New-York tribune., 1903-04-26

Bishop Of the Roman Catholic Diocese Of Brook
lyn and Long Island remind one that he has
done nothing toward the completion Of the cathe-
dTal, the foundations for which were put II thlrty
years ago The gray pile of stone which rises up
slightly above the ground in the block bounded by
Clermont, Greene. Vanderbilt and Lafayette aves-,
IS now covered. and looks more like pile OF
ancient ruins than the beginnings or new edlflce
The Catholics Of the diocese are beginning to won
der If Bishop Mcdonnell ever intends 10 raise any
more money for the cathedral or II the structure
viz ever be completed What his ideas on the sub
49, 1s-- II ,esr3a5 the limit Of his money in hand
snd no more was forthcoming work was stopped
because he refused 10 place any mortgage on me
te raise the money for completion of the struct-
fishon M Mef1orneiI would immediately turn his
tention TO that task. IN this they have oeen
tof b.s 93 +bat his 6eaITh IS exceedingly poor
Others saw that he prefers to spend money in
other directions
Prera-ations are being made by the Brooklyn ln-
stitute Of Arts and Sciences to celebrate the one
itlrdredth anniversary Of the birth Of Ralph "aIoo
Emerson. which comes on May To- TINS Is IN hhe
with the policy Of the Institute to make proper
observance OF all notable dates in the world CT arts
or letters Although the pEorame for The 4eie
H{,@eic Te"' has been cnly partially completed ad-
dresses have ALREADY been promised Py pv 5sS
Ior Of the South Congregat tional Church me KeT
Or ; ". Chadwick, OF the Second OilliS4f IAN
Church VIII read original lode TO Emerson
The report that Internal Revenue Collector JoT-
dan has given his employees an intimation that any
of them found az the racetrack in the future viii
be dismissed suggests the question as to whether
Cautain Fornnosa- Of the detective bureau. viii
stand for the greater share Of his staff Of sleuths
spending most of their time at the racetracks this
summer. Under Captain Reynoldss regime, in the
racing season TIE lot Of the detectives fell in easy
places under the theory that they were neeaeo -
tives used to lou around the rail at the track 1t
is believed that Captain Formosa will put stop
to this.
Robe-t 7 wrkin. who was appointed by Mayor
Tou- far The Cybdren's Court 10 be established in
this borough, judge OF the Court Of Special Ses-
sions, and who for many years has been the super
in.endent Of the Brooklyn Society for the PreVen-
tson Of Cruelty 10 Children. says that there are
about two thousand children year arralgned II
F-ooklvn courts for various offences In Manhat-
tan and The Bronx there are about seven thousdliu
cases year. AT the same time. he says the 'etII-
tory n Brooklyn is much larger, and. consequently
II viii be necessary TO obtain site for the court
e, the travelling centre so that people can come
from any part Of the city 70 II win l'.e iedS1
trouble Two sites now under consloera'ioll az
the Dime Savings Bank building. at Pierrepont ana
Court sts-. and the Brooklyn savings baiIA '"'tN
ing Al Concord and Fulton sts.
Tsqa z7-5IIxir7 believes that the parole sysfern' as
demonstrated in Manhattan, would work We" AM anu
would have beneficial results IN BROOKLYN m
difficulty in regard 10 the propa'loh = I-a,1
the other dav was that when cmlo ulfouo
neglect was so uncared for that it got into criminal
habits II was not easy 10 reform il unless III go
~ the narents could be reached The mere 1acl'
however Of bringing the child and the parents Pc
fo-e coIIrt would have that enect NLeh -
-s-ar4s understood that they. as wen dS LLSl5s s
cFilSrer were under surveillance ana on men soS
babsvTor Another advantage OF lne C4lois 4l.-as -
CONT 1-oul6 he that chld's case coulo oe dlSPo
- Te++e~ nv the same tribunal. alter ne nsI u
teer arrested and then got into trouble AGAIN -
csuee an the facts would be UNDERSTOOD u! ''i0
court sitting
rBdre Ez1lkin declared that Childrens Ccuft
ss 50 greatly needed in this borough. and rs neeo
was so generally acknowledge that AFTER ne mao
drawn The btIl for its creation no real opposluoi u
she oo,,-+ was made in the legislature A most M
ro-4ant reason Of course. for the establishment %
the cor1r4 WAS that il would keep child prisoners
from contact with the criminal classes geneTally,
Do what the chfldren's society could-and II hao
done considerable in that direction-theTe was no
adequate way OF keeping even girls under sixteen
wears Of age away from adult male and fernale o.
tenders The Judge added that the Children's Court
would not open before July or August because
whatever building might be selected would nave 20
be made ready for this purpose, ano ms sitlIl.s III
the Court Special Sessions, as the law coLtt!!
plated he should. IN his turn, would interfere WIN
the most speedy accompl plishment OF tne aFfdLsSS
Of the court. The judge assignment 10" =
n the Children's Court TIL December o.