Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-11
umbly submit to His holy will"

said
1.-The appearance of the holy father is
intensely painful He maintains his men
tai acumen, but his brave spirit Is terribly
broken. This was especially apparent to
me. who am used to seeing him often.
have observed a great change In his ply
steal condition during the last five days
His words are now uttered with difficulty.
and he raises his hand only after an eff
fort
His face is excessively emaciated and his
eyes are deeply sunken. His extreme weak
ness Is evident at the first glance; there
remains only a shadow of the man..
The congregation of the Sacred Rites was
to assemble In the presence of the pope
July 10 to discuss Joan of Arcs title to
heroic degree for sanctification. but the
condition of the pontin will compel the
abandonment of the meeting and the deter
mination of the sanity status Of Joan of
Arc.
King Edwards Inquiries.
England. being with the United States. the
only country without a representative at
the Vatican. King Edward inquiries regard
Ing the condition of the pope through Mon
signor Stonor. the archbishop of Trebiz-
onde.
Pope Leo continues to show great inter-
est In arranging that his testamentary de-
sires shall be carried out He has specif1-
cally designated Cardinal Rampolla, Mon
sgnor Mocari and Cardinal CretOni to see
that every detail should be carried out
he desired. These arrangements relate to
the circumstances and place of burial and
also to his requests and the provisions of
his will, which have been drawn up.
Hopes of the popes recovery have again
risen at the Vatican through the restful
night. taken as a whole. passed by the pom
tin Even his attendants have been able
to enjoy much-needed rest. which. however,
meant for the faithful valet. Pho Contra,
a rising at o'clock in the morning.
DR.. Lapponi's Visit.
DR.. Lapponi paid visit to the pope at
o'clock. The pontiff. at first was not In a
good humor saying he could not stand re-
naming many hours in bed, never hav
Ing been accustomed to lie down for longer
than four or five hours at a time. The doc
tor however. succeeded most patiently, in
convincing him that when persons are Ill
1t is necessary to change their habits even
II they seem not to be so comfortable.
But is 1t really necessary" asked the
pontin.
DIR. Lapponi replied: TT is not indispen-
sable. but 1t will certainly assist our eff
forts
Then" concluded the pope. II must do
After this the pontinf's face again as
sumed its habitual bright benevolent ex
his best moments.
This conversation with the doctor sue
ceeded in so tranQuilizing the pope that he
refused to see Monsignor Pifferi, his con-
fessor.
Having expressed a desire to hear mass,
the pontifr's secretary. Monsgnor Angel,
celebrated it in the chapel adjacent TO the
sick room. leaving the door open. so that
the pope could fallOw the service
Shortly afterward DR.. Mazzoni visited the
pope and confirmed the relatively good con-
dition of the patent, as observed by DR..
Lapponi. with the exception of the working
of the kidneys, which continue to cause APP
prehension. they not functioning
well. The amelioratiOn in his holiness
breathing will continue until liquid regath-
ers in the pleura. The popes pulse is bet
ter and the movements of his bowels are
regular.
Anxious to Hear the News.
On leaving the sick room DR.. Mazzoni was
surrounded by the church dignitaries who
were waiting in the ante-chamber. anxious
for news.
A picket of the Noble Guard. in their gor-
geous uniforms. stood silently among the
somberly- gowned prelates. giving pleasing
touch OF color to the scene
Cardinal Rampolla waited for DR.. MAJ
zoni in the throne room, and when the
physician appeared the papal secretary of
state requested him to make detailed re-
port of the pope's condition. After COM
plying DR. Mazzoni complained to the car
dinal of the gossip and criticisms concern
Ing the doctors diagnosis of the Illness of
the pope and the treatment being admins
tered. In reply Cardinal Rampolla said he
had complete and unbounded confidence in
the physicians.
This is why the cardinal added, Il
never interferred in any way in the con-
sultations.'
On leaving the Vatican Dr. Mazzoni was
nd q 81 Sn6 fnr he nayyS
Cavagnis. who. with a number of other car
drnals called early at the Vatican for in
formation. while other cardinals sent their
secretaries for the latest reports.
The wives of Count Canal and Count
Moronf, nieces of the pope, having express
ed desire to see the pontiff, he said:
II must refer them to my doctors. If they
will allow me to do so | shall be very happy
to receive them"
While DIR. Mazzoni was in the sick room
the pope took cup of meat broth.
To understand the sudden and radical
changes occurring. not so much In the
popeS condition in the feeling of the
public when rumors are circulated about
the improved or retrograde state of the
pontin's health one should understand the
state of nervousness, likened to an electri-
fled condition of the atmosphere, which has
been aroused throughout Rome.
aroused throughout Rome and especially
around the Vatican during the past week of
trepidation and anxiety. A general desire
complish what would appear to be mir
acle. against all former experiences and the
laws of science, Is uniting everybody, Cath
olcs as well as others, in one supreme wish
to see the pope out of danger.
A representative of the Associated Press
saw the pope's doctors after this mornings
visit, and they assured him that the amelio-
ration which had taken place in the condi-
ton of the pope since the last operation
was more noticeable than any which had
occurred since the pontif became i'll, but
was not sufficient to enable them to con-
slider the patient out of imminent danger.
The probability is that liquid will again
gather in the pleura, rendering necessary,
perhaps. several new operations.
The whole question is. will the patient
make constant progress and. thus. during
the intervals between each operation, gain
strength enough to gradually absorb the
liquid which forms In the pleura. or will his
weakness augment. which would mean,
ultimately. catastrophe?
Prof Charles Z. Grammar, professor OF
Sacred Scripture at the Catholic University
at Washington has arrived here intending
to participate in the work of the commits
sion for biblical studies, of which he is a
member but he found that all but routine
church business had been suspended on ac-
count of the pope's condition.
SPIRITUALISM INVOKED.
Romans Use This to Ascertain the