THE MENTAL CONDITION OF THE CZAR.

Western Star, Issue 1131, 9 March 1887, Page 4

THE MENTAL CONDITION OF THE CZAR.

Tl-.e Vienna correspondent of the ' Daily Chronicle ' states that the idea 5s being discussed of deposing the C/..ir of Jius.-'ia.' This step is not only contemplated, but is spoken of as by no moans improbable, His Majesty's meutnl condition being such as to render him a serious danger to the peace of Europe. In this connection I iritiy also mention (says this correspondent) that What looks like a complete confumat'on of the report that the Czar had shot General Yon Yillaume, the German Military Attache, has. been receive:'. The official version, of the story i-: that a grave accident happened to (ieneral Yillaurae, who is certainly not alive'; and it need hardly be said that this shocking occurrence has considerably strengthened the general convict ion that the Czar is mentally deranged, or, at all events, not responsible for bisections at times —some say lh!o:i:,h drink, and others through fear. 01" course, even supposing the most po-itive and sensational version of the shooting of General VillaumC to bo true, Germany will not make, a casus belli : o£ it, although it is by no means unlikely that the Emperor Wiiliam will use all his influence with t ; ie Eouianoff family to bring about a quango in the occupancy-'of the throne; A Kussian Kegeqey .would, there is no doubr, be. regarded by the Courts of Europe as an additional guarantee of peace. The '3?imes' coirespondeni - , comj menting upon the rumors as to the shooting of General Yillaume, says:—f '• That the Czar lately shot his aide-dS camp, Major Jieutern, is believed to bd n > longer,a matter of doubt; and it is certain that he lately slapped ihs face Ol a gentleman who headed a ; Litbuaj nian deputation that waited upon bimj The homicide of Major Reuteru would seem to have been proved by the testij mony of this officer's own family, puty lished in the French newspapers ; audi in fact, it may be said that the Czar's ecceutVjcitiea of conduct are now. felt in "Vienna to offer an insurmountable 'obstacle to the diplomatic settlement of any qiieldiori whatever in which Russia has an interest. The following is the opijiion which I have heard r ex-t pressed by a very eminent Austrian statesman : Everything now depends upon the Czar, who drinks and is very] near to deilrium tremens. As he mayj at any moment commit some act of foilv, Austria must make ready for war." Madame Novikcif, however declares that M. Keutern is alive and! General Yillaume is reported to have t declared that no attack was made upon j him. . '" !