Show HEALTH OF THE PONTIFF He Is Suffering From an1 Operation For Tumor Rome Dec GThe Messageror says Dr Mazzonl performed a slight operation opera-tion yesterday on a tumor underneath the pontiffs arm The paper asserts that the health of the Pope has not been I altogether satisfactory for some time I past and he has occasionally suffered In I the part where ho was operated upon In 1898 which caused physicians to perform a slight operation yesterday It removed the pain The Pope has I merely I been recommended to rest for n few days according to the paper mentioned men-tioned On the other hand a semiofficial statement says the Popes health Is perfect per-fect and that he continues his numerous receptions without fatigue The only incident according to the semlofllclal I statement was that the Pope u month ago while examining a heavy object dropped it on his left toe He said nothing until this week when he told his physicians that he felt a pain In walking and Drs Lapponl and Max soot dressed the bruise The Pope today to-day Is quite well and It Is incorrect to say that the operation of 1898 Is giving him trouble as only a healthy scar remains |