The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-02-26
JOACHIM PECCI,
is the Name of the New Pope.
uE WAS ELECTED LAST WE'D
NEsDAY.

RoME, Feb. Cardinal Glachimo Pee
ci, the Pontihcal Camerlengo, has been
elected Pope. Cardinal Pecci is ON Ital-
ian. He assumes the title Of Leo XIII,
WHO Is Hr?
Joachim Pecci was born at Carponet-
TO, a village of Piedmont, Italy, in the
diocese Of Arragui, on March 2, 1910,
and sixty-eight years of age. He was
created Cardinal on December 10, 1853
He was Archbishop OF Perouso and
chamberlain of the Pope. "He is q mod
crate, and has been a ''moderate," al
though Papal chamberlain, and has
been chamberlain although an enemy
Of Antonelh. He was TO have been
created Cardinal at the request of q
Protestant, King Leopold /, OF Belgium,
TO whom be had been sent rs Euncio by
Gregory XIV; but on the death of the
latter, Plus, TX, yielding 10 the vindict-
iveness OF Antonelli, allowed seven years
10 elapse before he gave him the Cardi-
nails hat. OF high intellect, Of well
tried and energetic nature, Cardinal
Pecci has made not only an excellent
bishop but has realized the type Of q
perfect Cardinal. As an administrator
he managed 10 clear Beneyento Of snug
Cling and brigandage, as well az Of the
underhand intrigues Of the party Of the
nobility. As man of intelligence be
does not regard with such n pessimi.t
eye as did his colleagues the reciprocal
sensations Of the church and society
He appears 10 have found a solution in
his own mind for existing and eventual
difficulties. His position as Camerlingue
Chamberlain was considered not fav-
orable TO his chances of election TO the
Papal throne, but he held the position
too short time TO create any jealousies
or enmities. He is tall and thin. His
features have an aristocratic stamp, ard
characterized by great Jiseer. He has a
resemblance at once TO Voltaire and
Richelieu. The voice strikes one disa-
greeably at first, it is so nasal in its
tones. Although simple in manner, Car
dinal Pecci carried himself with pontif-
cal majesty, resembling in this Plus TX,
who in his early days passed for incom-
parable.
THE SMOKE OF TIE BURNING BALLOTS.
ROME, 9 p. ", Feb. 19.-The Con-
afternoon, but the smoke of the burn
ing ballots in this case was not obseTv-
ed until 6:4o p. NJ, showing the votes
we're much scattered. The Fanfulla
statos that Germany instructed the
Hohenlohe TO declare that the election
OF an irreconcilable Pope wonld oblige
the government 10 take repressive steps
Immediately; whereas a moderate Pom
tiff could speedily terminate the exist
ing differences. The Fanfulla also
says the French Cardinals contrary TO
their first declarations ultimately de-
termined TO unite with the Spanish,
Austrian aud German Cardinals in sup
porting q moderate candidate.
THE LARGEST ooScLAvE EVER ASSEMBLED.
LONDON, Feb. 20.-A Rome cores
pondent, telegraphing last evening,
says The two moderate candidates
for the Papacy have recesved the great
est number OF votes. Sizty-tTo Cardi-
nails are in the Conclave. the largest
number ever before present.
ELECTED on THE THIRD BALLOT.
New York, Feb. 90. "A dispatch
from Rome says the operations Of the
sacred Conclave eliminated in a ballot
taken this morning between 10 and II
o'clock, in the election Of Cardinal
Joachim Pecci, who assumes the title
of Pope Leo thirteenth. The Conclavc
has been in session since Monday even.
ing, and as only two ballots daily have
been taken, Cardinal Pecci was chosen
on the third ballot. The moderate
hesitated between Cardinals Franchl
and Pecci, but the conflicting elements
became harmonized, and the result was
the election Of the latter. The an
uouucement to the people was mad,
with the prescribed formalities and
ceremonies from the Vatican and Great
ed intense excitement, although it had
been accepted as foregone conclusion,
al Italian Cardinal would be the choice
Of the conclave.