THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1903.
LIFE OF THE VENERABLE HEAD OF CATHOLIC CHURCH IS FAST DRAWING TO A CLOSE
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pope except during tho short periods of.
uneasiness when his cough Is trouble
some. Is generally bright and In good spir
its, and displays great-force ot character.
"This morning again, at his own wish,
he left his bed, and seated himself In his
armchair, as he finds a sitting posture
more comfortable than being recumbent.
"What surprises all who approach him
Is that there has' been no change in the
lucidity of his intellect, which disease has
not affected. For example, not a single
detail of the ceremony of. the last com
munion escaped the pope's observation.
He spoke of it with .great interest, recall-'
ing each personage who participated.
"The worst -symptom, apart from the
feebleness of the pontiff's pulse. Is his
low temperature, which is stationary at
21 centigrade. He continues to" take nour
ishment at short intervals, but not in
such quantities &s his weakness requires
or his doctors wish.
"Nothing medical science can suggest
and his organism can stand has been left
untried; for example, oxygen, cutaneous
revulsives, digitalis and caffeine, which
have also been Injected to produce more
rapid effect.
"The disease, as announced in the first
bulletin. Is senile pneumonia in a torpid
form, which is now at its maximum in
tensity, but which may have "begun un
observed before the pope complained of
any feeling of Illness."
RAMPOLLA WIRES AMERICA.
Delegation Informed that Pope's
Illness Is More Serious.
WASHINGTON, July 6. The apostolic
delegation at S o'clock tonight received
the following cablegram from Cardinal
Rampolla:
"Phenomenon of the illness of the holy
father more accentuated. Mind very clear.
Prayers recommended."
WASHINGTON. July 6. The following
cablegram, was received today by the
Catholic College:
"The condition of the holy father Is
still grave, but no worse. Night calm.
Takes food without reluctance. Mind per
fectly clear."
MUNICH, Bavaria, July 6. Cardinal
Rampoll, the Papal Secretary of State,
has telegraphed to the papal nuncio here
that the condition of the pope is grave,
but not hopeless.
.4
EFTJSES TO OBEY PHYSICIANS.
Pope Persists In Talking, Saying: if It
Is the Lord's Will, He Muiit Go.
ROME, July 6. The pope this afternoon
objected to having the oxygen inhaling
apparatus continuously under hla nostrils,
and Dr. Lapponi decided to impregnate
the whole atmosphere of the room with
oxygen.
"That is much better," said the pontiff.
"Before I felt as though I had lost my
liberty."
Although Dr. Lapponi continuously rec
ommends the patient not to speak and pay
no attention to what is passing outside
and to refuse to participate in what is
going on, he said, smilingly, to Dr. Lap
ijoni: "I know you say this because of your
affection for me, but cither my last day Is
i
POPE JtNOWS HIS, END IS
A EAR.
BERLIN, July 6. The Lokal Ati
lgers correspondent at Rome reports
an Interview which he had with Dr.
Maxzonl and quotes him as saying:
"The bulletins tell the unvarnished
truth. The pope's condition, objec
tively considered. Is hopeless. An ill
ness like the pope's, at his great ape.
must inevitably lead to death. The
pope'r organism, however. Is abnorm
ally strong, which can do miracles.
Nevertheless, science can do nothing
more."
After receiving the sacrament yes
terday, the pope said:
"I am now near my end. I do not
know If all I have done has been good,
but I certainly obeyed my conscience
and our faith."
rapidly approaching in which I must em
ploy all the time that is left to me, so far
as I can, or else I shall recover, again
postponing the "end. If this is tho will of
the Almighty then I cannot change It."
The pope today conversed for a
time with Count Pecci, even rising
and walking about his room for a
few minutes leaning on his arm. The
. pontiff on this occasion remarked:
"Now, I am ready to depart, having set
tled all my affairs. I feel I have done
all In my oower for the good of tho
church and of humanity."
