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Show : SILVEIIU SAID TB HIVE PLAYEDTBAITOB'S PART Declared in Story From Havana to Have Financed Revolution, Revolu-tion, and Proved False. vFTj Y9.R,K' 0ct- 13. Manuel SU-oira, SU-oira, the Cuban banker whoso alleged embezzlement of $1,000,000 belonging -J Coballos & Co., caused that u. f5l,lurfii financed tho recent revolt re-volt in Cuba, according to Havana advices ad-vices to tho Nc'.v York Times. Part ot tlio money, it is stated, was spent in the purchase or arms. . Silveira 's activity in tho revolution is declared to have been duo to a quarrel quar-rel with President Pahna. They had been togcthor in some large cattle deals, Silveira supplying stock for rnlma's cslato in Bavamo. While theao deals were proceeding Silveira became interested in the Tacon theater deal, which involved a sale to the Government Govern-ment at $200,000 above the purchase price. While this deal was pending Palma found that he had been badly beaten in a cattle deal and thereupon frustrated the theater transaction. Silveira at that moment becamo 1 alma's enemy and began plotting royolution. Then ho employed Joso Miguel Gomez as manager of his 6uar estate. The Government openly persecuted Oomez, sending troops and artillery to coerce people near tho estate to rctuso to deal with Gomez or Silveira. Tho result was the dismissal of Gomez, who Trent to New York. Then Silveira bo- I gan otnor negotiations, and when tho insurgent leaders took tho field ho supplied sup-plied them with funds. Traitor to Both Sides. The Government learned of Silveira '3 complicity and had prepared to arrcr.t him when he purchased freedom bv the ostensible gift of 500 horses and the betrayal of Quentin' Bandcros. Intervention Inter-vention by tho Uuitcd Slates brought about a situation where Silveira 's troacherj- to both sides was bound to appear, with consequent danger to his life. Ho thereupon apparently laid hands on what cash was available and lied. This is the story from Havana. lie-ports lie-ports have been current in Now York from the first that if would bo found that Silveira was concerned in the Cuban Cu-ban revolution, and Juan M. Cobalios of the bankrupt firm declared that in his opinion the reports were wrong. If they were iruo, Mr. Ccballos said, ho knew nothing about Silveira 's work for the revolutionists. John S. Fiske, a member of tho Ccballos Cc-ballos banking linn, declared again last night that in his opinion Silveira had had nothing to do with tho revolt. Ho declared positively also that Mr. Ce-ballos Ce-ballos had certainly had no share in an' business of that sort. Declares Silveira Crazy. "Silveira must havo been crazy," said Mr. Fiske. "I can think of no other explanation for what, ho has done." Meantimo no word of Silveira s whereabouts has been found. All South American ports are being watched, but so far. nothing has been heard of Silveira or tho cattle-carrying steamship in which he fled from Havana Ha-vana a week ago last Tuesday. A member of the firm of J. M. Ccballos Cc-ballos & Co. reiterated tho belief yesterday yes-terday that Silveira had gone to "V"en ezuela and would stay there. The Seville Packing company of this city, importers and packers of'olivo oil and olives, is the first concern forced to the wall as a result of the suspension suspen-sion of J. M. Ccballos & Co. Mr. Ccballos Cc-ballos is the heaviest stockholder and his partners are officers of tho company. com-pany. A petition in bankruptcy was filed yesterday against it by attorneys for five small creditors, and Harlan F. Stone was appointed receiver. It was intimated that the liabilities were less than $200,000. In the application appli-cation for the receiver it was stated that the assets arc more than $50,00U. |