Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-09
ANOTHER NEW STAR.
oklahoma Wants to Be A.
mitted to Statehood.
viii Make One Of Richest States for
Size in Union.
Will Make Attempt In Next Congress Distf''
button Of Spanish War Mementos.

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pW'o" OF SPa"'s" "a' "''
Washington. Feb. S.--tSpecian.-
though there is no probability oil the adj
mission Of new states during tne present
session of congress 1t Is beiieved tnat inc
next session will see another star aaaed ."
the flag The leading men OF oklahoila
territory are in Washington laying the
foundation for u persistent and winning
fight for the admission OF that territory as
q state at the next session. Among tho
most active are Dennis Flynn, delegate
elect, and j. J. ;. Hasslcr, receiver OF the
land Office at Enid, Oklahoma Inc Iat-
ter is u genuine western ooo'her anu ms
spent gfea' nun. .os'is =" 80 " ,' ~
lie worked III 'i' ''.'e'oe.s W WV n"
sion OF INC Daho'"s 'c, you, "so -,
mat Oklahoma mas oon" i'u' p'p"i"'n' ~
OF 3o'ooo' w1icn - nis. v''Sn - ~.
the present por,ioi'i'e''' ~, 20 ",io" ~"
members al the MOUSE ms ,e,o'" -
marvellous wheh IL Is reIi''''"eioo 'l'''' .i'e
TERRITORY dia no, eA,s' Nv, ~" s'"'e w., ~, nu'
was indian i''ii" OILY. ny "'pio'i oN1'
homa are mostly S,.'i' ''o'i, "'"c' ,,"'ea
many hcihg iroii' hais',s an" q s''iiii pci1
centage from .he i'ioo'e "'s' r"i''e
the ancestry Oh tue people oi ohi"ii'i,a
nnck' IT Will u" io"hu NAV men io'ei',
thers were se''icrs - iii''i',iN' ihu'a''" CIV
ohio VINO "'i' !" N.'iiSas u'i'ns ny ''ee
SOL eScl'eihei' peiore the CIV var VT
that they are ne c"iiureii III OH s'iuieiS
OF the war VINO went 10 haiN's iii''"e''''
aiciy after 'he ciose Oh t'ia' s'e'' s'r"eRw'
The foreign population i very Shiiii,
those VINO are 'herc peihg bohe''iiahs ana
Hermans' MI liassier says .he territory
VIII make o''e VI ,ne 'i'iies' e'a.'s ~ Us
:. ~ It'll, ;,,,, s,,,,u f.rn. ~ 5,rn ~.
900 ..,,,,,. -, zach sa,,ler some .,,, .r,a,,
u.s.. -, ~, "a ,.ros
~ mas nceh sci'erail! supPoscu that
o'ii "ooi" poSs congress PioNio,he INA.
e'ieh s'a'e s,o''Hu se' " 'hei'e'i'o ir"ih inc
ia'e SP'i''si wal ;" 'ne snaps VI soh'e oi
.he cap'"i'u eu"s "poaru 'he SHIPS Or
."Neh from 'p.''Asn ioltn' As ~. nothihR
mas oech oohe II, 'Ais me- no piiis having
ueen inir""ecu' anu pfooapiy' owing 10
the iac' Una. INC uiHereht departments Oh
the government nave NOT as YET an accu-
rate hhowieupe oi al .he property when
the ni.eu states ou.aiheu' nor peen aDie
10 ueeiue VIVA. portion - aSailapie ior
service ana what ma! DC disposed Oh, moth
Ing VIII ne uohe In that uirection at TINS
session Oh congress IN the aistrioution II
was proposed that the capitais OF the ulf-
eren. st"'es anu Sonic oi 'he larger cities
Wou" receive ihemehtos 10 decorate pup
nc places. 10 mas also peeh suggested that
states ana cities having battleships or 9th
or war Nesseis haihet Ior thefn should re-
uise |,iiio iiie'ieh'o rom places wncre
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Inc erect OF the Spanish war. and the
control OF the late Spanish possessions by
the nifed states is shown in "a striking
manner by the number OF persons in
Washington who are now learning the
Spanish language. Teachers of the Cas-
titan tongue find themselves employed by
Business men, clerks. newspaper men and
many of the students in the law and high
schools OF the city. Some years ago, at the
time OF the Pan American congress. some
statesmen advocated thc~tcaching OF Span
lsil as OF great advantage on account of
the more innate relations with the span
sh-Amcrican countries which the future
was expected to bring about. Some Of
those who acted upon the advice given
them AT that time have profited to Il con-
siderable extent by finding lucrative en-
ployment in connection with the United
states occupation of Cuba and Porto Rico.
Others, who did not avail themselves of
the suggestion made at that time. are now
energctlcally at work getting sufficient
knowledge OF the Spanish language for
future use i'll case they should go to the
new American possessions.
On the Waiting List.
Claimants become familiar figures in
Washington. Sometimes some very old
men are pointed out as among those who
have been here from 10 to 30 years seek
| ing to get u claim through congress. An
| instance of this was the famous William
McGarrahan. Another man who bids
lar to become quite familiar TO Washing
Ton ana more particularly to the war de
par'meht IS MAJOR >: W. Wham. although
MS case Is less complicated. Some years
ago he was paymaster with the rank of
major ana was court martlaled and dis
missed. Nearly year ago congress passed
p''l ai.owlhg the president TO restore
MN 10 MS former rank and position in
1he army on the ground that the sentence
was unjust ana although the president