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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, MONDAY, MOltNlNO, JULY 4, 1903. WLNt.LI COPY THREE CENTS. X BIG PLANT ABLAZE Hammond Picking Building! IuTolred in St. Jowph Conflagration. FLAMES STILL DEFY HEROIC BRIGADE Start In Early Afternoon and Rage High Tar Into Night ONE MAN KILLED AND THREE INJURED Discredited 8torj Al Telli of Two More 1 Al . - 1 uremaiaa. u,,t. WHOLE STOCK YARDS ARE IMrk If Wind Carrie Clood at Flame aad parka Over Dletrlct, Swift aad Herri' Stroetores Being la Imminent Dance. T. JOSEPH. Mo.. July . (Special Tele gram.) The Hammond packing- plant In this city, built three yeara ago at a cent of SfiOO.OOO, Including- the machinery, waa deatroyed thia afternoon by fire. The flume at midnight are still raging-, and the plant of Swift and Nelson Morrla. which adjoin It on the north, are In Immi nent danger. Tie dead: CHARLES MILLER, fireman of the Hammond Packing company. The Injured: Charlea Cullen, watchman, stunned by a fall and overcome by ainoke; may die. Samuel Ogle, laborer, cut about the head; not serious. , Dan Smiley, laborer, ankle broken. Miller waa killed while trying; to play a at ream of water upon the building. He waa crushed under a falling wall. That tlto Swift and Morris plants are atlll standing- is due to a providential fall In the wind, which' blew from the south, sending great volumes of smoke, flame, sparks and cinders poutind over the remainder of the packing house district, but even new all danger Is not past, and the stock yards may b wiped out. The fire broke out In the caalng depart ment on the east side of the fifth floor and burned fiercely from the start. As to the cause there Is some dispute, but It is be lleed to be due to crossed electric wires. It was discovered by John McLoud, master mechanic, who gave the alarm. At no time did the firemen seem to have the slightest chance to save the building. Stock Yarda Are Tkreateaed. For a time the entire stock yarda district waa threatened. By hard work the Nelson Morris plant, 800 feet north of the Ham mond plant, was saved and this saved the Swift plant, which is to the north of the Nelson Morris building. The fire started i little affer I, and by most of the build ing waa gone. The greatest danger was at . when part of the north wall fell and the fierce flames were shot toward the Nelson Morris build Ing, on which, twenty .hoses Dlaved. . Al though the dense smokS was blown against t the big buildings, the firemen -saved the structure. Many of the firemen were vol unteers. There were three city companies ut under the direction of Chief Kane of the city department. The carcasses of 4.500 hogs, 1.800 cattle and sw sheep were burned. Nearly 100,000 pounds of oleo were destroyed. The con tents of the smokehouse were consumed, The entire north building, meaaurlng 120x 400 feet, and ranging In height from Ave to seven stories, was burned out. It was with the greatest difficulty that the south build Ins waa a vert. . The origin of the fire is a mystery. There was no fire In the casing department In the eastern part of the building where the flames started. The fatalities occurred about B, by which time nearly a'l the building was on fire. A man with a hose, said to have been Mil ler, waa seen at one of the windows. He walked back Into the building and a few seconds later those on the outside heard terrible cries, which lasted perhaps half a minute. The man did not appear again and must have been killed. Two young men who were In the room and left a few minutes before said that two othera failed to escape, but thev did not give any names and fhe story Is dis credited. ' Maajr Flatters Hiader Vork. When ' Chief Kane arrived there Vere about ten leads of hose playing on the fire. The men were nearly al! put to work on the east aid of the building above the third story. Chief Kane attributed this to the fact that there was such a number of leads of hose In use. He said It waa Im pcailble, however, to take off some and give more fore, as the men at the hose refused to take them off from the fire. By I the oleo department, which is at the northeast corner of the building, waa In volved. The fir then began to burn fiercely. The beef beds, egg department and other department!. In the eastern end of the building, known a the beef house, were soon ablaae. . The eastern part of the build