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ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION - it i. . .!; . THE DAILY ASTORIAN Is h biggest and tcit paper THe;asT0RIAN has the Urgest circulation of nyf piper on the Columbia River on me common niver FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS RICPORT. ASTORIA, ()UK(iON: WKDNBSDAY MORN I. NO, JINK l, lf5!7. NO. 187. VOL XIA'l. L2 ui n v na ii hi rn mm in "wvitt" ..-.iuiii,-.-,. I I III M I Mi KJ .T" H II I M 1M U M N IBMh'jM' -I I ' ' - r II . 11. , LIU T. . V ' . .L , I ..t' , WM. GADSBY Corner Washington and Tint Struts I PORTLAND, OUBCiONi mi wmwm y.tfM: n i Tl.l. tiUtntillhl l'..i..r Sim. '. .nv.. ...Il lti.-ir v, Willi ilk $20.00 - p-i- f'-n ;v 1 . ,-"-!, J I III" Iminlm ?iilt, n,r.l..,h Hili.ti ,ti nun lr i ,fc ! t lor. li .r X v i i '. t t in . 'i it tli.n l.ik.-n up iin.l iIIi.him,I j. j ... .,1 lnn-tli It ! . Ii.pnl rotlrililiTtihlr Jl- ll I . M U ..,,K. ... ,. 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Viflititntiiini St in In Senate W.flilfudiii, J'Hi. I'. -Tin- laic fli;'! i nr.nl -iri.l. (..in .ii. I imlny l niii :..!. lliiK I.',.- I. r.ilhru of llir iti:.il v !....' of ! t.irlfr l.lll. i .-t' jl.rovM'.M IiI.iIIiik I" ll.iH.itl, Mlilrli Kinl ji.rr Tll . Ii.m 1h. ii 1 1 ! rm i . nl. r of Hi" i ntli. t ill. .iii.I Willi It ! -' l '"r IT-;- t for tH.y u.-tlon on tti.- l.lll a it hiilv Tli." ttrt i'.ir.iKr.i.ti i f tin- m.i:ir iw lw.l nl.' Ima mini lit t.rlTit tn;l ul till' it... .; ". .in.) lit.- lii .it.. iii.I M In li llit n : (:tNM.-. .nil t.l.iv Hi. ntli.r tiiir.ui;f..li ' i.' Hi.. li.-.l'il.- u.ii' .iirr.'il lu wtlliiiut , I i furiti.-r oi-Hiniii'.M A iiKr.-.-il ti ltii-j i ; . . In .Int.. pi n i i . i "Hi; i: not iitiiivi- Ni 1 l; Ptit- ti i.'.i!,.! ii 1, mil .-. til jut .fiut I in. I tln.-i- li .i.'i . .:i(i- .1 i lit tut ti'i) I l.t.-lil.-.' . 1 ' il ' '.K..r ll'M N". ' I Iii.I .'. -(l.lll'. . 1 '! l.'T 'Hi ' I' ll oil H liilil t. i'l;. 1 ii ' 'I'-KT'i -. t-t 'lr ;..n,n.l rh.ill i'.iu. .. Tin ot'ir ir i tMi.ni tt-..' I. ! ' r lai. In in.ij li ' i.i;iir, iiii.il.- irii.. - I'vly. t I i inly on.- ) - i .ii.-l i..; '.ot. w.i i.tKi-n ilnrli'K tt:.- -t iv .:i 111. iiiui-ti'lini nt i-t ! t.lii.l-. in n. ..K. th. r.it.- ii iil" .. r ' iHiiiii.I on n.-.ir ii'kii.' No, Ii'. iiuirl: . -l.il,.! ii.l Til.- .inn r.. tin. -tit i i .t'-r. iitr-.l, to 15 Tlx. I' !( .'!. .iiii. iiiliii. lit ri'li.tiui to i'oiii..l. r.illoti of tli" aKrli'ultuml "lo-o- ule Wii. then i"iuii' ! r ist.vi. i iN'.iltliSS APJi il'UNF.l'). W.ihlntin. June 15 -The utuvemiil poMul ooiiKreM. th" !Hth convention of the kln.l In the worhl. Ilnlsheil Uh lulmta tilay. after a rlomil imvwUhi liiitlui; wtv "l.ll holltn. The next of the (OIIKlrMt'D. Hie nlxtli. will he hehl at Home In Teb rimry. V"3 The lln.il m-pulon wii ile xote.l to the formal sIkiiIiii; of the Ki-n-iiil treaty ami of the ill tulle.l artli-leit. Kvery il. e!iile hIkiumI thew two et of puiiem. milijii'i to the formal rntlnVMIon of liln government. I 1 1 KS 1 1 I : N T I A I . A 1 ' I 'i I N T M K N T S. WiixhliiKtoti, June 15. tSpivliil to the Axlorliin The prexhleiit Pnlay Rent the fullowltur nominations to the senate: lnterlor-J. U. ltni.ly, of Alanka. to he Kiivernor of Alaska; lo Ih- commliwloncrn In the Kh1 Hel'lx of Alaska, Allan W. Tut lie, of ln.M.imi, ami Jno. W. Crane, of Illinois. AN ASTORIAN A WINNKIl. Jensen's CelehrKt.Nl I'ntent Case Decided III