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remained with his wounded commanding officer, and gave up his life in an attempt to rescue him from the enemy."
Ex-Senator Wilson says: "The nobility of this young hero shone forth. In front of him was certain death. Behind him a sure avenue of escape. But at his side, begging him to save himself, while there was yet time, lay his superior officer and friend. He never wavered. His high sense of duty and that great moral courage with which he was endowed, would not permit him to desert his post in the hour of danger. Lieutenant Lansdale begged him to retreat and save himself. This he would not do, and bravely and manfully he stood, defending at the peril of his own young life, the fast ebbing life of his commander and friend. Calmly and deliberately he waited the onset of his savage foes, and with empty revolver and cutlass in hand, he died, as was his wish to die, with his face to the foe in de- fense of his friend, his flag, and his country."
Father Paul Dethoor, S. J., says: "Ensign Monaghan shall live in the memory of America and England, in the memory of Gonzaga and Annapolis, and in the hearts of his countrymen. But our greatest consolation is, thanks to the Christian education given him by his parents and teachers, that his death crowned a life of unswerving fidelity to the principles and duties of his religion. We know that human glory can not reach beyond the grave, but that only a life of faith is avail- able before God. Such was the life of young Monaghan."
CAPTAIN JAMES GRAHAM.
Often it has been said that death loves a shining mark, and this finds its ex- emplification in the fact that Captain James Graham was called from the scene of earthly activities when a comparatively young man of forty years. His career had been marked by steady and continuous progress resulting from the wise use of his time, his talents and his opportunities, and gradually he had advanced from a humble position in the business world to one of prominence, not only in the con- trol of individual interests but also as a factor in public thought and opinion for he held advanced views upon many questions which are now regarded as of vital and significant interest in the history of the country.
He was born December 25, 1866, in Crossreagh, County Monaghan, Ireland, and at the age of twelve years accompanied his parents to America. They made their way at once to the west, settling in Walla Walla, Washington, where they remained for a short time and then removed to Colville, this state.
For a time Captain Graham was a mail carrier, his route being from Colville to Spokane, Washington, and then he entered the employ of Louis Ziegler, a hard- ware merchant, securing this position through the influence of his uncle, James Monaghan, a very wealthy and influential resident of Spokane, who felt a deep interest in James Graham, his favorite nephew, with whom he largely took the place of father. After two years spent in the employ of Mr. Ziegler, Captain Graham entered the service of his uncle, Mr. Monaghan, who at that time was a post trader at Coeur d'Alene. He served in various capacities, his constantly developing ability winning him recognition in successive promotions. He acted
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as purser on the boats on the Coeur d' Alene lake and river, and also had charge of the office at the old mission, looking after supplies sent to the army post and mines. He was at different times expert accountant for several mining com- panies as well as for S. S. Glidden and the Liebes of San Francisco.
In 1894 Captain Graham was appointed registrar of the United States land office at Coeur d' Alene, a position which he held during the succeeding four years. During that time he devoted the hours which are usually termed leisure to the study of law, being advised at times concerning his reading by the Hon. Robert E. McFarland, who was then attorney general for the state of Idaho. Captain Graham's preliminary education had covered perhaps not more than six months' instruction in the public schools. He was truly a self-educated as well as self- made man. He possessed a responsive mind and retentive memory, and from each experience of life learned the lessons it contained. Moreover, he read broadly and thought deeply, and thus laid the foundation for the study of law, displaying notable ambition and courage in his efforts to educate himself for the legal pro- fession under circumstances and conditions which would have utterly disheartened many a man of less resolute spirit and determination. In 1897 he was admitted to practice before the supreme court of Idaho and entered upon the active work of the profession in which he would undoubtedly have attained an eminent position had death not claimed him. In the year in which he began practice-1897-he was appointed by Governor Stuenburg as one of the delegates to the Trans-Mississippi Congress.
