New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
POPE LEO'S SUCCESSOR.

THE MOST LIKELY CANDIDATE FOR
THE PAPACY is A sPANIARD
AND A MONK
II Leo Kills wishes ,ount for anything II is not
an Italian but a spanard who will succeed him
as Pope The prelate in question Is a Franciscan
monk who formerly bore the name of Father Jo-
sepn de Llevaneras. but who since his elevation to
the Sacred College last year has been known as
Cardinal Wives Y Tuto.
AT the present moment there is no one who
stands so high In the favor of the venerable Pom
TIN, who has just appointed him president of the
commission of Cardinals for the union of the
christian churches. besides which he has over
whelmed him with all kinds of other tokens OF his
goodwill The Cardinal speaks English we'll and has
more extensive knowledge of the affairs OF the
church in the United States than any other mem
Der of the Sacred College save. perhaps Cardinal
satolli. formerly Pspa Delegate at Washington. 1t
was he. by the way. who engineered the congress
held last year Rome OF all the Bishops and Arch
bishops of Latin America which may he said to
have served the prelude to the Hispano- Ameri-
can Congress. now in progress at Madrid.
1t is understood at Rome that the entire strength
OF the Jesuit order will be utilized the conclave
to secure the election of Cardinal Wives. and the
not improbable event of his being appointed the
successor of Leo XIII the whole of the Ro-
man Catholic Church would be in the hands of two
Spaniards namely, of Cardinal Wives the
White Pope and of Father Martin. general-in-
chief of the order of the Jesuts. the Black
Pope
The repeated robberies which have recently been
taking place in the Vatican have led Leo XIII to
adopt course which deserves to receive the same
amount of publicity the thefts. Money is con-
stantly pouring into the Papal Golfers from the
faithful in all parts of the world Until lately the
money thus received has been boarded at the Vat
| lean, sometimes being intrusted to the treasurer
| but as often as not being locked away by the Holy
Father himself in cupboards and desks in his pri-
vate apartments without any record being kept
thereof. Occasionally he would forget where he
| had put the money. and CONSERVATION would pre-
vail until 1t found. Naturally this has led to
confusion in the accounts, and the confusion has
| both facilitated and encouraged dishonesty to an
extent which has been matter of serious concern,
not only to the Curia at Rome, but likewise to the
foreign diocesans through whom the contributions
| OF the faithful received.
| Leo XIII has, however. decided that hence
forth all funds received at the Vatican are to be
| deposited at once in the banks at Rome and in
| London. and that only enough money Is to be
kept in the strong rooms OF the Vatican provide
! for the current expenses of the administration.
| It is hardly necessary to add that the bulk OF
| the Papal funds will be kept at the Bank OF Eng
land. in London. II they remained on deposit In
| the banks at Rome. clerical otherwise they
would not only come within the ken OF the bank
examiners appointed by the Italian Government.
but would likewise be within reach of the latter in
the event of its being anxious at any time TO at
tach the funds OF the Papacy the pretext of the
| latter's antagOnism to the State.
| There is a curious question in connection with
| the writ served upon Cardinal Rampola as Pom
| tihcal Secretary of State he alighted from his
| carriage the other day at Rome the Church
| of st. John and st. Paul In the old days Of the
temporal sovereignty OF the Pope. the latter ac-
cording to Papal law. became heir the fortune OF
| any Roman Cardinal who happened to die in
| testate. A few weeks before the overthrow Of the
! temporal power OF the Papacy-that is to say in
| the summer OF lS7o-Cardinal Falconierf OF the
| prncely Roman house Of that name died sud
denly. and as will could he found Cardinal
! Antonelli the all powerful Secretary Of State of
| Pope Plus TX seized the dead prelate's fortune
amounting to S,2SO000. for the benefit OF the Papal
treasury. Cardinal AntoneI was the more glad 10
be able to do this the nearest surviving rela-
| tives Of the Cardinal. namely. Prince Horace Fal-
| coner and his wife Princess T.udmilla were
warm and devoted friends Of Leo NH. then Car
| dinal Pecci. who object OF notorious and
intense aversion to both Antonelli and Plus TX.
| The Prince and Princess were too fervent Catho-
lies to take steps to protest against this action
| on the part Of the Vatican. make any appea
10 the Italian courts based on those national Ial-
| ian laws which into force Rome a few
| weeks after Cardinal Falconieris decease. and
| which provide that the property Of n man dying
ntestate should go to his nearest relative. For ar
| appeal TO the italian would have involved
| recognition by the Prince and Princess of the
new order OF things at Rome. and would have
| oroOght down upon their heads the anger OF the
| Church and possible accommodation.
| Whenever Cardinal Pecci visited Rome he always
| made his headquarters in the FalconierI Palace
| near the Ttber. with his old friends. the Prince
| and Princess and II from thence that he pro
| ceeded to the conclave which resulted in his eec
| ton Pope. 1t has been frequently stated thai
| from the hour OF his election Leo XIII never
quilted the Vatican. but this is quite true foI
| on the evening OF the day that had witnessed his
elevation to the ONCE OF Supreme Pontif he drove
| after dark in a closed carriage to the Falconier
| Palace to take farewell Of his old friends and
| hosts. well collect the numerous pa pers
| and important documents which he had left in his
| apartments. not expecting to be chosen sue
| cessor to Piux TX
! He was received bv the Prince and Princess witt
| all the honors beftting a Pondn. and they en-
| treated him to sleep once in his old room
| promising to take him to the Vatican unObserveG
on the following morning. Leo smiled sadly he
| turned to the aged Prince.
| Non possumus. possumus.' he replied I'VE
are already a prisoner and must return to oul
| prison whence God alone deliver us"
| With these words he re-entered his carriage. and
| was driven back to the Vatican after stay ot
| not more than half hour.
| The Prince died toward the end OF the eighties
his widow surviving him about three years. The
| palace. which had meanwhile fallen into a pitable
| state of ruin sold
Not until then did the Infinitely less remote kins-
| folk OF Cardinal Falconieri lay claim to his fort
also to the compound interest on that sum, cover
| ing the period Of thirty years that has elapsed
| since the death OF the preatG. 1t was only the
| other day that they succeeded in finally serving
| writ upon Cardinal Rampola the chief repre-
sentative OF the Papacy the Pope himself. in spite