Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-07-15
Pope Continues to Hold Out with
Little Change in His
Condition.
IS MORE COMFORTABLE Than FOR DAYS
Surprise If He Would Continue to
Live for Fifteen Days-Anxiety in
Turin Regarding Ponti6's Condi-
tion-Receives Cardinals.

Rome, july l3.-SaLurQay brought
to a close full week since Pope Leo
was stricken with illness, and it found
him still battling against death. Fri
day night he enjoyed considerable peri
DDS of repose. DR.. Lapponi remained
near the sick room throughout the
night, but there was little occasion for
his services. When DR.. Mazzoni joined
him in the sick chamber at $3.50
o'clock Saturday morning they found
that their patient had not suffered any
serious depression during the night, al
though the same terrible weakness was
still manifest.
A slight improvement is manifested
in the primary ailment, but the condi-
ton Of the kidneys now gives cause for
a renewal of anxiety. This is increased
by the danger of the pontiff's heart CIV
ing out at any moment. In a general
way, however, the brave old patient
may be said to be more comfortable than
for several days. The doctors now say
they would scarcely be surprised if the
seesaw between life and death contin-
ues for another Is days. Saturday after
noon the extraordinary nonogenarian
received in audience three cardinals,
one belonging to the order Of bishops,
one to the order Of priests and one to
the order of deacons, in the private
chapel of the pontifical apartments
A Triduam for the pope's recovery
was commenced Saturday and will con-
tinue increasingly until Monday night.
Prayers will be said and chanted in
Pope Leo's behalf and the expenses Of
the service will be borne by the an
cient body known as the "Pope's Fa-
miliars."
A dispatch from Turin announces
that even in the cradle of the house of
Savoy, which wrested temporal power
from the vatican, the people are DOM
mated by anxiety regarding the pope's
condition. The inhabitants formed an
imposing procession, headed by priests,
ard slowly marched through. the streets,
chanting intercessions. At the Church
of the Consolata the archbishop of Turin
Cardinal Riehelmy, himself possible
successor of the pope, addressed the
multitude and pronounced a eulogium
of Leo KILL, declaring that his death
would be an irreparable loss to the
church of Rome.
The British government has been
obliged to forego it's custom, dating
back many years, of holding no diplo-
matte intercourse with the vatican.
Saturday the government cabled direct
to Cardinal Rampolla as secretary of
state, saying cable message had been
received from the government of New
Zealand, inquiring about the pope's
health, and requesting an answer in Or
der to transmit it to Premier Seldom.
Considerable significance was attached
at the vatican to this incident.
Pope Leo continues to show great in
terest in arranging that his testament
tary desires shall be carried out. He
has specifically designated Cardinal
Rampolla, Mgr. Mocari and Cardinal
Creteni to see that every detail should
be carried out as he desired. These ar
rangements relate to the circumstances
and place of burial and also to his be-
quests and the provisions Of his will,
which have been drawn up.