Ills Favor. rurtlaiul. June li-Julge rtelllniter lo- day ileeliled In favor of Jensen tho case of K. F. Norton aifalnst Miitltla Jensen. Inwlvlnif the rlirht of Jensen to a. val- tiahlo liiii-ovement for canning fish. Nor ton claimed Jensen's patent was an In fringement and enjoined the use of It. The decision Is said to mean ahout J.V per day In royalties to Jensen. Jensen Is a well-known Inventor of Astoria. The Into Senator Dulph, with J. T. Lighter, of Asturlu, were Jensen's counsel, while thrt plaintiff was represented ly Adcock & Miituly, nn eminent llrm of ChlciRO, who had associated with them l.ra Snow and Wallace MeOamant. of rorllattd. The case Is one of the most Important decided hy the I'llited States Court III many years. OKNKHAL MILKS IN LONDON. 8ay tho Turku Aro Kino Soldiers and Greeks Loyal to Their Cause. London, June 15. Qeneral Nelson A. Miles, who will repreeent the Unltea Ctiil- iMiny hi tli- iinnii H Jul. II. i. in,. iti .ir AilinlMl J N. Mllli-r. lio will r. i riwiil Hi" l'iilt''l Htiilin naiy u;.in tl.. t.iiiif ui i iinloli, luivo nrrtvi'l In tMn niy. iiniir.il llll'", Ailmlnil Mill, r, ih, Ii utiifTn. inul Mm .Slll'n wrr KU"ni hi th illniier IliU fvt.iilriif of Wl.li.-li.w ll.l.l, l clnl i nvoy of the t'lilt"! Htuti n tit :(. Jull.. ii. ti ml Mil"'. In tul'lltloii Ui vUtttiiK Id" Tiirklnli mill 'irii k iirmtia. Ini-I'.) tli oriltiiiiK ii mint lit ih" Ar iiiroiK l.u lory ui N,i.l" for ttm Itulliiri, H,finlhh iiii'l ArKi-rilltir KoV"riiiiiint. It" lo In- MIMl tl ll itit. iron f.ii'lorli'H Itflll til" I OiiHl ii f iik o; Antrl.i, llnly ai;. I r hi, , .tl"t w.i ioiirt.'inii.y lr"iil"'I v.rjwl.in i;. in r.. Mllin 'tl'l "nl lliiil mi ' It,' v... iiinii'iiio i ri'tlv" in riaai'i to tin tr iiillltnry i.ilnn nt II" tlnnk- l..ii,"in I'HMti.i In a iri-iit Ki-iH-rul mill tti.it Iiik ii(.im iiri- u fun lot of nun. Tl 'ir"'k, tlx ki-imt.iI mill". ri- Klml lit til" iro. wh t of .i :ii'i', l.lit llt. y ult. fr- ol mil, in r. uii. tti- Junior oil). r nn-l in-n i-'ii,-..i v im-l.-rf ul ili-voiloti to ttu lr i u HTATi: .Milt.V.AI. Ht'l''-'!.- Unit of Al'i'ro;.r!tI w KiuUirr.i-i'.ii tin Viirnu I't.il'lihriii n'." I't'iiilli'ton, Juii" li Tit" ,itl.'nH of yVixtoit m In r" In l it-I Hi. i:,u!' rn ' r- 41'iri Htiil. Norniiil ihlioot, . 1.I..I to tn,)ki tip n Kinifiiiit"... furitl KhiTt liy v in Iht of tin- l.i' ulty will I iiM-.ir.- I M. it ' In iiny t .tit tt' y lll - M tli lr .1- i i'R. l-'iillur" on th" purl of th li;li l.ilur" to i.rK' .nln- iul p,m t!,. i..- ...I up. protiri.itlon liint J.aiuuiy i jni-. 1 -iii.i.i.. r-! ulil" i-iiit nrr.iMitii. nt to Mirloii t.ii" in , .Hit !!on., anl tfi" Ifiuir I ol r, k'' :tti. off i t!i.- V"i!oi Noi-inal , hool, in i orrm'm ; n.ln tl.i- I r-l of all tli.- rf'.il.- Iui.il-. j h.ii l--"ii f.i - to fun- Willi oniv fi-rio'if : ,ri" il:t. - i III I'.l-.. ttiS n .loll", til" l...,1!.!- U'll: U' irt'ti wiiir.int" fur ttn-lr p.y, wh'.-li; it i j'""li.l tli" nlatr li-rlai iif" w ltli tioiior w Io n it in "in. In av ti,i 1, i lator" faltw In hoi.or tin-in. tl. iilara!iti : ill w ill U' .1. atnl 111 ti-a. 1m r will ri-'i ui- lli'ir iwiy Tlil.V l-'NT l.IM. II . rinonl. Is I'rotr-si Against tin Mite l.umt"T T.,rt!T. liurlliik-ton. 't . Jim.- I" -A in-i itTie laxi nlirlit rotestel aualiiM the pro.io-n tariff on white lumlsT. lii iM.lutlons were .ulo!t"l and "M to all menil" r of the V. iinont deli cation In cotiens. Th.y review the ureal Imiiortanc.