The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-15
VERY MUCH EXHAUSTED
His Physicians Cannot Say How Long
He VIII Live, Possibly Sew
eral Days.

Rome, July b. The official bulletin
Issued shortly after nine o'clock this morn
ing announced that His Holiness re-
manned in the critical condition 10 which
he was last night
The bulletin is as follows During the
night the Pope had some periods Of sleep.
No change was observed in his general
condition. His pulsation was 81, his
respiration 80, and his temperature 96 62-lo
centrigrade.
Lapponi said this morning that the
Pope might last several days longer The
doctors say they think the pneumonia
has practically disappeared, and the re.
gathering Of liquid ia the pleura Fl SO
slight that it causes the patient no trouble
The chief danger lies in the complete
prostration from which the Pope is now
suffering The pontlfi was restless during
the forenoon but his mind was clear. III
the afternoon he slept calmly.
At times the pope seemed TO see ap-
partitions. When his attendants tried
TO persuade him to the contrary the
pope insisted on indicating the pres
ence Of some imaginary shadow, which
he not only saw, but heard. He said:
"No! Nol Don't you see him? Be
sides, he rattles the chairs and other
things as he moves"
1t was evident that the pope was
making a great effort and straining all
his nerves to maintain calmness and to
have his win triumph over his mental
weakness. He succeeded occasionally,
but attacks Of delirium followed such
efforts. aud each was stronger than the
preceding The resistance that his frail
almost transparent body offered to dis
ease was deemed simply marvellous.
Or. Mazzoni was asked for an ex.
PLANTATION and said:
ut is 3 phenomenon which, as with
all such phenomena, cannot be ex.
planned
With an evident feeling Of sadness
the pontsfT spoke Of all the sacred OBJ
iects he had gathered. Behind a
screen III the popes library were the
presents given his holiness on the oeea-
sion OF this years jubilee. These were
destined for poor churches.
The nonti6r expressed the hope that
If be were not alive on his name day,
St Joachim's day tAue 16l the usual
fete would be given
Pope Lees WIN.
Although much has been said about
the pope's will, nothing positive il
known except that, on receiving his
nephews. his holiness said;
AS pope 1 do not, possess anything.
as live by the aims Of the faithful.
II would be great detrlment to the
church II / should destine TO my family
even the smallest part Of what the peo-
pie send me by denying themselves.
CAS- to my personal property" the
pontiff concluded, u divided that
among you long ago"
1his declaration did not surprise any
one, 1t being well known how strongly
set against nepotism Pope Leo has al
ways been. When the pontlff alluded
TO his personal fortune. he meant his
patrimony, OF which almost two-thirds
came into his hands through the death
of his uncles and brothers Besides
this, he had what was called his prela-
tura, sum Of 10000 scudi, which for
that period was a large amount and to
which in papal times any member Of a
family embracing the priesthood was
entitled
This was given in order to put him in
position TO continue his career. In
1881 Pope Leo had all his fortune esti-
mated and divided BY Cardinal Lam
REM, distinguished juris-consult
among his nieces and nephews, who
were obliged to sign a paper declaring
that they had received oil to which
they were entitled
When the pope's brother. Cardinal
Giuseppe. died in 1890 Pope Leo in
formed his relatives that he was keep.
ing all his valuable library intact, leay-
ing them their share in money, and he
obliged them to sign another declara
ton that they had had all they could
claim.