Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-28
General News.

[AusICto HUH ailaul3 ulueI udte OF
Feb. Goth, say that an account from
Calico Of the effects of the tidal wave
says that the alarm is indescribable and
the damage incalculable. The Oldest
inhabitants state that they have never
seen anything TO compare with the
scenes of Sunday and Monday, January
9th and 28th. The sea is covered with
floating debris and immense waves so
and 10 feet high break over the mole
and along the whole coast line.
spreading havoc and destruction around
them. Most of the wooden structures
built for the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company and for other purposes have
been swept away. The coal for the Eng
llsh company, two thousand tons,
has disappeared, and the merchan-
disc and dock have been completely
ruined. The.wheat mole, ,Churnto mole,
and Meiggs' mole are destroyed. Various
timber yards, coal deposits and bathing
establishments were greatly damaged
The railroad running from the docks to
Churnto has been completely under
mined. Eight persons were drowned
at PizaygUa. The condenser was broken
to pieces, and a considerable quantity
of coal and saltpetre lost In Inquique,
the earthquake shock was terrific. and
threw the whole town into a state of
CONSERVATION and alarm. IL lasted one
minute and thirty seconds. This main
shock was followed during the night by
forty minor shocks. Land-slides are
reported along the railroad in La Noria.
Several houses fell, and the steamer
Kd7eah is reported lost.
NO INSULT MEANT.
\ dispatch from Panama, under date
of Feb. 25th, states that the Panama
Star end Times says Contereras and
Rodas, two of the party who took pos
session of the American schooner Sa,is-
beam, at Port Simon, Estate that their
action Was not IN any manner intended
as an act of piracy they were pursued
by q superior force, and it was matter
of life Or death Under the circum-
stances, they offered the captain of the
schooner money to take them away, |
which he refused, and they then took |
possession of the vessel by force, but |
did no violence to persons or proper
ty, and meant no insult to the United |
States.
POPE LEO XIII.
Rome dispatches of the Goth state |
that the conclave's second ballot was to
begin this afternoon. but the smoke of
the burning ballots, in this case, was not
observed until 6:45 P. NJ, owing to the
votes being much scattered. FdJuNa
states that Germany has instructed Ho-
henloe to declare that the election of an
irreconcilable Pope would oblige that |
government to take repressive steps i'm |
mediately, whereas moderate pontiff |
could speedily terminate the existing
differences. The FanfuHa also says that
French Cardinals, contrary to their first
declarations, ultimately determined to
unite with Spanish. Austrian and Ger
man Cardinals in supporting the mod |
crate candidate.
LATER.
The operations of the sacred conclave
eliminated by ballot taken this morn
ing, between 10 and IL o'clock in the |
elections of Cardinal JOachem Pecci, |
who assumes the title of Pope Leo XIII. !
The conclave has been in session since |
Monda V evening and only two ballots |
daily have been taken. Cardinal Pecci
was chosen on the third ballot. The
moderates hesitated between Cardinals |
Franchi and Pecci, but the conflicting
elements became harmonized, and the |
result was the election Of the latter.
The announcement to the people was
made with considerable forrnalities and
ceremonies from the vatican, and
created intense excitement, although it
had been accepted as foregone con-
cluslOn that an Italian cardinal would
be the choice Of the cOnclave.
WHAT MANNER OF MAN HE Is.
A Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Times IN letter to that journal I'M
der date of the 18th inst, spoke as fol-
lows of Cardinal Pecci, today elected
pope: Cardinal Pecci is tall with head
high, forehead narrowing at the tenn
Piles, long face and straight features.
He has a large mouth, prominent chin,
cheerful, open countenance and large,
well shaped ears. His face reminds
one of Consular, the renowned minister
of Plus VII. He has a fine, sonorous
voice, great dignity even austerity of
manners in public life, but privately is
afectionate, unassuming, sociable and
witty as Camerlingo. He has been the
head of that party, which without for
mally renouncing the right of the holy
see, acknowledges the wisdom Of sub
mltting to the decree of providence, ac-
cepting what seem to be irrevOcably
accomplished facts. The general opin-
ion is that for great tact, energy, digni-
ty, amiability, real moral worth and
sincere piety, the sacred college could
not find more deserving pope than
Cardinal Pecci. At Perugia he follow
ed the same policy recommended by
the late Cardinal Riarco, Sforza At
Naples, he advised good Catholics
to fulfill their duties as citizens
at the municipal and provincial
elections, even when the clerical press,
protesting to interpret much of the vat
ican, enjoined the policy of abstertion.
Cardinal Pecci spoke with great effect
against the proposal for the removal of
the conclave from Rome and other
measures advocated by the reactionary
party. He enjoys the confidence and
support of the liberals, or at least of a
reasonable majority of them in the
sacred college and plays the same part
as was sustained by Cardinal Gizgi in
the conclave of 1916. Cardinal Peccis
private life at all periods is above re-
proach. He has considerable literary
talent and has written poetry. When
ever he has had intercourse with the
functionaries Of the present Italian
government, he has been esteemed by
them all, and those with whom the
necessity of his duty brings him into
contact are perfectly charmed with
him.
LONG LIVE THE POPE. !
The smoke of burning ballots having
been seen at 1870 p. NJ. to-day. the |