Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-15
MOUNTAIN FIRE
UNDER CONTROL
SAN BERNARDINO RANCHERS
SUFFER DAMAGE
OLD SUIT SETTLED AT LAST
Suspect Arrested for Murder Of Fred
Romo Admits That He Was Until
Recently Well Known In
surance Broker
OLD SUIT SETTLED AT LAST
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINo, Sept. 14.-The
brush fire which started yesterday In
the vicinity Of Pigeon pass in the Box
Springs mountains is still burning to-
day but is practically under control.
The fire burned over hundreds of acres
and did considerable damage to the
small ranches in that vicinity. The fire
Is said to have started from camp
fire.
The old case of George Chaffey VS..
the University of Southern California,
which has been in the courts here a
number of years and has been the
cause of more factional and bitter
quarrels than any other one suit here,
has finally been settled and decree
has been handed down by Judge Oster.
By it's terms the old trustees of the
Chaffey Agricultural college are de-
posed and w. S. Smith, George Chaffey
and Walter M Rose are appointed. All
real and personal property acquired
from the old trustees by the college
must be turned over to the new board,
and in turn the board of trustees must
deliver to the University of Southern
California lands and securities of the
value of $19,94O, with water stock for
the lands at the rate of one share per
acre. The University of Southern Cali
fornia is to deliver to the college all
interest in property acquired or in the
fund created by the trust deed from
the Chaffeys in 1882. The new trustees
are to have full control of the college,
and the university shall convey to the
college ten scholarships annually for
twenty years.
The Chaffey college was a part of the
Ontario colony scheme in 1882. All went
we'll until 1897, when differences arose
between the donors and trustees, when
the latter decided to the University of
Southern California all the property
created under the trust deed from the
donors and much of it was moved to
Los Angeles. This resulted in the suit
just settled.
Samuel Jackson, who was one of the
suspects arrested for the murder of
Fred Romo and has since confessed
that Fred Eldridge did the killing, has
now admitted that his name is not
jackson but Samuel Stanyan, who was
once a prominent insurance broker in
San Francisco and disappeared eighteen
months ago. Since the disappearance
he has remained in obscurity, spending
most of his time in mining and lumber
camps.
The people of San Jacinto are again
enthusing over the project of an elec-
trio road between that city and Red
lands, and at meeting held there this
week it is stated that capital to the ex-
tent of $15O,OOO toward the construction
of the line was guaranteed. The mat
fer will be again brought to the attep-
ton of the Redlands capitalists with
the hope that the line may eventually
be built.
Proprietor Stafford of the CONNER
cial hotel in Redlands sold liquor In
violation of the city ordinance and now
wishes he had not. In court he pleaded
guilty and was fined 5000, which he
will pay.
A workman, William Warren, in the
employ of the Home Gas and Lighting
company, today had a narraw escape
from death by being overcome by gas
when working in a trench. 1t required
hard work to resuscitate him, but it is
not believed he will suffer any serious
results.