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VOLUME XIV CAMDEN, 8. O.., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1903 TILLMAN ON STAND. ?' ?' | ' W, Defeodaat in Famous Ca&e Witness I >> <. In His Ow? Behalf. MUCH INTERESTING ^ TESTIMONY, "J1 4.* *?-^-*5-- ?*?*># ^ Stood the Odcal of CrossExsmln* ^ton With Fortitude and 5j>Qk* tttj 3* JPIrw Vale*. I -UHngton. s c.. Special.? ft* the! Tillman trSH Wednesday the defense j flUt rea^wei] the. motion' to- have the 1 ~ "jury Instructed to disregard all_testl~! iauny relative to tlm p&aeeasTdn ot a ? Weapon by the defendant a day dV twp prior to the shooting, contending that ttO connection ha<l been shown between that aad th* shooting. The Court ruled , that the testimony was competent in view ot the testimony glYeri* by wlt tteases for the State. . Bdltorlals from Tho Columbia State relating to J. H. Tillman were then read and affirmed in evidence by tho defense. In ruling, on a point in controversy affecting the introduction of editorial^ the court stated that the purpose of th? editorials being admitted was to !i::MQW the feeling existing between thfj defandjwt and N. G. Gonial**. fjatrly good progress was mado Wednesday in the examination of wit. ncsBPg f%r the defense. The first witness called Wednesday by the defense was T. D;- Mitchell, y/bo was a resident of Columbia In .1902. Me waa asked If he had. had any eon* versatlon with N. G. Gonzales in 1902 in whfch this~hame "of 3. H. Tillman "was mentioned. -He replted In the af flrjnatlvft, saying, "1 think It was.some time in September, Jqat after pne of these editorials In his paper waa pub lished." .0 Jtie said he met Mr* Gonzales In the street, and, asked by counsel to detail -the conversation, said among other things that be asked Mr. Gouftales If, he didn't think It was about time to i let Up un Jim. Giving Mr, Gonealee"re ply, (he witness stated ho ssttl: "I can slap his faee and he would not resent ft," The witness further stfcted: "He i_ said if he ever bats his dyes at the I'll fill him so full of lead he can't tote It - 01 t!? witness said ho told Mr. Till man of the conversation. On cross oaeminatton -he said he never had any other conversation with Mr, Gonzales than this. On further cross-examina tion witness said he k**ew Mrs. Gon : tales-, by sight, but never was intror - duced fb him, and .fu.rihfir. thBf hrt had few" days after the shooting -that the conversation would be ?oo.d evidence fo* the derendairt. He aaid he ?. tjsfld JSJinpathlaad with-Ambroserffoor: " j. fe. Flower^ a street railway ?>on OBCtttriti" Columbia in 1902, In answer ' cototusel for the defense, said that 1902 h9 Had Jheard- a- crinversatton ^ mm and r^tr^JiTtJolumblar! the conversation, . the I"! had a big load of r%aa RQing yonnd eol " helping the ladles and J . j&L Dijfctti^oae-tflh they were i li&jfg puliuts, thu Uhw uieu mid] ?=anrt-r jnal- ?K'Criiear& ar." / / .Nclson^Sie^ajwrft talking to) the wltnes " repHe&^Md vernor's office fhaV ha- wdtit k> seated, because he would ktll iftraafd he did not think anything4 V of the remark at the time and on cross examination said It was not until two *g? that he told Tliir.raiia iif rmmtr to further question? ^d' h'e wrote" to the defendant. The letter waa Introduced by counsel for the defense, uftnd.ih it the witness aald lie would ~lqiljnir aa a wmieealf^<r?ruld be .of ? any serrlco." Ho was a member of Col. -Tillman's regiment. - P; W. Hughes, of War ronton, said he was In Columbia in 1002 and while down Main street with four , .Hon he Trained, they met Mr. f Gonzales. A Mr. Stroud pf their num ber, be said, was asked' by Mr.. Oon. sates about the mill rote; He said h* wf. wwitatcrirl!?- dTffTrorrtitiiT had done Mr. Tillman* great, li ce, to .Which he said Mr. Gon I replied that he *would *et great-, justice after electlo* and it ought Jefcd" On erosn-examf nation the <] he had only, told this four r '"JSJgust Blialock testified that he was with Mr. Hughea at the time and that -fc<Hwar4 thl3 conversation. , ., r:K N. B.' Cheshire, a printer on atl An d*wwn, S. C.t newspaper, was asked r*?itate what he t?