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jV-\-All y°- 20.691. ToJ^y:g£^rwr& J^K«,d,. NEW- YORK, SATURDAY. JULY 11. 1903.-FOUBTEEN PAGES.-* The Tribuna Aooctafla*. PRICE THREE CENTS.
EPTINr; I? j A GROVES ON THE PENNSYLV ANIA SHORE OF THE DELAWARE, OPPO
SITE TRENTON.
THIRTY-FOUR DIE FROM HEAT.
ffBJBLY A HUNDRED PROSTRATED— MAXIMUM TEM
PERATURE 94— RELIEF PROMISED FOR TO-DAY.
T%cmm*d9 Go to Parks, Where, Despite Commissioners' Order, Police
Refuse to Let Weary Sleep on Lawns.
Again the temperature rose to ;; ' 4 degrees yes
terday! equalling the temperature of Thursday
B nd 'establishing a new record for July 10.
Th'rty-four deaths and ninety-four prostrations
from the beat were rejmrted. The promised
thunder showers did not present themselves
vlthin hailing distance, but a shower passed
to the Southward. This had the effect of
rooMng th» air several degrees between 5 and
6 o'clock. The forecast issued by the Weather
Bureau last night at K> o'clock indicated that
powers an* cooler weather might be expected
to-day and to-morrow.
The prolonged period of heat greatly increased
th number of prostrations, and the ambulances
end ftaffs of the various hospitals were kept
ru ... v attending capes. The number of deaths
vas comparatively small, considering the num
ber of prostrations. The heat made no distinc
tion in selecting its victims. Infants, youths,
>nunjr mnn and women and old people alike fell
betore ihe scythe of heat, which measured near-
Jy V*~> degreea on the sidewalks at some points.
Th* public parks and recreation piers were
thrown opf n for use of the dwellers in the tene
jnor.t house dif tricts. These are to remain open
*o Jong as the warm weather continues. Despite
the ordrr of Commissioner WilU-ox the police
Mu«d to lot tne people sleep on park lawns.
For a few hours in the morning it looked as if
fc new heat record for the year would be es
tablished. The mercury rose in a savage man
ner all the forenoon, and the high mark at
tained on Thursday, 1)4 degrees, was reached at
1:20 p- m. This promised all sorts of horrible
things, for the maximum temperature Is usually
riot reached Inrfore 3 or 4 o'clock ln the after
noon. A; :hat iio-jr. ........
Thich the officials at the Weather Bureau said
last nigh! tliry could not explain, the mercury
began to drop and a breeze, which had been ab
tent all the morning, rose. The thermometer
tad dropped at _ o'clock to 92 degrees. It re
mained at this point until 3 o'clock. Then
It dropped to I*l at 4 o'clock, and remained
at this point until after G o'elork. when
a storm, the lightning flashes and thunder of
rhich could be seen and heard at the Weather
Bureau, swept by to the southward, moving
511!. IMYXE WAY RESIGN.
WANTS TO QUIT CABINET.
His Decision Due to 111 Health, Not
to the Postal Scandals.
!i r.o:: tiu: rnißuxE EAO.I
Washington, July 10.— Postmaster General
* Payne is e.ii-i to Tie nnxious to retire from the
Cabinet. It will he no surprise if he returns to
private life about the time Congress assembles,
or. at any rat*', as soon as matters connected
tilth the postal Investigation are satisfactorily
rt-aif:htfr*?d out.
No political sifniflranct can be attached to
Mr. Payne's reluctance to serve longer. Neither
has it any signiflcane*- in connection with the
T«P!:<Sn? Investigation. The matter is purely one
«f hi* continued ill r-aUh. Mr. Payne ii not
Ignorant of the criticisms from pr»me quarters,
Vut it i? known that these criticisms are al
most the sol* cause of his retaining the Post
pfnee portfolio longer. He does not propose to
Wire now. for it wild be interpreted as a res
!?r.aticn under fire.
There is nothing 3 1 8r £ In the Postmaster
Oer.eral'f condition at present, but he Is. never
tteless. la unusually poor health and feels that
-« U unduly atzias his energies. Naturally.
