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Newspaper Page Text2 procession before the bier of the late pontiff. The papal throne had been re moved and in its place, under the fa mous red silken canopy, on a small bed, lay the body of Leo XIH. Over the bed was’ thrown a red damask hovering on which the body re posed, robed in white vestments, with the red rochet and Camauro hood, and on the feet slippers embroidered with gold. The thin hands, clasped over the chest, held tightly a small ivory crucifix. Around this was entwined a rosary of mother of pearl set in gold. On the third linger of the right hand the huge emerald pon tifical ring sparkled. In striking contrast with the ghastly face was the purple hood, drawn down over the head, almost to the eyebrows and over the ears. The sunken cheek and jaws brought the nose and chin nearly together on the mouth, which was reduced almost to nothing, though no signs of agony were visible. It was the corpse of a man who might have been dead lifty years. On either side near the shoulders stood a member of the noble guard, erect and motionless, only a faint quiver of the drawn swords giving any indication that they were not mere statues. The ordeal of the soldiers in the heated chamber is so intense that they have to be constant ly relieved. Lighted Candles at Corners. At the four corners of the bed stood lighted candies. 10 feet high. On the light of the body, close to the t«d, was a small table covered with a white linen cloth, on which were two candles, throw ing a glimmer of light on the crucifix be tween them. On the cross is a crystal bowl, tilled with holy water, from which each cardinal, whenever he passed, sprin kled it and uttered a benediction. The silence was only broken by the solemn chanting of six Iranciscan penitentiaries, who. kneeling or standing at a bench at the foot of the bier, continued their in cessant supplication. As each lay or clerical dignitary enter ed the throne room lie advanced slowly to the side of the bed. took one last look at the bodv and then withdrew. Some persons knelt in momentary prayer and crossed themselves. It was the last tribute of affection and devotion rather than anv outward homage to tne great head of'the church. Outside the throne room the long corridors of the Vatican presented a brilliant spectacle. At the en trance of the court of St. Damaso pon tine al gendarmes were drawn up and rendered military honors as each carriage drove in. . During the day the congregation ot cardinals met and decided to hold the con clave under the identical regulations which obtained at the conclave which elected Leo. Dr I’apponi. in the course of the daj. presented to Cardinal Oreglia a report of the autopsy which was held, which show ed that there was no sign of csveer in the pope's body. Urn Holding Viscera Deposited. While the body of the pope was being carried into St. Peter this evening, tho private ceremony of depositing the mn containing his viscera in the church of Saint- Vincent and Anastasius was tak ing place. A curious hitch occurred when the sol emn profession arrived at the do<_< or the special depository iji the crypt. The k."’ was not to he found. The attendants hujjted high and low. and finally were obliged to break down the door. The depository had not been open ed since J 846, us, contrary to custom the viscera of Pius IX are 1 at St. Peter. The rector of the church of Saints Y incent and Anastasius will ask that the viscera, of Pius IX be transferred to his church, also in order to make the sequence com plete The will of the Iti'.e pope is still unopen ed as proved by die tact that ids apart ment is sealed. Otherwise the objects there waul'! have been, distributed in ac cordance with instructions left by him. Leo's intimates say. however, they know that the te: lami-nt begins with advice about religion and morals, and tfiat it de clares his firm intention to leave all he possessed to the church. These bequests include pres'-nts which might appear to bo personal property pti the ground that no one could claim anything 11** had din ing bis life, as lie had generously provided for these bound to him by ties of blood and affection The report published In the United States on the authority of The Rome Tribuna to the effect tiiat the will had been opened by Cardinal Oreglia and that it showed the pope had left a pri vat- fortune of $15.00’1,000 was prema ture and was retracted in a later edition of The Tribuna itself. Requiem nt Washington. Washington. July 22.—With all the solemnity which makes it the most im pressive service In the Roman liturgy, a solemn pontifical requiem for his holiness. Leo XIII. was celebrated at St. Mary church today by his excellency, the apos tolic delegate. Most Rev. Diomede Fal conio. The presence of Monsignor Fal eonio m the capacity of celebrant made the service the otlicial commemorative mass of the church in America. ITALIAN TROOPS ENTER CHURCH TO KEEP ORDER Rome, July 23.—From sunrise until sun set today thousands passed before the body of Leo XIII lying in state in the basilica of St. Peters. It was originally intended that this opportunity publicly to view the remains should extend through three days, but tonight it is said that the time is likely to be curtailed and that the funeral may occur Friday in stead of Saturday night, owing to the evidences that decomposition is setting in. This due to today's severe heat, from which no embalming, however perfect, could completely protect the body. The will of the dead pope was opened at today's meeting of the congregation of cardinals. It consists of thirty-six pages, in tlte handwritiffg of Leo XIII, and leaves all the property of which he died possessed to his successor for the use of the church. To each members of his family he leaves a present to lie chosen from the valuable objects in his apartment. Similar presents are be queathed to his physicians. The total amount of the property which he left is not yet known. Pity and Horror. The prevailing impression cf those who today passed before the iron gates of the chapel of the Sacrament to view the remains was one of intense pity, com bined with a certain sense of horror. The body was tilted up on the catafalque in order that all might see the terribly shrunken face. An ordinary skull In a frame of gold, lying In a mass of red roses, could scarcely have been more typical of death. Except at sunrise, when the crush threatened a panic, all those who wished it had an opportunity of entering St. I'eters. During the day many of those who passed in stopped before the cata falque to say a hurried prayer. Hundreds of the women and even some of the men carried children in their arms. An important political factor was intro duced into the ceremony by the entrance into St. Peters of Italian soldiers, who remained there throughout the day to preserve order. Their presence there, in -uch a capacity, unprecedented in tKe history of modern Italy, is Important, L an indication of better relations be tweon the government and the Vatican, p was by the consent, if not by the of the Vatican authorities that WANTED. AGE NT S For th*’ authorized “Life and Life Work of POPE LEO XI!!” bv Father James J. McGovern. D. D., approved bv and issued under tlie official ‘-auction of Arch bis'hon Quigley. of Chicago. cardinal Gibbons . soendorees Father M.