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Grant Had No Ear for Music.

Galena letter to the Chicago Tribune.
Gen. Ulysses s. Grant was not a musician but
he took a certain degree Of pride in being able
to distinguish two tunes from all that he
ever heard. He frequently remarked that he
never failed to recognize "Old Hundred" and
yankee Doodle"
In the spring Of 1880 Gen. and Mrs. Grant
were in Galena. occupying the house which
Mrs Grant still owns. On April 81, the fifty
ninth birthday Of Grant, a number OF his
townsmen, in recognition Of the event, gathered
at his home to treat him to a serenade and wish
him "many happy returns" The local band
was called upon to furnish the music. The
visitors and band assembled in the front ward
and the latter opened the serenade with its
usual opening melody, 'The Girl 1 Left Behind
Me-"
Gen. Grant appeared on the veranda, where
he stood resignedly until the musicians had
blown out their customary three airs. Then he
stepped forward and heartily welcomed the
crowd. at the same time inviting the people in
side, where they were cordially greeted BY Mrs.
Of the party apologized for the quality of the
music which the band had furnished The gen.
erals reply was "You might as well have
serenaded me with tin pans, as far as am con-
cerned, as l know less about music than any,
thing else can think Of. / know, Of course.
that your band played Yankee Doodle for its
opening piece, but whether it played artistically
or net am not able to Judge"
Further apologies we're not deemed necessary.
nor did his friend enlighten him that his uncul,
tivated ear had mistaken '.The Girl Left Re-
hind Ne" for one Of the two airs which he never
failed to recognize.
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Games.

Strikes: Young, z; Fisher, 8; Stickney, IA;
Moses, IL; johnson. 10; Perry, IL.
Spares: Young, "a, Fisher, So Stickney, IS;
Moses, II; johnson, II; Perry, IA.
Breaks: Young, 10; Fisher, II; Stickney, %;
Moses. %; johnson, %; Perry, Is.
Umpire and scorer: Mr.. Jacobus S. Jones.
The third assignment Of the final series will
bowl tonight, and there may be expected some
good scores, for those remaining on the assign
ment are strong bowlers. Following is the
assignment as it now stands: A. A. Brney. Jas.
L. Whiteside, Fred Thompson and Norman
Bestor.
NINEPIN TOURNAMENT NEXT.
The bowling committee gives notice that q
ninepin tournament will begin at the club
house on Tuesday, March 7. and continue until
two series of five games each have been bowled.
There will be no postponements Three prizes
will be offered and will be awarded as follows:
First prize, to the player making the highest
number Of pins in the tournament. With this
goes also the ninepin championship of the club.
Second prize goes to the player making the
second highest number of pins in the tourney.
Third prize to the player making the third
highest number Of pins in the tournament
The entrance fee will be e. which must be
deposited with the clerk at the Office of the club
before the entries close. No charge will be
made for the games played in the tournament
Entries close on Thursday, March q at IL
O'Clock pm. Due notice will be given the
players BY the bowling committee of the dates
and assignments upon which they are expected
to play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-15

up peg or two. His cross ball did Linn good
service. He had the honor OF making two Diff
cult spares, which won hin, very liberal ap-
plause. His first spare was 81 and his second,
made in the fourth game, was CLOS, q very
difficult one.
OF DR.. Young's playing last night little need
be said The scores show that he bowled q
good, steady game and every one was pleased
to see him lead the evening with 769 pins to his
credit. His chances for going up peg higher
are good.
Altogether last nights playing was full of
ginger and pleasure to behold.
The following scores show how the pins fell:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-15

The pantocratic party is the latest addition
to the propositions to break away from the
main travelled roads of politics. The aims of
the pantocrats may be best calculated by a
number Of bills introduced in the House yes
terday in behalf of pantocracy. Representa-
tive Miller Of Wisconsin introduced by request
thirty-seven bills establishing as many executive
departments of the government.
Among the proposed new executive depart
ments are 1.-THE department Of public baths, -
1.-The department Of public laundries," "the de-
partment of public forces" also departments
of public farms, public fisheries, forests, fluids.
products, fairs, lectures. amusements, &C.
Mr.. Miller also introduced by request bills to
regulate marriage and divorce in the District
and to provide for certain public improvements
in the District
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Monday evening, despite the bad weather,
there was a large crowd at the Colored Lutheran
Church of Our Redeemer. Rev. d. Z. Wiseman,
pastor. Col. NJ. NJ. Holland was the chairman
of the meeting which called to honor the
memory of the late ex-President Hayes. Sena-
tor Sherman sent a letter of regret which was
read. Music by the Plymouth choir under the
leadership of Miss Tylhman was a feature of
the evening. Col. Holland introduced ex-Rep-
resentati,e LanGston, who delivered an elo-
qucnt and fitting tribute to the memory Of ex-
President Hayes. at the conclusion Of which he
received vote of thanks and q bouquet of
roses. Col. Holland then called on Mr.. Frank
j. Webb. jr., who made few remarks. and on
closing offered the following memorial, which
was adopted unanimously:
Our country has been bereaved in the death
Of ex-President r. B. Hayes. which took place
in Fremont January Is. 1893. One Of the most
eminent patriots and the most distinguished
figures in American philanthropy has been
gathered to his fathers His life was an ex-
emplification of all that was great and good in
our country. His unceasing devotion to the
public interests. his ability and his exalted and
unostentatious patriotism have won for him the
love and admiration OF his countrymen He set
the example to our youth for coming ages In
his death our race represented that we have lost
friend who recognizes fully the thoughts,
feelings and philanthropic efforts of our white
fellow citizens. Time can only tend to hallow
his memory, and as it rolls by his name and
deeds, being better understood and appreciated,
will climb higher and higher on the roll Of fame
reserved for all American patriots and states
men. He has passed away from us, and al
though We hade no Pantheon stately West
Minister we rest assured that Rutherford B.
Hayes has passed into the eternal Pantheon of
the common heart. the stately Westminster Of a
races grateful memory.
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AGAINST WINTER RACING.

Bill Aimed at Gloucester and Guttenburs
introduced In the New jersey Legislature.
A bill has been introduced in the New Jer-
sey legislature by Assemblyman Lane Of Union
that Is aimed at Gloucester and Guttenburg.
There are various rumors as to the origin OF
the bill. Some say it is the governors bill. and
others that it is the handiwork Of DR. Everard
hempshall, president Of the Citizens League
Of anti-race track crusaders.
1t is altogether a remarkable bill Its pro-
visions are IS follows:
cit shall be unlawful to permit the racing.
running, trotting or pacing of horses, mares or
geldings on any race track in this state for q
purse. prize other consideration between
the first day of November and the first day of
April Of the succeeding year. Any person vio-
lating the provisions of this act, any person or
persons aiding or abetting in the violation Of
this act. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
on conviction thereof shall be liable to punish
ment by fine of not less that 81 600 nor moro
than 80. 900, or by imprisonment for not less
than six months or more than two years,
or both in the discretion OF the court in
which the conviction takes place. When it
shall come to the knowledge Of the governor
of this state that any person or persons
willfully violating the provisions of
this act or upon application signed by 100
of the residents of any county Of the state, set
ting forth that this law is being violated, 1t
shall be the duty Of the governor to order the
chief Of the state police to place under arrest
all persons violating the provision of this act or
aiding OF abetting in its violation. and the gov
ernor shall designate TO assist the said chief of
state police in the performance of his duties
under this act such portion of the police force
of any city or municipality OF this state as the
governor shall deem necessary to effectively
carry out its provisions. 1t is the duty Of the
chief OF State police to have police on every
race track TO prevent the violation of the pro-
visions Of this act In case the police are I'M
able to prevent the violation of the law the
governor shall call upon the state militia"
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SONS OF BOWDOIN.
They Held Their Annual Dinner at the
Cochran Last Night.

They Held Thar Animal ninnar ~ The
Cochra, los, MI.
A ,-~'' ts''
way oown In Maine, In the town OF Bruins
wick, there is a famous old college by the name
of Bowdoin that has turned out some Of the
brightest and ablest public men from that part
Of the world. The college has never been a
large one, and the graduating classes do not
average much above half O hundred, but the
men when they leave chow tho reSu,ts NJ clooa
no-.or,I oo,,t.ot ,r;,,, .ka;- ;..
' '' "''o 4"
PoA'n anu 'noroushness az We'll as IN an intense
love and Loyalty to their alma mater. When
they get together to sing Of the DAYS gone by
thew do it with a vim and enthusiasm, that
,n.tas .,o,,, oil - -; g. -.
r ".' "oain Aoi VIC night
Inc Bowdoin Alumni Association of this city
Is one OF the most active and successful OF all
.ne graduate socletles mere ana numbers among
l.s members many men who are well known In
ohGlal, scientific and business circles. Last
night was Bowdoin night and was marked with
handsome banquet at the Cochran. Notwlth-
standing the fact that 1t came late in the sea-
son OF alumni dinners 1t was one OF the pleas
ATTEST OF all this winter, and even the fact that
IL was run on good Maine prohibition prin-
clples could not dampen the ardor of the sons Of
Bowdoin or chill their enthusiasm. From the
oldest member OF the association down to the
most recent graduate from the college, all we're
po!s tosetner iast nlght, ana II was not until
late hour that they thought OF getting tired of
singing college songs and talking over together
the pleasures, the hopes and fears OF the good
OLD days spent at college at Brunswick.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Prior to the moro important event of tho
orar;ro ,,,s;,o.s ,,,ooo,;no -, A.,
80, .n e u 'uo "''oo,a''oh
was heiu III one oi inc large parlors. ofhcers
for the ensuing year were elected as follows:
PRESIDENT, Mr.. Chief Justice Melville W. Full
Ter. 53; vico presidents, Senator WIN. P. Frye,
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Veteran Volunteer Eirenen

An adjourned meeting OF the Veteran volun-
teer Firemen's Association was held last even
ing at 18th and streets, the old Union engine
house, president, James II. Richards, and Sec
Rotary, j. ]. Peabody. The death OF Mr.. L. T.
Follansbee, former member OF the Columbia,
was announced by the president Appro-
PIRATE remarks were made by Messrs. J. j.
Peabody, J. Il. Dobbyn and Goodwin Pierce,
associates with Mr.. F., who had been an active
man-captain of the hose-from 1916 The
association decided to attend the funeral this
afternoon in uniform.
Mr.. Joseph Sessford presented an invitation
to the birthnight ball Of the Franklin, Janu-
airy II, 1851; also letter making some inquir ies
as to the fires at Bakers Hotel, 9Th and streets
and the Capitol library. The subject Of the
fires the association decided to discuss at the
next regular meeting.
The meeting adjourned to Friday night ard
proceeded TO the Navy Yard to attend the fair
Of Canton Potomac, Pstriarchs Militant OF Odd
Fellows tomorrow evening the entertainment,
and hop for the benefit OF the house fund will
take place at the Rifles Armory.
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PAYMASTER COwIE's CASE,
The Unexecuted Part of His Sentence to
Be RENTED.

BE Remitted.
1t is reported that the Secretary of the Navy
has concluded to remit the unexecuted' portion
OF the sentence Of Passed Assistant Paymaster
Thomas J. Cowie, who was tried recently a,
Yokohama, Japan, on charges of intoxication
ana sentenced to five years suspension from
rank and duty. This officer is native of Wash.
ington and has many friends and acquaintance
bore. The record Of his trial has lust been
published by the Navy Department. The
charges on which he was tried present some
novel features.
SOME NOVEL FEATURES.
The FIRST one was drunkenness" and the sec.
ond was conduct unbecoming an officer of the
navy" The specification Of the first charge
was that "while attached to and serving on
board the Petrol, in the port Of Shanghai,
Una, on May last, this officer was 50 much
under tho influence Of liquor as to be unfit for
the proper performance of his duties.'' The
specification to the second charge was. fortu.
nately for the reputation Of the officers and the
credit OF the navy, an unusual one. 1t cited
that, Having given his solemn written pledge
to the commanding officer of the Petrol that he
would. during the period Of his service on this
vessel. abstain from all intoxicating liquors he
the said Passed Assistant Paymaster Thomas j.
Cowie, violated this pledge and became drunk. -
The court found the accused guilty of the first
charge. but held the second charge proved
without criminality," and therefore acquitted
him OF the second charge.
This conclusion on the second charge means
that the officer, whose trouble was technically
known as "dipsomania. in other words alco-
holism, was not accountable for his acts at that
time, and was therefore, in the ewes of the law.
not free moral agent in agreement Find
ing charge against an accused as "proycd
without criminality" is a povel and unusual
proceeding Oh the part of a court-martial. and
one which authorities on military law do no. in
these days sanction. According to such
authorities an accused person is either guilty or
innocent III whole or in part of the offense
charged.
Rear Admiral D. P. Harmony, in his review
OF the findings of the court-martial, disa pproved
OF the courts conclusion in the matter of the
second charge in these words: "The findings
upon the second charge and specification are
disapproved. 1t is difficult to understand how
a court-martial could find an officer not guilty
of conduct unbecoming an officer of the navy
after he had violated his pledge to his com
handing officer to abstain from intoxicating
liquors. as is shown SO clearly by the evidence. i
THE sECRErARYs DISPOSITION.
The disposition of the Secretary of the NAVY
toward q mitigation Of the sentence in this
case is said to be due to opposition on general
grounds to long suspensions as injurious to the
service. According to this theory long sus.
pensions deprive the navy of the benefit of the
services of the officer under suspension he.
sides letting the work that naturally belongs to
him fall on others, while he is actually receiy.
ing pay for idleness.
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r ATcLIFFE. DAKR CO. ;, Apctioneers,
~ 800 PA. AVE n. W.

TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE Two-STORY
AND BASEMENT FRAME HOUSE. NO. 3l4 L
STREET SOUTHEAST. BY AUCTION.
By virtue of deed of trust given 10 us and duly
corced In lber No. 1925. folio PC ct seq. of the
land records Of the District of Columbia and the
request OF the party secured thereby will sell by
pubic auction in front of the premises on MONDAY
FEBRUARY TWENTIETH. 1893 AT HALF-PAST
FOUR O'CLOCK p. VI. all that certain piece or
parcel Of land and PREMISES lying and being in the
city OF Washington, District of Columbia wit Lot
numbered twenty-five C22I in the subdivision made
by Wheeler and Thomas. trustees, in equity cause
No. 1919. Doc. 21, wherein John Cornelius ct ais
were complanants and John De Vaughn ct ais de-
PENDANTS OF the real estate mentioned in said cause
being in square numbered seven hundred and ninety
nine (fS as recorded in the surveyors Office Of said
District. in subdivision book eleven Il ID. page one
hundred and twelve and one-hslf uI2IS). together
with the improvements, ways. easements and appur-
tenances thereto belonging.
Terms of sale; One-third of the purchase money to
be paid in cash. the balance in two equal
at one and two from the day of SALE with
bearing interest from the day of sale the OF
per cent per annum. payable sepi-annually, and to
be- secured by deed Of trust the premises sold
az cash. at the option of the purchaser deposit Of
$500 required at time of sale Terms to be complied
with in 10 days from the day Of sale otherwise the
trustees the right to resell the property at the
rsk and cost OF the defautne purchaser after days
ished in Washington. ID. c. All conveyancing, re-
JOHN H. GHFEN
So snd SO @ st. n. W. [ r,..
J, WALTER COOKsEY, trustees
CT
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ELECTRIC AND CABLE ROADS.
Some Remarks ON Them by Senators Hail
and Morrill,.

