Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-07
VATICAN NEEDS MORE MONEY
Peter. Pence Not sumcient 60 Mee'
Demands UpOn Head Of
Church.

ROME, oct 6-(special Csblegram
The Bee)-One Of the chief anNie'
Plus X is the financial situation
Vatican OF late years st. Petei e q
formerly the chief source OF revensSS nas
fallen of over 80 per cent. The presen.
religious situation IN France has eauseo
an almost complete stoppage OF the nov
OF Peters pence Instructions nave peen
sent to all the German bishops to DO All
In their power to obtain liberal contrlou-
tions from that empire.
The recent legacy from Cont Bertors,
formerly grand master of ceremonies ol
the court of Napoleon Ill OF the sum VI
81 ,OOo,o oo0 to st. Peters pence fund has Oeeh
most welcome addition TO TINS ye"'
contribution The pope is also going care
fully through the budget of the NaVeaii
and Is cutting down expenditure wherever
possible.
The main revenues OF the archieplscopAcE
in the diocese Of Catana lis derived IRON
the monopoly of selling the snow oil Mount
Etna. During the summer months '"e
monopoly Yields a great profit. The So
ciaist municipality. as reprisal LOT .he
clerical electoral opposition, has forbidden
the sale OF the snow on the ground of its
being unwhole some with the consent OF
the municipality for damages
The leading Italian newspaper announces
that liberty OF religion is presently to be
proclaimed at Malta, which may be taken
TO mean that the Protestant religion VIII
be accorded the same privilege except as
regards financial support rs the Roman
Catholic religion. The newspaper de-
nounces the concession, and thinks or
pretends to think, that the ProtestantiZ-
ing OF Malta Is contemplated
The Giornale Italia reports that bands
OF Croatians have profaned the graves OF
Italians in the Fiume cemetery. The
Journal recapitulates many recent incl
dents. such as the maneuvers IN the
Adriatlc and the outburst of anti-ltalian
fanaticism. which have cast shadow on
Austro- italian relations and revealed anci-
ent animosity. The Gironale d'1talia says
that It feels legitimate resentment. and the
italian people is in that frame OF mind
which Is inevitable when a free and gener-
Gus race is touched in its amour propre
affections and dignity
I'VE are grieved." continues the organ.
'at these too frequent Incidents which
render ever more difficult the maintenance
OF friendly relations with Austria The
italian government must act frnly to de-
and must exact respect for all Italians
living on the Adriatic."
The Students association will hold a
mass meeting to protest against the out
RACES at Fiume ard Varna.
Much comment has been made in the
Italian press on the decision of the Emperor
Francis Joseph not TO attend the naval
maneuvers or to visit the occupied
provinces OF Bosnia and Herzegovina. 1t
was stated in one quarter that his de-
cision not to be present was due to poll
tical motives and IN another that it was
due to the fear of anarchists. One Of the
lead Italian papers says the old kaiser
has been rather unwell and his doctors
have decided that 1t would be imprudent
for him to expose himself TO unnecessary
fatigues. At the same time. some of the
t.Italian papers are rather jealous over the
isnaneuvers IN Dalmatia, which some of
them seem to think are directed against
their own country