ing waa -of wood, built to allow of an ex tension. This portion of the building began to fall apart, especially at the north end. where the oleo department waa located. Within a few minutes the flames were In the hog department and the carcasses of 4.W0 animals, largely fat, were buming. From the hog house it was but a matter of a short time before the smokehouse was ablate, thus making a fiery furnace 400 feet lung and 620 feet wide. ' rem Strands Carl la Heat. Th wall began to fall abovit ft o'clock. Th eastern wooden wall had been gradu ally dropping away. I-ong iron atrands curled up and fell from the building. . Boon the center of Interest was directed to the northeast corner of the building, where nearly 100,000 pound of oleomar garine. In tierces of iSO pounds each, werd Adding fuel to the fire. As the eastern wall crumbled away the tanks of oleomargarine fell to the ground. Into water which had accumulated. Flames, so Intense that It was with difficulty a person could stand KiO yards away would shoot Into th air 100 feet or mora, making a spectacle which was terrifying In It fierceness. Boon an other tank fell and th performance re pelted, while the dense black smoke rolled In angry, twirling cloud, chased skyward by the red glaring flames below. It waa not an til ( o'clock that the great est danger was reached. - At that hour a large portion of th southern wall fell with a crash. Several violent explosions had been heard Just before, as some oil tanks burst within th) building. , The loss will amount to 1600,000, divided as follows: Building, S300.0U0; machinery, lin).0OU; dressed and packed meats and Incidentals. SjO.OhO. , Th plant was fully Insured and It Is likely that th work of rebuilding will begin as soon aa the Insurance Is adjusted. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER For Nebraska Fair Monday Kxeept Bhcwfri in the F.xtrenne Kaat Portion; Tuesday Storm and Cooler. Temperatar at Omaha Yeerdayt Hoar. Dear. . Hoar. D. Ha. m ut 1 p. m . f B a. m ti It p. m 1 . T a. m ..... . 04 . U p. m M M a. .m UT 4 p. m l a. m. Tit n p. m ' lO a. m. 7fl . fl p. m t It a. m ...... TT T p. m TJl 12 a TN ' M p. m TT p. T4 RIVAL MOBS COMMAND TOWN Whites Would Lynch Jlearo, Blacks Protect with Gnn a War Ensnes. 4 VBVILLE, Ind., July e.---Twenty-flv 'twice prevented a,lynchlng rt the v. At night,, but their bravery wa not THiint to avert a bitter race war which has already cost three lives. The mnh aoiie-ht to hans Lee Brown, the negro slayer of Patrolman Lewis N. Ma aev. and smashed down Iron gates nnd were part way Into th Jail before they were rtpulsed by the police. Th effort to lynch Brown aroused the emity of the negroes, who gathered' about the Jail and threatened. t Shortly after midnight Judge Louis Rach of the circuit court ordered the grand jury to convene on Monday to look Into the Brown case. This appeased the, crowd. which dispersed at once. Later, however, the ringleaders collect'! another crowd, and at 1 this morning the city is in the hands of a mob. Treops have been ordered out by the governor to pro tect the Jail, which is surrounded by 1,000 men. Two negroes nav neen Killed in ine race riot, which is rampant. The crowd around the Jail, Incensed at the Massay murder, is shouting death to all .the ne groes. The negro prisoner have been secretly removed to Vlncennea, but the mob refuses to believe it snd are trying to tear down the Jail. Bone masons are chiseling out the bars of the windows and a battering ram is being used. A white boy named Logan has been shot by negroes. An unidentified black woman has been killed and several others severely Injured. . A company of negroes, armed with rifles. Is marching through the streets threatening to kill, all white people. They have Just broken Into a hardware store and secured all the arms and am munition. Three business men have just been fired on and are organising and arm ing a party to exterminate the negroes. The steel bars of the Jail windows could not withstand the blows of the battering re ms, and at 1:80 the- mob swarmed in and began a search for the murderer. Police Captain Brennecke tried to check their advance by turning the hose on them. When he appeared holding the nossle a rain of bullets was sent through the win dow.. The captain retreated and no further attempt was made to keep the mob out. A mob of 900 white men heavily armed is marching