The pope during the day also received
J Count Rlccardo Pecci, another nephew,
and spoke to him with great serenity on
the probability that he would not long be
with him, and then the pontiff received
his secretaries, Monslgnores Angell and
Marsollnl, conversing with them regard
ing pesonal affaire, Instructing them
about his writings and giving directions
as to the disposal of his books.
During this brighter Interval the pope
resumed his habits of command and in
sisted on giving orders for the prepara
tion of the brief appointing Monsignor
Velponi, acting secretary of letters to
princes, as secretary of the consistorial
congregation, a place vacant owing to the
promotion of Monsignoe Nocalll to the
cardlnalate. The Importance of such an
appointment, especially at the present mo
ment, is manifest when it is considered
that on the pope's death the secretary of
state ceases to exercise his functions,
which are assumed Immediately by the
secretary of the consistorial congregation.
The only persons allowed In the pope's
bedroom this morning besides the mem
bers and attendants were Cardinal Ram
polla. Monsignore 3islettl, the master of
pontifical chambers, and Brigadier-General
Count Cammlla Pecci, of the Noble
Guard, a nephew of the pope. Count
Rlccardo. another nephew, was received
later in the day.
CHANGES THROUGHOtJT THE DAY.
The Pope's Condition as Told "by Bul
letins of His Physician.
ROME. July 7. 1:45 A. M. Repeated
doses of chloral have enabled the pontiff
to sleep, but-contrary to previous nights,
artificial respiration is continued, and Dr.
Lapponi goes every five minutes to the
bedside to observe the patient and listen
to his breathing.
ROM.E. July 7, 6:4?X M. A bulletin has,
just "been issued. It says the condition
of the pope is stationary. After twice,
taking a raw egg and .a little brandy he
went to sleep. At -9 o'clock. Dr. Maxzonl
will visit his holiness again and a new
bulletin will h6 issued.
ROMS, July 7. The official bulletin is
sued at 6 o'clock this morning states that
the pope stcd easily during the night
and took sbmo nourishment His holiness
will perhaps live throughout the day.
ROME. July 7, 1:30 A. M. Dr. Lapponi
has Just expressed the opinion that the
pope will live until the morning. His
holiness is still conscious.
LONDON, July 7. An agency dispatch
from Rome dated 1:25 this morning says
that for the last three hours the pope
ST. PETER'S AND (TO THE RIGHT) THE VATICAN, THE HOME OF THE POPE.
The accompanying illustration shows Et Peter's, the metropolitan church of the Roman pee. Its rebuilding was started in 1450, Michael Angelo's designs were adopted In 1534. the dome was completed in 150O,
and the basilica dedicated in 1628. The Vatican Palace, which is 6een to the right, is supposed to have been attached to the Basilica of St Peter under Constantlne. It was remodeled and enlarged at Intervals, and has
been the chief residence of the pope since the return from Avignon in 1377. It contains the celebrated Eistlne Chapel, the stanxl or chambers, painted by Raphael, and the famous loggle or galleries, with Raphael's
graceful arabesques and paintings by him and other artists. The palece gardens, in which Pope Leo delighted to drive before his Illness, aro extensive, varied and beautiful.
has remained motionless. He 'has refused
all nourishment, and Is sinking rapidly.
The body la assuming the stiffness of
death. All present In the chamber are
praying.
ROME, July 6, 10:30 P. M. The change
for the; worse. in Pope Leo's condition Is
augmenting rapidly. At 9 o'clock his
holiness was unmistakably jinking so that
Dr. Lapponi, alarmed, consulted with the
pope's relatives, Cardinal Rampolla and
other ecclesiasts, who dacided that ex
treme unction should be given, and It was
administered by Monsignore Pifferi, Pope
Leo's confessor.
LONDON, July 6. A Central News dis
patch from Rome asserts that it is stated
at the Vatican that Pope Leo entered
In his death struggle at 10 o'clock tonight
ROME, July G. 5:50 P. M. The pope has
taken some food with appetite. The slight
improvement in his condition continues.
