The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-01

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into consideration when selecting
their Speaker.
E. M. Curry, Chairman of the
Democratic State Central Com
mittee, died at DesMoines, Iowa,
Nov. 18th, last, in his room at
the Hotel Savoy. The death
was direct result of injuries re-
ceived while being initiated into
a Des Moines Lodge of Elks
about two months ago. AS part
of the ceremony he was blind
folded and placed on a chair with
an iron seat. Then a lighted
lamp was placed under the seat
with the expectation when it got
too hot he would jump. But he
sat still until he was badly burn
ed. His trousers were burned
away and the flesh fearfully
scorched. In few days blood
poisoning set in and he grew
worse. 1t was his desire that
the real cause of injuries should
not be made public. Mr.. Curry
lived at Leon, and was a leading
attorney.
A duel was lately fought in
Texas by Alexander Shott and
John S. Mott. Mott was shot
and Shott was not. In this case
it was better to be Shott than
Mott. There was rumor that
Mott was not Shott, and Shott
avows that he shot Mott; which
proves either that the shot Shott
shot at Mott was not shott, or
that Mott was shot, -notwith-
standing circumstantial evidence
is not always good. 1t may be
made to appear on trial that the
shot Shott shot shot Mott, or as
accidents with fire arms are fre-
quent perhaps the shot Shott
shot Shott himself, when the
whole affair would resolve itself
into it's original elements, and
Shott would be shot and Mott
would not. We think, however,
that the shot Shott shot, shot
not Shott but Nott;and it is hard
to tell who was shot.
Prior to the recent election
the voters of the country were
assured that Mckinley was the
advance agent of prosperity and
good times would surely come if
he were chosen president. Well,
Mckinley was elected, and for a
few days after the eventful Nov
ember 3rd, there was a squirt and
the newspapers published lists
of factories which had started to
work after months of idleness.
The squirt, which ended as sud
denly as it began, resulted it ap-
pears in an investigation as to
the cause of the unexpected
check, and it is now charged that
the reports of great industrial
activity brought about by the
election of Mckinley were only
fakes invented for political effect.
These reports. SO encouraging to
the people of the country, who
are willing to accept and enjoy
good times and applaud the poll
tical party that gives them, were
soon followed by announcements
of business failures, and the re
duction of wages and the curtail-
ment of working forces employ
ed in various lires of industry
AT the beginning of last week
the ST. Paul railroad one of its
largest shops and discharged a
large number of men for the
reason, as given by the manage
ment of the road, that there was
nothing to haul" and on Friday
last the Panhandle road laid of
422 men. The following day the
Chicago Tribune printed the fol
lowing dispatch dated at Bloom
ington, Illinois The ChicgaC
U Alton managers announced
reduction of hours of labor in
their general shops in Blooming
ton from eight to seven each
day, going into effect yesterday
morning. 1t was alsoannounced
that the shops would be closed
from the 25th inst, to December
1st, and that during the month OF
December the 1000 men employ
ed will be given 80 hours worl
per week. General Superintend
ent Gray said tonight that thu
action of the company is caused
by the decrease of freight anc
passenger traffic, and also results
from the fact that the Alton EN-
ployed the shopmen ten hours
day all through last summer
while the Wabash and other
, roads were running short tim'
or had closed their shops. Tbs
men are paid by the hour" Thil
looks as though a very distress
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