Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-13
Rally of Yesterday Fol-
lowed BY Serious
Reaction.
DIZZINESS is FELT
Begins to Lose Con-
SCiouSneSS of His
Surroundings.

Rome, July Is, p. m.-The pope's
condition is becoming worse. Con
trary to the arrangements made for
the daily receptions of three cardi-
mails, none was permitted to enter the
sick chamber today.
Rome, July 13.-At 9:15 this morn
ing the doctors issued the following
bulletins regarding the condition of
the pope:
up to midnight the pontiff remain
ed tranquil, but afterwards he expert
enced agitated intervals. The physi-
cal examination of the thoraX shows
no change since day before yesterday.
The action of the kidneys continues
slight and the general condition of
his holiness is somewhat depressed.
Pulse So, respiration 30, temperature
Sc, centigrade. (SigneD
"LAPPONI,
''MAZZONI."
1t Is understood the doctors viii
hold an examination of the pope ear
lier than usual this afternoon, owing
to the somewhat more unfavOrable
condition of the patient.
Attacked by Dizziness.
Rome July 13.-SOme uneaSiness
was occasioned this morning owing
to the pope's being attacked by
feeling of dizziness believed to have
been the result of cerebral weakness.
At noon his condition became slightly
worse and the dizziness became pro-
nOuncetI, accompanied by fleeting hal
Iucinations The dizziness from which
the pope suffered was a kind of men
tai confusion, during which he seem
ed to lose consciousness of his sur
roundings, while he believed he saw
a vision.
Rome, July Is, $40 p. m.-Hypoder-
mic injections of salt and water are
being administered to the pope. The
night bulletin is anxiously awaited.
A Quiet Day Yesterday.
Rome, July 13-Pope Leo has lived
to see another Sunday, and with the
quiet which fell upon Rome came also
peace and even progress to the pontiff.
Beginning yesterday morning with dis
tinct signs of Improvement he main
tanned this throughout the day. At
night DR. Lapponi made the following
important statement in answer to the
question if he believed that the inn
p:ovement in the pope's condition could
continue: Il believe that if the i'm
provement lasts until July 81 we may
not, perhaps, achieve an absolute cure.
but we will secure such a general state
of health in the patient as will allay
our anxiety"
"Better, but Don't BE Too sanguine."
During the morning the pontiff par
ticipated in the celebration of mass.
The ceremony was held in the chapel
adjoining the sick chamber The door
connecting the sick room with the
chapel was opened so that his holiness
might follow the service DIR. MAJ
ZonI joined his assistant at 500 a. m,
and after q brief conference issued the
most encourag ging official bulletin thus
far given. Pope Leo took his usual
light breakfast. When DR.. Lapponi
left the sick room he was almost
mobbed by high dignitaries, including
several cardinals. Dr.. Lapponi ad-
dressed them all by saying: YES, the
pope is better. but beg you not to ex-
aggerate in optimism, in order to avoid
a disilIusion later"
Dresses Himself without Help.
During the afternoon the pope felt
strong enough to get up. He rose,
dressed himself alone, and went to sit
in his usual arm chair, where he re-
mained for some time. Late in the
afternoon he received Cardinals
Matheiu, Steinhuber. Agliardi and
Casali. The pope showed his usual
brightness and lucidity of mind, and
spoke to each without showing any
perceptible fatigue. He asked Cardinal
Agliardi how he liked the position of
vice chancellor of the church. TO which
ne was appointed at the last stconsistory,
and how the cardinal enjoyed his new
residence. the beautiful and historic
palace of the chancellor. Hearing that
the cardinal had not yet moved there
Pope Leo said: ''You must settle your
AefI before leaving for the Gauntry.' y