While the danger is far from removed, the
feeling at the Vatican is calmer.
ROME, July 6, 5:45 P. M. For the first
time since .Jhe pope's illness took a seri
ous turn, Dr. Lapponi ventured to leave
the Vatican for an hour this afternoon on
urgent business. The fact aroused, hopes
that the pontiff is on the waj to recov
ery, but his condition remains very grave,
though no. Immediate .danger is appre
hended. ROME, July 6, 4 P. M. A fit of coughing
disturbed the pope's sleep. Coughing
might benefit him by relieving the lungs
of the catarrhal obstruction, but owing
to his weak state it is very exhausting.
ROME, July 6. 2:45 P. M. The pope
seems somewhat prostrated after a rather
exciting morning and is now enjoying
much-needed sleep. Only two bulletins
regarding the pope's health will be issued
dally, the doctors agreeing that there are
no sufficient changes In condition to
chronicle more of them.
tQME, July 6. A bulletin Issued this
morning states that there Is a slight im
provement In the pope's condition. Thei
weakness of his holiness is becoming .more
marked, but his "breathing Is becoming
more regular. The pontiff has left his
bed. Cardinal Oreglia and the cardinal
camerllngo are occupying rooms on
the third floor of the Vatican, just above
the pope's apartments.
ROME. July 6. A bulletin issued at g
o'clock this evening, says:
"Accentuated symptoms of general de
pression are appearing: The pope's respira
tion Is more frequent and superficial and
his pulse Is so weak that sometimes It is
Imperceptible. His temperature remains
under normal and his intellectual facul
ties are unimpaired.
"Efforts to prevent the pontiff from
getting up when he demands to do so
are met with flashing eyes. He Is reported
to have said to Cardinal Agliardl: 'I will
not die in bed.' "LAPPONI.
"MAZZONI."
POPE NEVER A HEAVY SLEEFER.
Description of the Simple Rooms in
Which He Took His Rest.
ROME, July 6. The pope, even .when In
good health, sleeps only four or five hours
each night and often in the morning his
bed is undisturbed, and the pope is found
asleep in the very chair, before his writ
ing table. In which he now reclines.
The pope was always a man of extreme
ly simple tastes. He occupies but a few
simple rooms containing little beyond
necessaries. His bed stands in an alcove,
separated from a larger room by a cur
tain hanging gracefully over marble col
umns. Above the bed Is a picture of the
Madonna and child. Beside it is a prayer
table surmounted by a crucifix. A ward
robe against the wall faces the be.d and
between the latter and the wall is a
couch.
The rest of the room is used as a study
and contains a writing table with a cru
cifix, a chair on a carpeted platform,
chairs and tables for the pope's secre
taries, -writing materials and a few books,
among which are the works of Dante,
Virgil and Horace, besides, a Bible. The
only window of the combined bedroom and
POPES OF TWO CENTURIES.
Elected. Died.
250 Clement XI 1700 1721
251 Innocent XIII 1721 1721
252 Benedict XIII 1724 1730
253 Clement XII 1700 1740
254 Benedict XIV 1740 1753
255 Clement XIII 175S 176U
253 Clement XIV 1769 1774
257 Plus VI 1775 1790
258 Plus VII 1800 1823
25C Leo XII ...... 1S23 1829
260 Plus VIII 1829 1830
261 Gregory XVI 1831 1840
2C2 Plus IX 1846 187h
263 Loo XIII . 1S78 1C03
study overlooks the colonnade 'of the
plaza of St Peter's.
Adjoining is a small room, furnished
only with an armchair and lounge, where
the pope sometimes takes an afternoon
nap. The rooms are on all the same level
as the1 famous Loggia of Raphael.
The pontiff yesterday ordered that a
piano be given to his grandnephews. also
giving directions that they should be told
that the.'pope thought of them in his last
moments. . '
Berlin Abandons All. Hope..