through, the etrtet where ne groes may be found. BATHER DIES : IM CUTrOFF Weeds Hold . Swimmer ader Water Till Lite la Ex. tlnet. Whll swimming In Cutoff . lake rear 8wlft and Company's lc bouse yesterday afternoon Henry Hansen, who lived at Twenty-third and B streets, South Omaha, met death by drowning. Hansen and two companions, John Olson of South Omaha and samuel Hammer strom, who Is employed by the Lee-Glass-Andreesen Hardware company of Omaha, rented a boat at Courtland beach early in th evening. On the bank of the lake near the Ice house Is an old steamer, stranded, which used to be In service on the lake. but which has been abandoned. Nenr this stesmer was the spot selected by trie party to take a swim. After they had been In the water some time Hansen proposed they dive off the stern of the abandoned boat, aa It pro jected( out Into the water. . Hansen walked to the end of the boat ana plunged off, but did not rise, and after waiting some time for hlra hi companions gave the alarm and steps, were taken to get him out. Some of th employes of th Ice hous responded, but the body could not be re covered .and a professional diver from Courtland beach - was finally called, who brought a hook with hiai, and with this the body wss recovered, but not until life was extinct. .' Th water where the accident occurred la seven or eight feet 'deep, th bottom being covered with a perfect mat of weed which extend to within a few feet of the top. Hansen was entangled In these weeda and could not succeed In extricating: him self. Men who are thoroughly, familiar with Cutoff lake say a certain kind of moss grows there which Is worse than quick sand, and they claim that when anyone be.' comes entangled in It death is sure unless someone Is at hand to render Immediate assistance. It Is 'said that this variety of moss grows exceptionally luxuriantly at the spot where Hansen met his death. The dead man's father and mother live tn Denmark, but he has some relative In South Omaha. ' Coroner Bralley attempted to find then) last night, but up to mid night none of Ihem had called at the morgue to give instructions as to the dis position of the tody. The Inquest will be held at 10 this morning. Hansen was employed by Swift and Com pany In South Omaha. SELLS OUT FOR POLITICS Senator Haana Will Leave frlvate Baslaes Aloae la Fa tare. (.LUVtLARi), u., juiy i. According to a statement which the Leader will print tomorrow Senator Hanna ha disposed of all the business Interest which necessi tated his personal oversight and Is now a stockholder In but one or two of the sev eral large concerns In which tit was largely Interested. The reason for this, the Leader will state. Is to give the senator more time to devote to politics, the senator having com to th conclusion that he cannot do Justice to both business and politics at th same time. Movement of Ocean Veaae la Jal a. At Isle of Vts;ht Passed: Rotterdam, for New York. At Bcllly Passed: Vadarland for Ant wero. Amsterdam, , New Tork, At lieachy Head Passed: Koenlgen Luiae, Bremen, for New Yoik. At The LUurd Passed: Meaaba, London, for New York. i At Liverpool Arrived: Celtic. New York. Cevlc. New York. At Wuaeiistono Sailed; KtrurU, Nw Tork. LEO'S LONG CAREER Short Biographical Sketch of the Greatest of Pontiffs. OF ITALIAN BIRTH AN J OF NOBLE "AMILY Inown in Hi Early Youth aa Josohim Vincent Pecci. STRONG TRAITS INHERITED FROM MOTHER Fiiit Ordained to the Priesthood in the Year 1837. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE PAPAL CHAIR Hemarkaale List of Notable Achieve meat Accomplished by lllm Siace Entering the Vatican. Joachim Vincent Raphael Lodovico Pecol was born March 2, islO, at Carplneto. On both the paternal and maternal sides ho was of noble blood, his father being Count Domenico Lodjvico Pecci and his mother Anna Prosperl-Buzl, of a noble huuse at Coil. Carplneto is a town of the ancient Volsclncur S -glnla, in central Italy. It !s situated in a valley of the Leplne moun- i tains, and In the days of the temporal power of the church waa In ono of the papal states. It Is In a classic region, with memories of Cicero and Horace clinging to the surrounding hills. To find, If It can be found, the secret of tha wonderful power displayed even . from his earliest y-ears up to the hour of his death by him who . was latest and best known as Leo XIII for during his long life he bore many