The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-31
Cardinal Princes of the Church I'd
Enter Upon Their Task Of Elec-
ting Leo's Successor.
Today Is Spent in Final Preparations
for Their Solemn and Sacred
Duty.
A Guard Is Appointed for Each Car
dinal and They Move Into
the Vatican.

Rome July 31-The ceremony of tho
entrance of cardinals in conclave, which is
always given as solemn a character az
possible, was .inaugurated this morning
with the celebration of the mass of the
Holy Ghost in the Paulin chapel Of the
vatican. Before 1870, this mass was cele-
brated in the chapel Of the choir at st.
Peters.
The sacred college. numbering sixty
two cardinals, the diplomatic corps, the
Roman aristocracy, the knights OF Malta
and a few outsiders especially invited,
were present with profusion Of guards
who to-day had taken of the mourning
emblems they had been wearing Tor Leo
XIII. AS is always the case at such cere-
monies there was so much color In the
picture that one felt as tho witnessing an
exhibition Of series Of living pictures
until awakened to the grand reality OF
the religious ceremony by the singing OF
the Sistine choir. 49,
cardIneI VannuteIII offIciated.
serafino Cardinal vannutelli officiated.
After the :..vent Sance spiritus'' had been
| intoned, Mgr. Sardi, from the pulpit.
| which was draped in red and stood In
the choir, having before him the pont1fcal
cross, read the latin grafton, PRO Eli
gendo Pontifice Maxino." exhorting the
cardinals to make wise choice in the
task before them, so that the one elected
| 10 the SUPP 01ue ulSHlty SAOO1o NC O. WShSAAS.
vicar of Christ on earth.
Printed copies of the Grafton were hand
| ed to all the cardinals present.
After the mass of the Holy Ghost the
cardinals assembled as usual In congre-
cation in the hall of the consistory where,
! contrary to usage, the rules OF the con-
clave were read and each cardinal took
the oath to obey them. This ceremony
generally occurs In the Sistine chapel IN
the evening, just before shutting up the
cardinals for the conclaye.
After this ceremony the cardinals hur-
\ ried away from the vatican to return later
with the more or less numerous articles
which they deem necessary for their at
tendance at the conclaye. Some OF them,
have made preparations as tho Tor g.
years absence while others were contend
! to prepare for few days sOjourn at the
! vatican. =
4 Weather is Pleasant
4 The discomfort which the cardinals will
4 experience by being shutzu in the vatl-
can Is somewhat lessened by the exeep-
4 tional weather which Is cloudy, cool and
windy the therm ometer reaching only ID
lin the sshade while, generally at this sea-
son the mercury reaches high as LOO
in the shade at noon. s.. $500 s ffss5s
4 The confusion which ensIed from the
loss Of temporal power of the papacy made
it necessary to cut down expenses ana
tamong many other things the number OF
the noble guard was reduced so that now.
there are only about forty Of these sol-
diers. AS it is customary for each car
ldinal to have guard told off for his SER
vice in the concave and there are sixty
two cardinals it has been dec1ded 60 press
Into this service the cadets. The latter
are not full-fledged soldiers and were
drawn by lot. The question Of which car
Idinal they fall to is matter Of serious
Importance to them as each guard con-
graduates his cardinal and wishes MN
good luck in the coming election for which
| good wishes he receives II his particular
cardinal is elected pope the sum Of $10,-
900 or lucrative employment. The excite
81 ment over the drawing of the lots is in
: tense, as the soldiers do not usually get
such a reward for few good wishes.
; Gibbons Has Cadet Guard.
The guard Of Cardinal Gibbons will be
Cadet Count Della Porta.
The marshal of the conclave, Prince
Ch1gi Albani, having insisted that the
! number of people who are to enter the
conclave must be reduced to a really In
dispensable number, there will be only
about 275 persons present.
The Messagero says that among the Pc
titions for relief out Of the money left by
I Pope Leo is one from Counts Mastai and
Ferrati, nephews Of Pope Plus TX. who
are In extreme poverty.
It is rumored in vatican circles that
some Of the cardinals, especially the for
eigners, having announced their intention
Of voting for Cardinal Ferrata. the latter
has been induced to withdraw his candi-
dacy after having been promised by Cardi-
nails Ramp0lla, Gotti and Seraflno Vannu-
telli that If one Of them is elected pope he
will appoint Ferrata secretary OF state. -
, sIstine Chapel Transformed.
i The Sistine chapel has been completely
= transformed, the only thing connecting it
with the Temple Of Art, which It is gen.
orally known to be, IS Michaelangelo's
8 dome, which shines in undinnmed bril-
. liancy above the altar. completely cover
S ing the Last Sacrament" The altar ID
!. hung with tapestry representing the de-
. scent Of the Holy Spirit, surrnounted by
r a violet canopy and is covered with red
e velvet heavily embroidered with gold On
: the highest step OF the altar stands q
majestic red and gold chair, which will
3 serve as throne for the new pope when
Y he first receives the homage Of the sacred
: college. Along the two sides Of the
3 chapel are the seats for the cardinals
Il with very high backs and each having In
, front Of 1t little desk with the cardinals
: name on 1t In Latin. On these desks are
pens, ink and paper and above each seat
is an imposing canopy. The first seats
! near the altar will be occupied by the
cardinal deacons, the others following in
order Of precedence.
VIII Burn All Ballots.
n During the balloting, six candles on the
altar will be lighted. A large table has
been placed in the center of the chapel for
counting the votes Most conspicuous In
the chapel is small stove, near the en-
a trance in which the voting papers will be
burned after they have been cast and the
h result determined upon.
: Just outside the door Of the chapel Is
e a small room, where the papal robes In
8 tended for the new pope are kept. There
: are three sets Of the robesLlarge, me-
Il dunn and smaH-so as to be able to Al
n a man of any size. But there are dozenl
e Of barrett, or priestly caps, as 1t has often
,r been found very difficult to find one which
d would fit a particular head. After his
d election the new pope retires to this small
a room outside the chapel and there donl
Il his robes, appears and receives the HON.
9 age Of the princes OF the church.
sr The Cardinals Arrive.
: Rome, July 31-4:25 p. m-The cardi.
: nails, in their carriages, are now arriving
at the vatican and are going to their cells
: They will not leave the vatican again
: until new pope shall be elected.
= $40 p. sm.-A1l the cardinals have arr
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