The Washington times., 1903-07-21
Oath of Secrecy Is Grpen by
the Pelates Who VIII Con-
duct Vatican Affairs Until
Me4u Pope Is Chosen.
LE0'S REMAINS NOW LIE
SURROUNDED BY GUARDS
Certificate, Signed BY Dr.. Lap
pom, GiveS Cause of Death
as Adynonlic Pneumonia.
With Complications.

w ttH SOf1iNtLldLLOftS.
ROME. July 21.-The cardinals now in
Rome assembled In the Consistory
Chapel this morning, and held the first
of the interregnum
After the customary oath OF secrecy
had been taken the prelates proceeded
to transact the business connected with
the affairs OF the Vatican between now
and the conservation of the new Pom
tiff. After this had been done, the for
NAL decision to hold a conclave for the
election OF new head OF the church was
announced.
Successor TO volpini.
Among the items OF business which
will in all probability be decided by the
Sacred College at Its meeting today. win
be the election OF a secretary to the con-
clave. to succeed the late Monsignor
yolpini. who died OF syncope a week
ago. This decision Is looked to with
great interest, as II will show In q
lerge degree which Of the cardinals who
are logical candidates for election as
Pope. has the largest following
Previous to assembling in the consist
ory hall the cardinals visited the re-
mains OF Pope Leo, which are protected
by the noble guard and surrounded by
the rugged penitentiaries OF St. Peters.
The scene in the chamber is weird In the
extreme. His holiness remains lie on
his couch. covered with the brocaded in
sigma OF his ONCE az cardinal, while in
his skeletonlike fingers a crucihx has
been placed. Near the door stands the
guard with fits military attire. -wfiie i'm
mediately about the bed are assembled
the penitentiaries. who in low voices
continuously chant a requiem to the
dead
0reglia Views Remains.
Cardinal Oreglia, IN his capacity oi
cardinal camerlengo of the Holy See
viewed the remains Of the late Pontin
at 9:45 this morning. He found the face
greatly sunken since yesterday, After
ward oreglia signed the fnal papers GER
tifying that his holiness was dead.
The Death Certificate.
The official certificate Of the Pope's
death. filed with the mayor of Rome by
DR.. Lapponi, the Pope's physician, to-
day, gives the cause OF death OF ady-
manic pneumonia. with complications
The certificate reads:
81 have the sorrow to acquaint you
with the fact that on July 20. at in
the afternoon his holiness, Leo XIII
was called. Gioacchino Pecci was born
at Carpineto. He was aged % years. :
months. He died at the Vatican Palace
OF adynamic pneumonia, complicated
with hemorrhaegic pleurisy.
"LAPPoNI.''
The late Pontiff's body will be embalm
ed under the supervision of DIR. Lapponi
at o'clock this afternoon. II is prob
able that the remains OF the Pope will
be laid in state in the Chapel of the
Holy Sacrament tonight.
Official Notices Posted.
At noon an official notice from the
cardinal vicar was posted on all the
is our duty. oh Romans. to fulfill the
painful ofice." and then tells OF the
death OF the Pope. and reeites Leo:
services to the church.
Holy orders are issued as follows:
"First-The funeral services will bt
performed In St. Peters. and as soon a,
possible the corpse will be placed. ac-
cording 10 custom, in the Chapel OF tn,
Sacrament.
"second-Tonight all bells shall toll
from s TO 9.
Mass in All Churches.
"Third-A mass and solemn prayers
shall be said In all churches when tn,
body is placed in st. Peters.
"Fourth-All priests shall pray fol
the repose of the Pontiff's soul.
"Fifth-There shall be repetition O
the prayer. Pro Pontif1ci Eligendo,' un,
til new Pope is elected"
Forecast of Conclave.
The newspaper ''Tribuna" today prints
an interview with Cardinal svampa
Archbishop of Bologna, in which tn,
coming conclave is foreshadowed Tn;
cardinal said:
"All the cardinals will be present a
the concIave with the exception of Car
dinal Moran archbishop of sydney, anC
Cardinal Langenieux archbishop ~
Rheims). The latter is Ill.
A Change of Policy.
Previous political enmities no Longer
exist among the cardinals. and, there
fore, concord IN the selection will b.
easily obtained. The conclave will o,
short The new Pope will introduct
something new and original in his polio,
toward the question of temporal power
which will differ from the program OF hi
predecessor.
Each great historical fact brings new
conditions, and the dawn OF new da!
illum1nes men and things with a new
and rosy light"