>J.4 )3UaaA<0^ . adL ' ? - --?pa mvify^ ?SJw J co Tin or. I- . tor1 lit,. :ryrm made by Mr. uonzaies H. B. fHmms, a man whom he did hot, know, but whom he wae subsequently told was N. O. Gonzales, met them and that Mn. Gonxales asked him if ha wan the man who was out riding with Mr. Tillman. "I told JjIoj I was/' witness aald, ad dingi "Heoaskad me where be *?s at, I told WnrI left him sUudJug at the transfer station." H. B. stroma, Grotoiteville. gavo similar teatlm-vny. \-j R. 8. Anderson, of Kdgefleld, an em- i ploy.e cxf the United States Senate* af ter stating that he waa in K<1gcife|<j Coring the summer of 1902, denial u?t l<e had held any conversation with Mr. Tillman in a livery fttabifr la JBdtaflem. In which tho expre*sU>u "get at bln>" AWSd, or that ha had engaged In ?ny conversation with Mr. Tillman re garding Mr, Gonxates, as testified to la the trial. James Davis, the laBt< witness called, [ had hut begun his testimony when Judge Gary ordered an adjournment, that the sick Juror might not be' over taxed. ? ? v " " . ' : '? . James H. Tillman whs oa the stand Friday over foujf hours, a Witness In his own behalf. For full one hour he waB subjected to the Are of cross-ex- ~ aminatlon by counsel for the State. But one other witness was placed on the stand by the defense, after which (he defense rested; Witnesses in re buttal placed on the stand by the State were heard during the closing hours. Splendid progress was made toward the conclusion of the trial, J which has already consumed nearly two^woaka. The defendant his testi mony, was asked as to the impression madegjjpon him as to Mr. Gonsales'ji feeling toward him by tne editorials, a number of thbifc being indicated by title, and . replied that they impressed him as intanfeely titter. He said he did not make threats in Edgefleld~or on a train . : ? ? "*TT~T. ___lThe defendant was aek*d with refer ence to? statements attributed to him while engaged in conversation in his room in a hotel In Columbia on Au gust'20 or 21, of last year. He said: "The conversation Dr. Adams0 refer red to took pl&ce when a number of my friends were in the room and it was a runniug ^general conversation, Sometimes I wopd be talking to one ana sometimes to another; sometimes 'three or four would be talking to me, Somebody came in the room and to hi mei about some new rumor as to what Mr. Gonxalea would do to me, and I mado the remark that if he attempted - ^fodo that^I don't think I said as Dn 'Adams aald, 'Snuff his light out,' but ' ? - htto, I would kill him,' I think.' He said furiherr-'-f -h^ been told in at least a driven places in South Caro lina that Mr. Gonzales stated that I dare aot come to Columbia and say about him what I had said on other' stumps In the campaign." He said the different statements wer<s- matte ? hr~ connection with rumors of threat^ re-' -jftortsd to hlro. ? .5??: ? had been reported that the Opera House In Columbia; where a campaign sseetins to-fco hsld was to be packed and that he was ndt to be let out all and he stated that he ?ald r?lu^wpi^ ? Ml .lab Tjy>n 4^| f f jfc ^ Ml .'i 1. ' 1 -"* m sotitii t^aroima When closely questioned he stuck to his original statements. ? ?. ' f ???? 011?:40f 111? Stilt B^gmanv ^u < he^Hr. Tillman maki gWnst Gonrales. 0n croc he said he did ttof-know Black. Col. L. Bleaae, who said be has been a member ol the Legislature and that ? he was with tbaLdereAdant tofougbout the campaign of 1902, was asked If be was present. Ift the defendant's room in a hotel In Columbia onthe"fcight of tho at the me Dr. Adama was there. He,.- an swered 'that he was and said he was' reading some editorials from The State, that be might be In position to reply to them in hi* ipeeeh. His at tention was cnlied to tire testimony of Dr. Adams relative to a eonveraatioh that took place in the room. The wit- . nefif said that part of the conversation was directed to Dr. Adama and nart of it t& IfiaVwMkft-kqar^^a htTtih man. Witness thea in answer to ques tions, said Dr, Adams advised Mr. Till man 'J to go dowf-to The State office and fight GontttJe* " and that the de fendant said "he wu Lieutenant Gov ernor and could uot afford to have a difficulty; that *he would be impeaeh tMNrlUiesa. "sp^efeody^ about thaV tim? made a remark about m "fHrlifiYi wlA** n 1^ biwffiiil TlnkSr wSh1 reSrtnce to another statement attributed to defendant^] the&tri rfaa read, what Mr. Ttllmes aald was ncaa wiid be told Mr. Tillman that night what had been said. WIUKzs said he w?i just behind Sen ator Valblrd; Lieutenant Governor THI rnau and Senator