Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
Coming Coronation Occupies Attention of European Society of All Grades
NO ALARM FOR POPE'S HEALTH
Pontiff Continues Burdensome Audi
ences as Before.
CONGRESS CONSIDERS CRIME
supply Necessary 20 Eliminate
Terror Societies which Are
Infesting Italy.
BY CIEMENT ]. BARRETr.

ROME, June 17.-(Special to The Bee.)-
Contrary TO widely circulated reports which
caused alarm the pope is in very fair
health. He continues every day from in
the morning until 1 in the afternoon his
round of audiences-not only of the official
audiences with the members and officials
OF the sacred Congregations and the bishops
from all parts of the world, but of general
audiences which might easily be dispensed
with were there any real need. He stir
continues to rise the earliest in the Vat
lean, even when, as on other mornings,
when he says the mass later than usual
In order to grant some of the faithful the
privilege of assisting at It,, 1t has been
noticed that the holy father is not so light
and active in his movements as he used to
he, but that is not very surprising when
It is remembered that his nth year has
just passed. Two months later he stands
at the ninth year OF his pontificate, every
day of which has brought it's own bur-
derfs and anxieties.
few days ago the pope received in
audience Bishop Abraham Drowrigg, bishop
of Ossory, ireland, ireland, greeting him
with great cordialty. His holiness also re-
ceived Mayor Malay of Perth.
Considering the Malta.
The problem OF eXtripating the crime car
ried on by brigands, the Camorra and
Malta which is rampant to South Italy,
engaged the attention of a national con-
gress assembled at Girgenti. The con-
gress was inaugurated by the minister of
justice in the presence of nearly 1900 dele
gates, including the best known jurists and
criminologists of Italy
Signor Luzzatti, ex-premier who was
supported by 600 senators and deputies,
said little practical Improvement could be
hoped for till the initial task of civfIizing
these semisavage regions has been seriously
grappled with by the introduction and ex-
tension Of ways of communication, a good
water. supply and the establishment of
primary schools Signor Luzzatti recon-
mended the formation of special flying
squadrons or AIMED police to stamp out or
sanized crime in Sicily and the cattle raid
Ing that is still universal in Sardinia
Priest Sues Preacher.
rather Carlo Bricarelli Is suing Gustave
Verdesi, the ex-priest, who recently, after
abandoning the Catholic church and Joining
the Methodist claimed that the plaintiff
divulged secrets which he told his in the
confessional and that consequently several
priests were transferred by their superiors.
Father Bricarelli said that the secret which
concerning knot of "modernists" priests
meeting was not told him in the confess
sional, but at his home during a profess
sional visit of Verdesi. Father Brtcarelli
said he was advised by the Pope in all he
mad done and further that he had not
mentioned names to him. He simply told
MIN there were several clergymen who
denied the divinity of Christ and who were
meeting now and then to exchange views.
Feature of Exposition.
A magnificent reproduction of a Roman
galley is the central attraction of the annuse-
ment section of the exhibition Plans for
the vessel were carefully prepared from
historical manuscripts, and the result goes
tar to show that the modern floating pal
aces are not much more splendid than were
the pleasure boats of the early Roman en-
perors.
The vessel is 800 feet long, eighty feet
broad and the main deck is forty feet above
water line. The PROV and poop are sur
mounted with statues, and there are three
DOCKS accommodating by staircases
adorned by statuary On the lower decks
are held such sports as roller skating
Greek and Roman dances, and the poses
piastlques Here also is situated the
magnificent gladiators ring. reproduced on
historical lines. On the second deck Is the
restaurant the Greek Roman theater in
Guiding a revue" Of Roman pomp and
splendor.