Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-07-29

LAST MASS FOR POPE
Celebrated in Sistine Chapel,
Nearly All Cardinals
Being Present.
BOOTHS FOR CONCLAVE ERECTED
Romans Making Books on Election.
Fisherman's Ring Still Missing and
New One ordered-Meeting of Con-
gregation Brief.

Rome. July 29.-The last of the
three high requiem masses for Pope
Leo was celebrated in the sistine
chapel Cardinal Serafno Vanutelli
was the celebrant and was assisted
by Cardinals Agliardi, Vincenso, Vanu-
tell, Sanutelli and Ricard.
Those present at the mass included
nearly all the cardinals and many Of
the high officials of the vatican. The
ceremonial was of splendid charac-
ter, the sistine choir rendering its Sc
lections amid clouds of incense. Spe-
cial pontifical prayers were offered
and the mass ended with the hymn
Liberia Me, Domino De Morte Aeter-
ia" and the pronouncing of the bene-
dietion.
The. chapel presented a slightly al
tered appearance, the floor having
been raised to the level of the altar,
the 81 booths for the cardinals dur
iEg the conclave having been erected
and the tables and other furniture
having been arranged.
Making Books on ConcIave.
ANOA1dA pGOpiS WIZ nave UO lcfCl-
ence for anything are busy making
books on the conclaye. The chances
now are rs to 1 against Rampolla, Is
tc / against Vanutelli, while a few
bets have been placed on Cardinal
Gotti at 10 to l. Since that time,
however. his chances have declined.
The odds against any cardinal outside
Of the leaders are 25 to 1.
The meeting of the congregation of
cardinals was very short. After an
exchange of views on current affairs,
Mgr. Merry del Val, secretary of the
consistoral congregation, gave each
cardinal a diagram showing where
his apartments in the vatican will be
located during the conclave.
New Ring Ordered.
The Tribuna says that as the fisher
mans ring, which could not be found
after the death of the pope, may be
discovered in some drawer which was
sealed up and cannot be opened until
after the election of the new pope, the
camerlingo, Cardinal Oreglia, has or
dered new one for use in the SYM
bolie ceremony which occurs immedi-
ately after the successor to Leo is
chosen.
The member of the noble guard who
was overcome during the requiem
mass in the sistine chapel while on
duty beside the catafalque was Count
Stampa, who a few days ago was
placed under arrest for feigning i'll
ness.
May Support Foreign Cardinal.
That there is a conviction at the
vatican that the conelave will be of
short duration Is proved by the fact
that all those who are to enter the
conclave to minister to the wants of
the cardinals have been engaged for
July-three days. The two camps
into which the sacred college is divid-
ed appear to be becoming daily more
irreconcilable and it is stated that
the anti-Rampolla faction has declared
that, il necessary to defeat the oppo.
sition, they will even go to the length
OF supporting a foreign cardinal. The
name of Cardinal Kopp, bishop of
Breslau, was mentioned in this con-
nection, but was hardly considered
seriously, owing to the belief that I'M
der present conditions the elevation
OF German to the papacy might
mean the irreparable loss of France
to the holy see.