- of the lum- Inr inanuf.u'liiilia; Indiistry here 'in. I conclude hy pmlirtlns that an liu-rcn.se In the larlff will mean not rcvciinc Put . 1 ,i.t . r. Tinssor.vns kamii.iak Spokane. June li Special dispatches to the Hpokesmnn-Kevli w roirt i gen eral soaking rainfall over the r ati i part of the rouiur' lylntt la'tween the Oiscmtcx and the Hitler Hoot mountains. and the Itrltlsh Columbia border snd the lllue mountains, Oreiron. Tho rainfall was irenenil throiiKhout the IMu Itend, 1'aloiise, I'otlatch. Walla Walla nnd I'matllla valleys. This came at an op portune time. Predictions are uenemlly made that crops are ussutvd and the yield will lie one of the most bountiful In the history of this section. PACIFIC WITHDRAW 3. OhleiiKo, June li The I'lilon Pacific to lay piilhd out of the Western Passenscr Association by irlvltm the ' ilays' nott of with drawal. There Is a strong prob.i. blllty, moreover, that there will be some reduction In piusseniier rates between the Missouri river and Oirden N-fore the matter Is fully settled. The cause of tho withdrawal was the old UrM over the divisions to be allowed the Oregon Short Line. IKAl MEN ON THE PAY ROLLS. Kansas City, June li The Star tills evening nays: OttlclaJs of Oie Atchlsoniv Topeka & Santa Fe railroad company have sus pected for some time that fictitious mimes ami names of dead men have been car ried on the pay rolls. It Is rumored that the dompany has been robbed of thou sands of dollars, and one hU:h nfMciu) has already been dlschanted for the of fense and others will follow him. THE LADD GRAVE ROHItEItS.1 Portland, Or., June 15. William Hec tor was today found frullty of robbing tho grave of the lute W. 9. LmM. Kd waril Iamik. another of tho RanK, pleadel Kiillty. YounR- Montsomery pleaded Kitllty a few days ujro und was sentenced to two yiiirs In the penitentiary. Dan iel MiiKonc, the fourth man chanted with (he siinie offense, remains to be tried. Sl'PKKME LODGE Awoi'llXS. Milwaukee, Wis., June 15. The supreme lodge, of the Ancient Onler of Vnll'M Workmen renched n final adjournment this afternoon. Ashury Park was chosen as the next meeting place. J. G. Tate was enitaittsl lis supreme lecturer of the order for the coming year. LARGE SHIPMENT OF OPIUM. Ban Francisco, June 15. The steamship City of Rio de Janeiro, which arrived from the Orient today, brought 800 cases of opium, valuecj at about 12,000,000, and upon which the duty amounts to $221,100. tvi:v It will I'roblily he Sent to the Senate Today. WILL NOT PLLAYTAKII FUILL bit (.ic 0irf unity for DiKitio ot Treaty tth the H,iwiiai fr viiinn of Tariff Dill. WdxhliiKton. Jjiie 11 It wan th" ex p" t.i'.lon that tli" Hawaiian anin l.illon maty ilili. iifti-rnoott wouUl rwivht' th" lltial RiKiiiitim of the IM-Koilalorn, H (- n lary Hl rnian for the I'nlti.tl Slut", I t; ;u..l i ltlii r Mlnlnt.T liali h or Lonni; I Thnritoii, an u rH.-!ul comnilBulontT fur ttw Hawaiian novi-rnmriit. The locu tiictit Itiwir lui'l l.i n iin.punJ ari'J t-v ry thliiK w,m In n-.i'llniKji wIk ii It was taatn iiKaln to the White lloune for the re I'Unt'K liiutl liihii'tlon an.) review. Kl n iil. nl t o'rlo.-k, the ult' nipt to i t lite NiKtiaturi' uf tlr triitty loiiay w;ih aUiniloiu-.. Thin may prevent the ouh-Non-loii of Hie treaty to the M-iuit : to morrow, ilk w.-ut the Int.-nllon of the i-.il.lni t. I,ut the delay In any cu.ie "ill not l- mull rial. At the lahltiet me'.