-G >v<-n' - « k. Only life "f His Holiness illustrated with over too mngnifl **’. colored and half tone pictures. Over 500 large ,'' rt.o paces. Price only MO >. positively newest, largest and lowest priced Life of published, writ agent sold IS books tn two hours. Best terms, conunißSion or salary tlo.no !t , per day Profit Order free outfit qui- k today. Official Catholic Publishing House. Wabash Ave., Chicago. Hl. today employed the troops of the q ... Inal in papal territory. Oreglia Thanks the Cardinals. Another feature which is causing com ment along the same lines is the fact that Candinal Oreglia, in receiving a group of the city fathers o* Rome, who repre sent tlte clerical party, charged them to thank also their liberal colleagues for the manifestations of sympathy which they showed during the illness of the pope. The cardinal, continuing his con versation, indicated special satisfaction over similar manifestations coming from several constituted bodies of the king dom of Italy, such as communal councils and provincial deputations, including that Prince Felice Borghese. "it is an unexpected tribute, - ’ exclaim ed tlie cardinal, “which no one would have imagined twenty-five years ago. In this c—mection additional interest at taches to today’s meeting ot the congre gation of cardinals, which appointed Mgr. Bift'eri as confessor of the conclave, a committee to undertake the atrange ments of the conclave, and selected other officials, such as the physicians who at tend them during their seclusion. The most important matter before the meet ing, however, was a proposal presented by’Cardinal Oreglia to send a note to the diplomatic body accredited to the holy see, for the purpose of representing to the powers the condition of the papacy since the loss of its temporal power and tho transfer of the capital of the Italian government to Rome. Reclaiming Temporal Power. From what leaks out it appears that the proposal provoked considerable dis cussion and that' Cardinals Steinhube*. Mathieu and Vires y Tuto favored the despatch of a most energetic note con cerning the question of reclaiming the papal rights. Cardinals Agliardo and Seratino Vannutelfl, on the contrary, ad vocated a milder wording of this docu ment, which, they contend, should main tain the historical pretensions of the holy see but in temperate language. The ma jority of the congregation decided to pur sue a middle course and entrusted M~r. Merry del Vai with the duty of drawing up the document for submission t„ another meeting of the congregation. Tlte note, when approved, will be pre sented to the diplomatic body, signed by Cardinals Oreglia, Maccht and Xetto deans of the three orders into winch the ssi-rsd college is divided. After the will of Leo XIII had boon opened it was the intention of the cardi nals to maintain the strictest secrecy con cerning its contents, but it is learned that it comprises thirty-six sheets in the hand writing of the late pope. except additions evidently made in his later years, " hen the pope found considerable difficulty in writing, owing to the trembling ot his hand, wliieh was so pronounced befo e h s death that he was obliged to hold is right hand with his left when he made his signature. The earlier portions in he testament include the recommendation which the testator addressed to his exec utors. Cardinals Rampolla, Macenni and Cretoni. on the best way to continue, tne religious impulse given to the church, as well as the policy followed by the holy see during later years. Fortune Goes to Sucessor. The document then enumerates all the property which Deo possessed, and pro vides that it shall all go to his successor, for tho benefit of the church, including even the presents which might perhaps bo considered personal rather than gifts to the pontiff as such. The money which the pope left is in a closed safe in his bed room, the keys having been given to diffi rent persons mentioned in tho will. To the members of his family the pope left a present for each, to be chosen from the valuable objects in his apartment, and similar gifts were bequeathed to his doc tors. All the land purchased and build ings erected for institutions personally founded by Leo are put in the name ot the holy sue, to avid possible claims fl om relatives. as the p 'pe J.r ~l> i r> memt.cr ed that some time after the death of Bit’s IX the latter's nephew instituted a suit against the church claiming 15,000 fran.-s ns their portion of his estate. The "ill i nds bv providing that his remains shall be buried'ln the basilica of St. John of Iziteran. in the tomb which he had al ready chosen. Tin commission of cardinals entrusted with the arrangements for the conclave nas presented a plan which Involves an ex penditure of $1,400, and assures that every thing will be in readiness for tho opening ~<■ the conclave, July 31. The apartment Siill occupied by Cardinal Rampolla will be divided into’ four rooms, in order to accommodate four of the cardinals dining the conclave. Solemn Funeral Mass. A solemn, funeral mass for the repose of the soul of Rope Leo was celebrated today in the chujxJi of Saints Vincent and Anastasius. Tho door of the church, which contains Jlie viscera of all the popes since Sixtus V to Pius IX was dec orated in black and gold and bore a long inscription in Latin Inside the church was hung with black and gray and gold and on the high altar waj a largo golden cross, and in tbs cen ter stood an elaborate catafalque, sur mounted by a triple crown. In front of the catafalque "is the coat of arms of tho late pontiff/ with 1 a profusion of flow ers and many flags of qlericals. Mgr. Virili celebrated the mass, assisted by all tho students of the American college. The church, which is not large, was over flowing with people. Among tho otlipr funeral mass- s cele brated today, the most imposing was that