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SIED IN ROME 4 MINUTES AFTER
4 MONDAY AFTERNOON.
He Breathed Hie Laat During a Peace
ful Slumber— Cardinale and Diplo
mate Admitted to the Room During
the Last Moments—Prayers Offered
for'Him—Successor Is a Problem.
Washington, July 20. — Charge
d'Affalres Iddlns, at Rome, has notified
the state department that the pope
died this afternoon at four minutes af
ter 4 o'clock.
Rome, July 20, 1:05 p. m.—At 1
o'clock there was great alarm at the
Vatican, as the pope was suffering from
a great cardias affection. Dr. Lapponi
thought the end had arrived and Car
dinal Serafino Vanutelll, the grand
penitentiary, began the prayers for the
dying and gave the pontiff absolution
in artlculo mortis. His death was con
sidered so imminent that all the car
dinals were present and members of
the diplomatic corps were admitted to
the sick, according to tradition. Popes
must be surrounded by the sacred col
lege, the pontifical court and the dip
lomats accredited to the Vatican.
Just at that moment a large party
of American tourists, unaware of the
critical situation of the pontiff, as
cended the grand staircase, talking and
laughing. They were approached by
à gendarme, who said: "Please do
not make any noise, as the holy father
Is dying."
This produced great emotion among
the tourists, and they immediately re
tired. Tne government has decided
that when the pope's death is immi
nent or has actually occurred It will
hold all dispatches until the facts are
officially verified, when the first an
nouncement will be made.
A stop has been made to the fre
quent visits made to Pope Leo's cham
ber, although the presence of callers
would not harm him. While he was
conscious the visits exhausted him,
but it was his wish that the visitors
should be admitted and the attending
doctors thought It better not to cross
him.
The pope will die, one may say, in
harness, and if not standing as he de
clared he would be, at least perform
ing his duties to the end. t
This morning the sickroom was the
most tranquil spot in the Vatican. The
pontiff lies in his bed, the pillows of
which are not whiter than his face,
which has a strange appearance owing
to his not having been shaved for so
long. His hands are folded over the
rosary which he has used for over 60
years. The famous arm chair which,
perhaps, his holiness will never again
enter, stands invitingly near, with his
stick beside it, while Centra, his valet,
prays and weeps before a huge ivory
crucifix. Dr. Papponl sitting by the
bedside ready for any emergency. The
doctor from time to time rises noise
lessly to administer nourishment, of
which this morning the pontiff has
taken some. Indeed, Dr .Lapponi suc
ceeded in having him swallow several
teaspoonfuls of coffee, milk and
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The silence of the sickroom is oc
casionally broken by a hacking cough,
due to the gathering of phlegm in the
pope's throat These coughing spells
have the effect of rousing the pontiff,
causing him to open his eyes and re
vive slightly. When the doctors were
examining him this morning, believing
he was in a stupor, his holiness sud
denly fixed his eyes, even now bright
and by no means lifeless, on them,
saying:
"This time, doctor, you will not win
in your brave fight with death."
"It is your holiness who is brave,"
replied Dr. Lapponi, but before the re
mark was uttered the pope was ag%in
unable to understand what was said.
Although it is really impossible to
say who will be the successor of Pope
Leo to the chair of St. Peter until after
the college of cardinals has met in
solemn conclave and chosen the new
pope from one of their number, at the
same time several of the cardinals
have been picked out by the general
public as being stronger papal possi
bilities than the rest. First among
these is Cardinal Gotti, who is said to
be Leo's own choice. It will be re
membered that before the pope's deth
Mgr. Gotti was closeted with the dying
pontiff, who is believed to have given
him parting instructions as to the ad
ministration of church affairs. Car
dinal Rampolla, the papal secretary of
state, has always been regarded as one
of those very "near the throne," and
his chances of succeeding Leo are con
sidered very bright Although these
two are generally considered the first
possibilities, at the same time there
is a large body of Catholics who think
that the choice lies between Cardinals
Oreglia, Satolli and Vanuntelll. Any
one of the above named may be
chosen for the great work, and on the
other hand the new pope may be a
cardinal quite outside of this group.