B? ••£ subjected to more or Jess worry in the
progress cf the Investigation, as the head of
°" c cf the largest departments of the govern-
JJ he <*"** a *™-* respmsiblUty. and in
oeaargly fo wtea that department is under
close ecmtiny ar.d the acts of dishonest officials
» a Previous admintetraUOT are being brought
"S-t. The Postmaster General is not a man
|»v " V " & tlit d%aly un(3er suel > circumstances as
«T! SE P«™U&S In his department. He has
B^d con^vauvely. but with energy, wherever
%at^* Ot **w*a*?i appeared, and he has
*° nation now of relaxing Ws efforts thor
-J£y to reform th- methods of transacting
*AYIJE AIH) ERISTOW CONFER.
** No Developments in the Postal Inves
tigation Announced.
ir.d >' ' o^^.^" --fo^ter General Payne
Ear
"^tigai-.j,. , tr n -T^fT !n r «sard to the In-
SSSJSg £^ al »^« announce that he
a . ;--'-j;^ f " \Vedn^sj., y O n a
«**advi ■• he would
from west to east, and caused a drop of 4 de
grees. At this time also the wind attained
a velocity of thirty-five miles an hour. From
6 o'clock onward the temperature fell at the rate
of 2 degrees an hour, and there was every pros
pect that the night would be a comfortable
one.
Thursday night was undoubtedly the most un
comfortable one of the summer. There was
little breeze, and the temperature did not fall so
low as on the previous night. At C a. m. Friday,
the hour when the temperature usually is at its
lowest point at this season of the year, it was
7G degrees, or five degrees above the minimum
temperature on Thursday. The mercury rose
rapidly to 80 degrees at 8 o'clock, which was the
temperature at this hour on Thursday. Then
there was a divergence. The temperatures for
each hour from this time forward on Thurs
day and yesterday were as follows:
Thur«- Tester- : Thurs- Tester
day, day.] day. day.
8 a. m 62 M 12 m 01 VK!
10 a. m S.'. 88 1 p. m 81 It.'!
11 a. m 8S si2[ 1:20 p. m.. .. — •&*
■Maximum temperature of the day.
Philadelphia, Jacksonville, St. Louis and Key
West each exceeded New-York in temperature
at 8 a. m.. Key West sweltering: under 84 degrees
at that hoar, and the other point? at 82 degrees.
That home of snowbanks, Helena, Mont., was
the coolest place In the United States at that
hour, the temperature being only 48 degrees.
That the poor of the city reap the greatest
benefit from an administration which is made
up of men whose fingers are free from graft
was again demonstrated yesterday when Com
missioner Willcox of the Department of Parks
issued an order opening the larger lawns of the
public parks for the use of sleepers at night,
and Commissioner Hawkes, of the Dock De
partment, issued a similar order throwing opea
the recreation piers for the same purpose. Com
missioner Willcox said in opening the park
lawns:
"I heard this morning that a number of people
had slept in the lawns in Battery Park last
night. I was very glad to hear it. and glad the
police had allowed them to sleep there. It has
( unlinacil on second patce.
"JAP" AND MEXICAN WAR
Bloody Battle Among Railroad La
borers in California.
iBT TELEGKArH TO TIE TF.IBINE ]
L<os Angeleß. Cal., July 10. — A bloody battle
between one hundred and fifty Japanese and the
same number of Mexicans has been raging for
five days on the desert between Barstow and
Victorville. Four are reported dead and. about
fifty wounded, and the end of the .stru^u'.
jiot in sight. The combatants art all employed
by the- Santa Fe Railroad, laying new rails, and
the company has been forced to suspend opera
tions in that section.
The Japanese and Mexicans had been working
peaceably side by Bide for some time, but on
Monday a Japanese made an Insulting remark
about a Mexican and the tight began.
When the two workmen came to blows, sides
were quickly formed and battle lines drawn.
