Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-15

UNIVERSAL DAY FOR ALL THE WoRLp.-At
the meeting OF the International prime meridian
conference yesterday resolutions were adopted pro-
Vidlng that longitude shall be counted from the
el uian OF Greenwich in two directions, up to $50
degrees, east longitude plus and west longitude
minus, and that a universal day be adopted "for
alp urposes for which it may be found convent ent
and which shall not interfere with the use OF local
congress adjourned until Monday, when a resou-
toh VIII be considered providing that this univer-
sal DAY Is to be mean solar day; is to begin for all
the "ofio at the moment OF mean midnight OF the
initial meridian, coinciding with the beginning OF
the cv day and date OF that meridian, and is TO be
counted from zero up to twenty-four hours" The
rresloent Will receive the delegates at the White
House at noon tomorrow.
THE NEW POSTMASTER GEsERA1-The President
yesterday appointed First Assistant Postmaster
General Frank Hatton to be Postmaster Gene
raj, as stated in TIE STARS postscript. Mr..
aatton was summoned to the White House
ABOUT s S:15 p. N. and noti1ed of his appoint
ment by the President Proceeding to the Post
once department MIR. Hatton took the oath of
ounce, which was administered by James Lawren-
son, who has performed the same service for twen-
master General C. B. Wyckitfe Of Kentucky, in
1e41. Mr.. Hatton received the Congratulations OF a
large number of the employees OF the department
and his friends
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander William S. Dana
ordered to command the Nipsic, South Atlantic
Hanford to duty In instruction in ordnance at the
New York navy yard, 1st November. Ensign E.
W. Sutphen TO special duty In the Office OF the lib
rary and war records, Navy department. Com
mander II. b. Seely detached from command of the
NlpSic on the reporting or his RELIEF and ordered
home. Commander f. T. woodward detached
from command OF the PaSsaic and placed on wait
Ing orders. LleutS j. E. Roller and c. II. Lyeth.
EnslgnS William S. Hogg and E. A. Anderson, AS
SiStaAt surgeon William Martin, Passed Assistant
Engineers William 4. MintZen and L. W. WoaSter
and Assistant Engineer William B. Boggs from the
PasSalc and placed on waiting orders. Chief En-
glneer George W. SenSner from the Alliance and
placed on sick leave. CHIEF Engineer b. +. Wood
from duty at the Morgan iron works, New York,
and ordered to the Alliance. Nate Walter n smith
from the Nina and the torpedo station, 3lSt in
slant, and placed on waiting orders.
PERsoNAL-Rev. Newman Hall Of England ar
rived in this city yesterday, and is the guest OF
Chief Justice Drake OF the Court OF CLAIMS
Count Leyden, secretary OF the German legation,
Count Sala. secretary OF the French legation, and
S1gnOr del Campo. OF tie Chilian legation. are viS-
lung In New York.--Senator Beck Is al the Ed
bltt-L g. Emery and j. s. Lyon. of Washing
ton. were registered In ST Louis on Monday
commissioner Dudley is expected to reach Wash
ington this afternoon.-CoL NJ " Sheridan is in
Oho.-Dr. HanSmann returned home from Eu-
rope on Monday.-Capt T. S. Smith leaves tie
city tomorrow for western tour and will winter
at New OrieanS-Mrs- v. X. Hoxie, as well as her
husband and child. Is now Ill with malarial fever
at Montgomery, Alabama.