The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-26
TERRIaLl TRAGlDY
Enacted In Europs-A story OF Love, Jeal.
ousy and Murder.

Enacted In Europs-A story OF Love, Jeal.
ousy and Murder.
BUCHAREST, Jan. 25.--The details Of
the terrible tragedy Of the Hotel Carol
at oonstanzl (Kustepja), already wired
from here, have just been mads public.
Constanza is q fortified town on the
Black Sea, that is connected by rail with
Tchernavoda on the Danube. Itcannot
boast Of more than 5000 inhabitants,
but is always being garris ,ned by one of
Of Roumania's crack regiments, and the
large feet of merchantmen that are
usually in port tend to give 1t more life
than most Black Sea ports.
Notfar from Constanzs, in the direction
of Rassoyie, lies an extensive aheep
farm, owned by Pesrof Debreska, whose
daughter, Natalie, is the belle OF the
country side for miles around. Natalie,
of course, as the daughter Of wealthy
herdsman, had o little cnurt Of her own,
but she cared not for the rural swains
that dogged her footsteps, and turned
with instructive longing toward the
military at Constanza.
CAUGHT ny AN ORDERLY.
Nor were the latter slow in responding
to Mile. Nataiis's uuconcsaied prefer.
ence. She had little difficulty in gather.
ing a goodly number OF officers at her
rural festivities, the latter being quite
willing to exchange the scanty comforts
OF Constan2a hostelries for the abound
ing plenty Of the Debreska estate.
But Cupid's vagaries are not 10 be
predicted on any considerations OF ordi.
nary worldly wisdom, and it therefore !
happened that instead Of capturing the
Colonel, or the Major, or even a captain,
Natalie fell in love with an humble
orderly, Holban by name, a youth Of
one ahd-tweHty. Whether Holban re.
turned Natalie's affection Is not stated,
but he at least was not slow in compre.
hending the social advantages that the
gift ofher heart and hand would confer
upon him, and calmly awaited the
fathers consent, while he stood ready to
wreak vengeance upon all rivals.
Nor did he have long to wait, for while
he was easily master Of the situation, go
far as the Roumantan youth were con.
cerned, he was not seemingly powerful
enough to enter the field against a new
and powerful aspirant who appeared
upon the ecene.
THE RIVAL OF HoIDAS.
Ivan yladesco was the son Of wealthy
st. Petersburg merchant, whose ven.
lures in wheat, barley, maize, wood and
cattle, the produce of the Roumanian
fields and fores.e, rendered it necessary
that some one should represent him at
Constanza. A local agent had usually
acted for him, but last autumn he de-
cided that bis son, Ivan, who had Just
left the university, aud whom he in.
tended for commercial career, should
take the place.
Stranded in this small seaport, Ivan,
who was Russian swell and already
belonged 10 a fashionable club In St.
Petersburg, naturally sought out the
best OF social attractions the country af.
forded, and goon obtained an introduc.
ton to Natalie. The latter was at frat
10th to abandon her first love, but the
wiles Of the city youth were too fasci-
mating for her long to Withstand, and be-
fore the end OF November Orderly Hol.
ban had ceased to be the most favored
guest at NJ. Dtbreska's hospitable villa.
Such was the situation when the owners
OF Roumanian estates began to make
their usual extensive preparations for
Ohtistmas.
Holban was practically driven from
the field, but he had not forgotten the
promises Of the heiresa, and intended
that she should keep them. Young
Vladesco had to all appearances super.
aeded him, but there were ways tf re.
moving even the most successful rivals
and at the same time enrichiDg ones
self.
THE MURDER OF IVAN.
Holban took into his confidence q