in the choir chapel of St. Beier, lacing the chapel wherq. the body of Pope Leo lb s in state, witli a never-ending stream of people passing before it. A grand catafalque, draped in black and gold, was in the center of the chapel, and on It a triple crown held a conspicuous posi tion. which, with flickering candles around tho catafalque and clityds of in cense gave a note of mysticism to thq chapel which was wanting in the expo sition of the remains of tho pope on the other side of the church. The function reached the height of Impressiveness when the voices of the choir rang out tho Dies Irae, which echoed throughout the basilica. Still another most important mass was celebrated in the Church of Jesus belong ing to the Jesuits. Father Martin, gen eral of the order, officiated personally, assisted by Father Myer, the substitute general, who is an American. The large church was filled with people belonging to the upper ciassses of Rome. Mass in Royal Chapel. The most significant mass, however, was that celebrated in the royal chapel known as the Church of the Sudario, by the court chaplain by order of the king and queen of Italy. When Pius IX died, four days after his death, as this is four days after the death of Pope Leo, mass was celebrated in the Sudario church for the repose of the soul of Victor Emanuel, then lately deceased. Today it was cele brated for the repose of the soul of Leo XIII. Cardinal Celestia. In an interview on the spirit which should Inspire the conclave in the election of a new pope, said: “Now, more than ever, we need an energetic pontiff, but at the same time he must be prudent With extreme meas ures one cannot rule. Witli a middle course there is always something to gain. I have experienced this in my titty-throe years’ rule in my bishopric. I have never .iuggled with my conscience or the duties of my office, but I have main tained mt't friendly personal relations and also cordial relations with the laymen and authorities with whom I came In contact. This is the secret ot success. This was tho glory of Pope Leo. Witii the help oj God it will be of his suc cessor.’’ Thousands View the Dead Pope. Again today the body of Pope Leo XIII lay in state in the basilica of St. Peter and about thirty thousand people passed before the catafalque during tlie day. This is probably a slight increase over the number who viewed the remains yes terday. and the augmentation was doubt less duo to the widely circulated reports THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. JULY 27, 1903. that today would be the last on which the public would have an opportunity of looking on the body of the pontiff. These reports proved to be baseless and tho body will continue in the chapel of the Sacrament at least during the greater part of tomorrow. The fears expressed by the Vatican authorities concerning de composition appear to have been exag gerated. Ui eglia Drives in Garden. Much comment was excited at the Vat ican by a drive which Cardinal Oreglia took through the Vatican gardens this morning. The workers in the more quiet pre cincts of the gardens were startled, triton they saw the well-known papal carriage approaching, surrounded by Swiss and no ble guards. Their < arts jumped as they saw the face of the cardinal looking at them. The camerlingo did not appear to be satislied with what he saw. He shook his head, exclaiming dismally: “What decay; what neglect. I could not remain shut up in this melancholy place. 1 should die within a year.” The gossips of the Vatican now wish to know if this means that the cardinal would not accept the papacy, which seems practically impossible, or accepting, would retuse to be tlie voluntary traditional Vat ican prisoner. Il seems that the more probable interpretation of ills remarks would be that if made jiope, he would in stitute great changes in tlie gardens. At tho meeting of the congregation to day Cardinal Satolli asked when the con clave would be opened. Cardinal Oreglia replied that lie thought that on the eve ning of Friday, July 31, all the cardinals might enter their cells, and be ready lor tlie first meeting of the conclave on Au gust 1. Monsignor Farabulini, a Latinist whom Gladstone often consulted and of whom the German emperor requested ad vice concerning Latin, -lias been selected to write the oratio brevis, the Latin eu logy on the late pontiff, which will be oi.riod with him. . , . „ The congregation today also heard the secret reports received from the nuncios ■Il Vienna Paris, Munich and Madrid. It approved the charity bequeathed by Leo to tlie poor, dividing it as follows: Ten thousand dollars tor Rome; $4,000 for Perugia, where Leo was for many years archbishop, and $2,000 for Carpt neto. where the laic pontiff was born. Tonight's Italia sees ajleV’d confirma tion of tlte story that Cardinal Gibbons had succeeded in transforming Cardinal Richard, archbishop of Paris, into an op ponent of Cardinal Rampolla. In the al lege'! fact that Cardinal Gibbons did not leave Carditi.il Richard while in Paris; that they left together for Rome, trav eled together and will lodge together at the house of tlie order of St. Sulphice. As a mutter of f»et, only the statement that they will lodge together is true. Arranging for tlie Conclave. Inside the Vatican the work of arrang ing the apartments for the conclave lias been begun. The court yards are choked with carts, bricks and building material for raising the "alls where doors exist and for making partitions. The palatine guards, and gendarmes will be transferred else" here, as their barracks are needed by the conclave. This afternoon Cardinal Oreglia, escorted by tho Swiss guards, inspected the work, observing everything minutely. CORPSE GF POPE LEO RESTS IN ST. PETERS London, July 25.—The body of Pope Le o was interr d in St. Peters tonight. Tho strokes of the hammer which sounded through the immense dome of the ca thedral announced to ’ the earnest gath ering in the nave that Leo XIII had been At sundown the most important and most solemn of all the obsequies took place. The front doors of tho basilica were closed and the vast church, except for a row of lights at the shrine of St. Peter, tlie candles about tlie bier and those persons Who had quietly null with tho utmost reverence gathered mere, spjnan-d deserted. About 1,000 persons had re ceived invitations to attend the ceremo nies. The cardinals who met earlier in the Vatican, entered tne chapel choir, waiting there lor tlie arrival of Cardinal orc glia, the camerlingo, holding the keys • f command. , , Cardinal Rampolla, as archpriest of tho basilica, was waiting outside the gates, in violet robes, surrounded by the chap ter of the cathedral, which was led by Mgr. 