Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05
uoat Troubles Head of Church, Who is in
Pain Constantly.
MAY Be FORCED TO LEAVE THE VATICAN
Physician Gives Alternative Of Removal or
Death il Disease Increases
WALLS OF APOSTOLIC PALACE ARE WEAK
Falling Plaster Reveals Cracks and
Large sum of Money VIII he
Necessary 20 Make
Repairs.


ROME. Aug. 4-Cspecial Cablegram to The
Bee)-In Catholic circles good deal OF
surprise Is expressed at the silence the
pope continues to maintain concerning
the Separation law Of France, and whether
or not IT is to be accepted by the church.
There are two currents OF opinion on the
subject Of the impending papal decision.
; Some assert Il to he absolutely certain that
the pope will refuse to authorize the for
nation of public worship associations on
the lines aid down by France, whereas
others declare he will not venture to re-
fuse submission to the law seeing how
disastrous this would be to the material
s.interests OF the church and of the priest
hood The state of uncertainty has been
4 already prolonged much beyond what was
anticipated when the French bishops met
] in Paris in congress and expressed their
views on the subject and IL is hoped that
the Pope will soon make public his program
concerning the matter.
The condition of the pope's health this
midsummer gives rise to serious anxiety
He Is much troubled by gout and in al
most constant pain. His holiness Is also
very depressed. He has not the iron will
power of Leo XIII, and he feels the matter
OF being compelled to remain in the Vatican
very keenly Cardinal Oreglis- who also
suffers much from gout. recently expert
enced great relief from a change of air.
When he visited the pope on his return
Plus X, said to him, You seem to want
me to die here in the Vatican, and yet l
feel II l too could only have a change Of
air that / would be- saved" But at the
. same time, his holiness mental depression
is such that he does not desire to face
uch a serious problem as that of leaving
the Vatican would be.
, May Leave Vatican.
y The pope is anxious to go to Caste
S'GShd6fo, and he has already spoken OF
this to Or. Lapponi The pope's physl.
clan is too discreet to discuss such ques-
tion with any but the few famigliari oi
the pope on whom he can rely. II. how
ever, his holiness state should get worse
and It should be Dr. Lapponis duty to put
the alternative brfore the Curia that Plus
X. must either leave the Vatican or LOSE
. his life. the problem would be a very dc.
licste one. That a section of the more
broad-minded members of the Sacred col
lege favors understanding with th'
ourinal Is certain, but, this is not tn,
section that has the popes ear. The ultra
conservative party, headed by Cardina
Merry del Val, is practically supreme a
present.
The eternal problem whether a Catholi
sovereign may visit the king OF Italy Il
Rome has again come under discussion
The king of Portugal has never been 4
Italy. He once got as far as Paris on hi
way to the city Of the Caesars. but wa
Z, stopped by the Vatican. Now IL appear
that King Carlos had arranged TO see hi
cousin. King Victor Emmanuel, at tn
Milan exhibition, but this time II Is tn
Italians who raise an objection. Even /
the Senate and the Chamber of Deputie
protests are heard, It being maintained this
Il would be undignifed for King Victor
receive the Portuguese sovereign anywheI
but in Rome. That, however. is impossbl
30 the project will probably be abandoned
Apostolic Palace Falling.
A fact OF much interest TO the who
world has leaked out, notwithstandir
oRsat efforts on the part of the Vatican
heap It secret There seems to be no doul
that the apostolic palace is In a grave stat
and many walls are threatening to fall. II
other day while the Noble Guard were
duty in the papal ante-chsmber, they we
thrown into state Of panic by show
Of plaster. the fall of which revealed larl
cracks A hurried examination was mad
showing cracks in all directions. caused
; 4. frequent subdivisions which had been ma,
. in the course OF centuries without rega
80 the strength OF the original walls II
estimated that the expenditure OF mo
than $4,000 will be necessary for restor
tions. Fortunately the glorious picture ga
Iery has already been moved to a place
safety.
A young Lgurian printer, named Cav
has invented a method Of typesetting
telegraph. He couples the Hughes instr
ment with monotype composing mschi
and instead OF the message being print
on the tape of the receiving apparatus ps
forations are made on the monotype pap
bands. Completely successful experimer
have been made with the new lnventic
The newspapers are complaining that I
N, Italian government will not allow them
~ private wires. without which IN
Scannot make use OF signor Cava's discover
TURKEY EXPECTS TR0UBL