Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-14
A DiSgraCeful Scene Enacted in
Rome During the Removal
of the POpo'S Body,
A Crowd of italian Roughs
Raise Disturbance But
Are Quelled by the
Troops.
Midhat Pasha Attempts to
Commit Suicide But is
Frustrated BY His
Attendants.
MINISTERIAL CRISIS AYERrEn.

LONDON, July 13.-A dispatch
from Brussels says that the threat
ened ministerial crisis in Belgium in
consequence of the radicals urging an
extension of franchise to all persons
who arc able to read and write has
been averted by the leader of the rad
icals consenting to the governments
programme. One radical member of
the chamber of representatives resigns
his seat, refusing to concur.
MIDHAT TIRED OF LIFE.
CoNsTANTrNorLE, July i3.-Midhat
Pasha, whose great prostration in
spirits after conviction was reported
ina former despatch to-day, made an
attempt to commit suicide by cutting
his throat. The watchfulncss of his
attendants, it is reported, frustrated
the attempt.
DIsGRACEFUL sCENE.
ROME, July 13.-The removal of
the body of Pope Plus IN from one
of the chapels of st Peters to the
tomb provided for it in the church of
San Lorenzo was accomplished last
night and this morning, the removal
beginning at midnight, and the W hole
ceremony being ended before day
light. But the ceremony was at
tended by some of the most disgrace
full scenes ever seen in Eome. I'm
mediately after his death and his fu-
neral obsequies, it will be remembered
that the body of the Pope was en-
cased in several coffins, one within
the other, and was elevated to niche
prepared for it high up on the walls
of one of the chapels of st. Peters
church, where it remained until yester-
day. Meanwhile, in accordance with
orders given in his will, temple and
inexpensive tomb had been prepared
as its last resting place under the altar
of the church of San Lorengo, which
is some distance from the Vatican.
The late pope had certain tender re-
membranes connected with this
church and for this reason wished his
body to repose there. The tomb in
the church of San Lorengo has
been completed for some time,
But for reasons g Unsatisfactory
to him the transportation
of the bodywas postponed till to-night
During the day the stones forming the
outer door of the niche were removed
and shortly after sunset the coffin was
drawn out and lifted down to the
pavement of the chapel. A careful
watch was preserved over it until all
arrangements were completed. At
midnight the coffin was carried from
the chapel and surrounded and fol-
lowed by a large body of priests and
Catholic laymen. The mortuary pro-
cession set forth, the coffin was
placed upon bier drawn by horses
and priests, and the laymen carried
lighted candles.
The scene was solemn and sombre
in the extreme, but scarcely had the
procession left the steps of st. Peter 8
than an unruly mob of the roughs of
the city swarmed around it, hustling
and intercepting the priests, endeav-
oring to extinguish the candles and
to overturn the bier, and shouting
"Long live italy," 'Down with the
pope" "Away with the black gowns"
and so on. The disturbance became
so great and the fears of a terrible
scandal was so imminent that the city
authorities were compelled to inter
fere. The police force proving made
quate, some companies of soldiers
were hurriedly sent for On arriving
they dispersed the mob and order
was restored. The procession then
moved into the church and the cere-
monies of placing the body in the
tomb were completed.