Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-09
A BOND ISSUE.
SECRETARY Carlisle Offers $780,
DOC, 900 to the Public.
The CIRCULAR on The SUBJECT.


WARRINGTON, Jan. 6.-Speculation
conserving the amount and character
OF The new bond issue was set at rest
last night when Secretary Carlisle
made public : circular on the subject.
Ihe loan will be popular" one, and
the circular, which is dated January
Q, Givss notice that the government
VIII III eloo, ooo, 900 80 year, per cent.
coupon or registered bonds, dated Feb.
ruery 1895, for which purchasers will
% required 70 pay In gold coin Or gold
certihcatsA This Is the first issue by
~ present administration of such u
Largo amount Of bonds at one time, all
70 previous issues having been for
~, oo0. 900 each. The circular also con
tains N iDtimation Of possible fur.
thor Issue Of bonds should the issue or
sale OF additional or different form OF
bond Tor the maintenance of the gold
reserve be authorized by law before
February s.
Twas almost midnight when Score.
tary Carlisle's circular was made pub.
lic, too late an hour to obtain the opn-
ION Of public men on the action of the
government, or the pospect Of the alb.
sofption Of the bonds by the people.
The fact that the bonds will be issued
n aums Of $50, and multiples thereof,
end b payable in installments, is
feature which 1t is believed will make
them regarded with popular favor
Tn main reason for dating the
bonds : year back Is said to be In
order 70 give the public better op.
portunity 10 judze their market value
~ compa ring them with the gold As
iasusd u that time, so that their bonds
can b made to conform with tho
market value Of these bonds on the
ut Of February. The circular Is as
follows:
! Treasury department, office Of tho score.
tsfy, Waahingt n, january Il, 1850 Notice is
hereby given that sealed proposals will be ro-
coiv6d ut the Office Of the secretary Of the
treasury, ct Washington, D. c., untl T. O'Clock
~. on Wednesday the 9Th day Of February,
lseo, for the purchase OF n 0,OOD,ODO OF United
atateafour per cont cou pon or registered bonds,
IN determinations Of $40 and muItIplcs Of that
number, Us may be desired by the bidders
Tho right 10 reject any or all bids Is reserved
The bonds will be dated on the list day Of Feb
ruAry, 1905, and be payable In coin 80 years
after that date, and will bear interest al four
pet cent per annum payable quarterly, In
coin, but oil coupons maturing on or before the
1T day Of February, 1885, will be detached
and purchasers Will be required to pay In
United States gold coin, or god certificates,
Tor the bonds awarded 10 them, nnd all inter
Bst sccrued thereon aftor the list day OF Fob.
luAry, 1906, up 10 the time Of application for
delivery.
Payments for the bonds must be nude ut the
ressury Of the United States al washington
Z Vt thu sub-treasurles New York, Boston ,
baltimore, Cincinnati Chicago
q Louis or New Orleans or thew my b,
andc " San Francisco with exchange on New
'ork, and oil bid, must state VIII Il dcnomInn-
Ions OF bonds are deslr d. and whether coupon
: registered, and OF what place they viii be
aid.
Payments may DO made by lnstalmcnts as
pillows; Twenty per cent upon receipt Of
otlce OF acceptance OF bids, and 10 per cent
4 the end OF each ten days thereafter, but oil
cceptci bidders mny pay tho whole amount ut y
he date Of the first installmc IT. and those who I
ave paid oil instalments previously maturing