New-York tribune., 1906-10-18
SILVE[RA AT CURACAO.
MAY BE BOUND HITLER.
The Carmelina Clears for Puerto
CabeUo, zoith Banker aboard.

The first news of the whereabouts of Manuel
Siiveira, the missing Havana banker and alleged
"recKer OF the firm of j. NJ Cebalos & Co., was
received here yesterday on the arrival of the Red
u Line steamer Zulia. from CURACAO and Vene-
zuela.
Captain Bennett of the Zula and H B. Chase
OF the Commercial Lumber Company, of No. IS
Broad street who was a passenger tho
steamer reported the arrival of the Carrnelina at
Curacao October T. five days after her de-
parture from Havana, and her sailing the fol-
lowing day for Puerto Cabello.
1t is believed that at the latter port Silveira
and his family boarded the Dutch steamer
Prince Frederik Hendrix, due in New York in
about week. II this proves to be true then 1t
would appear that Silveira took the trip to Vene-
Euela for his health, as it is known that he has
not been in good health since he met with an
automobile accident last April, and perhaps has
been unconscious of the excitement caused by
his disappearance
The Zulia was in her berth at Curacao and
Captain Bennett sitting on deck when the
Carmelina entered the port and took berth
near by. The Carmelina had not yet been re-
ported as missing. and beyond observing her
name on the stern Captain Bennett said he paid
no especial attention to the vessel
Because he had nothing better to 90, and de-
slrous OF knowing the identity of the passen-
gers on the Carmelina, Mr. Chase went to the
office Of Rivas, Fensohn & Co. agents for J. NJ
Ceballos Co. and also for the Red d line
where he looked at the passenger list. 1t con-
tanned four names those of Manuel Silveira,
his wife and two children. The passenger list
also mentioned that these passengers were en-
route for New York
The Carmelina sailed from Curacao on the
morning of October 8, the same day the Zulia
sailed. Her destination Puerto Cabello,
Venezuela, a trip of about ten hours
Captain Bennett said yesterday that the Car
melina was light and apparently had no cargo.
There much surprise expressed yester-
day when the foregoing news was received
here that Rivas. Fensohn & Co. had not in
formed J. NJ. Cebaos & Co. of the arrival Of
the Carmelna at Curacao. 1t is hardly prob
able that the news of the supposed embezze-
ment Of S1,000OO0 by silveira has not yet
reached Curacao
Up to o'clock yesterday afternoon, however
1t was said at the office of J. NJ. Cebalos &
Co. that nothing had been heard of the Car
melina or Silveira. When the firm received the
Information brought by the Zulia It was an
nounced that the search for Silveira would
continue
The claims OF the Porto Rico municipalities Of
San Juan, Ponce and Mayaguez against J. M.
Ceballos & Co., said to amount to S2O0GOO will
be included among the liabilities of the failed
firm. 1t said by the assignee for the COM
pany, Mr. Rowe. that there such claims,
but that nothing definite was known so far from
the accountants Investigations Of the exact
nature Of the claims whether they would
amount to much stated.
Dispatches from San Juan say that Gov
ernor Winthrop has been requested to COM
municate with members Of the Porto Rico ad-
nlinistration now in this city regarding the funds
in the hands of J. NJ. Cebalos g. Co. that they
may investigate the firms condition
William Nelson Cromwell, counsel to w. V,
Rowe. assignee for J. NJ. Ceballos g. Co, was in
Chicago yesterday, and until his return there
will probably be statement to what er-
fort will be made to extradite Siveira from ven-
ezuela, provided he is still there