Idaho semi-weekly world., 1892-06-10
CUsTOMs FRAUDS

SVs4VMS AhOUh
Some Startling Developments
Coming.
ANOTHER CASE II THE HISTORY 1f suutslIIs
An Interesting Story Concerning the
Appraisers 0flcs Comes
toLght.
That the full extent Of the customs
frauds perpetrateds BY well known and /
heretofore reputable men here is not yet !
known and that further startling de-
svelopments will appear, 10 made evident |
~ the hints and actions OF the govern
Ment agents sent here to unravel the |
dark combinations made by wealthy
merchants and the Custom House EN-
ployees.
when the Grand Jury has completed
its Investigations said prominent
government official yesterday, "and
when the reports made to the treasury
department in Washington by Solicitor
Hepburn, Superintendent Of Special
Agents Tingle and Assistant Secretary
Grouse are made public there will ap-
pear the story Of system Of customs
frauds which involves more people Of re-
spectability and wealth than perhaps any
smuggling scheme ever unearthed BY
the government before. There will then
oe more names mentioned IN connection
Win tnese Iranas IMAM are ldentlned
Win tnem now.
| In the course q his persistent lnvestl-
gatlons ABOUT tne custom House an
Ecenang i1ost reporter Yesterday learned
some things OF interest concerning an
old ana trusted employee IN the apprals-
ers office from which Appraiser Levy
was 90 recently ulsmisseu. lnis man Is
=. Y. Lewis, VINO through az the changes
OF several successive ADMINISTRATIONS mas
remained chlel clerk OF the appraiser
department.. me searching inyestaga.
tion OF the a1alrs ot tns nepartment
made by solicitor Hepburn, lett not the
snghtest rehectlon on the competence
and trustworthiness Of Mr.. Lewis. Mr..
| lewis, It was learned, Is a man whose
name Is known throughout America and
in many foreign lands, although his
comparatively obscure official position
has given him but little local lame. The
story OF how his tame was acquired 10 an
interesting one. II Is based entirely on
the story OF how his life was saved sew
eral years ago. he told 1t In 1887 as
1oiioWs.
some SIX months or more ago, was
taken with an attack OF something re-
sembllng my old complaint: My doctor
pronounced 1t to be Nephrltis. lt.yleidec
readily 10 the usual treatment Iof sucT
cases, and again resumed the use o
Warmers Sale Cure, which had moi
touched for several years. l thought a.
the time 1T was something remarkaDlt
that this attack passed OH without tht
| passage OF stones, as formerly, although
! carefully watched for them. there
fore, came to the conclusion that m.
, doctors diagnosis was correct, ana ina
the attacK was nothlng more not les
than simple Inflammation OF the kid
, neys caused py cold settilng tnere
: Some two months later notlced silgn
: pain In urlnatlng. ibis increased unIl
: 1t eliminated IN lnhammatlon Oh IN
prostate gland, and stranguary OF I'd
2 neck OF the bladder, causing con-
! plete stoppage OF the now OF Tn
, urine. Two physicians essayeu
reileve the piauoer py catnerizatlo
. "A'i.ou
cessful by dlstendlng the urethra, an an
t introducing very large casheter; ~
8 desired result was optaineu, anu whe
! the instrument was WlthnraWn,
q brought away stone welgnlhe 90 srs
:. which proved upon chemIcai anaiys
= to be an oxalic OF lime; ms was - -
: lowed In the course oil lew GAYS py u
!, passage 81 more tnan l9rty stones, var. ~.
= Ing In SIZE from an ordinary PIN s' lea
q to that OF pea. some Oh these stol
70 were smooth, others, lnciuolng m u
a largest were rough ana ]aggeo. IN:
q could hardy nave passed Ine uleenIa
d that eondltion. ! contlnuea uls ase
n Warmers safe Cure. ana rev Gays Il,
l. terwards passed az ln5eryais quanel' u
le OF black sand. All unpleasant sym mpto.
have now disappeared, ana aIn wa
is we'll -
!. This account OF now ne conquefeu
n ailment which has proved iatai 70
II many, was pupllshed Wherever tne En
- lish language Is spoken, IN c9nnecsl
:. with many similar testlmonials; =,
10 Speaking OF Inc matter yesteruay' y
~ Lewis sala: men 1iaa .ouno ~ "
us good IMAM Tue uoG.ols Souiu uo,
o. nnas 4 afH;ctea' with .k;dnev troub