'Japetelli, who conducted the cere mony. Ins. Lapponi and Mazzoni direct 'd the work of Hie removal of the bier which was executed by eight sediari. or popes' e.irriers. attired in their brilliant red brocade costumes. They at first tried to raise the bier, but, finding it too heavy, they slowly slid it on to a tow car with noiseless wheels. Strains of Miserere. Then to tlie : trains of the “Miserere,’ which wailed tittough the lofty church, and preceded by a glittering cross held aloft, the procession, carrying candles and torches, slowly left the chapel and went up to the church, passing the bronze statue and beyond the shrine of St. Peter. Those gathered fell to their knees. After slow progress around the church the sad cortege arrived at the chapel choir, tlie bier being so carried that the dead pope entered head first, according to the ceremonial, the chap- 1 from semi-obscurity flashing into bril liancy of the suddenly turned on electric lights. Here all those who had received initiations were stopped, remaining in tlie main part o’ the basilica behind a double line of Swiss guards, in their pe culiar yellow, red and black uniforms, armed with halberds ami serpentine swords. Within tile ciuip-1 was Count Camillo P cci, a nephew of tlie pope, w- aring the r-d uniform of a general of tile noble guard. In the chapel the music changed to notes of joy and triumph and “In Para disum” rang out with telling effect. From the outside the five bells of St. Peters lang their accustomed salute to tho coin ing night, mingling harmoniously with the music of tho choir. Scenes In the Chapel. The scene in the chapel was most re markably effective. The bier bearing the body was raised by Cardinal Oreglia. It was placed in the center, backed by an altar with a beautiful image of ths Ma donna, before which were burning four immense candles, with their staffs. Around the two sides of the chapel in the choir scats were thirty-six cardinals, all wearing violet robes except Cardinals Gotti and Pierottl, who wore the white mantles of their orders; Cardinal Mar tinelli in black, as an Augustinian, and Cardinal Vives y Totu, in Franciscan brown. The body was sprinkled with holy wa ter, absolution was given and tha foot of Deo XIII was kissed for the last time by Major Domo Cagdlano, Master of the How Weak Men Become Strong “3Y MY METHOD NO MAM IS SO OLD THAT HIS *ITAL POWER CANNOT BE RESTORED.”-J. NEWTON HATHAWj*. M. D. My appeal Is to men; I make a specialty of their diseases and their shortcomings. I know man as tho engineer knows his machine. I know him thoroughly in health and in sick ness. Knowing him so perfectly I know by what means to » ure him most ef fectively and in the shortest jKissible time. 1 have made a special study of it for nearly half a century, and I ought to know. I ■ wy-i ' f ’ ‘ will not only stop those drains and losses, that unpoiency and annoying weakness, but I will make you a perfect man once again, a man that can love and be loved. No matter what your age Is; by my new method I can make you as perfect and capable as you were when In your prime; and the young man whot»e secret vices aud have mode hiiu Chamber Bisletti and Count Camilfo’ Peed. The major domo then covered tlie venerable features and hands with a white silk veil, bordered with gold. Over this the prefect of ceremonies spread a larger silk veil, which covered the whole person. Fire was lighted in a brasier and blown by bellows, the sparks rising almost to the ceiling, while Mgr. Bar tolini read for twenty minutes the oratio brevies, eulogizing the dead pontiff, and Notary Poponi, 84 years old, read out the burial record, a service which he per formed upon the occasion of the deaths of Pope Gregory XVI and Pope Plus IX. The monsignors of the basilica, aided by the noble guard, then laid all that was mortal of i,e O xiH in a cypress coffin lined with red satin and bearing on the cover an inlaid cross, the entire sacred college and Prince Colonna rising to their feet as a last tribute and sign of re spect. Supreme Prayer Is Said. When the body had been carefully put in tlie coffin it was entirely concealed with the red velvet covering which be fore had been on the bier. Tlte major domo put beside the body two silk purses containing coins of silver and a bronze medal struck during Leo’s pontificate. An eulogy, written in magnificent Latin and setting forth tne great events of Pope Leo’s life and reign, inclosed in a metal tube, was also interred with the body. When all had been arranged tlie su preme prayer was said and the last bene diction was given, all present joined in. Half suppressed sobs were heard on all sides. The second coffin was of lead and very heavy. On the cover at the head was a cross, just below which was a skull and crossed leones, while below these there were the arjns of the late pope, with the triple crown, but without the keys, as they signify liting victory. 'Chis coffin aas sealed personally with the arms of the carmerlingo. The major domo of the chapel of the basilica lighted a brazier which W as used In soldering the coffin, producing sounds and sights strange to hear and see in a church. These two coflins were then inclosed in a third casket ot polished walnut without decorations. The sad duties were soften ed and smoothed by the sweetness of the singing- of tlie choir and the prayers of the clergy. Coffins Hoisted Into Places. When the last supreme moment came, the heavy coflins weighing in all 1.322 pounds, were rolled out of the chapel, preceded by tuaee bearers and choirs singing as they went and followed by all tho cardinal ■. among whom the bowed figure of Oreglia, the strong upright Vannutelii brothers, the white-haired Agliar and the immense, black-browed Svampa were the most conspicuous. Pul leys were attached to the coffin and soon, to the strains of the “Benedietus Dominus Deus Israel,” it was hoisted into the stone sarcophagus above tlie door, where it will remain until the grateful cardinals, created by the late pontiff, shall erect a suitable tomb in the basilica of St. John Lateran, which was chosen by the pope himself as his final resting place. Tlius was Pope Leo consigned to his long rest. Cardinals Receive Diplomats. The most imposing ceremony today was the reception P, the sacred college in the hall of the consistory cf the whole diplo matic body credited to the Vatican. All tl diplomats wore gorgeous uniforms and the paj’dinals had one their magnificent violet robes hi. 1 were seated in huge arni chairs, o cording to right of prece dence. The Portuguese ambassador, M. .Martins d’Antes. dean of the diplomatic corps, was at Hie head- of the body. He advanced and delivered an address in French, expressing the sorrow of all the powers at the death of Pope Leo, who had acquired the universal esteem of the world. ’Cardinal Oregha. dean of the college of cardinals, rose and answered in Italian. He thanked the dii-lomats in the name of tho sacred c«lor the part all the had xAst*'-’ ct itl <’» ’. 