Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-25
GOttl's Chances Of Election Seem
To Have Improved,
GIBBONS AND RICHARD.
Former Transforms Latter into an
Opponent OF Rampolla -Oregiia
Grows IN Favor Daily

Rome,July A-lnterest II now large
ly engrossed with the coming conclaye
and It's result The gossip OF the day
may be summed up briefly by saying
that Cardinal Gottis chances Of cleo
ton seem to have improved In COM
parison with those Of other cardinals
who have been mentioned as likely TO
succeed the dead pontiff although there
still exists strong feeling that some
one hitherto scarcely talked Of may
wear the tiara
Much comment was excited at the
vatican by a drive which Cardinal Ore
glla took through the vatican gardens
this morning.. The cardinal did not ap.
pear to be satisfied with what he saw.
lie shook his head excaimlng dis
mally What decay; what neglect
could not remain ehut up In this mel
anoholy place ! should die within
year"
The gossips now wish TO know II this
means that the cardinal would not ac-
oept the papacy II elected 1t seems
that the more probable Interpretation
pope he would institute great changes
IN the gardens.
The congregation OF cardinals has not
yet decided whether the note which the
sacred college intends to address TO the
powers concerning tht situation Of the
papacy at Rome shall be presented to-
morrow when the reception Of the Dip
lomatc body occurs. The diplomatists
accredited to the holy see viii be pre-
scented by NJ Martins d'Antas, the
minister from Portugal, who is dean
OF the corps, Mgr, Merry del Val viii
reply as acting secretary Of state.
At the meeting OF the congregation
today Cardinal Satolli asked when the
oonclaye would be opened. Cardinal
oreglia replied that he thought that on
the evening OF Friday, the 3lst. ali the
cardinals might enter their cells and be
ready for the first meeting OF the con
claYe Aug. !, week from tomor-
row
Mgr Farabullnck the famous Latin
ist, whom Gladstone often consulted
and Of whom the German emperor re-
Quested advice concerning Latin, has
been selected to write the CRATIC bre-
Wis, the Latin eulogy upon the late
pontlf. which VIII be buried with him.
The congregation today also heard
the secret reports from the nunclos at
Vienna. Paris, Munich and Madrid. II
approved the charity hequeathed by
Leo TO the poor, dividing II as follows:
Ten thousand dollars for Rome, $4,000
for Perugia, where Leo was for many
years archbishop and $4,000 for Car
pineto where the late pontiff was born.
Tonight the Italia sees alleged con
firmation Of the story that Cardinal
Gibbons had succeeded In transform
ing Cardinal Richard the archbishop
OF Paris. into an opponent Of Cardinal
Rampolla IN the alleged fact that Car
dlnal Gibbons did not leave Cardinal
Richard while in Paris. that they left
together for Rome, travelled together,
and win lodge together at the house
OF the order OF St Sulpice. As mat
Ter Of fact only the statement that !
they Will live together is true. II Is
known that they did not start for |
Rome together Cardinal Richard IL |
coming Via Modane and Cardinal Glib |
hons via st. Gothard pass. The latter |
IS expected Sunday evening OF Monday |
morning.
Inside the vatican the work OF ar |
ranging the apartments for the con |
clave has been begun. The court yards |
nre choked with carts, bricks and |
building material for raising the walls |
where doors exist, making partitions, |
etc The palace guards and gendarmes |
will be transferred elsewhere, as their |
barracks are needed by the concaye.
This afternoon Cardinal Oregia, es-
corted by the Swiss guards, inspected
the work
Cardinal Oreglla is Increasing in IA
vor daily even I'm the government cir
rles, ghere II II remembered that II
was through his efforts that the propa
ganda Of the vatican adhered 10 the
request OF the italian government TO
an apostolic prefecture in
FrIthea.