The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28
STORY OF GOLD bonds.
Interesting Experience of Logan
Carlisle and others with ROths-
childs.
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
Washington. d. c., July 16-The story
Of the delivery by the treasury representa-
tives of the bonds 10 the Rothschilds Is
one of the most interesting event in gov
eminent fnanciering. The representatives
of the treasury department, Assistant
Secretary Curtis, Chief Clerk Logan Car
Isle, l.. O. Murray and william Messervy,
who sailed May % by the City of Paris on
this important mission. returned Satur-
day.
The precious documents which were Is
sued 10 replensh the stock of gold in the
treasury were carried to London in wood
en- boxes lined with tin and securely sealed
From Washington to New York thew went
as postal matter. When they were taken
from the postal car they were carried into
the stronghold of the steamer and trans
ported to London, marked as the personal
baggage of Logan Carlisle There were
"a, $40 bonds of par value Of $31. 157.7OO OF
this number 2S8T were $1,000 bonds, 4,lS6
were $500 bonds and S7 were 500 bonds.
The total amounted to just half of the
entire issue to the Morgan-Belmont syn
dictate.
The treasury representatives reached
Southampton June 5. There the twelve
boxes containing the bonds were placed In
a vintage van of railroad train and,
guarded by two OF the Rothschilds' pri-
yate detectives were taken to London June
G. The boxes were taken from the rail-
road station to the Rothschilds banking
house in the banks private van, carefully
guarded by detectives. The work of count
ing, signing and delivering the bonds was
begun June Z. Notwithstanding all Of the
a n of the
precious documents from being lost or
stolen, It is a fact that they were all alb
solutely worthless 10 any one who might
have become possessed with them. yet the
loss Of any one would have put the depart
ment to great Inconvenience.
In the lower right hand corner of each
bond three blank spaces were reserved for
the signatures Of the officials Of the treas
ury Two of these signatures are made
by the secretary's office and one by the
register Of the treasury. One signature
had already been attached to the bonds
before they left Washington, but the abb
sence of either of the others rendered
them invalid. The mission Of Logan Car
Isle and William Messarvy was TO add
their initials and practically perfect the
bonds So it VIII be seen that after all
the mission to London was very imports
ant one
The work of formally signing and de-
liVering the bonds took place IN private
room in the Rothschilds' banking house
About 1900 of the bonds were signed each
day and It required twelve working days
TO complete the task. AS each bond was
complete il was passed over to Lord
Rothschild, and when a days work was
ended he gave a receipt to Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Treasury Curtis for the
number that had been delivered. Mean
while the entire twelve boxes containing
the bonds were secured in the safety vault
in the Rothschilds' bank
June %, Lord Pothschild took the treasu-
nv agents TO the Ascot races on his coach
and they enjoyed a drive of eleven miles
through Windsor park. Leopold ROths-
child. one Of the factors in the banking
firm. is a great sporting character and
owns a string of horses.
The treasury officials say that the bond
transaction was marked by the greatest
show OF confidence on both sides II is a
fact. given unoficially. that the Roths-
schllds had paid in nearly all the money
before the bonds were delivered or even
before they were perfected and rendered
valid by the necessary signatures. In fact
for months before the delivery the entire
amount Of money has been al the dispo-
sal Of the treasury officials, which Is an
other compliment 20 the strong confidence
felt abroad IN the ability and willingness
of Uncle Sam 70 meet all his obligations.
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