The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-22
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Portugal. and one zach from Ireland.
Belgium and Canada. form total of
nineteen.
The TWO Germans and SIX Austro-
Hungarians make up another group Of
eight.
The neutral group is composed of the
three Americans and one each from
Brazil and Holland. forming a total OF
five.
Separately stands the bulk Of Ital-
ian cardinals. numbering thirty-threc.
The whole Sacred College numbers
siXty-nvc cardinals. SO that the next
Pope needs forty-two votes to he elect
I'd The Italians alone or with tho five
neutrals arc. therefore, Insufficient.
while amy attempt 70 join either tho
German or Arglo-F'rcnch group would
cause other splits Thus IL appears
likely the choice VIII fall on an Italian.
NOTHING OFFICIALLY KNOWN
ABOUT VIA. OF LATE POPE
Nothlmp Is officially known about the.
Italia says II is drawn in humble.
pious Language. II recommends his
successor TO grant his sisters 81 pen
sion Of 500 monthly each. but does not
mention bis niece. Gilda paroin. It
also expresses Tho desire that "A pep-
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valet.
The newspaper adds that the late
Pontiff asks that his secretaries, Mon
sirnor Giovanni Brcssan and Mon
ssnor Giuseppe Pcscini. be promoted
To Canonries
The will contains "a recommendation
that the burial be. a modest one in
the crypt Of Il. Peters II concludes
by invoking Gods forgiveness for the
sins which tho tcstator may have COM
,Rittcd.
Cardinal Merry Del Val papal secre-
tary OF state, to-day delivered Into
The hands of Cardinal Della Volpe the
whole machinery Of the Catholic
Church giving him At the same time a
detailed report Of all business
with Cardinal Merry Del Val. retire
other high officials and heads OF de-
partiucnts at the Holy Sec. whom the
next Pope may reappoint II lie so de
PTS SUFFERED I<EENIf
BECAUSE OF GREAT WAR
The Corriers DItalia today pub
fishes an interview with Or. Marchia
, faVa. in which he says that during tho
last week OF his life the Pope suffered
teenly because OF the war which is
ravagine Europe DR. Marchiafava en-
I dcaNored 10 encourage his patient. but
without success Every time he was
informed Of further armed encounters
the fontiff became snddcr. The news
hurt him physically and depressed him
mentally. Nevertheless he was strong
when death came, His malady reached
HIN not uncXcpcctcdlv. but ovcrwhelm-
inSly. II struck him when he was AL
ready tired, and IN the most critical pc
Rod Of his dep, cssion
The Tribuna states that the Aus
4 trIan amha ssador to Italy. * Mercy
DE kapos Mere, before his resignation
because of i'll health. asked the late
POPE TO bless Austria hungary and the
Austrian armies.
The Pontiff replied: 81 bless peace"
In his interview. Mr.. Marchiafava
recalled that Ills Holiness had over
come other serious physical crises. but
collapsed when 10 the illness OF HE
body was added his mental distress
over the horrors Of war The doctor
did not say the pontifs death was In
duccd by his anguish but he did de-
clare he probably would have resisted
LONGER had he not been subject TO This
mental suffering.
y telegram has been received here
from Cardinal Farley, archbishop of
New York, who is in switzerland, SAYS
he was awe struck by the sudden and
Overwhelming news, which he could
hardly believe. and that his, duty as
cardinal would impel him TO come to
Rome as quickly as possible. no matter
~ what risks
FROM THROUGHOUT WORLD
Cardinal Della Nolpe has received
kilograms of coincidence from sover-
eigns and heads Of state throughout
the world
Rome o-day is in deep mourning.
Stores remain shut, and the churches
are crowded with the faithful at
prayer. The city flags are at half
mast. and the municipality has eX-
pressed the coincidence of the popula-
ton to the Vatican authorities. The
municipal council has been convokcd.
and will decide upon some betting
way to commemorate the memory of
Plus x.
The Quirinal is especially interested
I'm the election of new Pope, partic-
uiarly as Plus \. had been more friend
ly disposed to the new order of things
in Italy than any other Pope since the
fall of the temporal power.
When the doctors insisted that he
should be calm. the late Pope. says a
published account to-day, replied:
''How can be tranquil when mill
lions of men are about to die? 7 should
have averted this war. hut could not,
II I, who have the highest ministry
of peace, do not protect the safety of
so many young lives. who will do 500"
TO the continued urgings of his doc
tors that he be tranquil. the Pontin an
swercd:
81 cannot help it, suffer for all
those who viii die OH the field of
battle"
NEXT POPE AN ITALIAN.
IN OPINION OF GIBBONS
NEW YORK, August 21.--Thc next
Pope will be an italian. in the opinion
of Cardinal Gibbons. of Baltimore, who
sailed Tonight on the White Star
liner Canapic, with Cardinal OCon-
nell. of Boston, to participate In the