Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-30

Preparations to Begin the Building.
TALK WITH BISHOP kEANE-THB STORY ABOUT
ARCHBISHOP coRRIGAN's RESIGNATION, ETC.

TALK WITH BISHOP KEANE-THB STORY ABOUT
ARCHBISHOP CORRIGAN's RESIGNATION, ETC.
The architect Of the proposed Catholic University
building, Mr.. Baldwin, has obtained the names Of
f1ve or six OF the prominent builders in this city,
and has Invited them to make bids for the con-
structiOn OF the building The preparation OF the
plans and OF the specifications are completed suf-
ciently to allow estimates to be taken. Mr.. Bald
win has Wished In company with Mr. Forsyth (the
citysurveyOr,) the Middleton Place, and the exact
location OF the new building has been determined
1t will be located on the brow Of the HILL to the
west Of the old house that is still standing. Sur
veyor Forsyth expects soon TO 60 out and make
the necessary surveys, and then the work OF pre-
pairing the foundations will begin.
Bishop Keane said to a STAR reporter this morn
ing that he hoped the preparations would be far
advanced that the foundations would be finished
In April. They hoped to have the grand ceremony
OF laying the cornerstone take place early in May
first is Divinity Hall, for the use of the divinity
department. Other buildings will be erected as
the money becomes available, and the general
plan provides for group OF buildings to accom-
mOdate the various departments.
BISHOP KEANE SAYS THE IDEA OF IAN EPISCOPAL
COMBINE" Is RIDICULOUS.
dispatch from Baltimore, published yesterday,
stated that Archbishop Corrigan, OF New York,
has resigned as trustee Of the new Catholic uni
versity 1t Is alleged that this action was taken
because OF the dissatisfaction OF the archbishop
with the methods OF the present management.
The statement Is made that the establishment of
tho new university has been engineered according
to the wishes and plans OF an "episcopal combine"
said TO be composed OF Cardinal Gibbons Bishops
keane and Ireland.
This dispatch was called to the attention of
Bishop Keane this morning by Q STAR reporter.
He said that he was surprised TO see such q state
ment, because resignation preSupposed its pre-
Sentati0n 10 the board and some action upon 1t.
But this was not the case. The last meeting OF the
board was held september Z, In Baltimore. Arch
bishop Corrtgan was present at that meeting and
nothing was said then OF his resignation. The
bishop said that no resignation had been received
by the board but whether one had been made he
could not say as 1t was not hts business to know
until II had been brought OfIicially before him,
what the Intentions OF the archbishop were. He
was ridiculous. There was nothing Of the kind.
II was only another OF those petty rumors which
had been started at intervals ever since the UNI
versity plan had taken shape. He could not un-
derstand how people could display such q mean
spirit. They had said that Miss Caldwell had with
drawn her glrt ana there did not seem to be any
thing mean which was possible to say that had
not or would not be put In circulation.
CARDINAL GIBBONS ON ARCHBISHOP CoRRI0AN's
RESIGNATION.
Cardinal Gibbons, when asked by New York
Herald correspondent in Baltimore, yesterday, as
TO the reason why Archbishop Corrtgan resigned
as trustee Of the Catholic University replied that
all he knows about the matter is that the duties OF
trustee tnterfered with the archbishOpS other du-
ties, and that, in order that these should not be
neglected. he severed his relations with the college