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Yet 1t May Be Day before the
Pope's Vitality Is
Exhausted.
WALKED SOME YESTERDAY
Physicians State This Was Not Danger.
Ous-Mgr. NOIpOni, a Close Friend
of the Pope, Stricken with syn
copc-SOmc in Rome suspic-
ious Of the Physicians.

Rome, July 9.-1:15 a. m.-The life OF
| Pope Leo continues to hang by a thread
| with the expectation that any moment
may bring the final catastrophe. Yet
tho wonderful vitality of the remarkable
old man is combating a complication OF
diseases which would endanger d strong
man in the prime of life.
| Monsignor Nolponi, one Of the Pom
tin's most intimate friends. Is lying in
a serious condition as a result Of tho
attack of syncope that he suffered to-
day. Pope Leo, as though he had sec
ond sight. has asked several times why
/ Monsgnor Nolponi has not been TO seq
him. The condition Of Monsignor Vol
poni has been kept from the Pope.
Throughout tho day the reports from
the sick room have alternated with fears
and hopes.
During the night the Pope had secured
but little refreshing sleep and with this
sloopcssnoss was augmented the derrcs-
sion. rho difficulty in breathing had in
| creased and n deranCcmeut Of the kid.
noys began TO seriously manifest itself
Tho doctors official bulletin was supple
mcntcd in the course of personal con-
vcrs4tion in which they showed that they
entertained scarcely any hopes OF re-
rovcrV. vet, they always 0ualited their
statements. setting forth the Pope's re-
markablc constitutional strength. They
instanccd the dying mans leaving his
/ bed during the morning and taking sew
/ oral stops unaidod save ny cane tn an
arm chair. Whom this became known
many were disposed to critieise the doc
EFFORT, fS W bui it wa. cxnanod T that the s' en
tire absence of fever eliminated the dan
gor Of syncope.
Fortunately all the climatic conditions
in Roric for the tine being are favorable
to the sufferer.
Except for the brief time he passed in
the arm chair the Pope lay in boil
thr"uHhont inc daY' ShliunS MS posiu"n
frequently without assistance and occas-
iohaiN taxing SINAI drauSnt of ul-
ut"i wine with yolks of eges IN" only
soma 1000 ne mas taken IS calves pFaIh5
ana meat broth'
Inc oilclaI hulIetn ar MD last even
IN" completely contradIot"d the a!arm-
lst reports DR. Mdzzom SAID in a con-
Ncrsauon folloWl1S the issue or fhe
,io,' IN, ''lot tt,',o, ,.,, s,,,, r,.
ery was not entirely impossihle. TN
fortunately some elements in Rome are
inclined to cast doubt on tho sincerity
Of the bulletins This led during the
dav to Il strong movement in favor Of
calling other physicians.
Groups of silent curious poonle
vatbeod the LIGHTS a-lirr,r,.r il, tho sick
chamber till mast ,nflri.-t-
Thc nrcvaiIjne sentiment of those adj
r,itted nearest 10 the sufYorer is that
ris lifo ie ,,r,d,,,r,. obhinc avvav hur
/ ,-I,a ba ~. ha
tcr NJ bo,rs or d.,. naitba, +bo doc-
tors mon, bis rc,roe+ friands can ,ali
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