The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23

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OF his hair. His tace has the tawny
hue of old parchment, and is deepl,
lined. Despite his austerity, the car
dinal's learning and piety are univer'
sally recognized. This is the man
who, for the time being, is practically
pope. It was he who issued the order
to clear the vatican and brought tran
guilty out OF the confusion immedi-
ately following Pope Leo's death.
Pope Leo's last day on earth was
full OF physical anguish and this was
heightened By feeting moments OF
consciousness which permitted him
fully to recognize the slow approach
OF the end The complete coma of
last night was broken by periods Of
lucidity. Whom the doctors assem-
bled in the sick room for the morning
conference, the aged sufferer recog-
nized them and mournfully said their
task would soon be over.
Despite the imminence of the dan
ger the Pope again rallied. Even
when the cardinals stood about the
bedside expecting the advent of death
the sufferer opened his eyes and his
lips moved with words of benediction.
he recognized and spoke to cardinal
Oreglia and still thinking of the
church he loved so we'll confided it to
the dean OF the sacred college.
About 2 o'clock it became apparent
that his life was fast ebbing away.
At 2:45 o'clock the doctors detected
the APPROACH of the final agony. Some
trace of the consciousness remained
and the dying pope murmured some
inaudible words. Gradually his power
OF speech and sight were blunted and
he could neither see nor speak. Thus
the chill of death gradually overspread
him until the struggle ended and he
passed into the endless sleep eternity.
The death of thh pope brings about
widespread change in the admins
trative demands of the church and
considerably influences questions of
church policy. The change within
the vatican affects practicallyall the
officials from the highest to the low
est. Cardinal Rampolia retires from
the post of secretary of state, where
he exercised a strong influence owing
to the physical infmities of Leo.
Other officials are similarly affected,
including the master of the chamber.
the under secretary of state, the vicar
Of Rome, the vice chancellor, the
grand penitentiary, the librarian of
the vatican and host of lesser Off
Gals. These will continue to exercise
their functions until the new pope is
elected, when he will designate his
own secretary of state and other off,
cials.
Thus there is complete transforma-
ton of apostolic authority, the death
OF the pope meaning the normal death
of all the officials under him. The
propaganda alone remains intact, as
the project and entire machinery of
the propaganda is unaffected.
The chief international questions
which may be affected by the death of
the pope are those connected with the
suppression of religious orders in
France, The chonge of the clergy in
the new. Spanish-American posses
sions. The selections of the successor
of the late Cardinal Vaughan and at
neutrality-suspicious. connected witty the
administrator of the church in Eng
land.
London.-James Abbott McNeiA
Whistler, American artist, died here,
at his residence in Chelsea, at the age
of sixty-nine years. His death came
Unexpectedly, although for some time
he has been seriously i'll.
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