Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-30
THE WORLDS EYES
Are Now Turned Upon the
Proceedings at Rome.
Who Will Be the Next Head Of the
Catholic Church,
The Cardinals Preparing to Cast Their
Ballots to Elect.

Rome, July 29.-Rome, Wednesday
morning, was the scene of one OF the
dramatic contrasts which are now so
characteristic of the Eternal city. While
at the Vatican in the Sistine chapel, a
solemn requiem mass was being in
toned, with all the solemnity the Cath
Ole church can impose, for the purpose
of the soul of Leo XIII, the spiritual
monarch, who claimed Rome as his
capital, another and no less solemn
requiem mass was being celebrated in
the magnificent Pantheon for the re-
pose of the soul of the late King Hum
bert, the temporal monarch, the capital
of whose kingdom was Rome. King
Victor Emmanuel and the Dowager
Queen Marguerite, came here on pur-
pose to attend the annual mass which
is celebrated on the anniversary of the
assassination of King Humbert, which
occurred three years ago.
The second requiem mass in the Sis
tine chapel was termed the foreign
mass. Cardinal Kopp, bishop of Brest-
lau, celebrated it, assisted by Cardinals
Gossens, Peraud and Di Pietro.
From the estimate made the cost to
the Holy See of the various ceremonies
from the death Of Pope Leo to the cleo
ton of his successor, If 1t takes place
within a few days. will be 100000.
Prince Chigi. marshall Of the con-
clave, visited Cardinal Gibbons. today.
and had a long and cordial CONVERSE
ton with the American prelate.
All the diplomats accredited to the
Vatican have left their cards at Cardi-
nal Gibbons residence and he has been
visited by the high ecclesiastical dig
nitaries and chiefs of the religious or
ders.
With the arrival here of Cardinal Pris-
co, archbishop of Naples, the number
of cardinals who will participate in the
conclave is complete and total G.. OF
the two remaining cardinals, Cardinals
Celsin, archbishop Of Palermo, cannot
leave Palermo because of his health
and Cardinal Moran, archbishop of
Sydney, although he has left Sydney,
cannot, it is believed, arrive here before
Aug. 20, when it is supposed the con-
clave will be over.
During today's meeting of the con-
gregation the forms to be used in vot-
ing at the conclave were distributed
among the cardinals in order that each
might be able to learn how to employ
his ballot. After the meeting Car
dinal Oreglia requested the cardinals to
visit their cells and be prepared at to-
morrows meeting to present any COM
plant which they might have.
Superstitious people here find an
omen in the fact that Cardinal Ram
polla drew apartment No. So, which in
the book Of the lottery stands for Pope
and. consequently, they come to the
conclusion that fate has marked him
to be the next Pope
Cardinal Agliardi has relinqushed
his cell near the Sistine chapel, to Car
dinal Cretoni, on account of the latter
illness. over the door of each of the
cells has been placed the coat of arms
of the cardinal who is to occupy it,
The ecclesiastics who are to watch
the sliding doors which will be the
only means of communication between
the conclave and the outside world
have been requested to be present at
the Vatican at s o'clock. Friday after
noon, to assume their duties.
In the evening there was a public
procession through the streets to the
tombs of King Humbert and King Vic
tor Emmanuel. 1t passed off quietly
though thousands of persons witnessed
the demonstration and the procession
itself was more than a mile in length
The veterans corps carried many BAN
ners and Italian flags draped with
Grape. besides hundreds Of wreaths
which they laid on the tombs Of King
Humbert and King Victor Emmanuel
The general opinion was expressed
that the anti-clericals succeeded IN
making a successful counter demon
stration against the recent activity Of
the clericals, but that they did so with
out any breach of propriety and with
out wounding the feelings of the Catho-
lies and regardless of political affilia-
tons.
Cardinal Logue. archbishop of Ar
magh, had an interview. today, with
Cardinal Gibbons. When asked what
he thought of the objections frequently
mentioned against Cardinal Gotti be-
ing elected Pope on the ground that
his being member of a religious order
would prevent him from dealing In
in America and Great Britain. Cardt-
nal I.ogue said to a representative o;
The Associated Press:
1T is absurd. Cardinal Gotti was for
merly an inter-nuncio and has mixed witt
the representatives of the various powers
He knows the prevailing conditions a.
we'll as anybody. Just because he is
Carmelite it does not follow that he Il
narrow minded Moreover. 1t is unreason
able to attribute too much weight to tn
personality of the new Pope. lnterna
tional matters and internal policy ar
now almost invariably settled by commits
sions of cardinals. Whoever may b.
Pope, it is not likely that he Will at
tempt to make any changes in policy with
out being careful to take the advice o
those commissions which have heretofor
directed the policy of the Vatican
THE ENCiNEERS' HEAD.