The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-12
LEO STILL
 HOLDS OWN ,s M - Doctors Guarded in State
 mentS. STIMULANTS KEEP LIFE Pontiff's Mind Superior to His
 Frail Frame. His Holiness Appoints coadjutor to volponi, Igorant That the Latter is Dead and in
 His Crypt.


 will live to be one hundred" said an Italian priest in the court yard of the Vatican last night, as he read the latest bulletin regarding the Pope's condition. .I do not believe this bulletin" said an- other. T don't, either," .chimed in a third, but 1t doesn't do to say SO"
 These expressions accurately represent the hopeless difference of opinion exhio- tied by those who have to rely for infor- nation regarding the pontiffs illness solely on official bulletins.
 Cardinal Satolh, in ] conversation with the representative of the Associated Press, said that life was kept within the tired body of the pontiff only by the con- s.stent use of stimulants, and other per- sons equally trustworthy, who saw the Pope yesterday and who had seen him on previous days of his illness. agree with Cardinal Satolli in saying that death has made all his ravages save the sepa- ration of the soul and the body. Yet the doctors announce to the public that Pope Leo's general condition Is satisfactory
 Medical Theories Shattered. An explanation of the apparent contra diction lies in the fact that the doctors  fore this and are now exerting In thelr bulletins an excess of caution and com- parative method of expression which is incomprehensible to the lay mind. More over, the extraordinary vitality of their patient has, so to speak. annihilated ev- cry medical theory held by doctors in Italy; so it Is scarcely surprising that Drs Rossoni. Mazzoni and Laponni con- tend themselves with daily recording the symptoms of progression and retrogres- sion which succeed each other with such bsfiing irregdlartty as to forbid the risk of making a definite prognostication for the public. In private they disagree only as to the number of days the struggle will last. rss ssrr stss sstsssasey Though science stu may be unable to save Pope Leo in his present sickness. it has at least afforded him practically 8 painless day Since Saturday morning His Holiness included in his pontincal routine a peaceful sleep. the duration or which gave rise to some alarm, several visits from his doctors and audiences with four or five cardinals. For man of his age, in perfect health. this Satur- day would not have been an idle one. The tremendous superiority of the pontinn' 6 mind over his frail frame can be judged from his actions yesterday regarding Monsignor volponi. Tired of the insistent excuses made by those who were trying to conceal from him the fact of Monsig- nor Volponis death by saying that he was i'll, Pope Leo exclaimed:
 Coadjutor to Volponi.
 "Then we must appoint a coadjutor," and he thereupon solemnly declared that Mgr Marini should act as assistant to the man who was buried Friday. The grim oddity of the situation was height ened by the coincidence that Mgr. Marini AkrrN-xy of the Consistorial Congregation when Pope Plus TX. died He is now a substi- tute at the congregation of briefs This indication of the wishes of His Holiness, those given under circumstances of con- cealment, is likely to secure for Mgr. Marini the place made vacant by the sudden death of Mgrt Volponi.
 Another incident showing the wonderful vitality of His Holiness occurred when the Pope was told of the postponement of King Victor Emmanuers visit to Paris on account of the papal affliction.
 An" said the Pontiff, we know how chivalrous Is the house of Savoy, even to its opponents"
 This note of harmony struck from a sick bed. makes 1t apparent on all sides that the chasm between the Government and the Vatican has almost apparently been bridged over by the national sympa- thy with the dying Pope.
 
 tention of not leaving anything at the Vatican untouched during his short pe- riod of supreme power. when after the death of Pope Leo, he will be Cardinal Camerlingo until a new Pope Is elected.
 oreglia's Preparations.
 It is known that he has already de- clared that even the work necessary tc build cells for the conclave and the wall ing up of the entrance and other ar engagements shall not be done by the reg ular papal architects and engineers. Man nucci and Schneider, but by person en- toying his confidence and that he has selected an outside engineer, Ross, with whom he has already conferred regarding the matter. He has also chosen Con- troller Rorsi de Gasperis to supply all the necessities, such as food, medicine the services of barbers and doctors and other persons required inside the con clave. Naturally. these measures taker by Cardinal Oreglia while the Pope i' still alive. are much commented oh.
 The great scourge of the Italian people is the lottery. which Is in the hands oi the Government and which turns millions into the treasury every year. The peo pie buy tickets in the lottery at all time: and their investments are much heavier when an event out of the common take: place. They then resort even to pawn brokers to obtain money with which tC buy tickets, The Pope's illness could no be overlooked and yesterday thousands oi dollars were spent in this way, the favor ite numbers being 5S for 3he Pope, 26 fol the disease and 59 for the Cardinal. I is computed that if these numbers haC all won the Government would have los S1OOOOO0. However, none was successful so the money came out of the poor. whC with characteristic elasticity of spirits art saying that the numbers are evidentl, those of next week and are anxiously watching the phases of the Pontiff's i'll ness so that they may be able to mak' waRers with what they believe to be ( show of security.