Captain Graham had already become prominent as a factor in political circles. It was but natural that a man of his temperament and studious disposition should become deeply interested in the political situation and conditions of the country and take active part in support of such measures and movements as he deemed valuable factors for public progress. He became one of the most notable campaign speakers of the northwest and often went outside the state limits in aid of his party. His appointment to the Trans-Mississippi Congress was in recognition of his broad knowledge of matters which would naturally come up for discussion there. The meeting was held at Salt Lake City, Utah, in July, 1897, on which occasion Cap- tain Graham made one of the most notable speeches heard in the congress, in which he advocated reciprocity, to which at that time very little thought was given. On that occasion he said: "I have never been more impressed with the greatness of my country and the genius of its founders than when I look at this congress and reflect upon the vast area it represents-not a section but an empire; a country greater in extent, more prolific in the possibilities of her productions, than the Roman empire at its extremest extent. I am also mindful of the fact that, had we clung with the pertinacity which it deserved to the line of 54-40 embraced in the Louisiana purchase, instead of accepting the 49th parallel, we now would have had the vast mineral region of British Columbia. This empire was the result of a purchase of eleven millions.
"The relation that the Trans-Mississippi occupies, and particularly the state which I represent, to that disputed area north of the 49th parallel and south of 54- 40 is of peculiar moment. I verily believe that had the genius of Jamestown landed in San Francisco bay and the genius of Plymouth Rock at the mouth of the Colum- bia, it would have been centuries before the settlers of America would have crossed the Sierras and the Rockies to settle the wastes and plains.
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"Nine years after '49 the sons of California were opening up to the world the interior of British Columbia, Cariboo and Fraser river. This influx showed the possibilities in the production of the precious metals, and the reflex led to the wonderful discoveries of Idaho, Montana, Washington and eastern Oregon. I hazard the assertion that had it not been for these adventurers, the wonderful pos- sibilities of that section would never have been shown to our cousins on the other side of the line marking British Columbia.
"Our English cousins have, in my humble judgment, established a wise system of mining legislation, and have cut off that thing known as 'extra-lateral rights,' and every encouragement is given to the foreigner. The only requirement is that the prospector take out a free miners' license, costing five dollars. and renew it each year.
"The result of this in the last four years has been astounding. From Trail to Kootenai and from the line to Cariboo the eye is everywhere fretted with the min- eral stake. The American miner has been everywhere. The minister of mines reports the silver production in British Columbia in 1895 at $977,229 and in 1896 at $2,100,000, despite the low price. The copper in 1895 was worth $47,642 and in 1896 $169,926. Lead in 1896 amounted to $721,384, coal to $2,818,962 and gold to $1,788,206. The influx of American capital and American miners in that region has increased the total value of all mining products from $2,608,608 in 1891 to $7,146,425 in 1896. All the large mines, the Le Roi, Slocan Star, the Reco and others are owned, opened and developed by Americans. In 1896 in Spokane, Washington, three hundred and sixty-three companies were organized with a total capital of $300,925,000, for operation in the mines of British Columbia, and Americans have put their capital into railroads and smelters there.
"With this data, what is our true policy to this American section situated in a foreign country that should belong to us? What is the best policy to protect Amer- ican rights and interests there? Our English cousins mean to be just but hostile legislation here brings retaliatory measures there. Can we, or should we, place a high protective tariff upon ores from that country which naturally seek an out- let through ours?
"If a tariff is forced upon them they will retaliate with an export duty on the rich gold and copper ores, keeping them away from our smelters. Reciprocity should be cultivated, but under it we are stared in the face with the fact that our reciprocity can only be with England, which means that free trade with Eng- land would be extorted from us. Again, I cannot see where lead ores need any protection. In the Coeur d'Alenes six miles, almost contiguous, produce more in tonnage and value of lead-silver ores than all of British Columbia, and I have never found how a tariff on lead has ever helped these people. In 1886 to 1889, without a tariff on lead, their ores brought six cents per pound; with a tariff of one and one-half cents, under Harrison, lead fell from three to four cents per pound.
"As to our commercial relations: Our cereals and garden produce these people must have, and a schedule of prices can be arranged under the genius of reciprocity. The whole policy is to avoid unfriendly relations with these peculiar people who are more of and for us than they are for the English or the English manufacturer. If, however, unfriendly legislation on our part should breed hostile legislation on theirs, and the miners' license should be abrogated, and Americans were com-
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pelled to abjure their allegiance in order to invest their money, let us remember that this energy would invite the adventurous to the fields south of the line under our own flag.
