The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-23
NOW WINST.PfTER'S
POPE LEO's BODY LYING IN THE
WORLDS GREATEST CHURCH.
Carried from the Vatican with All the
Solemn Pomp and Ceremony
Due His Rank.
CLOTHED IN PoNTIFFs ROBES
WITH ALL THE EMBLEMs OF AU-
THoRITY ON HIS BIER,
Taken First to the sistine Chapel, and
then go the Chapel of the sacra-
ment I'm st. Peters.
PROCESSION OF CARDINALS
OTHER CHURCH DIGNITARIEs AND
THE SWISS GUARD.
Dr. Lapponi's Report on the Autopsy,
which Shows Death Was Not
Caused by Cancer.
Taken First TO the Sistine Chapel, and
then 90 the Chapel of the sacra-
ment In st. Peters.
PROCESSION OF CARDINALS
OTHER CHURCH DIGNITARIEs AND
THE SWISS GUARD.
DR.. Lapponi's Report on the Autopsy,
Which Shows Death Was Not
Caused by Cancer.

ROME. July 22.-To-night the body of Leo
XIII lies in state in the basilica of st.
Peters. Beginning tomorrow at sunrise,
the people of Rome and those of all nations
now in the Eternal City will be admitted to
pay their last farewell. Opportunity for
this solemn tribute will end on Saturday.
Until o'clock this afternoon the body of
the dead Pope lay in the throneroom of the
Vatican, where the leaders of the diplo-
matte. clerical and civil world were allowed
to pass the bier.
The ceremonial tonight when the body
was conveyed from the throneroom to st.
Peters was one of the most striking of all
the obseauies
While the body of the Pope was being car
Tied into ST. Peters this evening the private
ceremony of depositing the urn containing
his viscera I'm the Church of SITS. Vincent
and Anastasius was taking place. A curl
Gus hitch occurred when the solemn process
sion arrived at the door of the special de-
pository in the crypt. The key was not to
be found The attendants hunted high and
low and finally were obliged to break down
the door. The depository had not been
opened since 1876. as. contrary to CUSTOM
the viscera of Plus TX are at st. Peters
The rector of the Church of SITS. Vincent
and Anastasius will ask that the viscera of
Plus TX be transferred to his church
also, in order 70 make the sequence COM
plete. During the day the Congregation of
Cardinals met and decided TO hold the con-
ciave under the Identical regulations which
obtained at the eonclave which elected Leo.
DIR. Lapponi in the course OF the day pre-
sented to Cardinal Oreglia a report of the
autopsy. This showed that there was no
sign of cancer in the Popes body.
PREPARATIONS FOR TO-DAY.
Several hours before sundown st. Peters
was cleared of idle crowds The massive
doors were closed and the throng of sight
seers was pushed back to the foot of the
great flight of irregular stone steps. Half
a hundred carpenters hastily constructed a
stout fence five feet high to resist the en-
croachments of the crowds which are ex-
pected during tomorrow and the two fol-
lowing days. The fence extends directly
across the colonnade and in il are two mar
row entrances which will give ready means
of controlling the ingress and egress of
thronss.
The will of the late Pope is still un-
opened provided by the fact that his
apartment is sealed. Otherwise the objects
there would have been distributed in ac-
cordance with instructions left by him.
Leo's intimates say, however. they know
that the testament begins with advice about
religion and morals and that it declares his
firm intention TO leave all he possessed to
the church. These bequests include pres
ents which might appear to be personal
property on the ground that no one could
Tfofr auxrf1 1frac he had
had generously provided for those bound
to him by ties Of blood and affection. The
report published in the United States on
the authority of the Rome Tribuna to the
effect that the will had been opened by
Cardinal oreglia and that it showed the
Pope had left private fortune of sl5,OOO,-
600 was premature and was retracted in a
later edition of the Tribuna itself.
THE CONCLAvE.
Al this mornings session of the congrega-
ton. when Cardinal Oreglia asked If the
conciave would be held in Rome, 1t is re-
ported that only Cardinals Martinelli and
Steinhdber objected on the ground of pos
sioie influence OF the Italian government.
Cardinal Oreglia. who. at the time of the
death OF Plus TX had favored a proposal
to hold the conclave outside of Italy, today
ute'dreu that interference by the Italian
government was impossible and the pro-
posai to hold the conclave at Rome was
carried unanimously. The congregation de-
cided that all who participated in the con-
clave should not be allowed to hold commu-
nication ef any kind with the outside world.
In 1873 Cardinal ~fdohenIohe was permitted
TO nave his meals sent from home through
wnicn medium. ii Is said. he advised Crispi.
then minister OF the interior OF Italy and
Bismarck about the PROCEEDINGS of the con-
ciave. IL has been decided that the cells for
each cardinal in the conclave shall be
chosen by lot Preparations for the con-
clave have already begun I'm the Sistine
Chapel. where the balloting will occur.
IL Is said that agreement has been
reached between the ecclesiastical and
governmental authorities TO have the ItaI-
fan troops enter st. Peters should any dis
turbance occur during the three days that
Leo will lie In state i'm the chapel Of the
sacrament.
REM0NAU.