The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-24


until sunset thousands of people
passed before the bier of Leo
&Ill, lying in state in the basilica OF
st Peters. 1t was originally intended
mat this opportunity publicly to view
the remains should run through three
Gays, but tonight the Associated Press
representative learns that IT is likely 10
De curtailed and that the funeral may
be held on Friday instead of Saturday
night, owing to the evidence that de-
composition is setting in. This is due
TO tOday's severe heat from which no
embalming could perfectly protect the
body
The viii of the dead pope was opened
at today's meeting of the congregation
of cardinals. IL consists of thiTty-siX
pages in the handwriting of Leo XIII,
and leaves all the property of which he
died possessed TO his successor for the
use Of the church. To each member Of
his family he leaves Il present to be
chosen from the valua bic objects in his
apartment. Similar presents are be-
Queathed to his physicians. The total
amount of the property which he left
Is not yet known
Not a Pleasant Sight.
The impression of those who today
uassed the gates of ST. Peters TO view
the remains was one of intense pity,
combined with a certain sense of nor
Tor. The body was tilted up on the
Catafalque in order that all might see
ihe terribly shrunken face An ordi-
nary skull in a frame of gold lying in
the midst of mass OF red robes. could
scarcely have been more typical Of
death.
Except at sunrise, when the crush
threatened a panic, all those who
wished it had an opportunity of enter
ing st. Peters. During the day many
of those who passed in stopped before
the catafalque to say a quiet prayer.
Hundreds of women and even some of
the men carried children in their arms.
Old Fight Ended.
An important political factor was in
PRODUCED into the ceremony by the en-
trance into St Peters Of italian sol
diers who remained there throughout
the day to preserve order. Their pres
ence there in such a capacity, unpre-
Cedented i'm the history OF modern Italy,
Is important as an Indication of better
relations between the government and
vatican as IL was by the consent, If
not by the desire of the vatican au-
thorities, that they employed troops Of
The quirinate in papal territory.
Another feature that is causing COM
ment along the same lines is that
Cardinal Oreglia. I'm receiving a group
of the city fathers of Rome. who rep
resent every party, charged them 20
thank also their liberal colleagues for
the manifestations OF sympathy which
they showed during the illness of the
pope. The cardinal continuing his con-
Versation. Indicated special satisfaction
over similar manifestations coming
from several constituted bodies of tn
kingdom of Italy. such as communal
councils and provincial Populations. IN
Guiding that of Rome. which is presided
over by Prince Felice BOrghez.
1T is an unexpected tribute eX-
claimed the cardinal which no one
would have imagined twenty-five years
ago"
Papal Politics.
In this connection additional interest
attaches 20 today's meeting of the con-
grega ton of cardinals, which appoint
ed Mgr. PiHeri as cOhfessOr of the con-
clave. a committee to undertake the
arrangements OF the cOnClave and
selected other officials, such as
TIE physicians who will attend them
during their seclusiOn. The most inn
pcrtant matter before the meeting,
however. was a proposition presented
by Cardinal Oreglia to send a note 10
the diplomatic body accredited to
the holy see for the purpose Of repre-
senting to the powers the condition of
the papacv since the loss of its tenn
ICral power and the transfer of tn
capital OF the Italian government To
Rome. From what leaks out IL appears
that the proposition provoked consid-
cradle discussion and that Cardinals
Steinhuber. Matthew and Wives TutO
favored the dispatch of a most ener-
EetiC note concerning the question OF
retaining the papal rights Cardinals
Aglardi and SerafnO Vannutelli, on the
contrary. advocated a milder wording
Of this document, which they contend
ed should maintain the historic pre-
tensions of the holy see, but in tenn
Terate language The majority Of the
congregation decided TO pursue a mid
die course and entrusted Cardinal
Merry del Val with the duty of drawing
up the document for submission to an d.
other meeting of the congregation. The
note. when approved, viii be presented
10 the diplomatic Dody. signed by Car
dinals Oreglia. Macchi and NettO.
deans of the three orders into which
the sacred college is divided.
viii of Leo XIII.
After the will OF Leo XIII had beon
opened, il was the intention OF the car
dinals 10 maintain the strictest secrecy
concerning its contents. but it is
learned that it comprises thfrtv-six
sheets in the handwriting OF the late
pope. except additions evidently made
in his later years, when the pope found
considerable difficulty in writing Ow-
ing to the trembling OF his hand, which
was 80 pronounced before his death
that he was Obliged TO hold his right
hand with his left when he made his
signature. The earlier portions of the
testament include the recommendation
which the testator addressed to his
executors Cardinals Bampolia. Mocen-
nj and Cretoni. on tie best way to con-
tinue the religious impulse given TO the
church as well as the policy followed
by the holy see during later years
All Goes to the Church.
The document then enumerates all
the property which Leo possessed and
provides that il shall all go to his sue
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