Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-23


jority in the conclave composed o
Italians born. but there are gray,
reasons. almost overwhelming reas
ons, why no one not of that nation
should be elected The old reason
that the church is centralized II
Rome. and that the congregations OF
committees which govern 1t. woult
feel themselves out OF touch with &
foreign pope. is sull operative. ana
rather stronger than weaker because
the new Dogma has compelled then
all to eNalt their chiefs spiritual
rights. International enmities have
become more bitter. and no German
or Englishman could be elected be
cause the Frenchman and Spanlards
would believe him hostile, while the
| election OF a Frenchman would arouse
suspicion in all who think in German
| or possibly in Magyar. The death OF
| Cardinal Ledochowsli has left but one
Slav cardinal-Missia-w might be
included among the Papabill, and
| though he would be a worthy candi.
date he would be disliked both in Rus.
1 sia and Germany, as sure to keep up
| the sentiment, partly religious and
| partly national. which prevents Poles
! from being politically forgotten An
American cardinal might no doubt be
| elected without exciting much inter
national feeling-though Spanish
America. 1t must be remembered, is a
great diversion of the Catholic world.
md both detests and breads the North
M -l,ttt alA .F
nal Gibbons would seem to the congre-
cations a revolutionary proceeding,
and one. moreover, forbidden by the
grand obstacles of all. 1t would be
fatal to the last chance of the restora-
Jion of the temporal power. That
restoration, If accomplished at all,
must be accomplished by the sword
and to modern IDEAS the imposition by
force of a foreign sovereign rejected
by whole people is painfully repug
nant. Even the moderate cardinals
cannot bring themselves to surrender
al hope of once more becoming
princes, and showing the world how
state ought to be governed for the pro.
motion of Christian life. and they GER
tainly will not add TO the difficulties in
The way of their dream by selecting
as their chief any foreigner whatso-
ever. whether German, Slav. Latin or
American.
They will choose an Italian, and
among Italians they will strive to find
| man of ability and spotless charac-
er who will be strictly conservative
IL his policy, especially as relates
o the kingdom of Italy. They are far
TOO well-meaning, as well as worldly
wise. to elect a man about whose char
icter there is any shade of doubt, and
100 well aware OF modern necessitie
o choose any man whose abilities are
manifestly unequal to his lofty and
Unique position. At the same time
hey will desire safe" man, certail
not to shock the world with novelties
II to travel on line which his sub
ordinate coadjutors do not under
stand. These conditions will be found
70 thin the numbers greatly. they
striking out Cardinal Oreglia. who
would be dangerously fanatic; Cardi
nal Capcelatro, who is too old-seven-
ty-nine; Cardinal Svampa. who is too
young: Cardinal Parrochi who is pie
beian and corpulent on outward ap-
pearance; Cardinal di Pietro, because
he is disliked at Berlin, and above all
Cardinal Rampolla, the secretary of
state, who has probably defended half
The Sacred College by his imperious
ness, and all the governments of Eu
rope. especially the French. This
leaves in the front rank of the Papa
bill only two men: Cardinal Gotti
whom Leo Mi. indicated as his sue
lessor. and Cardinal Nanutelli. The
first named is a reserved man a
Carmelite monk, who is greatly ia
vored by Cardinal Rampola. but
whose purposes may be kept secret
even from him. Cardinal Vanutelli
is man of accomplishments, who has
conciliated the foreign vote. and who
may yet succeed in soothing away the
opposition of the Jesuits. 1t would
seem, therefore that unless the choice
fell upon some comparatively un-
known Italian it would rest upon eth
er of these two The chances of the
unknown. it should be remembered,
ire greatly impaired by certain ne
cessity for speed, the conclave desir-
| ing not to leave time to the govern
ments to interfere, or to exert pres
| sure on behalf of favorite with their
| peoples.
ROME. July 2l.-The cardinals now
J here assembled in the chapel this
morning and held the first consistory
If literregnum. Previous to assem-.
| bling. the cardinals viewed the re,
mains of the pope.
Cardinal Oresia. in the capacity o;
| Cardinal Camerlingo signed the final
papers signifying the pope was dead
| The pontiffs features are greatly
shrunken since yesterday.
The Noble guard appeared this
morning in gala red uniforms, and ex'
tended pontifical honors TO each cardi
nal. signifying that a new reign had
| begun.
| In consistory the cardinals elected q
secretary to-the conclave.
The popes death certificate which
was filed with the Mayor of Rome by
DR. Lapponi, gives hemorrhagic pleur
| isy as the cause of death.
Telegrams of sympathy are pouring