The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-07-07
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CONSIDERING THUTA,yrS oF
IHiS ILLNESS THE CHANGE
Is UNNATURAL.
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nd%g Deen DcueHtl6u Dy the 1HJectfOI
OF 6gitalis and camphor and the con
ditAn Of his chest is normal There
is a~kE1EGunu1asEsMIt WITH some catarrha
emission Sufficient nourishment has
been taken. The pulse is still weak
but not Intermittent and the tempera
turs is Aelow normal The condition
OF t1e august patient. therefore. can
notfbe described as better, but. it Ger
taiItly Is no worse a. s
The amelioration in the pope's condi
tiol[ was SO unnatural. considering the
gravity Of his allness, that it was
feared that possibly il was only the
lasufickering Of the Vital flame.
Upring this brighter interval the
pope resumed his. habits of command
anis insisted on giving orders for the
preparation of the brief appointing
Mgr Volponi. actually secretary of let
terS to princes. as secretary of the
consisfp1al CONGREGATION, a post vacant
owirg to the promotion of Mgr. Nocella
70 be rard nalate The Importance OF
sucA an appointment. especially at the
present moment, is manifest when 1t
Is ctnsidered that on the pope's death
the secretary of state ceases to exer-
cis6 his functions, which are assumed
imHediately by the seTetaay OF the
coneistorial coperagpuon. gs Ill
AS the pope objected to having the
oxygen tubsEAas ARnaEatAa continually y
under his nostrils DIR. Lappont ar
ranged to impregnate the whole at
mosphere OF the room with oxygen.
TIM Il RFls is & }6oash sf ias had poa }os
my lGerty" T"
sRefuses to Remain Outlet.
Although DR.. Lapponi continually
reconqmends the patient not to speak
and 70 pay no attention to what is
passiAg outside the pope gently re
fusessto abandon participation in what
Is going on. He said. smiling. to DR.
l.appsni: - - .ys, s-
Il know yousays this betsuse Of your
affection for me. but either my last
day , rapidly approaching. in which
case must employ all the time which
Is LED to me SO far as l can, or else Il
shall~recoyer. again postponingi the
end. IF this is the will of the Almighty
nothi3g can change it, -
Dr%Lapponi's chief task now is the
maintenance of the pope's strength.
Somesimprovement was indicated dur
Ing tie afternoon by the fact that the
patieHt was more willing TO take rour-
ishmaht. which, was administered at
short5 intervals and consisted chiefly
OF bofdeaux champagne, raw eggs and
broth The only persons allowed In
the pope's bedroom, besides the doc
tors and attendants. were Cardinal
Rampolla. Mgr. Bisleti, the master OF
the pDitfficai chambers, and Brigadier
GeneEal Count Camello Pecci of the
Noble guard. a nephew OF the pope.
The pope conversed for a aong time
with Count Pecci. even rising and
walking about the room for few min
utes. leaning on his arm. The pontiff
on this occasion iremarked; ~
Now | am ready to depart. having
settled all my affairs. I feel L have
done 9ll in my power for the good OF
the church and of humanity"
F'ors the first time since the pope's
illness took q serious turn DR.. Lap
poni rentured to leave the Vatican
during the csAernoon. for one hour ON
urgerA private business. The fact
aroused hope that the pontiff is on the
way p recovery. but his condition re
main4 very grave, though no tmme
date s1anger Is apprehended