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| CHOICE Of FRANCE
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isfied with what lie say He5sheok his
head. exclaimingsdfsnallys W hat de-
scay What neglect! could not re-
main shut up irfthis melancholy place.
I should die within a year.
The gossips of the Vatican now wish
TO know if thisSmeans that the cardi-s
nal would not# accept HE paRacys
(which seems practically impossib BILE, OF, I
accepting, would refuse to be the. Nol-
untary, traditional Vatican nFisDpaI..
1t seems that the more .probable I'M
depreciation of Ibis remarks Wotl1d be
that if made pope hessWould Institute.
great changes in the gardens. '
conclave to Meet Aug.Ef.
The congregation of cardinals has
not yet decided whether the note
which the sacred college intends to
address to the powers concerning the
situation of the papacy at Rome shall
be presented tomorrow. when the re-
ception of the diplomatic body occurs.
The diplomats will be presented by M.
Martins d'Antas.s the minister from
Portugal, who is dean Of the corps.
Mgr Merry del ValENall reply, as. act
ing secretary Of sta feSA AT the meeting
of the congregations today Cardinal
Satolli asked when tllE conclayes would
be opened.
Cardinal Oreglias replied that he
thought that on theSe#el1ing of Friday,
the 31st, all the cafdiflals might enter
their cells and be Teddy for the first
meeting CT the concEaxe Aug. 1, a week
from tomorrow Mgf F'arabulini. the
famous Latinist, been selected to
write the CRATIC brSEfs, the Latin eu-
logy upon the late p4Htiff. which Will
be buried with him.
The congregation today also. heard
the secret reports Feeeived from the
nuncios at Vienna, Paris. Munich and
Madrid It approved the charity be-
queathed by Leo to the poor, dividing
it as follows: $4,000 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.
Gibbons and Richard.
Tonight's Italia sees alleged confirm
alton of the story that Cardinal Glib
bons had succeeded in Transforming
Cardinal Richard, the archbishop of
Paris, into an opponent of Cardinal
Rampolla in the alleged fact that Car
dinal Gibbons did not leave Cardinal
Richard While in Paris; that they left
together for Rome Travelled together,
and will lodge together at the house of
the Order of st. Sulpice. AS matter
of fact, only the statement that they
will lodge together is true. It is known
that they did not start for Rome to-
gether. Cardinal Richard is coming
via Modane and Cardinal Gibbons via
ST. Gothard pass. The latter is ex-
pected here Sunday evening or Nom
day morning.
Inside the Vatican the work of ar
ranging the apartments for the con-
clave has been begun.
Cardinal Oreglia is increasing in
favor daily, even in the government
circles, where it is remembered that
it was through his. efforts that the
propaganda of the Vatican adhered to
the request of the Italian government
to establish an apostolic prefecture in
Erithrea.
Mgr. CALI Funeral Orator.
The congregation OFF cardinals today
decided to ask Mgr. CALI to deliver the
funeral Grafton upon the late pope.
and Mgr. Sardi the alsHion on the du-
ties of the college in connection with
the selection of Leoss successor. These
appointments, however, are OF a ten
tative nature and haze not yet been
officially communicated to the appoint
ees. Mgr. Tarozzi was Informally ask
ed to pronounce the funeral grafton,
put ne QeciineQ OWING 10 pdu leoi.ii-
For a similar reason Mgr. Pifferi, the
confessor Of the lats pope. declined an
appointment as cof}fessOr OF the con-
clave. The congregation has not yet
accepted the decIina ti9n. however Of
fering to appoint MgrlPalmitari as his
assistant. If Mgr. -Ptfferi persists IN In
his declination the appointment VIII
probably be given to Mgr. Paimlerl.
The report that: Mgr. DID,. osConneii,
rector of the Catholic university at
Washington, was obliged to leave Rome