New-York tribune., 1906-10-16
MAY KNOW OF SILVE[RA
O'FARRILL ENTERS CASE.
Cuban Bankers Counsel in Confer
ence zCith CebaILos.

a conference which may lead to the announce
ment IN a short time of the whereabouts of
Manuel Silveira was held yesterday between
Juan O'Farrill. ex-Secretary Of State of Cuba.
and Juan NJ Ceballos. the latter's Office. No
p William street. Sefor OFarrill was special
counsel for Silveira in recent litigation. and
arrived in this city last Tuesday from Havana,
having sailed three days later than Silveira.
While the Cuban lawyer could not without
laying himself open TO the charge Of unprofes-
Eional conduct dvuge what he knows about the
hiding place of silvera, the condition of his
affairs. il said that If anybody in this coun-
try had knowledge of them it Sehor OFar-
rll If he does know. however. he reserves the
information as a secret between counsel and
client
There was not even the certainty that, pos
sessing this Information, he impaired it even to
Mr.. CebaIlos. but there strong impression
that the conference held between the two men
yesterday had 10 do with Silveira and possibly
with producing him in this city.
Contrary TO expectations. William V. Rowe.
assignee for the bankrupt firm Of J. NJ Cebalos
& Co.. did not make public yesterday the sched-
ules Of liabilities and assets. Robert s. Cuth-
bert the accountant in charge OF the work of
going over the accounts. was still busy at clos
ing time, but hoped to complete his work to-day
or tomorrow
1 AS to the whereabouts OF the steamer Car
whose alleged embezzIement of s1.0O0.00o was
given as the cause of the Cebalos failure. there
was no news 10 solve the thirteen day mystery.
There was report that Captain Claussen. OF
the steamer Hjortholrn. from Havana last Satur-
day had sighted the Carmelina, but ii all turned
out q mistake The vessel has not been heard
from or reported since sailing on October 2.
The impression, however is still strong that
the Carmelina landed at some obscure port in
way. her port of registry as the charter Of the
vessel is said TO have expired
Denial was made yesterday at the offices of
Mosle Brothers, bankers, of a report from Ha-
vana that on the day that Silveira disappeared
the son of Jose Beola started for this city with
three large packages of Cuban army warrants.
which he was alleged TO have delivered 10 Mosle
Brothers The bankers declared that there was
absolutely truth in the story. Ihey SAID that
they had received such warrants and that
they had no knowledge that young Beola had
CAPTAIN cassidy Cook counsel here for the
Cuban revolutionary junta- said at the Waldorf
last night:
SiIveira was never associated with the revo-
Iutionary cause He did not contribute any
money TO It, he not connected with the
junta, and he never had the confidence OF the
revolutionary party All statements TO the con-
trary untrue
Havana Oct ia list of the holders Of
1 bonds Of the SllVeira sugar company WAS op-
tanned here to-day from which 1t appears that
Juan NJ Ceballos holds 100000 Of the bonds
and Manuel Silveira the amount.
The other holders are: William Barbour Sloo-
ono. Frederick z Grismion 100000: John s
F,fske. $4,000; Vine Crandall. $4,000; James
\. Brown. $4,000. and De Witt Bailey $4,000
Resides the amount subscribed for personally.
silveira undertook to sell 100000 Of the bonds
IN Havana while Ceballos disposed Of $3ooOOO
Another liability Of the CebaHos concern is
$50 600 which represents a guarantee given 10
q Scotch firm for the plantation
In the Siivera accounts the value or the
land is given as $4,000. which according to a
real estate expert is much too high.
The budget OF expenses puts the salaries al
goo GOO and contains the item. "Sundries, $780,
600"
The expenditures. irrespective OF machinery
roach a total Of s115O,OoO, and including the
machinery are S2000,OO0.
The friends here of Silveira deny the accuracy
-, the statement attributed TO Cebalos In New
VII that he made the Havana banker all ha
ever was" -, :. ,oo, ,,h
Silveira started in business here in 1881 with
G an 0oO capital and his success induced several
rsor. 10 give him for investment sS0O,OOO
49, r,orav brought TO the investors an annual
e. ~ - 0g per cent until the outbreak of the
pDaI,,,ton in 1885, when the money was called