National Republican., 1888-01-02
FIFTY YEARS A PRIEST.
THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF POPE LEo'S
ORDINATION.
Impressive Services In All tho Catholic
Churches In Europe-The PontiT's
Mass at the Basilica-Anothor Ortiz
cal Period for Bulgaria.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-Solemn ceremonies,
most magnificent in character, were held in
all the Catholic churches In London to-day,
In honor OF the sacerdotal jubilee Of Pope
Leo XIII, and the crowds In attendance can
best be described as immense. The princi-
pal ceremonies were held in the pro-cathe-
dral, Kensington, and at st. Georges,
Southwark, the former Of which were con-
Quoted by Cardinal Manning, who also
preached an eloquent sermon beflttlng
the occasion. An address to the
cope, previously prepared by Cardinal
Manning and read In every Catholic
church in London TO day, was conspicu-
GUS part OF the exercises. The address
especially refers to the benevolence OF the
holy father, and expresses to his holiness
the thanks Of the Catholics OF England for
the vatican at Queen Victoria's jubilee.
On Jan. 10 deputation Of English
bishops, clergymen, and laymen will be in.
trodueed to the pope and present to his
holiness a large donation Of Peter's pence,
together with an elaborately inscribed and
engrossed copy OF the address read by
Cardinal Manning and his subordinates to.
dsy.
The publication OF resume Of the forged
documents and correspondence designed
to place the czsr aud Prince Bismarck in
false positions has had beneficial effect,
and the suspicion Is rapidly growing that
Princess Clementlne, the mother OF Prince
Ferdinand, is at the bottom of the plot.
Prince Ferdinand's tenure, precarious from
the moment hc first set foot In Bulgaria, has
at no time been as critical as now. His
own ministers, several OF whom were
with difficulty persuaded to accept Office
and at the last moment agreed to do so
upon being assured that Ferdinand had
been promised the support the forged
letters purported to show, are fast turning
against him, indignant and exasperated at
the trick they had been the victims of.
Should the suspicious OF Princess Clemen.
tines completely be confirmed, 1t is unlikely
that Prince Ferdinand will remain In Bul.
garia long enough to witness the inevitable
entry of Russian troops into Sofia.
The dispatches received at the foreign
Office last evening with reference to the
attitude Of Russia were of o most pacific
and reassuring character.
A cabinet council will be held on Mon
day, Jan. o, for the purpose OF arranging
the business OF the coming session. Lord
Salisbury Is announced to speak at Liver.
pool on Jan. II, when he Will probably
forecast the governments programme.
"a Inan interview to day MIR. Harrington
|Nsaid the receipts OF the Irish league from
America have been very small since 1885.
Commissioner OF Police Warren has been
made civil knight commander of the Bath,
and Mr.. Browning, private secretary of
Secretary Balfour, becomes a civil com
panion OF the same order.
Gladstone was accorded grand ovation
at Florence to-day. He appeared at the
window Of his hotel and responded to the
Sovatiop. Later an address was presented
to him by the Italian liberals.
y THE JUBILEE AT ROME.
ROME, Jan. 1. The crowning fea-
1ure Of the pope's jubilee, the
celebration of the pontihcal high
nass in st PETERS, the grandest Of
churches, to-day was most magnificent
fpectacle, and the arrangements throughout
were perfectly adhered to. At very early
bour this morning st. PETERS square was
damned with people awaiting the opening
of the cathedral, and when finally the vast
(cdifce was thrown open constant tide OF
humanity poured into It until the building
Mas literally packed. The pope entered the
tbedral at $3.50 o'clock, pre-.
led BY the cardinals in procession.
a = cation broke forth in shouts of
RI /,H, which lasted some minutes. The
and its accompanying music were
1krandly and deeply impressive, aud many
present were profoundly affected. At IL
bclock the holy father withdrew from the
Icatneural, anu again Jnere arose an almost
endless shout of "viva," accompanied by
waving Of hats and handkerchiefs, clapping
|of hands, and other manifestations 0f af.
fectlon which continued long after he had
disappeared. Sixty thousand tickets Of ad-
mission were Issued.
Forty-eight cardinals and 23S archbishops
and bishops were present at the mass, and
( 1t is estimated there were $4,000 persons in
! the audience. The pope prayed for long
time in his private chanel, and then received
the homage Of the court cardinals IN the
Sa)a Ducale. While assuming the sacerdotal
vestmerts the pope was overcome with
emotion and tainted. Strong salts were
administered, and he soon returned to con-
sciousness. He then ascended the gesta-
torial chair and was borne on the shoulders
OF the sediari, attended by the,cardluals,
into st Peter's Cathedral. Just before he
was fully vested for the altar he again
tainted, remaining unconscious for few
minutes.
The macs occupied twenty eight minutes.
After pronouncing the benedction the pope
again seated himself 10 the gestatorlal
chair, and was borne completely around
the altar to the capella del sacramento,
where he offered up prayer Of thanksgiv-
ing.
During the ceremony the pope wore the
triple crown presented to him by Emperor
William. - ..