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Combined Attack on Church and State
Drives These Forces Together
STORIES OF POPEs HEALTH CONFLICTING
Come Say He is Ill, but Continues to Hold
Audiences.
e.oLoTu CABINET SHOWS MUCH STRENGTH
People Surprised In Approval OF
Course of Man who Promises
No More Than Deposed
Premier.

ROME. July Especial Cablegram TO
The BeeJ-Thcre is a remarkable article
In a recent number OF La Civita Cat
tolica" Of Rome in which the writer notes
the decadence OF the ant-clericai spirit 10
Italy. Ilc gives the following as the causes
OF the change 'The antl-clerical agitation
which preceded the unihtatlon OF Italy mas
naturally died away ON the completion
uf that unification, and In public life very
natural instinct and feeling have arisen
that the church and state should be Weoded
together by a sort Of moral cohesion The
anarchistic propaganda of socialism with
its revolutionary and anti-militaristc war
cry have driven the well-balanced ana
pacific minds Of the Italians TO band to-
gethcr the conservative forces Of the couu-
try in order to promote reaction against
the subversive tendencies of these dCstruc-
tive movements. Public opinion has also
been effected by the sight OF anti-clerical
France and her decadence while the prog
ress of Anglo-SaXon nations as well as
the prosperity OF Catholic Germany have
resulted in delivering official and lay Italy
from the miserable bondage under which
for more than a century Italians were led
to believe that they could not safely follow
their own religious instincts, but must
adopt the extrayagant theories of France.
Among other things It is stated that the
grandson Of Garibaldi is studying for the
priesthood.
There are various reports concerning the
health Of the pope prevailing in Rome
at present. There is no doubt that the
affairs in France are very trying to him
and occupy his mind greatly. Some per-
sons consider that his state is dangerous,
but these are alarmists OF an exaggerated
type; others regard his recent illness as
Indicative OF condition which is danger
Gus; while the actual fact of his giving
audience daily and receiving the cardinal
projects OF congregations demonstrates
that he is fairly well.
strength OF Ministry.
The vote of confidence received by Signol
Golittl from the chamber was. as th'
Popoln Romano seems to admit this morn
ing. OF purely personal character and il
not very easily explained The govern
lnentS program is that OF Baron Sonnino
unchanged in any essential particulars; III
only pledges are to carry out Legislation
proposed by It's predecessors. 1t was GER
tain that the new ministry would be assailet
by the extreme left, but the hostility o
the right must have been an unpleasan
surprise. as up to the last moment benevo
lent neutrality had been secured on tn
part OF the Marquis di Rudini and his fol
lowers The life of the ministry, however
With its ample majority, should be SAT
until after the summer recess. But mucl
may happen before November to distur
that security, and its present majority
no pledge OF its continuance. The entranc
Gf the Di Rudini group in opposition a
once suggests a possible coalition of tn
conservative parties which may prove NOR
attractive to the chamber than the leader
ship of Baron sonnino alone. on the othe
hand. the extreme left may be expecte
To make an energetic effort to recaptur
the position they have lost in the country
and IT Il more than probable that thei
agitation will produce its usual crop c
labor troubles ard disturbances.
A .mediaeval ditch, which was reopene
by signor Boni, lying under the foundatio
OF the Column OF TTajan, was found to
filled with skeletons The bones laid heI
showed marks Of weapons in many place
and IL is supposed that these were III
slaughtered left after some dreadful BATH
which It is held occurred in the wild time
of the seventh or eighth century. Thi
the authorities in Rome had a care Z,
the ancient monuments is clearly deduc,
from a decree issued in 1852. prohibitir
under a penalty OF death anything tendir
to destroy this monumental column.