The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-30

with whom be cOnyeusd, and this ply
9ical neceSulty seemed to haVO 0ngen
d8TSd u GoTGlpondingly moral attitude
Tor he affected 10 dsIpise everybody
even crowned heRdi, His vanity was
indeed egToglOuS, and lhii falling went
far sometimes towards neutTRtiEinR the
effects Of his extraordinary sagaClty and
enterprise, for, when no had achieved
some great success, II was difficult for
him to refrain from Boosting OF II pre-
maturOlY.
On the preIent occasion be appeared
on the scene In hiI usual consequential
way. lie went about saying tho only
point Of real Importance TO bs dealt
with by tho congrOss was how the
various claims Of compensation and in
Identification were to be settled, aud ha
boklly announced Ills intention 10
publish these provisions OF tho treaty
as soon az the details should be settled.
0lCOuTSe this was nero bragg but II
there was a man In Europe who could
tranalals an idle hoHIt into actual per.
ioFmance, 10 Grand was the man.
For seven days the congress continued
its sittings whilst tho Worh outside
waited In vain for any indication OF the
course which It's proceedings were TAX
Ing On the evening Of the eighth day
! received a note from Prince SChaIzsn-
berg asking me to 80 10 him ~ soon Na
! possibly could,
| went at once, and found him, as
had found him on every previous occR'
sion, reclining on couch, and looking
a. II he were IN great anxiety,
NJ am afraid you are not 90 well,
pripcs," said,
"rhs neuralgia still troubles me, but
II Il not that. have been greatly WOr-
ried, This business Of the treaty has
harassed me beyond measure, II has
been on my mind night and day, aud
would have kept me awake without tbs
neuralgia. But yesterday | really
thought that We had at last got into
smooth water All was settled TO my
satisfaction. And now-would you be-
lieve it'll greatly fear that all our
labor has been in vain"
"in yaiuw exclaimed, chow can
that be2"
"You may well aak. cannot imagine
how il happened, but It iiamost So
rious business, especially for me. You
know Le Grand. Well, he has Just been
hero. did not like 10 refuse to SEQ
him. Ons must keep on good terma
with men like that. Ho came 10 ask
mo II ho could DO OF any nss TO ms, aRd
reminded me how at once RvAiIed
myself OF his services. OF course, no
ono knows better than you, mon cher,
tho value OF g blllon d'essal. 1t IL
somatimOI very desirable to ascertain
tho drift OF public opinion before one
commits oneself to dehnite course.
But this Ia not the case now. Absolute
secrecy Is our only chance Of accom-.
pliShing our aim. There arc certain
provisions which, II they Rrs INDUCED
prsmatursly would no doubt stir up
an amount Of opposition which wouId
render It impossible to persist in them,
But il they arc not made known until
the treaty is Sctually signed and sealed,
though, no doubt, there will be- come
RrumbIIng, yet they will be allowed to
stand.
Mbll, now lS NTunui VINO " anyways
dangerous man, has managed TO excite
the most uncomfortable suspicious in
my mind. When he rose to take leave
Of mo he said:
"'G must thank you, prince, for your
courtesy in receiving me, and am only
sorry that you do not need my services
mot even with respect to the pro.
visions Of the thirteenth clause,
~ pretended not TO have heard tho
last words and kept my countenanCe
until he had left the room. But in
reality | was astounded aud annoyed
beyond measure
"Ithink eau guess why" ISaid,
"Of course, you sec at once
what 1t means. II is a fact that
the clause which treats OF the idom-
nillcRtions, and which has given