Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-03

NATIONAL BANKS.-The controller of the cur
rency to-day extended the corporate existence Of
the Union National Bank Of Philadelphia, the
Doylestown National Bank of Doylestown, Pa, and
tne Howard National Bank OF Boston, Mass, to
November 3d. 1904.
FINAL MEETING OF THE MERIDIAN CONFERENCE
The International Meridian Conference held its
nnai meeting Saturday. An official copy Of the
proceedings of the conference WILL in pursuance Of
resolution, be delivered to the government of the
Unlted states, and will, no doubt, be made the
the meridian Of areepWch % for Universal % ui Initial
merldlan only one nation voted In the negative
san Domingo, France, and Brazil abstained from
voting. The proposition defining the universal day
was almost unanimously supported.
ARMY ORDERs.-Leave for four months is granted
Second Lieut. John B. Mcdonald, 10th cavalry.
Major Joseph w. Wham, paymaster, is relieved
from duty in the department OF the east and Or
dered to the department OF Dakota. Capt. Chas
steelhammer, fifteenth infantry, and Capt Ste
phen g. Whipple, first cavalry, having been found
1ncapac1tated for active SERVICE account of dis
ability incident to the service, have been placed on
the retired req list Of the army The President has
directed the detail OF Second Lieut.. John A. LOCK
wood, seventeenth Infantry, as professor Of MILL
tary science and tactics at the Michigan Agricul-
tural College.
CADET STRANG's DRATH.-Concerning the state
ment that Cadet Frederick Strang's death at the
naval academy, october Sd, was caused by hazlng,
there was word OF truth in 1t.
THE COMMISSION appointed at the last session Of
Congress to visit Mexico and the countries OF Gen.
trail and South America in the interest OF the COM
merce OF the United States expect to leave
New OK the 10th inst, going first to the City of
JOHN Browns FoRT.-Mr. Thomas q. Savery, of
the Pusey and Jones ship building company, of
wilmington, Del, who purchased the government
property at Harper's Ferry, intends to put I'D a
wood pulp paper mill on the Site OF the old arsenal
He has had an offer Of "a 1000 John Browns fort
ana several parties wish to get it to turn it into
museum and show place.
PBRsoNAL-Senator Bayard celebrated his 56th
birthday last Wednesday.-Mr j. Cleland Burns,
Of Glasgow, Scotland, one OF the directors of the
Cunard Steamship Company, is in the city for a
1eW dayS.--Gen. N. l. JeffrieS and wife, and C. w.
T. Ripley, of Washington, were passengers by the
central overland train to arrive at San Francisco
last TueSday.-Mr. EraStus Wman, OF New York
Is at W1llard'a-Gen j. f. FarnSwOrth, of WASH
lngton, was registered in Chicago on Saturday
Col Mapleson, Adelina Patti, Mrs. William Walter
PheipS, and Mrs. Lawrence Barrett were among
the passengers arriving at New York from Europe
yesterday:-Ex-Senator Window was the subject
OF complimentary reception by the Union League
OF Minneapolis last Wednesday.-Mrs. Benjamin
Durfee, OF Capitol Hill, is visiting the family OF
Senator Morrill,, In Vermont.-Mr. C. B. Pearson
has gone to Pennsylvania on brief business trip
NE Abram Almy and wife, of Newport, are at
the Ebbitt HOuSp -