The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-03
Fourth of July tomorrow.


Patrick Reddy, the noted San
Francisco criminal lawyer, died
at his home on the 26th inst. He
defended the Ceur d'Alene lab
orers in their late labor trouble.
A. J. Vanskiver, an old pioneer
of Lemhi county, died at Salmon
on the 25th. Aged 67 years.
Joe desires to have it known
that he did not go fishing on
Friday, June 29th, 1900. He
must have not been feeling well,
or else the wind was blowing too
hard to fish.
Chas. F. Webb was out from
Custer last week.
The census enumerators com
pleted their census taking last
Saturday night. June Both.
We learn that Custer, Houston,
Barton and Pahsamaroi will cele-
brate tomorrow.
Chris. Peterson was brought
down from Bayhorse last Friday
in a helpless condition with rheu-
matiSm.
Geo. MCGOWAN, Sr., was out
from Bonanza last week. While
here he bought 100 fine mutton
sheep of Jos. Rodgers for his
Bonanza market.
Mrs. McFadden was out from
the Yankee Fork mine one day
last week.
Challis has experienced the
hottest June weather for the past
seven or eight days known here
for many years. Old Sol shed
his brilliant rays in scorching
manner, and the thermometer at
no time during the days falling
below 81 or SO in the shade, and
as high as 124 in the sun, but on
Saturday last a cold wave COM
ing from off the mountains made
decided change in the weather,
and was welcomed by all.
1t seems more than probable
that the United States will be
dragged into trouble in China. If
American citizens have been
murdered, American troops
should punish the guilty and
protect those remaining. The
Robert G. Ingersoll was right
when he said
"A flag that will not defend its
defenders and protect its pro-
tectors is not fit to cumber the
earth"
AT the same time the Bee does
not believe, and never has believ-
ed, that this government should
take up arms every time some
missionaries are massacred for
poking their noses in other
peoples business, and insulting
other religions. And the evi-
dence of travellers is universal
that these missionaries are in
sulting in the extreme to othel
faiths.
The Presbyterians, and Bap
lists, and Methodists, and othel
Protestant sects are appealing t.
this government for protection
to their missionaries in Chin;
from massacres largely due t,
the interference of those mis-
sionaries in the affairs of others
Suppose a swarm of Confucian:
should come to SanFrancisco tC
proselyte,. should poke thei
noses into house after house
should preach everywhere tha
Jesus Christ was not the Son O
God, but merely a clever mounte
bank of Jerusalem-what polio
department could save them fron
terrible beatings, if not lynch
ings
The Catholics are appealing
this government for protection
, for their missionaries in China
Suppose a flock of Buddhist
were to come to SanFrancisco +
crusade for their religion; and i
addition to declaring Buddha t
be the only God, would max
J jests concerning the Virgil
Mary. What would be thei
: fate ? Why, they would be tor
| limb from limb.
} What more rights have Prote:
! tant and Catholic missionaries i
China than have Baddhists an
Confucian missionaries in Cal
} fornia ?
/ They should stay at home an
t attend to their own business.
: There are heathens enough
, the United States, God knows, i
: need of salvation. 1t is not net
r eSSary to 90 elsewhere in scare