Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-13

put was not entirely tranquil.
Rome, July 12.-Pope Leo has lived
I, to see another Sunday and with the
Sabbath quiet which fell upon Rome
came also peace and even progress to
the Pontiff. Beginning this morning,
with distinct signs of Improvement. he
| maintained this throughout the day.
Tonight, DIR. Lapponi made the follow
| ing important statement in answer to
| the question if he believed that the
| Improvement in the Pope's condition
could continue:
Il believe that if the Improvement
lasts until July 81, we may not per-
haps achieve an absolute cure, but we
will secure a general state of health
| in the patient as will allay our
anxiety
During the morning the Pontiff par
| ticipated in the celebration of mass
The ceremony was held in the chapel
adjoining the sick chamber, Monsignor
Marzoni being the celebrant. The door
connecting the sick room with the
chapel was opened so that His Holiness
might follow the service. He insisted
that DR.. Lapponi and his valet, Contra.
should leave his side and enter the
The history of the day has been COM
paratively uneventful. The Pontiff had
several hours rest, Dr. Lapponi resting
| near him throughout the night. The
physician twice administered injections
to him, once of digitalis to strengthen
the heart and another injection of cam
phor- caffeine, to overcome the patients
growing depression This morning
wifi ~ h,;er
and the conditions generally improved.
DR.. Mazzoni joined his associate at $50
A. M. and after a brief conference is
sued the most encouraging official bull
| letin thus far given out Besides sum-
marizing the satisfactory pathological
condition, the doctors gave the cheer
ing tidings that the Pontiff's condition
had manifestly improved. The pulse,
which went down, yesterday, to 80, had
risen to Sc, while the temperature and
| respiration showed no abnormal char
acteristics.
Pope Leo took his usual light break
fast, and DR.. Lapponi. who has re-
manned in unceasing vigil since the pa
tents case became desperate, felt suf-
| ficiently assured to leave the Vatican
for the first time. going to his home,
When the physician left the sick room
he was almost mobbed by high digni-
taries, including several cardinals, who
rejoiced at seeing DR.. Lapponi tranquil
enough to leave the patient. DIR. Lap
ponf addressed them all by saying:
Yes, the Pope is better, but I beg
yon not to exaggerate in optimism in
order to avoid a disillusion later"
ole oil, 1xbio oh
in itself, gave the clearest evidence
that the doctors themselves were re-
lieved of apprehension. DR.. Rossoni
been taken ill with fever and was pre-
vented from visiting the Pope, this
evening, as he had intended.
During the afternoon the Pope felt
strong enough to get up. He rose,
dressed himself alone in white, and
went to sit in his usual arm chair,
where he remained for some time, Then
the windows were opened for change
of air and the sun streamed in, to-
gether with a light refreshing breeze
from the Mediterranean. Late in the
afternoon he received Cardinals Math-
ieu Steinhuber and Agliardi and Casali.
The Pope showed his usual brightness
and lucidity of mind and spoke to each
WllHOul SHOWIIS any pSlNtPtipit teI-
tigue. To Cardinal Matthew His Holt
ness said: II have not ceased for one
moment to pray God to protect France
and have the men now governing her
repent and stop the persecution of the
church.
He asked Cardinal Agliardi how he
enjoyed his new residence, the beauti-
full and historic palace Of the chancel-
lory. Hearing that the cardinal had
not yet moved there, Pope Leo said:
You must settle yourself there before
leaving for the country" as though the
conclave was most remote possibility.
He thanked Cardinal Casali for the
warm interest he had taken in his ILL
ness and then gave all the cardinals
his hand to shake. AS the King of
Spain had telegraphed to inquire about
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