The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-24

but I have maintained most friendly
personal relations and also cordial Off
cial relations with all the laymen ana
authorities with whom L came in con-
tact This is the secret of success. This
was the glory of Pope Leo. With the
help Of God it will be that OF ms sue
cessor.
CARDINAL GIBBONS is ELEC-
TIONEERING.
Paris July 24-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Paris edition of the
Herald telegraphs that if Cardinal
RamDolla is not elected it will be due
to the action of Cardinal Gibbons, who.
it is asserted in vatican circles. re-
manned in Paris in order to unite the
French cardinals against him.
FUNERAL MASSES CELEBRATED.
Rome. July PA solemn funeral
mass for the repose of the soul of Pope
Leo was celebrated today in the church
of Saints Vincent and Anastasius. The
door of the church which contains the
viscera of all the popes since Sixtus V
except those of Plus TX, was decorated
in black and gold and bore a long in
scripion in Latin.
Inside the church was hung with
black and gold and on the high altar
was a large golden cross and in the
center stood an elaborate catafalque
surmounted by triple crown. In front
of the catafalque was the coat of arms
of the late pontiff, with a profusion of
ties
Mgr. ViriH celebrated the mass assist
ed by all the students of the American
college. The church was overfiowing
with people.
Among the other funeral masses cele-
brated today the most imposing was
that In the church choir chapel of St.
Peters, facing the chapel where the body
of Leo lies i'll state. with never-end-
ing stream OF people passing before it.
A erF-r1 n 1af 70 fa1 10r1a black
gold was in the center of the chapel and
on it triple crown held a conspicuous
position, which with fickering candles
around the catafalque and clouds OF IN
cense gave a note of mysticism to the
chapel which was wanting in the eX-
position of the remains of the pope on
the other side of the church. The func-
ton reached the height of impressive
ness when the voices of the choir rang
out the dies drae which echoed through
the baslica.
Still another most important mass
was celebrated in the Church of Jesus,
belonging to the Jesuits. The large
church was filled with people belonging
TO the upper classes of Rome
The most significant mass. however,
was that celebrated in the royal chapel,
known as the Church of the Sudario, by
the court chaplain, by order of the king
and queen of Italy.
CROWD AT ST. PETERS GROWS
LARGER.
Rome. July PA report generally
circulated that the body of Pope Leo
was beginning to show signs of decom-
position caused great excitement, but
it is now oontradicted by the doctors.
Many people who had decided to visit
the chapel of the sacrament in st. Pet
ers on the last day of the lying-in-st sta tie
and thus avoid the crowd, hurried there
today fearing that it would be buried
tonight. while many persons in the
provinces took the fist trains to Rome
which resulted in a gathering at ST
Peters larger than that of yesterday
Otherwise the scene was practically the
same. The work of the soldiers and po-
lice on duty was more arduous owing to
the burning sun and dust and the strug-
gle to enter the cathedral, the faintinS
of women. screaming of children and
the hurrahs of the men. However, no
grave incidents have so far been re-
ported.
Or. Lapponi, in the fact of the doubts
cast on the efficacy of mis- process of
embalming. went with the other doctors
today to ex anime the body of the pope
and found it to be in a perfect state
of preservation. The dark color assum-