11 n1 1 1 ?5 of the church. fje 'eulogized Popo Deo and his work during nis long p••u;iflcat<» and ended with expressing hope that God will give to the church a worthy suc cessor to I,eo XIII. After this the diplomatic body kissed the hands of all tin. cardinals and espe cially congratulated Cardinal Oreglia. on the sentiments he had expressed and which produced the I" .st of Impressions. it ha.ving been rem irked tiiat the whole scene of the lyiqg in .state was wanting in light those passim; barely being able to see the features of the pope the au thorities of the Vatican added this morn ing to the flickering candles an electric globe fixed over th" chapel of the sacre metit, the rays falling directly on the face and illuminated it with great clear ness. Almost all the cabinet min isters visited St. Peters today. Each train brings new cardinals. Cardinal Gruscha. archbishop of Vienna, arrived this morning. He received, before his departure from Vi-rnia, instructions from tlie Austrian government concerning the conclave. Italy Wants Foreign Pope. Rome, July 25.--Count Pecci, papal gen eral, has called out tho reserves and turned the Vatican into a fortress. The entire strength of noble guards are on duty in full dress, scarlet coat, braided with gold, whit- breeches and riding boots. Their commander was instructed not to grant any Dive nf absence under any circumstances. The same holds good for tin- Swiss, the p.iiatine guards and tho police force of carabineers. Twenty rounds of ammunition were distributed ( among all the troops, wh? guard every I foot of ground from the bronze gates to 1 the court of D.nm ■ ns. Tie walls along the papal gardens are lintxl with senti tiels and 300 Swiss occupy the vicinity of the bror ze gates. Tlte i fly thing that detracts from the war-like aspect of the whole is tlie paper lan ijrried by each gallant, trooper. A high government ofleial told your correspondent that nothiig would suit Italy better than to have : foreigner, Car dinal Gibbons or anyboiy else, elected pope. Answering the correspondent's question. The Excellency explained: Cannot Claim Tempral Power. “The election of a foelgner would do away with the question f temporal pow er, for a non-Italian woud not dare claim Italian territory. Such an act. on the part of a foreign-born pP e would be an ' affront to every it ilian, whether he be a faithful Catholic or not. Is Papal Salar' Intact? Patriotic Romans are Inclined to think that the election <-,f a freign pope would be pregnant with diffic tl' s for the Ital ian government, which, since 1870, has in its keeping tho. 3.255.000 Janes, granted to the pope as indemnity r the loss of the papal states. I’he holy e never collected this income, which, will-interest and com pound interest, has now 'Cached a tremen dous sum. If the now ’Ope. after aban doning the claims of tli'Ci l ' J i’ch to tempo- weakling when lie should e ,he «'"1 not the dispisid of men—l maliP that young man slop his habit and c him of all the bad results already produced. a Vt more than this. In all men I will euro th-" catarrh, their kid ney or stomach trouble, ti'if rheumatism, their urinary disorders ami v’it f ' v cr elee may be complicated with your e of the nerves, the muscles and the par** I do not use tho n.elho'l of the ordinary <1 who does as ha was told in college. I li-'4 a special method of my own, developed ’ring nearly half a century of continuous among men— the v ry best school -al can gi t the benefits of this special |O"ledge in no other way than by applying t I J l ’- Come to me if you have any disease < the nervous system, losses or drains, impot'Cy- varicocele, stric ture, hydrocele. prcm u r i| J". weak back, urethral discharges or as Similar affliction. I ask those who cannot <■' *” person to write, stating in their own ’bls what they arc suffering from, and, fre°f charge, I will tell them what to do to bt?’Ured In the shortest possible time conslste with permanency, (niters may not unders’ n U your case. I wll not only understand it, I will tell you tha truth. Call or write. LR. NEWTON HATHAWAY, 42 mma Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. raj power, asked Italy to pay over the accumulated amounts, the state finances might be wrecked. Italian Pope Is Certain. Vatican authority of the highest stand ing gives the following reasons ’A'hy, in the Interest of the church, the pope should be an Italian: • First, as its name indicates, the Roman church is eminently a Roman institu tion. A non-Italian pope might be una ble to mastej- the complicated workings of the Vatican machinery because he does not understand Italian and Italian ways. Besides, he might be Inclined to bring his own former officials and confidents t»> Rome, which would create no end of friction, and might precipitate a palace revolution. Secondly, the election of a foreigner for pope would be impolitic—it would tnrow the candidate's own country into relig ious confusion. Suppose an American was elected pope, and war broke out be tween England and the United Would loyal English Catholics feel like bowing their knees before the American pope? Would Spanish Catholics acknowl edge him? Or suppose a German was elected pope. Tn that case the French Catholics would be thrown Into conflict between religion and patriotism. Third, only an Italian ca« uphold the claim for temporal power. Fourth. Italian candidates represent two-thirds of papal electors. — Grove’s Chronic Chill Cure euros the chills that other chill tonics don’t cure. Made of the following fluid extracts: Peruvian Bark, Black Root, Poplar Bark, Prickly Ash Bark, I’og Wood Bark, and Sarsaparilla. The Best General Tonic. No Cure, No Pay. ooc. STATUS OF CATHOLICISM IN HOME OF THE CHURCH By Sam W. Small. THE cable dispatches from Rome in giving details of the death of Leo XIII mentioned a peculiar fact. It has been the immemorial custom of the Vatican authorities to deposit the viscera of deceased popes in urns in the church of St. Anastatius, In tlie vicinity of the Quirinal, which is now the palaca of the kings of Italy. But in 1878,_ because ot