Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-08-08
new POPE ELECTED
BY THE Cardinals
Giuseppe Sarto Chosen on Seventh
Ballot as the Successor Of
Pope Leo XIII.
new head OF CATHOLIC Church
Takes The name OF Plus (.
White Robes Of ONCE Donned by
New Pope and He Receives Homage
of Cardinals-Papal Blessing Be-
slowed Upon Them and the As
sembled People.


of Cardinals-Papal Blessing Be-
slowed Upon Them and the A.
sembled People.
Rome, Aug. 5.-Cardinal Macchi,
secretary of apostolic briefs, an
nounced to the crowds assembled be-
fore St. Peters that Cardinal SartO
had been elected pope, and that he
had taken the name Plus x.
The troops on duty Immediately
lined up on the piazza and presented
arms.
Announcement of Cardinal SartO's
election was received with wild enthu-
siasm on the part, of thousands Of
persons who had gathered outside st.
Peters. The scene within the basilica
when the pope pronounced his bene-
diction was one of unparalleled excite
ment and enthusiasm. Thousands Of
persons within the cathedral cheered
and waved their hats.
Dons White Robes Of ONCE.
While Prince Chigi, the master Of
the conclave, was drawing up the off,
cial act of the election and acceptance
of the newly elected pope, the latter,
surrounded by his friends, disappeared
into a small room near the altar,
where he donned, with who can say
what feelings of triumph and
humility, the white robes of his Office.
Plus x. was assisted by his conclavist,
who first knelt and kissed his masters
hand and thus received the first apos-
tolic blessing given by Plus x.
The new pope was attired all in
white, with the exception of red shoes,
which was quite regular, but he did
not stop to remove the red cardinals
stockings for the white papal ones,
and these showed as he raised his
gown to move forward. When he was
quite robed, the secretary of the con-
clave, Mgr. Merry del Val, kneeling,
offered him the papal white cap,
amidst breathless silence. He did not
follow the precedent created by Pope
Leo, who declined to give his red cap
to the master of ceremonies as sign
that he would soon be created a car
dinal, but with slight smile Sarto
took the white cap, placed it calmly on
his head, and dropped the red one
lightly on the head of Mgr Merry del
Val amidst murmur of approval.
This is taken as a certain indication
that the happy recipient is soon to be
raised to the cardinalate.
Receives Homage of Cardinals.
AS the new pontiff stepped from be-
hind the altar, the only touch of color
about him being his red and gold
shoes, he really seemed to be the en-
bodiment of his holy Office. His face
was pale and clearly softened by emo
ton. He paused moment, as he
came before the expectant cardinals,
then seated himself on the throne
with a hurried movement, as though
he had suddenly grown weak. His
back was to the altar and he was en-
throned to serve the so-called first
obedience" of the cardinals. They
came forward, one by one, some calm
and smiling, others sober and nom
committal, while still others found con-
siderable difficulty, even at this hour,
in concealing their too obvious disap-
pointment.
All kissed his hand and feet, while
he saluted each on the cheek with
the kiss of peace. Then all broke into
the TIE Deum with such effect that
scarcely an eye was dry.
Blessing of New Pope.
Plus x. then rose and in a voice at
first tremulous, but gradually becom-
ing full and firm, administered the
papal blessing to all of the members of
the sacred college. It was received
with bowed and uncovered heads:
The fisherman's ring not yet having
been found, a new one designed by
Camerlengo Oreglia was placed on the
pontiff's finger as symbol of renewed
power and evidence that the Catholic
church has once more sovereign
head.
Sarto bore himself with becoming
dignity and gave no outward sign of
exultation in this, the supreme mo-
ment of his life.
:. Masons Remove Barbados.
: In the meanwhile masons and car
penters had been busy breaking down
doors, SO that the cardinal deacons,
together with the master of ceremonies
and the conclavists and many others,
might proceed to the balcony of St..
Peters. The populace, waiting in the
piazza, had already, at haH-past IL
O'Clock, seen the tiny thread of smoke,
almost transparent. which warned
them what to expect, SO that when the
windows on the balcony slowly opened
and the great cleaning cross was seen,
the excitement and Impotence height
.ened to the extreme
Slowly Cardinal Macchi, secretary of
the congregation of apostolic briefs,
advanced and exclaimed in a loud
voice: -
'Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum
habemus papem eminentissimum &C
Reverendissimum Dominum Cardinal