titles it Is neces sary to glance for a moment at the genera tions which preceded him at the ' stock from which he sprang. And it cannot be otherwise than a pleasant view for Amer icans, and especially for those of the vtst em half of the United States, for though In the biographies which have been written of him much space Is given to his father's family It Is also well known and written that his mother was a woman of unusual strength .of character and attainments, such a woman, in fact,, as would not ex cite remark' In America today, but a type not expected In the Italy of today, much less In the Italy of 100 years ago. His Mother's Influence. The Pecci family has been one of the foremost In Carplneto since the fifteenth century, coming at that time from Siena. The family, having enlisted under the ban ner of the Medici In the long struggle be tween Sienna and Florence, found It .neces sary to emigrate to the papal states. Joachim, or Vincent, as his mother al ways called him, was the fourth son of Count Pecol and his wife, the daughter of a Volsclan family, aa proud and as old as his own. She died when he was 14 years of aga. but not before she - had indelibly stamped upon, his mind and character Its dominating tautta. Nor even before with prophetic eye she had seen the heights to which he was to rise. Count Pecci, It is related. Ceslred his son to be a sol dier and was ambitious that he become a general. But one1 day. noticing a religious turn In the boy's thoughts and expres sions, he spoke to his wife regretfully of It, at the same time speaking of his own plans for his son. But the mother evi dently was satisfied, for with smiling face he answered: "Perhaps he will be a pope." While at school the Jesuit college st Vlterbo where also was his brother Jo seph, later Cardinal Pecci, Joachim, or vinA.ni ni-dvnd manv letters from his mother. As showing the character of them and of the writer this extract is given: "Formerly people had faith through Igno rance; today they are faithless because It Is the fashion. But superstition is mucn more lamentable than Incredulity. To love all men one must not envy the great, nor oppress the lowly, nor do evil to one's enemies, nOr condemn the wicked Rousseau says that hypocrisy Is a homage which vice pays to virtue;' yes. a homaga which. Caesar's murderers paid to him when they knelt at his feet tn order to kill him more easily." Countess Anna belonged to the Third Or der of St. Francis, an association of lay men and lay women of tho Koman iatnonc church. From his earliest years certainly, possibly from his birth, this remarkable woman destined Joachim for the church. He knew the story of St. Francis of Assist as well as the brown habit and sandaled feet of the members of the order; that Is. of the regular monks and nuns, the mem bers of the Third Order, to wtucn nis mother belonged, not wearing a habit. Many incldenta are told of the early life of the lato pontiff, showing clearly that In his case the boy In fact was father to tho man. For when, at 14, he followed the body of his mother to its grave in the Observantine Church of the Forty Martyr, hi future course in life was settled. Education and Ordination. When only IS Joachim Pecol was awarded the first prize In physics and chemistry by the Collegio Romano, and he was se lected to defend In public, agalnat all ob jector, theses chosen from the subject matter of the three years' course. This, owing to having overworked himself, he was forbidden to do by his physician, but the university granted him a certificate attesting .his complete preparation and ability for the' task. When 42 Joachim received bis university degrees and was ready and prepared to enter holy orders. He was ordained a priest December Jl, 137. From this time forward his progress was rapid, but It was In every position well sustained. Car dinal Scala had taken a great fancy to him while he was still a student In the College of Noble Kcelesiastles. nnd Cardinal Puca. who also greatly admired the brilliant young scholar, alread a doctor of laws, secured for hlra, at the hands of Pope Gregory XVI. the appointment of domestic prelate. Soon afterwards he waa ap pointed referendary to the court of Hegns- tura and the future opened on hi career. Less than six years later Father Peed received episcopal consecration at the hand of Gregory XVI. But first he had sained the wondering