"Let us frame those laws which will secure for us the realization of the 'mani- fest destiny' of the American people. Their destiny has guided them to the west, and the reflux has swept them north and south and will not be consummated until Columbia shall stand upon her own waterways through the isthmus in Central America and can claim in one vast homogeneous people the entire area from her waterway in the isthmus to 54-40."
This speech of Captain Graham naturally drew to him the attention and in- terest of prominent men throughout the country and would undoubtedly have paved the way to positions of high honor had he been spared to accept such. In the following year-1898-when the Spanish-American war broke out, his services were deemed so valuable that he was tendered the office of major of the First Idaho Infantry by Governor Stuenburg, but as he felt. others were better qualified for the position than himself he declined to accept. He did, however, accept the posi- tion of quartermaster for the regiment with the rank of first lieutenant, and after he had gained more experience in the field as a soldier in the Philippines, he was promoted to the captaincy of Company C, First Idaho Infantry, which position he was filling when mustered out of service. He was elected county attorney of Kootenai county, Idaho, in 1900, and acted in that capacity until he resigned be- cause of failing health. Soon after his return from the war he became ill and did not again recover his health, passing away on the 15th of August, 1906. In the meantime he had resumed the practice of law and also conducted some busi- ness interests, purchasing the water and light plant at Coeur d'Alene, which he reorganized and established upon a profitable basis.
It was on the 17th of February, 1896, in Spokane, Washington, that Captain Graham was married to Miss Teresa M. Kildea, a daughter of Patrick and Maria (Crowder) Kildea, of Fingal, Ontario, Canada. Mrs. Graham now occupies one of the handsome residences of Coeur d'Alene, commanding a charming view of Coeur d'Alene lake. The place is called Villa Glendalough, after a famous villa in County Wicklow, Ireland, the birth place of her mother.
Captain Graham was a member of the Elks Lodge, No. 228, of Spokane, and also held membership with the Catholic Order of Foresters at Walla Walla. His life was notable in its devotion to public and private duties. Unassuming in man- ner he was neither flattered by the honors of public office nor tempted by its emolu- ment, preferring the more familiar duties within the range of his accustomed activities. On one occasion he was nominated by acclamation as democratic can- didate for congress but declined to make the race, feeling he could serve his own and the people's interest better at home. He was endowed by nature with keen mentality, but the development of his powers was due to his own ambition and utilization of every opportunity that presented itself. There were in him the qual- ities which enabled him to overcome difficulties and obstacles and make continuous advancement, actuated by a laudable ambition that recognized the obligations of the individual to choose only those things which are most worth while and which renders the life of each one of greatest service in the world's work.
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JAMES H. TAYLOR.
James H. Taylor, mayor of Wallace and also manager of the Coeur d'Alene Iron Works of this city, was born in Bury, Lancastershire county, England, in 1869, and is a son of Timothy and Jemima (Mellowdew) Taylor. The parents emigrated to the United States in 1870, settling in Philadelphia, where the father passed away. The mother subsequently joined her son in Idaho, and since 1906 has been making her home in Wallace.
As he was only an infant when his parents brought him to the United States, James H. Taylor was reared in Philadelphia. When old enough to begin his edu- cation he entered the public schools of that city, remaining a student therein until he was thirteen. He then entered the woolen mills of his home city, working there until he was seventeen years of age when he was apprenticed to the millwright's trade. He worked at this for about two and a half years, when he applied himself two years to the trade of pattern making, following this occupation in Philadelphia until 1889. In 1890 he came west, first locating in Anaconda, working at his trade there and in Butte for two years; he went from there to the Snake river, taking up ranching. At the end of seventeen months he returned to Anaconda and resumed his trade, which he followed there and in Butte and also in Colorado until 1896. In the latter year he came to Wallace, remaining one year and then went east for about one year. In 1899 he returned and leased the iron works which he has man- aged since. This company was incorporated on May 1, 1906, under the name of the Coeur d'Alene Iron Works, with Mr. Taylor as manager. They do a general foundry and manufacturing business and are the only concern of the kind in the northern part of Idaho, and have the largest plant of any similar company in the state. Under the competent management of Mr. Taylor they have greatly increased the scope of their activities which has necessitated increasing their capacity, and output as well as the number of their employes.
