Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-06


pies Thereof-An Intimation OF
Further Loan.
Washington, D. c., January 5.-Spec-
ulation concerning the amount and
character of the new bond issue was set
at rest tonight when Secretary Car
Isle made public a circular on the sub
ject. The loan will be popular one,
and the circular, which is dated Janu-
airy 9th, gives notice that the govern
ment will sell S1OO,OOO,OOO thirty year
four per cent. coupon or registered
bonds dated F)5bruary l, 1895, for which
purchasers will be required TO pay in
gold coin or gold certificates. This is
the first issue by the present admins
tration Of such a large amount Of
bonds at one time, all the previous is
sues having been for $50, 100000 each.
The circular also contains an intima-
tiOn of
POSSIBLE FURTHER ISSUE
of bonds should the issue or sale of an
additional or different form OF bond for
the maintenance OF the gold reserve be
authorized by the law before February
5. Ii was almost midnight when Sec
retary Carlisle's circular was made
public. too late an hour to obtain the
opinions of public men on tine action OF
the government or the prospect OF the
absorption of the bonds by the people.
The fact that the bonds will be issued
in sums Of $50 and multiples thereof
and be payabla in installments is a fea-
ture which it is believed will make
Them regarded with popular gayor
The main reason for dating the BONDS
a wear back is said to be in ordar TO give
the public better opportunity TO judge
their market value by comparing them
with the gold fours issued at that time
so that their bids can be made to con
form with the market value OF those
bonds on the first of February.
The circular. which was given out at
11:55 tonight, is as follows:
Treasury DepawmenL
office of the Secretary,
washington. d. c., January o, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals VIII be received at the once
of the Secretary Of the Treasury, at
washington, d. c., until y O'Clock m,
on Wednesday. the fifth day Of Febru-
arv. 1896. for the purchase Of one hun
dred million dollars S100,0O0OOO OF
United States four per cent. coupon or
res. stored bonds, in denomination OF
fetv dollars $3.50 and multip.ies Of that
sum. as may be desired by the bidders.
The right to reject any or all bids IS
reserved.
THE bonds will be dated on the first
day of February. 1895. and be payable
in coin thirty years after that date, and
will bear interest at four per centum per
annum, payable quarterly, IN coin. but
oll coupons maturing on and before the
first day Of February. 1895.
WILL BE DETACHED,
and purchasers will be required to pay
in United States gold CON, or gold cer-
t.fcates. for the bonds awarded to them,
and all interests accrued thereon after
the first day Of February, 1896, up to the
time Of application for delivery.
Payments for the bonds must be
made at the treasury Of the United
States az washington. D. c.. or at the
United States sub-treasur.es AT New
York. Boston. Philadelphia. Baltimore.
Cincinnati Chicago. St Louis or New
Orleans. or they NAV be made at San
Francisco with exchange on NeT Your,
and al. bids must stare what denOmina-
tons of bonds are desired and whether
coupon or registered. and at what place
they wiz be paid for
Payments may be made by install
merts. as follows: Twenty per cent (20
upon receipt Of notice of acceptance of
bids. and twenty per cent (20 at tie end
of each ter days thereafter; but all ac-
cepted bidders
NAY PAY THE WHOLE AMOUNT
at the d be Of the first irstalment. and
those who have paid all ins.9lments
previously maturing may pay the whole
amount Of their BIDS at any time. not
later than the maturity OF the last in
Stalmen-
"Tue bonds will be ready for deliv-
cry on or before the fifteenth of FebTU-
airy, 1896
Notice is further hereby given that
# the issue and sale of IN
addiGona or different form Of
bond for the maintenance Of the gold
reserve shall be authorized by law be-
fore the fifth day OF February. 1896.
sealed proposals for the purchase Of such
bonds viii also be received at the same
time and place, ana up 10 the same date,
and upon the same terms and conditions
herein set forth. and such bids VII be
considered as wen as the bids for the
four per cent. bonds herein mentioned.
(S'gned 81. c.. CARLISLE.