Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-25
THE VICTIM OF THE CZAR.
De Reutern's Left-Handed Connec
ton With the Imperial Family.
From the Ne,o York World.

Prom the Ne,o York World.
LONDON, Oct. 90. - Notwithstanding
the official denials OF the Russian EN-
bassies at Berlin, Vienna and here in
London, denials which were only TO be
expected when derived from such
sources, the statement that the Car
has killed one OF his cbamberlains, Mr..
de Reutern, either with a sabre or q pis-
toll, at pe Palace OF CATCHING,
is corroborated by advices re-
ceived from ST. Petersburg The
impression among those who have
had an opportunity of becoming person
ally acquainted with the present Auto
crat OF Russia is that the tragic occur
renee is due rather to the ungOVernable
temper and almost insane fits OF passion
ate anger to which he is VIGOROUSLY sub
ject, rather than to any mere tear OF a per-
sonal attack. This impression is further
strengthened by the following facts,
which, perhaps, are not generally known
in the United States:
Some time after the termination of the
FrancO-German war the Grand Duke
Alexis, brother OF the present Car, and
who is well known in New York, con
tracted a secret marriage with Mile. &c
Reutern, niece OF Baron de Reutern. who
at that time was the Cars Minister of
Finance. When the matter became
known the Grand Duke withdrew with
his young wife to Nice and other seaside
resorts on the French and Italian coasts
of the Mediterranean.
Not only the late Gar, but especially
the present Emperor, was furious with
the Grand Duke, and Alexander H., in
bis double capacity of supreme head OF
the orthodox Greek church and AutOcrat
of all the Russias, decreed the secret
marriage to be null and void. Alexis,
however, took no heed OF these measures,
but continued to reside with Baron de
Reutern's niece, who bore him three love-
ly children.
AT length the Grand Dukes attachment
for the poor girl appeared to grow colder
and he commenced TO neglect her. Itwas
during one of his frequent absences that
Count Peter SchOuValOtl, VINO for several
years held the post of Chief of the Police
OF the empire, visited the young mother
and had prolonged interview with her
on behalf OF the Russian imperial family,
What passed between them is nat.
urally only known to the parties
Immediately interested, but the out
come was that neither Mile. de Reutern
nor her children ever saw the tickle Grand
Duke again. De Reutern, the gentleman
mentioned as having been killed, was, !
am informed, the brother Of the Young
lady and had received the more or less
honorary post OF cham Derlan for his sis
ter's comp aisance in obeylng the late
Emperor's behests.
since the accession to the throne Of the
present Gar, their uncle, the former
Minister OF Finance, has fallen into deep
disgrace owing 10 the fact that Ills record
as head of the national Treasury was not
as unDlemished as might have been de-
sired.
IL is believed hare that young De Reu-
tern was waiting to see the Car and that
in consequence Of the heat of the weather
he had unbutt0ned mis- heavy Chamber.
lain's uniform. The monarch suddenly
entering the room seems to have found
hIm in this state and, probably attribut-
ing it to the fact that the young man was
presuming on his quasi relationship to
the muerlai family, censured aim in he
bitter manner which is customary to him.
De Reutern, stung by the Imperial in
suits, most likely answered IN 2 disre-
specttul manner and thus provoked one OF
those terrible fits of anger which are 50
dreaded by all who approach the Car.
This, l may add, is the version which
has obtained most belief here, and GER
tainly it appears more plausible one
than that which describes the gigantic
aud herculean Car as a cowsrdly pol
CrOOu.