Brown, a* they ap proached the tranKfj* station in Co lumbia on the way down town from the State House on January 15. Ho said as h? eroaaeri Gervaia street he saw Mr. Gonzales coming 1n the oppostte dlraif | (ion on tb* outride' of th? pavement. He said Mr. Gonzales crossed obliquely ?q th? left He could have pasted on .his outside, he said, Instead of outting diagonally across to the inside. Wit ness said he heard Mr. Tillman say, "I got yonr nu&Agge." Haseld Wt Mf - Oontales thrust hie hand down deep in his pocket and added tb?t he thought Mr. (lonsalea was. going to shoot Mr.; Tillman. He beardrtne shot, but said he did not Me where Mr. Tillman drew the pistol from. He said lieutenant Governor Tillman was in the middle. The .witness wan closely questioned and ou crosK-examinatlon. with special referctoce to certain conversations with persons named. M. C. Ix>rlck testified that' he waa standing on the street across from the transfer station; tlmt he saw Mr,. Gon zales coming up Mfcln Stmt; that he saw Mr. Tillman aftd two other men cowing in the opposite direction. He aald that\ when Mr. Gonzales got with in four or Ave steps from Ml*. ?Tillman he changed his course obliqely. Wit. ness said IMr. Gonzales had his right hand in his pocket and acted as If ha was trying to get - it out. He beard a report, he said, and saw * pHtdl lib the defendant's hand. Jfu cross-examination the witness pKld it was on the opposite side of the street from whe^e he was that Po llmecan Boland arreated Mr. Tillman. Mrs. M. A. Evans testified that she was passing down Main street from the State House on January 16 and that ua ahe passed the transfer station she saw Mr. Gonzales coming in the oppo site direction. She said that because of something she heard in the lobby .of the State House she took particular notice of hla attitude, manner and ex? pjresslon, and said his facial expression was Btr&ined. < Mf. Mahaffey, a member,'?r the Leg islature from Spartanburg at the last session, said he noticed the neck of a'! bottle sticking out of the defendant's pocket at he State Houso the day be fore the shootjntir. J. H. Tillman. when he took .the stand was asked by Mr. Croft to ex plain this and that incident, to wbM* reference has been made during tha trial. After giving his explanation of the South Carolina Club Incident he was asked with regard to any message he may have sent to Mr. Gonzales, aay lng that he had sent a A-erbat xneasage ^to^him by George S. I^fiare aektng-kim (Gonzales) to .meet . him la Georgia. He said Mr. Gonzales wanted the in vitation put in writing, but he wttl afreid It was a trap. He said also that he did not want to violate any of tha dueling laws of his State. Answering further questions thej^ifhtes said that when he Was correspondent ltf' Wash ing! oh for some Southern papw* Mr. Gonzales was applicant for the poal tion or consul general to Shanghai and tfhat. h? wrotd bis papers thatilftr. Ootf safi* would not be appointed and B*ld "ftdt" words with him In a hbtrt-ftfettrS* Wtmmo&lL MJaM* Hi Tour ijuugiit-TOmg-t'iggre gad turgfaY arotrad offered iBem to thoee standing" l? nptlcafl M*H*?sale* I was 21 years o^' The question of his military career and the 'comments of The State was then taken upy Mr. Tillman stating ajnoag other things that Me. Gonzales Wanted him courtrmartla|ed Mcaate oT. an Incident which hft related. Relative to the organization of a company of Indian acouts; which ha? been referred to, tlie.d.efendant artd Ji? %anted to organise Such a company to take to the Philippines, but that Pres ident McKlnley and army ofllcers in. Washington opposed it. Asked how he wss treated by Mr. Gonzales fn his campaign for Govern or the1 defendant replied; 1 ul think those editorials are fair sample* of It." - -4U denied that he had ever been ?? traitor to his uncle and said he had . not Intentionally been discourteous to J the SeWe- He was next naked what had been the attltode of Mr. Gonsalet toward jjua^grlfc to 19Q&. to which h? replied; "I think the paper has been pretty well devoted to me since 1890," and In anstrer to a further question *Md -the editorials In The State had been extremely abusive of him. <V .til. J -?? J, - ? . . . . >r? ^ -rz ?ssSKeS? CASE GOES. UP FOR ARGUMENT. _ Lexlnfton, S. C-, Special?The last ? .WWM>MW| M, V., p|FW t . witness to be heard ttt