Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-07-22

"And love to talk to you, to tell you
what woule tell no other. Listen, then.
An envoy goes to Mexico next week with
letters from Alvarado desiring that be
the next governor of the CALIFORNIA;, and
containing the assurance that the de-
partment junta will indorse me. Ishall
follow next month to see Santa Anna per-
sonally; know him well, and he was a
friend Of my fathers. wish to be in
vested with peculiar powers-that is to
say, wish California to be practically
wish it understood that shall be gov
ernor as long as please. Alvarado does
not care for the Office again; he has other
ambitions.
"Of course my prediction for the
Americans must be carefully concealed
both from the Mexican government and
the mass of the people here. Santa Anna
and Alvarado know what is bound to
come, the Mexicans generally retain
enough interest in the CALIFORNIA; to
wish TO keep them. | shall be the last
governor Of the department, and | shall
employ that period to amalgamate the
native population 30 closely that they
will make strong contingent in the
new order of things and be completely
under my domination shall establish
college with American professors. 30
that our youth Will be taught to think.
and to think in English.
"Alvarado has done something for ed
G,t mot appr,ub. no has nor on
forced it. and the methods are very
primitive. intend to be virtually die
tator With as little delay as possible |
shall establish q newspapers powerful
weapon i'll the hands Of ruler, rs well
rs factor of development. Then | shall
organize a superior court for the punish
ment of capital crimes. Not that ! do
not recognize the right of a man to kill
if his reasons satisfy himself, but there
can be no subservience to authority n Il
country where murder Is practically
licensed.
American immigration will be more
than encouraged, and it will be dis
tinctly understood by the Americans that
| encourage it. Everything OF course
will be done to promote good Will be
tween the Californians and the new
comers Then when the United States
make up their mind to take possession
of us shall waste no blood. but hand
over country worthy of capture. In
the meantime it will have been care
fully drilled in the Californian mind
that American occupation will be for
their ultimate good, and that | shall go
to Washington to protect their interests.
There will then be no foolish insurrec-
tions. Do you care to hear moreY
Her face was flushed; her chest was
rising rapidly.
II hardly know what to think-how
feel. You interest me 50 much as you
talk that wish You to succeed; pic
ture your success. And yet it maddens
me to hear you talk of the Americans in
that way-also to know that your house
will be greater than ours-that we will
be forgotten. But-yes, tell me all
What will you do then"
Il will have California, in the first
place, scratched for the gold that be-
lieve lies somewhere within her. When
that great resource is located and de-
yeloped shall publish in every Ameri-
can newspaper the extraordinary agri-
cultural advantages of the country. In
a word, my object is to make California
a great state and its name synonymous
with my own. AS | told you before, for
fame as fame care nothing; do not
care if | am forgotten on my deathbed;
but with my blood biting my veins l
must have action while living. Shall
say that have have worthier motive
in wishing to aid in the development of
civilization? But why worthier9 Mere
ly higher form of selfshness. The best
and the worst of motives are prompted
by the same instinct"
II would advise you," she said slowly,
never to marry. Your wife would be
very unhappy"
"But no ono has greater scorn than
you for the man who spends his life
with his lips at the chalice of the poppy"
True, had forgotten them" She
rose abruptly. LET us go back" she
said 1T is better not to stay too long"
AS they walked down the canyon she
looked at him furtively. The men of her
race were almost all tall and finely pro-
portioned, but they did not suggest
strength as this man did And his face
it was so grimly determined at times
that she shrank from it, then drew near,
fascinated. 1t had no beauty at all. but
it had subtle power, an absolute au-
dacity, an almost contemptuousf fearless
ness in it's bold, fine outline, a dominat-
ing intelligence in the keen, deeply set
eyes, and hint of weakness, where and
what she could not determine, that mys-
titled and magnetiZed her.
81 know you little better" she said,
"just little-enough to make my curl
osity ache and lump. At the same time