admiration of his superiors, not only for his scholarship, but also for his great executive ability. Ap pointed governor of Benevento, a small ter ritory situated In th kingdom of Naples, he drove from It the smuggler and brigands dealing with them Inexorably, yet justly dealing with the people both kindly and justly. Benevento waa an Independent principality which had reverted to the Ilo'y See when the French withdrew from Italy and Naples waa restored to the Bourbons. After executing Pasquale Colletla and other smugglers and bandits It Is related that a nobleman of Benevento, who also (Continued on BLxlh Page.) BUSY iLIf E OF ' ' '-ii - " ' . ' I - l Wc XnJ v o lb III nft Bishop Scannell Tells of Rt. Rev. Rlchiird HcunnelL bishop of Omaha, vlsltnd Ronvy jlonc on Ilia dcn- ntat vIhIih us 'hlnhop Vtinrnix the pontl.l rate of Ico XIII, but hod -visited the Vati can once before being elevated to the episcopate. Speaking of the work of the iate pope and his vIhIIh to Rome, he said: "The long expected and long talkod-off cent has taken place. .Leo XIII is dead. His exceeding long reign, his strong per sonal character; the fur-reaching effect of his counsel and policy firm, consistent ,ind wine as we now knovy the grave problems he had to s'olve and which he solved so well, and above all the Erastian and atheis tic tendencies of many governments, and their consequent Jealousy or hostility to ward the Holy See all these considered, will maku the pontificate of Leo XIII mem orable in history. Undoubtedly his name de serves to stand in the same rank with those of Gregory the Great, Hildebrand, Innocent III, Leo X and Bixtus V; but Leo XIII was. In a truer sense than any of these, the pope of the people. His far seeing mind enabled him to understand Father Dowling's Audience with Leo Father M. P. Dowllng, president, of Crelghlon college, waa, probably, .the lust resident of Nebraska to have an nudlcnoi with Pope Leo XIII. He waa In Rome last summer, and In the month of August saw the pope on two, occasions. Speaking of these vIhKs, he said yesterday: "The very day I got to Rome I went to St. Peter's, because It wus an edifice I had all my life longed to see. After taking It In in a general way, with the Intention of seeing It more fully later on, I was walking along the via di 8. Nicola da Tol entino, when whom should I meet but Father Brandl. a well-known writer on the staff of the Civilta. whom I had known many years hiih in the 1'nib-d Stitte.H. While I was out he hud called nt the Col leglo Germanlco, where I was stopping, nnd I was In luck to meet him, for having heard that another American priest and myself were to reach Rome that day, he had procured us tickets of admission to Count Creighton Pronounces Eulogy Count John A. Creighton, In speaking of Pope Leo XIII last night, said: "I consider bins the greatest pope tho Catholic church has ever had, and I be lieve he Is so considered by Catholics gen erally. His management of the affairs of the church, both temporal and spiritual. ha been beyond orltltisiu, and his death will prove nn almost Irreparable loss to all the world. "Although ! have been the recipient of many favors at the hands of Pope Io, I have never had the pleasure of an audi- ence with Mm. I made a trip to Italy one with the express purpose of meeting him. iimit TUC P CRfiY CAY fiC I PO WHAI IHtlvLtHUT 5AT Ur LtU Priest f Omaha Parlnhri Sneak in Warmest Terms of Uve aud Veneration. "We have not held any special mass." said Father P. A. McGovern. of St. Phllo mena's cathedral. "The latest new we j had received was of a rather hopeful char I acter. Pope Ieo has been a wonderful j man tn every way. He united to a re markable extent the two thing not. often .A .nmhliiHl religion and rwditlrs. flui j i,r-h in .i rriMu nrtuinr. a r,p ti rieat h of Plus IX: th Roman states had been taken from the church. Bismarck had sprung his coup, and all of the religious orders had been expelled from Germany. In the French upheaval he came out very boldly for the republic, a position which was quite the adverse of that advised by many of. his counsellors, and one requiring much bravery. Oh. he has been P'pe: lie has ruled. Jle wus o:io f the very greatest of pontiffs. !unoeei,t IU and Gregory VII brought the church POPE LEO XIII VQPE LEO ZUI. Jiat the rule of mouarctis Is destined to t:lve way to the rule- of the people mid mat me