Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-23

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/ III new Pope is elected
Throughout the night small rrouus
| ihciudinE newspaper Correspondents
! from several countries, clustered in
81. Peters Square. Every one leaving
| the vatican was anSiously question
rd by those who kent constant vigil
/ reward $3.50 o'clock IL WAS known
! TINT the end was near. and 1, fcw
/ minutes after o'clock the Swiss
Gnards inside the Vatican could be
seen through the palac" door. They
were kncclin-. y few minutes later
the door was shut. and thus the
| ropes death WAS announced 20 those
| who saw.
The Royal Guards then cleared n
! space before the gate OF the Vatican.
allowing only those connected with
| the papal household to pass AL
though II was still dark, tho crowds
began Ia grow in size, and au,omo-
| hIcs and carriages began arriving
IN cvcr-incrcasing numbers Toward
. o'clock the bells Of st. Peters to!lcd
slowly the signal that the Pontin had
passed away. Masses were ccic-
oratcd ut various affairs in the Vati-
can. Tor now numerous dcvout eyes
OF the thronrs in the public square
turned toward the Popc's chamber.
where the blinds were half drawn.
Premier Bono,ni Informed.
The first person. outside of the i'm
mediate pontifcal circle. to he in
! formed Of the ropc's death was
| premier Bonomi, who in turn COM
municatcd tho news 10 the King and
other high dirnitarics ot state, as
well as to the governors of the col
onics, For the first time in tho his
tory Of relations between the Italian
government and the Vatican. the
government instructed that tho flags
! We ha1f-mas,cd on all government Of
| Aces IN observance OF the, death Of
the pontin.
Already every ono Is recalling tho
ceremonies Of stately pomp. OF which
'hC dead fontiH VIII now he the CEN
Ter during the next few days. he
ginning with the gathering OF the
! cardinals In the death chamber
There they will call the silent figure
three times by his Christian name
dead. This Will Be followed by the
historic ceremony OF recovering the
| nsherman's ring, which will he drawn
of the POpc's fingers by Cardinal
! Gasparri, WHO will destroy It and
have II reset for Bencdicts success
sor. Then will follow the elaborate
preparations for the cmbaimmcnt OF
he body. and for the three days
ceremony during which the body will
lie In state in st. Peters Chapel be-
fore burial. Speculation is already
rife concerning II succe ssor. Car
dinal GasDarri is among those mos,
prominently mentioned. although the
election OF papal secretary of state
rs almost without precedent.
C"iIrg" nf Cardinals Divided.
The college Of cardinals ~ unilcr-
stood 10 he divided into two fairly
equal groups on the subject of Pope
fcncdIcts successor. The two groups
represent those who wish the next
Pope to come from outside or Italy.
ana those who think he should be II
native Of Italy. The election OF
/ must he eliminated. although certain
I members of the Sacred College. like
( Cardinal Merry del Val. native Of
I spain. do not hide their sympathies
/ Tor such an event. Among the native
Italians. Cardinal Mahi. of Pisa, Is the
next strongly supported in Italian
centcrs hut his advanced modern ideas
are likely to arouse opposition. par
ttcularly from the group headed by
snrnlnni Merry del Val. a leading
hgure In this group Is Cardinal do
i.al. 1t Is considered possible that
because OF these two opposing groups
cardinal Gasrarri may be chosen as
a compromise between them.
Among the Italian cardinals living
outside the country. one of the most
eminent IL Cardinal Rati. former
nunc!O &c Poland.
All spcculations however are
based on very slight data. because
Of the snddenness OF Pope Bencdicta
death.
TO Hold Requiem In New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, LA, Jan. 22.-
y p"ntihcal requiem mass ut ST
b ~ irnl
/ QUEEN service In all Catholic churches
ana public oratories within one
! month. and the tolling of all church
/ bells for five minutes following the