the trial of LSiyH- cbergwt Wttn th?l murder crfrBdlto* Qons^eeu. Ml urn ?taod at* o'ctb^Bttv&ylJternoon, thai conctadift* the taking of teatt u* State wan asked as to hia support for " * certain .Republican candidate for CongroBi. The State objected, Gen. JB.eliinger saying In the courao of his remarks that that wa* calling atten tion to hla political standing. Judge Gary- in ruling that the question waa competent, said: ^Oenerally jfreaking, Mr. Bellinger, I think your view the correct one, but, Sinder. the peculiar' condition* do\Vn hfere, it may effect a man's chwactur." The State placed witneaaea on tho stand .today attacking the veracity of two witnenaos for the defenae. W. W. Oeor, a traveling representative of tne Statu, aahj that he did not make the statement that Mr. Gonsales had a pistol for Mr. Tillman and that a? (Tillman had better not tackle him . With a stick because he would get ? shot out Qf him, a remark which a wit ness for the defenae testified he made. By agreement of counsef K was ad mitted that Mr. Qonxales' eyesight was defective, and that he habitually wore glaasos, thus rendering It un necessary to put on withesaea from Co lumbia. The State offered in evidence cer tain records of the Street RjMlWAF Company to show the noura during which J. Flowers, who testified that he overheard a conversation by Mr. Qonzalee. had run cars In the <um> mer of 1902, but, on Inspection, find ing that the record sustained him as to time, they were asked to be with. drawn..?- ? ~ The defenae, In rebuttal, put on up wards of twenty witnesses to testify ? as to the good character of R. H. Hoi senback. one of their ^witnesses, who testified relative^* the shooting. <' In fixing the M>gramme so as to send the cake toptbe jury Wednesday morning,'" Judge Gary said he did so thai (he jury would have a full day before it, for the consideration of Its verdict Instead 6f sending It out at night. Court adjourned shortly before 6 p. m. until ?: 30 a, m. Monday. ATTORNEYS TALK TO JURY. The Second Stage in Trial of Colonel T<ll'm*n. Lexington, g, C., Special. ? The jury In the trial of James H. Tillman lis tened to arguments by counsel . throughout' the entire day Tuesday,, j When court convened an unusually large crowd was present; and by the time adjournment was taken the room was packed. The section reserved for-ladies was 'tilled. The special train which hag beep running between Columbia and Lexington, was filled when it went over in the' morning, While a regular train later, brought an additional number, 'Many difllerent parts of the State were represented Contrary to the programme agreed jypon the arKunients to the. jury .< were n<^%ROnel?<ied . When the hour of 6 p. 1 m. %rrived Colonel JCtsft, who was closing- the argument for the defense, t&i&iho could "act time to permit Qenerai Bellinger, who closes for the State, to conclude, un less court should two until a late hoot. ,lt ifrgft " agreed tha$lthe two" at torneys could close In the morning. Colonel Croft having one hour yet re S^^hOui^^ThuS tfc* 1+tll to the Jury before the-middle of th?= day, as it will take some little limefOT the court to deliver the charge after tfrAt fny re read and argued todajr I ^JEfeg-Jfote dfNBtrea that., thy Jury be J instructed that the doctrine of self* defense retires that if there Is any reasonable safe wayoft'escapea man -Wmt TS& K, and not take life; that in order to establish a plea of self-defense the jury must be satisfied by a pre ponderance of evidence that the per- 1 sons making" tfce plea was not at fault I In bringing on the difficulty, that he believed he was i? dang^;^rMi?ns %ptfHy" l?Tfo and farther that a per son of ordinary prudence would have believed the same. The State further asks the Jury to be instructed that previous threats do not , Justify the taking or life, unleas there ^ Is a de monstration at the time of the homi cide. \ The defense asked that the jury be Instructed that the question to be de termlned wsa 'whethcr or not any per son of ordinary prudence and reason would have done as the defendant did, also that a . man may act upon circum stances as they appear to him, account belief taken of any threats -that-nwqr have been communicated to him, to gether With the actions of the person -making them when met Colonel P/H. Nelson, for the defense, after Addressing