Bisbee daily review., 1911-09-03
VACANCIES IN
 COLLEGE MANY
CoRslstoy Lacks 23 Cardinals of its Full Quota and Ap-
 pointmentS Are Ex-
 peCted Shortly
SITUATION IN THE VATICAN

of Cardinal Moran of Sydney, created the twenty-third vacancy in the Sacred College, the present composition of which, and it's probable action in the event of early conclave, are always subjects of lively interest, and partic- ularly so since the last indisposition of the Pope.
 Of the sixty-four cardinals who elect ed the present Pontiff, thirty-one have since died. Four years has elapsed since Plus X held his last consistory in which new Cardinals were created. and the present membership of the Sacred College Is made up of one Car dinal, Oreglia di Santo Stefano, creat- ed by Plus K; thirty created by Leo XIII, and sixteen chosen by the pres ent Pontiff, which means that the last represents one-third of the whole
 If. therefore, there should be a Con- clave under the present conditions, it is doubtful what whether many people expect confidently would take place, that Is the election of Leo XIV, who would be Cardinal Rampolla To be elected pope it is necessary to have two-thirds of the votes in ones favor and while not all the old cardinals | are opposed the Ex-secretary of State in the conclave of 1903, are now favor able for his canditature, it would be difficult for him to gather votes among those created by Plus X.
 This situation will be considerably altered by the addition of new cardin- ais, which can not fail to come scen. either at the end of this year, imne- s4{ 4ot. .,lx .e 4f srrf ties of the Italian Jubilee, or at the beginning of 1912, but the chance. it Is believed will not be for the possible candidacy for the ePapacy of Cardinal Rampolla, or of one of the wesFers of the purple at the time of Leo XIII. This for the reason that the influence of the new element Is being felt more and more strongly.
 Predictions are largely guess work but the prevailing sentiment appears to be that Cardinal De Laj. Secretary of the Consistoral Congregation, would be one of the most favored candidates for the Papal crown.
 Like Plus K, he comes from the Venetian Provinces, is most energetic active and intelligent, uniting all the qualities necessary to make an iron pope and having no past which has committed him to any particular pol icy, would be freer and stronger than any of the cardinals who, like Rampal- la, Vannutelh, Agliardi, were candida tes in the last conclave and whose el- ection would have meant a special direction in the policy of the Holy See.
 
 be later submitted to the Congrega- tion of Rites. to decide whether the
 Servant of God" Plus K, will be ad- mitted to the process for Beatification and Canonization, continue here with unabated ardor, especially in the dio- ceses of Senigallia Imola, Spoleto, Ma pies and Gaeta, where the pope lived in the most trying period in his long and stormy ecclesiastical life.
 In each of these places special dio- cesan tribunals have been formed to collect evidence, to hear witnesses, to put together all the writings which can be found of that Pontiff At Imolaa 800 letters have already been discov- cred, and are now in the possession ] of that tribunal which is submitting 1 them to close investigation.
 Until his recent illness, Pope Plus K, followed the advice of his physi- i clans, took daily walks in the Vatican ] gardens, and has even gone as far as the famous observatory. directed as is known, by an American ecelesiastic Father John J. Hagan, formerly of l the Georgetown Observatory. Father | Hagan wished to show the three old towers which from his group of obser- yatoriesto to the Pontiff, but Plus x, shook his head laughingly, saying, T can come and look at them from the ! outside, and even come to your door, but cannot climb your flights of stairs. I must wait until another Am 1 erican friend of yours. generous as the | one who gave the American bridge will present you with an American el- evator."
 The Pontif referred to bridge con meeting two antique walls between the obseryatories, along which one can now walk in safety, thanks to an Am erican.
 An interesting experiment is being carried on the arid district about Rome. along the coast, and among the l Abruzzi mountains. which has been possible only through private charity. Illiteracy has always been a charsc- ! teristic of the Italian peasant. especial, ly in the South; so much so that while the percentage in the North is almost negligible, that of the South is so l great as to raise that of the whole Kingdom to about 50 percent. Edu- cation is obligatory, but it is difficult to enforce when the pheasant cannot even dress his large family decently, and the children have to tramp miles l perhaps to have the priyelese of at