Tools used In railroad building, and boulders
from the bottom of the Mojave River were the
weapons, and in a few minutes many heads
were racked. The Japanese were finally driven
across the river amid showers of stones, almost
as effective as bullets, their leader remaining in
the front to the last. Both Bides entrenched
themselves behind piles of sand, and many tallies
have been made since. The attacking force has
Invariably been repulsed. Two men were killed
to-day, when the Japs' earthworks were stormed
by the Mexicans. The foreman is making even
effort to patch up a truce, but the men seem de
termined to fight while any are left, and it may
be necessary to call out the State troops to quell
the riot Mexicans all over the section are de
velooing a fierce hatred of the Japanese because
the latter are supplanting the Mexicans in many
kinds of work, demanding less wages, as a
rule, but giving rno're satisfaction.
W. COGGESHALL A SUICIDE
Son of Former State Senator Shoots
Himself in Baltimore.
[BY TELr-GItAFH TO THE TRIBUNE.]
Baltimore. July 10. -Walter Coffesball. of the
firm of Coggeshall & Co.. brokers, formerly of
New-York committed suicide this evening by
shooting. Walter Pels his manager, found the
body in the Coggeshali house. Mr. Cogue's hall
was a son of a former New-York State Senator
at IlornellsviUe. N. Y. He v.as thirty-two years
old. and leaves a widow and three children, who
are now on a visit to his. father.
The McKinley Statue at Adams. Mass. See to
morrow's Tribune.— Ad vt.
'MOTHER" JONES AND HER ARMY, AT THE NEW-JERSEY, BORDER.
MOTHER JONES.
Photographed yesterday at the house where she
lodged at Morrlsvtlle. Pern.
ARMY CROSSES DELAWARE
YOUNG GIRLS SENT HOME
"Mother" Jones Says Her Crusade
Is Against Child Labor.
"Mother" Jones and her army of textile
strikers from Philadelphia last evening crossed
the Delaware at Trenton, and to-day will march
on Princeton. Her crossing of the river was
rather more noisy than that of Washington and
his army, and was a hotter undertaking. "Moth
er" Jones's cohorts would have given something
for a few of the cakes of ice which made the
patriot army's voyage of more than a century
and a quarter ago so perilous.
"Mother" Jones addressed a special meeting
of the Central Labor Union, of Trenton, early
in the evening, and later spoke in the open
air to a large crowd just south of the Battle
Monument. William Thomas, president of the
Common Council of Trenton, prtsidedd at the
outdoor meeting, for which the energetic drum
ming of the "army" musicians collected a large
crowd. Several other speakers talked to the
workingmen, who, however, were attentive only
when the shrill voice of "Mother" Jones was
heard. Her references to child labor and the
demoralizing influences of mill life on young
girls were received by the crowd with expres
sions of approval, and her denunciation of mill
abuses was applauded.
A Tribune reporter yesterday visited the
"army's" camp in a grove at Morrisville Point,
on the Pennsylvania shore of the Delaware. He
found about sixty men and boys lying under
the trees, waiting for the vegetable soup which
was cooking over a wood fire in a huge copper
washboiler. They had all gone swimming in the
river in the forenoon, and had also washed their
cloi.irng. Close by the rude outdoor kitchen was
a pyramid of tin cups, in which the soup was
to be served, while against a large tree leaned
the banners and numerous United States flags
which are carried while on the march. The
reporter was told that the five women who ac
company the "army" were resting with "Mother"
Jones at a neighboring house. Later three of
the number, all neatly dad, came to the camp
to assist Kelly, who described himself as "chief
cook and tin cup washer." with the preparation
of the meal. The foragers had come in with
liberal contributions of bread and vegetables
from Morrisville and Trenton grocers and
bakers.
' "MOTHER" JONES HAS COMFORTS.
'•The women," said Sweeney, who seemed to
be "Mother" Jones's lieutenant, "travel by trol
]<■>• car, and are all the wives of men in the
band of strikers. We don't allow them to sleep
, In ih<; groves. Our advance man always- looks
out for a shelter for them and "Mother' Jones.
We've had three recruits to-day— three boys
sent up to us by their parents in Philadelphia.
The lads were pointed out to th*> reporter.
The eldest was apparently not over fifteen, and
• they were all veritable little old men. with
stooped shoulders and a serious expression of
countenance far beyond their years.
