The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-21


memory of the exalted and venerable
man who was a personal friend of mine,
and whose extraordinary gifts of heart
and mind compelled my admiration
anew only a few weeks ago on the oc-
casion of my last visit to Rome.-Wil-
helm l. r.
DR.. Lapponi yesterday sent to Prince
Colonna, mayor of Rome, the following
notice;
ITO the iIlustrious Mayor of Rome
the capitol: With grief L announce to
you that at four p. m. today there
ceased to live from a dynamic pneu-
monia, followed by hemmorhagic pleu-
r1sy. the holiness of Our Lord, Leo
XIII. Pope, formerly Gioacchino Peccl,
of Carpineto, Province of Rome, at the
age of SO years and five months.
(Signed) Doctor Guiseppi I.apponi
Pontifical physician and sanitary Of
ficial delegated to the vatican by the
Nuncia of Rome.
From the vatican, 20 July, 1903''
The Italian government has given or
ders to the railroad officials that car
dlnals coming to Rome for the conclave
shall be considered princes of the blood
ana nave reserved compartments, or
saloon cars placed at their disposal from
the frontier. In addition instructions
have been given to all the government.
authorities to put themselves at the
disposal of the cardinals, if they are
requested to do SO. ana to leave nothing
undone for their accommodation and
pIOlecIlOn.
EXACT TIME OF DEATH.
Rome, July 21.-Dr, Lapponi now
fixes the precise hour of the pope's death
at 4:06. The fact was Immediately com
municated to the Ass Ociated Press, but
under <he rule which requires that two
hours shall elapse after the doctors pro-
nounce life extinct, before the dean of
the sacred college shall officially an
nounce the death. the telegraph office
was unable to forward the message at
teen wires working from that city to
Paris about six o'clock local time, az
o'clock noon, New York time.)
The Tribuna today published an inter
view with Cardinal Svampa, archbishop
of Bologna who the paper says, has
quite recovered from his stroke of para
lysis. The cardinal is quoted as say
ing:
Z believe that the conclave will be
very short as were the last two. At
the utmost, 1 think it may take one
week. as now there does not exist in the
sacred college the marked political diff
ferences of other times. Therefore, it
will be possible to arrive at an under
standing more easily, and quicker;
The interviewer asked the cardinal
what he thought the policy of the future
pope would be in regard to the So
called Roman question. Will it remain
rigidly unchanged, or will the new pope
inaugurate modus vivendi which many
dinal Svampa replied
mo one today can say with certainty
anything about it But 1t must not
be forgotten that whoever is elected Will
bring something personal into the attl-
tude of the holy see regarding that
question. something which more or less
must differentiate from the attitude or
the former pope. Besides. every MS
toricaI fact of great Importance brings
with DIT changes which ameliorate or
aeeravate pre-existing conditions. Ev-
cry sun rise of each new day throws
fresh light on men and things.
THE GREET POPE"
ST. Petersburg. July 2l-rIne RUSSIAN
Catholicity of view. his comprehension
of the historical mission of the papacy'
his grasp of social problems and his un-
failing interest in everything furtherlng
These. together with the late pope's
ouick perception, strong will and tenn
nerate. polite disposition, Justify, the
papers add. giving him the title of the
49, FLAGS AT HALF MAST.
The Hague July H.-The foreign
minister this morning personally ex-
pressed the coincidence of the govern
ment to the papal charge d danaires,Wno
notified Queen Wilhelmina of the pope
death The flags of the various lega-
tions were placed at half mast
DEL. Val. TO BE A CARDINAL
Rome. July 21.-At this mornings
meeting of the congregation of cardi-
nails. Mgr Del Val, the first apostolic
delegate to Canada. was Professionally
appointed secretary of the conslstorlal
congregation replacing the late Mgr'
Volnini This probably will be follow
ed by making the provisional appoint
ment permanent The position of sec
retary of the consistorial congregation
has additional Importance, since II VIII
lead to the nomination of Mgr. Merry
del Val as cardinal by the new pope.