The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-08
TO PREPARE ST. PETERS
FOR CORONATION.
RampoIIa Is Wanted rs PapaI Sec
rotary.


Rome. Aug. st Peters is closed
while the preparations for coronation
next Sunday are proceeding. Pope
Plus X, has expressed desire to have
as many of the humble members of
the faith as possible admitted and
$4,000 tickets will be distributed
by the parish priests, Catholic clubs
and associations, seminaries, ecclesias-
teal colleges monasteries and con-
vents.
The remainder of the seats will be
reserved for distinguished guests. Only
two galleries have been erected, one
for the diplomatic body, and one for
the Roman aristocracy. The body OF
the church will be divided into COM
partments with separate entrances.
Thousands are already leaving the
Venetian provinces to attend the coro-
nation of their Pope"
The government, to avoid untoward
incidents has ordered the piazZas, and
the neighborhood of St. Peters, and
the Basilica to be occupied by the
military, and has forbidden an anti
clerical manifestation proposed by the
| OOCldllSAs anu lOl THAT OciS
| The Popes first allocution to be de-
! livered at the next secret consistory,
! is looked forward to with great in
| terest.
The selection of a new Papal secre-
tary of state is daily becoming more
complicated, as there is a division in
the Sacred College, such as existed be-
| fore the election of Plus X. There is
a strong sentiment in favor of the re-
| ID h.
| cause he is CONVEX SAINT with all Papal
affairs and Cardinal Ferri, who belongs
TO the Rampolla party, is also surg
| gested.
Plus offered the position twice to Car
| dina1 Gotti, who declined to give up
the vice chancellorship of the church.
| Cardinal Satolli also declined on the
| ground that he was not sufficiently ac-
! quainted with the French language,
and that he knew too little of foreign
| questions generally, except those relat-
| ing to America. He suggested Cardi-
nal Vincenzo Vannutelli. Negotiations
are proceeding to have Cardinal Agli-
| ardi while retaining the vice chahcel-
| lorship assume the secretaryship Uf
| state temporarily.
| Cardinal Gibbons was received by
the Pope to-day in private au-
| dience. In lengthy converse
| ton RluS X. renewed MS expressions
| of interest in America, already made
manifest by his reception Wednesday
to the pilgrims from the United States.
The Pope said he should like to have
had the Cardinal remain in Rome for
some time in order that he might be-
come thoroughly acquainted with all
| questions connected with the United
States; but his holiness did not in.
sist, being aware, he said, of the Car.
dinars delicate state of health, anc
his suffering from hot weather.
In closing the audience, the Pom.
tiff charged Cardinal Gibbons to carry
the apostolic benediction to all the
faithful of America.
After his private audience, Cardinal
| Gibbons presented to the Pope the Rev
Dennis r. O'Connell, rector, and Faith
er Charles p. Grammar, professor OF
| theology at the Catholic University, at
Washington; and Father P. C. Gavin,
the Cardinals secretary. The Pope
spoke affably to each, and said to
Rector O'Connell that he knew the
Importance of the Catholic University
at Washington and would do all pos
sible to further it's interests and pres
| tige.