The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-20
CARDINAL SAToLLrS NEW CAP.
THE ZUCCHETTA AND BERRETTA
CONFERRED on HIM.

Marchese SacFhpanti Arrives ut
Washington From Rome With the
Insignia of the New Cardinals
Rank The COnsistOrlaI Letter
Read by Marchese sbaretti-The
Cardinal Touches on the VeneEue-
Ian Incident In His speech.
Washington, Dec. 19.-Marohese Sacra-
panti. the noble guard of Pope Loe XIII,
bringing the zucchetta and berretta to
be conferred on Mgr. Satolli, arrived in
Washington at 4:3O o'clock this afternoon,
accompanied by DR.. Rockers. Mgr Sa-
TOLLS secretary, and was Immediately
driven 90 the legation building. Maj. John
d. Kelley, city treasurer of Brooklyn, n.
Y, and Mr. Mcclure surveyor OF the
port Of New York, came over to Wash
ington as the guests of the noble guard
Mgr. Satolli was advised by telegram
this morning that the zucchetta would be
conferred this evening and he sent out
invitations at once to his friends TO be
present at the legation at o'clock. Those
who responded were: NJ. Patenotre. am
bassador of France; senor Dupuoy De
LONE. minister of Spain; Mr.. Pioda, min
lister of Switzerland Dr. Rocker, Mgr.
Sbaretti, Bishop Keene, rector of the
Catholic University; Father Mcmahon,
who founded the Mcmahon Hall of Phil
osophy at the Catholic University: Father
Stephen, Father Gillespie, Father Mag
MEN, rector Of st. Mary's Seminary at
Baltimore; Father Orban of the Catholic
University; Maj. Kelley, Mr. Mcclure
and Mr.. Nagle.
At O'Clock Mgr. Satolli received the
noble guard in the reception room of the
legation. Marchese Sacrapant in the fun
dress uniform Of noble guard had with
him the httle red zucchetta TO be confer
red on Mgr. Satolli. He presented Mgr.
Satolli with the consistorial letter and in
DONG 50 made brief address. He eX-
plalned his mission and said that at the
consistory on Nov 20 last the holy father
had made Archbishop Satolll cardinal.
mission to bring the insignia and docu-
ment to America. Marchese Sbaretti
then opened the consistOrial letter and
read IT, 1t was a brief and official an
nouncement that the pope had created
Mgr. Satolh cardinal.
The latter then made a speech in Ital-
ian, directing II to the noble guard. AZ
ter eloquently expressing his gratitude for
the honor bestowed by the holy father
Mgr. Satolll welcomed the marchese to
America. You will find. as / have found -
said Mgr. Satolli, that the American
people are second to none in their gem
erous hospitality. You will be received
with the same Kindness as i met with
when l came here a stranger. You will
find much to admire and to wonder at In
this great country Much that to you,
coming from the old world will be new
and marvellous. am certain, however,
that you will admire nothing more than
the wonderful spirit of union and BROTH
erly love. which prevails in this
great republic. You will see a people
scattered over an enormous extent of
country with an infinite variety of tastes
and desires, and OF material interests,
unity and liberty
Continuing, he made rather a pointed
reference to the Venezuelan matter:
you have arrived at a particularly in
teresting moment in this regard. At a.
moment when q spark has been sent
throughout the length and breadth Of the
country, which calls the attention Of all
its citizens TO the danger which Is
thought to menace 1t, and whatever may
have been up to to-day, dividing the in
terests Of this great people, new mani
festation of patriotic spirit has responded
at once to this impulse. and in reply but
one voice is heard, proclaiming that If
real danger does threaten, all are, and
viii be, united for the common welfare
of the nation"
and placed it on his head and walked with
the noble guard into the dining hall the
other guests following, where a wei ap-
ecclesiastics present wore their sacred
dotal raiment. and Marchese Sacrapani
was habited In military garment, which
consisted of trousers OF dark blue and
coat OF black cloth. with immense golden
epaulettes and q sword.
On Jan. 5, the berretta VIII be conferred
on Mgr. Satolli by Cardinal Gibbons at
Baltimore, which will be the last act OF
making him a cardinal. lie Will, however,
have to go to Rome in order to receive the
Cardinals Hat" but at what time he
Will depart he is not yet aware AS a card
inal cannot be delegate, the office he has
occupied as archbishop, Mgr. Satolli is now
a pro-delegate.
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