Q. Approximate about?

A. I have no "about" about it.

By Mr. Larrabee:

Q. Have you not heard an estimate of the number in this vicinity or this county?

A. No, sir; I have not see anything official, more than it is stated somewhere, from thirteen thousand to fifteen thousand.

Q. In this vicinity?

A. In this county. That was the estimate. I have nothing official about it.

Q. The object is for the elevation of labor?

A. The object is the elevation of labor by honorable means and legal means.

By Senator Reyburn: