Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-08-25

Donald r. Smith shall not be sold for
twelve years.
Capt. Daniel Beck. the blind sailor
who was such a persistent lobbyist be-
fore the last Legislature to secure an
appropriation to found a home for
adult blind, is again in town, with
a petition about the length of Uncle
Dicks memorial, praying for that OBJ
jet. While the heartfelt sympathy of
the whole community goes out to
those afflicted with loss of the principal
sense, he possesses too much of a per-
sonal interest in the founding Of the
institution for his efforts to receive the
support usually accorded to disinter-
ested philanthropic effort.
A postal card from Ben. Bettman,
at one time a much-esteemed citizen
OF Olympia, addressed to the STAND
ARD, requests that he be remembered
to his old-time friends. He is now a
resident of Edelsbach, Bavaria, and
the card is dated Aug. Sth. 1t is now
nearly a quarter of a century since
" Ben" returned to Faderlandt," and
the fact is shown by the German
English he uses on the Postkarte."
This is entirely due to the non-use of
the English vocabulary, for Ben was
educated in American schools, and
when he left here could talk like a
native-born citizen.
Now Goey, a Chinaman of this city,
is making an effort to secure the adj
mission OF his two sons aged respect
lively Is and II years, to this country.
He alleges that they were born here,
but have been the past IL years in
China. They came over on the
steamship Victoria and were held by
the custom.house officials as being de-
barred by the exclusion act. Attor-
ney Troy, on behalf of Now Goey, has
applied for the boys release under
writ of habeas corpus, and Wednesday
Robt. Frost, George Jones and Hong
Yek went to Seattle to identify them
as being the native born sons of the
petitioner.
The concert of the band boys
Wednesday night met with liberal
patronage and was in all respects a
very enjoyable occasion. The band
now consists of seventeen members,
and under the able leadership of Mr..
]. c. Boyer, has attained a remarkable
degree of proficiency in the three
months they have been under drill.
1t is fair to state, however, that he
had good material to work upon, for
some of the members are musicians of
considerable experience in band prac-
tice. Every number OF the band, in
Wednesday nights performance, met
with an enthusiastic applause, and
it was we'll supported by Mrs. Ko-
foed, Prof. Rice and Miss Sypher, in
vocal and instrumental parts.
That old relic, the first Territorial
seal press, lately discovered by Oscar
Wood, amid the debris of his fathers
workshop, may not be thing of
beauty, and its days OF utility are surely
over, but that is no reason why the
people of the capital city should sur
render their Columbus right in it to
promote the curio department of some
Seattle or Tacoma dime-show." The
attempt to appropriate the first desks
of the Territorial executive - Gen.
Stevens-has attracted attention to
the pilfering disposition OF our neigh
bors-the irresistible inclination to
permanently locate" everything of in
terest within their respective munich
palities. The mania of the setting
hen to appropriate even door-knobs in
her zeal to hatch out something is
only equaled by this grasping DISPOSE
ton of our respected friends to the
north of us.
Frank 8. Coburn, who travels under
the soubriquet of "Uncle SAM" ar
rived in this city few days ago, on
his tour around the world which he
started out upon from New York in
1896. In San Francisco he joined
the army as an aid in his globe.cir-
cling expedition, expecting the war to
be short one and that his enlistment
would not materially interfere with
his expedition. He was mistaken,
however, as his company was stationed
on coast-defense duty. He found him
self still in San Francisco June LIST,
and started out on walk northward
and has been on the road ever since,
seeking some point where opportunity
will be afforded to cross the Pacific
ocean. Mr.. COlburn is typical Yam
kee, and dresses in the continental
garb of Uncle Sam. A fad of his is to
gather business cards on bis trip.
Mr.. Coburn is a native of Gardener,
Maine. He LETT this morning for Ia.
coma, on his trip northward. He ex-
poets to attend the Paris Exposition
in 1900.
The Northern Pacific Railway Co.
has been represented the past week be.
fore the Board of Equalization by J.
Sedgwick, d. A. Tufts and Geo. P.
Eaton, who asked for reduction of
the assessment on their main line in