New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01

duty to perform. Accompanied by three car
dinals deputed for that office, and with guards
carrying lighted torches he made the ROUNDS
of all the apartments and rooms, in order TO
verify that there was unauthorized person
within the precincts.
Outside the Enclosure of the conclave in the
Vatican, the confusion lasted for some time
longer, each visitor being DESTROYS of telling his
neighbor who would be elected Pope. but by the
exercise of considerable tact the palace was
gradually cleared.
CARDINAL RAMPOLLAS CHANCES.
Just before going into his cell to-day prom
inent cardinal threw an interesting sideight
upon the chances of Cardinal Rampolia. Leos
Secretary of State has been -persistently abused
recently by the government papers for his
temporal power policy. The cardinal said:
am not so sure that the public attacks upon
Cardinal Rampolla by the government are not
inspired with a view of working up among
Catholics and the cardinals a spirit of enthus-
asm for him which mint greatly increase his
chances of election. Indeed, 1 am pretty GER
tain that the Italian Government would not be
at all sorry to see Cardinal Rampolla wear the
tiara, IS, at heart, 1 do not believe the gov
eminent has any serious disposition to alter
the existing relations between the Vatican and
the Quirinal
There is no doubt that Cardinal Rampolla,
who is so well known to all the cardinals be-
Pope. has e strong following. but whether it is
even approximately strong enough to bring him
within measurable distance Of the papal throne
will only be revealed when the first ballot is
taken tomorrow. Cardinal Serafino Vannu-
tell was certain, according to statement Of
one of those who entered the conclaye to-
night to secure ten votes on the first ballot. He
is regarded particularly friendly to Ire
land, and it is understood has the support of
Cardinal Logue, Archbishop of Armagh, and, it
is also said of Cardinal Gibbons.
IGNORANCE OF PROCEDURE.
One of the interesting features of to-day's
preparations was the comparative ignorance
displayed by some of the cardinals concerning
the cOnclave's method of procedure. One OF
them ENORMOUSLY admitted that he had not
read the rules governing the technicalities of
voting since he was a boy at a seminary All
the members of the Sacred College, by mutual
agreement, took with them when they entered
the conclave sufficient clean linen to last three
days. If at the expiration of that time the con-
clave is still in session, arrangements have
been made to pass out the soiled linen on the
dumbwaiters and have the laundry work done
by employees of the Vatican.
Before entering the conclave Cardinal Glib
bons requested that a denial be made of all in
terviews alleged to have been given out by him
while in Rome, and also all published accounts
of conversations he is alleged to have had with
private individuals, referring especially to the
statements of the Italia. yesterday to the effect
that he had criticised the policy OF Cardinal
Rampolla.
GUARDS AROUND THE VATICAN.
Until the conclave is ended seven hundred
italian troops will remain in the Piazza of st.
Peters. four hundred to the right and three
-
will be stationed in the Piazza of st. Mark.
Mounted carabineers and policemen will patrol
the walls of the Vatican. The gardens and
streets adjacent to the Vatican will be watched
day and night by four attachments of guards,
while an extra force of police will do duty in
the streets of the Borgo district and the bridges
leading into it. In the barracks will remain six
hundred troops, subject to emergency call.
Judging by the small crowds and the perfect
order of to-day there appears to be little use
for these precautions.
The ceremony of the entrance of the cardinals
in conclave to which is always given solemn
a character as possible, began this morning with
the celebration of the Mass of the Holy Ghost
in the Paulin Chapel of the Vatican. Before
1870 this mass was celebrated in the Chapel of
the Choir at st. Peters.
SWORN TO THE RULES OF CONCLAVE.
dinals; the diplomatic corps the Roman aris-
tocracy the Knights OF Malta and few out
siders especially invited, were present There
were many guards, who to-day had taken off
the mourning emblems they had been wearing
for Leo XIII
Cardinal Serafno Vannuteli offciated. After
the ''Veni Sancte Spiritus" had been intoned
Monsignor Sardi, having before him the Pontih-
cal Cross. read the Latin Grafton, PRO EIigendo
Pontifce Maxine" exhorting the cardinals to
make a wise choice in the task before them,
that the one elected to the supreme dignity
should be a worthy vicar of Christ earth.
Printed copies of the Grafton We're handed to all
the cardinals.
After the Mass of the Holy Ghost the cardi-
nails assembled, as usual, in congregation. in the
hall of the consistory, where contrary to usage
the rules of the conclave were read, and each
cardinal took the oath to obey them. In former
times this ceremony usually took place in the
Sistine Chapel in the evening. just before shut
ting up the cardinals for the conclave.
After this ceremony the cardinals hurried
away from the Vatican TO return later with
the more or less numerous articles which they
deemed necessary for their attendance at the
conclave. Some of them made, preparations
sufficient for a years absence. While others We're
content to prepare for few days stay
The discomfort which the cardinals will ex-
perience by being shut up in the palace is some
what Iessened by the exceptional weather, which
is cloudy cool and windy, the thermometer only
reaching - degrees in the shade, while. gener-\
ally at this season the mercury is as high as
100 degrees in the shade at noon
PRESENT FOR NEXT POPE's GUARD
The confusion which ensued from the loss of
the temporal power Of the Papacy, made it
necessary TO cut down expenses, and among
many other things the numbers of tine Noble