In June, 1911, Mr. Taylor was married to Miss Hadwig Sheave, a daughter of William Sheave of this city. Fraternally Mr. Taylor is a member of the Benevo- lent Protective Order of Elks, being affiliated with Wallace Lodge, No. 331, and. also of the Eagles. His political support is given to the republican party and he takes a deep interest in all municipal affairs. He was councilman from his ward for three terms and in April, 1911, was the successful candidate for mayor of the city, his period of office expiring in 1913. While discharging his duties as a repre- sentative of the citizens of his ward, he gave evidence of possessing rare capability and efficiency in matters of public trust, and thus far the same qualities have dis- tinguished him as head of the municipal government.
JAMES ALFRED WAYNE.
James Alfred Wayne, who for the past three years has been county attorney of Shoshone county, is one of the brilliant and promising young members of the legal fraternity of Wallace. His birth occurred at Houghton, Michigan, on the 5th of December, 1880, his parents being Benjamin Franklin and Mary Ann (Quirk) Wayne, the father of American extraction, and the mother a native of the Isle of Man, but now a resident of Spokane. His father was one of those who
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responded to the country's call in the '60s, going to the front with the Twenty-fifth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
Although a native of Michigan, James Alfred Wayne spent a large portion of his boyhood and youth in Iowa, acquiring his preliminary education in the public schools of Alta, that state. After graduating from the high school in 1899 he en- tered the University of Minnesota, where he pursued a law course, being gradu- ated with the degree of LL.B. with the class of 1903. He was admitted to the bar soon thereafter and began his professional life as a member of the legal depart- ment of the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, continuing in the service of this company until 1904. Believing that the west afforded a wider field and greater opportunities to a young man, Mr. Wayne then came to Wallace, where he established an office and engaged in general practice. Possessed of more than average capabilities, he soon won recognition by reason of his skill in untangling legal technicalities and discovering the minor points upon which the decision of a case so often hinges. Mr. Wayne is well qualified both by nature and training for the profession he has elected to follow, his keen mental faculties, fluency of expres- sion and quick reasoning powers most ably serving him in all forensic encounters. In November, 1908, he was elected county attorney and reelected to the same office at the expiration of his term in 1910. During the period of his incumbency his manner of handling the county's cases has at all times met with the full expecta- tions of his constituency, serving not only to sustain but strengthen their confidence in the wisdom of their choice.
In September, 1910, Mr. Wayne was united in marriage to Miss Alice M. Wade, a daughter of James H. and Ella Wade of Mullan, Idaho, the parents being among the pioneer settlers of this section, having located here in 1884 and ever since making it their home.
Mr. Wayne is a stanch republican in his political views, deeming the policy of that party best adapted to sustain the highest interests of the majority. He is an active member of the Knights of Pythias, having passed through all of the chairs, and also of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Wallace Lodge, No. 331. Besides his professional duties and official responsibilities, Mr. Wayne is now acting as secretary of The LaClede Mining Company and is vice president of the Amal- gamated Stockholding Company of Wallace, while he served as a director of the Wallace National Bank of Wallace for one year. Although he has only passed his thirty-first year, in all of his various connections, both commercially and legally, Mr. Wayne has given conclusive proof of possessing those qualities that make the success of his career in almost any field assured.
JOHN J. NICHOLSON.
John J. Nicholson, present sheriff of Shoshone county, was born in Ireland, on the 9th of August, 1860, and there spent the first eighteen years of his life. A desire to see the world and find the greater opportunities that he felt must be awaiting him somewhere prompted the young man to come to America, and in 1878 he took pas- sage for the United States, landing in New York city. During the first few years of his residence in this country John J. Nicholson applied his energies to railroad con-
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struction work. In 1897 he decided to come west, locating in Wallace, where he turned his attention to mining and prospecting. He met with a fair degree of suc- cess in his undertaking and now is the owner of some very promising zinc claims on the west fork of Placer creek.
