The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-31

Rome, July 29.-Rome this morning
was the scene of one of those dramatic
contrasts which are now so character
lstlc of the eternal city. While a. the
vatican, in the s1stine chapel, a solemn,
requiem mass was being intoned, with
all the solemnity the Catholic churcl
can impose, for the repOse of the sour
OF Leo XIII, the spiritual monarch
who claimed Rome as his capital. an
other and no less solemn mass was
being celebrated in the magnificent
pantheon for the repose Of the soul Of
the late King Humbert, the temporal
monarch, the capital of whose king
dom was Rome. King Victor EmanueI
and the DoWager Queen Margeret came
here on purpose to attend the annuaI
mass which is celebrated here On the
anniversary of the assassination or
King Humbert which occurred three
years ago. The king drove TO the
pantheon arriving there in time 10
meet Queen Margaret who was dressed
in deepest black. After tender en-
brace, mother and son entered the pan
theon, heard the mass and placed
wreaths on the graves Of KING Hum
bert and Victor Emmanuel. The en-
| trance and exit of their majesties was
witnessed by large crowd.
At IL o'clock the members Of the
municipality of Rome with the excep-
! ton of those Of their Number who
few days ago went to the vatican 20
| condole with the camerlengo on Pope
Leo's death Gas representatives OF the
| clerical party of the city government
| visited the pantheon in a body and
| placed wreaths on the tombs of the
| two kings.
| The second requiem mass in the sis
| tene chapel was termed the foreign
| mass The cardinal who celebrated it
| was Cardinal Koph, bishop Of Bresiau,
| dinals. The beautiful chapel over
| flowed, as it did yesterday with the
| faithful
| In the evening there was a public
| procession through the streets TO the
| tombs of King Humbert and King Vic
| tor Emanuel. 1t passed off quietly,
| though thousands of persons witnessed
| the demonstration and the procession
| itself was over a mile in length. All
| the shops were shut and there were
| more outward signs of mourning than
| have been seen in Rome during recent
| years.
| The general opinion was expressed
| that the anti-clericalS succeeded IN
| making a successful counter demon
| stration against the recent activity of
| the clericals but that they did so with
| out any breach Of propriety and with ?
| out wounding the feelings Of the Cath
| olics and regardless Of political afilla-
| tions.
Prince Chigi, marshal of the con-
| clave visited Cardinal Gibbons today
| and had q long and cordial converse
ton with the American prelate. Al!
| the diplomats accredited to the vatican
| have left their cards at Cardinal Glib
bons residence and he has been visited
by the high ecclesiastical dignltaries
| and the chiefs of the religious orders.
GOTTI OR RAMPOLLA?
Rome. July 29.-Cardinal Logue.
archbishop of Armagh, had an inter-
| view today with Cardinal Gibbons.
| When asked today what he thought
| of the objections frequently mentioned
| against Cardinal Gotti being elected
pope on the ground that his being a
| member of a religious order would
| prevent him from dealing in a broad
i spirit with Catholic problems in Am
| erica and Great Britain Cardinal
Logue said to a representative Of the
| Associated Press:
1T is absurd. Cardinal Gotti former
ly was an internunclo and has mixed
| with the representatives of the various
| powers. He knows the prevailing con-
| ditions as we'll as anybody. Just be-
Il
follow that he is narrow minded
| | Moreover. it is unreasonable to at
tribute too much weight to the per-
, | sonality of the new pone. Interna-
tional matters and international policy
! now are almost invariably settled By
| commissions of cardinals"
= Superstitious people here find ar
! | omen in the fact that Cardinl Ram
| polla drew apartment No. 90, which ir
the book of the lottery, stands 70
| pope and consequently. they come L
the conclusion that fate has marked
| him to be the next pope. Over tn.
| door of each of the cells has been Dlac
ed the coat of arms Of the cardina
: | who is 20 occupy it. Should all tn
n | sixty-two cardinals now in Rome en-
- ter the conclave it will be the mos
; numerously attended in history. Tn
: | conclave which elected Leo was at
= | tended by sixty-one cardinals. In tn
d past, popes have been elected by a
| low as nine.