The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-31
ACTIVITY lT THE VATICAN.
PREPARATIONS FOR CONCLAVE BEING RAPIDLY COMPLETED.
Further rrseaus.on. so Prevent Al

Further Precautions tc Prevent Any
 Possible Communication With the Outside WarId-csrdinaI Oroglia
 Reads the Rules That yvin Govern the ConcIsye-Emperor Francis Joseph
 Hopes the Sacred College Wiii be
 Guided by the Interests ofthe Church.
 Rome. July SO-The vatican to-day was the scene of great activity, both in side and outside. Preparations for the conclave are being pushed and every thing was in the utmost confusion.
 Workmen and servants were hurrying hither and thither, some hanging cur tains, others putting in extra furniture, while porters were staggering along un- der immense trunks as if some of their eninences, the cardinals, expected to re-
 main in their cells for months. Other cardinals sent practically nothing, as if they expected to be released within a day or two. In the Sistine chapel work WILL 6O&Oll AlllOuS lAlC HE iAl. iiiS
 catafa1que erected for the funeral ser vices is being pulled down and the gall leries which were built for the accom- mediation of special personages are be- ing replaced by stalls for the cardinals. These will be ranged on both sides and surnlounted by canopies, all in violet except that of the carmelengo, Cardinal Oreglia, which will be green, as he is the
 only cardinal of the congregation who was created under the reign of Plus K. The noise was so great that the colossal figures of Michael Angelo's
 Hast Judgment seemed almost to show surprise at the busy scene which was transforming the beautiful chapel I from a religious to an almost electoral Inspect. Outside the vatican the work
 was Of a different character, the quiet work of the supporters of the different candidates nlarshaling their strength for the contest which is to come when the doors of the conclave are closed. No l lone candidate stands out prominently las did Cardinal Pecci in the conclave of l1S7S. and the discussion here is not so much concerning the superior qualities Ius the candidates as of the strength
 with which they are credited.
 | During the meeting of the congrega- l tion of the cardinals to-day the carmer- llengo read an autograph letter from
 Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria (which added renewed condolences on Ithe death of Leo XIII and expressed the lhope that the sacred college would be Inspired by the great interests of the church in choosing his successor. The letter produced a, strong impression and litwas decided to answer 1t with a spec Iial message. Subsequently Cardinal tOreglia explained how the work of the Il conclave was to be carried on, recalling l the principle rules which were to govern 1.-the body and recommending their strict
 observance. He outlined programme for to-morrow which will consist of the lmass to the Holy Ghost in the morning, together with the deliverance of the ora I tion pro-pontifice eliendo. The cardi- .lnals will enter the conclave at o'clock
 in the afternoon. Each of the condinals Ito-day received a medal struck by the
 carmerlengo to maintain the tradition of his sovereignty during the interreg- hum. It is intended to strike coins also for all the conclavists and servants Iwho are to be present. Cardinals San niniatelli, Macchi and Della Volpe
 were charged with the duty of visiting
 the apartments of the conclave and I ICardinals Tripeti and Boschi with visit ling the precincts of the conclave fol the purpose of making sure that there Twill be no possibility of communication T 1with the outside world. They are tc make their report to the congregation
 tomorrow.
 The question of the compensation te
 be given to the physicians who treated E the late pontiff during his last illness Twas also discussed in the congregation I The executors of the will said that the l money remaining after the charitable
 bequests left by Leo are paid would bt
 only about $4, 900. This sum was con. l sidered insufficient and g commission oi
 cardinals was instructed to augment I l to an amount as might seem appro. |priate.
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