The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-03

balcony Of st. Peters and spread out
the red carpet. The crowd below. which
had been waiting for hours in the
square, in the expectation OF an an
nouncement as to the outcome OF the
deliberations OF the sacred college. I'M
derstood that q selection had been
reached. The people applauded vigor-
ously.
At rs minutes before IL, Cardinal
Della volpe appeared on the balcony
with Monsignor Capostosti, bearing
the pope's cross on his right. and pro-
nounced the ritual announcing the
election of Cardinal Della Chiesa. To
thi- he added that the new pope had
chosen the name Of Benedict XIV.
Again the crowd of several thousand
persons cheered and at once began to
make their way into the basilica to
hear the benediction OF the new
pontin.
At 12:45 the new pope appeared on
an inner balcony of st. Peters. clad in
his pontifical robes. The balcony was
hung with red velours and heavy
golden fringe decorated the railing.
The pontiff pronounced the apostolic
benediction to the kneeling crowd be-
low and Immediately after withdrew
and entered his apartments.
1t is asserted on good authority In
Rome today that the new pope will
appoint Cardinal Domenico Ferrata
his secretary.
Cardinal Giacono Della Chiesa. who
was today elected pope by me sacred
college in succession to Plus x, who
died August 20, was created a cardinal
May rs, 1914. He is the archbishop of
Bologna, Italy.
He was born at Pegli in the diocese
of Genes, November q, 1854, md was
Ordained a priest December q, 1875. He
served as secretary of tho Nunciature In
Spain from 1888 to 1887 in which year
he was appointed secretary to the late
Cardinal Rampo1la.
He was appointed substitute secre-
tary of state in 1901 and in 1907 he
was elected to the post Of advisor to
the holy office In 1907 he was ap-
pointed papal nuncio Of Madrid in sue
cession to Monsignor Rianaldini, but
this appointment was cancelled three
days later. This incident had occurred
just before he was made archbishop
Of Bologna. When Mgr. Della Chiesa
was given this post it was declared in
Rome it was mainly with the object
Bologna being the headquarters Of the
National Democratic league, whose
members advocated what is known as
modernism" in religion.
IN JduudTy, 1914 WHO SIll1 d.
Bologna, the present pope issued a
pastoral letter strongly condemning
the tango.
It has been ia years since the time
Of the last Pope Benedicte.
| On his election to the papacy in 1740
Cardinal Prospero Lambertini assumed
that tile. It is an interesting fast that
the new pope was archbishop OF
Bologna while Pope Benedicte XIV was
born in Bologna
A Priest at "a.
The choice falls on a cardinal OF
Italian birth as was expected from ira
dition and also from the disturbed con-
ditions in Europe which initiated
| against the selection of a pope outside
Of the Italian hierarchy.
| It was at the age of "a that the new
pope was ordained in the priesthood.
He soon attracted the attention of Car
dinal RampOlla, later secretary Of state
for Pope Leo XIII. When Cardinal
Rampolla was made nuLcio to Madrid,
he took Mgr. Della Chiesa with him. as
secretary Of nunciature.
On Cardinal RampollaS return to
Rome to become secretary of state for
the vatican. Mgr. Della Chiesa entered
| the secretariat of state as one of the
| ''Minutamti" or minor officials, until
1901, when he was appointed substitute
Of the secretariat and also secretary of
| the CIPHER.
AS secretary to the secretary of state
Cardinal Della Chiesa was brought into
notable prominence throughout the
Catholic hierarchy, but his position was
not at that time Of cardinalist rank.
On the accession Of Pope Plus x, Mgr.
Della Chiesa continued in the secre-
tariat until December 16, 1907. when
Plus x gave him a noted promotion to
| the position of archbishop Of the i'm
pcrtant See of Bologna. For seven
years he administered the See of
Bologna with notable success until in
May last Pope Plus x named him
among thirteen members Of the HER
archy to receive the red hat. Arch
bishop Begin of Quebec, was among the
other cardinals named at that time, the
others being prelates of Spain, France,
Austria, Germany and Italy.
The full title of the new pope, in addi-
ton to Benedicte XIV, will be Pope
Bishop of Rome. and Successor of ST.
Peter Supreme Pontiff Of the Universal
Church. Patriarch of the West Primate
of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolit.
of the Roman Province. Sovereign OF
the Temporal Dominion Of the Holy
Roman Church.
A Man of Wide Experience.
Washington. Sept. 3.-The apostolic
delegation has not yet been Officially
Iadvised Of the selection of the new pope
Word of the choice reached the delega.
ton through press sources and great in.
terest was manifested. 1t is pointed
out that Cardinal Della Chiesa has hat
!, wide experience, both as administrator
of the important See of Bologna ant
also on the diplomatic side as secre
tary of the nuncio at Madrid. He is de
scribed as a man OF great spiritua
, character and one of the most highl,
esteemed in the hierarchy.
According to a dispatch from Rome
dated at ESQ yesterday afternoon ant
received in New York early today thu
: White Star line steamer Canopic, bear
. ing Cardinals Gibbons and O'Connell t.