A terrific explosion occurred in the electrigl plant Automobile Compay Billancourt, near Pai to-day. Do-tails are Licking, but firm ably reported that at least 10 were killed and nearly 100 injured in the blast.—United Press, Mr, Charles E, Mitchel National City Bank of New. Yor! bad all blamed the disparity in rendes for much of the depression, he admitted, however, that thes men were hot advocates of free silver.
Senator wheeler declared th: the single gold standard was a new fangled" experiment that did not come into general use until ths year 1873. He then reviewed the monetary history of the United States and pointed out that Presi dents Washington, Jefferson and My. Alexander Hamilton were all supporters of hi-metalism. The most recent economic troubles of the United States, he said, were due almost entirely to the appreciation lof the United States dollar.—United Press,
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