Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-27
Sacred College at Rome Dis
cusses Question of a Note to
Foreign Governments
FINAL DECISION is DEFERRED
Asitated Because Of Seizure of Church
Estates by ltaIy--vatican Being Pre-
pared for concIave Of Cardinals
Gibbons Warmly Observation-Disclosures
Today's Session.

Rome, July 27.-The vatican resem-
Of preparing the part Of that building
eet aside for the conclave. Before
1870, the conclayes Were held in the
Quirinal Palace, one long wing OF
which was always ready without any
special preparation. But in the case
OF the vatican, apartments Of three or
four rooms for each cardinal have to
be especially prepared, and as there are
sixty-four cardinals, the amount of
work involved is very great indeed.
The section destined for the conclave
comprises on the ground floor of the
vatican three suites of rooms which sur
round the famous court of San Damaso,
the rooms under the late pope's apart
ments and the tower, with rooms about
the Sala Ducale. On the second floor
the rooms about the leogga, rapal ana
pontifical offices, comprising all the
apartments formerly occupied by Car
dinal Rompolla, who has left the vati-
can altogether. will be used. The whole
will furnish commodions lodging for
about 500 people.
The Sistine chapel will be used for
the meetings of the cardinals and for
balloting. There, after three solemn
funeral services which begin Tuesday,
will be erected a throne for each card
inal. Over the thrones will be baldac-
chinos or canopies attached to the wall
behind. The moment a new pope is
elected he will lower his baldacchino
as q token Of his new dignity, thus 81
lently announced. Paulin chapel will be
used for the celebration of high mass
every morning of the conclave, while
In the Sala Ducale will be movable
altars for masses to be celebrated every
morning by each cardinal. Assurances
have been given that everything Will
be in readiness for Friday night but
there is much yet TO be accomplished.
May Protest to Powers.
The cardinals at their meeting today
again discussed the advisability OF
sending note to the powers regarding
the condition of the Holy See. Some
Of them insisted on the necessity of
not allowing the occasion to pass with
out again protesting against occupa-
etion Of pontifical territory by Italy,
thereby showing that the papaey is de-
termined to maintain its claims un-
abated.
Others said they thought such a
note would not add any force to the
many protests of the same kind al :
ready made, while 1t might interfere
with the policy which the future pope
may desire to follow, and added that
the best thing to do was to leave the
successor OF Leo XIII enirely free to
choose the course which he may con-
slider best for the good of the faith
fnl and general interests of the church.
No decision on the subject was arrived
at. If the cardinals determine to send
q note it will probably be delivered to
the diplomatic body Thursday.
Cardinal Gibbons Well Received.
i. Cardinal Gibbons celebrated early
mass in the private chapel Sulphicians
and then drove to the vatican where he
participated in the meeting of the con-
gregation of cardinals. He was most
cordially received by all his colleagues
and members of the sacred college az
pointed at the last consistory were pre-
sented to him. Cardinal Gibbons then
cred by Cardinal Oreglia, to maintain
strict secrecy on all questions discussed
at the meeting of the congregation, to
defend the rights, prerogatives and
temporal claims of the church usque
ad effusionem sanguinis. adhering to
all protests formulated by the defunct
pontiff against the occupation of pom
tifical estates, and against the laws
passed to the detriment of the chur.n
and apostolic see. When the meeting
of the congregation was over Cardinal
Gibbons went to ST. Peters and prayed
before the blessed sacrament. He then
knelt before the resting place OF the
body of Pope Leo, and prayed for about
fifteen minutes.
Cardinal Gibbons has appointed
Father p. G. Gavan as his conclavist,
besides whom he will only take one
servant into the concIave.
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