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Vatican and Qnirinal.

VIII the next pope have navy? That
ne may own strip of sea coast is one
Vi the interesting possibilities, and
among the papers of the late Cardinal
Parrochi have been found details of a
plan by which it could be brought
about.
The vital question, of course, is that
OF the future relations between Vatican
ana Quirinal, between the papacy and
tne Itahan government. The pope is a
prisoner. Shall he remain so? The
next conclave is looked to with great
interest, because it is felt that there
may be determined whether the all i'm
portant relations between the two in
stltutlons are to be adjusted. The IA
vorable offers made by the Quirfnal
nave not been few during the pontifi-
cate of Leo, but he has never ceased
TO utter his disapproval of the act by
winch the independence of the papacy
| was rextinguished and the city of Rome
made part of the Italian monarchy.
Amid the sacred college, however,
cardinal Parrochi and others have
SHOWN plainly their tendency toward
coming to terms with the government
The late cardinal suggested as a COM
promise between the two powers that
certain extensions be made of the papal
territory. He proposed that the vat
lean gardens be extended to the west
until they met the estates of the Castle
Fusano, royal territory, and that the
royal estate be then transferred to the
papacy. This would give the pope an
opening on the Mediterranean, since the
Fusano. estates extend to the sea: and
would meet the objection that the
papacy enjoyed no material independ- I
ence. sy~s...rg
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cede to the pope is tract of land ex- |
tending eastward along the Tiber. Its |
port is the City of Ostia at TIL rivers
mouth. Thirty miles from Ostia is Rome |
on the same river, and less than two |
miles from Ostia is royal castle. Flu
sano, leased by the government from
the Chigi family, which purchased it in
1880. Thus the tract of land would give
e fine opening on the coast and would |.
give the papal domains a clear run of
thirty miles to the sea from Rome.
Cardinal Parrochi's plan, when pro-
posed, did not meet with approval.
When he lost the favor of the Curia and
Of the pope himself, by inviting the
present dowager queen, Margherita to
De present. at a religious ceremony over
which he presided as vicar of Rome.
Ills scheme of concession fell into dis
-aVor also. His removal from his high
position followed soon after and from
hat time until his death he was power
ess to further his project.
His plan, however, is not dead: it is
avored by some of his colleagues in
he sacred college, and, it is believed,
W those who can accomplish most. The
Italian cardinals constituting the vast
majority Of the sacred college could il
United determine the choice of the next /
'ope. But they are not so united. i
Of this very plan for compromise
etween the civil and religious powers
ONE of these Italians stand in favor !
ogether with the Austrian, German i
nd French cardinals who desire to see
he long standing quarrel between the /
ingdom and the vatican brought to a
lose and they could put forth a candi-
ate personifying their attitude with
reat chances of electing him. The t
'ank praise uttered to his holiness at :
ne jubilee by the English Duke of Nor :
Dix for having refused all these years s
le proffered Italian pension was re- q
eived, the cable said, with marked dis L
ivor by the Italians present z
Leo XIII has his adherents, however. \
! the plan of opposing all compromise a
nd it is one of the features of the situ- a
ton that nobody can learn precisely t
ow the leading cardinals stand Such s
them as may be regarded as papa q
e" gain an advantage by not decIar- q
g their position. After the conclave
re. successful candidate may say what
2 thinks.-The Republic V