The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-30
DRAMATIC SCENES.
Masses For the Repose of King Hum
bert and Leo XIII.

Rome, July 29.-Rome this morning
was the scene of one of those dramatic
contrasts which are now so chara cter-
istic Of the Eternal CITY. While at the
vatican. i'm the sistine chapel, a solemn
requiem mass was being intoned with
an the solemnity tine Catholic church
can ,iInpose. -abr the repose of the soul
of Pope Leo XIII. the spiritual mon
arch who claimed Rome as his capital,
another and no less solemn requiem
mass was being celebrated in the mag
innocent pantheon for the repOse OF the
soul of the late King Humbert, the
temporal monarch. the capital of whose
Kingdom was Rome
king Victor Emmanuel and his moth
er. DOWager-queen Margaret. came here
ON purpose to attend the annual mass
" hich IS celebrated on the anniversary
OF tfe ASSASSINATION Of King Humberr,
which occurred three years ago. The
king drove TO the pantheon, the Well
known red liveries of his coachmen
ano tootmen arousing much interest.
and arrived there in time 20 meet
Queen Margaret who was dressed in
deepest black. After a tender embrace,
mother and son entered the pantheon,
heard the mass and placed wreaths
on the tombs of King HumberI and
King Victor Emmanuel. The entrance
and exit of their majesties was wit
AA'r-NA rs a Acf ~ NA0NN- u
At II o'clock the members OF the
municipality of Rome. with the eXcep-
ton of their number who a few days
ago went to the vatican to condOle
. With the ,camerliugQ on Pope LeO's
~. cr~ss,llEez<asFIa tives of the cler-
r5rty or The fcity government,
sited the pantheon in a body and
Faced wreaths on the tombs of the two
kings.
The second requiem mass in the sis
tine chapel was termed the foreign
mass Cardinal Hoppe. bishop OF Brest,
celebrated mass. assisted by the for
eign cardinals. Goosens, GrUscha and
Perraud and one Italian cardinal hi
Piatro The beautiful chapel overlooked
IS il did yesterday with the faithful.
The vatican as a rule. provides a
carriage and horses for all the cardi-
nails. and all the horses are alike.
black with long tails, but the authori-
ties were not prepared for so many
cardinals and were obliged to give the
last arrivals bay horses
From the estimates made, the cost
To the HOLY see OF the various cere-
monies from the death Of the pope to
the election OF his successor. 81 it takes
place within a few days, WIN be $780,
conclave Gossip.
During the meeting Of the congrega-
tons the forms TO be used during the
couclave were discussed among the car
dinals i'm order that each might be able
10 learn how To employ his ballot. After
tho meeting Cardinal Oreglia requested
the cardinals TO visit their cells and be
prepared at tomorrOws meeting 20 pre-
sent any complaint which they may have.
Superstitious people here find an omen
'n thc fact that Cardinal Rampolla drew
apartment No. S. which in the book OF
lottery stands for pope. and. consequent
Isl. they come 20 the conclusion that fate
has marked him TO be the next pope.
Cardinal Agliardi has relinQuishcd his
cell. near the sistinc chapel TO Cardinal
Crctoni. on account OF the lattcr-s III
ness. over the door of each OF tho cells
has been placed the coat Of arms Of the
cardinal who is 10 occupy it. should all
the siXty-twO cardinals row I'm Rome en-
ter The conclavc it win be the most nu-
mcrouslv attended in history The con-
slave which elected Leo was attended by
-Se-S=one cardinals. In the past. popes
4 lave 49, elected by conclaves contain
lng as 10NNas nine.
mo occlesNa sticA who arc TO watch the
rliiinr doors Rhict viii be the only COM
n1unicatinn befNaten tie conclave and the
outside world have been requested TO
~ prcseni nj The Vatican Friday after
uooif 10 assume thelr duties The sliding
tfo0rs viii only be o6cnfd between and
;,.,f-rast m o'clock in The morning and
between 5 and Z On the evening At all
other times they viii be Nockcd.