The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-09
THE DEAD P0NTiFF.
PREPARATIONS FOR HIS OBsE.
QUIES.
The Body 10 Lie in State Nine Days
Arrival of Cardinals 10 Al.
tend the COncIave-Fur-
Iher Particulars Of His
Last Moments.
Preparations for the meeting OF the
COnelave.

Preparations for the meeting OF the
COnelave.
ROME, February S.-The Conclave
will assemble Immediately at the Vati-
can. The Pope left instructions which
will be ursesled to-day and read by
Praesatte Csdavere, Chambelain, to all
the Cardinals now here. Probably the
hall OF the consistory will be chosen
for holding the ballot for the new Pope.
Prince Chigi, Marshal of the Conclave,
has assumed his functions and given the
orders tor the customary walling up OF the
doors of communication and removal OF
persons now living on the same floor on
which the conclave will be held. The Car.
dlnals have already been informed OF the
meeting of the conclsve. The French
Cardinals are expected TO arrive to-mor-
row, and the Austrian and Spanish Car.
dinals on Sunday and Monday. Nothing
has yet been decided regarding the re.
mains lying In state. Cardinal Vicar 5
announcement of the death of the Pope
SAYS bis burial will be celebrated At ST.
Peters Cathedral and orders prayers for
the deceased.
The Church Now In Charge Of Three
Cardinals.
ROME, February S.-The congregation
of Cardinals to-day heard the Pope's last
wishes relative to the conclsve and his
funeral. Cardinals Bilio, Pecci and Di.
pietro, will govern the church pending
the election of Pontiff. All the church
bells in Rome are tolling.
The Funeral Services.
Funeral services will be held in all
thl churches, but the Requiem in st.
Peters i. is expected to be very imposing.
The remains are TO be temporarily de.
posted in CLoir Chapel OF St. Peters,
and finally to be placed in the Crypt.
The Conclave will decide whether the
funeral shall be public or private.
ht rope AShSt ASt
was to provide for the continuance Of his
servants salaries and pensions OF their
widows.
Arriva, OF Cardinals.
ROME, February S.-Forty-three Car
d!nals are now here, and ten more have
sent notice by telegraph Of thsir inten-
ton to come. The public lying in state
Of the Pope's remains Is anticipated.
The Ultramontane candidates for the
PapGcy are Cardinals Luigi, Bilio and
Antonio Panebanca' The Liberal can
dldates are Cardinals Innocente, Fer
rieri and Camille De Pietro.
Church and state.
LONDON, February S.-The Portuguese
Government, which enjoys the right Of
veto in Papsl elections, is endesvoring,
in accord with other Catholic countries,
to obtain the election of Pope who will
pat an end to the conflict between the
church and state.
LONDON, February ga Belgrade
correspondent says that hope Is now
expressed in all circles that means may
now be found to establish peace with the
Church.
Ancient Usage Ia be Regarded
ROME, February S-As soon as the
Pope died the Ambassadors 10 theVatlcan
asked the Camerlengo to follow ancient
usage regarding the funeral and cleo
ton of successor. Cardinal Peccl re-
Piled tha. such was the intention OF the
4, h.,
ROME, February S.-Prince Amsdens
has arrived here 10 assume his place at
the head OF the army corps Of Rome, OF
which he is commander. Cardinal
SimOveoni ceased 10 exercise the tunc-
tons OF Secretary of State the conduct
such affairs devolves upon Morsigneur
Lsssgni, the Secretary OF the Sacred
College OF Cardinals.
The Official Gazette of the Italian
Government pays tribute OF eulogy
to Pope Plus IN, and Promulgates orders
for the suspension OF all public amuse-
ments while the remains are lying
10 State. The official declaration
of the physicians who attended the Pope
during his last illness is published. 1t
states that the immediate cause of his
death was paralysis OF the lungs. The
Italian projects and military authorities
have been ordered to pay the late Pope
sovereign honors, but await an ecclcsisst-
ical invitation before attending the
funeral. The Itditc says the Congregs-
ton OF Cardinals decided only by ma.
Jority of three to hold
the Conclave in Rome. II
will wait for the arrival OF the foreign
Cardinals before taxing any final reselu'
tisn. All the Cardinals who are in
Rome, except M"nsignors, Arnot and
Panebisncc, who are unwell, attended the
preliminary congregation IN the hall OF
the cor sistory TO day. They decided that
the Pope should lie in state three days in
'6gr Chapel and three days in the basl.iea
Of St. Peter. The ceremonies Will last,
altogether, nine days, after which the
Conclsye will meet. The Italian court
and ministry notified Cardinal Vicsr
thst they would attend the funeral II the
proper pisces were allotted them.
Al Naples the thestres and msiority
of tie shops are closed.
IN Spaln tue CuuICLcs wiz VS SiaP0N
IN black tor ten days.
further Account OF the Pope's Last
Moments.
LONDON, February S.-An official sc.
count of the death Of the Pope, substan-
italy sgrees with the details already
sent. l. states that the Pope remained
cslm throughout. At II o'clock, when
his distressed breathing was painful 10
witness. he took the crucih1 from under
his pillow ard was blessed by the stand
ers herewith. He afterwards, st the re.
quest of Cardinal Billie, blessed the Sacred
College. At 3:40P. NJ, bis body became
livid. The Cardinals relieved each other
in praying by the bedside. Cardinal
Rilio recited the Offices for the dying, and