The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-03
Tel-tale Smoke From the Sistine
Chapel Again Announces the
Colleges Failure.
Streets Without the Vatican Are
Crowded With Spectators Await
ing an Election.
Among Them a Band of Pictur-
esquely CARRIED Provincials Wait
the New Pope's Blessing.

Rome Aug. 3.-6:35 p. m.-The sixth
ballot was held this afternoon and proved
fritless The smoke announcing that
4act was seen arising from the Sistine
chapel at 6:25 p. m.
Rome, Aug. 3.-To-days first ballot for
pope has been taken, and apparently re-
suited in no election, smoke was OBJ
served issuing from the Sistine chapel
chimney at sixteen minutes after IL
o'clock this morning, it indicating the
burning Of the ballots.
Tho this is the third morning of the
cardinals imprisonment, they have not
yet arrived at decision: In the hope
that over night some agreement might
have been reached. the foreign ministers.
many other personages and two or three
thousand Of the general public went to
st. Peters this morning to await develop
ments. They were doomed to another
disappointment, for at 11:16 a. ~, like
the broken out pennant Of ship, the
smoke announcing that the fifth ballot
had been fruttless, rose from the CHM
ney Of the Sistine chapel and was borne
away by a light breeze. It was a, home
ward bound pennant for the crowd, which
Immediately left the piazza. Many ex-
pressed regret at the failure Of the bal
lot. There is popular feeling that this
afternoons ballot may bring the new,
pope, but this does not appear to be based
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press visited the inside Of the vatican
this morning and found that all around
! the precincts Of the conclave the guards
had been doubled, and wherever there
is the slightest possibility of communica-
ton with the conclave, the Swiss Guards.
gendarmes and Palatine Guards watch to-
gether. The antagonisn existing between
these bodies is the best guarantee that
nothing underhand will be allowed.
The piazza of st. Peters this morning
bore the appearance of these past days.
Italian soldiders occupied two colonnades
and stood about In groups vanity trying to
keep in the shade, the sun being scorch-
| ing.
Wear Novel Costumes.
! A new note to the scene was given by
| a caravan of peasants from the surround
| ing province, composed of men, women
and children in costume, who have evil
| IDENTIFY come to Rome for the pope's bless
/ ing.
! The women wore bright red skirts,
white bodices with colored corsets outside,
i spot1ess white leather thongs to the knee.
\ The men were less gorgeous, in. velvet
knee -breeches with gold buttons. The
| group camped in the shadow of the ODE
| lisk eating watermelon and making so
brilliant a picture that all on the piazza,
| especially the foreigners, feasted their
eyes on the characteristic scene.
Is Herrera Is Seriously Ill.
According to a. reliable report from in
side the conclave, but one which it IS, i'm
possible to verify, Cardinal Herrera y
! Espinoza has become so i'll that the last
sacrament has been administered.
It is ted that on the request of Car
dinal He-rero, himself the vicar general
of his archdiocese of Valencia, Spain, who
accompanied the cardinal to Rome, was
allowed to visit him. The cardinal is af-
fected with heart disease Artificial res
piration is being resorted to.