cirtircn, ir sne were a carry on me mission for which she was established. should roly more upon the people and less upon . kings and princes. These nearly al ways betray the Interests of religion for temporal ends, whereas the people if left to themselves never do so. Leo XIII saw this fact and proclaimed It with no uncer tain voice, although a great many . in Europe refused to see it or to heed the words of the pope. They were wiser and more Catholic than Leo XIII, and they are row paying the penulty. "We in America understand this thor oughly, nnd we act upon It. Hence the great difference between the position of the church in the United States and Its position under royal and state tutelage. Leo XIII may with Justice be culled a dem ocratic poie, and of thlH we may feel ns stird, that henceforth the world will not be allowed to forget his demand 'that the dignity of the worklngman and the rights of the. people be respected. the tribune of the Slstlne chapel, .where , we would have an opportunity the next tiay of seeing from a good coign of vant age a reception of Italian pilgrims hy the holy father. The circumstances could not have been more favorable for taking It all in, for I hnd a Beat In the first row In the tribune. The holy father was carried In and out on his sedes gestatoria Immediate ly under the tribune and within fifteen feet of m. The ordinary pictures give a good representation of him.' When Intoning the blessing he had a steady,' firm voice, mar velous for a m in of his years,. and his short address to the pilgrims could be heard dis tinctly throughout the chapel. The en thusiasm of tho visitors was extraordinary and seemed to please the pope. Both en tering and going out. he repeatedly blessed the assembled multitude, and with wonder ful vigor bent up and down and reached from one side to the .other, aa if eager to spread his affectionate acknowledgments but, owing to an unfortunate Illness of my cpmpunlon on the trip. Dr. Allison, we were forced to return home. 1 have a picture of Pope Leo which ca'me direct from hlra and which I prize very highly." Pope Lep has conferred two titles upon Mr. Creighton. The first, the title of Knight of St. Gregory, wa conferred on account of his deep Interest In educatlonul matters, and the second, the title of Count of the Holy Roman Kmplre, was conferred in January, IK'ts. On the occasion of the con- ferrlng of the latter title a reception In which the prominent Catholic families and i i to the highest point of external splendor, ,iut ljm b ht out of chao, Bnd made her respected by all. Politicians said at the time of the death of Plu IX that the church had had come to the close of Its power." Father J. T. Smith of St. Patrick's aald: "Ills holiness waa always arreast of the times and wus a very hard worker. He was thoroughly familiar with the labor and social Ucstloris. which are the greatest of the time, and had given the keynote for all the great movement. He la without doubt one of the most Intellectual and the i most respected of popes we have had. It Is wonderful the Influence he has had on society and how he has been sought after by great men of all putlone and creeds. To understand his great Influence it. was necessary to see the men; It wus Home thing which could not be described.. You must have seen the thrill puss through theuiui s us to what college I was from, where assemblage as he wis brought in. look-1 1 wae going, and rememberud the name of lur almost UUe an Inhabitant of another world. lie ha held the most conspicuous plate In the world, and "lied without a I ;ule fclct ou bu character." 1$ RAPIDLY Visit to Pope " ."My first Interview Willi the ' late pope was lu 18S3. I was then a priest, and sa liira "at u publlo audience. " He wns then ttulte' active 'and wnlkul among the people present conversing with many. He took considerable interest in Individual cases, and showed himself conversant with at fal -s In America as Well as in other coun tries an he passed from on ' to another. The next time I .snw him, nnd the last time, was in 1M6. I then had a private audience with him as bishop of Omaha. The audience was brief, for he had seen a number of- Cardinals and others before I wis ushered In, and he seemed to be sired and feeble. My audience lasted about ten minutes, perhaps, and was confined princl pally to American affairs. We especially talked of the