The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-02
Late Cardinals Sister and Her
Daughter-in-law to In
spect Apartment.
SAY PAPERS WERE STOLEN
Report That Important DOcu-
mcnts Were Later
Returned.
Special Cdbie Despatch 10 THr SuN.

ROME, Jan. baroness Rampolla-Per-
rama sister of the late Cardinal, and her
Idaughtcr-in-law. Princess Altieri. have
agreed to the removal Of the seals on his
apartment tomorrow or next day.
A joint inventory Of the contents Of the
apartment will then be made and officials
of the Vatican probably will take part
Signor Zeppala. lawyer for the Car
dinars sister. said to-day that he will
shortly reveal the sources Of the malicious
rumors circulated after the death OF the
prelate. He asserted that a hubbub had
been raised about nothing. lie insisted
that there was no mystery about the Car
dinsls death nor his will.
1t Is announced in Milan that a large
number of important documents were
| stolen from the desk OF the late Cardinal
Rampola. hut were returned when a
tempting reward was offered. Among
those suspected is the prelatcs valet,
The papers included secret memoirs and
letters OF immense value. as among them
I, are confidential documents regarding the
Natcan's propaganda in Italy and abroad
aiming AT the prevention OF the renewal
of the Triple Alliance.
| The prevailing opinion that Cardinal
Rampolla would have been elected Pope
at the last conclave were II not for the
veto Of the Emperor OF Austria IL en-
| tirely mistaken and unfounded.
The late Cardinal Mathieu. who was
present at the conclave and afterward
wrote book in which he described it.
| says that when the first ballot was taken
on August |, 1905, Cardinal Rampolla
! had - votes out of 90. In the after
! noon of the same day Cardinal Rampollas
votes increased to 80. ON the following
! day Cardinal Puzyna interposed the
veto against the election OF Cardinal
; Rampola. who in III. succeeding ballot
/ had 30 votes. Cardinal Rampolla could
not have been elected with less than A.
votes. as he required two-th!rds of the
votes of all the electors present.
! Now 1t Is well known tina, there were
/ only twenty-four Cardinals in the Sacred
! College who supported Cardinal Rar@polla
These Cardinals were joined 10y i've more
! after the first ballot and still by another
/ caruihai after the veto had been pro-
| nounced The remaining thirty-two
( Cardinals opposed from the very beginning
of the cuncave the election of Cardinal
! Rampola and they would not have voted
in his favor even II his election had not
! been vetoed. The veto might have in
| nuerced the conclave by producing a re-
I action in favor of Cardinal Rampolla. bu,
, the fact that this did not happen proves
! that not even twelve OUT Of the remain
/ ing thirty Cardinals changed their opinion
and they would not have voted for cardi-
nal Rampolla in any case.
1t is related that when after the cleo
ton of Plus y. somebody suggested that
cardinal Rampolla should be again APP
pointed Secretary of State the Cardinal
replied II would rather die than begin
! all over again"
While Cardinal Rampolla was Leo
! NILS Secretary of State ne never left
, Rome except once when summoned to
the bedside of his old mother. who was
| DYING at Frascati. His mother then
| asked him to celebrate mass in her room
and she was propped up In her bed and
! portable altar was erected so that she
could see her son oicia,e, When the
mass was half through the old mother
| died Her daughters and all the relatives
, present in the room wept aloud and rushed
wildly about expressing their sorrow with
| great excitement. Cardinal Rampolla
never even turned around from the altar
| but calmly concluded the mass as if moth
ing had happened when the mass was
| over he burst out crying and called out
| to his dead mother, his heart torn into
shreds with sorrow