The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-04-25

The New Yorker silver mine, loeat
ed in Mexico. but owned and worked
by Americans. had been In running or
Her Il year before jose Favara put in
au appearance lie had been heard Of,
however He was known as n cattle
stealer, Il claim Jumper and general
outlaw, and it was the popular belief
that he stood In with the police. At
any rate, they had not interfered with
his operations TO any extent, and he
walked the streets of the town as free
as any other man. one day Jose APP
peared at TIE mine He walked
straight To the superintendent Office
and, dottlng his hat. said
Senior Barnes. beg you to excuse
me My name Is Jose Fayara l
should have called on you weeks ago,
but have been busy In other directions.
am now here to do business with
you
'Wel, what Is your business" que
rled the superintendent. although he
had n pretty fair idea Of 1t.
To arrange to draw my monthly sal
airy. senor"
For performing what services r.
For leaving your mine In peace"
In other words, YOU mean TO levy
tribute ON us
'The senior hits the nail on tho head
ut the first blow. My terms are 5000
per month In cash. l shall call for 1t
myself II accepted you will be under
my protection. II not''-
You VIII make trouble for usT'
The Senior Barnes hits the nail
again / like to do business with an
Americana"
Jose Favara was told that he would
have to walt a few days until his prop.
ositlon could be submitted to the pres.
ident aud board of directors In New
York lie was agreeable He went
away bowling and smiling, and Mr..
Barnes sat down aud wrote letter.
The proposition was extortion pure
aud simple The authorities could DO
appealed 10, and would doubtless do
something Nevertheless the fact re-
manned That Jose was bigger man
in that district than the authorities.
lie could harry and harass. He could
scare every peon out of the mine in
two weeks. He could capture every
mule and driver engaged In transport.
ing the ore over the mountains. lie
could do lots Of things TO make the sit
nation unpleasant, and the superin-
tendent recommended that monthly
salary be paid. lie added that 5000 per
month WIS dog cheap.
The president and his board looked
upon ii us a rather funny ease. but fol.
lowed the advice Of Mr. Barnes. From
that time on for two years Jose fayara
regularly appeared on the 10th Of each
month and received his salary"
Twice during that time the poems would
have struck for higher wages had lie
not appeared and threatened them
with his vengeance. A Mexican lawyer
discovered what he thought was a flaw
in the title Of the New Yorker and
would have made cost and trouble had
not lose sent him word that he was
after his scalp. 1t was conceded that
the outlaw earned his wage
Things were going on satisfactorily
when the old president died and Mr..
NtENhIN WIS tittltb III Ills l'liNNs W hbN
the dividends We're large, Mr.. Nervely
wanted to increase them. lie saw u
way to do It by looping of and cutting
down a cut of 10 per cent was made
in wages and salaries, aud the 5000 per
month to Jose Fayara was cut Off en-
trely
When Mr.. Barnes wrote that this
move would bring trouble. he was d.
reetcd to arm his statf and fight When
he asked for rifles dozen old con
demned Springfield muskets were sent
him. hut not n single cartridge lie
wrote for cartridges, but was answered
that the president would soon take II
trip TO Mexico in his private cur and
would visit the mine and give further
Instructions in person. Mr.. Nervely
had been known In trade rs hustler.
As president of silver mine he deter
mined 10 be II hummer.
lose Eayara called. aS usual, on the
10th of n certain month TO be told that
his salary was nix. lie had been dis
charged Mr. Barnes entered into par
tlculars with him, even TO stating the
probable date OF the arrival OF the
president lose wns impressive and
mperturbable He SMILED the same
old smiles and bowed the same old
bows lie knew he had earned his
money. but il he felt sore he gave no
Sign OF It, lie went away saying that
he might cali again, and things went
ON as usual fog three weeks.
Then President Nervely arrived. 1t
WAS twenty miles over to the railroad,
and he had To make this distance on
the bael, or=a=b@fo. he made 1t.
He arrived NJ the miueSt , o nlock In
the afternoon At6 the poems came up
from the shaft and announced that
there N.ts a strike on. There were
400 Of them NcNt morning Jose Fa.
vara appeared lie wanted to know
II his salary wns to he restored
President Nervcly nattered himself
that he was fighter. If pot an actual
fighter. then lie was a good buffer. He
had been bluthng for thirty years and
had the art down pat The miners
might strike and he hanged TO them,
They might he out for week, but they
would then be tumhling over each 9th.
er To get back rs for Jose faVara, he
was an outlaw, a hlacllmailer, an ex
tortion1r Not another cent should he
draw from The treasury. II he made
one little move against the peace and
harmony of the New Yorker the mai
esty of the law would be invoked and
he would and himself behind prison
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