Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-28
Eighteen Prelates, Includ-
ing Three Americans,
Given Red Hats by Ratifi-
cation Of Sacred College.
ANOTHER ELEVATED,
BUT NAME is SECRET
Identity Of New Cardinals
Will be Made Known at.
Later Consistory; Pomp
Marks Ceremony Today.

Marks Ceremony Today.
" Rome, Nov. 27-O Obedient to the
summons from Pope Plus x, the car.
dinals in Rome assembled In secret
consistory today and confirmed the
papal nomination Of eighteen new
members in the college Of cardinals.
the supreme governing body OF the
Roman Catholic church.
# OF those thus hcnored three are
citizens Of the United States; Mgr.
John M. Farley, archbishop of New
York; Mgr. William O'Connell, arch.
bishop OF Boston, and Mgr. Diomede
Falconio, apostolic delegate at Wash.
ington.
Thus, with Cardinal Gibbons, Ameri-
ca will have now for the first time q
representation OF four In the cardina.
late, which. probably much as now
constituted, will elect q successor to
the reigning pontiff.
Besides the new cardinals who re-
ceived the red hat today, the pope
created another, whom he reserved
"in pretore' (kept secret) and whose
name will be published in later con-
sistory when the pope wishes that to
be done. In some cases the name OF
the prelate thus chosen only becomes
known after the death Of the pope. u
AS he entered the hall OF the con-
|sistnry where today'x ceremony took
Place the pope's step Was less sure
and the scare-worn face OF his holt.
ness bore signs Of his recent illness.
Nevertheless, ne Withstood the fatigue
OF the long and trying ordeal brAvcly.
In accordance with the ecclesiasti-
ca! law pubic consistory must De
held three days after the private
.gatnering When the new cardinals
with the exception Of those from
Spain ana austria, VIII receive tneir
red nats. me spanish and austrian
prelates, az ls provided IN the con,
cordat 'i Win the countrles' mast Te'
celve the Diretta. nrst from the hahas
oI tRelr temporal sovereign. me puD'
lic consistory Will De neld on ihurs'
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because 81 the many applications ZOE sl'' q
aumitlahce.
larry pay ceremony Sarr'eo Out.
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tVely smali, was carried OUT VIII =
Euisnlty ana !oIinanty tnat mas charac-
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ness So the ! @ arrivaI ~ IN the cardinais ana
other dignitaries. Soon after I 8
o'clock a procession OF carriages
passed through the court ,of San
Domeso from where their occupants
found entrance to the palace.
AS the moment arranged for the
appearance Of the pontif approached
the assemblages separated In three
groups De1ore 1ne tnrone. IN one
sIoup were tne n, caruinaI bishops, Y
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Glad Apura og bis holiness L Fnllowed
~ swiss guards and his cutie. ina
3nonttff naused for a moment atgtaa
tha a esn knee With With smile he rreeted ] them ssas