New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-26
THE NEW CARDINALS.
BRIGANDAGE IN ITALY-LETTERS WRITTEN
IN BLOOD.

uiVuIluu Oh Lnc Reu 1iatS mas been amlcaDly SET
tied. and the famous "Cras crit consistorium'
will be proclaimed from the affairs Of the various
churches and basilicas of the Eternal City, an
nouncing that the consistory which was to have
been held in February will at length take place
probably about a.fortnght hence.
The difficulty with France has been as follows:
According to the terms of the Ccncordat France
Is entitled to six seats in the Sacred College. OF
these six four are already held by the Arch
bishops Of Toulouse, Rheims Rennes and Sens
President Carnot nominated the Archbishops OF
RoueD and Lyons for the two vacant Red Hats
This did not please the Pontiff, who objected TO
the Archbishop Of Rouen and was deslrons OF
raising Mgr. Richard, the popular Archbishop OF
Paris, to the purple. As, however. the latter pre-
late is not altogether in sympathy with the
French Government, President Carnot absolutely
declined To become party to his nomlfauon
The difficulty was compromised IN the lolowlng
manner: The name Of the Objectionable Arch
bishop Of Rouen WIS withdrawn by the French
Government, and that of the Archbishop Of Bor
deauX substituted, In addition, it was agreed
that the Holy Father should please himself about
comforting q Red Hat on the Archbishop Of Paris,
it being expressly stipulated that if he old so, 1t
should not be reckoned as one OF the six due
under the terms of the Concordat to France. The
latter will therefore obtain three instead Of two
new seats In the Sacred College, the cardinals
elect being the Archbishops Of Lyons Paris and
Bordeaux. These, together with the four already
mentioned and Cardinals LavIycrie, Bonaparte
and Mertel all three of whom have been raised
to the purple on the personal initiative OF the
present Pontiff and his predecessor, give France
no less than ten votes in the next Papal con-
clave
Fully aware Of the result of o preponderance
Of French influence in the Sacred College Leo
XIII does his utmost to counteract it by confer.
ring Red Hats only on those Of the Italian pre-.
lates whom he knows to be in more less
sympathy with his own ardent desire for recon
citation with the Quirinal. In this he differs
from his predecessor for all the cardinals created
by Plus TX were bound by solemn and inviolablc
cath never to modify their attitude of hostility
to the Government until everything had been re-
stored as il was previous to 1870. The Pontih
will doubtless avail himself of the opportunity
afforded by the coming consistory to make strong
" worded remarks against the Italian Government
His Holiness, however, privately and quietly
sanctions and stamps with his official approval the
Misssl for the Laity" for use in the churches
throughout the kingdom, which contains several
prayer for the usurper,7 King IIumbert. The
first of these prayers is q long one, and implorcs
the Almighty that the King may show forth
and shorter prayers for Humbert and the Royal
family are contained in the canon Of the mass and
in the prayers for bcnediction. These missals
stamped with the imprimatur OF the Vatican,
IN sale, not only in all the religious bookstores,
hut also in the porches Of most Of the cathedrals
and churches.
1t rs, perhaps, just as we'll that the majority
Of the American and English visitors possess too
small an acquaintance with the Italian language
TO be able to master the contents Of either the
Roman provincial newspapers. Otherwise
their peace Of mind would be seriously disturbed
by the startling number Of crimes recorded therein
1t no time within the past fifty years have
hsigandage, murder. and every kind Of robbery
prevailed to such an extent as at present-a fact
probably due to the intense misery and dcstitu-
ton of the lower classes. According TO the
sEpoca," one of the most trustworthy newspapers
Of the metropolis, no less than one hundred rob-
berries, many Of them attended by violence, have
taken place on the Genoa to Ventimiglia section
Of the Riviera Railroads. line much frcquented
by Americans when on their way from Nice,
Cannes and Monte Carlo TO Italy IT.
it but few weeks ago that the eldest
ION of the Swiss Consul at Mcntone
Yves murdered while travelling from Vcnnmigia
70 Genoa the body having been rfed of all valu
Lbles and in the spring of last year American
Artist named Goodall was robbed and dangerously
wounded by a couple of strangers who were trav-
ching in the same compartment with him along
the line in question.
Tourists will also have to be careful in the
neighborhood of Rome several bands Of brigands
composed chiefly of eX-convicts having made their
appearance in the Campagna Among other ways
Of making themselves unpleasant, they have been
firing into passing railway trains, fortunately as
yet without hitting any one.
About six weeks ago the wellknown Roman
banker Tanlongo, who owns large estate at
Erantochie about seven miles distance from here,
half way between the Via Appia and the Ciampino
railway station, received an anonymous letter de-
manding a large sum Of money. Signor Tanlongo
Immediately communicated with the police who
promised to attend to the matter, but who did
=, nothing Three weeks later body of armed and
masked men surrounded the house Of the steward
| Of tie estate, forced him TO provide them with
wine, meat and ricotta Ia kind Of white cheese,
and then, after ransacking the place and Selling all
the valuables on which they could lay their hands,
they gave the unfortunate man letter for his
MASTER Signor Tanlongo, in which they threatened
to do for him, his people and his property unless
he Immediately paid blackmail to the tune Of co.
I 900 lire The letter stated that the money was to
\ be brought to certain spot the road TO Abano
by man bearing in his right hand a stick, in his
left a white bundle, and wearing around his neck
red scarf The banker lost no time in again
communicating with the police, and handed them
the letter, armed with which they should have
hsd no difficulty in getting upon the TRACK Of the
brgands. No steps Of any kind, however, were
taken BY the authorities. Finally about ten days
ago, Fantochie received it's third visit from the
brgands, who once more surrounded the stewards
house. bound all the men hand and foot, subjected
the women and girls to the grossest indignites,
and finally departed, after blowing out the brains
Of one of the stable hands, in cold blood, just to