The reporter was told that "Mother" Jones
■ was sleeping, preparatory to her evening ora
tory. One of the men volunteered to conduct
the newspaper man to her lodgings, and a
knock at the door of a workingmans home
brought out the housewife, who said the head
of the army was awake and would be out in
a minute. Shortly afterward a rather stout
woman, apparently about sixty years old, ap
peared. Her skin Is almost as white as marble.
i and her hair is even whiter than her face. Her
lipa and cheeks are rod. A cheery greeting and
an Inquiring look at the camera soon brought
about a good understanding between the visitor
and the labor agitator.
' "Our crusade is chiefly against child labor in
| mills," said "Mother" Jones. "Give the young
■ girls of the workingman's family a chance to
; learn something and be something, and hair
the vice and ignorance that make mill towns a
; hell will disappear. They cannot be anything to
' fill our hearts with pride if they go into the
! mills at fifteen or younger, when they ought to
be in the public schools. Kensington, where all
our people came from, is one of the worst places
in the world for child labor. We had half a
dozen fifteen-year-old girls with us up to this
point, all from textile mills in that hellhole.
They were all very bright and very pretty, and
would show, we thought, to the people, the pos-
Bibilitii i for good of giving them a chance to
become educated or for evil if consigned to the
moral graved we call mills, l found that this
roaming waa not good for them— that they and
I were misunderstood, bo i sent five of them,
home yesterday'and he other will go this even-
Ing. Two wrongs cannot make right, and I
ink it wrong to subject these tender girls to
the- ri'Ugh life and rou?:h treatment we are
obliged to undergo. Our mi are all striking
skilled workmen In the Kensington textile fac
ti)/.et>. Tli-.-v are sober and honest, and this out
■ i::^' ;.- good for them while th< Ir sink.? lasts.
■ Asked .: it were tru-i that she intended to
! visit J. Plerpont Morgan ami President Roosevelt
! with her army. "Mother" Jones said: "Oh. that's
'■ or.l\ a joke' Sometimes it takes extraordinary
means to attract ordlnar interest. Morgan and
. liocse\eit are naiv.es that attract attention at
i once, and I guess that is why I used them in
! talking to some reporters. Don't you think they
■ could be put to •-. wortee use than to get people
interested in opposing child labor? We will go
to Elizabeth. Paterson. Newark, Jersey City,
I Hoboken and New-York. Maybe we'll see Mr
'' Morgan and Mr. Roo-evelt and maybe we will
: not. That story about desertions is all wrong.
! Some of the strikers at Kensington walked with
1 us to Torresdale and some as far as Tu.lytown.
t and then went back. That was the programme.
We never intended that the whole four hun
dred should so all the w*y to New-York, or
< even to Trenton." f
In ply to a question as to whether or not
Bh«! would call on ex-President Cleveland at
Princeton, "Mother" Jcne3 laughed Mu> ue
and maybe not." she Mid. "That will depend.
The New-York Centrals id-hour train taken paa
1 nB «V; only ?or Chicago To get beat accommoda
tions it is well to apply In advanc©.- Advt.
THE DRUMMERS AND BANNER BEARERS, SHOWING ALL. THE BANNERS CARRIED BY MOTHER JONES'S ARMY
WOODSES THERE, TOO.
LIKE COL. BESTS FATE.
Suspicious Circumstances at Death
of Woman at Asbury Park.
As a result of the sensational developments in
the case of the Woods couple, in connection
with the death of Colonel William J. Best, at
tention Is called to the remarkable and sus
picious similarity in the circumstances of the
death of Colonel Best and that of Mrs. E. A.
Waldron, who died in Asbury Park on March 3.
1902, while under the care of 'Dr." Woods and
his wife. In an interview with a Tribune corre
spondent last night Dr. Alexander Williamson,
of Asbury Park, declared his belief that Mrs.
Waldron, whom he attended, was murdered.
