The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26
THE FUTURE WHITE POPE.
POLICY OF LEO NH. LIKELY TO BE
CONTINUED At ROME.
An Interview with N Roman Prelate-Fronch
Influence Snid to he strongest in the
Vatican - The Pope Thinks He Will
Live to %, His Grandfather's Ago.

Influence Said to he strongest in the
Vatican h Pope Thinks Ho Will
Live to %, His Grnndfather's Ago.
From the Gduiois.
well. the Pope is i'll. 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. However.
after all. | do not believe that Leo XIII. will
die in bed. Io will die like Richelieu. leaning
upon his political will. which at last will re-
veal to us tho spirit and the essence OF his
nineteenth century policy. Supcrstitous. me-
Napoleon /. and Scxtus Uuintus. he believes y
horoscopes. and according to them he will live
to be as old as his grandfathcr-that Is to say.
until he reaches the age OF 30. 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 problem. His doctor
I%apponi. said to me ono day: The Holy
Father will go out like II lamp without oil or he
will be carried away by some violent emotion
a great Joy or Il profound disappointment
That was also the opinion OF the Abb6
Kneipp. who saved tho lie of Cardinal Monaco
della Nalletta, who died some time afterward.
but recommended the honest and rustic priest
OF Wurischoncn to Leo Mi. To tho Abb6
knoipp the Pope spoke Of his inlrmities. the
pains in his knees and his cyst. The priest ex-
planned to him the great virtues OF his treat
ment. and the Pope consented to be treated by
him. NJ. de B6haine presented the case to Car
dlnal Rampolla. who' alarmed the Pope and
dissuaded him from following the advice OF
Able Kneipp. But the Pope had already had
time to take his first cold bath. Instead OF
taking the second. he made the Abbe a Nom
siGnor. The Bavarian was furious. L would
have made him live q hundred years. said he.
with Indignation. but. after all. notwithstands
ing the grave error which he has just COM
mitted. he will live a very long time. His in-
ilrmities give perfect freedom to his brain.
He is a happy man. He has no body Just
here l was about to repeat what Nine. Reca-
mier said about Joubert. but. as 1 suspected
that Mgr. Kneirp had not read French classic
literature. I swallowed my quotation. Mgr.
kneipp went on: Yes. when the Pope took
his first bath under my Instructions, I was
startled; For the first time in my life I found
maj can ~ never die ike other men, And the
Ah9% went away laughing heartily"
! %'Suld f SS e. @a &!hi'o Ma nat Of fS 'o.%o %T S%E ANA ANA
tons It scans to me !" that NJ: Delcass6 for@e a 5
in his veins. He understands the knot in the
afratr rs of Rome and Italy. | do not know what
b Si sas~Ts % @i fo %S5eGT days ,fG from S0 M.s d'Est a%.
from the Due de Niyernais: from Chateau-
| DIldlll, hlu lIoW btIlulHt. buI our ASK is easy.
| We have the astonishing good luck to havo in
the College Of Cardiipals the ablGst Frnsnchmnn
4, mystical siciIian, gentle and passionate
Xxi e. s sei fra,nG;9 70 81 Dc S, SaiG ,ro, Win IN, lofty ambition.
fiction f9r leo NIL. who has taught him lust
as the Abb6 Joseph taught Richolieu. Cardinal
ration Of tho raracy With France and on" in
t"rcSt, alliance. with France. Although inde-
ITG9.s }fne es VII yd S2"i Sa1s ga Epia 4 his %bsisy on
may t." our political sentiments; we must admit
t 6nfy in rG GStg nn%rr m and rioy we Il fG Ft,S one i Gsa
dina iiamroIla lisa worker for our glory and
"Wil lie consent to be the candidate 2"
Il 20 not know. In politics there is no .sys-
you have the great political art. II. in spite Of
our efforts, Cardinal Hamp1lla, should resist
State should refuse to be the candidate wa
would be obliged TO take his candidate. Asa
great elector he would be even more powerful:
Their" seems to be in the mysterious world OF
tho Vatican what We rail- a rou'binnzione, pre-
Gentle and good moderate and pinus. the
former punci9 e Madrid. wh2, Succeeded Mgr.
H Hpnfp.' anG the ns' p rasnnf? se wS9ar E Of s & hsw wd p1Ti
he his CorlsaIyi, Aud if God should give 70
forget the road to Tontainsbieau The struggle
Will re lively? Who knows? But. after all.
the thing that is certain is that tho duel will be
full of interest. Between Franc" and Germany
agreement is. not now so easy, as it was in 1873.
d3"Uuing' tn; helmet Of Goifrey Of BouiIlomn..
William II. brought out with TOO much 6clat
lie spoke 10 tho stage wings like a newly
crowned tenor in n, imp"rious style Of
most n"st" iRndolon "a ar" "'l ON the '' slo TH" his s'a great eat
chaplain. Cardinal Kopp. will no longer find
GaIimb%rtd; The Eoma4s are suspicious; the
DO YOU, believe that the Cardinals Of tho
T T"IiS? IN W Fr%3'T iE ESn1 not pc cr wish thea1ssi esm IN
silence 34 hearing even the name OF the Sec
DO not become confused in sentiment and
hyn1thssGs 1t us stand on solid ground:
I'll" RaHmpo'Iil1a faction, the Kopp faction. and
the centre. will all declare war against each
other. In the m4lG" our CARDINALS will have
r. vote Of Il" vIc,orlous Rut Ist us Suppose
TTS Sn I Xiii +" f OUR our , tE f"s MI il uS viii in' sO osS
,h@sk from Italy. hnvs often said; IL mislaPRSholy!
F5 a$nSH,l IN i%"H th is" S@p SHay ssS sns Su Efss' the SS% eene
S Ss' TS S%F4 "iways "i nSt With S9t sys feF 'set ana at T'ss
table in the ,ante-rhamber OF, the Secretary OF
S!s'T ,"f iH, '@ii2% 0 OF .h S1' F %2aasy; ana sni f of fse
Church. Sometimes become angry when I
l GsaF Wa T"r n ) t %i5nd 'alk nniG %' tSs i tnsu FsH F6Ss.
Their" will be no reaction, because there is no
personal nOllcy IN rome. As mo COUNT fal-
louX remarked. Plus IX.. tho Count de Cham
bord and the Iapacy travel on separate lines.
The example Of Plus IN. is not "A proof, His
roign was merely II romantic parenthests in
IN" long history of III" Iapacy. The ,Popes
have PASSED through cycles OF political ideas
and interests. The papHcy is one ncver-to-be-
broken chain. the anchor OF which can be seen
At Calvary. The successor Of Leo XIII. Will be
Leo NH. continued, enlarged and perfected;
for his policy forms an integral part OF the
uatrimony of the Holy See. 1t will he devel-
oprd through tn" twentieth century until the
map Of Europe shall present an entirely differ
cut aspect. No. Leo NH. will not die"