The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-10
POPE LEO'S LIFE
HANGS IN BALANCE.
{By Associated Press. y

ROME. July 9.--Another day Of alter
nate hopes and fears has passed. and
Pope Leo's life still hangs In the bal
ance. Beginning with renewed hopes.
the day closed with the scales tending
slowly but surely, downwards. How
long this agonlzing period Of suspense
will last not even the attending doctors
dare to say.
No night bulletin was issued, but at
1915 this morning 1t was learned from
DR.. Arazzoni that the condition of the.
Pontiff had not changed since the issue.
OF the evening bulletin at 1880 o'clock,
which announced that the patients state
was grave. and at which hour DR.. Lap
poni has declared his fear: that there was
no hope, but that the end might not come
during the night.
At midnight a report, coming from the
Vatican itself. gained currency that DR..
Alazzoni had again operated on the Pope
and extracted serum. which had again
gathered in the pleural cavity. The rep-
iresentative Of the Associated Press Inn
mediately went to see the illustrious
surgeon. and found him at his home at
1870 this morning. Although extremely
tired, DR.. Alazzoni allowed himself to
be interviewed. and said:
TT Is untrue that new operation
has been performed was with the Pope
from II P. NJ. and until after midnight,
and found his general condition station
ary, no change having taken place since
this afternoon. when the consultation
with DR.. Rossoni was held. To strength
en- the patients heart and help the circus
lation of the blood, injected camphor
and caffeine, after which the Pope, who
seemed somewhat relieved, said he re-
membered being treated with water on
camphor basis when he was nuncio at
BRUSSELS sixty wears ago." is9Ata hW
IsVery Frail,
In reply to a question. DR.. Mazzont
replied
''I really cannot say whether the serum
In the pleural cavity has Increased since
the consultation this afternoon. as +
did not examine Ills Holiness for such
purpose. It must be understood that
the Pope Is too frail to be handled like
other people. Besides. his thorax,
through old age. has become bent In
such way that the right slde. where
pneumonia was first detected, curves out
in very pronounced manner. while the
left side curves In. In to-morrow's visit
attention will be especially centered on
the progress In the secretion of serum.
Then decision will be taken az to
whether a new operation Is necessary.
The tragic death OF Monsignor Volpini
was carefully kept from the Pope
throughout the day. IL was at flrst
feared that It would be necessary to In
form the Pontiff In order that Mgr. Vol
pinis successor to the office OF secretary
of the conslstory might be nominated,
hut after discussion by the Vatican au-
thorities, 1t was decided that the prece-
dents admitted of the nomination Of a
secretary without the Intervention of the
Pope The chief Importance of the POSI-
ton is felt at the time of the concaye.
so that IL it is considered essential 10 fill
Mgr. Volpinis place the Cardinal Cam
erlingo will designate secretary of tho
consistory. This procedure will permit of
the news of Mgr. Volpinis death being
withheld from the Pope indefinitely.
Received Cardinals.
When the amelioration In the condition
of the Pope presented such favorable
symptoms this morning, Pope Leo ds-
clded after Cardinal Rampolla. to receivs
also all the other cardinals living In
Rome, to the number of about twenty
five. as special mark OF his gratiilca-
tion at the part they took In his illness
A special notice was sent calling them
TO the Vatican. In fact. Cardinals Greg
liza. Gotti and Della Volpe We're received
and had a short conversation with His
Holiness. but soon after the dangerous
condition of the patient developed. CONS
pelling Or. Larponl TO stop the other
receptions.
When a consultation was decided upon
Or. Rossni being already in the ants-5 /
chamber, Or. L.apponi cautiously IN.