The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-27
today employed the troops Of the
q..inal In papal territory
Oreglia Thanks the Cardinals.

of the city fathers o. Rome, who repre-
sent the clerical party, charged them to
thank also their liberal colleagues Tor
the manifestations of sympathy which
they showed during the illness of the
pope The cardinal, continuing his con-
versation indicated special satisfaction
over similar manifestations coming from
several constituted bodies of the king
dom Of Italy, such as communal councilS
and provincial Populations, including that
Prince Felice Borghese.
1T is an unexpected tribute eXclalm-
ed the cardinal, which no one would
have ina gined twenty-five years ago.
In this connection additional interest at
taches to todays meeting of the congre-
CATION of cardinals, which appointed Mgr.
Pifferi as confesSor of the conc1aVe,
committee TO undertake the arrange
ments of the conciave, and selected other
officials. such as the physicians who at
tend them during their secluslon The
most important matter before the meet
ing however was a proposal presented
by Cardinal Oreglia to send note 10
the diplomatic body accredited to the
holy see, for the purpose OF representing
to the powers the condition of the papacy
since the loss of its temporal power and
the transfer of the capital OF the ltahdl
government to Rome.
Retaining Temporal Power.
From what leaks out it appears that
the proposal provoked considerable DIS
cussion and that Cardinals Stelnhupe''
Matthew and Wives Tuto favored 'he
desnatch of a most energetic note con-
corning the question OF recialtllhs 'ie
nanal rights Cardinals Agliardo and
Serafino Vannutelu. on the contrary, al
vacated milder wording of this docu-
should
tain the historical pretensions of the holy
see but in temperate language. The ma
ioritv of the congregation decided to pur-
she a middle course and entrusted
MGR Merry del Val with the duty or
drawing ND the document for submission
to another meeting of the congregation
The note, when approved, Will be pre-
cnntod to the diplomatic body, signed by
cardinals Oregia, Macon ana Netto'
deans of the three orders INTO winch the
sacred college is DIVIDED. 49,
After the will of Leo Kill mad Deen
onened it was the intention of the cardl-
nails ia maintain the strictest secrecy con-
.oarnin, its contents, but it is learned that
if comprises thirty-six sheets IN the hahu-
writing of the late pope, except additloI9,
evidently made in his later years |heh
the none found considerable difflculty IN
writing owing to the trembling OF ms
hand. which was so pronounced pSlole ne
death that he was Obliged 10 holu no
right hand with his left when ne inaue w ~
SIGNATURE The earlier portions o. we
testament include the recommendation
which the testator addressed to his exec
utors. Cardinals Rampolla, Macennl ana .
Cretoni on the best way to continue 'llo
impulse given to the ch .i bo ns
well as the policy followed by 'He HoiS
see during later years.
Fortune Goes to Successor.
The document then enumerates all the
property which leo possessed, and pro-
vides that it shall all go to ms successor
for the benefit of the church, including
even the presents which might perhaps
he considered personal rather than gifts
IN tbe MONTH"; as such. The money which
the nope left is in a closed safe In his
bed room. the keys having been given to
different persons mentioned in the VIII.
To the members of his family the pope
left a present for each, to be chosen from
the valuable objects in his apartment ana
similar gifts were bequeathed to his doc
tors All the land purchased and bulid-
ings erected for institutions personally
founded by Leo are put in the name or
the holy see to avoid possible claims from
relatives as the pope Troba bly, Temetsper-
ed that some time after the death u ~
TX the latter's nephew instituted d SUIT
against the church claiming l7,WU francs
as their portion of his estate. The VIII
ends by providing that his remains shald
he hurled In the basilica of ST. John OIL
r,atoran. in the tomb which he had al
ready chosen.
The commission OF cardinals entrusted
with the arrangements for the conclaNe
has presented a plan which involves an eA-
penditure of $1,400. and assures that every
thing will be in readiness for the opening
of the conclave July 81. The apartment
still occupied by Cardinal kampolia viii
be divided into four rooms, in order to
accommodate four of the cardinals during
the concaVe.
Solemn Funeral Mass.
A solemn funeral mass for the repose
of the soul OF Pope Leo was celebrated
today in the church of Saints Vincent
and Anastasius Tho door of the church,
which contains the viscera of all the
popes since Sixtus to Plus < was dec
Grated in black and gold and bore
long inscription in Latin
Inside the church was hung with black
and gray and gold and on the high altar
was large golden cross, and in tbs cen
ter stood an elaborate catafalQ1e, sur
mounted by a triple crown. In front OF
the catafaldue ives the coat of arms of
ths late pontiff. with profusion of flow
ers and many flags of clericaIs. Mgr.
Virli celebrated the mass. assisted by
all the students of the American college.
The church, which is not large, was over
flowing with people,
Among the other funeral masses cele-
brated today, the most imposing was that
in the choir chapel of St. Peter, facing
the chapel where the body of Pope Leo
lies in state. with neVcr-ending stream
of people passing before it. A grand
catafalque, draRed in black and gold.
was in the center Of the chapel, and on
1t a triple crown held Il conspicuous posi-
tion which, with pickering candles
around the CatafalQue and clouds of in
cense gave a note of mysticism to the
chapel which was wanting in the expo
sition of the remains of the pope on the
other side of the church. The function
reached the height Of tmpressiveness
when the voices Of the choir rang out
the Dies Irae, which echoed throughout
the baSilica.
Still another most important mass was
celebrated in the Church of Jesus belong
ing 10 the Jesuits. Father Martin gem
eral of the order, OBLIGATED personally.
assisted by Father Myer. the substitute
general who is American. The large
church was filled with people belonging
TO the upper classes of Rome.
Mass in Royal Chapel
The most significant mass, however.
was that celebrated in the royal chanel
known as the Church of the Sudario by
the court chaplain by order of the king
and queen of Italy. When Plus TX died.
four days after his death. as this is four
days after the death of Pope Leo, mass
was celebrated in the Sudario church for
the repose OF the soul of Victor Emanuel,
then lately deceased. Today 1t was cele-