The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
VATICAN AGIrATED.
Recent Conflict With French Govern.
.ment Over Loubet's Visit of
Serious Nature,

Serious Nature.
Rome,T May 24.-Vatican authoritie
continue to be agitated over the con-
11ict with the French government grow
ing out OF the protest against Presi-
dent ubet visit to Rome. and the
recall of NJ. Nisard, the French m
bassador to the vatican.
The pope said mass this morning in
the, presence Of $40 Italians and for
elgners and gave up the rest of the
TO the consideration Of the diff
culties; with France, reading clippings
from the newspapers on the subject,
The vatican authorities hope that M.
Nisard will soon return to Rome. be-
Ing influenced by the fact that his
family is still here.
h question as to how L'Humanite
of Paris became possessed of the note
of protest addressed to the other DOW
ers. which varied from that sent to the
French government, is daily becoming
more interesting. 1t seems to be now
certain. as was at first supposed, h a
the indiscretion was due to the prin-
c1pality Of Monaco, the vatican's note
TO Which was stronger than that adj
dressed to the other Catholic states in
consequence Of the vatican having been
informed that Prince Albert of Monaco
intended to visit the king Of Italy. "A
further reason why the note to the
VI 1OIld WAS more en0.
phatic, 1t is said at the vatican was be-
cause Prince Albert was the friend of
y Dreyfus, who. had worked
against the French government, and
also because the clerico nationalists
were In accord, If not in the same field
with NJ: Jaures, the socialist leader,
VINO originated the present agitation.
IT IS said that Prince Albert was
oitended the late Pope Leo
his last Jubilee refused the Peters
pence sent by Monaco because the
money had Its source in gambling OPP
eratlons. The relations between Prince
Albert and the vatican became more
when the latter rejected Prof.
translator of the works Of Bish-
John L. Spalding, of Peoria, who
was proposed by Prince Albert as bish-
op of Monaco.
The ministry of the interior author
lies a denial of the statement that M.
Navonne. first secretary of the
act as charge d'affaires at the en-
bassy. stating that the government
that his selection would at
tenuate the Importance of the action
taken in the recall of Ambassador
Nisard.
The Only Topic in Paris.
Paris, May 23.-The recall of M. MIS-
ard, French ambassador to the vatican.
" DS llle dDSOFDlIS lOplCs
ambassador is expected to arrive
here tomorrow morning, when he will
confer with foreign Minister Delcasse
and go over the details of the rupture
between France and the vatican pre-
liminary to the meeting of the council
of ministers on Tuesday when a fur
Their line of action will be determined
upon.
Contrary to general expectations,
Lorenzelli. the papal nunciO
at Paris, will not leave his post, at least
not at present.
The tone of the socialist papers indi-
Gates that thai powerful element has
urged the government to take most
extreme measures. Deputy Geralt Rich
ard says In the Petite Republique that
the matter must proceed until the con-
has been ended.
The Rome correspondent Of the
Temps says that vatican officials lay
stress pom the fact that the pope
alone directs the policy of the holy see.
When Cardinals Vannutelli, Gotti, Ag-
liardi and others saw the pope on
Thursday and Friday, according to
the correspondent. his holiness fore
Swallowed the first stage Of the con-
1ict, but he declared so energetically
hat he was responsible to God alone
Tor his actions and was acting thus
FOR the greatest good of the church that
the cardinals did not dare to remon-
Strate.