The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-05

Rome, Aug. 4-The conclave, after
being in session for four days, to-day
elected Giuseppe Sarto, Patriarch of
Venice, as Pope to succeed Leo XIII.
and he now reigns at the Vatican and
over the Catholic world as Plus X.
Tonight all Rome is illuminated in
his honor.
His election and the assumption of
his holy offices were marked by a strik-
ing demonstration and impressive cere-
monies at the Vatican, which only
ended this evening. Tomorrow the
new Pope, clad in his full Pontifical
robes, and with all the ritualistic cere-
mony, will receive the members of the
diplomatic corps, the tafdanals and the
bishops, who will then offer their of
fact that twice to-day, the cardinals,
and many high officials of the Vatican
went through a similar ceremony.
May Be Crowned on Aug. 8.
The date upon which the coronation
of Plus Y will occur has not yet been,
officially decided, but the impression
prevails that it will be Aug. g. AL
though the election was over at IL
o'clock this morning and was an
nounced to the world forty-five min
utes later by the appearance of the
new Pope at the window of st. Peters.
the conclave was not formally dis
solved until $50 o'clock this afternoon.
The cardinals then returned to their
various apartments in Rome, with the
exception of Cardinals Rampolla and
Oreglia, who temporarily retain their
official suites in the Vatican, and Car
'dinal Herrera Espinosa, who is too
ill to be moved for several days. 1t
was to the sick cardinal that the new
Pope paid his first visit after being
proclaimed Pontiff.
Cardinals Not Leaving Yet.
The cardinals will remain in Rome
for to-morrow's ceremonies, and should
the coronation be fixed for next Sun
day, they are not likely to return to
their respective homes until after that
ceremony. With the exception of the
Spanish cardinal, Herrero, all the
others are now in fairly good health
The election of the Patriarch of Ven
ice was unanimous. After Mondays
ballots it was a foregone conclusion
that he was the only candidate suf-
ficiently acceptable to all to secure the
necessary two-thirds, which the laws
of the church require.
One of the cardinals said to the rep
resentative of the Associated Press to-
night that he believed Plus X would
follow the broad lines of Leo's policy,
although not likely to accentuate it.
This voices the general feeling here,
which is one of satisfaction.
Personality of the Pope.
The new Pontiff is a man of simple
origin, and although not a very prom
inent candidate, he had been frequent
ly mentioned as one of the many car
dinals who might be taken up as
compromise. In several respects he
resembles his venerable predecessor.
notably in his reputation for culture
and piety. Having been associated
with no faction, this fact alone won
him much favor from foreign cardi-
nails, who were without an especial
candidate.
Plus X was humorously described as
a country mouse who could not pos
sibly find his way about Rome"
Venetians who know the new Pope
say that he will soon be as much be-
loved as Pontiff as he was yesterday
as the beloved Patriarch of the poor of
the Adriatic.
In appearance Plus X is very hand
some man. He has a fine, erect fig
ure, despite his sixty-eight years, his
face greatly resembling that Of the
late Philips Brooks, the eminent Bos-
ton divine.
When he pronounced his first bene-
dietion to-day at St. Peters his voice
rang out with splendid resonance. In
every way he showed beyond a doubt
that he has dignity and personality