Choosing a Pope.
Following the announcement of the
pope's death the cardinal camerlingo
knocked thrice-on the door of his bed
chamber. Getting no answer, he en
tered and knocked thrice with a silver
mallet on the dead man's forehead and
called him thrice by name. He then
declared to the world that the pope
is dead.
The body is then embalmed, and
after mass has been said over it in
the presence of the cardinals it is re
moved to St. Peter's, where it lies in
state for nine days, when the funeral
proper takers place. The next step is
the election of a new pope. He is
chosen by the conclave, a body or
committee composed of cardinals and
other high church dignitaries.
They occupy special quarters in the
Vatican, isolated from the rest of the
buildings and from the outer world by
the walling up of every door and win
dow and aperture. Each cardinal has
a separate room, which is drawn by
lot. With their servants they muster
about 200 souls. -All these men are
sworn to secrecy. While the gathering
lasts they are forbidden all inter
course with the outside world. They
even cook their own food in a com
mon kitchen.
The Pope's Career.
Gioachlno (or Joachin) Vincent
Raphael Lodovico Pecci, afterwards
Pope Leo XIII., was born March 2,
1810. at C&rpeneto, a small town 30
miles from Rome, of an ancient and
noble family.
The Counts Pecci lived at Carpen
eto for hundreds of years. On his
mother's side he was a direct de
scendent of Rlenzi.
At 15 he entered the Collegio Ro
mano, where he took first rank as a
scholar. Five years later he formally
enrolled himself as a divinity student
and entered upon his career as a
statesman.
In 1832 he won the degree of doc
tor of theology of the College of
Noble Ecclesiastics. In 1837 he was
made sub-deacon, then deacon, then
priest. In 1838 he was made deltgate
or governor of the province of Bene
vento. In 1843 he was appointed gov
ernor of Spoleto. In 1843 he was
made apostolic nuncio or papal am
bassador to Belgium and titular arch
bishop of Damletta. In 1845 he was
made bishop of Perugia, where he ar
rived in 1846. In 1853 he was made a
cardinal. In 1877 he was appointed
camerlingo. In 1878 he was chosen
pope to succeed Plus IX.
OREGON NOTES.
Sixty-two cents, as against 65 cents,
which was the opening bid last season,
was paid for the first wheat of this
season at Pendleton.
The convention of the Eastern Ore
gon Medical association next year will
be held at Union.
C. S. Scott, a Seattle sheep buyer,
shipped 12 cars of sheep out of Pen
dleton for Seattle last week.
The La Grande school board has
purchased 75 tons of coal at $5.75 per
ton. Wood prices are prohibitive, so
the board decided to use the other fuel.
Fred Hewett, postmaster at Ukiah,
has been arraigned before the federal
court on a charge of padding his stamp
sale reports.
The 5 year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Warren was shot accidentally
last week and died a few hours later.
The members of the family were en
route from Palouse country to Rogue
river valley and were preparing to
camp. In lifting the bedding out of
the wagon a revolver was thrown
onto the tongue and exploded, the bul
let passing through the little one's
body.
Governor Odell of New York, Gen.
Greene and ex-Senator T. E. Ellsworth
of New York visited in Portland last
week.
The war between buyers and cattle
owners begins to look serious for the
latter.
Governor Chamberlain, in view of
the recent robberies of street cars in
the suburbs of Portland, has issued a
proclamation offering a reward of $300
for the conviction of any person com
mitting such a crime.
Heirs to Montana Money.
Butte, Mont., July 23.—Word has
been received here from New Bedford,
Mass., to the effect that by the death
in this state of their brother, George
Collins, whom they had not seen since
he went away in 1872, Mary, Nellie and
Annie Collins, three poor mill opera
tives, have become sole heirs to a for
tune of $300,000.
The Sandpolnt Woodworking asso
ciation is the latest corporation organ
ized in Sandpolnt of a manufacturing
nature.
THUGS 8T0LE OVER «10,000.
Hold Up Captain Myrlck of Connor
Creek (Ore.) Mine.
