The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-04
Guards Doubled.

The correspondent OF the Associated
PreSs visited the inside of the vafisa,,
this morning and found that an around
the precincts OF the conclave the guards
mad been doubled ana wherever there is
the slightest possibility Of comu,u-ios
ton with the cOnclave the swiss
guards, gendarmes anG palatfne guards
watched the groInd. The antagonisn,
existing between these bodies is the
best guarantee that no communicative
would be allowed. Besides the CAPTAINS
OF the conclaye, in their cooked bars
and uniforms embroidered with gold
lace. assisted by the Wallets of Prince
Chigi the marshal Of the conclave. in
gorgeous lIVeries. are COnstantlV on tt,a
alert. The only thing known from in
SIDE IS that the cardinals rose early to-
day and individually celebrated mass
in the Pauline chapel. They took
breakfast at 3 o'clock. going shortly
afterwsTd to the Sistne chapel. where
they remained until about 1880 a. m.
The piazza of st. Feter's this morn
ing bore the usual appearance of the
three past days. Italian soldiers oc-
cupied two cOlonnades and. stood about
in groups vainly trying. to keep in the
shade, the sun being scOrching this
morning.
Caravan of Peasants.
A new note to tho scene was given by
q caravan of peasants from the sur.
rounding provinces, composed OF men.
women and children. IN costume. -vhe
have evidently come TO Rome for the
pope's blessing. The women wore bright
red skirts, white bodices. with colIared
corsets outside. spotless white hand
kerchiefs on their heads and sandal
laced with leather thongs to the knee
The men were less gorgeous in velvet I
knee breaches with gold buttons TheF
grouped in the shadow Of-ti177 77-,-iisIs
eating watermelon and making 50 br.R
liant a picture that~Tlll on the piazza
especially the foreigners. Toasted thea
eyes on the Characteristic scene.
Dying Cardinals.
According to a reliable report from
inside the conclave, but one which ID Ii
impossible 70 verify. Cardinal Herrerc
Y EspinOla grew worse to such a point
that the last sacraments were admin
istered to him. The news leaked OUT
by those outside hearing through the
wicket a procession and the recital Of
prayers. as the communion was beins
taken to the sick cardinal.
tt IS said that on the request OF carr
dinal Herrero himself the vicar general
OF his archdiocese of Valencia. spain,
who accompanied the cardinal to Rome,
was allowed to enter the conclave and
visit him. The Clrdlnat IS alIeclf
heart disease. it is reported
uficial respiration is being resoT
Cardinal Herroro-is beiIla--re
DR.. Lapponi aud nutSScr 81 his - ~
! cardinals beside his conclavisfs
King Alfonso or Spain has Ice
graphed TO his ambassador inquirins as
to the health of the cardinal.
Cardinals Nun Cook
One Of the daily sights at the vati-
can now is the arrival OF the nun whom
Cardinal Naszary, prince archbishop az
Gran and primate of Hungary, brought
with him from Hungary TO att IS his
cook Cardinal Naszary Is the veal
thiest of the cardinals, and is reputed
TO have an income of 100000 annually
He desired TO have his cook enter tha
conclave. but, the presence Of q woman
being forbidden by All the rules. ne
arranged 20 have her cook his dinner
outside ana bring It daily to the SIS
/ tine chapel
1t is rumored that when Cardinal
Sarto, patriarch Of Venice. received the
/ good wishes OF his friends he replied,
I smillngly:
"Oh, no. I purchased a return ticket
when ? left Venice"
Those who are superstitious are say-
ing that as the conclave opened on st
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