Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-07-09

as they are on the other two bridges.
but of steel work. 1t is expected that
the completion Of the bridge will re-
quire from four to six years.
John Alexander Dowie, the self
styled Elijah ILL.,, did not tarry long in
New York, after he arrived here the
other day from his unfortunate Euro
pean trip. The emphatic manner in
which the people in Europe sat down.
on the hairsute mixer of finance and re-
ligion, did not subdue his natural cheek
In the least. He was az pompous and
aggressive as ever and expressed his
determination to return to New York
soon with his Zion host to make an
other effort to convert the sinful people
OF this great city.
The treasury agents, who keep a
close watch on all incoming vessels to
prevent smuggling. for some time sus-
pected. that Japanese and other orien-
tai goods were smuggled in this port
In large quantities, but notwithstand-
ing their watchfulness they never sue
ceeded in finding positive proofs, until
one day last week. It is not quite
clear whether the treasury agents had
received pointer or whether thew
merely had a particularly strong sus-
picion on general principles, at all
events. when the steamer Indrawad III
came into port the other day and had
cleared its manifested cargo, the treas.
ury agents decided, to make a search
OF the steamer for contraband. The
result OF their search fully confirmed
their suspicious and proved even more
remunerative than they had expected.
Hidden away in the crews quarters
and behind false partitions they dis
covered dozens of cases with Japanese
silks. bronzes. pottery and cur1os. in
all representing over $1,000. One of
the strangest features Of the discovery
was that neither the ofIicers nor any
member Of the crew was able to en-.
tighten the treasury oflcials concern
ing the owners Of the goods or how
they had been struggled on board. Up
70 the present time nobody has claimed
the valuable contraband. The collec-
ton VIII be held for a reasonable time
and then sold by the government.
When completed the Hotel Aston.
which Is building now on Forty-second
street, will probably be the most costly
and luxurious hotel building in the
world. The ground alone represents
about one million dollars and the cost
OF the building, not including the fur
nishing and interior decorations win be
about $5.ooo.000. Probably two more
millions win be expended on the m
terror furnishings. William Waldorf
Astor. who Is building the hotel, has
practically given carte blanche to the
architects. builders and decorators ana
It Is said by those who are in a position
to judge. that the new hotel will not
only be Of wonderful beauty, but also
equipped in the most modern manner
and as safe AZ any building can pos
sibly be made. The license uuestion
IL still unsettled. but II IL stated on
good authority that Mr.. Aston has
round a way to overcome the opposition
OF certain qpponents to the granting OF
liquor license to the new hotel. The
next question. and one which interest.
the hotel keepers Of this city more than
anything else. Is. win II be possible to
put the hotel on paying bases. Many
MOTEL men strongly doubt this and ex-
press the belief that the hotel win
probably prove very expensive play
thing for Mr.. Astor.
James Morgan Smith. the brother.
in-IAw OF Nan Patterson, the chorue