-Mp in th" eourx of the iIim.'U.hhIoii of ;!:e tr-,.l y it w.i ih-'lili-'l that Hh p-n!eii'-y in the i nate woulil not rie"eanly rau.v. any con.M.Ieral.le ol..-trin tiun to the pron re of tin- tariff hill. tiik chi ksi-: ok rnocKiii'ui-: tt ashniKtoa. June 1Z. Th suggested ' urx- of procedure, when tin.- Hawaiian : annexation treaty Is sent to the senate I is that It should I made public In orrt. r j that the proinwltlon to restore the house provisi'.m In Hie UiTltl bid may lie uc-1 'nun ompllshl with the understanding thafjeral Halph Klrkhun of Oakland, arrived Hie trvily of annexation will possibly! be In tffcet before a year's notice of the I abrogation could lie given. nt reason given for miking the treaty public would! l-e that It could be discussed In con ivt'iion with the Hawaiian provision In the bill. It Is not believed there will be any at tempt to secure Immediate action on the treaty, and ponsllvly It may not be con sldered at this special session. Some question has u risen as to whether the senuio Is competent to act upon a trtsty which acquires territory, and If the house would not be culled, upon to concur, but the precedents are that the treaty-makltw IKiwer is vested In the president and the senate, and that body can act, and that the only manner rn which the house wouid be considered would be In an ap propriation necessary to carry the treaty into effect. TO DEFEND AMERICANS. Culiin as Counsel for Filibusters lu Spanish Court. New York. June li A Journal dis patch from Havana says: Captain La twrde and othtvrs of the captured Com petitor, the Cuban llllbustcr, whose re trial has been fixed for July 1, have re. looted Senor Mesa Domlnguet, a well known Cuban lawyer, as counsel to a p. IH-ar In their defense. Though the fact of his acceptance of their case may cause Weylcr to order his tleortatlon to Chafarlnas or Fernai do, as happened In the case of other conn sel he-re in daring to defend Ameri cans before the Spanish court, Domln guei has taken up the defense of the Competitor men without promise or hope of remuneration. NEWSPAPER MAN WALKS. Not Done on a Wager or by u Beggar. San Francisco, June 15. Konstantln von Ringartner Mas tramped 10.500 miles. He halls from Riga, Russia, has crossed Asia afoot, took steamer to Seattle and last evenlrur arrived here from tho Va!h Ington sea.ort town. He left Riga Aug. 27, IstM, and went to Austof on tho river Don, then over the Caucasus to Tlfles, thence to Persia and Teheran. The hard est part of his trip was through Siberia. Retigartmr Intends to walk to the At lantic st-aboard. He pays his own ex penses, writes for several Russian papers and Is not walking on a wager. AI.CAHOI TO JAPAN. American Article in Competition With German. San Francisco, June li Alcohol Is be ing shipped to Japan under circumstances which promise that the American article will come Into competition with the Gt man product. The latter has almost a monoply of the trade as with the adven ture of an export bounty It has been laid 'limn ut rt that cnull nl tw m"t i.y trw muk'TK of Ann'rlinn corn uplrlt. ff '1-ritly, ho--r, rwl'Ked triiriirtn lion rnt" hnvi l'n oMalriH,, nuiklnz It ixmillil" to nh!i alcohol to Vokohitm.t from I'l-orlii at a profit. Thun far thr' iiirl'xiilii norniirlHlnir r5 Uirri'ln hav t: ii frf-wnr'l"l to their (Irntlnatlon. Thin In ii;"-'tfS Ul li lh oTilnic of tr.id wl.l' h amount to mllllorui of ilfjlur nn-unity. TlLiAlibt. A MONO WIIKKLMKN. Toronto, Juno IS. Trouhle l lijmlnK up l-twin the Caniulian Wlw-elrru-n'n A wlatlon arxl ttit K A. W. The annual niii-t of thf ('. W. A. In hooktHl for July. l'r-iax;ttlonii an helnie mail". I he winner of the one-mile op.