Albuquerque evening citizen., 1905-08-26
POPE pPACTICING PAR SINIONY

cablegram from Rome says that economy is now
the watchword the Vatican Only few days ago the
cardinal secretary served with summons IN
three brought by the heirs of who had left
all of their property to the pope One suit was
that brought by the relatives of widow named ottiliH
who died in 1901 leaving her property consisting OF
house in Via Capo Case the late The property
is estimated worth several thousand dollars and the
Vatican administration had already taken possession OF
with the of the probate court
The heirs sued for the annulment of the VIII on lhe
ground that the property had been left ncondtonaly
to the pope that Plus Y was at the time only patr
Venice After the cardinal secretary OF state was
successfully served with the summons he consulted WIN
the pope and it decided that he should not appear
in court owing the exemption of all cardinals, accord
ing to the laws guarantees from the obligation of max
ing personal appearance in civil or criminal courts o
fore the Italian tribunals The case however proceeded
notwithstanding the cardinals absence, and, perhaps be-
of it, decided in favor of the heirs only Few
days
Another case in which the cardinal secretary Of state
has been served with is that Of Count Farran
ieri who brought suit for the restitution of parl
mony amounting than 100000 left to the late
pope by his grandfather Horace, as trust fund rms
case much serious for the Vatican authorities in
volving, does. large amount of money. Plus \"
however will sustain the rights of the Holy See in the
highest court through the aid abes lawyers but
will permit the cardinal secretary or any prelate con
nected with the Vatican administration to appear III court
either as a witness a defendant.
the meantime he has ordered that the stricIes'
economy be observed in all branches of the Vatican ad
mnistration The contributions of the late pope to Ro
man Catholic institutions. such as schools, workmen
climbs moor churches and poverty stricken clergymen,
which nearly 100000 year PiuX y has en-
trely suppressed saying that the sent to the Na
can from parts the world the general property Of
church and is not be expended for the exclusive
benefit Italian charities and institutions lie
has also withdrawn all the subsidies granted in former
years to the several organs of the Catholic of ay
and of month will the end Of many such
publications whose circulation and advertising are not
sufficient pay their running without financial
assistance from the Vatican.
1t is the popes intention that hereafter ali the STU
dents many colleges existing in Rome shall attend
theological and canonical courses the two largest
universities the city the Georgian kept by the Jesuit
order and the Roman Seminary. All other nigh schools
are to be abolished unnecessary.
The eyer-ncreasing pension list of the employees OF
the Vatican palace and Of the members of the papa mill
tia Plus X has just found way OF reducing considerably
by the issuance special provisions which will increase
the number years of service which entities such en-
poyes soldiers to pension and reduce the number OF
offices from which such pensions granted.
bodies of militia constituting the papa army
in the Vatican have greatly reduced in numbers
within the past few months This is especially so OF the
noble guards, which formed the most expensive military
body the Vatican administration had to provide for
Piux X recently received the bill of certain firm
of jewelers. who have supplied the Vatican for years with
gold episcopal crosses which the pope generally presents
newly elected bishops and the insignia of the papa
which popes sometimes send to personages they
particularly wish honor. The pope sent some of the
jewelTy to Rome establishment in order that its intrln
might be estimated. The assayers found that
the Vatican had been paying than double the value
of the ewery, and the furnsher peremptorly sum
the Vatican From his statement it discov
cred that while the charges made by his firm only
fair much of the money paid out of the Vatican fund
emouments to the employees of the congregation
which had charge of providing the articles in question II
took only Plus X. abolish all rights to
such emoluments.
1t has been calculated the economies already in
augurated by the present will the Vatican more
than $5OO,O0O year that he will be in posi-
tion the dmnution of the contributions
to the church from French sources.