The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-08-06
POPE NOT YET CHOSEN
Clouds of Smoke Tell of Ineffective
Ballots in Conclave'
PUBLIC INTEREST is INTENSE

Crowd Of $4,000 People Watch for
Smoke from sis,ine chaPe'-It is
Believed Strength Of Candidates Re-
mains Unbroken.
Rome Aug S.-No successor to Leo
YIN hos as vet been chosen. From
tho smoke which issued from the little
chimney on the sistine chapel vast
multitude gathered around St Peters
learned that another day of the con
clove had been fruitess. The con
clnsion is drawn that the strength oil
the LEADING candidates remains I'M
hrol.en and that no compromise can
diaate has as yet appeared Inc
proloncatiop of the contest has aroused
,ror,o,5ors public interest If indeed
r. connot be called excitement. Every
trace of that apathy which followed
Tho death of che late pope has van
,shea and instead there now exists a
hnrninc interest i'm everything per
ta,ninc III the election Of his sue
Cessor.
This eliminated I'm the appearance
Of n great crowd which packed the
ore,t sour,o off ST. Peters and Pre-
santoa n spectacle seldom seen even
a, tbe size off SO many historic cere
wonirs The imponatrahle seciusion
which shr1uds those engaged in deter
MINING who shall he the head OF the
catho,ic church heishtens the fever
ish curiosity of those who await their
decision. Princes Processes, arch
bishors. bishops. monsignors. priests
| wcllrrao business people. in short
nsonle from every walk in life from
| that of no.faman to street beggar. talk
Of nothing hg- Ia sfumata tthe smoke
from the burning ballo's).
Tho scene at 81 Peters last night
was hv FAR the most impressive that
has occurred in Rome since the late
none became Ul After the fruitless
morning ballot q belief spread that a
new ponuf would surely be elected
by e,enlns
All roads during the afternoon
therefore. lei 90 the Vatican. Car
riagas and vehicles of every descrip
tiop ratified into the piazza of St Pc
ter's Tho streets conyerglng into ST
Peters became black with the thou
sands who entered the square with
the coasaiess regularity of an incom
Ing tide From the barracks came
large re.nur0aments Of troops. who
marched across the piazza and lined
up af the foot OF The steps of the basil
lea leaving only small spaces between
the comrar In order 10 prevent a
sudden rush 20 get inside st. Peters
to witness the new pope give his
blessing o. the Catholic world.
II was estimated that $4,000 people
occuniel tte vast amphitheatre. From
the stems OF The basilica. which we're
black with those standing OF sitting.
across 20 the opposite side Of the
square there stretched. far as the eve
could see. an undulsting sea of hui
manitv with every face riyeted on the
/ Sistine chapel waiting for the smoke
of the ballots
When toe hour Of 6 struck tremor
/ OF expectancy ran through the multi
tide. because according to the pro
gram. the burning OF the ballots or
the announcement of an election would
come within a few minutes. When the
ouarterhour sounded. the nervous
ness increased. and a large number
Of officials %. the Vatican. not en-
gagad in the conclaye. emerged to
watch the concourse. As the hand on
the clock ar ST Peters approached
the halfhour. a rumor that a selec-
ton had been made developed In the
minds OF many into a certainty, and
each one momentarily expected some
favored cardinal 70 be ammo as
the new ponuf.
Another quarter Of an hour passed.
and the anxiety grew more intense.
Not a breath Of air relieved the sui ~
heat. and scarcely sound came from
the vast multitude Hundreds gath
cred below the window from which
the new pOnth is 20 hestOw his first
blessing Suddenly. exactly at Gao
.. m. a sharp cry arose: 'Ecco, coco"
Instantly the cry was taken up by
$4,000 Threats and grew and grew until
the immense piazza fairly roared with
"Ecco. ecco; La Sfumata" Then ST.
lence fen like a spell while the thou
sands watched from the tin smoke
stack Of the Sistine Chapel a tiny
stream OF light gray smoke curl lazily
downward. With no wind to carry 1t
away the smoke hung heavily in the
hot air and then gradually disap
peared.
For a moment the crowd believed
that the signal meant an election, for
there is a tradition that the cardinals
are allowed TO send up little smoke
as a notification Of an election and
much smoke in the case of a disagree
ment ANY such hopes. however, were
almost Immediately dissipated when
a cloud Of very thick smoke emegred
and continued for five minutes.
There ara thnnsands OF minors and
inverted statements afloat as to
what happened in the conclave, but
the only thing which seems to be re-
liably known is that the entire sacred
college assisted at mass. which was
conducted by Father Palmieri, their
confessOr, and that the "Veni Creator"
was sung.
A great quantity Of provisions was
sent into the conclaye through the
wicket gate. including 300 chick
ems, 500 newlylaid eggs. many litres
of milk, crates of fruit, etc. All the
provisions were thoroughly examined
before being allowed to pass through
the wickcs. Forty of the chickens
were cut open to see that they did
not contain contraband matter.
pesponcenT Lover a Suicide.
Lancaster. Pa, Aug. 3.-Parental OBJ
lection to the young woman whom he
had chosen for his sweetheart is sup
posed to have been the cause of the
suicide of Jacob Umble. aged %, who
blew out his brains with a revolver at
his home in Bird-in-Hand, this County
The young man had gone to his room
to dress for a party. A moment later
a pistol shot was heard and, going to
the room. his mother found him dead.