The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-28
PAYING TRIBUTE TO LILO
Thousands Visit St. Peters to View
Body of Dead POntitf. ss-
HIS WILL HAS BEEN OPENED

The Document Enumerates All leo''
Property. Which Goes to the Church
Except Presents to His Relatives
and Doctors.
Rome. July 2f-From sunrise until
sunset thousands. passed before The
bodv of Leo Mi. lying in state II
the bssllica of St Peters. IL was
originally intended that this opportu
nity publicly to view the remains
should extend through three days but
II is learned that the time is likely e
be cur,ailed and that the funeral ma,
occur TONIGHT instead OF tomorrow
night. owing 10 the evidences that
decomposiuon is setting in. This is
due 10 the severe heat from which no
emhalming. however perfect could
completely protect the body.
The prevailing impression Of those
who passed before the iron gates q.
the chapel of the Sacrament to view
the remains was one of intense pity
combined with a certain sense OF hor
rcr The body was tilted up on the
catalaiQue in order that all might Sc
the terribly shrunl;en face An Ordt
nary skull in frame oil gold lying in
the midst of a mass OF robes could
scarcely have been more typical OF
death.
Except az sunrise. when the crust
threatened panic, all those who
wished id had an opportunity OF enter
ing 81 Peters. During the day many
of those VINO passed In stopped before
/ the catafaloue 10 say a hurried prayer
Hundreds of the women. and even
some OF the men. carried children i'm
their arms
An important political factor vas
introduced into the ceremony by the
entrance into 81. Peters OF Italian
soldiers. who remained there through
out the day 90 preserve order. Their
presence there In such capacity. IN
preceiented in the history Of modern
Italy. is important as an indication OF
better relations between the govern.
ment and the Vatican. as IL was by
the consent. if not by the desire. OF
the Vatican authorities that they en-.
ployed the troops OF the Quirinai in
papal territory.
After the viii of Leo XllIhad been
opened. Il was the intention Of the
cardinals 90 MAINTAIN the strictest Sc
crecy concerning its contents. but IL
is learned ,hat IL comprises SO sheets
in the handwriting OF the late pope.
except some additions evidently made
in his later years. when the pope
found considerable difficulty in writ
ing owing 60 the trembling of his
hand which was so pronounced before
his death that De- was obliged 70 hold
his right land with his left when ne
made his signature The earlier pOr
tons OF tho testament include the rec
ommeulauon walcb the testatOr adj
dressed 20 his executors, Cardinals
Rampclla. Mocenni and Cretoni on
the best way 20 continue the religious
impulse given % the church as well
as the policy followed by the holy see
durins later years.
The document then enumerates all
the property which Leo possessed. and
provides that 10 shall all go 10 his sue
cessor for the benefit OF the church.
including even the presents which
might perhaps be considered personal
rather than gifts 20 the pOntiff as such.
The money which the pope left is in
a closed safe in his bedroom. the keys
having been given TO different persons
mentioned in the will. The total
amount Of property which he left is
not yet known.
To the members Of his family the
pope left a present for each, to be
chosen from the valuable objects in
his apartment and similar gifts were
bequeathed ~ his doctors All the
land purchased and buildings erected
for institutions personally founded by
Leo are put IN the name Of the holy
see to avoid possible claims from rel
atives. as the pope probably remem-
bered that some time after the death
OF Plus *. the latter's nephews in
sututed a suit against the church.
claiming 1900 francs as their por-
ton OF his estate The will ends by
providing that his remains shall be
buried in the basilica of ST. John Lat
'eran. in the tomb which he had al
ready chosen.
Another feature which Is causing
comment is the fact that Cardinal
Oreglia. in receiving a group Of the
city fathers Of Rome. who represent
the Clerical party. charged them to
thank also their Liberal colleagues for
the manifestations of sympathy which
they showed during the illness of the
pope. The cardinal, continuing his
conversation. indicated special salts
faction over similar manifestations
coming from several constituted bodies
OF the kingdom Of Italy, such as COM
munal councils and provincial deputa-
tons including that of Rome, which
is presided over by Prince Felice Bor-
CHEESE
in this connection additional inter-
est attaches to the meeting Of the COM
gregation Of cardinals, which appointed
Monsignor Piferi as confessor OF the
cOnclave, a committee TO undertake
the arrangements Of the conclavc, and
selected other officials, such as the ply
sicians who will attend them during
their exclusion. The most important
matter before the meeting. however,
was a proposition presented by Cardi-
nal Oreglia to send a note to the diplo-
matte body accredited to the holy see
TO- the purpose of representing to the
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