The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-14
THE FUTURE WHITE POPE.
POLICY OF LEO XIII LIKELY TO BE
CONTINUED AT ROME.

An Interview with n Roman Pre-
Iatc-French influence Said TO BE
Strongest in the Vaticnn-The Pope
Thinks He VIII Live to 05, His
Grandfather's Age.
From the Gaulols.
well, the Pope is Ill. You don't love
him very dearly, although you profess for
his genius the most sincere admiration.
ANY news from the Vatican?"
Yes, but nothing very favorable. How
ever. after all, 1 do not believe that Leo
XIII win die in bed. He will die like Rich
eNeu leaning upon his political will
which at last will reveal to us the spirit
and the essence of his nineteenth century
policy. Superstitious, like Napoleon l and
sextus Quintus, he believes in horoscopes,
and according to them he will live to be as
old as his grandfather-that is 10 say, I'M
I'll he reaches the age of IS. He Is firmly
convinced that God will preserve him at
the head of the church until the day when
he shall have solved the Russian problem,
the Roman problem and the French prob
lem. His doctor. Laponni, said TO me one
day: The holy father will go out Ike a
lamp without oil or he will be carried
away by some violent emotional great JOY
or n profound disappointment
"'That was also the opinion of the Able
Ipeinn who saved the life OF Cardinal
Monaco della Valletta, who died some time
afterward but recommended the honest
ana rustic priest Of Woerlschoffen TO Leo
XIII. TO the Able Knelpp the Pope spoke
of his infirmities, the pains In his knees
ana his cyst The priest explained TO hirA
the great virtues Of his treatment, and the
Tone consented to be treated by him. M.
do Rehaine presented the case to Cardinal
9anorolIa who alarmed the Pope and dis
s,.aded him from following the advice OF
Abhe Kneipp. But the Pope had already
had time 10 take his first cold bath. In
etead OF taking the second he made the
Abbe a monsignor The Bavarian was
furious L would have made him live a
hundred years said he, with indignation,
but. after all. Notwithstanding the grave
error which he has just committed, he
nm live very long time. His infrmities
give perfect freedom to his brain. lie Is
q haoDy man. He has no body Just here
7 wac about 10 repeat what Mime. Reca-
y,,;er said about Joubert. but. as / suspect
Cd that Mgr Kneipp had not read French
classic literature, / swallowed my quota
ton. Mgr. knelpp went on: Yes when
the pope took his first bath under my in
str1lct.ons. I was startled. For the first
lire IN nv Ire / found myself In the pres
ence OF phantom. That man can neycr
dio like other men. And the Able went
away laughing heartily"
"Eut suppose Leo XIII should die, what
then would happen? What would we do?
vvho would be the White Man Of to-mor-
row? And the conclave?
NOW you ask me grave and delicate
questions. Il seems 90 me that NJ Del
case foresaw tho case. The mcrdional
mas Catholic blood IN his veins lie IN
dergtnnds the knot In the affairs OF Rome
ana Italy. do not know what 81. Ms.
ara has borrowed from our great ambas
gadors Of former days. from ". dEstrco.
from the Due de Nivernals. from Cha
teaubrland and from Behaine. But our
task rs easy. We have the astonishing
good luck to have 10 the College Of Cardl-