Evening star., 1898-08-29
MBERLAND NEWS.
Contest Over the Site for the Govern.
ment Building.

ment DuItGiHS-
Special Dispatch u The Evening Star
CUMBERLAND, Md. August 29.-The
commission from the Treasury Depart
ment, composed of James A. Wetmore
chief of the bureau of law and records
Col. l. P. Wright, former register of Wills
District Of Columbia. and A. K. Tingie, ex-
supervising special agent. has been here
looking for site for the proposed govern
ment building, tor which $4,000 has been
appropriated. Sixteen sites have been offer
ed the commission. all but one lying south
of Baltimore street, the main business
thoroughfare.
The building will be 80 by 20 feet, and
Will include court room and post office
There is quite q fight among citizens re-
garding the site. some fayoripg north of
baltimore street and some south. Senator
Wellington is said TO favor the northern
site and Gov LoWndss a southern. An
effort viii be made TO have the appropria-
ton increased.
Mrs. William Browning of Twiggtown
this county, is here with her uncle, Henry
Wits, who is investigating the alleged
murder of Hiram lines, eighteen years
ago Mrs Browning says she was present
when lines body was taken from the river
1t was nude and there were hacks in he
Eeac- Samuel d Yourg, contractor. this
city recalls the alleged murder and The
suspicious circumstances surrounding it,
The murderers secured IS. 900 Startling de-
Velopments are promised
a deadlock still exists in the matter of
naming a republican candidate for Con-
gress In the adjoining twentieth district of
Pennsylvania Coz gressman j. D. Hicks
OF Altoona IS makiTg a desperate fight for
denomination.
The South branch of the Potomac is
sWarmins with camping parties. The river
fairly teens with bass. driven to il by the
poilutlon of the Potomac proper. As an
IF hrarr-
1t is stated that a lumberman who sent
down a raft of crossties at high water
from the upper stream caught recently
siXty-hVe large bass that sprang out of the
water and lodged on the ties. Eight of
them weighed over four pounds each
Gov. Lowndes has asked Attorney Cen
eral Clabaugh for opinion as to his
power 10 remove magistrates who have
been guilty of malfeasance in office and
other ofenses- Charges have been filed
against number of magistrates. If The
attorney general decides that the power cf
removal is vested in the executive dismiss
ais will be made by the wholesale II is
charged that magistrates have issued war
rants for the arrest of innocent persons to
obtain fees.
Ernest Taylor, aged fourteen years. son of
John T Taylor, former newspaper man
was drowned in the Potomac half mile
below here. having been seized with cramps
while attempting to swim across with com
panions- He made a desperate effort to
save himself, as he arose and sank five
times
Cardinal Gibbons has announced the ap-
polntment of Rev. Edward !. Wunder, who
mas been pastor Of St. Berna rd's Church
Baltimore, to the pastorate of St Patrick :
Church, Cumberland made vacant by the
death of Rsv. Michael J. Brennan Father
Wunder IS a graduate from St. Charles
College and St. AIary's Seminary
George Bra1thaver, Union veteran.
While attending the soldiers reunion at Nc
ConnelisbUrg was placed in jail for drunk
snness- In the night mis- cot was discovered
on fire. and before he could be rescued
death had ensued from sufocation An
other prisoner confined in the same cell was
found unconscious, but was resuscitated