result of his policy concern-1 ing American matters. In thut policy he took a deep interest, und aeenied to be very much pleased with the accounts received. At that limo he looked feblo and blood less, nnd during the entire audience re mained sealed." to the almost. J'A,. few days later with some twenty others I had tho . pleasure of being re ceived In prlvi:to audience In the reception room adjacent, to til:. private apartments, and I had an opportunity of Boeing him closer at hand and listening to an earnest address of hi for fifteen minutes. His face 'ooked like parchment or alabaster, While listening to the spokesman of our party hi. holiness punctuated the address with the. gestures and words of approval, and showed warm appreciation of senti ments which, plased hlin. He followed everything with animation, and when tils time came to .reply ho spoke with energy In an orderly and coherent vein which showed no signs of senile decay, but mar vel us .Intellectual power and grasp of thought. Old ago, evidently, had not weak ened his mental power, no mutter how It may have affected his body." leading citizens of Omaha took part was tendered . Count Creighton. This honor came to him through the favor of Cardinul Manila. The title of count tins been hut rarely conferred upon American citizens. So fur a Mr. Creighton knows it hud1 been coti- ferred but once before ana that waa uion W. J. Oniihan of Chluigo. Count Crelgh- ton has been deeply concerned In the nines of the pope, and although he has never met hlin he seems to feel that In his death he will lose an almost lifelong friend who can never be replaced. I Father "i0 XI James O'Hearn of St. Peter's: XIII was one of the very greatest of the pontiffs, ranking with Innocent 111, Gregory the Great, and Gregory VII. who were certainly lights of the church. He ha been more universally admired throughout the world by non-Catholic peo ple than any other pope who has reigned. He was a miyi of distinction long before he succeeded Plus IX, and has reigned long longer than most of the pontiffs. His encyclical on tha labor question wus com mented on by leaders une people of all nations. He has certainly been a great man and a great scholar." Father P. J. Judge of Sacred Heart church: "It was my great privilege to have a private ati 'lence with Pope Io just after my ordination In Rome In 'Jl. I shall never forgt t 'he I nprraslon he nvidc upon me. lie ask d mo n number of quce- , the bishop cf the diocese of Omu nulia. In ug which . nartliia. he gave me. his bloanlu i . (Continued on Page Eight.) EBBING AWAY Doctors Watch by Dfing Pontiff, Whose Hours Bow tVem Numbered. NIGHT RALLY ENDS WITH MORNING LIGHT Drags Alone Maintain Strength Through Amicus Sunday Hours. LAST HOLY RITES ARE ADMINISTERED Pontiff is Notified of Approaching End and Settles Affaiii. SINKS SLOWLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY Patient Refuses Wine, Though 1 rged to Drink by Itoctur, Who In dicates His Krstt to Family. Bronae r;ale Tell Good hewn. (Copyright. 190U. by m-eifa Publishing Co. ROM E. June 6. B a. m. (New York World Cahlegranj8peclal Telegram. )Io Xlll Is still alive, but death Is i-Xcctfd hourly, eo Huron Meyer, the commandant of the Swiss guard on duty ut the Vatican, has Just inlornietl th World correspondent. The bronae ante at tne Vuilcan is slill open, In dicating that the pope is alive. Tho pope has had three hours' sleep, but awoke with severe pains In the chest. Dr. l4ionnl gave mm rend uy cnungtiig ins position. I (Copyright, 1903. by Press Publishing Co. RO.MI'3, July 6.-(New York World Cable gram Special Telegram.)--Reassuring re pert .! to the pope's condition, which' be cuine current early this morning, had hard ly circulated well throughout the city be- iore It became knowif that practically all hope had been abandoned. The pope's condition Is dtsperate. His light lung Is completely sone and breath- liiK Is difficult. Oxygen Is continually ap plied. The general onlillty Is Increasing. Ir. 1-nponnl is In constant attendance. The pope has lost confidence In his own strength, but Is t-cslgned to th approarh- Ing dissolution, which Dr. Massonl expects not later than Tuesday. Some papers have already anhounred the pop s death, fcnylna- that the Vatican au thorities concealed the truth, ns in the case of Plus IX. A bulletin published tonight snys the pope is getting produally