-n rwlvlnir 11,0" The '.tri.i.llatm are anxloiw to ro-cure the r. trien of itui h well-known flyers a I'.iil'l, fooler and Klw-r? hut they cannot cum", a ('.'.airman Molt h.tK not Klen h! Ban. Don to the meet, on th; Krouml that the .iato rorilltrU with the U. A. W. meein In WViiii rn tale. Thf Canadian nay thiit utilenH Mott ar-tlon their ni'it thre will 1! an ojn rupture between !i.fWe'latloni. IIA8KHALL BOORKa. HaJtimorv, June li Baltimore 7, Lou!- Vllle 5. l'hlla.lelphU, June li Clevtlarvl t, l'hlia.l.-lphla S. Washington. June 13. Plt:i"hurg 10, Wa-nhlnirton S. Ilrooklyn, June li Chicago S, Urook lyn 4. New York, June li-New Tork 3. rit. Iu1m 3. lioton. June li Boaton 1m. Clnolnnutl I. NKW Oil.LKf.K Jv..NlKP. Washinton, June- li The Sisters of Notre 1'iini" whos.- mother-house N at Namur. llrUlum. have purchased a larse tract of Uu.d In tlie northeiist suburbs p.' W.ishlnton and propose to found there the American Cttlhollc coil.-B for wom-n. It will 1 under the auspices of the Cath olic university and while the sl.iters will cund.c'l Uie administration, m my of the prof.'ssors of the university will lecture In the hiirher branches. ' SEEKING A MYUKCE. San Francisco. June li Leilah Kirktuuu , Varde-HulU r. dauiriitt-r of the lute G-n- In tluit city last night rom London. Her Journey was taken to secure abovuU divorce from her husband, Walter Turtle Ituller, second son of Earl Charston. This is the sequel to a divorce contest l i tht English courts a year ago that result ed In a dtcret of legal soparatlon. RENOWNED ATHLETE DEAD. Chicago, June li Fred 8. Green of Uluomlngton died last night. Death was t'.ue to paralysis. Ho was for a number of years a renowned athelete and aerial performer, as the original Lavan af La van brothers, liusflan athletes. I'nder this name with his brothers he performed In every great city of the world and be fore the crowned heads of many nations. BIG MINE SALE. Sti Francisco. June 15. Charles D. lmetwe, a mining man, will leave for Ixmdon today to complete the sale of the La Espcranaa mine- to English cap italists. The mine Is situated 15) miles from the City of Mexico. The purchase price Is to be Jij.OOO.OOO Mexican money. OLDEST ODDFELLOW DEAD Baltimore, June li Henry L. Buehlcr, the oldest Odd Fellow In the world. Is dead. He was a plonevr member ot William Tell lodge and associated with Jolin Wider, the founder of the order of which he was a member for W years. SMITH (COLRED) APPOINTED. Washington, June li Congressman White, of Chicago, has reappointed John Smith to the naval academy by sending the name of that young: man to the sec-retaa-y of tho navy. Smith Is a colored pupil of a Chicago hlgiischool. SHARKEY TO CHALLENGE MAl'KR. Now York, June 15. Thomas ShnrKey will sail for Ireland Wednesday June IS. Before he goes he will Issue a challenge to Peter Maher to fight to a finish for a club or an Individual offering the big gest purse. THREE NEW PRIZES FOR THE RACE IiOrvlon, June 15. The Times says that Emperor Nlojiolas has sent a telegram to the royal 'yacht commission, promis ing three additional prixes for the jubilee yacht race. QUEEN VICTORIA'S DESCENDANTS. London, Juno li The Times publishes this morning a table showing that In the ordinary course of nature the future rulers of Germany, Russia, Greece and Roumanla will be Immediate descendants of Queen Vlotorio. THE MARKETS. San Francisco, June 15. Hops Crop of '96. 