Huntsville gazette., 1886-10-30
THE MUSCOvITE BUTCHER.

| Fhe Gar of All the Russias Stains His Hands
with the Blood of a Subject, Sabering NJ.
DeReutern, One of the Court Chamber
| lains, During a Fit of Ungovernable Pas.
sion,
| LONDON, Oct. 23.-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 killed one Of
his chamberlains, M. de Reutern, either
with a sabre or a pistol, at the palace of
| Gatchina, is corroborated by advices re-
ceived from st. Petersburg. The impress
sion among those who had opportunity
| of becoming personally acquainted with
the present autocrat of Russia is that
| the tragic occu rrence is due rather to the
ungovernable temper and almost insane
fits of passion for which he is notorious
| ly subject than to any mere fear of 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 Gar,
and who is well known In New York,
contracted a secret marriage with Mile.
| DeReuern, niece of Baron DeReutern,
| who at that time was the minister of
| finance. When the matter became known
| the Grand Duke withdrew with his voting
| wife to Nice and other seaside resorts on
the French and Medi terranean coasts.
| Not only the Car. but especially the
present Emperor, was furious with the
| grand duke, and Alexander H., in his
| double capacity of supreme head OF the
| orthodox Greek church and autocrat Of
| all the Russlas, deereed the secret mar
riaga to be mil and void. Alexis, how
ever, took no notice of these measures
| but continued to reside with Baron De
Reutern's niece, who bore him three
| lovely children. At length the grand
dukes attachment for the poor girl
| appeared to grow colder and
! he commenced to neglect her. 1t was
during one Of his frequent absences that
| Count Peter Schonvaloff, who for several
years held the post Of chief OF the police
| of the empire, visited the young mother
and had a prolonged interview with her
on behalf OF the Russian family. What
passed between them is naturally only
known to the parties Immediately in
erested, but the outcome was
| that neither Mile. De Rcutern nor
her children ever saw the tickle
grand duke again. De Renlern, the gen.
tlcman mentioned as having been killed,
was, am Informed, the brother OF the
young lady, and re, ived the more or
| lcc. No, net nf oh 20 n II
| his sisters compliance in obeying The
| late Emperor's behests. Since The ac
| cession to the throne of the present Gar,
heir uncle, the former Minister OF FL
nance, has fallen in deep disgrice, owing
to the fact that his record rs head Of the
National Treasury was not as unben-
| ished as might have been desired.
1t is believed here that young De Reu-
tern was waiting to see the CIR, and
| that, in consequence of the heat OF the
| weather, lie had unbuttoned his heavy
| chamberain's uniform. The monarch,
suddenly entering the room, seems to
have found him in this state, and, proba-
bly, thinking that the young man WAS pre-
suming on his quasi relationship to the
imperial family, ccnsured him in the
bitter manner which is customary TO
him. De Rtutern, stung by the
imperial insults. most likely answered in
disrespectful manner and thus provoked
one of those terrible fits of anger whicn
are so dreaded by all those who approach
the Gar. 4....r
This, may add, is the version which
has obtained most belief here, and GER
tanly it appears a more plausible one
than that which describes the gigantic
and herculean Gar as cowardly pol
trOOn.