the prevailing political conditions in Rome, the viscera of Pope Pius IX "as not deposited in the usual place, for fear that th- procession would be assailed and that part of the mortal remains of the deceased pontiff insulted and dese crated by a mob. This year it was sent out to the world as worthy of note that the viscera ot’ Leo XIII was carried to the church of deposit without the slight est question or commotion of any sort. An Index of Conditions. It Is difficult for any one not historical ly familiar with the history of the Roman see for a hundred years past to fully un derstand the significance of the above facts. Italy is, in tho minds of all men, looked upon as the most compactly Catholic country of the globe. There at Rome has been the seat of Peter since A. D. 41 and from that point, except in the dark days i of the Ostrogoth inundation and chaos. I and t'he five yeara between May, 1809, and i May. 1814. when Napoleon I decreed the ’ church states of Italy annexed as pos- I sessions of France, the popes have held | until the last days of Pius IX undis ; puted sovereignty. A Real Monarch. i In those days the holy father was a [ monarch among monarchs, having ter ritory, a people, an army, a capitol and all the visible and potential accompani ments of a temporal king. He was so respected by the powers of the earth and to many of them whose state religion was “tlie holy, apostolio religion of rtOTne ne was n ,ai an w»n spir itual primate, commanding kings, exalt ing or debasing thrones and barring heirs apparent and royal pretenders alike from assuming crowns and authority. Therefore it was a strange condition In 1878 that inhibited tlie authorities of tin- Vatican from following the ancient rule to wliieh we have alluded. To trace the j incidents that led up to that affair and then to the renewal of the rite as it has just been performed in Leo’s case is to apprehend one of the greatest of the world-changing romances of history. Beginning of the Spoliation. Tlie first assault made upon the papal supremacy and the inviolability of the pope’s prerogatives was made by that iconoclast and master of-European poli tics, Napoleon I. In France the hyp notic Voltaire had sown the seeds of free thinking and infidelity, drawing away from religious allegiance many strong men and masses of men who could be led by a demagogue or any master of assemblies. Napoleon, in the full play of his ambitious schemes, regarded neither God nor man and the pope was to him hut a mortal with whom he proposed to deal as a chess player would "ith the puppets of the board. When his schemes required It he in vaded Italy, subdued tlie petty princes and presented his ultimata to the holy father witli a deference that was as dan gerous as it was false. As it suited ins play lor European dominion be annexed I the papal states and thus, for thtt first I time in Christian history, put the ancient 1 powers and privileges of the papacy m . open contempt before the combined Catn- I olic and Protestant worlds. The effects of such an exhibition of dis- - regard for what millions had before lie-I lieved to be the inseparable prerogatives '- of the pope could not be temporary. It j gave rise to disloyalties and ambitions that were destined to continue through many pontifical reigns and to consistent ly diminish respect for the bishop at Rome as a sovereign political factor, or even as a person whose views upon tem poral questions the most faithful spiritual ly were bound to regard. The Austrian Yoke. After the fall of Napoleon and the resto ration of the papacy to Its full powers in Rome through the influence and witli the support of France and Austria, the power of the latter grew In extent and oppres siveness over the Italian states that were independent of the government of Rome until it brought to pass tlie resolution of 1848-49. This was enterprised by those daring spirits, Mazzini and Garibaldi, who had been born but four and six yea.s ' prior to the Napoleonic assault upon the holy see and so had imbibed in their ini- ■ pressionable youth feelings of opposition , to its authority. When the Austrians prevailed at No- - vara and the king of Saxony-Piedmont, , father of Victor Emanuel 11, was forced | to abdicate to his own son, the latter ' laced one of the greatest problems ever presented to a king. The hope of the Italian states for ultimate independence and unity lay in the power of the king of Piedmont to resist the temptations to peace with Austria and sufferance of the rule and benefices of that fervent ally of the pope. Tlie other alternative was to take up the cause of united Italy and fight for it amid political complications and dan gers enough to appall the bravest spirit. But the king decided to take all tho chances and i>-gan the work. The Ro magna was Ills only rival in the work of gathering adherents among the Italian ; states. His efforts, therefore, must be i directed to the breaking of tlie power of | Rome. I The Opening- Gun. In February, ISSO, the tight opened "ith an act of the king’s parliament stripping away many of the powers and privileges cf the ecclesiastical tribunals and other wise reducing the representatives of the church to secular relations with the state, rather than leaving to them their independent stations as representatives of Wie holy see. Camillo de Cavour, one of the wisest and craftiest state ministers ever devel oped in Europe, was the chief counselor and agent of the king. He knew the poli- tics of Europe as he knew his alphabet and he started his entire career inflamed by the one great passion to unite Italy, establish Rome as its capital and rele gate the pope to his spiritual station, thoroughly divorced from any political function related to the kingdom. Another Blow Delivered. The pope resisted tjie first act above narrated and ordered his people to whol ly disregard any Interference with their commissions by the king or his agents. The breach thus created widened and deepened until In 1855 the conventual act was passed which broke up the Roman I convents and orders throughout the do minion of the king. This act again heated the furnace or enmities between the pope and the king seven times hotter than it was before, j and their controversies and reprisals be- I came sharper as the years went by. In I tho meantime Cavour was keeping a fox s i eye on every diplomatic condition in Lu ’ rope and timing his assaults upon tne 1 papal sovereignty at those opportune sea sons when na one of the pope's friendly powers could come to his assistance with out breaking down the peace of all Eu- The Part of