The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-06-04
CUSTOMS FRAUDS.
Some Startling Developments
Coming.
ANOTHER CASE II THE HISTORY Or SMUGGLING.
An Interesting Story Concerning the
Appraisers Office Comes
to Light.

That the full extent of the customs
frauds perpetrated by well known and
heretofore reputable men here 10 not vet
known and that further startling de-
velopments will appear, is made evident
by the hints and actions Of the govern
ment agents sent here to unraYel the
dark combinations made by wealthy
merchants and the Custom House en-.
ployees.
when the Grand Jury has completed
It's investigations" said prominent
government official yesterday. land
when the reports made to the treasury
department in Washington by Solicitor
Hepburn. Superintendent OF Special
Agents TiEgie and Assistant Secretary
Grouse are made public there will ap.
pear the story Of system Of customs
frauds which involves more people of re-
speetabiiity and wealth than perhaps any
smuggling scheme ever unearthed by
the government before. There will thei,
De more names mentioned in connection
WIN These frauds than are identified
with them now"
In the course Of his persistent invest.
Ratons about the Custom House an
Ete"'hg Poa reporter yesterday learned
vi @lbfftEt concerning
Old and trusted employee in the apprais
ere once IRON which Appraiser Levy
was So recently dismissed. This man /
I. q. Lewis, who through all the change.
oil several successive administrations has
remained chief clerk of the apnraiser's
department. The searching inyestioa.
ton ot the affairs of this departmen,
made by Solicitor Hepburn, left not tn.
slightest Reflection gI..
and trus,worthiness of Mr.. Lewis. Mr.
Lewis, II WAS learned, il a man yhos..
name Is known throughout America and
III many foreign lands, although his
comparatively obscure official position
has gwen him but little local fame. The
story OF how his fame MAS acquired is AN
Interesting one. IL is based entirely ON
the story OF how his life was saved sew
eral years ago. He told il in 1857 AS
fuiloWs:
some Nix months or more ago, | was
taken with AN attack of something re.
senibllng my old complaint. Nv doctor
pronounced II 10 lie Nephritis. I,'yielded
readily 10 the usual treatment Tor such
cases, and i again resumed the use OF
afhers Sale Cure, which | had not
touched Tor several wears. thought at
tiie t!ihc II Mas something remarkable
mat ihis attack passed uii without the
passage oi stones, a. formerly, although
! carefully watched for them. | there
iufc, came to The conclusion that my
dortDf diagnosis WAS correct, and thai
lhr auACk Ma hothlng more nor less
Than simple Inflammation of the kid
n"ts caused 10y u cold settling there.
Some two months lister ! noticed "A slight
pam IN Irritating. This increased until
IL eliminated III Inflammation OF the
prostate gland. and siranguarv Of the
neck Of the bladder. causing com.
r.ete stoppSgc Of the flow of the
urine. Two physicians essaVed T.
relieve the bladder ly ca,hrriz.,ion
without avail. A third WAS more sue.
ccssful by disicudiug the ure,hra. and
introducing very large caiheicr, The
desired result Was obtained. and when
the instrument Was withdrawn. il
brought away stone weighing SIS grs
which proved upon a chemical ANALYSIS
:" TO an o&aiic Of lime. This was fnl.
lowed ia the course Of few DAYS hy The
passage 81 more than forty stones. vary
ing IN s!Ze from an ordinary pins head
10 That OF pea. Some Of these stones
were smooth, Others. including the
largest were rough and Jagged. They
could handy have PASSED the urcthra in
that condition. ! continued the use Of
Warmers Safe Cure, and few DAYS AZ.
irrwaris passed AZ intervals a quantity
OF black sand. All unpleasant symptoms
have now disappeared, and am quite
well "
This account of how he conquered An
allmeni which has proved fatal 20 So
many, Was published wherever the Eng
lish language is spoken, in connection
with many similar testimonials.
Speaking Of the matter yesterday, Mr..
Lewis said when had found that
Warncrs Safe Cure had done me more
;ood than the doctors could do. rec .
II 20 friends and acquain,.
anoes afflicted with kidney troubles
" whenever had an opportunity. There
were So many that ! remember but few
II the names. but in every case in which .
heard OF the results the Treatment, re-
suited successfully. There were ~ many
II the clerks and lahorcrs about the de.
Harimcnt who had kidney disease in
some stage that ! bought several cases
n The cure and supplied them at cost"
W hat surprised me most WAS the
mass OF inquiries which received from
al over the world. They even came
nom the West Indies, Mexico and japan.
rcpllci 10 fifteen or twenty of them
laying that my testimonial was reliable
n every particular and then ! qui,
rouhling myself with them. rcmcm-
'cr tina, / received letter from one
Gentleman who was merchant in Noko-
iama saying tina: he had used Warmers
'afe Cure through having read NV tes
imonial and that il had cured him Of
imilar trouble. As far rs | am con-
erned have never had a recurrence of
ny aiiiiction since I was cured as related
,cariy six years ago. San Frnncisco
trn'ng Post.