Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-01
IN THEIR CELLS.
Cardinals of the Sacred College
Are in SecIusion.
viii Not Emerge Until Election Of
Pope Can Be Announced.
Several OF the Cardinals III, Requiring
Medical Attendance.

conclave in the history of the Roman
Catholic church has now assembled in
the Sistine chapel for the purpose of
electing a successor to Leo XIII Sixty
two cardinals with over 200 clerical and
lay attendants, are, to all intents and
purposes, prisoners within the Vatican.
One of the, Cardinal Herraro Espinc-
"a, archbishop of Valencia, was pros
trated Immediately after entering the
conclave and lies i'll in his cell. To-
morrow, the cardinals will enter upon
the solemn duty of choosing the new
Pope by ballot. The general impression
exists that within two or three days,
possibly, though not probably, tomor-
row, a new Pope will have been chosen.
Representations as to who will wear
the tiara as Loe's successor have little
value. as even the cardinals, who, this
evening, entered their cells, seemed to
be without definite ideas as to the issue.
Cardinals Rampolla, Serafino, Vannu-
tell, Di Pietro, Gotti and Oreglia con-
tinue to be most frequently mentioned
as the likeliest candidates.
The impression prevails in certain
sections that no matter what the verdi
es are impending in the policy of the
Vatican and that within a year or two
the new Pope will no longer consider
himself a prisoner in the Vatican. but
will unlike Leo, leave it's precincts
whenever necessary.
Midnight news from within the pre-
cincts of the conclave is to the effect
that after prayers the cardinals took
supper at a common table with the
exception of nine of them, who had
their meals served in their cells. Car
dinal Herrera y Espinoza, with the as
sistance of a sedative administered by
DR.. Lapponi. is reported to have gone
quietly to sleep.
Although Cardinal Herrera Es-
Espinosa is confined to his cell by ill
ness. he will be allowed to take part
in the conclave by voting, if he is not
able to get up.
The Italie, tonight. declares that the
note to the powers drafted by the con-
gregation of cardinals contains a
stronger protest, against the condition
of the Papacy than did the note of 1878
and dashes to the ground the hopes of
those who have been looking for a
reconciliation between the Vatican and
the Quirinal. Too much reliance, how
ever, must not be placed on the Italics
statement.
Rome, July 31.-5.40 P. My 5
O'Clock this afternoon all the cardi-
nails had arrived at the Vatican and
gone to their cells The conclave has
been duly formed and it's members are
now shut from the outer world. Every
thing is prepared for tomorrow's vot-
ing.
Shortly after o'clock the cardinals
began to appear on st. Peters piazza
where a small crowd watched inter-
estedly and raised their hats at the
princes of the church, who passed into
the rear entrance of the Vatican.
With each cardinal We're the con-
lcavists and the servants who will at
tend his wants during the conclave.
Some had baggage and carriages with
them, though most of the baggage had
been sent on beforehand. The major
ity of the cardinals contented them
selves with taking hand bags. At the
Vatican doors the Swiss Guards kept
back the curious crowd, among whom
were many priests. Photographers Wig
orously snapped the occupants of the
black carriages prior to their entrance
to what one cardinal called prison.
At $50 P. NJ, all the cardinals had
been assembled together and two and
two, they moved in procession to the
Sistine chapel. Here the marshal of
the conclave Prince Chigi-Albani, knelt
and took the following oath:
81. Marc, Prince Chigi-Albani. perpet-
nal marshal of the conclaVe, deputed
| to direct the surveillance of the apos-
| tolic palace, promise and swear that
will be faithful to the Sacred College OF
| most eminent and most reverend cardl-
nails of the Holy Church: that with the
| greatest diligence and loyalty l will
watch said palace during the conclave
for the election of a new Pontff, ano
, that 7 will not allow or suffer any car
dinal or any of the people with them tc
infringe in any way on the established
constitution of Holy Fathers for the
election of a Roman Pontiff. To this
God elected me and these are the Holy
Gospels of God"
As he uttered the last word Prince
t,nlgl-AlDdill PuN Ills manu- oii tiiO 49,
Testament.
After the prince had taken the oatf
his four assistants, known as captain:
of the conclave. the princes secretar!
and the chaplain were similarly swori
and then the same oath was admins
tered to the officers of the Palatin'
Guards and the Swiss Guards.
Then, in pleasing confusion, the car
dirals, each escorted by the Nobl
Guard assigned to them went to thei
respective "cells" or apartments.
| In the meantime the carmerlengo
/ Cardinal Oreglia, had been performing
another ceremony in the Sistine chapel
with the aid of the sub dean of tn
Sacred College, Cardinal Serafin,
1 vannutelli. Seating themselves in tw'
immense chairs with their backs to tn
/ altar and fianked by Swiss Guards. tn
two cardinals administered the oaths t
the conclavists. who advanced singly
knelt and swore not to reveal anything
. which they might hear in the conclav
and not to put no obstacles in the wa.
of the election of the new Pope.
Cardinals Oreglia and Vannutelli the
passed to the famous Loggin Raphael
who're the same formula was followe'
with all the employees Of the cardinals