Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-23

The intent of the ''Peel act'' of 1914 was to
Gonfine the issues to the amount then existing.
The act then provided that the Bank of Eng
land should be the residuary legatee of two
thirds OF the issue OF any bank becoming de-
be suppressed. The tendency has been to 'cS con, n
tract the circulation of paper and ultimately
draw 70 the Bank OF England the entire privi-
Iege OF issuing it; Since lsii the Bank of Eng,
land has ayallsd itself of its privileges and
added t750,0o0 to its reserve, making it nearly
equal to all the other banks in the realm.
FAMINE IN MORoCCO.-FeliX A. Matthews.
United States consul at Tangiers, in his dis
patch to the Department of State dated July
5. describes the famine in the southern part of
Morocco as appalling among the Arabs and
the poorer classes of the Jews. Large mum
bers are solely dependent upon the charity of
the European merchants. The government
does not assist these people in any way. The
ligious brethren. The consul has information
that there are lar, e 8 Ocks of wheat and bar
ley stored In subterranean depOts, which the
imprisoned and their grain cOnfiscated by the
petty chiefs. Wheat sells for $3.50 per quar-
ter OF 4s0 lbs. its ordinary value is $3.50 Bar
Fourth Of July was celebrated ell at Tansiers ihe ia
proper style, the cOnsuls of all nations repre-
sented there participating, including the Brit
ish' French, Spanish Italian and Portuguese
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Charles w. Chris
topher is ordered to duty in the navigation
department at the navy yard, Mare Island,
Cal. Passed Assistant Surgeon F. B. Stephen
son Is ordered TO duty at the navy yard, BOs-
ton; fassed Assistant Surgeon A. G. Heffinger
to duty at the naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass.
ASSISTANT Surgeons Edward III. Green, p, A.
Hlbbett, Il. II. McCarty and Robert Whiting
to the naval hospital, New York I'd Septem
Der, Tor instruction preliminary to examina-
tiOn for promotion; Ensign Austin NJ Knight
is detached from the naval academy, 3lSt inst.
and placed On waiting orders; Assistant Sur.
geOnS David o. Lewis and Ernest Norfleet
from the naval hospital Chelsea, Mass, and
ordered to the naval hospital, New York, I'd
september, for instruction preliminary to ex-
animation for promotion Passed Assistant
Surgeon Dwight Dickinson from the navy
pltal, Chelsea, Mass; Assistant Surgeon Frank
Anderson from the receiving ship Wabash,
Slst inst, and ordered to the naval hospital
New York, I'd September, for instruction pre-.
iiminary to examination for promotion.
ARMY ORDERs.-The superintendent genera
recruiting service will cause seventy-five re
cruits to be prepared and forwarded, under
proper charge, to Omaha barracks, Nebraska,
where they will on arrival be reported to the
commanding officer 9Th infantry for assign
ment to companies A, ID and X, of his regi.
ment. Leave of absence for three months is
granted Assistant Surgeon A. B. Campbell u.
> army, on surgeons certificate of disability.
The leave Of absence granted LIST lieutenant
G. Morris, 5th artillery, from headauarters
Department OF the South, Is extended two
months
THE U. s. s. TALLAPoosA left the New York
navy yard Yesterday, bound for Newport, r. /.