Show V Count Vincent dc Bcncdetli died last week In Paris His death recalls his V famous interview at Ems with King William of Prussia in 1S70 which led Immediately I to the Frau coPrussian war Benedcttf was a Cordcan by birth an educated diplomat and In 1S70 was tho French Minister to Berlin At a V very critical lime in 1S70 Bcne ell published what purporteIto purported to be a secret treaty between France an l Prussia vhlch caused Idtch caused Intense heartburning In France and when the matter was re ferred to Bismarck I lC fCJret he merely said V there had been an V understanding and treated Vj it not a a treaty According Vto t Bcnedetti Accordlnr DenCdClt the treaty gae to PJUK V Ela I all the al acquisitions acquisItons obtained from Austria by the war of 1SCG in consideration V consider-ation of which Prussia had agreed to V assist Prance to acquire Luxemburg But that was not all About al that time tha t J Marshal l1rshal Prim of Spain made overtures for the offering of the ofering crown of Spain I lo Prince Loll von Hohenzollcrn u I member of the Catholic I branch Catholc bllch of King Williams Jln6 II rilams family and nml a Major of a 1 regiment In the n J 1j j tshnent army Benedottl pushed lt I himself Into the presence of King Wil 1 I VI liam In his garden at Ems and asked j I him to assure the French Government I I V that he would stop that candidacy The King refused and when the Min ister presented ln I himself a second time lie < lml was denied entrance This was what A furious Bismarck had been playing for lious wave of V wa1 resentment swpt oyar France and the Emperor lI I Jfialared Which war something by thc foolishly way Bismarck had been < planning1 ever since V the battle of Sadowa had j Saro established the hlt taulshed magnificent efficiency to iI1 I which Von iloltke had brought the Prussian army V |