar,
two eggs and vanilla. Cut the chest
nuts half through, but do not divide
them; put them into saucepan of
boiling water and ret them boil for
,wenty minutes. Drain and peel them,
pass them through a masher and add
the milk and sugar Mix all together
on the fire until boiling point is
reached, then add the eggs we'll beat
en- up in a little milk. Stir them we'll
in, but do not let them boil, take off
the fire, add the vanilla and stir
well. Put into glass dish and serve
warm or cold.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
sAYORY PANCAKES.

"A quarter of a pound of flour, one
egg, salt, pepper, a pint of milk, two
teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley, one
onion, three ounces of ham or tongue.
Mix the flour to a smooth paste with
little milk, add the salt and pepper,
beat up the egg in the remainder of
the milk, and stir it gradually into
the -four; beat we'll for five minutes.
Chop up the parsley and the onion,
add these to the batter, mince the
meat and stir it in. Fry like ordi-
nary pancakes, roll them up, and
serve quickly.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
RASPBERRY SPONGE.

Soak one-third Of box OF gelatine
in one-third cup of cold water one
hour; then add one-third cup of boil
ing water, one cup of sugar; stir over
the fire until gelatine IS dissolved;
add one tablespoonful of lemon Juice
and one cup of raspberry pulp; stand
in a pan of cold water, stirring until
thickened; then add the whites Of the
eggs beaten stiff and one cup of whip
ped cream; fold in carefully and when
stiff turn into a charlotte russo mould
and stand in a cool place.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22

ter in saucepan and melt Stir in
gradually two and one-half pounds Of
sifted -four, and keep stirring till
lightly Drowned. Turn out on board
and make hole in the centre. Dis
solve one teaspoonful each of salt and
soda In a little water AMI pour into
the -four. Mix we'll Stir in slfi-
cient water to make a soft, flexible
paste. Knead thoroughly, divide into
small portions, round them and make
dent in the center of each. Put on
buttered baking tin and bake
golden brown. Put half pound of
honey and pint of water in a sauce
pan over the fire and stir until re-
duced to syrup. When the cakes
are cooked, pour the syrup over them
and put again in the oven until the
syrup is soaked in we'll. Then ar
range on a hot dish and serve at once.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
SWEDISH SPONGE CAKE.

Beat separately, the whites and
yVlks Of four eggs. Beat one cup of
sugar into the yolks, then add half
a cup Of potato -four slfted with
three-fourths a level teaspoonful of
cream of tartar, one-fourth tea
spoonful of salt Add, lastly, two
teaspoonfuls Of lemon extract and
the whites of the eggs. Bake in a
moderate oven forty minutes. This
recipe, using potato -four, makes a
very tender sponge cake.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
SCRAMBLED EGGS AND BACON.

SCRAMBLED EGGS AND BACON.
Cut three slices OF bacon into pieces
half finger long and one-fourth Of
an inch thick; put the blazer with
the bacon over the lamp and fly a
light brown; beat six eggs, season
with pinch of salt, add them to the
bacon; as soon as they begin to set
draw the eggs with a spoon from the
side to the centre; when firm, but soft,
put them on warm dish and serve.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
RICE BISCUITS.

Cream one cup Of butter. Add one
cup of sugar, gradually, then the
beaten yolks Of two eggs, and half a
pound each, of rice flour and ordi-
nary -four, lastly the whites of two
eggs, beaten dry. Drop the mixture
from a spoon onto a buttered baking
sheet, and bake in moderate oven
from ten to fifteen minutes. Serve
at five o'clock tea.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
BROWN OR WHITE SANDWICHES

Any kind of finely chopped nuts.
beaten to a paste with a small guam
tity of mayonnaise, will make a delic-
ious filling for either brown or white
bread sandwiches. Waldorf sand
wicbes are made of white bread and
butter spread with mixture of equal
parts of sliced apple and celery,
sprinkling of sliced walnuts, all moist
ened we'll with mayonnaise. Chicken
sandwiches are made in the same
way, emitting the nuts and apple. The
ripe olive sandwich was very popular
last season for afternoon teas. For
one loaf of gluten bread use a pint
of ripe olives, one breakfast cheese,
one tablespoonful of mayonnaise
dressing and one tablespoonful OF
cream; stone and mince the olives;
cream the cheese, adding first the
cream and then the dressing, and,
lastly, the minced olives. Stir to a
smooth paste and spread ON thin slices
of buttered bread.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
MATHEMATICAL FACULTY IN AMI.
MAILS.
A Recent Investigator Led TO Con-
c!ude That 1t Does Not Exist.