Baker City, Ore., July 22.—Three
masked men held up Captain Myrick
of the Conner Creek mine on Snake
river, 18 miles from Huntington, and
at the point of a pistol compelled him
to open the office safe. The cleanup in
gold bullion, said to be valued at ap
proximately $10,000, and a number of
valuable ore specimens, as well as a
considerable sum in cash, were taken.
A posse is in pursuit of the robbers,
but so far no trace of them has been
found.
The owners of the mine decline to
say how much the robbers secured,
but It is said that the mine produces
from $50,000 to $75,000 per annum. A
rumor is in circulation that the amount
taken will reach $50,000, but one of
the owners of the miné disputes this
statement. Those best informed say
the loss will not be in excess of $10,
000 and is probably less.
Russian and Japan to War.
Pekin, July 22.—According to diplo
mats here the greatest factor in the
eastern situation is the increasing
danger of war between Russia and
Japan. They believe it is becoming
plain that Russia is willing to fight
Japan if convinced that no other pow
ers will assist her. The Russians are
confident of their ability to easily de
feat Japan, and are said to be anxious
to settle definitely her position to op
pose Russia's progress in Manchuria.
The belief is attributed to the Jap
anese that the Russian policy is to
attempt to placate Great Britain and
America and provoke Japan into be
ginning hostilities. They regard Rus
sia's consent to open ports in Man
churia, the czar's promised visit to
England and the occupation of the
Korean border as parts of that policy.
Russia's activity on the Yalu river is
more irritaating to Japan than the re
tention of Manchuria and all Japanese
officials in China speak of war as a
"probability."
Record Cigar Smokers.
William G. Patterson of Kalamazoo,
Mich., is dead, in his 89th year, as
the result of the excessive use of to
bacco. His tobacconist from whom
he bought exclusively, gave out the
statement after his death had been
made public that in 12 years Mr. Pat
terson smoked more than 48,000 ci
gars, which cost him $4800. In his
early life he was even more a constant
smoker than in his declining years, and
local tobacco men estimate that in the
last 20 years of his life he had smoked
100,000 of his favorite brand, which
would cost him $10,000. Mr. Patter
son was a pioneer stage coachman
of the middle west, having established
the first stage line between St. Paul
and St. Anthony, Minn., along the bank
of the Mississippi river. He also es
tablished the first line between St.
Paul, St. Anthony, Grand Rapids and
this city.
Sixty Cents for Wheat.
Colfax, Wash., July 22.—The first
big contract of new wheat this season
was made by Alfred Coolidge, presi
dent of the Second National bank, to
Harry Schlaefer, agent for Kerr, Gif
ford & Co. Mr. Coolidge contracted
to deliver 20,000 bushels of club and
red wheat at Colfax and Glenwood, as
soon as threshed, for 60 cents per
bushel, sacked, in the warehouse.
All British Company.
Liverpool, July 21.—The directors
of the Cunard Steamship company
have called a special meeting of share
holders for July 29, to consider a
change in the articles of association
with a view to preventing foreigners
from becoming directors or principal
officers of the company.
Arcadia, Ohio, la Burning.
Findlay, Ohio, July 22.—Arcadia, a
town east of here, is enveloped in
flames. Several large buildings havs
been burned and the entire town is in
danger. Owing to a severe storm here
communication by wire is practically
cut off. The Findlay and Fostorla fire
departments have sent aid.
Grain Crop Is Largs.
Tacoma, Wash., July 22.—The state
grain commissioner is in constant re
ceipt of encouraging words of the con
dition of crops on the east side of the
mountains, until it is now confidently
declared the yield is to be much better
than first estimates would make 1L
Grain Injured by 8torm.
Pendleton, Ore., July 22.—A fierce
and violent electrical storm passed
over the country south of here early
in the morning. Reports are that a
violent wind threshed the standing
grain badly in places and broke it
down.
Curzon to 8tay In India.
London, July 24.—The Times under
stands that Lord Curzon will avail
*iimself of the option given to him to
'etain the Indian viceroyship for an
ther two years.
Major General Oliver Otis Howard
s the sole survivor of the commander*
jf the great armies in the civil war
FOREIGN CROP REP0RT8.