In 1905 Mr. Nicholson became a member of the city police force, serving in this capacity for three years. He discharged his duties with a fine sense of conscientious obligation, and in 1908 was appointed by Sheriff John F. Moffatt to act as his deputy. The ability he displayed in this connection brought him before the notice of the gen- eral community and at the next nomination his name was placed on the ticket as the democratic candidate for the office of sheriff. He carried the election and has been the incumbent of the office of sheriff since November, 1910, his term expiring in 1912. During the year of his service Mr. Nicholson has fulfilled the responsibilities of his department in a manner highly satisfactory to his constituency and the community at large.
Asbury Park, New Jersey, was the scene of the marriage of Mr. Nicholson and Miss Ella Burke, also a native of Ireland, the event occurring in 1882. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson there have been born four children, one of whom is de- ceased, those living are as follows: Mary, who was born in 1885, the wife of George A. Morrison, of Murray, Idaho; Thomas, who married Miss Mamie Beal of Wallace, born in 1889; and Alice, who was born in 1892, the wife of Lawrence Carroll, of Wallace.
In his political allegiance, Mr. Nicholson has always been loyal to the principles of the democratic party, deeming its policy best adapted to subserve the interests of the nation. His fraternal relations are confined to his membership in the Loyal Order of Moose, of Wallace. Mr. Nicholson is one of the public-spirited, progres- sive citizens of the county, to the interests of which he is ever loyal, contributing his quota toward promoting its development on every possible occasion.
EDWARD HERBERT JAMIESON.
The history and development of a city depends upon its progressive merchants, manufacturers and professional men-those who capably control important busi- ness interests and at the same time cooperate in the upbuilding and benefit of the city at large. Of this class Edward Herbert Jamieson was a representative. He ranked with the foremost business men of Spokane, was also classed with its public- spirited citizens and his investigation and research along various lines also won for him qualification with the scientists of the northwest. There was much of interest in his life record which began at Ambala, in the British East Indies, January 12, 1852, and closed at Spokane on the 21st of December, 1909. His parents were Jesse Mitchell and Elizabeth (McClary) Jamieson. On his father's side he was of Scotch and on his mother's of Scotch-Irish lineage. The former was sent as a Presbyterian missionary to India and after twenty-five years devoted to preach- ing the gospel to the people of that district he brought his family to the United States, establishing his home in Monmouth, Illinois, in 1863. There he accepted the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church and continued active in the ministry for a long period.
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While the family were residents of Monmouth, Edward Herbert Jamieson pur- sued his education there in the public schools and in Monmouth College, from which he was graduated with the B. A. degree in 1871, while three years later he received from his alma mater the Master of Arts degree. After his college days were over he spent some time in teaching school and was for several years principal of the high school in Keithsburg, Illinois. His early identification with business interests on the Pacific coast was in the capacity of educator, his first position being that of principal of the high school at San Jose, California. In the meantime he took up the study of law which he pursued in a thorough and systematic manner until ad- initted to the bar upon examination before the supreme court at San Francisco. In 1882 he removed to Spokane, the town, then in its infancy, containing only a small population yet having in its situation and natural resources the elements of its future greatness. He remained a resident of Spokane until called to his final rest, and during the early years of his residence here engaged in the practice of law. However, business interests gradually claimed his time and attention. He recognized and utilized the opportunities for judicious investment in property and eventually putting aside his law practice entirely gave his attention to the super- vision of his realty interests. At an early period of his residence in Spokane he erected several business blocks, two of which were destroyed by the fire of 1889. In 1890 he erected the fine Jamieson building, at the corner of Riverside avenue and Wall street, which is still one of the ornaments of this city. He also owned much land in the surrounding country and his residence and estate, "Five Pines," aear Piedmont, on the Spokane and Inland Railroad, ranks as one of the finest private places in the state.
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