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Show SAD NEWS IS BROKEN TO POPE His Holiness Deeply Affected By the Death of Cardinal Rimpotla Home, Italy, Dtc. lb Tho death of Cardinal Ilampolla, former papal secretary of state, was not made known to I'opo Plus X until this morn ing. Cardinal Merry Del Val and Monsli'.nor Giovanni Dressan, tho Pope's private secretary, went to see His Holiness at an early hour Intending Intend-ing to break tho sad nows as gently as possible. But when tho pope heard tho name of Cardinal BttnpollH coupled with the word Indisposition he grew pale nnJ begged them to toll him tho truth without hesitation, as anxiety and uncertainty" affeo'cd him moro than anything clso. Tho two 1 relates then told h'xn that Rampolta wrp dead. As recently ns Saturday tho pope had received Cardinal Hampo la, who was then apparently In his usual good health and spoko at length about many affairs. Tho popo later Issued tho following statement: Cardinal Hampolla wns one of tho greatest men In tho church. Ho had become even greater Blnco he retired from state affairs. His Holiness ordered that the highest high-est honors should bo paid to tho deceased de-ceased cardinal. On Sunday evening last. Cardinal Ilampolla received Sl'ns Mclleo, former for-mer editor of tho Churchman and his wife of Now York nnd discussed with them tho question of bringing about a better understanding between all religious sections. Cardinal Ilampolla was tho closest collaborator of Popo Leo XIII In the movement for tho reunion ,of tho Christian churches. When Pop.e Leo was dying a cnblegram was received In Ilomo saying that tho American Protestant conB'ogatlons wore praying pray-ing for his recovery. Cardinal Ram-pol Ram-pol a took tho dispatch Immediately to tho dying pontiff who Instructed Cardinal Ilampol'a to wrlto that tho message, had been a. great consolation to h',m, as It had proved that his schome for tho reunion of Uto churches church-es wns not a dream. Yestorday morning Cardinal Ilampolla Ilam-polla went to St. Peter's to Inspect tho work of restoration of tho choir. Later ho felt a general Indisposition which developed Into profound prostration. pros-tration. Ho refused, however, to nl-low nl-low his secretary to remain with him all night In tho llttlo palaco behind St. Peter's whero ho had lived slnco ho left tho secretaryship of stnto. Cardinal Rapidly Falls Tho cardinal's second, alarmed at his condition, consulted a phyB'rilan Tho lntter visited tho cardinal, but discovered no serious symptoms and ordered him to tnko a comploto rest. Later In tho ovenlng, tho cardinal grow worso and had great dlffculty In breathing. Ho sent a messago hurriedly hur-riedly for his secretary and physician but when they arrived tho cardinal was dead. Tho physician declared death was duo to angina pectoris. Tho c.'irdln- nl's secretary performed the final rites of the church and then sent for tho pre'ate's sister. Baroness Carolina Caro-lina Pezzana, and Informed Cardinal Merry Del Val. It had been thought In many quarters quar-ters that Cardinal Knmpolln was the most likely candldato for tho papal chair In caso of tho death of Uio pope. |