wesker. but retains consciousness. The last sacra ments were administered tor.'ght it I, the pot receiving them with a ltln verse on mortality. His difficulty !n breathing In- " Crowds are sMthered before the Vatican nnd Intense tmxlety prevails. I am Informed that the cardinals now In Rome held a secret meeting under Rampolla to decide upon candidates for the succes sion. The result Is unknown. . During the night ha slept fairly we'i, but with daylight bis strength gradually ebbed and was only kept up Uy freitue t doses of chloral oud.. caffeme administered through the mouth for Hie rurnse of xtrenghtcning' tha heart. Notwithstanding tlMtm hemic .efforts, ' however, h sank, gradually throughout th day; .' ','. , Shortly nfter .JOi.lO Pr. Maizor.l arrived at .the Vatican nnd waa at once admitted to the pontiff's bedroom, where he Ynet Ir. Ijtponnl, the personal physician, and held a consultation with him. At ll:Sfl th fol lowing bulletin wa Issued: Doctor Admit Gravity. Dr. Lnponnl is deeply concerned by th condition of the pope. He had a consulta tion with Dr. Mazxonl, who confirmed th diagnosis previously made by his colleague of senile pulmonary I'.epatlautlon. Dr. Mas sonl approved the treatment already com menced. The general condition of his holiness Is grave, on iccount of hlb age, although for 'ha moment it In not alarming, Towards noon his condition became so grave thr.t It was decided not only to In form him of .he apparent imminence of his end. but to ndmlnlsier the last rites of tho church, birt before the arrangements wero complete Ills wonderful vitality aslit as serted Itself, inhalations of oxygen relieved his stertorous breathing, and hopes were engendered that hu would last through the night. The sad announcement was there fore postponed till evening. l'opo Still Conseloos. At 7:10 he again relnpsed. however, and It was again decided to prepare him for his end. Abouf this time, too, the doctors held another consultation, and at 8:10 issued the following bulletin: Since morning the popes weaKness lias i Increased slightly; his rulmonary condition j Is unchanged: his breathing Is i nurnla. ut holiness la perfoi oomewlmt wenker, is less tlii.ii normal. His holiness u,.1,iiii. eRIenedl perfoctly co-.- LAPONNI. MAZKONf The only nourishment the pope has be. able to take hus been a little broth or s:yl of oil with tho yolk of eggs beaten up wM: sugar. He steaafastly refuses to tako wlne though the doctor has advised him to 4'. so in order to aid the secretions of all th organ, which are depreeelng. owing to th i weakness of the hei.ru . Strength Falls Hauidly. During the afternoon the pontiff's Btrength began to fall so rapidly and his condition became so orltlcal. that It ap peared that only a few houra of life re mained to lilm. It waa, therefore, deemed wise to advlae him of his grave condition, and this was done with tender precau tions. Pope Leo was thus prepared for his lust communion, which was administered tonight with the participation of all tho cardinals now in Rome and th whole of the pontifical court. The solemn yet gorgeous ceremony took place at the bedside of Pope I-o, The central figure was the dying pontiff, whose long life's Journey Is nearly over. Ills pale and emaciated face, almost a white as the pillows on which It rested, showed little sign of life except the keen klltterlng eyes, always his most striking feature. Around the bed were grouped the noble guards in their glittering uniform, the knight of the cloak and sword In their picturesque medieval costume of black with white ruff, twenty-flv cardinal, stately and venerable figures In their sweeping crimson robes; the whole forming a cen of rich, yet subdued, coloring, a fit subject for the pencil of Rembrandt. Last Bltea Impressive. Nearest tha bed stood th tall figure of Cardinal Grand Penitentiary, Berafanno Bannueilelll, with the pope's confessor, to hear the last confession of the departing pontiff. Then the priest apoetie approanei bearing the Viaticum to give the last com mit ion and another, the extreme unotlon. ! . . . I -I . , r ka ...nil t. War. I1. ,v P,n. 1-eo feebly recited th conression or lallh as formulated by th council of Trent, and I finally the word of absolution nd the indulgence In artlcula mortis were solSmn- Iv pronounced by th grand penitentiary. pronounced by the grand penitentiary. The head tjf th great religious order X
