The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-01
Ni5 M
y Ill. niN BONDS.
The Gr,ernsnent viii Pa, "A Premium ui,
Hoi,lS Of 1904.

~ AsalSIlON. sept. -o.-- AZ sEti'E-
tar! of tae treasury has issued the
following cilc ilans: Bs virtue OF the
antnoslty contained iii section s,6a4,
OF the revised statutes. notice Is here.
by given that this department will pur.
chase ANY of the Unitetl States per
, ceA. bond, OF tie loan Of 1904, ii pre-.
ssl.ea tol that purpose on or before
Oct. - slt II, and will pay for them at
the rate uf los Hat. Houds may be
presented at this department, division
OF loans aud caIfeacy. or at the Office
ei the assistant treasurer, OF The United
states at New York. Signed
L. w. SHAW. Secretary.
Secretary Shaw today issued the fol.
lowing circular carrying his announce.
ment of yesterday reg ga,tlin. the pre-
paymen. Of the intere., on hontl, of
tha United States:
ssln pursuance OF authority eontitin-
cd ia section $3.50 Of the revised! st At.
nte> OF the United States, public notice
is hereby given that the Interest ma
turing on the several interest dates
between and including November /,
ieoc, aud July |, 1908, On The registered
ed and coupon bonds of the United
States, Will be prepaid with rebate
OF two.tenths Of per ceut per month
On the amount prepaid unllcr the fol-.
lowing conditions: Owners of regis.
tered bonds desirin. prepayment must
present their bonds to the treasurer
Or some assistant treasurer OF the
United States, who will stamp on the
face Of the bonds the fact Of such pre-.
naymcnt, aud rcturn them to the own.
crs with the interes, for the periods
above mentloncd. less the rebate. M.
tional banks owning bonds deposited
With the. treasurer ot the United States
TO secure circulation or deposits may
obtain prepayment upon application
to the treasurer OF the United States.
The bonds so held, upon which inter-
est is prepaid. will be stamped as
above indicated. Coupons maturing
upon the date, included ia this el,ru.
lar nag be presented for prepayment
al the office Of the treasurer OF the
United States or any assistant treas
urcr. In calculating the amount of
rebate to be- allowed any fractional
part OF Il mouth will be reckoned as a
full month and tho rebate for such
fractional part of II month calculated
as full month will bc retained by the
United States. Prepayment under this
circular will begin Wednesday, Octo.
bef !, 1862. ana continue until Nos.
80, 1902, but prepayment Of interest on
registered bonds Of the loans OF 1904,
looS auu 1929 viii! not be made while
the books Of those loans are closed -
Changes In the diplomatic Corps.
W AsHlNGToS, Sept. .6.--The fol-.
lowing important diplomatic appu int.
naeuts have been announced from thu.
state departments:
Charlemasne Tower, Of p.n.,s Iva.
H'"s nv" AsiludssuuOt tAttHOfulll0Iy
and minister pltnipoientary TO Hus.
STA, ~ bc als,a. atlor extranrdinarv
and minister plenipu,cu,iury 10 Ger.
many.
Robert J.. $. AlcCormicls, OF Illinois,
nov ambassador extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary ,u Austria.
Hungary, to b.. anbas> adur ex,raor,
dinary and minister plcnipu,en,iary
to Russia.
Delamy S.orer. OF New York, now
envu! extraordinary and minister
bas>atlor extraordinary aud minister
plcnipOt.ntiarA 70 Austria. Hungary.
Arthur 5. Hardy. OF New Hamp.
shire, NOW envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipo,e.tiary To Swi,zer.
land, 70 bc envoy extraordinary and
minister plen,poteutiary to Spain.
Charles Page Bryan. of Illinois,
now envoy extraordinary aud minis.
ter p.niotenliary to Brazil, to DC
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenirotentiary to Switzerland.
David T.. Thompson, ut Nebraska,
To be envoy extraordinary and minis.
ter pleni potentlary 10 Brazil.
These appointments are to take effect
when .Ambassad White leaves her.
lin ia November.
Census Of the philjnDjmc>
WAsHlNoToS Sept. 36.-pe,iden,
Roosevelt has signed the order pro.