BERLIN. July 6. All- the Rome dis
patches published here represent the
pope's condition as hopeless. The news
papers of this city are Issuing extras
containing the latest telegrams on the
subject of the pontiff's dVath.
HOW ITALY RECEIVES NEWS.
Accustomed to Changes in Rulers,
No Keen Interest In Shown.
ROME, July C Since the pope's illness
assumed Its serious character, there has
been no very marked change in the symp
toms, and the alteration from hope to
fear In the minds of the physicians has
given place to a certain feeling of apathy.
For centuries the Romans have been ac
customed to the rise and fall of system's
of government and to changes of rulers.
This doubtless has affected the present
generation, causlngln It to regard with
out anxiety, or even keen Interest events
of this nature.
The pope's illness is a case In point
During the whole of Fdrlay and Satur
day, In spite of the blazing July sunshine,
eager crowds thronged the Colonnades of
the Piazza of St. Peters, questioning the
Swiss guards on duty at the doors of the
Vatican, watching the- ingress and egress
of the ecclesiastical and other dignitaries
and obtaining fron them, when possible.
Information regarding the health of the
illustrious patient Then came Sunday.
The pope seemed to be sinking fast and
hope died away on the announcement
that tho vfaticum would be administered
In the evening. But as night wore on,
and, contrary to expectation, a slight im
provement In the pontiff's 'condition was
observed, the anxiety diminished and the
crowds dwindled away.
Some persons believed the amelioration
was only temporary, the last effort of
failing vitality, and that It would be fol
lowed Immediately by corresponding pros
tration, but this surmise proved Incor
rect AH clay yesterday thd improvement
was maintained.
10:J5 P. M- Toward evening the pope
grew worse, and the news .spreading, to
gether with the tone of the last bulletin,
caused considerable alarm.
something will remain of me that I have
done at the very last moment"
PLOT TO HAVE POPE' OVERWORK.
Candidates for Ills Place Said t
Have UrRcd Him to Exertion.
ROME. July 6, 9:S0 A. M, In Vatlcar
circles there seems to be dissatisfaction
because of the rumors In circulation tc
the effect that those in. authority., instead
of preventing the pope from overtaxing
his falllns strength, have for their owe
purposes urged him, contrary to his physl
clan,s advice, to -f urther exertion. It has
been hinted, that those who might be
eligible candidates for the chair ot St
Peter would not have many regrets should
the way be left open witnout more delay,
and that regardless ' of the" pontiff's fee
bleness, they worked upon his harmless.
natural pride In the vigor of his consti
tution and venerable age to encourage
him to preside at the two recent consis
tories, as well as. to undertake numerous
receptions of pilgrims and other visitor!
to the Eternal City, notwithstanding the
precarious condition of his health since
the operation of 1S39, which has growr
much worse during the last few months.
Under the circumstances, such Insinua
tions are energetically repudiated by
those concerned.
CARDINALS ELECTIONEERING.
Cipher Mcsnagcs Exchanged Between
Those at Rome and Abroad.
ROME, July 7. Great activity reigns
among the cardinals, now that It Is sure
a conclave cannot be far off. It Is even
said that there has been an exchange of
telegrams In cipher between the memberi.
of the Sacred College In Rome and those
In the provinces or abroad. Innumerable
rumors are circulating, and scarcely any
cardinal Is deprived of the flattery of be
ing considered a candidate. 'However, be
sides those mentioned in the Associated
Press dispatch yesterday, tho only other
candidates who are regarded as having a
fair chance are Cardinal Svampa, Arch-
Ibishop of Bologna, and Cardinal Hichel
Wi Archbishop of Turin.
Cardinal Rampolla Is thought by many
to have the best chance of being -elected.
According to tho most accredited Vat
ican gossip, however. Cardinal Rampolla
has entered Into an agreement with Car
dinal Gotti, prefect of the congregation
of the propaganda, to support the election
of the latter on condition that he himself
be appointed Gottl's successor as prefect
ot the propaganda, the holder of which
post Is called the "red pope."
