New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-12


accredited to the Vatican but not single POWER,
40, oyep Catholic Suan-could be found dlsposeu
"a offer even n Temporary hospitality to inc IaP,i
Court-far less to consent TO permanent cs."'
Nshmcut within its borders. Needless to add 'iiao
in the face of such humiliating and al te s'.''o
time undcniable avowal, now made puphc ioi
the first time. the Holy Father has put suuoch
stop to all his threats Of departure from hono
Another new and i'm Jortant reason Tor the eo-
tablishmcnt of definite modns viVend peV"o
Church and State is to be found in the Juusin'"V
given four days ago by the Royal Council OIL o'''1,
The decision in question brushes once ana ior az
the fiction rs To the extra territorallty oil tic 'V
iean-of which. by the way, there is absolutely no
mention made in the Law of PaDal Guarantee.
The point at issue arose in connection WIN onr
inheritance Of the large fortune oil MohsiHt tpa
Cataldi. Grand Master Of the Ceremonies AZ .no
Panal Court This iOyial and popular pIclatV;
who died in the early part of last year. Dequcitncu
the whole Of his property TO Leo ALI, WHO pclnb
no blood relation. was called upon 10 pay q con
siderable sum in the shape OF probate ana suSccs-
sion dues to the Government oil hlng liulnpciIIi
Now the payment of any such tax involves OIlclal
recognition of and submission TO the bONcrhmcnV
which imposes il. and to this. OF course thc Ioli
til would not consent, urging that by reason vi
the extraordinarily of the vatican DOJ ne .'u
oil its inmates were exempt from any klnu OF UON-
/ eminent taxes. Ii is true that until now no 9c
mand has ever been made on the Holy rather lUr
PAYMENT of the ordinary taxes TO Whlcn eEcTry
3
an act of courtesy and of delicate regard Tor the
spiritual Head of the Church, on the pafi OIL INC
National Government and cannot DE chlmcu 40
a precedent. mention OF any Snch eNeihpuoh
| bcine contained in the Law OF Papal buatai-
| tees, As the statutes of the realm expressly
/ STIMULATE that no exception whatsoever snail DE
! made in the case Of taxes on wills ana Deques,S,
! the Government has been Obliged TO insist OF, tie
\ ravmcnt of the legacy dues on Monsignor Catalan
! fortune and 10 hold the property under scques,,
traton until the requirements have been complied
! with The whole matter was referred at the une
10 the Royal Council of State, which, after dcEOt
inc some eighteen months to carcIul coHsiuer-
alton of the case has at length given its decision
According the terms OF the Judgment, the claiih
of the Pope TO extra-tcrrloraly and to exemption
! from the payment of Government taxes Is nchIvu
in toto" The decision of the Council oil State
further declares that refusal on the part Oh inc
inmates of the Vatican to pay the hoyaI IaAtc
/ and any attempt to cyadc the Royal stamp uuilcS
on contracts. agreements and other legal docu1
ments drawn up within the precincts OF the Papal
Court, will be punished by the tribunals aS 'n az
! tempt TO dcffaud the National revenue , !.