and Morrill,.
While the Senate had under consideration
yesterday the bill to amend the charter Of the
Brightwood Railroad Company. as printed in
The STAR, Senator Hale asked Senator Mcmillan
number of questions regarding the proposed
route. motive power, &C., and took occasion to
say that the most any Of US can do who are in
teresed in the District and In its prosperity is to
watch these bills, and we have got to trust some
body TO preserve something for the general
travelling public and not give up everything to
these railroad companies. Primarily we have
got to trust the District Of Columbia committee.
II the chairman Of that committee, who is Q
good business man, a good legislator and is
faithfully seeking to preserve the rights Of the
public, has examined this question and il satis-
fed that it gives no undue privileges that &ill
interfere with public travel, 1 can say nothing
more about it.
1T is a most unfortunate thing, Mr.. Presi-
dent, that gradually we are becoming cordoned
In every direction by the electric car system Of
one company and another. A large pert Of the
comfort and pleasure which people take and
will take in the future in driving about this
beautiful city is being cut of. l wish to urge
the Senator from Michigan, who is chairman Of
the District committee, to be watchful day and
night Of all these schemes"
Before the bill passed Mr.. Morrill, asked
whether the system was a cable, and being in
formed in the negative, said: 1.-The cable roads
where they 60 around circles have not been
laid in any scientific manner. They are laid so
as to make in dry weather a perpetual screech
1t Is real nuisance wherever they 60 around q
circle, because the rails have not been placed
30 as to avoid q continuous noise. l think
perhaps, the fault is that one rail ought to have
been laid lower than the other. Certainly
there is some way to prevent it; either to keep
1t oiled or in some other way. 1 notice that
whenever there is snow on the ground or when
1t rains the noise ceases. l merely call the at
ten ton Of the Senator from Michigan as chair
man Of the committee on the District of Co
lumbia to this matter. which 1 think ought
really to be looked into"
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Lasker Refuses to Play Walbrodt.
All efforts on the part of the Havana Chess
Club to arrange a contest between Lasker aud
Walbrodt have failed on account of Lasker's
peremptory refusals. AT first it was believed
that Lasker would only hold out for the best
possible terms, but now it is evident that he
does not want 10 play. The Havana Chess
Clubs first step was to offer purse of $3.50 in
gold for the match. This Lasker refused,
pleading weak health and fatigue. Thereupon
the club proposed that Lasker, instead Of play
ing the members Of the club, as proposed in
the engagement contract, should contest a
series Of six games with Walbrodt, which
should not be considered match games. For this
the club offered $50 in gold for the winner of
the majority of games. This proposition, too.
was rejected by Lasker. His persistent refusal
to meet Walbrodt Is severely condemned by
newspapers and by the public generally.
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
BROS. Aucuoneers.

nUNcANSoN BROS. Au>tionee-S
ING SITUATE on NORTH sIDF OF I'm
STREET BhTNEEN HARDWOOD AvFNJ-E
AND LIE DRoIr PARK AVENUE. IN LIE
By virtue OF deed Of trust recor LED in Ishe- 16a,
folio 343 Of the land records OF the Distrc; Of Co
iumclA aud under an order Of the court. passed in
pgnity Cause No u. se6 in the surrene Court 4 the
District OF Columbia, the undersigned trustees vii
al; At Eqh nh spct,on On WEDNESDAY. THE
I HALE.PAsL FOUR O'CLOCK PM. IN mont 81 the
iSt twelve 90. In Mscssy Duvall's recorded sub
90, n Le proit Park as the said subdivision is re-
surveyor Of the District 81 coumbs VIE &c o. ne
Provements on said part Of lot. the same having
fropt on Elm street Of Il feet. and being No 90 on
said street. ' -
Terms Of sale: One-third Of purchase money TO b..
paid in cash. the residue IN equal .nsaents at one
and two years from day Of sale Cor which the rur-
chaser shall give promissory notes bearing interest
PAYABLE scmannuslly. and to be secured By deed Of
trust on the property sold all cash. at the option Of
the purchaser deposit Of $500 TO be made when bid
accepted and terms OF sale TO be complied with in
ten days from day o: sale trustees the right
to resell at risk and of defaulting purchaser
c. h WILLIAMSON rx-...
W. Z. EDMONSToNi trustees.
je2dkds 0fice. 500 5th ST. NV