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at o.; temper ature, 3e.s Centigrade. The
general condition Of the patient was some-
what depressed. LAproN1,
@MAzzoNI"
DR.. Mazzoni denies absolutely that the
Pope's physicians made an error in their
diagnosis at the outset OF his illness. He
said their bulletins were obscure. but it
was the Pope himself, with his incompre-
hensible power of resistance, who was
responsible for it,
In the whole universe, said DR.. Mazzoni,
there was not another nonagenarian who
would have resisted as the Pope had. His
Holiness had entirely recovered, except
for a few traces Of irritation and the secre-
tion in the pleura, which was slow to pass of.
large force Of servants are busy pre-
pairing rooms on the ground floor of the
Vatican for the use of the Cardinals and
their servants at the approaching Conclave.
Each Cardinal is entitled to secretary az
we'll as servant. One hundred and eighty
rooms will be necessary for their accom-
mediation.
In clearing out the aocumulations from
these rooms the servants found an immense
rich carpet which was given to the Pope
six years ago by the Queen Mother of Spain.
1t will 60 to the Holy Fathers nephews.
as the giver specified that it was personal
gift. The attendants have also prepared
Q great pit which is capable of roasting half
a grown bullock This was used at the
conclaves at which Gregory, Plus and Leo
were elected
It has been the custom at the Vatican
from time immemorial that the Noble
Guard should be summoned when extreme
JUNCTION is administered to the Pope. Their
duty is to guard all the approaches to the
death chamber until the Pope has expired.
This was not done in the case Of Pope Leo
XIII. The officers of the Noble Guard
applied to Cardinal Rampolla for their
traditional privilege, but he refused to
grant it.
1t will be necessary to readminister ex-
treme junction when death again approaches,
according to the rules Of the Church, because
the sufferer in the meantime rallied suffi-
GENTLY to again participate in mundane
affairs
The correspondent of an English news
paper met prominent Roman physician
with DIR. Rossoni, one of the Pope's doctors,
tonight. The physician, who is friend
the Pope's disease is cancer Of the pleura."
The correspondent asked: How do you
know" That" the doctor smilingly re-
piled, "is asking too much" The journalist
then asked: Have you deduced it from the
bulletins?' The doctor replied still smil-
ing: You are too inquisitive.
The physician then introduced the cor
respondent to DR.. Rossoni, who threw up
both hands, and, exclaiming in mock hor-
ror, II am besieged; cannot stand it any
longer" fed,
To-night's bulletin, while it showed that
there had been some rstrogression, was
not interpreted as alarming
Great interest is felt in the fact that
America will be represented for the first
time at the coming conclave, the late Cardi-
nal McCloskey having arrived TOO late to
participate in the election of the present
Pontiff. Etiquette forbids Cardinal Glib
bons from coming to Rome until after the
Pope's death. Strong efforts will be made
to secure more adequate representation
for the United States in the Sacred College
during the next Papacy.
After the evening bulletin had been issued
DR.. Mazzoni informed the reporters that if
the Pope maintained his present condition
for three or four days longer there was
no particular reason why h should not
live for several months.