The herald., 1896-05-08
SAN BERNARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO. May 7.-Bea-
trice Cameron, who off the stage Is Susie
Hageman Mansfield, did not take her
part at the opera house last night In
the production of A Partisan Romance.
and behind her absence in the story or a
special train out of town early In the
evening. and more excitement than local
theatrical circles have recently known.
AS published three weeks ago, Mrs. La
vinia Hall of Redlands Is bringing suit
against Mrs. Mansfield, her husband
also being made a defendant, claiming
of them something over $4,000 damages
for breach of contract in connection
with the purchase of a 29-acre orange
tract in Grafton. The Mansfields claim
they were "cinched" in the deal, and let
the property go for the mortgage which
stood against it. leaving Mrs Hall out
of the account to the extent of the
amount sued for.
The papers in the suit were made out
here three weeks ago. Mrs. Mansfield
was served with the summons, but for
some unaccountable reason Mansfield
himself was not served. Consequently
when the actors private car rolled into
town yesterday, he had not been in town
long when he found himself listening to
the reading of summons in which his
wife and himself We're made defendants
In suit for about $4,000. Mrs Mans
field was not with her husband when he
was served. and when she heard of the
new suit as it was supposed to be.
she was in great distress.
She determined to seek an escape in
flight. Consequently Santa Fe special
was chartered. 1t was Mrs. Mansfield's
intention to catch the northern overland
and cross the Oregon line with all possi-
BILE speed. thus avoiding service in the
new suit which 1t was supposed had been
started.
Eut Mrc NTopc6oId /1ta - ~raaa.s -
the direction of Oregon. Late last even
ing Colonel Paris went to the clerks
office and learned that there was but one
suit filed, and that Mansfield had been
served here with the same summons
which had been served on Mrs. Mansfield
graphing in hot haste. Messages reach
ed Mrs. Mansfield in Los Angeles, and
she was stopped there and awaits the
arrival of her husband and his company.
THAT NEW RAILROAD.
Engineer Vaughn has returned from
his surveying trip across the desert. his
party coming in yesterday, and after
short stay, proceeding to Los Angeles.
The party made the trip from Victor
through to the Colorado river in 16 days,
and made the necessary maps, and ran
the necessary lines for a working sur
vcy.
Vaughn and his men ran lines from
Victor to Parker. on the Colorado river,
about so miles below Needles.
The Santa Fe company is simply serv-
ing notice on the Southern Pacific that
If the latter brings in the Atlantic and
Pacific at the sale in July next. then the
Santa Fe will build direct line from
Southern California through to point
where junction can be effected with its
own system.
This could be done at Silver City, in
Southwestern New Mexico. and the dis
tance over which the line must be built
will be little over 400 miles. This line
would run far enough south of the At
lantic and Pacific. but it would seem to
ouen up an entirely new country.
The weather man went awry To-Day, or
the climate got beyond his control, ana
today has furnished a genuine example
OF rain without season." The predic-
ton for the day was fair weather and Tor
a. minutes, between 12 and 12:45 pm,
the,rainfall was t = heaSssst seen IN minis TINS
valley in many days. The moisture
came down in torrents, with ittie nai. "a.
on the side, and the streets ran rivers for
an hour.