Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-14
MAY NAME CARDINALS SOON
Little Hope than An American viii
BE Named-HonOrs Go Else
where.

Private advices have been received in this
country and confirmed by the Rome CORE
spondents OF the higher class OF Catholic
journals to the effect that Pope Plus X has
intimated that the long heraded conslstory
will be held next November. 1t is OF par
ticular interest to this country and Canada,
for although Il may happen that no Ameri-
can prelate will be raised to the senate of
the church, 1t seems a certainty that the
apostolic delegate at Washington Mgr Fall
comic, will be among the new cardinals. In
fact this is openly stated by well informed
correspondents Of Catholic papers in Eng
land and America. Mgr Agius, now in the
Philippines, is to succeed him at Washing
ton. The monsignor, who is learned MEM
Der of the Benedictine order has almost
finished the iaborious work undertaken five
years ago. The archbishop of Montreal,
Mgr. Bruchesl Is likely to be named, as
that country has had no representative In
the college of cardinals since the demise OF
Cardinal Taschereau.
Some intimate that the papal legate
Cardinal vannuteli,< may be the bearer of
private communication on this subject to
Mgr. Bruchesi and that 1t will be made
known at the close of the congress. At all
events the pope has been at pains recently
to show his fondness for the archbishop of
Montreal. At the latter's request he made
M. Lemoyne Demartlgny a Canadian a
papal chamberlain and ordered him to be
attached to the escort OF the cardinal lsgate
M. Demartigny and Thomas Hughes Kelly
Of this city will be the lay members OF the
papal legation. There is not The least hint
of another American being in the list Of
coming cardinals This is varlously COM
puted at ten and twelve. 1t is taken for
granted that the nuncio at Vienna, Mgr.
Granite Belmonte. and tho patriarch of Lis
bon, Mgr. Mendez Bello will be among the
fortunate ones.
In the case of Mgr. Belmonte the pope it
is understood, is quite wiling to give him
the hat but the Emperor Francis Joseph
seems to be in the way. Austria still holds
tight rein on it's ancient prerogative of
suggesting this one or that one for special
honors. Rome usually looks favorably upon
these requests, though the sacred college
did object when the country ventured to
use the power OF veto at the conclave which
elected Pus X The nunclo at Vienna Of
Tended the prime minister, Count Aehren-
thai, by his condemnation of Prof Wahr-
mund, and since that incident Austria has
shown no disposition to take the initiative
In the matter of getting him the coveted
honor. Mgr Bisleti, the pope's majordomo;
Mgr Lugari, assessor OF the holy office
and Mgr. Della Chiesa, archbishop of
Bologna, are among those mentioned by
persons close to the Vatican. Again, too
the name OF the archbishop of Westminster
is brought forward, Mgr. Bourne. England
has been patiently waiting for some recog-
milton. >-t
No fewer than ten cardinals have died
since the last consistory,s at which several
were named. At present the sacred, college
consists of fifty-two princes of the church;
twenty-three of them reside In Rome and
are engaged in the various congregations,
tribunals, etc. thirty-one are Italians, two
are Germans, four Austrians, two Hun
garians, four Spaniards, three French and
one each come from the United States, Aus
tralia, Belgium, Brazil, Portugal and Ire
| land. All but five of the cardinals have
received episcopal conservation. The
representation of the religious orders In
the college is two for the Friars Minor and
one each for the Benedictines, Augustin.
ians, Oratorians, Carmelites and Capuchins
OF the present College of Cardinals one
was created by Plus TX, thirty-six by Lee
| XIII, and fifteen by Plus X. Carolina
Gruscha, archbishop OF Vienna, is the old.
est member. He will be 80 in November
| The papal secretary of state is the young.
est. HIS will be just half the age OF
Cardinal Gruscha next october,-New
York Sun.