New-York tribune., 1906-10-13
STLVEIRA SEEN HERE?
nr-uOR LITTLE CREDITED.
Kissing HaUana Banker May Haze
Gone to VenezueIa.

vV9S persistent TufnOr yesterday tnal
.,.a,sl silveira. the missing Cuban agent Of
AZ ceharos & Co. in hiding in this city.
while there was no suggestion to the vessel
ubich Silveira might have arrived here, the
nor Of his presence was strengthened by the
...,ernent made yesterday bv a friend, we'll
,nown Cuban. that he had seen Silveira at
al hotel on Wednesday.
rha nerson who told OF this was acquainted
18th silveira in Havana and said that not only
al ne see him. but that he talked with him.
sevond this he refused TO talk.
The plausibility of this story, however, is
somewhat affected by the known fact that the
.uesed enlbezzler of 81 100000 sailed from Ha-
,sna on the steamer Carmelna, which has not
,,st been reported from any port. At the hotel
bere silveira stays when in this city it was
.id last night that he had not been there OF
late.
60 with nothing more than indefinite reports
.hA horde OF Pinkerton detectives who are
ssarching for the man whose alleged defalcation
WAS given as the of the failure of J. NJ.
rshaIlos & Co., found the mystery as impenetra-
HE as on the first day of the search.
II was ten days ago yesterday that the Car
meina sailed from Havana, ostensibly for this
nort. and If the argument OF the optimists, who
think she might be headed this way, be listened
TO- the vessel would now be five days overdue
mort in South America, she should have reached
there by this time. This makes the absence
NJ news about the vessel an even deeper mys-
tery.
william Nelson Cromwell attorney for the as
signee Of J. N. CebalIos & Co. issued the fol-
lowing statement last night:
Gables to-day show that Silveira has not vet
landed at any port in South America or the
United States and his Whereabouts are still
J VI. G6hallOS & Co. reDrARAnfiOey
-fourths OF the liabilities Of Silveira 6, Co.
and having entire confidence In their special
partner, Dir. Jose Beola- now in charge Of their
business Mr.. Cromwell up to this time has
deemed Il best 10 keep that concern af1oat, but
the policy regarding the future Of that firm will
depend upon examinations now under way by
agents on the spot whose reports Mr.. Cromwell
is awaiting
The theory Of mental ALTERATION was ad-
vznced yesterday at the CebaIlos Office as a
possible explanation of silveira's disappearance,
Frederick Upham Adams, connected with the
Development Company Of Cuba, one OF Mr.
Cebsuoss enterprises. expressed the belief that
the Havana merchants mind was affected by
an automobile accident he was IN last April.
suvera suffered serious injuries as result OF
this accident bIr. Adams said. and the condition
IN which it left him might have had much to DO
with the present situation.
HEADED FOR VENEZUELA?
It is the opinion Of Mr. Cromwell and Of the
Ceballos firm that Silveira has made for Venez-
ueia- He is a friend of President Castro Of
Venezuela, and has been a business associate Of
the Iatter's brother In the importation of cattle
from Venezuela into Cuba. AS President CAS-
tros word is practically law in his country It
would not be surprising If the little fact that the
Csrnsina's clearing papers gave her destina-
Gm as New York would be no obstacle to her
bshg allowed to land passengers and cargo at
TsnezUelan port.
slveira has operated a service of cattle steam
ss between Havana and Puerto Cabello. Venez-
usa and IL is the belief of friends Of J. NJ
cebslos & Co. that, assuming It 10 be a fact
that silveira has found asylum IN Venezuela,
part Of the $4,000 in cash which he is alleged
70 have made away with has probably been
forwarded TO Puerto Cabello by steamers which
sailed prior 10 the departure of the Carmena
from Havana If the entire 100000 is the pro-
ceeds Of the redemption of soldiers warrants.
The point was made yesterday that the actual loss
10 the Ceballos firm through the disappearance
Of the money would be only fraction of tIe
total as the average cost of the warrants. which
were redeemed at par plus 6 per cent interest
from the date of issue, was only about 40
per cent Of their face value-to which. of course,
in estimating the Ceballos loss, should be added
Siveira's commission.
Ceballos & Co gave out a statement concern
ing the Silyeira Sugar Company and the De-
velopment Company of Cuba, in which it was
said that the only effect on these concerns by
The firms failure would be the transfer of Mr..
cebanos's holdings 10 the hands of his creditors.
Tie holdings Of Mr.. Ceballos in the two COM
Ianies the statement said. while considerable.
we're slight when compared with the entire
amount Of their common and preferred stock.
The majority Of the 100000 Of bonds Of the
silveira Sugar Company, ii was learned yester-
Gay. were placed in Havana. Some Of the bonds
We're taken by Jose Beola, special partner in the
firm Of Silveira & Co, who is said to be one Of
the wealthiest men in the island, and the con-
struction company also took a block of them.
EXPERTS OK THE BOOKS.
William Y. Rowe. assignee for Ceballos & Co,
said that the examination of the books by ex-
perts was going on and would probably be COM
pleted IN time for a statement 10 be issued on
Monday as 10 the status Of the firm.
No steps have Yet been taken TO have re-
csiver appointed for Silveira, but Mr.. Rowe said
that steps would be taken 10 secure the collec-
ton OF every dollar owed the firm. It was hinted
that there would be sensational developments OF
Some character in a few days.
For the first time since the announcement OF
The failure Juan II. Ceballos, senior member Of
the firm Of Ceballos & Co, broke his silence re-
esraing the matter. Although Mr. Cromwell, his
counsel, had instructed him 10 not say word
lie was prevailed upon on his way 70 luncheon
10 talk about Silveira and the failure
Referring to the alleged defaulter he said
With great deal Of feeling in his voice:
AL he in the world made him trust
eo him and he betrayed my confidence"
Mr. Ceballcs also Indignantly denied the
stories circulated that his firm bad bought war