Daily Kennebec journal., 1903-07-31
THE CARDINALS
Preparing for the Momentous
Work Before Them.
Scenes Of Great Activity Noticeable in
and Around the Vatican.
Last Tribute, Third Requiem Mass, tc
Late Pope's Memory.

I Rome, July 30.-The Vatican, today,
was the scene of great activity, both
inside and outside. Within the last
preparations We're being made for the
conclave and everything was in the US
most confusion Workmen and servants
We're hurrying hither and thither some
hanging curtains, others putting in
extra furniture, while porters were
staggering along under immense trunks
as if some of their eminences, the car
cells for months. Other cardinals sent
practically nothing, as if they expected
to be released within a day or two.
In the Sistine chapel work will go on
throughout the night. Outside the Vat
lean the work was of a different char
acter, the quiet work of the supporters
of the different candidates marshalling
their strength for the contest which is
TO come when the doors of the conclaHe
are closed. No one candidate stands
out prominently as did Cardinal Pecci
in the conclave of 1878, and the discus
sion here is not SO much concerning the
superior qualities of the candidates as
Of the strength with which they are
credited.
During the meeting of the congrega-
tional of cardinals, today, Cardinal
Oreglia explained how the work of the
conclave was to be carried on, recalling
the principle rules which were to gov
ern the body, ana recommending their
strict observance. The cardinals will
enter the conclave at o'clock in the
afternoon.
Each Of the cardinals, today, received
a medal struck by the camerlingo to
maintain the tradition of his sover-
eighty during the interregnum. Car
dinals Sanminiatelli. Macehi and Della
Volpe We're charged with the duty of
visiting the apartments of the conclave
and Cardinals Tripeti and Boschi with
visiting the precincts of the conclave
for the purpose of making sure that
there will be no possibility of COM
municatiofla with the outside world.
The question of the compensation to
be given TO the physicians who treated
the late Pontiff during his last illness,
was also discussed in the congrega
ton. The executors of the will said
that the money remaining after the
charitable bequests left by Leo are paid
would be only about $4,000. This sum
mttee of cardinals was instructed to
augment it to such amount as might
seem appropriate.
The last tribute was paid to the late
Pope Leo, Thursday morning, with the
third requiem mass celebrated in the
Sistine chapel of the Vatican. The
function was no less ceremonious and
imposing than the two other. While
there was perhaps lesser concourse Of
people present, there was a greater dis
play of gorgeous uniforms. There were
81 cardinals present (only Cardinal
Gibbons being abseut)
The churches of Rome, Thursday, be-
gan the offering of prayers to the holy
ghost to assist and enlighten the car
dinals to choose the right man to the
chair of Pope.
During the conclave the blessed sac
rement will be exposed in several
churches for the special prayers of the
faithful, with, the same object in view.
The mayor of Carpineto, the birth
place of Pope Leo. who proposed to
erect with local contributions monu-
ment to Leo XIII, on top of the Lepini
mountains, surrounding the village of
Caruineto finding that his project was
checked by the large amount of money
required, intends to make it an interna-
tOnal tribute to the late Pontiff and
will ask all countries to join in the
movement. He expects considerable
collections, he says, especially from
America.
The representatives of France, Aus
tria, Spain, Prussia, Bavaria and Bel
gium, accredited to the Vatican have
informed Cardinal Oreglia, dean of the
Sacred College, that their respective
governments have received from the
Italian foreign office most exhaustive
assurance that all the necessary meas
ures have been taken to ensure mate
rial and moral liberty at the conclave.
The Italia says that the constitution
left by Leo to the conclave, has been
distributed among the cardinals. Ac-
cording to this authority it was writ
ten in Latin in 1882 and. beginning with
the words "Praedecessares Nostri" re-
calls former constitutions and con-
claves, especially that of Plus TX and
| then complains of the condition of the
| Holy See under hostile domination
| and recommends the quick election of
IL new fODe. II dQNlSeS lue -HOlulIiS
| of the conclave in Rome unless the Sa-
cerd College should not be in the enjoy
ment Of full liberty, and recommends the
maintenance of the rights of the Pom
| tiff. 1t enjoins the election of a new
| Pope, not according to the personal
preferences of the cardinals, but ac-
cording to the dictation of their con-
science. inspired only by the welfare
of the church. ..fH.
On the cover of the pamphlet contain
ing the constitution is written ITO be
kept with most absolute secrecy and
with the duty of returning It..
The cardinals, today, visited the cells
which they are to occupy during the
conclave and it cannot be said that
4 they returned very enthusiastic over
the idea of being confined, perhaps for
some time, in what are rightly termed
cells" which are without running wa
ter and necessary ventilation. Per-
haps the most dissatisfied was Cardi-
nal Vaszary, who. as primate of Hun
gary, is the wealthiest of the cardinals.
He is credited with an income of $40O,00o
annually He insists that he cannot
eat with the others and must have hiS