Rome's Press Reports Conflict.
ROME, July 6. The newspapers here
contain many conflicting statements about
the .pope and his condition. The Tribune
says:
"He spends his time partly In bed and
partly in an arm chair. Expectoration Is
the first sign thus far of any organic re
action, and it Is said to be a good sign,
but the pope's weakness Is Increasing."
All those who have -.seen the popo are
struck with his energy. He Is reported as
still addressing- those about him.
"No doubt," the ponalff Is reported to
have said, "I am near my end, but I want
to die In harness."
The Gioronc d'ltalia says:
"The Improvement in the pope's condi
tions does not give hope of his recovery.
He may live throughout the 'day, but it is
greatly feared that a change for the
worse will supervene this evening. The
feeling at the Vatican, however. Is hope
ful." The Tageblatt's correspondent tele
graphs that It Is Impossible to "keep the
pope In bed, and addds that nobody ven
tures to prevent him from getting up.
Wealth Will Go to His Successor.
BERLIN, July 6. The Tageblatt's Rome
correspondent telegraphs that the pope
has decided to leave his savings, amount
ing j to several million lire, as a private
fund for his successor.
TIME FOR ALL CATHOLICS TO PRAY.
Mooney Say Pope' Death Means Ir
reparable Loss to America.
NEW YORK, July 6. Monsignore
Mooney, vicar-general of the New York
archdiocese, who was presiding over the
see during the absence of Archbishop
Farley over Sunday, sala:
"Now -Is the time for every Catholic to
pray earnestly. The death of Pope Leo
XIII means an Irreparable loss, not only
to the Catholic world, but to the whole
world of Christendom, and especially
America. The pontiff has been one of this
country's truest friends. He has often
said, 'in all my sorrow and disappoint
ments in other lands, America is my com
fort' The progress of the church here
has been one of the greatest "joys of hla
life."
THE SISTINE CHAPEL IN THE VATIGAN.
GIBBONS READY TO GO TO ROME.
Cardinal Arranges to Sail on Re
ceipt of .News of Pope's Death.
BALTIMORE, July 6. Cardinal Gib
bons returned to the city today from
Westminster, near which place he has
made all 'preparations to sal for Rome
Immediately in tho event of tho pope's
death. He said:
"In the death of Pope Leo, I shall lose
a dear friend and a father. I have known
him for 20 years, and with an ever-increasing
admiration of hi3 character. He
was distinguished by a singular nobility
of mind, which made his Influence felt
within the church and without."
As to his ability to reach Rome in time
to participate -In the election of a pope to
succeed Leo, he said:
"Everything will depend upon the time
of the pope's death. If he should pass
away atsuch a time as will enable mo
to catch a steamer, or within a day, I
should bo able to make the Journey
within the prescribed time without diffi
culty. If nothing interfered, I should be
able to reach Rome In nine days; and
that would be sufficient The conclave
must begin to sit within ten days, but,
even if I did not reach the Vatican until
11 days, I should still be-In time, as there
would be the allowance of one day's
grace. Thus everything depends upon
catching the steamship in time."
Cardinal Gibbons expressed the opinion
that in view of the pope's long-expected
demise, everything had been arranged to
expedite the work of the conclave in
charge of his successor.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Bnlldlng Permits.
Joseph Abraham, onc-story dwelling, be
tween Williams and. Rodney avenues; $400.
Jennings & Co., one-story brick. Seventh, be
tween Alder and "Washington: $0000.
Deaths.
July 2. Mrs. Ellen Shorten, 73 years. SU
Vincent's Hospital, old age.
July 2. Martha Holils. 81 years. 873 Michi
gan avenue, senility.
July 2. Phlllpp Schledeman. 46 years, 740
East Fourteenth, north: run over by wagon. .
Blrthn.
June 30. girl to the wife of "William Eyman,
126 Grand avenue.
June 9 boy to the wife ot Frank Gates, 729
East Thirteenth.
