The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-09
CARDINALS ARE
 AGAINST LAPPONI Claim That the Doctor is Not Treating Leo Properly NEW PHYSICIANS GALLO Wishes of Peccl Family and Cardinals to Be Respected and Two Eminent
 Specialists Will Be Con-
 suited This Morning.
NEW PHYSICIANS GALLO

Bulletin: Rome, July 8, 6:25 p. m.-A few moments ago Dr. Mazzoni was suddenly called out of the sick chamber by Car dinal Rampolla and a hurried whispered conversation ensued. This gave rise to all kinds of rumors, but 1t was soon ex- plained that Cardinal Rampolla had taken upon himself the duty of acting as mouth piece for some of the intimate friends and relatives of the pope, who suggested the advisabllity of calling certain other doctors in consultation.
 Dr. Mazzoni replied that he had not the least objection to such a consultation, but that the symptoms and course of the disease were so clear and well defined as to leave no doubt as to the diagnosis. He was therefore unable to see the necessity for the step proposed. No decision has yet been reached about the matter.
 Rebellion of Cardinals.
 It became known later in the day that the motive for Dr. Mazzoni's sudden call by Cardinal Rampolla originated in what vatican circles have already baptized as the rebellion of the cardinals' against Dr. Lapponi. It appears that some of the cardinals complained of the doctors treatment of the patient, thinking that Dr. Lapponi had snot since the beginning detected that the pope was suffering from an affection of the pleura, and thus, they said allowed the disease to assume gravity which otherwise might, perhaps, have been avoided.
 Dr. Lapponi, who is supported by Dr. Mazzoni, indignantly repudiated the idea. Both of the doctors declared that barely five days have elapsed since the pope became i'll, and they claim That three days ago they detected water in the pleura, and add that it was not possible when the iiquid was just gathering, nor
 gassl- prudent, considering the age and weakness of the pontiff, to risk test puncture before having almost certainly detected the presence of serum. How ever, the criticizing cardinals not only their view, but succeeded in reaching the ear of Cardinal Rampolla. Besides this, the pope's relatives proposed that a consultation be held with the most illustrious physicians naming Dr. Antonio Cardarelli and Dr. Guido Baceello. But, apart from the question of hurting Dr. Lapponps feelings, further difficulty arose owing to the existing re- lations between church and state.
 The New Doctors.
 Dr. Cardarrelli was a member of the chamber of deputies for sixteen years, and is now a senator. He fills a position which has necessitated not dnly taking the oath of allegiance to the king and to support the constitution, but he has also sworn to obey tho Italian laws, including the papal guarantee, which regulate the position of the papacy in regard to the Italian state, thus making him obnoxious to the papal party.
 Dr. Baccelli's position Is even more diff fculty, and the vatican rejected the idea l of calling him.In addition to having been a member of the chamber of deputies for thirty years, he Is actually a minister of | the crown of Italy. being minister of com merce, industry and agriculture. MT. Bac- | celli occupies such a high position In | medical science that, notwithstanding his | political principles, he has often been called to the deathbeds of prominent ec- clesiastics, and was even consulted dur Ing the last illness of Pope Plus TX; but | then he was not a minister, and had | never been one.
 The wishes of the Pecci family have | bene respected however, and it was an- that Drs. Lapponi and Mazzoni | would consult with pr. Cardarelli to- morrow morning.