The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-15
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Pope is Confident End is Near Makes
Ready for its Approach.
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ROME JuIv IA. THE Pope. as though
Feeling that the end was really approach
ing, has taken much trouble IN giFlhs
his last instructions. THIS morning,
speaking with evident effort to ms PR
yatc secretaries. Monsgnors Angel and
Marzolini His Holiness repeated the m
sttuctions previously given, that all the
presents received by him on the occa
sion Of his Jubilee in 1855, which are OIL
tho greatest value. shall be the properly
OF the HOW Sec. and telling IN Wilicl'
drawer would be found the most cosl's'
which arc To be personally deiiNcteI ~
his successor. With an evident ieelns
II sadness. tho pontiff spoke Fol M Wy
sacred objects he had gathered. al'nous s.a
much has been said ABOUT tHe opa
will nothing positive Is yet Known eN
sept that. on receiving ms 'iei'"e -
Holiness said
AS pope I do not possess ANYTHING.
ss live bv the aims Of the faithful. II
would be great detrimont to the church
Il should dest,ne TO my family even
tha smallest part OF what the people SEND
mo by denying themselves. rs 70 my
nersona, property" the Pontff concludea'
vi divided that among you long ago.
When the Pope's brother, Cardinal
c,,eenns aled IN 1890. Pope Leo Informed
hIs relatives that he was keeping all his
valuable library intact LEAVING them their
share In money. obliging them to sign
another declaration that they had re-
rcived all they could claim.
Realizes End is Near.
Although the Pope's mind is not as
,,cid ne formerly, in his brighter inter-
rails ha thoroughly realizes his imminent
danger. This morning, after the WISH ol
.he doctors. who tried to conceal me
,rarity OF the situation. the Pontff saio
to his valet. Pic Contra: -
~ think know better. MY time Is
running short. Before IT Is TOO ia'e'
wish to speak to Rampolla.
4 few minutes later, Cardinal KAN,
nolla entered the sick room and remained
fifteen minutes alone with the io''.'i''
Then the latter said:
~ now wish to have the Franciscan
benediction."
Fortuna tely Cardinal Wives Tuto, who
Is a Capuchin. was at the Vatican. ana ne
entered the sick room and fulfilled the
wish Of the Pope who. afterwards SAD
he felt relieved and easy in his nina.
The Pope was heard to say when Car
ainal Rampolla left him this morning:
~ renew to you my confidence III th.s
supreme moment.
AS the morning progressed the attacks
OF dellrum became accentuated both with
regard 10 the ieHElI VI tIIe
and the shortness OF the lucid intervals.
His mutterings during delirium were not
always ineligible. but they seemed to
relate the history OF events OF many
years $50. which. being unknown to those
present. neither DIR Iapponi nor Contra
eucceeded In comprehending At times the
Pope seemed TO see again apparitions.
When his attendants try TO persuade him
TO the contrary the Pope insists on indi-
eating the presence of some imaginary
shadow which he not only sees, but
hears.
The resistance which his frail. almost
transparent body offers to disease Is
really marvellous.
nation, and said:
1T is phenomenon which cannot be
explained.
The doctors consider the catastrophe
near.