The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-11-19
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
A Former Wcfscritc Ar
rivcs MT the Nations
Capitol
We Differ with Him RE-
gardInX silver

respondent.
SIGNAL Arriving here after an
absence of six years ] WAS surprised
at the amazing progress made in ex-
tending the city limits, streets, drain
age, railroads and building improve
ments. When l left here in 1885,
land could be had in the city proper
at from SOC to 81 90 per square foot.
The same properties are now bring
ing from $500 to So 90 per foot,
and land which was selling by the
acre at from 800 to $20o is now sell
ling by the square foot at from zoe
to S1.00. The great extension of
tramway railroads run by cable and
electricity is the motive power Otter
ally> which has caused this wonder
full transformation.
The capital of the nation is now
seen at her YER best. There is an
air Of business energy pervading the
whole great city of 1900 squares,
made up Of stores, dwellings, Offices,
public parks, government buildings,
markets, schools and factories. The
The population OF the city must be
now over 800, 600, and it may be
truly said TO be one Of the very finest
cities in this great world of ours, as
its location, general plan, streets,
shade trees, parks and public build
, ings are certainly far in advance of
any other place. The good order
prevailing everywhere, the quietness,
| decorum, politcncss and general in
5 dustry is noticeable and striking.
Politics being the trade Of most Of
t our office holders and visitors, it is
e one prominent subject always in or
der to be discussed. 1t is the gcner
al belief that Cleveland will b.
4 the next nominee of the dem.
h ocratic party, and as usual the tarii
a will be the issue. Silver will hardi,
+ be the important factor iu the mex
# campaign, which at one time bid fai
:, to be. The absurdity of coming anI
= recoining money which the peopl
L will not have as circulating medium
Is and do not want, is beginning to b
given attention to, and is bound t
be stopped all in good time, and s
y, it should be, as to what what we AZ
e. to do our silver remains to be seer
Se | have no pet theory of my own re
to garding it. Who has2 Let us hea
ed from somebody Spoons Ye
ne spoons are good.
ld The Chile matter seems TO b
e, dropped for the present although on
'et navy yards are active, and vesse
be rapidly fitting out for sea service,
30 is the opinion of the best inforn'
ed here that if we would give sold Jol
ch Bull' punch in the ribs we wou
on hit the right man in the right plac
ed as it is plain to be seen that be
he the intermedling, jealous Mephist
be pheles behind the scenes-and th
er. is probably the reason so many VIC
ID sells are getting ready for servic
'ut j. BIS animosity towards our cons
,he Minister Egan to Chile who Is
on Irishman, has ovcrreached, and "
oss likely put the clustering old fellow
The the trouble Of backing down VIII
by we can get square cinch on him.
Dir. Idaho matters are not much Ia
an ed Of here as the people do not se'
, a to show much interest in US, Clag:
ost and his claims TO the senatorship,
in. which Dubois was duly and squar
up elected, are laughed at, and he
the serves nothing, he will get nothil
by His time to make fight for the s
less atorship was before the election,
'ice he did not want anything then, ;
The his schemes which he is working
'int now was an after thought. The 7
are pie of Idaho without reference
lain party wanted Dubois. Our legi
uch ture knew it and elected him, and
cur scheme TO afterwards elect Claa
sful was that of disgruntled politicis
YER which are Of all classes ofpolitici
e. the least desirable, as they fon
discomfort discord aad trouble
are a nuisance to the body pol
by and it will be well for the citizen
ham Idaho to remember the contempt
to scheme and schemer and leave {
ex- severely out in the cold hereafter
Coming east there were Wis