Napoleon 111. Cavour w|is especially adept and fortu nate in preventing Napoleon 111 from openly taking up the cause of the pope. He played upon the ambitions and fears of that monarc a like a veritable Pade rewski of politics. In 1859 he succeeded in having Louis Napoleon advise the pope to yield his temporal powers with the privilege of retaining the revenues that lie was ac customed to receive from the people. This the pope, led by the shrewd, Im placable and stubborn Cardinal Anto nelli, refused to do. We speak now of Plus IX, who, in 1846. had succeeded Gregory XVI in tlie pontifical chair. _ Upon the refusal above mentioned, Na poleon 111, in February of, the next year, 1860, consented with Cavour to the con solidation of all the Italian states, ex cept Tuscany. In tho plebiscite that was immediately taken 'll the states voting agreed to tho unification except Rome and Naples, the latter then be ing under Ferdinand 11. Preparing- for War. After that event Napoleon again ad vised Pius and Antonelli to' yirld to the Inevitable, at least to the extent of re forming the methods of the papal gov ernment and conforming it with the ex pressed desires of so large a part of the Italian people. But this overture was also indignantly denied. On the other hand General Lamoriciere was empowered to organize.a papal army and prepare to resist any attack upon the states of the church. But just at this point Garibaldi bumped in again. He organized an expedition at Genoa and sailed for Sicily. There lie defeated Ferdinand’s forces in the fa mous battle of Millazzo, July 20, 1860, and took Sicily into tlie union. He then made for Naples and forced Ferdinand to Hee to Rome. With the two Sicilies and Na ples under his banner and the revolution in the hands of Garibaldi, " lio was more a republican than a friend of Victor Emmanuel, the situation was as danger ous to the king as to the pope. The king hastened to Naples and had a memorable meeting with Garibaldi and sent him back into retirement at Capre ra Cavour Plans Coup d’Etat. Fearing the renewal of the republican propaganda by Garibaldi, Cavour deter mined to seize the papal territories east | of Rome, Umbria and the Marches. Be | fore doing so he consulted Napoleon 111, ; who was in Saxony on a tour of recrea | ticn. Napoleon said, “Act and act quick i ly.” Cavour thereupon sent an ulti matum to Rome demanding the disband ment of the papal troops, because they : were “an offense to t!w public conscience I of Italy and -Europe.” I After considering tlie demand four days .AaitonclH ■-id vis.ruwil. to Com- ply with the demand. Cavour then sounded ail the de-Itoman- Ized provinces of Italy, called a parlia ment and on the 18th of February, 1861, these representatives nut at Turin and changed the titles of Victor Emmanuel I from king of Sardinia to king of Italy. Garibaldi Breaks Loose Again. Meanwhile Garibaldi had been restless ' to renew his frays on the Roman states i and organized for the purpose, but was | persuaded to desist by the threat of i French intervention; b.ut in the course of ' the negotiations the astute, far-seeing Cavour obtained the withdrawal of French j troops from Rome by guaranteeing cer i tain safeties and powers to the pope. | But in 1867 Garibaldi broke his truce ! and announced his intention to invade ’ Rome. He was arrested by order of King Victor Emmanuel, but managed to es cape and cross’ d tlie papal frontier in October. France had rushed General Fa il ly and his troops to Rome. They met and repulsed at once and finally the attack of Garibaldi and put the pope again in safety. Some French Follies. I In his report of the battle. General j Failly reported that “the chassepots did I wonders” in slaying the Garibaldians and I Rouher, in announcing the victory to the I French senate, said: “Rome should never i be the capital of Italy—never!” These indiscreet speeches caused great • anger among the Italians, and they ceased ; to feel any obligation of gratitude to I France for past favors. j Cavour waited. In 1869 the only Eccu- I menical council of the church since that ; of Trent in the sixteenth century was I called to Rome. It was in session nearly -a year, passed the dogma of papal in- I fallibility and did other tilings for the i good of the church, but they were dis persed by the exigencies arising out. of the declaration of war between France and Prussia. The Invasion of Rome. With France and Russia flying at each other’s throats, with Bismarck busy, England neutral and Russia wondering "what next ” Cavour saw ripened before him the opportunity for which he had planned, connived and waited so long. On the Bth of September he Invaded the papal territories with the Italian armies and twelve days later possessed Rome and set the tri-color where before had flown the regular and blessed banners of the holy father. A plebiscite, or vote of the people, was ordered. The pope commanded his faith ful people to abstain But the boxes re turned 130,000 votes for annexation and 1,500 against it. This formality over the king of Italy established Rome as the capita! of united Italy in July, 1871, and took up his residence in tlie quirinal, where Humbert I succeeded him as king in 1878, about six weeks before Leo XIH succeeded Pius IX at the Vatican. Pius refused ever to touch a pennj- ot the 3,225,000 lire per annum offered him by the king, hut accepted the guaranties | of his residence, person and spiritual liberties and authority. At the same time he issued a bull of excommunication against Victor Emmanuel and all who should be of him. or were with him In his destruction of tlie temporal power. That TELEPATHY’ CURES DISEASE. I am curing hundreds every month by it. This is because asSKnftfc. all vital functions are per formed by the mind through V the medium of the nerves, mid by controlling the mind 1 con- t trol every organ of the body. ’l a , I liai e developed the power 1 , of Telepathy to n wonderful -t degree. If you are afflicted with dis- /W- ease of any kind would it not ’ YMi-JW bo worth your while to writo ’ me about it and h’t me PROVE to you that I possess the power to eur. It will cost you nothing to write.and mar be the means of saving you many days of misery. Read What Ex-Senator J. C Oswald Says The ertuut of the treatment is indeed wonder ful. I suffered terribly for with nervous insomnia and though I procured the b.->t medical attention I obtained .m relief an.l was becoming woinoutby the strain. 