Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-18

of his holiness unchanged. He induced
him to take the yolk of an egg and a
spoonful of Marasal vine.
Rome, July 1S.--5 p. m.-The pope
siumbered most of the afternoon and
received nobody. and took a moderate
amount of nourishment.
Rome, July 1s.-The pope continues
in the same enfeebled state, but there
is no Indication of the approaching
crisis. His condition appears to have
lapsed into one of indefinite suspense,
with the ever present danger of a fa-
tai turn. Yet there is no immediate
fear that such change Is near. Dur
the morning the pontiff remained COM
paratively quiet, getting some sleep,
and immediate attendants. For three
days the official bulletins have been
practically unchanged. showing the
patients condition to be almost station
ary. An Italian proverb says: When
the patient does not get worse, he i'm
proves very much" But with the pope,
afer the last two days experience, ev-
erybody has renounced the making of
predictions. Undoubtedly symptoms of
ameli0ration exist, as while, on Thurs
day morning. the pleuric liquid regath-
cred his respiration reached sc, today
when the liquid was lowering, 1t fell
to 2s In fact il is known that DR..
Lapponi and DR.. Mazzoni discussed the
question whether TO announce ameliof-
alton in this mornings bulletin, but
abandoned the idea so as not to raise
excessive optimism. The heat Is be-
ginning to increase. The shutters of
the pope's bed room window are almost
closed. The window is open and the
curtains are drawn back. 1t Is re-
ported that steps Will be taken TO in
stall an electric fan in the room.
The cabinet ministers have held sew
eral meetings today to discuss the atti-
tude of the government on the death
OF the pope, and it has been decided
II the vatican notifies the Italian gov
ernment of his death, as 1t has done in
case of the death of other distinguished
prelates, Italy will not officially partiei-
pate in any manifestations of mourn-
ing. but limit herself to maintaining
public order and insuring full liberty
for the conclave as prescribed by law.
In arriving at such a decision the min
listers declared that they had been guild
ed by the wish to protect the dignity of
the state and by no lack of respect for
the great pontiff, towards whom there
have been the most chivalrous mani
festations of sympathy from the king,
who postponed his journey to Paris on
account of the popes health, and from
the whole community who are partici-
pating the universal feeling of regret
at the pontiff's illness, thus forgetting
the traditional struggle between church
and state.
Rome, July 1S.-A medical bulletin
Just issued says: THE night was
passed without sleep, bat from an early
hour in the morning the pope rested
TRANQUILITY Respiration calm not SUI
-perficial and the level of the pleuric
LIQUID is slightly lowered. Tempera
ture. 36.2 centigrade. Pulse, weak, IS,
respiration, 2S. General condition OF
the patient unchanged"
Rome, July 1S.-9:10 p. m:The fol-
lowing bulletin was just issued: His
holiness rested only little during the !
day. His breathing is tranquil. Res
piration. "a; pulse small and feeble, 90;
temperature. 36.S centigrade. The gen.
eral condition is depressed.
Rome, July 1S.-A representative of
the Associated Press having asked
DIR. Rozzini If it Is true that the pope
has cancer of the pleura. and that NOR !
tification has set in. he answered with |
the following laconic, but emphatic |
written statement: Any such news is
absolutely false"