The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-12

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= ent symptoms the general condi- =
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= liorated, seems at least to be =
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Rome, July u. 1910 a. nj think
he viii live to be 100.' said an Italian
priest in the courtyard of The Vati-
can last night as he read the latest
bulletin regarding the pOpe's cOndi-
ton.
L don't believe the bulletin" said
another.
Il don't believe either" chimed in n
third. but it doesn't do to say so
here"
These expressions accurately repre-
sent the difference of opinion exhib-
tied by those who have to rely for
Information regarding the pontiffs i'll
ness on official bulletins.
Cardinal Satolli. in a conversation
with the representative of the Asso-
ciated Press. said that life was kept
IN the tired body of the pOntif only
by the constant use of powerful slim
ulants, and other persons equally re-
liable who saw the pope yesterday.
and who bad seen him in previous
days of his illness. agree with Cardinal
Satolli in saying that death has mads
all it's ravages save the separation of
the soul and the body. Yet the doc
tors announce to the public that Pope
Leo's general condition is satisfactory.
Medical Theories Annihilated.
An explanation of the apparent con-
tradictiOn lies i'm the fact that the doc
tors expected his holiness to die long
before this and now are exercising in
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comparative method of expression
which is incomprehensible to the lay
mind Moreover. the extraordinary vi
tally of their patient has. so TO speak.
Snnihilated every medical theory hell
by doctors in Italy. so It is scarcely
surprising that Drs. Rossoni Mazzoni
and Lamont content themselves with
daily recording the symptoms of pro-
gression and retroeression which sue
coed each other with such baffling ir-
regularity as to forbid the risk of max
ing a definite demonstration for the
public. In private they only disagree
as to the number of days the struggle
VIII last.
Though science still may be unable
to save Pope Leo in his present i'll
ness, it has. at least. afforded him
practically q painless day. Since Sat
urday morning his holiness included in
the duration Of 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 Saturday would
not have been an idle one.
Superiority of Mind Over Body.
The tremendous superiority of the
Donuffs mind over his frail frame can
be judged from his actions yesterday
regarding MOnsignOr NOlponi. Tired
OF the insistent excuses made by those
who were trying TO conceal the
fact OF MonsiSnor VolDonrs death by
saying that he was ill., Pope Leo eX-
claimed:
Then we must appoint a coadjutor"
And he thereupon solemnly declared
that sMOnsignOr Marini should act as
assistant to the man who was buried
on Friday. The grim oddly of the
situation was heightened by the coin
cidenCe that Monsignor Marini himself
was coadiutor to the secretary of the
consistorial congregation when Pope
Plus *. died He is now a substitute
at the congregation of briefs. This in
dication Of the wishes of his holiness.
though given under circumstances OF
pathetic concealment is likely to Sc
cure for MOnsignor Marini the place
made vacant by the sudden death Of
MOnsignOr Volponi.
Another incident showing the Won
dertul vitality Of his holiness occurred
when the pope was told of the post
ponement of King Victor EmmanueTs
visit to Paris on account Of the paDal
affiiction. All" said the pontiff. I'VE
know how chivalrous is the house of
Savoy, even TO its opponents" This
note of harmony. struck from a sick
rsarn oil
the chasm between the government and
the vatican has almost. apparently
been bridged over by the national SYM
pathy with the dying pope.
Cardinal Oreglia is credited with the
inteption Of not leaving anything at the
vatican untouched during his short pc
Rod Of supreme power, when, after the
death Of Pope Leo. he will be Cardinal
CamerlengO until n new pope is elected
IL Is known that he has already decid-
ed that even the work necessary to
build cells Cor the conclaye and the
walling up of the entrances. etc. shall
not be done by the regular papal ar
chttectS and engineers. Mannucci and
schneider, but by Z. person enjoying his
confidence. and that he has selected an
outsider, Engineer Ross, with whom he
has already conferred regarding the
matter. He has also chosen Controller
1Nvssl ue NfdSpeflS 10 supply all the
necessities. such as food. medicine, the
services of BARRIERS and doctors. etc.
required inside the conclave. Natural
". these measures taken by Cardinal
Oreglia while the pope is still alive are
much commented upon.
Illness Aids Lottery Business.
The great scourge of the Italian peo-
pie is the lottery, which is in the hands
Of the government and which turns mill
lions into the treasury every year.
The people buy tickets in the lottery at
all times and their investments are
much heavier when an event out Of the
common takes place. Then they resort
even to pawnbrOkers to obtain money
with which to buy tickets. Naturally
the DoDe's illness could not be over
looked, and yesterday thousands OF
dollars We're spent in this way. the ia
Norite numbers being 50 for the pope.
70 for the disease ana SO for the car
dinai IL is computed that If these
numbers had all won the government