June 17. girl to the wife of -Arthur A. Whar
fleld. 9S9 "Williams avenue.
June 16. girl to the wife ot Aaron Levan.
441 East Eleventh.
June 22. boy to the wife ot William T. Cle
crdon. 252 Seventh.
June S, girl to the wife of James Rogers. 738
Alblna avenue.
June 14, boy to tho wife of William Mcintosh,
252 Monroe.
June 22, girl to tho wife of Edward Hanson,
389 East Couch.
June 22. boy to the wife of. William L.
Bowen. Peninsular.
July 2. girl to the -wife of Ralph N. Mills,
930 Thurman.
Contagions Diseases.
July 4, Charles Jackson, 400 East Davis;
measles.
July 4, Alice M. Dunning, 1045 Belmont;
measles.
July 5. Margaret Rassl, 260 Chapman;
measles.
July 4, James Spldell, 394 Russell, diph
theria. July 2, Helen Collard, 623 Hood; diphtheria.
The Slsttne or Bbxttne Chapel is the private papal chapel in the Vatican, constructed by Pope Slxtus IV. whence the name. It was built In 1473 and Is In plan a rectangle
137x52 rect. Architecturally it Is Insignificant; but U is world famous for the paintings which cover the walls and vault Including works by Perugino. Botticelli. Luca
Segnoielll. Qhlrlandajo, and above all the pictures by Michael Angelo ot the "Creation," "The Deluge," and he "Last Judgment." The singing ot the papal choir of tho
chapel has long been celebrated, and its archives contain a remarkable collection of Illuminated manuscripts of the composers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. In this
chapel Leo XIII officiated at many services.
MANY TELEGRAMS OF SYMPATHY.
President Roosevelt Among the Hun
dreds to Send 31ejtsnscs to Rome.
ROME, July 6. Over 500 telegrams ex
pressing sympathy with the pope or ask
ing for news -of his condition ar
rived at the Vatican today. In
cluding messages from President Roose
velt, ICIng Edward and Emperor Francis
Joseph. The most important telegrams
of inquiry are communicated to the pope.
The pontiff this afternoon made Inquir
ies as to what communications had been
received at the Vatican from foreign
rulers and was extremely pleased to learn
that M. Lazzard, the French Ambassador
to the Vatican, had In spite of the strained
relations between the French republic and
the holy see called daily duing the pon
tiff's Illness and had expressed to Car
dinal Rampolla the concern of the French
government as well as that of President
Loubet
When the pope was Informed of Em
peror Francis Joseph's dispatch, commu
nicated to the Vatican by the Austrian
Ambassador, he said:
"The Emperor and I are the only sur
vivors of a past generation."
The pop,e has just given striking proof
of hl3 well-known taste for the classics.
He has partly composed and partly cor
rected a new Latin poem, which he has
intrusted to Monsignore Angell, one of his
private secretaries, directing him to have
it printed for publiaation. and added:
"I shall die happier in thinking that
The Laic Oldest Citizen.
New York Sun.
We never knew Hiram Burllngame. o
Westfield, Mass., and we are mighty sorry.
His Christian name Is of the good, old
fashioned Yankee sort. It brings back the
smell of box, the majestic trunks of secu
lar elms, the honest gurgle of old cider,
the tangles of Ellzy Ann's hair, the creak
of the gate, the very crunch of the gravel
under the feet of the plausive tin peddler
or hulled-corn man. Arid Burllngame Is a
name of honor, too. He would have been
101 If he had lived until September 7, and
It is a confounded, shame he didn't. But ho
did well enougfC He was a "stayer," as
the moderns say. translating "Stator," a
well-known epithet of Juplten. Nearly six
years ago somebody tried to kill Mr. Bur
llngame, who was heavier by two bullets
for the rest of his life and had long suf
fered from the effects of a wound In the
abdomen. There aren't many men. even
In our senior class, who arc as hearty as
Hiram Burllngame was. "We commend
his case to unseasoned boys of DO and in
fants of S5.
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