The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-31
a JEALOUS LOVERS REVENGE.
He Waylays His Rival and Decapi-
tates Him.
From DunEdp's Gable.


BUCHAREST, Jan. A.-The details Of the
terrible tragedy Of the Hotel Carol at Con-
stanza (Kustenje), already wired from here,
have just been made public. Constanza is a
fortified town on the Black sea, that is con-
neeted by rail with Tchernavoda on the
Danube. 1t cannot boast Of more than
5000 inhabitants, but its always being
garrisoned by one Of Roumania's crack reg
iments, and the large feet of merchantmen
that are usually In port, tend to give 1t
more life than most Black sea ports
Not far from Constanza, in the direction
OF Rassoyie, lies an extensive sheep farm,
owned by PetroR Debreska, whose daugh-
ter, Natalie, is the belle of the country for
many miles around. Natalie, OF course. as
the daughter of wealthy herdsman. had a
little court Of her own, but she cared not
for the rural swain that logged her foot
steps, and turned toward the military at
Constanza. Nor were the latter slow in re-
spending TO Mile. Natalle's unconcealed
preference She had little difficulty in
gathering a goodly number Of officers at
her rural festivities, the latter being quite
willing to exchange the scanty comforts of
Constanza hostelries for the Astounding
pleGty of the Debreska estate.
But Cupid's vagaries are not to be predi
Gated on any considerations of ordinary
that instead Of capturing the colonel, or the
major, OF even captain, Natalie fell in
love with an humble orderly, Holban by
name, youth of 81. Whether Holban re-
turned Natalie's affection Is not stated, but
he at least was not slow in compromising
the social advantages that the gift Of her
heart aud hand would confer upon him, and
calmly awaited the fathers consent while
he stood ready to wreak vengeance on all
rivals. Nor did he have long to wait, for,
while he was easily master OF the situation
SO far as the Roumanian youths were con-
cerned, he was not seemingly powerful
enough to enter the field against new and
powerful aspirant who appeared upon the
scene
Ivan Vladesco was the son of a wealthy
st. Petersburg merchant, whose ventures in
wheat, barley, maize, wood and cattle, the
produce of the Roumanlan fields and
forests, rendered 1t necessary that some one
should represent him at Constan "a. A
local agent had usually acted for him, but
last autumn he decided that his son. Ivan,
who had just left the university, and whom
he intended for commercial career, should
take the position.
Stranded 10 this small seaport, Ivan, who
was Russian swell and already belonged to
fashionable club in st. Petersburg, natu-
rally sought out the best Of the social at
fractions the country afforded, aud soon
obtained an introduction to Natalie. The
latter was at first loath to abandon her first
love, but the wiles OF the city youth were
too fascinating for her long to Withstand,
and before the end of November Orderly
Holban had ceased to be the most favored
guest at NJ. Debreske's hospitable villa.
Such was the situation when the owners
OF Roumanian estates began to make their
usual extensive preparations for Christmas.
Holban was practically driven from the
field, but he had not forgotten the promises
Of the heiress, and intended that she should
keep them Young Vladesco, to all appear
ances, had superseded him, but there were
ways OF removing the most successful
rivals, and, at the same time of enrichfng
ones self Eolban took into his confidence
q brother orderly, named Francesca, and it