The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-07
Latest Reports From VATICAN
State That Pope Leo Is
Sinking
uE RETAINS CONSCIOUSNESS
His Mind 10 Clear, and He Re.
fuses to Take Rest Or.
dered

ROME, July o.-I'1 ID y H. Ohiy
two bulletins regarding the Pope's
health will be issued daily, the doc
tors agreeing that there are not sufi-
cient changes in condition to chIon-
icle them more often.
The Pope insists on staying up and
walking at intervals, saying that weak
ness is the worst part of his illness,
against which the best remedy is
activity.
ROME, July 6.-4 D. ma fit of
coughing disturbed the Pope's sleel
Coughing might benefit him, by reliev-
ing the lungs of the catarrhal oh
struction, but, owing to his weakened
state, it is very trying and exhaust
ing
ROME, July 6.-5: As p. m.-For the
a serious turn, DR.. Lapponi ventured
to leave the Vatican this afternoon tol
an hour on urgent private business.
The fact aroused hopes that the
Pontiff is on the way to recovery, but
his condition remains very grave,
though no immediate danger is ap-
pretended.
PARIS, July Ga dispatch to the
Temps from Rome says the doctors
who are attending the Pope informed
the Vatican officials confidentlal.y y tbs
morning that If .ne Pontiff takes nour
ishment hourly he may last for some
time, but that If he abstains from do
ing so for only three hours all will
be over.
The Pope objects to having the oxy-
gen inhaling apparatus continuously
under his nostrils and DR.. Lapponi ar
ranged to pregnate the whole atmos-
phere with oxygen.
That is much better" said the
Pope Before l felt as though l haa
lost my liberty"
Some improvement was indicated
this afternoon by the fact that the
patient was more willing to take
nourishment, w--.ch was administered
at short intervals and consisted chiefly
of Bordeaux, champagne, raw eggs
and broth, but the doctor would per-
NIT the Pope to partake of anything
wiJnin reason for which he expressed
a desire, for there is special danger
in the possibility of increased weak
ness.
BERLIN, July 6.-The Loyal An
ziegers correspondent at Rome reports
an interview which he had with Dr.
Mazzoni and quotes him as saying;
THE bulletins tell the unvarnished
truth.
The Pope's condition effectively
considered is absolutely hope.ess. An
illness ike the Popes at his great age.
must inevitably lead to death.
The rope organism, however, Is
abnormally strong, which can do mir
aces. Ne.ertneless science can do
nothing more"
1he iaeeDiatt's correspondent tele-
graphs that it is impossible to keep
the rope in bed and ados that nobody
ventuI es to prevent nim from getting
up.
hOME, July $3.50 p. m.-TLe
Pope mas taken some food with ap-
peute. The slight improvement in
his condition continues. While the
danger Is far f.om removed, the fee.-
Ing at the Vatican is calmer.
Another consultation OF the doctors
will be held at 1880 p. m, at which
the next bulletin will be issued.
The Pope mas just gwen striking
PROOF OF his Wei known taste for the
classics. he has partly composed aud
partly corrected new Latin poem,
which he has entrusted to Mgr. An
geli, one of his private secretaries, di-
recting him to have it printed for
publication and adding:
Il shall die happier in thinking
that something will remain Of me that
have done at the very last mo-
ment."
The Pope. even when in good health,
sleeps only four or five hours each
night. and often in the morning his
bed is undisturbed and the Pope is
found asleep in the very chair. before