The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-11
Pope Leo Still Heroically sustains His Fight
 Against Death.
GENERAL STATE STATIONARY
NO HoPE, HOWEVER, HELD OUT
 FOR RECOVERY.

Kidneys Continue FuDctionaIiy De hcient-xestsrday's Operation Ai- though Bringing Relief Cannot be said to Increase His Chances Earl, !, This Morning He is in Restless Con- dltion After Supposed Restful Sleep. Rome. July 10-9 D. m.-The following bulletin has just been issued:
 During the day his holiness had some hours of rest without suffering. His pulse maintains it's frequency and force This morning, after the opera ton, his pulsation was 92, his respira- tion 2s and his temperature S6 centi- grade. The kidneys continue function- ally deficient His general state is sta tionary, (Signed)
 "Lapponi,
 'Mazzoni.n a Rome, July u-4:50 a. m. (Saturday)-- Another operation, performed yester- day, has brought further relief to Pope Leo, and by it the possibility of his life being prolonged was increased; but it can hardly be said that the operation improved his chances of recovery. News just received from the vatican says the pope is now lying in restless condi- ton after having had a good sleep dur
 the early hours of this morning
 AS an immediate resu 5i yesterdays operation the pope spent quiet and almost painless day, with, for his age, a normal temperature, and he once more strikingly exhibited his strength of con- stitution and intellect. At the exami- nation last evening the doctors could not perceive any regathering serum in the pleural cavity, but 1t was feared that the presence of serum would be. detected to-day, thus rendering neces- sary perhaps another operation in a few days
 Shortly before midnight the condition of the pontiff was reported to have sit- dergone no change, and it was added that he had dropped peacefully into sleep At that hour all within the pal ace was. quiet, the pontiff's apartment alone showing signs of life. The pope slept until nearly two o'clock this morning, when he woke up, seemingly more refreshed. and asked for food. His pulse was taken and found to vary from S7 to 95. His temperature was 96.S and his breathing irregular.
 The latter part of the night was not so good owing to the restlessness and uneasiness of the patient. Dr. Lapponi has been going almost every fifteen fe>l ,,Ir r4 5 not notice th presence of the doctor, being in drowsy state. pr. Lapponl administered a dose of ch1oral and gave the patient at the same time an injec- tion of canphor-caffeine.
 A general feeling of tranquility marked the day iii Rome yesterday, due to the widespread belief that, though the pope's days are numbered, his hour has not yet come. The sublime self confidence of the patient permeates the ' people, especially the simpler folk, who go about their day's work, postponing signs Of sorrow and mourning until from the sick bed itself they hear that the unusual struggle is nearing it's end,
 There is foretold, almost apathetical- ly, repetition during the next few days of that exceptional medical his- tory of recoveries and relapses which have so astonished the world this week. That no doctor will lend the weight of his opinion to uphold this popular im- < pression in no way affects the prevail- ing idea of the Romans. Nothing is more wonderful than the pope himself, they say, hence miracles are not out of the question.
 The news of yesterday mornings op- eration sent cardinals and ambassa- dors driving hurriedly to the vatican. The sombre black carriages and horses Z of the former, relieved only by glimpses of the scarlet robes worn by the pale faced occupants, contrasted strangely with the brilliant equippages of the am- bassadors. Outside St. Peters the or dinary visitors hurried past the Swiss guards and ascended the staircase lead- ng to the inner court of the vatican.
 The sun beat fiercely on the plain, while shutters which shelter the pope s room. and all eyes were turned to- wards them. Compared with the mag nificance below. with the bewildering a COlOTS sUI lllS4 pdpdl COui LS anu lIl6 TlCIl attire of the guards, the shuttered win dows are peasant like in their simplic- ity. Another window caught the eye. This was open and the sun streamed in on Raphael's priceless frescoes and & itup the great marble portico. With in there.'' said papal attendant, "the rooms are already for Oreglia, the car- dinal deacon, who will reign during the }. interregnunl." The same grim prepa- ration is apparent on all sides. Count Pecci, nephew of the dying pope, wearing straw hat and fiannels, sat at the fire engine house, opposite the pri- yate entrance to the vatican, chatting with the firemen. Carriage after car riage drove into the court.
 The French, German and other am- bassadors descended to make inquiries. Prince Massino, looking almost as ven- erable as the pope himself, the head of one Of the most ancient families in Rome, all the cardinals and countless