New-York tribune., 1903-07-21

1t is said that the Pope was disposed TO grant
some mitigation OF the rule OF celibacy but il
was soon found that the English bishops could
not agree on any terms OF unity. and nothing
came OF the movement. At this juncture Wis.,
count Halifax visited the Pope. presenting a
brief by Cardinal Vaughan, but the Pope dis
sented from the Cardinals conclusions favora-
Bile to reunion He decided. however to Issue
an appeal to the English people It was en-
Titled "Ad Anglos," and was published on April
70 1885. He followed it I'D with another en-
cyclical in June 1896, addressed to the bishops
or the Anglican Church. IN which he declared
that the only basis OF union was unconditional
surrender to the See Of Rome. Although thus
renufred' the English Church Union, the Anglo
Cathohe organization Of the Church. persuaded
Mr.. Gladstone to appeal personally to the
Pope for reversal Of his Judgment Instead,
however. of granting this request, the Pope Is
sued his now famous Papal bull on Anglican
orders on September II, 1896 IN which TO the
dsmay OF the ritualists he refused to acknowl-
eoge the validity Of English orders The only
result therefore, Of the English High Church
attempt at a union with Rome was to bring ont
a declaration from the Pope that the Anglican
church was no true church. Even If this dec
laration was not ex cathedra, it is likely to stand
as the official voice of the Church.
The daily life of the Pontifs at this time was
=. When the great bell of St Peters strikes :
Centra, his valet. noiselesSly glides into the he'd
room, a large square room simply furnished and
opening the windows, wishes His Holiness good
Tsrninas, 1Ils, Inns valet Is son Of halter of
mas risen TO be, after his master the most
powerful man in the Vatican. If it be true that
PerSohne rest grand devant son valet, this say
ing may be especially applied to pontiffs
Having finished his toilet with C1entra's aid
His Holiness knees on velvet cushion and re-
INTO the next room, which he has transformed
into an oratory, and there celebrates mass with
is Pe.l l5alcnal dignity. Occasionally some privi-
Ieged persons are admitted TO this nlatttinaI
cs'eptatIoh' wnich lasts about three-quarters Of
an n0ur' AFTER hearing another mass ceIe-
nrated by one Of his domestic preates. the Pope
fetlres to his study where the faithful Centra is
In waiting with a cup of consonne and some
chocolate pastIles. After this light COLLATION. His
hohneSs goes into the library, where he receives
S-. ZONE Favored pilgrims. Sitting down before
large table his angular. thin countenance
hshted by strange, indefinable smile which
1hy har conceals the grave austerity and
he talks famliarly. with majestic and fatherIv
oenevolence. TO the visitors. But If the latter
nave incurred his displeaSure the inflexibIe Sc
verify with which he receives the offenders is
very impressive
After dismissing his visitors Leo XIII begins
the work Of the day. His first task consists in
retouching and altering the work of YESTERDAY
TOT TOT me Pontin is a great stylist, and polishes
ms productions till they satisfy his fastidious
toeas- AT 10 precisely these literary labors are.
Interrupted by the Secretary OF state, Cardinal
rNdinpoila, win whom His Holiness peruses the
poIucai correspondence brought by the morn
lnS mail. After carefully examining the docu-
ments and giving orders to his minister the in
ueIdtlgab.e PoRtin attends to his honna affairs.
namely, TO the administration OF the Vatican
Leo A1ll is not miser. but he knows and an
preclateS the value of money. The kew OF his
strong box is the only one which is not in the
ialthruI Centra's keep. He saves prudentIy that
ne may give generously. Surrounded by hundreds
OF Nofaclous employees, the Pope must be careful
he ls indeed, a splendid manager The Vatican
expenses amount to about El 600 a day and in
this sum his personal expenditures onlv figure
ior one shilling, for milk and eggs for Leo XIII
IKE ms more immediate predecessors is ex-
trefnely frugal Ever since the sixteenth century
the personal expenses OF the Popes have been ON
scale OF the utmost simplicity. Thus Gregory
XVI did not exceed three Roman crowns "a bort
10 shillirgs) per diem and Plus TX sDant one
crown for his dinner.
AT il O'Clock the present Pope takes a simple
repast. consisting usually Of an orlelette a roll
ana some OF the sleeps milk cheese made at his
native Carpineto. 4 single glass of red wine Is
drunk during the meal After taking a little
exercise In the Loggia Of Raphael he is carried
bearers. dressed IN the same flaming IiveTr
through the library and the Corte della Pirna
INTO tne garden, where he enters his carriage
ana drives down the alleys OF oak and lex trees
TWO genda4nes.
Toward dusk the Pontlr leaves his retinue
ana anu goes quite alone into the colossal tower OF
the Cltta Leon1na. a tower whose walls are three
Inetres IN thickness and which dates from the
tllne or CharlemaEne. No one not even Cantra
Knows what His Holiness does in that solita ~
0uneeon and no one has as vet been allowed 10
penetrate the mystery Perhaps the aged Pom
.ut lhdolges IN little nap: perhaps he medi-
iS over the colossal projects Of his ambitious