Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-16
100000 LOSS
CAUSED FAILURE
Alleged Part of Money Used to
A.d Cuban Rebels.
slLvelRA IS NOW LOCATED

Than DISQUALIFICATION For Re.
eeivsr-ober Concerns Forced to
Wall by Failure.
New York, Oct. 15.--Manuel sil-
veira, the Cuban banker, whose al
legged embezzlement of 100000 be-
longing 70 J. NJ. Ceballos & Co, eaus-
ed that firms failure, financed the
recent revolt IN Cuba, according 10
Havana adyices to the New York
Times. Part OF the money, It Is sta
ted, was spent in the purchase OF
arms. siiveira's activity In the rev
olutiOn Is declared to have been due
10 a quarrel with President Palma
They had been together in some
large cattle deals Sllyeira supplying
the stock from Palma's estate IN Ray
amo, while these deals were proceed
ing, Silyelra became interested In the
Lacon theater deal, which involved
a loan 70 the government While this
deal was pending Palma found that
he had been badly beaten in cattle
deal and thereupon frustrated the
theater transaction.
Silvelra, at that moment, became
Palma's enemy and began plotting a
revolution. Then he employed Jose
Miguel Gomez as manager OF bis SUI
gar estate The government openly
prosecuted Gomez, sending troops
with artillery to cOerce the people
near the estate 10 refuse to deal with
Comes or Silveira 80 result was
the dismissal Of Gomez, who went 70
New York Tnen sllveira began 9TH
err negotiations and when the lnsur.
gent leaders took the field bee sup
nliod them with funds The govern
ment learned Of Sllyelra's completely
and had prepared 70 arrest him when
ne purchased freedom as the osten-
s.blc eift of 500 horses and the be-
travail of Quentin Bandcros Inter
vcnHon by Che United states brought
about the situation where sivelras
treachery go both sides was bound 10
appear. VITA consequent danger 10 hls
hfe Re theroupon apparently laid
hsrds ON what cash was available and
nei. This s Tho stor, from Havana.
Reports have been current Ga New
York from the FIRST tha' % would be
found tha Snvcira YVES concerned IN
tbe cuban revolution. End thai Juan
~ Cehallos Of the bankrupt 6rm, de-
cared tbat IN HE opinion the reports
were wrong n they were true ~
Ccballos said. ne know nothing about
s.lyelra's work for ihp rovouuonists
John 9 Fsk. n member OF me Co
ballos banking nrm. declared also Fri.
day nlrhi that % D opinion. Sll.
vera had had noihinr 20 DO With ne
REVOLT Ne declared positively also
thar Mr. Cc0allos certainly had 20
share r. any business of that sort
"Siiveira mus, have been crazy"
said NJ Fisk a can think ~ 10
other explanation Cor VIA, Be bas
dore
Meantime 20 word % suvslra's
whereabouts has been found Az
South Americas ports are helng
watched. hui - Ear no'blur has been
hoari ~ siycira o. the castle carry.
inE steamship 40 which 81 ari
A member az ne nrm uf = NJ Co
hailos a Cn rotitgated the belief thar
slivelra L gone 90 VeurEurla ana
wouM star there ~ aaii e hruihef
az President Casirn sas siivaras
paTtner 70 lhc HeueEnrlsa castle trade
mouono'y. and Sgvgira YES . close
frlanf ~ prtslaecf Castro mere
vas ~ treaty aetssrt Cuha aaa vrs
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