Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-17
LESS HOPEFUL.
Pope's Condition Not So Salts
factory to the Doctors.
Another Operation Needed, but They
Dare Not Perform II.
Pontiff Said at Times to Be Pantino for
Breath.

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Rome, July 1.-THE Pope's condition
inns morning, is even less satisfactory
than yesterday morning, and he suffer
ed from much uneasiness and difficulty
in breathing until relieved to some ex-
tent by an injection of caffeine. The
new crisis in the Popes condition pre-
scented Itself, yesterday, when the doc
tors were confronted on the one hand
with the apparent imperative necessity
OF another operation and on the other
hand with the danger that such an
operation in the patients present en-
feebled condition might prove fatal.
rms dilemma was canvasSed by DIR.
Lapponi and DIR. Mazzoni throughout
the day. At their earlier conference
thefe was some prospect that the oper-
alton might not occur and the doctors
left the sick room without arriving at
a definite determination as to when
it would take place. They expressed
the belief, however, that a delay until
today. would serve a useful purpose in
permitting large extraction of serum
in case the operation was undertaken,
Meantime, the Pope continued in a
Il
a fairly good afternoons sleep the
physicians were able to issue a bulletin
at 1925 A. NJ, showing that there had
been no vital change in the normal
progress of the disease, though the
same serious rapidity of respiration as
was noticed in the morning had again
to be recorded. So painful had the lat
ter become that one of those present
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as literally painting for life's breath.
Later the Pope was sufficiently at
ease to receive Cardinal Rampolla, and
His Holiness conferred upon him the
enlarged authority made necessary by
the present illness for the executive
administration of Papal affairs. 1t is
understood that one result of this ac-
ton will probably be the speedy APP
pointment of a successor to Mgr. Vol
PM as secretary of the consistorial
congregation
telegram from The Associated
Press having been forwarded to Car
dinal Rampolla, informing him that,
Sunday, July II, prayers We're offered
in Protestant churches in the United
States for the recovery of Pope Leo,
the cardinal has replied through the
following letter from the secretary of
state of His Holiness:
Dear Sir-The communication for
warded by you has been most gratifying
to the cardinal secretary of state, my
dear master. His Iminence hopes that
the Holy Fathers health will allow him,
when the opportune moment comes, to
inform His Holiness of the contents of
the telegram.
The very great desire always felt by
His Holiness, for the reunion of theds-
sident churches will certainly render
this demonstration of the interest of
the American Protestant churches most
acceptable.
with true sentiment of esteem, re-
main your devoted servant,
GIACOMO DELLA CHIESA,
Substitute Secretary of State.
Rome, July It,"
The Pope was much pleased when
Cardinal Rampolla informed him of the
universal manifestation of sympathy
towards His Holiness, coming from all,
even non-Catholics
The tenacity of Pope Leo is admiral
bic, not only in his organism, but even
in his feeling. The best example there
of is perhaps the continual proofs of
confidence that His Holiness bestows
on Cardinal Rampolla, who after faith
fully serving the Pope for 16 years, is
now being made the subject of nose
bitter attacks, especially during tn last
period, because of the Franco-Phile
attitude of the Papacy. The Pontiff
seems to have had an intuition that
While he lies with one foot in the grave
Cardinal Rampolla's adversaries are
beginning to take advantage of his tot
tcring power to pull down the idol,
which until yesterday they worshipped,
so His Holiness leaves nothing unat-
tempted to show the world up to the
last moment how much he trusts his
secretary of state.
No one was admitted to the sick room,
today, except the cardinal secretary of
state, who was only allowed in on the
repeated request of Pope Leo, who
said to him that he desired to confirm
and extend the power of his eminence
already exercises because of his posi-
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