Favorable in Russia and Germany—
General Outlook Is Good.
The following crop report of the
department of agriculture, Just out,
based on advices received by the for
eign statistical agent at London a»
late at July 1, is in brief as follows:
"In Russia meterologlcal condition»
have been in the highest degree favor
able for cereal crops in most parts of
European Russia and harvest pros
pects are considerably improved, even
in regions where conditionsTit the be
ginning of spring were unfavorable.
"In Germany, a great Improvement
in all the winter cereals, particularly
in winter rye, has been shown the past
month. The condition of every crop
in the middle of June is officially re
ported fair, although winter wheat, po
tatoes and lucerne were considerably
nearer to good than medium hnd all
the others are graded about midway
between the two conditions. *
Approximately good harvest of the
spring crops in Australia is to be
counted on at best. Maize promises
well there.
"In Hungary, unless there is more
Improvement before harvest, which 1»
hardly expected, this year's outturn,
of the cereals will fall somewhat be
low that of 1902, the deficiency in the
case of wheat being about 15 1-2 per
cent.
"Storms and floods have caused ex
tensive damage to crops and vineyards
in Italy.
"In France the estimated area of
winter wheat is 681,724 acres less than
in 1902. A marked improvement in
wheat and other crops occurred there
during June, and the crops now are
doing well.
"Generally favorable reports come
from Denmark.
"In Great Britain the wheat crop is
late and can hardly come up to an
average yield.
"Advices to the department from the
government of India estimate the to
tal wheat crop harvested there in the
spring of 1903 at 290,261,104 bushels,
against a yield of $226,370,890 bushels
in the previous year."
The final estimates of the depart
ment on the tobacco crop of 1902 in
the United States are announced as
follows:
Acreage, 1,030,734; production, 821,
823,963 pounds; value, $57,563,510.
J. J. HILL RETURNS HOME.
Says Northwest Need Not Worry
About Eastern Market.
St. Paul, Minn.—President James J,
Hill has returned to St. Paul after a.
five weeks' outing in eastern waters.
Mr. Hill said in reply to a question:
"The eastern market, as everybody
knows, is In a disturbed state. The
railroads of that section within a short
time expended vast sums of money in
improvements. Industrials have been,
thrown upon the market in enormous
quantities and the public has stopped
buying. The trouble has been ascribed
to 'undigested securities,' but perhaps
we would better call them 'indigestible
securities.'
"These are local features and raise
problems having their own peculiar in
terest and importance to the people of
the eastern centers. They have not
affected the business of the country as
a whole, which is in good condition.
"Out here we are not worried, nor de
we need to worry about these move
ments that are the cause of some
anxiety between eastern people. From
St. Paul clear through to the Pacific
coast the people are engaged in pro
ducing foodstuffs. In lumbering and
mining, in developing the great natu
ral resources of the country. There
fore, they are prosperous and I see no
reason to bell jve that this prosperity
will not continue."
Fire Chief Killed.
Louisville, Ky., July 21.—Major Ed
ward Hughes, Louisville's veteran fire
chief, was run over and killed at noon
by a trolley car. Major Hughes was
one of the best known fire chiefs In
the country, and had been at the head
of the Louisville fire department for
25 years until recently, when he was
retired on pay. He was a picturesque
character, and had been a fire fighter
for more than 60 years.
Constitution Beat Reliance.
Newport, R. I, July 22.—The Consti
tution is rapidly becoming a dangerous
rival of the Reliance for the honor of
defending the trophy, for the older
boat defeated the new one in today's
run of 37 miles by one minute an«J 29
seconds, availing herself of her time
allowance, estimated at about two min
utes and 17 seconds.
Cuban Congress Adjourned.
Havana, July 21.—Congress has ad
journed sine die. One of the final acts
of the senate was the ratification of
the postal treaty with the United
States and an act providing for the ad
herence of the republic to the univer
sal postal union. The permanent
Platt treaty was not acted upon.
General Thomas A. Morris, now a
resident of Indianapolis, is the oldest
living graduate of West Point, being
of the class of 1834.