The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

Cesar Cat Is years of age) had al
ready lin 149D been made Bishop of
Pampeluna. On the 11th of August,
1892, twenty days after his father had
become Pope, he was made a Carolina,
being sixteen years of age. His father
soon discovered and appreciated his
talents, and saw in him his own reflect
ed image. 1t is said of him that he
never murdered for the mere love of
murder-it was always with an object,
and for the purpose of accomplishing
some end; but with any project on
hand, he allowed nothing, not even the
ties of blood, to stand in his way. The
scarlet robe of the Cardinal always ham,
pered him, as he was of a warlike
temper, and had fixed his ambition on
working out number of problems on
the map of Italy.
"There was" says Mr.. Yriarte, "as
yet no special act which held up the
son of Alexander to the public admira
ton, and he had certainly given no
proof of any real superiority; but yet
the moment he appeared in public, the
people were on the alert they foresaw
the high destiny of Cesar, and it was
an open secret that, having been des-
tined for the Church against his will,
the young Cardinal was determined to
correct the errors of fortune, which had
thus condemned him to inaction."
The occasion was soon to present
itself. The Pope was at this time look
ing for captain general for the pom
tifcal troops, being engaged in
scheme to break the power of the
Roman barons and he resolved to re-
call from Valencia his eldest son,
Giovanni, Duke of Gambia, in order to
give him the appointment in question.
Giovanni, arriving at the Eternal City,
was received with great pomp by
the Pope at the head of his court at
the Porta Pratese on the 10th of Au
gust, 1896, Caesar having taken his place
as cardinal on the pOntif's right.
After traversing the whole city, the
procession returned to the Vatican
At the close of his first campaign
Gambia was to receive the investiture
of the duchy of Benevento, which gave
him q prospective title to the throne of
Spain. In June, 1897 the two broth
ers were to go to Naples on the occa-
sion of the coronation Of Frederick of
Aragon. Before their departure their
mother, Vanozza, invited them to
banquet at her residence near the
church of San Pietro in Flncdli. AT
ter the banquet the Duke oil Gambia
did not return to the Vatican. Three
hundred fishermen, after the lapse of
three days, wero collected to drag the
bed of the Tiber, the tomb of so many
victims in the tragedies of Rome
Their nets brought up the body of the
unfortunate Duke, wrapped in his
cloak, wearing all his jewels and his
weapons, and pierced by nine wounds
Appalled, by the intelligence, the Pope,
who had one trait Of humanity, ten
derness for his children, was over,
whelmed, and shut himself up in his
apartmcnts-" sobbing like a woman,
and giving way alternately to the most
pathetic expressions of grief and the
most terrible inprecations."
Caesar and Gambia bad left the ban
quet together, and had parted in
front OF the Slolza Palace, Gambia
turning into dark and narrow street,
while the cardinal continued on his
way to ST. Peters. The duke was not
seen afterwards.
1t turned out after many investiga
tions that "a boatman on that night bad
seen approaching the river party of
men accompanied by a horseman, car
ryiDg behind him a corpse, "whose
head and arms hung down and struck
against the horse" The rider turned
his horses tail To- the stream, and two
men seized the dead body and threw
it into tie river
The Orsini were first suspected,
then Aroanio Sforza. but presently it
began to bo whispered that tho muir
derer was the CARDINAL OF VALENCIA
and such was the fact Caesar wanted
to be the Captain General himself