Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-02-08
MAN GOES INSANE
1T PAPAL MASS
Member of PontifiCal Choir Cries
Down With Pope"
coNCLAvE SERVICES BEGIN
Cardinals start Rites Preliminary 70
the election of the New Leader
of the Roman Catholic
Church.

Rome. Jan. 3i.-Final preparations
were begun for the converting OF the
solemn cOnclave at which the cardinals
Of the Roman Catholic church WIZ
choose n pope TO succeed Benedict
XIV. The last-minute ceremonlals VIII
be preceded by three solemn requiem
masses. the first of which took place
with the cardinals participating.
The beautiful and historic sistine
chapel. In which the conciaVe VIII
meet. has already been fitted with the
long stalls in which the cardinals VIII
sit while the balloting proceeds. Mi
mute instructions have been given OUT
for tbe performance of the ceremOn-
ials and the dress and department OF
those participating in them. IL has
been prescribed that all pelates eN-
ccpting cardinals, will wear biacA
vestmentS.
Causes Stir at Mass.
The requiem mass for the late Pope
Benedict In the sistine chapel fur-.
nished a scene Of unusual pOmp, Win
all the cardinals who have arrived IN
Rome participating. The noble guards
were guard of honor for the lmpro-
vised tomb Of the late pOntiff, and the
Swiss guards composed the escort OF
honor for the solemn procession OF
cardinals. archbishOps and bishops as
they came from the sala regale
through the sala ducale to the cap
ital.
Suddenly becoming violently insane
a member of the pontifical choir ere
ated a sensation in the chapel during
the mass by shouting:
Down with the popel" He insist
ed upon leading the procession out OF
the chapel, preceding the cardinals
and somewhat roughly elbOwing Car
dinal Vannutelli out of the cortege be-
fore he was OverpOwered by the Swiss
guards and locked up.
The tomb erected in the center OF
the chapel was OctagOn In shape, with
a cOpious array of candles burning on
all sides and up TO the summit, on
which repOsed n replica of the pom
tifical arms and the others with
phrases eulogizing the life of Bene-
dict Nv. The sistine choir assisted
i'm the solemn ceremony.
Cardinal De Lai was celebrant,
while absolutiOn was impaired by
Cardinals Woo, Pompieij and Cagliero.
The service was attended by delega-
tions from Genoa and Bologna. The
Knights Of the Sword and Cape and
the Knights Of the Order of Malta, i'm
full-dreSs uniform. added splendor to
the occasion. The members of the
diplomatic corps, dressed in black, &C.
cupied places before the reredOs.
Take Oath of Secrecy.
All those who will remain within
the Vatican when its doors are bOlted
at the beginning of the election, have
been summoned to meet i'm the Sala
Regia, adjacent to the sistine chapel.
on Thursday, to take the oath Of Sc
crecy for the duration Of the sittings.
and the sacred college has appointed
a commission TO examine the creden-
ltials of all the members, attaches and
secretaries. This commission is also
charged with selecting guards for the
lconclave, and the appointment of bar
bers, plumbers, plasterers, and such
other workmen and attendants as may
be by chance needed before the doors
are again opened to the world.
Devices have been installed at the
entrance of the courtyard of st.
DamasO so that any articles needed
may be sent inside, but their opera
ton must be only In the presence of
two witnesses. These devices are I'm
the form Of cylinders placed vertically.
Opening one of the vertical sections.
an object may be placed within and
transferred to those in the courtyard
by revolving the cylinder until the
opening is on the inside.