Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-23
THE POPE
PASSES
AWAY

eihhihS VI the tHu- ne pope > pHySl
clan was present during the last
struggle, but their efforts were una
yailable His holiness was conscious
up to II o'clock. and then relapsed into
unconsciousness and died peacefully
He was prepared for dissolution this
morning, extreme unction being ad.
ministered shortly after O'Clock
Pope Leo III. was born in Carpinet.
ro March End 1910. His baptismal
name was Joachim Vincenzo Raphael
10 Lodovico Pecci The Peccis were
mobiles. the chief family in the coun.
try around Carenito. He was a very
able man, a great scholar and an ad-
vanced diplomat. The sorrow of his
later life was that he could not be
called upon to arbitrate the differences
between Spain and America, and pre-
vent, if possible, the SpanishAmerican
war. He labored with Spain contin-
ually to prevent their obstinate rush
ing to ruin. When the aged pontiff
found that he could not stem the tide
which rushed madly to battle, he cast
himself at the foot of the cross in his
own little oratory and humbly prayed
God that he might be taken from earth
before the declining days OF his pom
tifcate should be deluged with the
mingled blood of Catholic Spaniards
and Free Americans.
ROME, July 20.-At 1890 all cardi-
mails in Rome have been summoned to
the vatican. This is a strong indica-
ton that the end is approaching
al ha on
tered the papal chamber for the pur
pose of giving his holiness absolu-
tion in articulo mortis.
An official bulletin regarding the
popes condition this morning was
very laconic, giving little information.
From last night his holiness slept at
short intervals. His general condition
remains constantly grave. Holy sac
rament was expressed at St Peters
this morning This was generally con
sidered sign that the final agony had
commenced,
LONDON, July 20.-Rome dispatch
es say that the pope entered the final
stage of his illness at / O'Clock this af
ternoon. 1t may last several hours.
1t is thought the government will hold
up the entire telegraphic service when
death occurs for several hours and an.
nounce the death through the Stet-
FAM official news agency.
After Nantelli gave the pontiff final
absolution all members of the Sacred
college and diplomatic corps were ad-
mitted to the bed chamber.
An infnitessimal quantity of glycer-
inc was given the pope by physicians
to strengthen the heart.
The cardinals who called this morn
ing numbered five. Oreglia, dean oil
the cardinals did not leave when the
others departed.
ROME. July 20-After the phys-
clans had pronounced the pope dead.
Cardinal Oreblia approached the pa
pal apartments and thrice knocked on
the door of the papal bedchamber and
receiving no response. entered. TAX
ing a small silver mallet, he slightly
struck the pope's forehead thrice, and
thrice called him by name. There be
ing no answer, Cardinal Rampolla re
moved from the dead ponliff's finger a
fishermans ring, the sign of papal au-
thority, and then formally declared
Pope Leo XIII. dead From the mo-
ment the ring was removed Oreglia
became the executive officer of the
Holy See and its temporal power,
ROME, July 20-The Italian govern
ment has announced that Pope Leo
XIII. died at $50 p. m
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 20
President Roosevelt and Secretary OF
State Hay sent the following cable
gram to Cardinal Rampolli this after
noon:
The president desires to express
profound sensie of the loss which
the Christian world has sustained in
the death of His Holiness Leo Xlll
his lofty character his great learning
and comprehension of character, he
adorned an exalted station and made
his reign one of the most illustrious
that chasten the long history of the
Catholic church"
LONDON. July 20.-The claims OF
the Catholic church are so lofty, its
organization so peculiar. there being
no other ecclesiastical monarchy ii
Christendom. and its history has beer
SO splendid, that the approacnlnt
election to its throne cannot be other
wise than subject of the highest in
tellectual interest throughout the civ
ilized world. This is especially the
case at the present vacancy, for th'
papacy clearly stands at the parting
of the ways, and the successor of Leo
XIII. will probably decide whether tht
church shall be worldwide, or shal
become practically the church of thu
Latin races alone, races which, If the.
are not decaying. are being out
stripped in the great contest. If he i
man in whom the spiritual life 4
strong. he may infuse new vigor int
the veins of the church, while If he /
mere diplomatist or hunter afte
temporal power. >he may extinguis
the reverence of his Office among tn
progressive races
1t is most improbable. next to in
possible. that non-Italian cardina
should be elected. Not only is the ms