| This Judgment. delivered by the COUNCIL OF
| State viii, moreover have the eject OF deprINIhs
| the Holy See of profitable source OF income
For number of years registry oiucc known; "S
the Sacra Rota Romano" has been III iull s"Ii4s
/ at the Vatican where ON the payment OF ID'
| smaller then that Of the Government duty; docu-
uents and contracts OF all kinds and from AL parts
! Of tho country were stamped and REGISTERED WIN
| the Papal seal. This was regarded poih
NV the Government and the people as perfectly
legal and sulc eut, the universally accep co hcl on
of Papal eXra-tcrrtorIality being held 10 invest IL
| will
Government The decision Just issued nhlIS aiI
agreements and contracts reg stercd with the fapai
stamp and seal null and void and 1t IS Simply m
possiblc TO calculate the terrible confusion which
will result from it during the next lew Weeks
The serious condition of King Iiumberts health
during the past fortnight has probably also zone
something toward Bringing matters between
Church and State to mutually satisfactory issuc,
Ever extremely delicate and SICILY, ana marty
to scrofua and TO the terrible iiaIsOur2 sc"utSc'
epilepsy King Ilumbert is. at the present moment,
in an extremely critical condition. For two days
last week his life was dcspdlrcd Oh ana ne i sun
i'm Great danger Indeed Notwithstanding inc
fact that the official bulletins descrlne ms present
malady as bad fits of vertigo, IL IS inc schcI'.i
IMPRESSION that he will never completely recover
Ills only SON the ninctccn-ycarold Prince ~ Nape'
is even more sicly and delicate than MS laiher aliu
will scarcely survive hm 1or any c olsciH i',
length OF time. The Prince who wouti tneh
succeed to the throne would be the Duke Oh .ioSl
formerly King OF Spain, who is ON the eHe OF Weu
ding his niece, the Princess Letltla bohaparte'
Tbc Duke who after the death OF his first wlie
in 1876 was on the point Of withdrawing lor tlc
remainder of his life to monastery, Is hloSC ue
1out Catholic and terNch' aonlier VI Nv itb
Father. II is well known, moreover, thIv VIII
view of sparing the POntih's feelings ne NslH
Rome exceedingly rarey-pcrhans nor more ri,,,,
| il would he most desirable to see Amadeus on IN
throne of Italy reconciliation between N,u tg
and State would be inevitable ana 1t Is propap t
the knowledge of this fact that INDUCES DoIn III
Italian Government and the Iapal Court 10 pesll
, leading up toward definite and satisfactory uN
dcrstanding. , A., ,is
nenSation necessary to enable the Duke TO marry
is niece, the Princess letita; Contrary TO le sci.
cral report the subject the HOY f''',l n'''u
5 no difficulty about granting the permit put u
the contrary. gave personal orders thal me ulihO
speed should be used in drawing up ana forward
ing to the Duke the necessary papers; 10 TIM nl1
riagc Is to take place OF September II, az urn
o and Young Emperor william, OF Germany, toScllle
T with the King and Queen Of Portugal, VIII be IN
principal guests at the wedding Perhaps Whe'
;
/. which existed between Plus IN ana victor EI I,
| manuel even after the surrender OF komr' may
revived Apropos Of these relations the loiioW
= ing authentic anecdotes, which are Dut n,lI
10 known, either at home abroad may be OF inter
o est. -- -, r;e ~ ~,
celebrating his episcopal jubilee. King veto
Emmanuel was determined that the cFeht Shoul
not pass by without the POntlH receiving MS GOO
f | wishes Accordingly, without making amy roo
about the matter, or consulting MS nilhslcrS !,
: sat down and wrote kindly, respectful, ana a.
I frctionatc letter of good wishes ana congral u IA
4 ! tons to the good ola Ponth On the iollo"ln
| day q Gentleman in plain clothes made his WY I
y thc antc-room Of the Cardinal Secretary OF Stat'
, " Whom have | the honor of speaking TO- IL
Il ouircd the MonsignOre in attendance.
# To an aide-decamp OF the klnS OF ltdly'
" And what can do for you :?
~ Kindly announce me to His Eminence tn
- ! Cardinal Secretary oil state.
r have an important message to deliver fro1
n my sovereign, and must zee him at once. -,
# \ minute lalcr tnc aiuc-uy-o1inP W 49, 81
. rrcscncc Of the Cardinal, to whom he handed III
1t Kings letter. which Ills Emincnce mmediatcl
h carried unopened to the PonuG. Plus IN wa
d much moved by the unexpected courtesy ara ,
- tbe afIcctonate tone of the letter, TO which
IT, himself replied in the same strain before nigh
" fall ,.,, 49,
is his Noble Guards with an autograph letter TO vi
- TOR Emmanuel ut the Quirinal, requesting him, q
y personal favor, to have the police close hous
/ which had been opened directly opposite the ei
| ofo m
= much scandal The King received the young o
:, Gccr without delay. and, having read the lctte
= exclaimed a" All right; tell His Holiness that
le will do al in my power TO be agreeable 10 MN
II Three days later the house in question was quiet
lie closed These only two Of many similar II
stances and anecdotes