The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-05-25
NEWS IN SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume Of Important Events at Home and
Abroad Chronicled in the Issue of May "a.


Minnesota trains have been delayed by
caterplllars on the track.
The health of the Prince Of Wales causes
grave anxiety to his friends.
Two Manitoba catfish lave been caught,
each with q child's hand In its stomach.
A street-car war is looked for in Pitts
burg over a rate Of 8 cents for six miles.
Political rioting has broken out in the
province of Cordova. Argentine Republic.
Relief for aged ministers was discussed
at the Presby terrain General Assembly In
Detroit.
Treasurer Aikens, of Blaine county. Ne
braske, and a captured cattle thief were
killed by mistake.
The case of young Raum, charged with
Office brokerage, has been placed in the
hands of proper officers Cor prosecution.
A chapel car, to be attached to railroad
trains, with two missionaries aboard, wes
dedicated by the Baptists at Cincinnati.
A conflict between British and Portuguese
colonists, in which seven Portuguese were
killed, took place in South Africa. The
British loss is unknown.
A mob of young farmers strung up a six
teen-year-old boy, near .Winterset, Ia. to
make him confess to cutting q saddle. He
was almost choked TO death.
The Itata was sighted May Is, when six
ty-fve miles north of Acapulco. The
Charleston wac sighted by the same steamer
six hours later, 80 miles north of Acapulco.
League ball games: New York z. Cincin-
natl 2; Cleveland 9. Boston 2; philadelphia
3, Chicago 0. Association: Boston z. st.
Lcris 1; Athletics 5. Cincinnati 2; Columbus
q, Baltimore 4.
Rev. j. X. McClurkin, of the Reformed
Presbyterian Theological Seminary of AL
legheney, Pa, Will abandon his church,
May "a. because seven ministers have been
suspended for voting at a political election.
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agent of the Alton road, has written Chair
man Finley, of the Western Passenger As
ISOLATION, finally declining to advance pas
senger rates between Kansas City and st.
Louis and st. Louis and Chicago.
From the Second Edition OF the Sunday Journal.
Financial Budget of the Papal See.
ROME. May 23.-The Pope is taking steps
to secure greater economy of expenditure
at the Vatican. He has appointed a com
mission consisting of three cardinals,
charged to do their utmost to effect q re-
duction In expenses. 1t IS believed to be
the first time since Sixtus V that q Pope has
interfered in the constitution of the con-
gregations of Rome. People are beginning
to ask whether this step means that the
Pope is about to simplify the complicated
work of Sixtus Y as not being In harmony
with the existing needs of the church.
This initiative might have the happiest re-
suits, for the simphtication and centrallZa-
ton of the public services could be the
first step toward the adaptation of these
services to the particular e~xigencies OF our
times.
From a financial point of view the pro-
posed reductions in expenses are probably
due to the increased demands upon the
Holy See. The misery in Italy and the
effects of the national bankruptcy on the
funds of the Vatican have considerably
augmented the extraordinary expenses
Every body asks money of the Pope. Then
again the work of the Holy See is con-
tinually increasing. Leo XIII has created
at Rome. and especially in the mission
fields, special undertakings which require
much money. The crusade against slavery
has absorbed considerable sums. The
Pope is lavish in his endowments 10
schools, sclences and benevolent agencies.
Leo Nil is not so liberal to persons as was
Plus TX. but to causes OF general interest
his generosity borders on prodigality.
It is the practice OF the radical press OF
times to represent the Pope as disposing of
millions on millions, as surrounded by all
the Injuries and magniicence Of an East
ern pOtentate. and as exploiting for inter-
ested purposes the faith of his people. At
other times it represents that the contri6u-
tions of st. Peters pence are ~dwiGdling to
insignificant proportions. and That the
Pope will soon be obliged to accept the an
nuIty of 100000 francs set apart fOr him
by the Italian government under the guar
antee law. Neither of these re cTesenta-
tions is accurate. While the resources of
the Pope are less than the civil list OF most
tratiOn these resources, if not entirely ade-
quate to all the needs of the church, are
sufficient to insure the working of its prin-
cipal services.
The revenues CT the pontitical budget are
dlsbursed substantially as follows: At the
disposal of the Pope. 0 1000 francs; the
cardinals, 700 ,000; for poor dioceses. 100000;
prefecture of the apostolic palaces. $780,
900; the secretaryshlp of state, ]. ZOO, 600; en-
ployes and funoti0naries, 1900, 600; pOntifical
schools and alms-giving, 100000 francs.
The half million at the disposal of the
Pope serves to maintain his house
hold and also to meet the other expendi-
lures not included under the other head
of decoration, insignia. presents
to princely personages, purchases
of objects Dart" aud aims accorded
'motu proprio." Cardinals incuria are
Father. The emoluments of each car
dinal amount to 10000 francs. The
fourth item of the budget. that of the pre-
lecture of the palaces, varies between
81, 600 and 1000, 600 francs. 1t includes
all expenses for the pontitical court. the
palace of the Vatican and the apostolic
palaces, the maintenance Of the museums
and galleries, the expenses of restoration
Vatican. etc. The million francs assigned
to the secretaryship of state cover the
expenses of that Office and those
of the nunciatures and apostolic delega-
tions. The allowance for employees and
functionaries covers only the pensions of
the faithful servants of the pontifical gov
ernm ent who refused to pass into the serv-
ice of the Italian government. This item
becomes smaller year by year, as death
thins the ranks of the veterans. Nearly all
the Catholic schools in Rome are main
tanned at the charge of the Pope and the
demands of charity tend constantly to in
crease.
Outside of these ordinary expenses there
is q heavy budget of extraordinary ex-
penses. The Propaganda of the Faith has
already received three subventlons of $780,
600 francs each, while the institutions and
academies of Rome receive subsidies. The
restoration of the basilica of the Lateran
has cost 100000 francs. 1t is impossible to
estimate how much the Pope gives private
ly. The resources are difficult to enumerate.
Even the administration of st. Peters
pence itself does not know the exact re-
celpts and expenditures of the Pope,
because Leo XIII receives directly the
greatest sums from the bishops and laity.
Part OF this money is devoted TO extraor-
binary work ana expenses, and part goes
towards increasing the secret fund re-
served for future needs. Initiating Sixtus
v, Leo XIII wishes to leave to his successor
q fund for exceptional circumstances, as
war, exile or penury 1t is asserted that
this fund absorbed 80, 900. 600 france of the
sum received by him on the occasion OF his
sacerd0tal Jubilee in 1887.
The average amount received annually
by the Pope in st. Peters pence is between
eight and nine million francs. There has
been some falling off in the amount re-
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