The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-17
Dov He Tbought to Die.

Rome, July 16.-The fateful day of
the Carmelite Madonna, on which Pope
Leo had a premonition he would die,
has arrived. Early this morning his
holiness awOke and Immediately began
repeating prayers to the Madonna,
speaking with such fervor that his
valet. Contra. hurried from an adjoin-
ing room. Pope Leo, hearing Cen
tra's voice. said:
"Ah, Pic, your task lis nearly done.
To-day is the fete of the Carmelite Ma
DONNA"
Still later. with the same ideal mind,
the Pope asked for one of his private
secretaries, Mgr. Marzolini, to have
him say mass in the chapel next to his
bedroom, with the door between the
two apartments open. In the middle
of the mass Pope Leo received the COM
munion like one who really saw visions
of coming bliss.
DR.. Lapponi has not left the Vatican
to-day partly because the condition of
Pope Leo is worse and partly because
his daughter, who has been suffering
from fever is better and has left Rome
Tor the country.
Young Atheists Wishes.
In the Loggia Raphael, where sheets
OF paper are placed for the callers to
sign their names, one was found this
morning with the following curious in
scrlption:
"A young atheist wishes a serene
death to the old Pontiff.'
This caused considerable scandal
among the pious Vatican attendants.
The sheet was Immediately withdrawn.
When DIR. MazZoni visited the Pope
ms morning the latter said the past
night had been one of the worst he had
experienced He spoke of the oppres-
SION on his chest; the difficulty OF
breathing, and the uncomfortable rest
Isssness, giving him in fact no peace in
any position.
DR.. Lapponi said the Pope had called
Tor him very often during the night,
taxing frequent restoratives, especially
meat broth, orangeade and tamarand
water. He felt better, however, after
the celebration of mass as though the
communion had Gained him. In fact
tue doctors proceeded with a thorough
examination of his thorax without ia
,ugulng him too much. They found the
Hqmd in the pleura augmented, but
not gathered in such quantity as to
ehdanger the patients life by produc
Ing pressure on the heart or through
dsphyxia. On account of the extreme
Weakness of the Pontiff, no new oper-
ouoh for extracting the liquid Will be
performed until it is absolutely indis-
pensable
Pope's Admirable Tenacity.
me tenacity of Pope Leo is most adj
Inlrable. not only in his organism, but
ven IN his feeling. The best example
1Lsereot is perhaps the continual proofs
VI confidence that his holiness be-
esoWs on Cardinal Rampolla, who, aft
faithfully serving the Pope for six
Sgeh Years, is now being made the
T"Ject of most bitter attacks, especial
- - curing the last period, because of
nv, me Francophile attitude of the papacy.
ne ne Fontiff seems to have an intuition
oIat while he lies with one foot in the
s.aEe Cardinal Rampolla's adversaries
80 beginning to take advantage of his
,,Ls ring power TO pull down the idol
~ it Li until yesterday they worshipped
ms holiness leaves nothing unat-
pted to show the world up to the
moment how much he trusts his
secretary of state.
- ro one was admitted to the sick
tari. Today except the cardinal secre-
On e., " state, who was only allowed in
'' repeated request of Pope Leo