The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-07-21
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pope spent the day which has just end
ed with a serious depression. The doc
tors reported feeble. but rapid pulse
which was generally taken to indicate
the wearing out of the patients forces.
The favorable symptoms recorded in
the morning of the lowering of the
pleurotic liquid was sufficiently main
tanned to relieve the pontiff of his pain
| full struggles for breath. which lately
| has been SO frequent. The doctors fear
| that the gradual sinking is due to gen.
eral conditions rather than to the nee
| essity for another operation which
| seemed so imminent on Thursday. The
sleepless night was succeeded by day
| during which the pope seemed to lack
| any desire to vary the medical routine
| by receiving visits from cardinals or
others. Both morning and afternoon he
| remained isolated from all save the doc
! tors and attendants. The nouriShment
| which the pontlff took at first some
| what encouraged the DOCTORS
but the condition of the
patient this evening pointed 10
the fact that he had not had any bene-
ficlal effect. What is now most hoped
for is that the pope may be enabled
to secure much needed rest.
| Among the many evidences Of contin-
ued sympathy with the pontiff in his i'll
ness, showing that his right for life is
! watched, by the highest and lowest,
was the arrival at the vatican today
| of a case of mineral waters sent by
| Emperor FranCiS-JoSeph of Austria to
the pope. Their peculiar medicinal
| properties, il is asserted, may relieve
the secretionarv disorders of the pom
\ 80 iaI1 rLo h1rf
| announced.
During the morning the pontiff re
mained comparatively quiet, getting
some sleep and seeing no one except
| the doctor and his immediate attend
ants. An Italian proverb says:
| When the patient does not get worse
r he improved very much,' but, with the
= pope, after the last two weeks expert
ence. everybody has renounced making
any predictions.
D The heat is beginning to increase
The shutters of the ~ope's bedroom
window are almost closed. the window
is open and the curtains are drawn
z back 1t is reported that steps will
= be taken to install an electric fan in the
5 room.
FL A number of cardinals, and especial
| ly their friends, utilized the prolonged
illness of the pope to test the feeling
| which will prevail at the next con
| claye The task is a difficult lone, a.
it is claimed that the cardinals neve
had a chance to show their mettle un
| der Pope Leo. important questions be
ing deputed to commissions "ompoSet
of a few cardinals, after having prac
| tically been settled by the papal secre
tary of state. The Philippine affair
| which were inquired into by only fiv
| cardinals. are frequently quoted as a
instances of the foregoing complain
| Much diversity Of opinion and muc
1 or1in candida
still exists. However, the most prob
able candidates remain more or les
- those whose names have been mention
- ed since the pope first became lll' l
Cardinal Gotti prefect OF propaSand
the objection is made that as he be
longs to a religious order his electo
might. in view of recent events, De cor
sidered a challenge to France.
Against the chances of Cardln;
Rampolla the papal secretary of stat
fl it is urged that Austria will try to e.
ercise her right Of veto. as Franz
. would in the case of Cardinal Seraf1r
Vannu Telli. the grand plenlpotentlal
who is considered to be the candida
of the Triple Alliance. Cardln
8. Svampa, archbishop of Bologna, n;
been dropped, because since his la
stroke Of paralysis. he speaks WI,
. some difficult. Cardinal Ferrari, arcl
bishop of Milan. is not favored for Il
a. apparently trivial reason that he has
motor car. which is not considered di
II nified IN the prince of the church. Ca
of dinal Agliardi. Bishop of Albano is r
garded as too democratic. Thereto
l unless Cardinal Gotti. who has alwa
u been the most favored candidate. 81
O4. ceeds IN overcoming the objection
ht him. il is likely that some one now u
he mentioned will be elected to succe
" Pope Leo. The cardinals themselvt
naturally. maintain the greatest 7
serve. though they all more or less r
peat as though in the nature Of pa
word that the next pope must be o
nsi combining the piety of Plus it is Wi
the intelligence of Leo XIII"
led The cabient ministers have held Sc
hin eral meetings TO discuss the attitu
of the government on the death of I
20 pope and il has been decided that
-th the vatican does not notify the ltall
Ipe government of his death, and does !
,es tify the other governments Italy "
trvl not officially participate IN any ma
festations Of mourning but limit n
lo' self to, maintaining public order a
,nSuripo fl1ll liberty for the cOncld