The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-09
THE DEAD PONTIFF.
The Conclave 10 Elect His Successor
The Funeral to take Place at st.
Peters.

The Conclave 10 Elect His Successor
The Funeral to take Place at st.
Peters.
ROME, Feb 8-Conclave assemblies immedi-
Aately at the Vatican. Probably the hall of
Consistory will be chosen for holding the ballot
for new Pope. Prince Fhigi, Marshal of the
Conclave, has assumed his functions and given
orders for the customary walling up Of the
doors of communication and removal of per-
sons now living on the same floor on which the
Concave assemblies. The Cardinals are al
ready informed of the meeting of the Conclave
The French Cardinals are expected to arrive to-
morrow, and the Austrian and Spanish Card-
nails Sunday and Monday. Nothing is yet de-
cided regarding the remains lying in state The
funeral will be celebrated at st. Peters Cathe-
dral, and prayers are ordered for the deceased.
The Cardinals to day heard the late Pope's
last wishes relative to the Concave and his
funeral. Cardinals Biblio, Pecci and Di Pietro
will govern the Church pending the election of
PontiH. All the church bells 10 Rome are
tolling. The funeral services will be held in
all the churches but one At ST. Peters Cathe-
dral the services are expected to be very impos-
ing. The remains will be temporarily deposit
ted in the choir chapel of ST. Peters and final
ly buried in the crypt The Conclave will de-
eide whether the funeral will be public or pri-
vate. The Pope's last wish was to provide for
the continuance of his servants salaries and
pensions of their widows.
Forty-three cardinals are now here and ten
more have sent notice by telegraph of their in
tention to come. The public lying ia state of
the Pope's remains is anticipated. The ultra
montana candidates for the Papacy are Cardi-
mails Bilo and Panebraineo. The liberal can
! didates are Cardinals Ferrieri and De Pietro
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-Cardinat McCloskey re-
ceived official notice of the Pope's death and
summons for him to go to Rome, and he sails
tomorrow. No preparations yet for memorial
services.
LISBON, Feb. 8-The Portuguese govern
ment which enjoys a right of veto in papal
election, is endeavoring in accord with other
Catholic powers to obtain the election of q
pope who will put an end to the conflict be-
( tween Church and State.
ROME, Feb. S-As soon as the Pope died the
ambassadors to the Vatican asked Camerlengo
to follow the ancient usage regarding the fun
eral and the election of a successor Cardinal
Pecci replied that such was the intention of
majority of the sacred college.
All the Cardinals in Rome except Monsignor
Amot and Panebianco, who are unwell, attend
ed the preliminary congregation in the hall of
the Consistory to-day. They decided that the
Pope should lie in state three days in the
Sisthre Chapel, and three days in Basilici of
st. Peter. The ceremonies will last altogether,
nine days, after which the conclave will meet.
The Italian Court and Ministry have notified
the Cardinal Vicar that they will attend the
funeral if proper places are allotted them.
At Naples the bourse, theatres, and major
Ivy OF tno Shops are CLOSED. In Spain the
churches will be draped in black for ten days.
Prince Amadeus has arrived here to assume
his place at the head of the army corps of
Rome, of which he is commander. Cardinal
Simeoni has ceased to exercise the functions of
the Secretary of State. The conduct of af-
fairs devolves upon Monsignor Lazagan, Secre-
tary of the Sacred College of Cardinals.
The oficirl Gazette of the Italian government
pays tribute of eulogy to Plus TX, and pro-
mulgates orders for suspension of all public
documents while the remains are lying in state.
The official declaration of the physicians who
attendeded 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 sover-
egn honors, but await an ecclesiastical invita-
ton before attending the funeral.
The Italic says the congregation of cardinals
decided only by majority of to hold the con.
claVe in Rome. 1t will wait the arrival Of the
foreign cardinals before taking any final resoln.
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