The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19

cd comparatively quiet, getting some
sleep and seeing no one except the doc
tors and his Immediate attendants. An
italian proverb says: when the patient
does not get worse he improves very
much" but, with the Pope, after the last
two weeks experience, everybody has re-
nounced making any predictions.
The heat is beginning to increase. Tho
shutters of the Popcs bedroom window
are almost closed, the window Is open
and the curtains are drawn back. 1t Is
reported that steps will be taken TO in
stall an electric fan in the room.
a number Of cardinals and especially
their friends. utilized the prolonged ILL
ness Of the Pope to test tho feeling which
will prevail at the next conclave. The
task is a difficult one, as it Is claimed
that the cardinals never had a chance TO
show their mcttle under Pope Leo, inn
portant questions being deputcd to COM
missions composed of few cardinals,
after having practically been settled by
the papal secretar yof state.
Much Uncertainty
The Philippine affairs, which We're in
quired into by only five cardinals are fire.
Quently quoted as an instance OF the
foregoing complaint, Much diversity of
opinion and much uncertainty regarding
the candidates still oxist. However, the
most probable candidates remain more or
less those whose names have been men
toned since the Pope first became Ill.
TO Cardinal Gotti. project of propagnn-
da, tie objection Is made that as he be-
longs to religious order his election
might, in view OF recent events, be coll
sidered a challenge to France. Against
the chances OF Cardinal Rampoila, the
papal secretary of state, it Is urged that
Austria will try to exercise her right to
veto, as France would in the case of Car
dinal seratino yannutcllI, the grand PEN
itentiary who Is considered to be the can
didate of tho Triple Alliance.
Cardinal Svampa, archbishop Of BO-
logna, has been dropped. because, since
his last stroke of paralysis, he speaks
with some difficulty. Cardinal Terra-i,
archbishop of Milan. Is not favored foa
the apparently trivial reason that he
uses motor car. which Is not considered
dignlfied in n prince OF the church. Car
dlnal Agliardi bishop of Albano, is re-
garded as too democratic, Therefore.
unless Cardinal Gotti, who has always
been the most favored. candidate, sue
ceeds in overcoming the objection to him,
it is likely that some one now unmen-
toned will be elected to succeed Pope
leo The cardinals themselves, natu-
rally, maintain the greatest reserve.
though they all more or less repeat as
though In the nature Of password that
I he next Pope must be one combining
the piety OF Plus TX. with the intelligence
of Leo MIL"
Altitude of Government.
The cabinet ministers have held sew
; eral meetings to discuss the attitude Of
| the government OH the death of tho Pope,
| end It has been decided that II the VAT
lean does not notify the Italian govern
| ment OF his death, and does notify the
other governments, Italy will not OIL
| cially participate in any manifestations
| OF mourning, but limit herself 10 main
/ tanning pubic order and insuring full
4 liberty for the conclave, as prescribed
by law, In arriving at such Il decision
the ministers declared that they. have
been guided by the wish TO protect The
dignity OF the State, and by no lack of
respect for the aged Ponhff towards
whom there have been most chiyalrous
manifestations of sympathy from the
King, who postponed his Journey TO
Paris on account of the Pope's health,
and from the whole people, who are par
ticipatlng in the universal feeling of re-
gIet at the Pontiff's illness, thus forget
ting the traditional struggle between
church and State