Her nephew, G. A. Reutcr, purchasing agent of
the American Wringer Company, of No. i*9
Chambers-st., also declared that he believed his
aunt was murdered; also that over $000 in
money, jewelry and clothing was missing after
her death, and that a necklace had been taken
from her while she was dying. The Woodses
after her death put in a for $2,000. similar
to that, made in the Best case. To a Tribune re
porter Mr. Reutei said yesterday:
"I wish that we had proceeded against Woods
at that time, as I myself wanted. I think
Colonel Best's life would have been saved. My
aunt, who was t.iken sick in Asbury Park two
years ago, was under the care of a local physl
c.an, Dr. Alexander Williamson, but Woods,
who was staying in the house with a woman he
claimed as his wife, took charge of the case.
When my mother visited my aunt her solitaire
diamond necklace which she had been wearing
about her neck was missing, and the old lady,
-vho c ild not npc-ak, convulsively clutched her
neck and apparently tried to explain that it had
been taken; but Dr Woods gave her a jab with
a hypodermic net -lie, and that silenced her.
"That man Woods mounted guard at her room
with his wife, and never left it. When my aunt
died there were $600 worth of Jewels, clothes
and ready money missing. In addition to that,
he had found by looking into my aunt's private
papers that she had left $-.000 to a certain per
son, and he claimed that in return for his kind
ness and care the old lady had changed her
mind and promised the money to him. and that
he had witnesses to pro% - e this. Woods steadily
reduced his claim until he had it down to $1500.
and he also wrote letters to my mother, who was
wholly taken in by his games, pleadir.sf desti
ttttlon, and asking for money for the sake of his
child. I had some fuss in preventing my mother
from giving him money."
STATEMENT OF THE DOCTOR.
The suspicion of Reuter that his aunt met
foul play was strengthened by a statement made
by Dr. Alexander Williamson, of Asbury Park,
who attended Mrs. Waldron in her last illness.
In a statement contained in a dispatch to The
Tribune from Asbury Park, Dr. Williamson
said :
"I attended Mrs. E. S. Waldron while she was
a truest at the Feuney House, in Grand-aye.
The so-called Dr. Woods lived at the fame
hotel with his alleged wife and child. In fact,
th»y occupied apartments adjoining those oc
cupied by Mrs. Waldron. He was very suave,
and I learned to like him because of his pleas
ant ways and also because he told me he was
a nephew of Dr. H. C. Woods, ore of my pro
fessors at the University of Pennsylvania. He
claimed to be a physician, and certainly did
possess considerable knowledge of materia med
ica. He was very friendly with Mrs. Waldron,
whom I was treating for heart trouble. I vis
ited her daily. About a week before her death
Woods volunteered to wait on her and look
after her In my absence. I consented to this,
for Woods impressed be as being a skilful
physician. The night before Mrs. Waldron died
she was better than she had been for weeks.
Her niece, Mrs. Router, of No. 124 West
Eighty-first -St., New-York City, was with her at
the time, and remarked when I called that her
aunt was improving. That evening Woods waited
on her as usual. The next morning Mrs. Reuter
sent in a hurry call, saying her aunt was worse.
When I reached Mrs. Waldron's bedside she was
dying, and I had not been there but a little
while before she passed away. Soon after the
funeral Mr. Reuter ir formed me that the key to
his aunt's trunk was missing. The trunk was
broken open, and valuable diamonds and pieces
of costly silk which she was known to have pos
s;?ccd before her death were mirsing.
This aroused the iv plcions of the Reuters.
Thr.re were indications of poisoning, but since
the Best mystery 1 have rorre to the conclusion
that she was foully dealt with, for the night be
fore her death the was more active than she
lad been for month Boon alter her death
Woods said he was going to lease a hoi:=e in
Asbury Park, and borrowed ."?f>o from me to ap
ply, as he said, on the first payment for rent.
He never repaid the loan, for soon after this he
left Asbury Park."
THE CLAIM AGAINST THE ESTATE.
The legal aspect of Woods' claim against
Mrs. Waldron'" estate was described by Law
rence E. Embree. of, No. 135 Broadway, counsel
for the Reuters. Mr. Embree said yesterday:
"The so called Doctor' Woods presented a
claim for $1,000 against Mrs. Waldron's estate.
