The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-05
ELECTION OF THE NEW POPE
ALL ROME ILLUMINATED IN
 HONOR OF SARTO.
His Election and the A..umptlon of His
 Holy oaics nIarked by a striking
 Demonstration and Impressive Csrs- monies at she vaticaa-To-day He
 WiI Receive the Members of the Dip- lomat,c Corps and the Cardinals and
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 Iomatic Corps and the Cardinals and bishops.
 Rome, .Aug.-The conclaye after being in session for four days, to-day elected Giuseppe Sarto, patriarch of Venice, as pope to succeed Leo XIII and he now reigns at the vatican and over the Catholic world as Plus X Tonight all Rome is illuminated in his honor. His election and the assumption of his holy office were marked by striking dem onstration and impressive ceremonies at the vatican, which only ended this evening. Tomorrow the new pope, clad in his full pontifical robes and with all the ritualistic ceremony will receive the members of the diplomatic corps, the cardinals and the bishops, who will then offer their official hom- age, this notwithstanding the fact that twice to-day the cardinals and many high officials of the vatican went through a similar ceremony. The date upon which the coronation of Plus K will occur has not yet been officially de- cided, but the impression prevails that it will occur August9.
 Although the election was over at Il o'clock this morning and was announced to the world forty five minutes later by the appearance of the new pope at the window of St. Peters the conclave was not formally dissolved until 5:3O thisp afternoon. The cardinals then re- turned to their various apartments in Rome, with the exception of Cardinals Oreglia and Ranpolla, who temporar- fly retain their official suites in the vatican and Cardinal Herrero Espin- osa, who is too Ill to be moved for sew eral days. It was to the sick cardinal that the new pope paid his first visit after being formally proclaimed pom tiff. The cardinals will remain in Rome for to-morrow's ceremonies. and should the coronation be fixed for next Sun day they are not likely to return to their respective homes until after that ceremony. With the exception of the Spanish cardinal Herrero all the others are now in fairly good health.
 The election of the patriarch of Ven- ice this morning was unanimous. Af- ter Mondays ballots it was foregone conclusion that he was the only candi- date sufiiciently acceptable to all to se- cure the necessary two-thirds, which the laws of the church require. One of the cardinals said to the representative of The Associated Press tonight that he believed Plus x would follow the broad lines of Leo's policy, although not likely to accentuate it. This voices the general feeling here, which is one of satisfaction. The new pontiff Is a man of simple origin and although not prominent candidate he had been fre- quently mentioned as one of the many cardinals who might be taken up as compromise. In several respects he resembles his venerable predecessor, no- tably in his reputation for culture and piety Having been associated with no factions this fact alone won him much favor from foreign cardinals who were without an especial candidate. Plus x was fumorously described as A coun- try mouse who could not possibly find his way about Rome" Venetians who know the new pope we'll say that he will soon be as much beloved as pom tiff as he was yesterday as the beloved patriarch of the poor of the Adriatic. In appearance Plus X is handsome man He has fine erect figure de- spite his sixty-eight years, his face greatly resembling that of the late Phillips Brooks, the eminent Boston divine. When he pronounced his first benediction to-day at St Peter's his voice rang out with splendid resonance. In every way to-day he showed beyond a doubt that he has dignity and per- sonality in keeping with the best tradi- tions associated with the famous pom tiffs who for centuries have ruled the vatican.