The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-08-01
DEATH cOMEsNAT LAST
End of Pope Leo's Remarkable
Struggle for Life.
Aged PontiR Passes Away Surrounded
by Relatives and Cardinals
Oreglia Temporary Head
of the Church.

Rome, July 21.-Pope Leo XIII. Is
dead. The last flicker of life expired at
four minutes past four o'clock Monday
afternoon, and the pontiff now lies at
rest.
Pope Leo's final moments were
marked by that same serenity and de-
votion, and when he was conscious,
that calm intelligence which is asso-
ciated with his rs years pontifcate.
The Temporary Pope.
Meantime, events of momentous i'm
portance to Catholic Christendom were
occurring. The death of Pope Leo
meant the passing of the supreme pow
er into the hands Of the sacred college
of cardinals as its temporary custodian
during the interregnum. The perfect
administrative machinery of the church
provided against the slightest inter-
ruption of the governing authority. AS
the senior member of the sacred col
lege, Cardinal Oreglia, to whom the
pope, just before his death, solemnly
confided the interests Of the church,
has now become the exponent Of the
cardinals until Pope Leo's successor
has been elected.
Omcially Pronounced Dead.
Rome, July 22.-The body Of Pope Leo
reposes in the chamber where his last
death struggle took place, which for the
time being has been transformed into
a mortuary cha6el Beside the bed
small altar has been raised, on which
flicker six candles, surrounding figure
of Christ hanging to the cross. The
chanting of penitential psalms goes on
increasingly, one group of kneeling
Franciscans succeeding another In the
performance of this holy Office.
In the meantime Tuesday began the
series of impressive ceremonies mark
ing the demise of pope and the initial
preparations for the choice of his sue
cessor. The most solemn ceremony was
the gathering of the cardinals Of the
sacred college in Leo's death chamber
to officially pronounce the pontiff dead.
This was followed by the historic cere-
mony of the removal of the fisherman's
ring. These ceremonies were carried
out with the accompaniment Of all that
stately pomp marking the rituals for
deceased pope.
Pay Last Tribute.
Rome, July 23.-The first Of the great
ceremonies of Pope Leo's funeral COM
menced Wednesday. when the body lay
| in state in the throne room of the vat
lean from $3.50 a. m. until / p. m. All
the diplomats accredited to the vatican,
the Roman princes, dukes, barons and
other representatives of ancient fam
lilies remaining faithful to the papacy,
all the high dignitaries of the church.
the archbishops, bishops, patriarchs and
heads of the religious orders, passed in
solemn procession before the bier Of the
late pontiff.
Viewed by Thousands.
Rome, July 24.-From sunrise until
sunset Thursday thousands passed be-
fore the body of Leo XIII, lying in state
in the basilica of st. Peters.
The will of the dead pope was opened
at Thursdays meeting Of the congrega-
ton of cardinals. 1t consists OF 36
pages, in the handwriting of Leo Kill,
and leaves all the property Of which he
died possessed to his successor for the
use of the church. To each member of
his family he leaves present to be
chosen from the valuable objects in his
apartment. Similar presents are be-
queathed to his physicians. The total
amount of the property which he left
is not yet known.
Italian Troops Present.
An important political factor was in
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trance into st. Peters of Italian soldiers,
who remained there throughout the day
to preserve order. Their presence there
in such capacity, unprecedented in the
history of modern Italy, is important
as an indication of better relations be-
tween the government and the vatican,
as 1t was by the consent, If not by the
desire, of the vatican authorities that
they employed the troops of the quirinal
in papal territory.
Rome, July 25.-Again Friday the
body of Leo XIII. lay in state in the
basilica Of st. Peters and about 10000
people passed before the catafalque dur
ing the day.
Italian soldiers again on Friday pre-
served order inside st. Peters, where
there was a repetition of the scene and
crowd which occurred Thursday.
The day was notable for the solemn
masses celebrated for the repose Of the
soul of the late pontiff at st. Peters and
other famous churches in Rome.
At the meeting of the congregation
Friday Cardinal Satolli asked when the
conclave would be opened Cardinal
Oreglia replied that he thought that on
the evening of Friday, the 31st, all
the cardinals might enter their cells and
be ready for the first meeting of the con-
clave August 1. week from to-day.
Inside the vatican the work Of arrang-
ing the apartments for the conclave has
been begun. The courtyards are choked
with carts. bricks and building material
for raising the walls where doors exist,
making partitions. etc.
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