He based the claim on medical attentions when
he brought it to me. He subsequently aban
doned that claim at the request, of my client
after a conversation with me. In which I talked
< ontinord •■ fourteenth pagr.
The many new theatre buildings In New- York.
A— to-morrow's Tribune.— Adrt.
POPE'S BRAVE FIGHT GOES ON.
SLIGHT RELIEF GIVEN BY A SECOND OPERATION
TO RELIEVE LABORED BREATHING.
No Marked Change in the Pontiff's Condition — Hit Wonderful Vital
ity Again Shawn — Analysis of Serum Favorable.
The sixth day of the Pope's serious sickness passed without any marked change,
though a slight improvement followed a second puncture of the pleura, made in the
morning. The tone of the evening bulletin was favorable.
Deep sympathy and interest continued to be shown in the Pontiff's condition. Crowds
filled the churches at Rome, and many high ecclesiastics and representatives of foreign
powers called at the Vatican.
A CALM WAIT FOR DEATH
Pontiff Serene and Cheerful— Little
Wealth to Leave.
(Special to The New-York Tribune by French Cabte.>
(Copyright; 1903: By The Tribune Association ■>
Rome. July 10.— The Pope passed another day,
having borne a second puncture of the pleura,
without much change in his condition. It can
not be said that he is cither better or worse
than he was last «lght. A spirit serene, and at
times even gay, is characteristic of this man,
who enters Into eternal rest with his eyes open
and with rejoicing. H*j. even road* a Joke this
morning after prayers hau been said.
"Now to work, work!" he exclaimed.
Those about him were terrified, knowing of
what imprudences he is capable.
"Yes, breakfast," he added, with a twinkle in
his eye.
He is quite frank about his condition, giving
many private instructions about what must be
done after his death.
His magnificent jubiioe gifts, worth millions of
dollars, are. to remain at the Vatican. To tell
the truth, Leo has little to k-;ive. He has never
enriched himself at the expense of the Church,
to which be came a poor man.
RAMPOLLA MELANCHOLY.
Weeps and Says He J fishes to En
ter Monastery— Consoled.
Paris, July 11. — According to a dispatch to
"The Journal" from Rome, the ambassadors
yesterday found Cardinal Rampolla wrapped in
a woollen shawl, bent and complaining of being
sick. The Cardinal declared that he would re
tire from active life at the Vatican and could
not attend the conclave. He said to the Spanish
Ambassador:
"I want to go into a monastery and withdraw
from the world. My human life will end with
that of Pope Leo."
Cardinal Rampolla wept bitterly, but at noon
had an interview with Cardinal Gotti, who suc
ceeded in consoling- him.
FUNERAL OF VOLPINI.
Slight Marks of Respect Paid to
Dead Secretary.
Rome, .'uiy I<>.— Th>- body of TWonnlinnc Vol
pini .sf.-enit* to have been permitted to remain
almost in the condition In which hr- died, and
was do! laid out in th-j customary manner
Only two lighteri candles wen provided, and
they were permitted to burn to the socaeti
had almost expired when a noble Roman wonvin
came this morning to view the body. She raised
an indignant outcry at such a condition of af
fairs.
Hasty arrangements were th?:i made for thf
burial. At the coflin was brought
down from Monsisnor Volpini's roum, situated
immediately above the Pope's apartments, and
placed in a communal heirse of the fourth cl_is3,
drawn by two horses, such as is usua.ly em
ployed fjr small tradesmen and comuarJtivcly
poor persons. A few cru>ir boys, monks and
prlssts beaded the procession to the Church of
s-mta Maria; Where the tlnul rites we:e cele
brated: There was an emire absence cf ec
clesiastical d-gritarit.s and prominent members
of the laity, who in ordinary circumstances
would attend the ceremony.
The great bell of Si. Peter's was 1011-d a few
moments on!v, which is remarkable, in view
of the fact 'that the news of Monsi=rno r Vol
plni's death was ke^t from th- Pope, who must
have heard the belt which 13 only tolled for
prelates s<nd ecclesiastics cf high order.
