The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-08-07
SMOKE STILL ASCENDING.
Third Day of Papal Conclave Ends
Without Choosing a Successor
TO Pope Leo.
aAAPollA REGARDED As lfAuIMe.
smoke seen Again Issuing From the
stove pipe shows That the Third
Day of the concinve Has Passed
without "a selection--six Ballots
Have Been taken without Result.

/
Have Eeen taken without Result
Rome. Aug. 3.--After three full days
OF elaboration. during which six bal
lots have been taken, the members OF
the conclaye still remain shut up in
the vatican without having selected a
successor TO Leo Nil. The futlity of
both the ballots taken to-day was eyi.
denced by the smoke which arose
from the Sistine chapel. This mute
signal this evening was watched by
another large crowd which partly
filled the square of san Pietro and
which il was estimated numbered
about $4,000. Great disappointment
was manifested. and when the little
pun of smoke appeared there were
loud cries. not only of dsappoint-
mcnt. but even of derision.
Rome is becoming extremely patient
over the delay in he selection of the
new pope. concerning which there APP
pears To be no definite explanation
owing to the rigid secrecy with which
the proceedings within the conclaye
are being guarded. To-day practical
~ the only news which came from the
Sistine chapel was that of the ex-
tremely grave illness of Cardinal Her
zero. II is presumed. however. that
the other aged cardinals are also suf-
fering from their prolonged incarcer-
alton and the intense heat
Among ambassadors and ecclesiasti-
calls there exists general opinion
that if only for the sake of relieving
the aged cardinals much may be sac
riiced within the conclaye to arrive
al speedy conclusion.
On the other hand there are a few
pessimistic enough TO believe that the
hostility among the factions in the
sacred college i so bitter that the
struggle may be continued for sew
eral weeks.
No Possibility Of "a Foreign Pope.
out of all the rumors and gossip
afioat concerning what is TRANSPORTING
n the conclave the most persistent re
port is to the effect that the Rampolla
and Serafina Nannutelli factions have
remained compact and that the at
Tempt of one faction TO press forward
! new candidate in the hope of break.
ng the strength of the other had
allied. The Italia says that matters
ave reached point which pressages
he possibility of the election OF n
oreign pope and that Cardinal kopp.
bishop Of Breslau. who is most fire.
luently mentioned in this connec.
ion. has the supper, of the German \
mperor. If this is true. the Italia in {
erprets il as move on the part Of
he Rampolla faction 10 win over the 1
cardinals from Sera-
no Nannutelli :
ardinaI Nassary Has His own Cook I
One Of the daily sights at the vati-
an now is the arrival of the nun ,
HON Cardinal Naszary. prince arch
ishop of Gran and primate of Hun
airy. brought with him from Hun
airy 10 act as his cook Cardinal
aslary is the wealthiess of the car
mails, and is reputed 10 have an in
ome Of 100000 annually. He desired
, have his cook enter TIE conclave.
az the presence of women being for
dden by all the rules, he arranged !,
} have her cook his dinner outside
I'd bring II daily to the Sistine
lapel She comes in cab escorted =
7 two Hungarian soldiers in uni. :.
rm.
IL is reported that when Cardina. :
'rto. patriarch OF Venice. received ],
e good wishes of his friends. he re- !"
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ased return ticket when 7 left ?
anice.'' =
those who are superstitutous are
wing that as the conclave opened on 4
. Ignatius Leyola day il will proba-
close tomorrow. the day Of ST. =
mimic. one of the fighting saints in
calendar, thus fulfilling the
ophecy Of 81. Malachi. who predict -
that the motto of the next pope
'uld be: ''Ignis Ardens."
some Believe Pope II Elected.
There are those who profess to
,ht 70 believe that pope has al /.
'dy been elected, but that the fact
being kept secret. They recall that :.
August, 17i0. Cardinal Lambcrtini W
enedict XIV was elected pope in "a
evening. but that the conclave ~
'tponed the proclamation Of his ~
elton until the next morning. keep 7"
the fact Of the election secret -
N from the conclavists. On that an
aston the head which was to wear nv
crown was uneasy. Cardinal Lam ~
TIM could not sleep, and his con-
visits hearing him moving restlessly as'
eral times inquired che cause OF 10
nervousness. At last the cardinal M
longer able to contain himself ou'
utcd: Jc'
am pope. Now can you sleep? ~
I try" PEI
scrs Fail 70 Reach mn Agreement.