Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-23

may DC palo on or before the Isl OF next July.
Mr.. Davis expresses the opinion that the
extension VIII firing about the payment OF nearly
ali the special ASSESSMENTS referred 10 the District
committee.
A BUILDING FOR TIE SIGNAL SERVICE.
The House committee on public buildings and
grounds to-day authorized Mr.. Millken to report
favorably to the House the bill for the purchase OF
the building at the corner OF oath and N
streets, owned by Mr.. Ferguson, for the use
bill appropriates Sos, 900 Tor the purchase. The
report Will show that the present quarters OF the
service are unit for occupation and that the rent
paid amounts TO more than L. per cent upon the
amount proposed 10 pay Tor this property, which
Is described as In every way suitable for the pur-
Pose and Oh character that would cost the Gov
eminent much more TO build, regardless OF the
vaiue OF the ground
70 AUTHORIZE THE BELT LINE TO EXTEND ITS
TRACES.
In the Senate to-day NJ. Harris introduced bill
to authorize the Capitol North and South Wash.
ington Railway CO. TO extend its tracks as
Io.Iows: Beginning at l4th and streets
southwest. east along street TO 18th street
10th street southwest; beginning at eth street
northwest and Louisiana avenue east, on the latter
TO Pennsylvania avenue, dlagonaily crossing Penn
sylvanta avenue TO Market Space, east along
Market Space TO Louisiana avenue northwest along
latter TO Indiana avenue southeast along latter
70 street northwest TO its Intersection with c
northeast, east along street, passing round STAN
ton square TO 18th street northeast with the prvi-
lege or extending the same on street 10 Tennes-
northeast north along 18th street its intersec-
ton with Benning sbrldge road after such streets
ana avenue snail have been graded. Be-
ginning at Atm ana streets northwest,
north along Attn street to Boundary street
west along Boundary TO Linden or 4Ih street ex-
tended, north along the latter TO point opposite
Howard University building, the right 10 run along
4tn street eAtenoeo accruing a. soon as II shall
nase oeen opeaeo- Desinnlng a. !l'n anu
street. and thence TO 2lst street northwest.
The rails for the extension shall be approyedsoy
const ructed ana cars run thereon xtth,n fTo ysrs
| the authority shall be void Fer the purnose al
the extension the company is authorized to in
S25O,OO0. Referred 10 the District committee.
| C.n,,o, rD,,n
Po, .OP'
| The CARLISLE CONTEST SETTLED
The Carlisle contest is now settled II is not In
| the power OF the House TO reconsider its action
and the sneaker holds his seat Tnose Who n%,,
tn TO gain time do not question his right
WIN"
THEY GOT ouoRrM
and sunday to secure the attendance of a Quorum
OF democrats at the session OF the House TO-DAY.
| Telegrams were sent TO all the absent members.
and at midnight II was apparent that a quorum OF
democrats, who were IN a state OF health 10
s"n ~ Sav Tne onv rao ~ W
were MI. CARLISLE who would not vote ANYHOW.
and Mr.. s., inoia, who is at Hot springs. Mr.. Bel
mont telegraphed thls morning mat ne had
Mills Band and bynum, who are sci, werein Their
seats when the House met MI Mills was quite
sick and threatened with chill In the House.
oov s,svs,so, md ns Aso nu,o,. ,ro,, ,,.,o
- .s - c ,. .'
were before the senate committee on territories
this morning TO oppose the annexation OF the
Idaho PAM andle 10 " Washington TERRITORY Dele
gates voorhees, and Toole from Washington ana
nex atom hui did NOT address me con,nittee The
hearing viii be Continued.
NOTES
There were twenty-five senator's present 10 bear
the prayer to-day, the number about equally
Webb and ex-Commissioner West were on the
moor.
ate chamber to-day and was warmly congrata-
coyery;
ably better this morning.
Representative Arnold, OF Rhode Island, has re-
the Contest thar ne had begun fOT his seat
what Baking Powder snail We usel
,-.. p' ~. ~, 49,. .',.-o.., .so,.sas. 80,
Aeeper. We al oesire pure anu "noiesone 1000,
ana TINS Cannot oe mao Win tne use on impure or
= nnesr,on rho, an rne cneaner rorsr craze =,
hor Nc, nowders contain either a,nm lime or nhoS
phatlc acid As 10th as we may be 10 admit so
much against what may have been some OF our
1OuSelOIu
una nmous Testimony OF the officfaI chemisls In
deed, analysts seem TO md no baking powder en-
tireIy free from some one OF these oi1,ecrlonable
inoredents except the koyal. and that they re-
port as chemically pure We md some OF the
baking powders advertised as pure 10 contain,
under the tests OF Prors Chandler Habirshaw and
others nearly ~ per cent OF lime while Others
are made rrom alum with no cream OF tartar This
we presume accounts Tor their lack OF leavening
and FOR the bitter taste found in the biscuits So
freuuently complained OF by ourselves
But aside from the inferiortty or the work done
nv these nowders The nhysioloStsrs assure ne fhst
lime and alum taken into the system in such
Quantities as this are Injurious They are not de-
comnosed nv heat. nor dissolved IN mixing or baS.
inc. They 20 with the bread thereiore into the
sIsmacn where the nhvsiologicsi effects re ,nais
SssIioS dvsnensia' or MORE eyiis NV ''1''
cnean hsTsnc no1er matsrs sse Ies eo ,hness
Alum fs three cents a pound lime sfili ehea ,er
1rrtia cra.m ~ tartsr crssfs thirty I've NJ sorr'
s,hs ressnns for the chemical nurity ~ the Roysi
psEfno povder we're recontiv ofven IN fhe Eev
YorE E,nes, in an tnferesting descrintton of n
new method TOR refining argolS or crude cream OF
xerfar m seems th.f N fs univ under ma nrress
tSaI cream Of tartar can be need from the lime
natural 10 IL and rendered chemicaliy nure. thsf
ths rosants m mani Tar this coss ire koyai RI