c!ude That 1t Does Not Exist.
In the last number Of the Revue Sci
entifiQue, NJ. Ernesto Mancini exam
ines at length the question as to
whether or not animals have mathe-
NAUTICAL faculty and are capable of de-
yeloping this faculty. The illustra-
tiOns employed by M Mancini are
those which are familiar to every one,
and which at first glance seem to in
dicate that animals do possess such a
faculty and that it is capable of devel-
opment, although within certain mar
row limits.
The conclusion Of M. Mancini is
that however rudimentary the faculty
may be, that faculty which appreciates
the number Of any particular objects
or class of objects, contains. as its
starting point, memory. 1t seems to-
day we'll established that even among
the inferior animals memory exists,
and that it is developed little by little
in proportion as we mount the scale of
organized beings, but at the same time
if we assemble all the different facts
and considerations in reference to ami
mails, we reach the conclusion that 1t
is impossible that the animal possesses
the power of a@ohmetical calculation
as we understand it. This is likewise
true of the possession of the faculty
even to slight degree, for, as Vignoli
justly states. 1t is necessary to deal
with the same conditions in the posses
sion of the minimum of this faculty as
in the possession of it's maximum.
What the animal lacks is general
judgment. 1t is lacking in articulate
speech and consequently in the ex-
plicit exercise of the intelligence. in
all that goes into the formation of an
idea of number and of it's develop
ment. On the other hand, it has been
clearly proved that just to certain
point the notion Of time does not es-
cape the animal, not as abstract num-
bers and abstract quantities independ-
ent of the concrete objects, but as a
comparison Of groups or of simultane-
Gus and consecutive images of objects.
In this case the animal presents a GER
tain analogy to the child and the saw
age, with this difference, that the two
latter can progress, while the animal
cannot. Hachet Souplet, who made at
the natural history museum Of Paris
many and extremely interesting ex-
periments with the view Of determin-
ing the intelligence Of animals, states
that it is necessary to find an appro-
pirate stimulus in order to induce the
animal to seach it's own intelligence
and to prepare it to understand what
is required Of it. In general it may
be said that human intelligence Is
formed of a series of conscious facts
which necessarily succeed each other,
but that in the mind of the animal, on
the contrary, we have only a presenta-
ton of isolated facts Of consciousness.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
HONEST.

''Do you think him an honest states
MANI"
Sure. I've known him to buy thou
sands of votes and pay for every one
Of them. Detroit Free Press.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
READY TO TAKE A HAND.

Satan-Walk right in and get ac'
Quainted with the fiends.
New Arrival-Thanks! whereabouts
are the poker flends?-Punch.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22
APPLE CUSTARD.

Pare and core four good sized ap.
Pies steam till tender, press through
a colander and while hot add table
spoonful of butter, the yolks Of four
eggs, four tablespoonfuls of sugar
and cup of milk. Turn into little
tin molds and bake for twenty min
utes. Beat the whites of the eggs to
a stiff froth, slightly sweetened and
heap over the tops Of the molds. Dust
thiclzly with powdered sugar, brown
for few minutes in the oven, Serve
cold.
ENGLISH HONEY CAKES.
Put three-quaEters Of g pound Of but
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1904-04-22

In 1867 the Dominion banks had less
than s8OOOO,0O of assets. They now
have s60O,O0O,000.
The oasis., 1904-12-03

p0nnced by Judge Doan on Nog. ember [ dlssolving lbe injunction which had been granted in favor of the Phunix & Eastern Conn pauy. The decree declares that the Arizona Eastern Company is entitled to the right oi-way which has been in controversy and res- trains the Phoenix < Eastern Com pany from interfering with it's right. Upon the entry of the de- cree the Phoenix X Eastern Conn pany presented a supersedeas bond and asked for an order superced- ing or suspending the decree pend ing the appeal which 1t proposed to take to the supreme court of Arizona. But the court refused to enter the order or fix a supersedeas bond An appeal bond was there upon filed by the Phoenix X East ern Company and the case trans ferred to the supreme court of the territory. An application will be made shortly by the supreme court for an order suspending the decree of the trial court and while this application is pending the Phoenix < Eastern Company will remain in possession of the disputed ground.