The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-08-01
LAST. PREPARATION
FOR THE COAcLAVE
No One Candidate Stands Out
Prominently.
THE LAST TRIBUTE TO LEO
The Cardinals Visi, Their ceIIs--.Naszary De.
elares He Cannot Eat With The Oilers
and That He Must Have His
Meals Gu side.
(By the Associated Press.)

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Rome. July 30.-The Vatican today was
the scene of great activity inside and
outside. Witain, the last preparations
were made for the conclave and every
thing was in the utmost confusion
In the Sistine Chapel work will go on
throughout the night. The catalfalque
erected for the funeral services is being
pulled down and the galleries which were
built for the accommodation of special
personages are being replaced by stalls for
the cardinals.
No one candidate stands out prominently,
as did Count Pecci in the conclave of
1878, and the discussion here is not so
much concerning the superior qualities
OF the candidates as of the strength with
which they are credited.
The last tribute was paid to the late
Pope Leo this morning, with the third
great requiem mass celebrated in the
chapel of the Vatican. OF the sixty two
cardinals now in Rome all attended the
mass except Cardinal Cretoni, Project of
the Congregation of Sacred Relics, who
was ill.,.
In the church of Rome today began the
offering of prayers to the Holy Ghost to
assist and enlighten the cardinals to choose
the right man to sit in the chair of St.
Peter.
During the conclave the blessed sacra-
ment was exposed in several churches for
the special prayers of the faithful, with
the same object in view.
The mayor of Carpineto, the birthplace
of Pope Leo, who proposed to erect with
local contributions a monument to Leo
XIII on top of the Pepini Mountains sur
rounding the village of Carpineto, finding
that his project was checked by the large
amount of money required. intends to
make it an international tribute to the
late Pontiff and will ask all countries to
join in the movement. He says he ex-
poets considerable contributions, especially
from America.
The Italians say that the constitution
left by Pope Leo to the conclave has been
distributed among the cardinals. Accord
ing to this authority, it was written in
Latin in 1882. and beginning with the
words Predecessors nostri'' recalls form
er constitutions and concaves, especially
that of Plus TX and then complains of the
condition of the Holy See under domi-
nation and recommends the quick cleo
-tieH 81 a new Pope. 1t advices the hold
ing of the conclave in Rome unless the
Sacred College should not be ill the
joyment of full liberty and recommends
the maintenance of the rights of the
Pontiff 1t cnjoins the election of new
Pope, not according to the personal pref
erences of the cardinals, but according
to the dictation of their conscIences, in
spired only by the welfare of the church..
Ia 4hn nh lot nj lr1inC
the constitution is written, 'to be kept
with NEST absolute secrecy and with the
duty of returning it."
The Cardinals today visited the cells
which they are to occupy during the con-
clave, and it cannot be said that they
are very enthusiastic over the idea on
being confined. perhaps for some time,
in what are rightly termed cells" which
are without running water and necessary
ventilation. 1t was feared that the health
OF some of the older and more feeble
cardinals might suffer Perhaps the most
dissatisfied was Cardinal Maszary, who,
as Primate of Hungary. is the wealthiest
OF the cardinals He is credited with an
income of 100000 annually. He insists
that he cannot eat with the others, and
must have his meals outside.
The question of compensation to be given
to the physicians who treated the late
Pntiff during his last illness was dis
cussed in the congregation. The execu-
tors of the will said that The money re-
manning after the charitable requests left
by Leo are paid would be only about s4.-
600. This sum was considered insufficient
and commission of cardinals was in
structed to augment it to such nm amount
as might seem appropriate.