BISHOP SCARBOROUGH'S TRIBUTE.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Fope Leo. the head of the Roman hierarchy,
whose life work is just finished, has rilled a large
place in the history oj his time, and won the es
teem of Christians of every creed and nation by
the gentleness and urbanity of his manners. He
•was large hearted and generous in his treatirent
of the great questions of his time, lie was free
from bitterness toward Christians of other names,
ami i ■■-- death will t<? regretted and mourned by
many out.-ide of the great Church o*«f which he
presided with so m'-ch tact and wisdom. "O utsi
*:.• omr.es." May his successor be as wise si'l
noble. JOHN SCARBOROUGH.
Bishop or New-Jer»ey.
Trenton. N. J.. July ft. IMS, *, . _
CHLORAL AGAIN USED.
The Pope Restless After a Sleep of
Tvco Hours.
Rome, July 11, 4i50 ft. m — Since awaUfnln;
the Pontiff hat bern rvatleM, and m dose of
chloral iraa ndmtnlateretl.
":1O a. m.— The Pope lint Ja»t awakened '"
refreshed from his sleep, which lasted ovrr ,
two hours.
12:1© a. ■«.— The condition of the. Pope 1%
unchanged. He is now asleep.
A general feeling of tranquility marked th*»
day in Rome yesterday, due to the widespread
belief that, though the Pope's days are num
bered, his hour has not yet come. The sublime
- -
self-confidence of the patient permeates the
'<■'■■ ■-■ .
people, especially the simpler folk, who go about
■
their days' work, postponing signs of sorrow
and mourning until from the sickbed itself they
■
may hear that the unusual struggle is Marts!
its end. There is foretold, almost apathetically.
a repetition during the next few days of that
exceptional medical history of recoveries and
relapses which have so astonished the worM
this week. That no doctor will lend the weight
of his opinion to uphold this popular impression
does not affect the prevailing idea of the
Romans. Nothing Is more wonderful than the
Pope himself, they say. hence miracles m not
out of the question.
The news of yesterday morning's operation
sent cardinals and ambassadors driving hurried
ly to the Vatican. The sombre black carriages
and horses of the formtr. relieved only by
glimpses of the scarlet robes worn by the pale
faced occupants, contrasted strangely with the
brilliant equipages of the ambassadors. Out
side St. Peter's the ordinary visitors hurried
past the Swiss Guards and ascended the stair
case leading to the inner court of the Vatican.
ROOMS READY FOR THE CARDINALS. .
Tae sun beat fiercely on the plain, white shut
ters which shelter the Pope's room, and all eyes
were turned toward th^m. Compared with the
magnificence below, with the bewildering colors
of the Papal Court and the rich attire of the
guards, the shuttered windows ar»- peasantlike
in their simplicity. Another window was open,
an the sun streamed in on Raphael's priceless
frescos and 111 up the great marble portico.
"Within there," said a papa! attendant, " th
rooms are all ready for Oroglin. the Cardinal
Deacon, who will reign during the Interregnum."
The same grim preparation Is apparent on all
sides. . .
Count Pecci. wearing a straw hat and flannels.
sat in the fire engine house opposite the private
entrance to the Vatican, chatting with the fire
men. Carriage after carriage drove into the
court. The French. German and other ambas
sadors descer'T-d to make* inquiries. Prince
• as venerable as the
I himself. ' ■ nioet an-
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count*
bulletin.
A small crowd of men, women and children of
all descriptions besieged the door where the
new* was to be given out From the Castle of
Et -*r.gelo carr.<? the boom of the midday gun.
and then the Palatine Guard gave the signal for
the anxious crowd 'o be admitted. Passing
through the corridor each received a slip of
white paper on which the bulletin was printed.
Intently reading these papers the crowd filed
cut through another door past the armed guard
and inio the quiet street*. In the remainder of
the day few sought the Vatican.
CROWDS TO READ EVENING BULLETIN.
Then came the n>ght bulletin, and far larger
crowds than had gathered »n the day wandered
to the Vatican in 'hr 00->! of the evening. The
Swiss Guards had received instructions only to
admit a small portior. of the inquirers prior to
the s ' ilhMj of the bulletin, and even thai r«-.