Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-27
THE CARDINALS
Listen to Criticisms Of the
lnterment Ceremonies.
Impressive Scene as Leo's Remains
Were Placed in Sarcophagus,
Function at Services at Santiago, Chill
The Pope's viii.

Rome, July 26-Several thousands of
the faithful crowded st. Peters, today,
to pay tribute before the sarcophagus
containing the remains of the late
Pontiff, on which is the followig simple
inscription in gilded letters: Leo XIII
Pont Max" Meanwhile requiem mass
es continued in the chapel of the
sadrament as well as in many other
Roman churches.
The will of Leo was read today
While nominally leaving the estate of
Carpineto to his nephew, Ludovico
Pecci it really makes no change as the
whole family property, amounting APP
proximately to S120,000 has already been
divided among the three nephews,
Count Camilli having already sold his
share.
The congregation again, today, made
further progress with the arrangements
for the conclave Cardinal Gibbons ar
rived, today, but did not attend today's
meeting. wall is being built around
the apartments where the conclave will
be held. 1t is already ten feet high.
Some of the italian bookmakers here
proposed to conduct public betting on
the chances of the Papal candidates
and in order to obtain permission to do
so offered to donate their gains to char
liable institutions. The government,
however, promptly vetoed the PROPOSE
ton and refused the request.
At the sixth meeting of the con-
gregation Of Cardinals held, today.
forfy-five cardinals were present
Cardinal Della Volpe. voicing also
the opinions of some of his colleagues,
criticised the ceremonies in connection
with the interment of Leo XIII. last
night, because the cardinals did not
participate in the entire procession and
complained generally of the lack of
order. Cardinal Oreglia replied that he
had already noticed this, and that he
would punish those who were responsi-
bic.
Monsignor Merry Del Val commune
Gated to the cardinals the report from
Santiago, Chilli, of the incident which
occurred there during the celebration of
the requiem for the late Pope which
was attended by the President of the
republic and all the authorities Ac-
cording to the report, Mgr. Uguarte in
delivering the eulogy upon the late
Pontiff, protested against the usurpa-
ton of Papal territory by Italy, where
upon Count Cucchi Boasso left the
church and lowered the italian flag
which had been hOiSted at the legation
as sign of mourning. The incident
produced an unpleasant impression
upon the Sacred College, being the first
discordant note in the universal mourn
ing.
The ceremonial of the conclave estab-
lished by Gregory XIV is to be followed
at the coming meeting. The cardinals
have decided during the conclave to eat
in common in order to facilitate their
work. A local paper quotes the
response of Cardinal Svampa to a ques-
ton as to whether he believed the con-
clave would be of lengthy duration as
follows.
"On the contrary, I think it will be
very short. 1 believe that two days will
suf1ice to reach an agreement"
Another paper quotes Mgr. Francica
Nava as to the possibility of the cleo
ton of a Pope who would reconcile the
atican and the Quirinal thus:
No Pope ever hated Italy. The gov
eminent must reconcile itself to the
Pope. Certainly Italy, on the occasion
OF the death of Pope Leo, showed her.
self well disposed for a reconciliation"
The will of the late Pope was read,
today, after the meeting of the congre-
cation of cardinals. Only that portion
which deals with the material matter
of the personal Papal estate was made
public That portion is as follows:
in the name of the Father, the Son
and the Holy Ghost, as the end of our
mortal career is approaching, we put
in this holgraph will our last desires.
Before ALL we humbly supplicate the
infinite bounty and charity of the bless
ed Lord to condone the faults of our
life and receive benignantly our spirit
in the beatific eternity which we spec
tally hope through the merits of Jesus
the Redeemer, trusting to His very sa-
cred heart an ardent furnace of charity
and fount of spiritual life and human
ity. We also implore as mediators the
blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God
and our own much beloved mother, and
that legion of saints who in our own
life we venerated in a special way.
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