Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-20
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. POPE LEO WAS CHEERED' His Jubilee Mass Attended
 by Thousands, IT LOOKS BAD FOR READING STOCK. The Rev. Charles s. Briggs
 Will Secede. HEAVY BLIZZARD IN THE WEST. Officers of the Kansas Mi-
 litia Suspended.
HEAVY BLIZZARD IN THE WEST.
POPE LEO,S JUBILEE.

| A6O>S S V D1 Thousands of Persons Fill St. Peter,. Cathedral, Which Rang With Tu- multuous Cheers When He Entered l It-His Holiness Omciated at the Special Jubilee Mass-The Weather Was Magnificent.
 ROME, Feb. 19.-At daybreak the peal | ing of church bells announced the celebra- i. ton of the pops's episcopal jubilee. By o'clock thousands of pilgrims, tourists and citizens were crowded before the doors of St. Peters. At o'clock two battalions of infantry in full uniform were drawn up before the cathedral so as to be ready to help the 200 or more gendarmes in pre- serving order. The crowd swelled steadily,
 but remained quiet, despite the tremendous pressure caused by some 5, ,000 ticket hold CTS in their hopeless struggle to get near the doors.
 At 6 o'clock the cathedral doors were opened, and the foremost of the crowd swept in. Within half an hour the great building was packed to the steps. Thirty thousand pilgrims and 25,0O0 or 30, 900 Catholics from this city gained admission. Not fewer than 10000 persons, many of them ticket holders, were turned away by the military, who cleared the spaces round the building 80 as to prevent disorder when the service closed.
 pale but smiling, and apparently in some what better health than usual The cathedral rang with tumultuous cheers as the pope was borne toward the altar. His holiness officiated at the special jubilee mass, intonipg the opening words of the Te Deum and giving his blessing in clear penetrating voice. The mass lasted until 10:45, but apparently it did not fatigue his holiness. He remained in the cathedral forty-ave minutes, and then proceeded to his apartments.
 The scene at the cathedral was brilliant and impressive. The.interior was hung in crimson and profusely dressed with flow ers. The pope, in full canonicals, was borne on the aedia gestatoria up the nave to the altar, accompanied by 8 gorgeous procession of richly clad and bejewelled cardinals and officers of the Swiss Guards. The vigor of the pope's movements dur ing mass and the energy of voice and ges. ture as he gave the blessing astonished the people
 A transparency before the Belgian col lege in Rome attracted group of liberals who shouted ''Long live Italy" to which Catholics replied, "Long live the papacy." There was a little excitement and gen darmes removed the transparency. Other wise nothing occurred to mar the peace and pleasure of the day.
 The crowds dispersed slowly. At noon most of them had gone and quarter of an hour later the military withdrew.
 This afternoon the Irish pilgrims at tended service in the Church of St. Syl- vester and were blessed by Cardinal Logue. The Eoglish pilgrims, at St. Georges, received the blessing from Cardinal Vaughan.
 The weather has been magnificent all day. This evening St. Peter's and ali the dreds of private houses are illuminated. The streets are thronged and the square in front of St. Peter's Is almost impossible Without exception the people have been orderly. Not an arrest has been made. King Humbert and Queen Margafet took their usual drive through the streets to- day and everywhere were saluted respect fully. i.