The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-07-31
The Temporary Pope.

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of cardinals as it's 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
conided the interests of the church,
has now become the exponent OF the
cardinals until Pope Leo's successor
has been elected.
ORcially 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 chapel. Beside the bed a
small altar has been raised, on which
flicker six candles, surrounding a figure
of Christ hanging to the cross. The
chanting of penitential psalms goes on
increasingly, n 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 a 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 fsherman's
ring These ceremonies we're carried
out with the accompaniment of all that
stately pomp marking the rituals for a
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
flies 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 tc-
fore the body of Leo Kill, 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 SO
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 a 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
troduced into the ceremony by the en-
trance into st. Peters Of Italian soldiers.
who remained there throughout the day
to preserve order. Their presence there
in such a 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 100000
people passed before the catafaluue 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.
n day was notable for the solemn
masses celebrated for the epose Of the
soul Of the late pontiff at st. Peters and
other famous churches in Rome.
Attic 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-
August 1. a week from TO-DAY.
Inside the vatican the work of arranp-
Ing b apartments for the conclaye has
begun. The courtyards are choked
with carts, bricks and building material
raising the walls where doors er,st
making partitions. etc.
Big Inheritance Tar.
Albany, n. Y, July 24.-The state
will collect 1877 from the heirs ~
Ezra 9. Benedict, the wealthy lnmhar.