The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-27

FOR THE
C0NCLAvE
Vatican tho Scene Of FeVsrIsh
Haste In Preparing for
Cardinals.

Rome. July H.--Ths vatican resembles
an ant hill so feverish Is the work OF the
the part OF that building set
aside for the conclave. Before 1850, con-
claves were held in the Quirinal palace
ready without any special preparation.
But In the case OF the vatican. apart
ments OF three or four rooms for each
cardinal have been specially prepared.
and as there are 66 cardinals the amount
of work involved II very great indeed.
The section outlined for the conclave
comprises the rooms under the late
pope's apartment and the tower, with
the rooms about the Salt ducale. on
the second floor the rooms about the
loggic Raphael and the pontifical Of
hces. comprising all the apartments. for
merly occupied by Car~inal Rampolia
VINO has left the vatican altogether will
be used The whole will furnish com
modtous Lodgings for about 200 people
The sistihe chapel az in the case of
the last conclave. will he used for the
meetings OF the cardinals and the ballot
ing. Therefore three solemn funeral SER
vices which began Tuesday will be oTi-
ciated by each cardinal over the thrones
will be baldicchinos or canopies, attach
ed 10 the wall behind
The moment new pope is elected he
new dignity. thus silently announced The
papel chapel will be used for the celebra-
ton or high mass. every morning Of the
conclaVe, while masses Will be celebra ted
every morning by each cardinal
The gendarmes and palstine guards will
be transferred 10 the building I'm the Belle
vedere court yard. where the poor pill
grims were lodged during the last Jubilee,
the gendarmes barracks being transform
yard Will be converted into general ise
for the carpenters and their workmen.
The court yard is quite unrecognizable.
Ions lines Of glass windows OF the logia
Raphael have been painted upto a GER
tain height as precaution and shades have
been put on every window TO assure Sc
crecy.
thing. will be in readiness for Friday
night. but there Is more yet TO be accom-
plished. The cardinals at their meeting
today again discussed the advisability OF
the condition OF the holy see. Some of
them insisted on the necessity of not al
lowing the occasion TO pass without pro-
testing against the occupation OF pontih-
cal territory by Italy, thereby showing
that the papacy is determined to maintain
It's claims unabated. others said they
force 10 many protests of the same kind
made, while IL might interfete
with the policy which the future pope
may desire TO follow. and added that the
best thing TO do was to leave the sue
cessor OF Leo XIII entirely free to choose
the course which he may consider best
for the good OF the faithful and the gen
eral interests OF the church.
CARDINAL GIBBONS AT ROME.
Cardinal Gibbons. who ater a nights
rest felt perfectly we'll. celebrated early
mass In the private chapel OF the Sui
picians and then drove to the vatican.
where he participated IN the meeting OF
the congregation OF cardinals.
He was most cordially received by all
his colleagues and the members OF the
Sacred college, appointed at the last con-
sis tory we're presented TO him.
Cardinal Gibbons then took the oath of
the gospels, administered by Cardinal
Oreglis.
Whom the meeting Of the congregat tlon
was over Cardinal Gibbons went 10 ST.
Peters and prayed before the bls,Ied
sacrament; then knelt before the rest
ing Ilace Of the body OF Popo Ieo and
prayed for about 16 minutes. Ca 'd,nal
Gibbons has appointed Father T. CI
Gavan as his conclavist. beside whom lie
VIII take only one servant into the con
cltye.