Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-25
HIS RESTING PLACE
Vhe Body of Leo to Be Buried
 In St. Peters Tonight.
GOTH MAY BE THE NEW PONTIFF

Final Interment win Be at St. John Lateran-The ConcIave of Car dinaAs Will Assemble Aug. i.
 ROME, July 25-The body of Leo XIII. lay in state in the basiliea of St. Peters while about 3O,OOO people pass ed before the catafalque. This is prob ably # slight increase over the number who viewed the remains on any pre- Vious day, and the augmentation was doubtless due to the widely circulated reports that this would be the last oc- casion upon which the public would have an opportunity of looking upon the body of the beloved pontiff. The fears expressed by the Vatican author ities concerning decomposition appear to have been exaggerated.
 With impressive ceremonies the body | will be inferred tonight in sarcopha- gus at St. Peters, where 1t will re- main until taken to its final resting place in the Church of St. John Lat eran. Italian soldiers again preserved order inside St. Peters, where there is a repetition of the scene and crowd which have occurred since the body has been lying in state.
 The day was notable for the solemn masses celebrated for the repose of the | soul of the late pontif at St. Peters. Interest is now largely engrossed with the coming conclave and its re- suit. The gossip of the day may be summed up briefly by saying that Car dinal Gotti's chances of election seem to have improved in comparison with those of other cardinals who have been mentioned as likely to succeed the dead ponttff, although there still exists a strong feeling that some one hitherto scarcely talked of may wear the tiara. Much comment was excited at the Vatican by a drive which Cardinal Oreg1ia took through the Vatican gar dens. The workers in the more quiet precincts of the gardens were startled when they saw the we'll known papal carriage approaching surrounded by Swiss and noble guards. Their hearts jumped as they saw the face of the cardinal looking out at them. The eamerlingo did not appear to be satis- fed with what he saw. He shook his head, exclafming dismaIly:
 What decay! What neglectl could not remain shut up in this melancholy place. 1 should die in year."
 The gossips of the Vatican now wish to know if this meant that the cardinal would not accept the papacy, which seems practically impossible, or, ac- cepting, would refuse to be the volun- tary, traditional Vatican prisoner. It seems that the more probable interpre- tation of his remarks would be that, if made pope, he would institute changes
 The congregation of cardinals has not yet decided whether the note which the sacred college intends to address to the powers concerning the situation of the papacy at Rome shall be presented when the reception of the diplomatic body occurs. The diploma lists accred- tied to the holy see will be presented by M. Martins d'Antas, the minister from Portugal, who is dean of the corps. Mgr. Merry del Val will reply as acting secretary of state.
 At the meeting of the congregation Cardinal Satolli asked when the con- clave would be opened. Cardinal Greg ha replied that he thought that on the evening of Friday, the 31st, all the car dinals might enter their cells and be ready for the first meeting of the con- clave Aug. 1.
 Mgr. Farabulini, the famous Latinist, whom Gladstone often consulted and of whom the German emperor request cd advice concerning Latin, has been selected to write the oratio brevis, the Latin eulogy, upon the late pontiff, which will be buried with him.
 The congregation also heard the se- cret reports received from the nuncios at Vienna, Paris, Munich and Madrid It approved the charity bequeathed by Leo to the poor.
 The Italia sees alleged confirmation of the story that Cardinal Gibbons had succeeded in transforming Cardinal Richard, the archbishop of Paris, into ' an opponent of Cardinal Rampolla in the alleged fact that Cardinal Gib- bons did not leave Cardinal Richard while in Paris, that they left together for Rome, travelled together and will lodge together at the house of the or der of St. Sulpice. As a matter of fact only the statement that they will lodge together is true. It is known that they did not start for Rome together. Car dinal Richard is coming via Modane and Cardinal Gibbons via St. Gothard pass. The latter is expected here to- morrow. N%
 Cardinal Oreglia is increasing in fa- vor daily, even in government circles, where it is remembered that it was through hfs efforts that the propagan- da of the Vatican adhered to the re- quest of the Italian government to es- 44If &w0 Erithrea. A.
 The report that Mgr. D. J. O'Connell, rector of the Catholic university at Washington, was obliged to leave Rome on account of his electioneering for Cardinal Gibbons is pronounced ab- solutely untrue.
 The Socialist paper Avanti, having published story to the effect that Leo