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Show NEW ORDER OF THINGS. Present High Officials Will Go Out of Power. Rome. July 20. The death of the pope bringc abour a wicespread change in all administrative departments of the church and considerably influences questions ' of church policy. The change within the Vatican practically affects all the officials offi-cials from the highest to the lowest. Cardinal Rampolla retires from the post of secretary of state, where he exercised a strong influence, owing to the physical Infirmities of Leo. Other high officials are similarly affected. The master of the chamber, the under secretary ol tate. the vicar of Rome, the vice chancellor, chan-cellor, the grand penitentiary, the librarian libra-rian of the Vatican, and a host of lessor officals. These will continue to exercise their functions until the new pone Is elected, when he, will designate his own secretary of state and other officials to carry on the various important branches of the church's work. Thus, there, is a complete transformation of apostolic authority. au-thority. The propaganda alone remains Intact. The chief international questions that may be affected by the death of the none ,arc those connected with tho pression of religious orders in France the change of the clergy in the new Spanish-American Spanish-American colonies; the successor of the late Cardinal Vaughan and attendant questions connected with the administration administra-tion of the church In England. Among Vatican orficals, the Philippine question. Involving transfers from the Span'sh to the American heirarchv aim the elimination of the friars is regarded as one of the most important The present pres-ent Philippine policy had the heartv approval ap-proval of Leo XIII and there is no" reason rea-son to believe that it will be changed The relations between the Italian government gov-ernment and the Vatican continue to bo serious problems. Although the temporal authoritv of the papacy terminated eight i vears before Leo XI II became pone h I steadfastly maintained the principle of temporal power and the question of thi relations of the government and the Vatican Vat-ican remains oi.e of the highest importance. import-ance. Monsignor Gasparie. who. It is said, will be designated l.y Cardinal Oreglia to succeed suc-ceed the late Monsignor Volponi as secretary sec-retary of the onsiMory hc.'vv.i iix :-fcre-tary special co tfld.'.'sion of cardi- nuls auumm-.". i. 6. a. wit'i the Phllin-pm: Phllin-pm: iiuistioti. In I'ms c.-paei: he took a prominent part In the negotiations with tho Tuft commission In Rome last year. |