Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-07
District Government AAAirs.
S>EnUvo

The report of Lucy S. Doolittle, treasurer OF
the National Colored Women and Children'l
rsesyed by the
year, by appropriation OF Congress, interest
membership fees, donations, sale of old build.
ing. &c, to have been >7,6s65O. and disburse-
Mr.. R. w. Lowrie, of Bennings, calls attention
to the condition OF the Sheriff crossing between
to the condition of the Sheriff road generally.
e,sis. N' N' 'NS' '''' ~ ~ NA'' %
The District Commissioners referring to q
communication from Mr.. Dorsey Clagett OF the
21st ultimO enclosing power OF attorney from
MIR: w. $. Graham empowering Mr.. Clagett to
collect certain drawbacks allowed on revision
of assessment for special improvements on lot
2, square 81, state In a note to him that the
cases like this, which claimant is legally en-
| titled to receive the drawbacks; they must hold
to the rule that has heretofore been followed OF
requiring one claimant to file q quit claim from
the other, or appeal to the courts.
Secretary Bayard to-day enclosed to the Com
missioners copy Of dispatch from the consul
giving an account OF newly invented street
cleaner, which is in successful use in that city,
as heretofore mentioned in The STAR.
POLICEMAN DISMISSED.
Policeman Michael Meehan, OF the first pre-
cinct, not yet two months In the service. got In
toxicated last Saturday night, and has been dis
missed from the force.
THE WASHINGTON BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Mrs. Harriet Loring. secretary and Treasures
| of the Washington Benevolent society, has sub
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1888. She
says: ave have endeavOred to carry out the
object for which the society was Organised by
the Commissioners in 1SS1-to relieve both
| simple cases Of poverty and those more compli.
Gated cases of distress which heretofore it has
been almost impossible Tor p public s ofganiz;
and investigate thoroughly, and then relieve
| with fuel and groceries"
THE CoRoNER's REPORT.
Tho al of n ~ Dot
has been submitted to the Commissioners, GOV.
| ering the fiscal year ending June so. 1885. He
Suicides, nomicdes, accidents. aud nseIiaencs
| were 46S, Of which number $50 were whites
and 31s colored, the whites being 80 per cent
cent. The total suicides were IL; homicides
~; infanticides,, 26; total by accidents and
negligence u; disease, 2s7, and still births. Sd
BUILDING PERMITS
| issued by Inspector Entwisle: Geo. B. Patch
! erect three-story and basement dwelling, b
between 18th and 14th streets northwest
S Between y and L streets noit i ,SSd NJ
King, repair brick 715 Market Space; $500. N,
| I. Halter. erect six two-story and basement
dwellings, M, between 80 and Ala streets north
west; S2i 900. John Merritt, repair frame No
80 o street northwest; e12o.
why the ..Royal'' 10 the Best
The improved method by which IL has beer
made possible to produce pure cream Of tartar
has had an important bearing upon the manu-.
facture Of baking powder. By the process here
| tofore generally employed. 1t has been found
| impossible to remove all impurities, more par
ticulariy the tartrate Of lime, which REMAINED
| to such an extent as to greatly impair the quail
ity of the cream Of tartar. and to Interfere ser
| iously with the strength and wholesomo nes
| of the baking powders into which IL entered.
In the new process, which u owned BY tn
Royal Baking Powder Company Of New York
| and exclusively employed In IT. extensive Tar
| tar works, the imported crude grape acid ID .
| treated as to remove all vestige Of tartrate q
| lime or other impurities, giving . product Dc
fore unknown-a chemically pure cream of -
| tar.
By the employment Of these superior fAci]
/ tiles, the Royal Baking Powder Company ha
made the Royal Baking Powder, 9 tke Chem
i strength, absolutely pure'' and whOSSSoms
and with an always uniform leavening pOVei
/ It Is for these reasons that the Royal n0ye
| fails to produce bread, biscuit cake, eta. ths
are light, sweet. digestihle and Wh0lososnS q
eating OF which T. never followed by tndiGe9tfor
or any Of tho,e physical discomt1r6 atSondan
upon tbs partaklng q Improperly peop0Fe,
food. In renderiue p0aatble fhe pEodp6t1no @
baking powder poesessed Of theaS Qsjo1l0oaftonl
the ipprovsd method q ssnning ssoasn g =
tar becomes st once matter q mnHoRs0a -
spOrtance to the culinary WUst1.