himself to the law ] giving the interpretation of the defense as it applies $o this caae, made a gen eral revfew of the fase, stating that It hss been transferred to Lexington because of conditions averse to the de fendant in Richland county. Referring to the liberty of tfc*p?ee*.he sited the and decisions to shew thee*-] inut w iijif nberijr. tie then spoke or "* iwrspapwrs sgaiwst-the . fi^^W^Wehdaht ON NEGRO OUTRAGES Remarkable Proposition Advanced By Minister. CHARGED TO CONVICT SYSTEM, i .... SL-. . . . ? i ? ? P. TJlfekletd's Opening Ad. drop to the Evangelical AlUance? L- Claims Chain tiangs >f? Schools for Crlnr, ? -_hL Cincinnati, Special, ?Dr. W. P. Thir. kleld, corresponding secretary of the Methodist Freedom and Southern Educational Society, in delivering the oppnlng address of the Evangelical Al liance charged that the outrages of ne~ groes In the South was due to the chain-gang prison systom. Ho said 1c jart; "Far be it from me to utter one word In extenuation of the unspeakable crime of which some black mo* "ye guilty. Let us fceel) in mind, however, that only about W per cent, of the j black men who are lynched have ever been charged with tho unapcakuble crime against the secredness of wo- j manhood. Let the black man bring ev/. ery Influence t6 bear. to make crimea impossible, -bet there be prompt execution of the 'law against this and all 'crime* of all men. Lynch law, how ever, is anarchy. It brings In the reJgn of barbarism, It brutalizes members of mobs j it undermines government; it does nm stop crime. In estimating criminality Amonit the black people we should keep in mind that since Appo mattox nearly every Southern ?tat? haV maintained schools of crlme?s? orgaW?ed institution r for the training of criminals. Thia I charge against the cq?vlct leiiBe system, of the South. "This system with Its thousands of victim has been the cause of much of Hie outbreak and crime among black people ttm^igb t its brutallslng and de hufUft.nl zing" influence on hundreds of negroes. Under this system both prison "and prisoners ar? farmed out under the control of private corporations sold to the highest bidder. Tewiee the body and souT of" convicts are assigned. The motive of [ fcottr -fctotff and* i?M*ee is hot morals, but money. It is converting crime into a source of revenue, the brawn and | blood of criminals bartered for gain. "The outcom? of the careful lnve^ti |p? p( the convict lease ayatem^?y the present Governor of tleorgla waar a revelation of inhumanity* barbarity .nd ?banie!e*i tn.mor.llty. i litf :r;*??oa: ofitw? WfcW; of thf - ? Southern prisons, Thlalc of i McrtUl^aiM that has ntt _ -trffeafffo core crlffipsed t?iat, uy its 1LC-IIJ-L, saris rsM-gftf rors of the system to deMttth and de grade society. ? "Th? A?irth ?tinnlrl reform ItS P??S~ ent system and thus stop the educa tion of criminals' The nraaant svitom I ? * ??wing of the wind and It la hound to reap the whirlwind.^ Mr. Thrlnkleld made a strong plea for ta?k philanthropic and Christian 1? w>th of the South and North to hands fa education andffllSSt&B efforts for the solution of this grave problem. Arguments Begun. Argument to the Haywood murder case at Raleigh, N. C., began on Mon day. The opening arguments In the TW maa case were made on Monday. Charged With Lare;iiy. Newport Neva. Ye., Special ? A. *p rant was issued &?re for the He v. Har ry McKntght, who represents himself to be the secretary of the National Newsboy Association, charging him With grand larceny. McKnight bat dis appeared. He tunjed tip here six week# | ago, rented a building and canraased the city for' funds and for the estab- I llshroeot of a local branch of the Na tional Newsboys* Home , of a number, of tickets of admls e*tea#|yely.. MoKnUtht, ae-v to tha charges. sworn out fettt, sold all t&e furniture r| with, the proceeds <4 the sale. TsBsgftsI ' ' TIKED OF DISPENSAKY. A South Carolina Town That Want# to (let Rid of Ruip Shops. A apodal from Saluda to The Now? And Courier report# Uiat town an being tired <>f. the dispensary and gives the further Information tnfct a petition/, numerously signed, ta being gotten up tolo gvt rid of it. The petttlon l? $$ follows; y "To.y3L? JWonorAble Mombera of ths Board ,of Directors of the State Dispon ??ry? Gentlemen; The underslgnc-d ras. idents and citizens of the tow end county of Saluda by this petition would show: .. 