Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-27
Laxity at Pope Leo's Burial
Is Charged by Cardinal
Della V0lpe
comiNe coNcLAvE TO BE BRIEF
Choice Of a Successor Can Be Deter.
mined in Two Days-Bettins on
Choice roposed-Imposins Cere-
monies Mark the Final Interment OF
Leo's Remains.

to pay tribute before the sarcophagus
containing the remains of the late pom
tiff, on which is the following simple in
scription in gilded letters: LEO Nil
pont max"
Meanwhile requiem masses continued
in the chapel of the sacrament as We'll
as many other Roman Catholic church-
es. The will of Leo was read yesterday.
While nominally leaving the estate OF
Carpenito to his nephew Ludavico
Pecci, it really makes no change. as the
whole family property, amounting APP
proximately to $4,000. had already
been divided among the three nephews,
Count Camille having already sold his
share.
The congregation again yesterday
made further progress with the ar
engagements for the conclave. Cardinal
Gibbons arrived yesterday, but did not
attend the meeting.
A wall is being built around the APP
partments where the conclave will be
Some Of the Italian bookmakers here
proposed to conduct public betting on
the chances of the papal candidates. and
in order to obtain permission to do SO
offered to donate their gains to chart
table institutions. The government,
however. promptly refused the request.
At the sixth meeting OF the congre-
CATION of cardinals held Sunday, forty
five cardinals We're present. Cardinal
Della Nolpe, voicing also the opinions
of some of his colleagues, criticized the
ceremonies in connection with the in
terment of Leo XIII Saturday night be-
cause the cardinals did not participate
in the entire procession and complained
generally of the lack Of order. Cardinal
Oreglia replied that he had already
noticed this and that he would punish
those who were responsible. Monsig-
nor Merry Del Val, communicated to
the cardinals the report from Santiago
Chill, Of the incident which occurred
during the celebration of the requiem
for the late pope, which was attended
by the president Of the republic and ali
the authorities. According to the re-
port, Monsignor Uguarte, in delivering
tested against the usurpation OF papa1
territory by Italy, whereupon Count
Cucchi Boasso left the church and low
cred the Italian flag which had beer
hoisted at the legation as a sign OF
mourning. The incident produced ar
| unpleasant impression upon the sacred
college. being the first dscordant note
! In the universal mourning
The ceremonial of the conclave es.
tablished by Gregory XIV is to be fol.
lowed at the coming meeting. TIL,
cardinals have decided during the con.
clave TO eat in common in order t
facilitate their work. A local papel
quotes the response OF Cardinal Swan.
pa to question as to whether he be.
lieved the conclave would be of length,
| duration, as follows:
| "On the contrary, think 1t will bt
| very short. I believe that two day:
VIII suffice to reach an agreement"
! After the meeting of the congregation
of cardinals. only that portion which
deals with the material matter Of the
personal papal estate was made public
The religious testament was not dis
closed. The will is written on large
sheets in the small, clear handwriting
of the pontiff, presenting no trace OF
uncertainty. 1t was opened by Cardinals
Rampolla, Mocenni and Cretoni, tn,
executors. The relatives of the late
pontiff were not present, altho invited
That portion made public is as fol.
| lows:
1 'In the name Of the Father, the Scr
and the Holy Ghost, as the end of oul
mortal career is approaching, we put
in this holograph will our last desires
before all, we humbly supplicate the
infinite bounty and charity of oul
blessed Lord to condone the faults OF
our life and receive benignantly oul
spirit in the beatitic eternity which VIZ
specially hope thru the merits of Jesus
the redeemer, trusting to His very sa-
cred heart. an ardent furnace of char.
ity and fount of spiritual life and hui
manity. We also implore as media
tors the Blessed Virgin Mary. mother
OF God, and our own much beloved
mother, and that legion of saints whom
in our life we venerated in specia
way
Now coming to dispose Of the fam.
| lily patrimony, which is ours according
to the deed of division drawn up by the
notary, Curzio Franchi, Dec. II, 1882
we appoint as heir of this patrimony
our nephew, Count Ludavico Pecci, sor
of Giovanni Battista, our deceased
brother. From this property must b.
deducted that already donated to Coun
Ricardo, another nephew, on the occa-
sion Of his marriage, according to
deed of Feb. 13, 1886. by Notary Fran
chi. Equally from this property mus
be deducted all the estate in the Car
pineto Romano belonging to the hol.
see according to the declaration in oul
chirograph of Feb. s, 1900. In this, oul
|testamentary disposition we have no
thought of our other nephew, Camille
and our nieces. Anna and Maria,son ane
daughters of our brother, Giovanni
Battista. For them we have IN ife
properly provided decorous mainte'
nance on the occasion Of their mar
iages. We declare that no one OF oul
family can claim any right in anything
not contemplated In the present docu'
ment. because all the other belonging
LOT whatever nature which have come
to us as pontiff consequently are, II
any case we wish to be, the property o
the holy see. We confide the exact exc
cution of this, our disposition, to Car
dinals Mariana Rampolla, our secretary
OF state; Mario Mocenni and Sarafnt
lCretoni. This declaration is TO be ou
Hast will.
1.-THE vatican, F.ome, this Sth day o
July, 1900. GIOACCH1NE PECCI
"fLlAo r. p. KILL"