Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-12
NEWS OF The WEST.
4 Dill 10 kaks Sunday a Weekly Rest
Day In California.
OPPOSITION 10 CHURCH TAXATION
A Firemah's Leap TO Death-Suicide
Through Desrondency-llow
Juror Sought Verdict
OPPOSITION 10 CHURCH TAXATION

Oliver Hand Il son was burned. Be
tween $1,000 aud 10000 pounds Of
corn wa Uufuel or uAm ged ~ as 10
be ouly DC for hog ieeJ. The Russell
Gates Mercantile company lOses 1900
pounds anu ths Cort.Haints Mercau-
tile company about 1000 pounds. The
damage TO the machinery and Ices OF
building l. estimated VI $500.
a railroad brakeman named Nc
Leonard was struck on the head by n
beam while his Train was psseiug
through the auowsheds west Of the Gold
Stream wutsr tank, near rruUkee, Cal,
ThursJny morning. He was uncUn.
toious when found, but recovered on
arriving At Ttuckec. Later In the
afternoon he acted a. though partially
domented, ami u was uuemeu advisab.o
% forward him to the RAILROAD hospital
in Sacrament,
Ralph II. selby, n sou Of ez. Mayor
Btlby, Of Han FfanciscU, committed
Suicide Saturday afternoon By shoot.
lug himself through the brain. Al.
though bis death was a severe shock 10
bis relatives, it Wns not uuuX pCctcI, TOT
his brother, PefolvRl w. Selby, had
lev hours before received last letter
ofiatewsll. The missiye WAstO c0uchtd
that the only construction which could
be placed on II was that the deepondent
young man INTENDED ending n lie
that had been 10 him louely siuce the
death Of his wife. some aiK years ago.
Mt. Lane 10 = very religious man
and a prominent member Of tho First
Baptist church, of OaklanG, Cal. He
lives Ia exact Justice, and when bis
mind II fixed on "a proposition It h
hard 10 change. When he went into
the Jury room Ia the sexton oass he
commenced to pray In order that he
might he guided Ia the fiRnt wsy to
reach a correct verdict. Mr. Lane snyH
he got the word that sexton was not
guilty OF the crime Oi forgery Tor
which he was on trial, aud vOtel that
wy. However he found thu he was
the only man who was for atqui. ttl.
Eleven men lhbored with him ior nye
hours to Try anu convince him that he
was wrong, hut they 1id not succnsd.
Mr.. Lauo irmly believe / that his prayer
had been answered, anu HE conscience
will not allow lim ~ chanae hls vote.
The facts were iait before tho district
attorney, but he COulu 40 nothing Ia
tue premises, However, he Insists that
the Jurors must bu guided by the evi.
Il noe and not ny prayer In detormin.
ing n case.
In tho California Legislature, on
Saturday, there was introduced n bill
"lo prevent Sabbath Dissertation and 10
secure weekly rest day" II provides
that any person who on the Christian
Sabbath, commonly called Sunday,
performs ordinary manual labor, eG-
cept what cannot be- avoided or such
work as must Of uecesslly be done ON
all DAYS Of the week, and such deeds u
charity ~ are due TO others AZ all times,
shAil be- deemed guilty NJ a misle.
meauor and be- lined from $50 10 $50 or
be Imprisoned from ten to MY days.
The blll prOht bits the keeping open Of
any place VI business aud the hawking
or selling VI newspapers on Sunday.
Tho proposed law applies ~ all places
OF amusement Noisy pastlmer, pro.
OtssiOue with music, aud acts which
disturb any worshipping assembly or
congregation shall be causes for pun
ithment. Saloons are specially guarded
against. Hunting n not allowed, and
the discharge Or firearms ~ n reason
Tor n penalty. Seventh Day Advent
isls are given the privilege OF perform
ing ordinary manual labor on sunday.
A mass meeting Of church people at
Pueblo, Col, on Sunday afternoon,
den0unce tue proposition now before
the Colorado legislature 10 tax church
property. A petition was formulated
anu signed, IN which the petitioners
cay the bill, N enacted, "will do great
aud grieVuua wrong" IL then pro.
tests that the proposed act IL unjust snd
would be- "A most disastrous blow 10 the
best interests OF the state anu would
cripple or blot out VI existence scores
Oi churches aud wouli close schools
and academies. The petition olose,;
"ris churches advance the interests
OF the state "a many ways and theit
oducallOnn', elermOHynATy institutions
Pre freely cons Grated 10 the use aud
the welfare # the people. We pray
you 10 lay no burden Of taxes upon us"
The primary object OF the meeting
was 10 arrange iOr the formation OF an
organization OF people Of all churches
10 light the saloon element. ha re-
suit u tho discussion an intordenOm'-
national temperance society was d,-
ttrmlned on aud committee Of nine
10 formulate a constitution and bylaws
Nas appointed.
Michael Granville, humRn on the
fast Burlington when arrived ia Dem
Yer sunday morning at 1880, was
torlously anu probably fatally injured
~ Jumping from tbs tTAin while run
mng at aspted oiabout sixty miles an
hour. He struck on his head and II N
not thought that he can recover. The
Incident by which Granville received
bis injuries were OF tragic nature. It
seemed 10 him tuat a collision was Ut
avoidable, gnu rather than be- crushed
10 death he made dash from the cab,
aud hiA bleeding body was iOund along
the track when the train WAS backed
Tor fully mile. He was taken uncon-
scious TO Crete, tue nearest slstiOn,Rtd
tho oompgny's surgeon was at once
hummOned. The accident happened
onsatIrday night about o'clock. As
The passenger was about pulling into
Crete the headlight of a freight train
was observed only short distance
away. The peril0us situation psrtuad'
bl Granville that death was Imminent,
aud he sprRng from his place before
the engineer could stop him, The
engineer remained AT his post anu
spilled the brakes. The freight reach, u
side track, aud what seemed would
te'uit In collision was ayerted. The
passengers on the train were not RwATo
Jl the tragic occurrence on the llcOmu-
I'VE nnd no Injury resulted TO any ono
ave lhe fireman who made tue foolish
leap.
Accordll .,.ts, there VIII
D los Mhnlt for nrnnrt from tho UNIT.