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Show 1 : jH Austria Has Veto Power ! t jM Taken From It in ! iH Papal Election I '" Rome, Aug. 12. At noon today the general condition of Poper Pius was H described by his physicians as "rel-- i H atlvely satisfacory." -The pontiff ap-' H peared somewhat stronger. His tern- ' Ifll perature remained slightly above nor- H mal, and the depression "which has" characterized -his Illness -at times had iH not heen entirely-'overcome, fl This afternoon the pope, In a con- 'H versation more prolonged than has f H been usual during Hhe last several i ! iH days, urged Cardinal Merry del Val, IH tho papal secretary of state, to go, as rH he had planned, to his villa at Morito I j H Mario tomorrow. The. cardinal had ' jH expected to be absent from Rome H for the remainder of the summer, and 1 IH his holiness wished him to take a rest, ' I H saying that, as for himself, he felt I H sure of recovering from "his slcknesn, I jH Dr. Petacci and Prof. Marchiafaviv H were at the pope's 'bedside for more ) H than an hour this foronoon, making) ' ' M another cloBe examination of the pa- v j H tlenL Attention was given to kidneys, I IH nothing unfavorable being discovered H in this direction. M Tho pope did not got up this morn- TH ing, explaining that he felt bettor in 'iH his bed than in the chair which ue occupied at times yesterday. The pains continued in his knee, ) but wero less severe. The swelling, ') which diminished yesterday, has since i remained stationary. li Last evening the physicians were , IjH optimistic, saying that the patient il snowed marked Improvement, and iH predicting a complete recovery, bar- j ring unforeseen complications, with- H In ten days. The ponth", however, H had a rather restless night, and to- H ward midnight was awakened by a re- H turn of the burning sensation in his H gouty knee. The doctors were ablo H to relieve him and two hours later H he was said to be sleeping well. Tho H physicians thought that the heat and H over-exertion of yeste'rdav afternoon, J H when he 'felt so much better, were . H responsible chiefly for his restless- - , H ness. I i H (Continued on Pago Eight.) t M POPE PIUS IMPROVING. (Continued From Pago One.) This afternoon the approach of a violent electrical storm caused the Pope a headache and a feeling of oppression. op-pression. It Is reported that Cardinal Ram-polla Ram-polla while at Elnsledcln, Swltzerlan-l. met an Austrian, who notified him that, independent of the bulletin Is sued by Pope Plus, 'forbidding Catholic powers to veto candidates for the papacv should a conclave be held, Austria would not oppose tho election of Rampolla. Cardinal Rampolla was secretary of state for Pope Loo XIII, and was frequently mentioned as his successor In tho pontificate. It was reported that his candidacy was vetoed ve-toed by Austria. In the first year of his reign. Popo Plus X pronounced, a prohibition of every kind of Intrusion of civil authority 6r Influence In the election of a pope The pope's eldoat brother, Angelo, who is livlnc in northern Italy today telegraphed that he was about to start for Rome but the Pope's sisters replied re-plied that the pontiff was wholly out of danger and that It might be unwise for Angelo to come to Rome where tho Intense heat might endanger his health. The Pope's sister Rosa, who has been effected by the warm weather, was better today. oo k- LONDON, Aug. 11. Tho will of the late Sir W. S Gilbert, prohated today, leaves the entire $560,000 estate to the widow |