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SHORTCONCLAVELIE
Servants TO Attend Cardinals En-
gagged For Only Three Days.
SACRED COLLEGE is DIVIDED

Wul support fOISiS" Val H'"~' VI
Papacy TO Defeat opposition-Mass
For Leo XIII.
Rome July 29-lt is officially an
nounced that in addition 20 the will
OF the late ponuf. and separate from
II. Leo XIII. left tritiing present to
each of long fist of relatives, mem
beers OF the pApal household. prelates
doctors cardinals. etc. As many for
malities have TO be observed it prob
ably will be some time before these
gifts are delivered.
That there is conviction al the
Vatican that the couclaye Will be OF
short duration is proved by the fact
that AN those who are 20 enter the
conclaye TO minister to The wants ot
the cardinals have been engaged for
only three days The two camps into
which the sacred college is divided
appear ,O be becoming daily more ir-
rocorclqble and DO is said that the
oru.Ramnoila faction has declared
that if necessary to defeat the oppo-
siti.n they viii even 90 To the length
of srnrorru. foreign cardinal The
name of Cardinal K9pp. bishop of
pres'ou Was mentioned in this con
necrion. bat was hardly considered
seriously owing 20 the belief that I'M
der present conditions the elevation
of n German 20 the papacy might
mean thc irrcparabie loss of France to
the Holy See
The Trieuna says that as the fisher
mans ring. which could not be- found
after the death of the pope. may be
discovered IN some drawer which was
scaled no and cannot be opened until
after the election of the new pope.
tbs camerleugo Cardinal Oreglia, has
ordered now one for use in the sym
bolc ceremony which occurs imme-
d.ately after the successor 10 Leo IS
chCs n.
The first OF three great high requiem
masses Tor Pope Leo wss celebrated
In the Sisdue Chapel Cardinal Sera.
npo Vannuteili was the celebrant. and
was assisted by Cardinals Agliardi.
ync,nzo Vaunuteili, Satoil and
Ricard.
Those present ar The mass included
nearly all the cardinals and many OF
tho tieh officials OF the Vatican. The
ceremonial was of a splendid charac-
ter the Sisiire choir singing its music
amid clouds OF incense. Special pom
tifcal prayers were offered and the
mass ended with the hymn. Liberia
Ne. Urnins de Morte Asterna' ODE
liver Me. o Lord. from Eternal
DoathD. AMI the pronouncing Of the
benedictior
The Aoba Perosi ltalys famous
oratorio composer. waved his baton
and the silence was broken with the
notes of Lies Irae Through the
chapel the voices of boys and men rose
and fel and swelied triumphantly as
# with SONGS OF Paradise the voices
DIVING away almost TO a whisper at the
mention of death Even the cardinals
sat spcll-bound at this perfection OF
the Gregorian chant Not a note OF In
strumental music was heard through
out the mass.
As the 80 cardinals and 30 conclav-
lists gathered around the catafalque
and alternately Enelt and rose. their
movements resembled an amazing
Kaleidoscope of crimson and violet.
with colors so bright as to be almost
trying to the eyes.
Then came the singing OF the Sane
tins modulated almost into a whisper.
All present kuelt as the choir ceased
intoning its grand chant. and the dead
silence Of the conservation which fol-
lowed was suddenly broken by the
clash Of swords as the noble guards
presented swords. Then there was
another clatter Of arms as the sol
diers' scabbards clashed on the mar
bic flooring when they dropped on one
knee. lowered their swords and
brought their left hands to their he'll
met in rigid salute. Clouds Of incense
rose from the censOrs until Michael
Angeles famous Last judgment" was
almost hidden from view.
At the conclusion of the mass the
choir again burst out into song. and
Cardinal SerafnO Vannutelli. proceed
ed by the cross-bearer. passed solemn
" around the catafalque, after sprink-
ling it with holy water. Each Of the
officiating cardinals followed in turn,
and the ceremony was brought to
close with the chanting OF the
"Oremus.'