1 was completely cureii .Y.W v V< ? ksby • vou ’ n,,<l heartily recommend ihe tieatment as prompt and effectix >■. ... J -°S"’AI i>, Minnenpolls, Minn. " run me concerning your cnse and I w m send booklet, ■■ flic Power 'V R L OATES '34 Hank of Mpls. Hldg., ’'•'nueapol’s Minn Send 10c lu stamps for my book. Ihe Koyal May:” it, will interest you. Eruptions The only way to get, rid of pimples and other erup tions is to cleanse the blood, improve the digestion, stim ulate the kidneys, liver and skin. The medicine to take is Hood’s Sarsaparilla Which has cured thousands. ‘Perfect Health. (Keep the system in perfect or der by the occasional use of jTutt’s Liver Pills. They reg ulate the bowels and produce A Vigorous Body. ,For sick headache, malaria, bil iousness, constipation and kin dred diseases, an absolute cure TUTT’S Liver PILLS document was one of the most bitter and terrible ever penned by a publicist It was thus Rome became a part of united Italy and the popes, Pius IX and Leo XIII, took on themselves the title of “the prisoner of the Vatican.” It is a strange history—ltaly, even vet Catholic almost to a. man, and yet so d* termined upon another than ecclesiast a! form of government as to not only suff'-r, but aid in tlie doing of these spoliations of their church and its historic rulers. A Guaranteed Cure for Files. Itching. Blind, Bleeding Or Protruding Piles Your druggist will refund your money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure you. 50 cents. _ MONEY FOR RURAL DELIVERY. Bristow Is Resolved That No Deficit Shall B - Incurred. Washington. July 24.—(Special.)—Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow s Investigation of the condition of the rurai free delivery service and of the appropria tion available for the current fiscal year discloses the fact that of the total ap propriation of $12,621,700 made by congress for the rural free delivery, all but $2,'X"?.- 000 will be required to carry on the ser vice on routes already established. He has determined that no deficit shall be in curred during the current fiscal year and consequently the establishment of new routes will be limited to such as can be carried on to the end of the year without exceeding the available $2,000,000. One of the results will be that orders for full county services that have be n issued in certain cases will be revoked. Another result is that the order provid ing that no route shall be establisned un less at least 100 residences will be served bv it will be strictly lived up to. The $2,000,000 will be apportioned among the states and territories in proportion to the number of applications for the establish ment of rural free delivery' routes that have been received. It is said at the de partment that there " 111 be no favoritism in the establishment of routes hereafter, but that cases will be considered on their merits and in the order in which applica tions are received at the department, in view of the limited amount of money available the department takes the ground that tlie rule of the greatest good to the greatest number must be followed and that even when applications are made for routes that will serve 100 residences they will not in all cases be established if there are applications from the same stata tor routes that would serve larger num bers of residences. Distressing Stomach Disease i Quickly cured to stay- cured by the nia«- i terly power of Drake’s Palmetto Wine. I Invalids no longer suffer from this dread ; malady, because this remarkable remedy cures absolutely every form of stomach trouble. It is a cure for the whole world of stomach weakness and constipation, as well as a regulator of the kidneys and liver Only one dose a day, ar.d a cure begins with the first dose. No matter how long or how much you have suffered you are certain of cure with one small dose a day of Drake’s Palmetto Wine, and to convince you of this fact the Drake Formula Company, 22 Dearborn street, Chicago, Ills., will send a trial bottle of Drake’s Palmetto Wine free and prepaid to every reader of The At lanta Weekly Constitution who desires to make a thorough test of this splendid tonic Palmetto remedy. A postal card or letter will be your only expense. REFUSES TO REMOVE TH 1 } LINE. I Japanese Built Before the Russians Did. | Yokohama. July 26.—M. Pavloff, the i Russian minister to Korea, having ob , ieeted to the Japanese telegraph line from Seeul to Fusan, which was eonsiructed prior to tlie Russian line, the Korean government asked Japanese Minister Hayashi to remove the line. The latter li.is declined to do so. Do You Suffer with Files? Do they' protrude? Do they bleed? Do they pain you? Do you have mucous or bloody dis charges? I can certainly cure you. Write me fully. Advice perfectly free. Dr. Tucker, 15 Broad street. Atlanta, Ga. Oberlin Carter To Get Liberty. Washington, July' 26.—(Special.)—Captain Oberlin M. Carter, who was convicted of conspiring with Gaynor and Greene to swindle the government, will soon be at liberty'. As a result of his excellent be havior, he will be discharged early in next December under the “three-fourths” law. He will then go to Arizona as the chief engineer for his uncle, who owns large copper mines. The theft of about SBOO,OOO was traced to Carter, and nearly half this sum has been recovered by' the government. Since he "ill not bo permitted to enjoy the fruits of his own labor beyond what is necessary for hire support until the government’s claim is satisfied. Carter will have to make about $400.0(io before ha can hope to begin to save money’. WE DON’T GET THE ISLANDS. But Denmark Can’t Sell to Any Other Power. Washington, July 24.—The treaty pro viding for the acquisition by the United States of the Danish West Indies official ly expired today. If Denmark should conclude to sell the islands to the Unit ed States, it will be possible to revise the provisions of the treaty which has just failed. Meantime the position of the state de partment js comfortable, for having done its part toward completing the bargain, the American government, of course, could not sanction the sale of the islands by Denmark to any other government. SALT LAKE CITY IS QUAKING. Several Seismic Shocks F it at Utah’s Capital. Silt Lake, July 23.—Several earthquake shocks were telt in this city at 1:40 this morning. The disturbance seemed to weTt ll ° in ,he southeast ,0 ,lle north in Ogden. 37 mile s north, the shock was the severest ever felt there. The dlw lnn^ar Ce l :,b ° ut len and appeared to be in the form of short quick vibrations. No damage, however is reported in this city or Ogden.

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The Atlanta constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, July 27, 1903, Page 2, Image 2