8 ami 12c per pound. Liverpool, June 15. Wheat Quiet: No. 1 "andard California, 30s. THE INDIAN Conqress Pinally Decides toTensios All of Them. ENCAMPMENT OF VETERANS In Seinms at rortlmd at the Time the Cvoralile Report a Jlade il Vnhioytoi. Washington, June liS. nator Galllnjrer from trie commltbe on pensions today re.ort-l favorably on the bill grunting pension to trie survivors of the Indian wars of l5i ami 1M2. Including the I'.l.ick Hawk. Chroke, Seminole and Sai; and Fox dlstnrUiry :-. The report goes Jnlo the n-rtsiris for granting the pensiors, concluding as follows : Today the annual reunion of the In dian war veterans of the North Pacific coast will lie held at Portland, Orpgon. It U the fifth anniversary of the Cayuse war and the forty-first annlversarr of the Yakima and Rogu- river Indian wars. It will be gratifying to the-m to receive a message that this measure has btn favonibly report ! ."id that this long delayed act of Justice Is In process of settlement. Th.-s; men average fifteen years older than the veterans of the late civil war, and that statement alone la sufficient to show that the Iswmiy of the 'government can Is? Isstowed on them at least for a very short time " t INDIAN WAR Vr-TERAXS MEET. Portland. Or., -Tune 15.-Th twelfth annual session of the Grand Encampment of Indian War veterans of the North Pacific coast convened today at G. A. R. " hall. The attendance of the delegates from the subordinate camps and their wives numbered about . Since the last encampment forty veterans have died. The number now alive Is placed at about 1. out of a total of over TA') who par ticipated In the various campaigns- The following officers were elected: Grand commander. T. A. Wood. Tort land: senior vice commander, W. Painter, Walla Walla; Junior vice commander. A. J. Frost, Tacoma: grand adjutant. Otto Kleeman. Portland: chaplain. S. M. Par tish. Portland: grand marshal. T. A. Maloney, Portland: paymaster, J. H. Mc Millan. Portland: surgeon. Dr. Richard Swnforx'.. Portland: captain of Ihe guard. John Storan, Portland. A memorial to congress was adopted asking that tlw? veterans of the Indian wars be pensioned. THE OLIVE BRANCH. Held Out by Tammany to the Gold Dem ocrats. New Y'ork. June li-The Invitations to speakers for the Fourth of July celebra tion of Tammany society have been Is sued. On the list are General John M. Palmer, General Simon B. Bucknr. W. D. Bynum, W. C. Whitney and other loaders of the bolt against the Chteftgo platform. W. J. Bryan Is also Invited. It Is said that Grover Cleveland and ex Governor Flower were on the list at the last moment, but this statement lacks confirmation. The ultra-silver men are not well pleased with Tammany's action in extending the olive branch to the irold democrats. NOTED GAMBLER DEAP. Baker City, June li James Murphy, a gambler known In every town In the northwest, wns found dead In Mrs. Shep hard's lodging house this afternoon. The deceased was very wealthy nt one lime and had a striking figure. He was over TO years of age. PQUDE Absolutely Purer Celebrated for Its great leavening strength and healthf ulnees. Assure the food against alum and all forma of adulteration common to the cheap brands. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. Ill