The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-30
CAPT. GRAHAM's PENSION
THE BILL PASSES THE SENATE
viii be FassFabiy RsPsFtsa by ths nsass
eoAasaittss otsss tiFshaHn els AsHah-
~ Failed "a sseass Psasisa In Regular
war.

granting a pension Of sT3 per month
10 James Graham u Occur d'Aiene.
has beeH referred 10 the house com
Elttss ga pensions and will shortly
T. taForabiy reported.
The psasioa granted Captain Ora
lam u sT2 Ter mouth il the largest
E~esi0a granted 10 al officer under
tho established rules Of the congress.
lonai committees II IL true that ia
sohse Instances larger pensions have
topn granted 10 gsneFals u the army.
bat Ihess instances have besn exceed
Ingly rare.
The report of the committee snys
James GEaham, lauypF BY oceu-
palioa. wHs duly enrolled on April
20, 1898, ~ volunteer soldier Ia
tbS First Regiment Idaho -luiansry.
for saEvtsa during tbs MAR Mlth Spain.
IN May /, laas, be- waa commissioned
aud mustered IN a. nEsa lieutenant
aud aaaFtasmastaF u bic regiment.
whteh hS accompanied 10 the
4'hllippias islaBds. ~hsEs be arrived
In July. 1855. lie retained tirss
liSatsaAas and Fvgtnsntai quarter
nastsF until March 2. 1899, When be-
was pEomotad captain and assigned
10 Company q. First idaho voinn.
ts-Fa, whieh rank hs held until biz
suwimsnt was mustered cut 81 San
Franchise. septsmbSF %. 1899. Iir
has no hospital record. and was never
ofT duty on pass or leave u absence
az a~ay Gsoas hia command a single
day.
lie nlsd elaitn foT pension under
the ReneFai las January ., 1908.
alleging that be SIS Suffering from
sompisss degeneration d the nervous
ayatam aud total hlindne@a, ~ the
result d unusual hardship and e.
posara In tha Pktiipplnss. and bis
ulaim sAs denlsd March 9. 1903. on
ths gsuapa that there vas no record
90 other estdsacs of service origin.
"whan CapGAln uruham's cialm
uaa pFe1antaa a. the bursan. Il uas
recognized ns an unusual ona. both
10 The character and degree a bic
disability. Speedy action was
oFsinssl aud taken. - IL indicated by
the short period u tins uhieh slsr@.
ed balwpsn tbs date Of siling aud tbs
date II reiectiua.
Ills stsssmsut and tho statement ol
bis principal uitns@a wuss taken by !
.Fsoial examiner us tbs bureau. sns
tuII history u bic service aud die
ability thus sileiied The spoeia
srmalnar reports claimant 10 he d
ssoalleut reputation aud EsDtlsuas
~ natuse in every scasa. 10 ~hos
every statement he gave imrlicl
belief HE testimony. tho eSamins
aya, l. entitled 60 ell The weight d.
10 a statement In eNtEemia, becsul
be rsAiisss hs has bas ahort time
live"
Captain BrHhAn's own statsmsI
furnished the COMMITTEES II a. tolloN
II am totally blind In both eye
have no uss 81 legs. hands aud arm
can not move or turn over witho
assistance. can raiss my ara
hus my banda have no feeling. aud
is only after repeated tEiala that
can put my hands together. II
almost uholIy unable TO sleep.
hare comparatively no feeling Ia
hands and limbs. when an obj
is placed In my bAtsds am unable
tell that u IL. Theee are the O
dissans and disabilities upon wh
hass ny claim.
II was never on click report dur
service that kusw Of and was ne
,Hcused from duty on account Of 81
hees. In fact. | vas never Oh dnt
moment on pssa or any other v
The last months. from April, Is
never tslt veil. bat | vas NJ
siek enough 10 leave duty. |
tslt badly sta and core like.
April, 1899. went with ten
lASsoR ON the IARuna de Bay
petition, u vas on this exp
Aon that began 10 feel badly. r
Vat time until discharge I sraaa
ussa little worse, but thoS
saen | got home wCsld fee
usha, but aave continued 10
sofss, until have reached
present. condition. Hrstdiecov
y nerves we're affected about Aua
tOl' II tlrst appeared In the .
q The back From here Il went
ssIs, up and down. Both leg
ans Affected; then the left
ven The right arm; then the
oesame stfeOted about June d
MF-isOa, Ny condition