1 "Flrnt. We know of no law making provision for the removst' at a county dispensary alter the ?ame has been e?* tsbllshcd, r?nd for this reason thle pe tition is addressed to your honorable body on the presumption that your body can act In the premises/ "Second. The <underSI|Ktie(l/hfeY$ not, for the most part, ever opposed , the dlspfensnry law, hut, on the other hand have always and still consider it the leaser of two evils. This statement is made in order that *%n erroneous Im pression may not .obtain in connection with fole petition. - - ? Third. The .undersigned have no W&rd of complaint to make, -either [.against the present county board of cintrot of this county. or ngalnst the present dispensary at this place, for, an far ?a we know, both the board and the dispensary have been and are yet complying with the provisions of the dispensary law. "Fourth. The dispensary was'estab llr.hed here' sevoral years ago, to-wlfc, about or Just after tho town was lo cated^ to tho best of our recollection some time In April of May of 1897, and your petitioners havo reached -the con clusions hereinafter expressed, not in a hasty manner,. but after several years of close watching of results. on our lit tle town and the surrounding count*** ''Fifth: That before tho establish ment of the dispensary here there was no legalised place for the saii of whis key' in thjs whole county? not even within the present bounds df the ooun? ty? and while we do not mean to say there was' po whiskey drinking on the< part of our people, ye* 'we dp say that, since the establishment of the dispen sary here the drinking haB wonderfully ftM dimgeHftrtil y ? IftoreaaecF amongour Jpoptos ' , 111 "Sixth. That while the town's share of the net profits from our dispensary annually iinount to a handsome sum. illy rwered:-**- j SBBs&gsi&gm WMH. -- come due-'aftarM*' While, amounting to something like $3,500; yet, despite all this, after ageing J ll-if iL- . - M . .. A. it - 1 1 fefred UK than -to see the mmmmum ion the -Stftfelfci :ii?de? committed wif , ^ months, and aa men, who thalf townandCPuaiXjrajieplQre the facta iipon whtch this ocMm U.h#?tdr3d3aL having come to the* conclusion that .the dispensary here Is responsible' to some axtent-jai .least for the atata klon lBc h^edd SriUmly ier* Ing that the removal of onr^^ensary Would change these condition, your pe titioners respectfully ask your honor able body to discontinue indefinitely the dispensary at flrWT ~ "Ninth. .In order that ydur honor able body may. he Informed to soma extent of the character .<^aha aignat*. hereto w? have Indicated in each In- I Sianoa tha vocation of the signer. ? ? - "To the end that the Saluda dispen sary may be closed Indefinitely,' your petitioners w!U aver pray," etc. illnor BvMti of Mi? W?*k itt ? Brief Form. ( SuntUra'u Phone Factor Sumter, Special.?' fha *?jraW The Tele phone,, for October < the follow in* articles: ^Tinr Telephone Manufacturing e of flbmter h as recently added building to Its al#?dyb?rge*t meat. The floor space or bniidlng WWrlW ?QQ of floor space, nearly double 1 of the former plant, and wtl! cupied exclusively a* an ass department and stock room# and manufactured* material, ' perimental laboratory and dr HUWWra *Ml^Uii<^aiocat?dr pullding lit. lino r,f tel ephtaSP^ exchange tntnts and switchboard* gave types will soon be ?ut on The principal need of the naj ingy however; la to 4f>?re?se $ ent output, placing thfT toffll better shape -to meet the cos Increasing demand ftUL.lte: V now so /*vorably fcnoWh ttif > a large area of the United Canada and Mexico, '^he lari and successful business of tl ter Telephone Manufacturing c is a striking evidence of tb*4 Its officers, Messrs. C. T. MSsc : M an ning .and & .<LJk ovWm; whom has provon himaelf^ws where they are ably ftcsltte fajthful corps of employ*?*, lb force now fast approaching mark,s U^bW afy^^pl^ her of thorn are eklHed^wo^ \_ ; Interact In * he Fair* TJi# iaterefit tat waking up an&tfcfcifoj lug articles bt4? fig?.' mt: in iinaMMI tmfft I# ?o jtept&y book. TheVwa? 9ivm tnmmm ixfyM&ffit la^ JixjoL:; en m tftjf 6 tori ._. fop'<s?H*lo ^pursersbouhl ready tng this the mm <^Oll4? ?frOTT'-tt#^ )}V '??' ?*:<?? m S"-;, r. ;. . . ^ s. ?. ? ?v.^2?s?c ;,isf/.wiJ y.v? timnwi " 5vm? * . ?c ' '. '3* ' ' : A I "?' i ? " ' ?"? ? ? ' v