The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-14
GOOD.BY, SLVEIUA'S ARGOSY.
r,pUELINA BELIEVED TO BE IN
TUU PORT or MISSING SHIPS.
NJ, Much Doubt Here That she Has Been
Scuitled somewhere. Probably on the
NenryurIa Coast -Career OF tho Little
Guhan as q King Of the Lobby.

!. tbe sailing from Havana OF the steam
.h,n Carmelina, bearing Senor Manuel
snreirs. his wife and dependents and I'M
S-own sums Of other peoples money, and
- oroosy has not been sighted from land
-, Sea. the members Of the defrauded
a. NJ ]. NJ. Ceballos a Co. fear that she
al never be sighted" Their belief b
.%.,,ino into a conviction that Silveira and
~ associates have already safely landed
sS.,r booty, in all probability IN Venezuela,
nd that. the landing made, the Carmelina
has been scuttled.
n Is pointed out that unless Silveira took
.hs precaution to ship double the ordinary
al s,nply Of the vessel the bunkers must
S.-s been emptied ere this. The ship was
- for traffic between Havana INC Puerto
C.hslIo. Venezuela, and for this short trip
- heavy coal supply is ordinarily carried.
a. The present expedition the Carmelina
ssored for New York, and il Is regarded
:. unlikely that she could have taken on
ooal supply greater than for seven days
:, the outside without attracting suspicion.
an nv opinion said John s. Fske, one
=, The members Of Ceballos 4 Co., ye~ter-
d.v -Silveira could have landed at La
cnsvra. the principal port OF Venezuela, and
18th The connivance Of President Castro,
-h;cb we are cert ain he could have had,
hs could have kept the intelligence Of his
debarkation from reaching the outside
world But we do not think he landed at
Ia Glayra, for the reason that there are
bu,dreds of other places on the Venezuelan
coast where he could land without risk OF
giving the slightest clue to his whereabouts.
With the booty safely ashore cannot see
xhat use the Carmelina would be to him.
She could not navigate the seas without our
Ibelinc her. The ship was absolutely Of
M Use to him once he was on her. II, as
We believe, he has already landed, I cannot
zee how he could better serve his purposes
than bv sending her to the bottom
Mr.. Fiske secuted the idea that any part
of Silveira's large alleged populations had
found its way into the pockets Of Cuban
insurgents. If Silveira was at all interested
in the Instruction. he said. we had not
then nor lave We had since the slightest
intimation of it. At n rate you can
depend on il that we favored no insur-
recionary movement. 1t was to our
interests, and it is yet, to have peace and
order on the island. Otherwise the pursuit
Of legitimate business is impossible. And
since Silveira was interested in many in
dustres with Us, he had certainly nothing
10 gain by fomenting rebellion
Don't believe that Silveira CAV up
any money TO the insurgents" remarked
William Nelson Cromwell, dryly. From
all | can find out about him he wasn't that
hind OF a patriot"
From conversations with many bankers
and business men having large interests
IN Cuba it appears to be pretty well estab-
Eshed that the fugitive Cuban was the
most notorious lobbyist on the island. In
ell matters relating to appropriations,
franchises and, in general, acts affecting
private business interests, he was more
influential than any other man with the
legislature Of the short lived republic.
His greatest stroke Of business in this
profession, it is conceded by those familiar
with the reports teeming in Havana a year
ago, was in the appropriation of $751; OO, 900
in cash and SI2. 600 600 in bonds for the
payment Of the remaining half of the Cuban
sodiers warrants. This appropriation was
secured last year.
According to Mr.. CebalIos, his house
paid to Silveira amounts ranging from
IS cents to 95 cents or the dollar for the
S,000,UOO Of warrants secured by Ceballos
u W hNFuIIlllk bhuJ IN A1hAy ObAC
American and foreign bankers who pur-
chased them from Silveira paid a similar
amount, or, for the sake Of the argument,
assuming that so cents on the dollar was
the price left to him, there still remained
70 Silveira a margin Of profit OF 80 per cent;
for it has been very clearly established
that the soldiers did not receive more than
an average Of so per cent. for the warrants
they sold.
~SIveira, as was stated by one of the
bankers interested in an authorized inter-
view in The sun on Friday, was the col
but for many other bankers both in this
city and abroad. He had a profit OF 80
per cent. coming to hin on the payment
Of the warrants and he must have been
Interested in at. least 100000 OF them.
Thus he had, il he were interested in but a
quarter Of the warrants, more than 81, 900. 900
Tor profit and working expenses.
The report of a $500 600 corruption fund
70 secure the passage OF the appropriation
OIL was everywhere current in Havana at
who was in Havana on business at the
time. The developments that have been
brought out since Silveira's fight may
give a clue TO the source Of these reports
and assist any one who might care now to
investigate the truth OF them
Shvelra's prominence as a lobbyist Is
interesting also in connection with a report
that he was Interested with William Tecum-
sch Burbridge OF Tenderloin gambling
lame in that venturesome individuals
project for the establishment OF a racetrack
near Havana. Burbridge will be recalled
a. the proprietor Of the gambling house with
the mirror staircase in West lhirty-third
street which was put tut OF business by
one OF JeromeIs spectacular aid He has
since spent much OF his time in Havan
ne opened there an deliberately fitted gam
ping place, which was closed by the police,
out since then he appears to have come to
an understanding with the Cuban authori-
Ties. The report is that the understanding
vera.
For the last year much has been heard
nom time 70 time OF a big racetrack IN a
suburb OF Havana on which there was to be
racing in the months during which the
metropolitan season il closed. Big Tim
sullivan and Frank Farrell rave been re-
ported 20 be Interested in the project and
nhas been understood that the track would
" opened this winter. Slveira, according
othe report, was interested in this scheme,
securing stock not from the investment OF
S.Hapital but as a return for influence with
me authorities.
Seoallos OF course knew nothing OF this
scneme, as for that matter the firm knew
lotnlng OF many enterprises which, 10 has
cnnoe learned, Sllveira had an interest in.
yhe OF the members Of the firm said he
= heard much OF the racetrack project
ne ast time he was in Havana, but though
~ was not now at all sed &C suRges-
aonS OF Sllyera's being in the game the
um nad mad no news to that effect.