The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-14
NOW HAVANA
HAS SCANDAL.
Beautiful Spanish Girl and a
Lieutenant in the U. S. A.
SOCIETY THERE ALL STIRRED UP
Name Of Daughter Of One Of SPANS
Best Families TaInlshed.
YOUNG OFFICER is AN AMERICAN.
Long Engaged TO Daughter Of Millionaire
Railroad President In United States,
and Was Shot by Brother Of Bstrethed.
YOUNG OFFICER is AN AMERICAN.

Havana, Aug. i.-what there is OF
American societyis deeply stirred over the
scandal that was developed here during
| the past few weeks. linking the names
OF infantry and beautiful young Span
| fish girl, Maria Heredia y Lopez.
Senorita Heredia, although one of the
most charming young women in Havana
| I'm personal appearance, and the daughter
| of one of the best families of Spain, has
not escaped the shafts of gossip and her
| fair name has been sadly tarrished by the
| stories told in Havana concerning her.
She elves in the stately old palatial build
| ing at No Glorisstreet. and there was
| frequently visited by the young lieuten-
ant.
The officer whose name figures in the
AFFAIR has been engaged for some time
past to the daughter of millionaire
railroad president in the United States.
and during the entire summer the young
mans fiancee has written him frequently
asking him TO leave the army and return
TO the United States.
He always declined, basing his refusal
on his dislnclination TO leave the service.
He WAS ROYALTY ENTERTAINED.
During the early part OF this month
the brother of the officers fiancee ar
rived i'm Havana on a visit TO his brother
in-law to be.
lie was royalty entertained at Columbia
Barracks, and the evenings were spent
I'm town, either AT one of the theaters or
In Delmonicos off the Parque Central. or
in the plaza itself, listening to the semi
weekly concerts.
This was n very innocent way or spend
ing the tropical nights, and the visitor
from the states began 10 look upon his
sisters fiance as rather a slow PROPOSE
ton and tried to lose him In various ways.
The young officer, however, was not TO
be lost so easily. He was AFRAID the
astute visitor might run across some OF
the stories circulating around Havana.
that II told TO the fancee's relatives
would render his wedding quite an un-
likely happening.
The man from the states managed to
get away from his guardian, however,
one night and with several friends
called upon Senorita Heredia, known
Familiarity as Duce Maria.
From that moment he was infatuated
with he beautiful Spanish girl and took
advantage OF every opportunity TO visit
her
He soon learned, however. that he had
a rival andhe at once ebecame morose
and sullen, determined to clear MS way
of all obstacles.
He offered to marry Maria and take
her hack 10 the states with him but she
refused. telling him that she loved her
.'prjmer teniente" too well TO torsake
bir, for another. although he had never
proposed marriage TO her.
COULD NOT FATHoM SECRET.
The enamored young man had learned
chat his rival was I'm the army. but al
though he pumped his friend ana asked
Questions guardedly In all quarters. he
was never able to learn anything about
the man who had won the affections OF
the woman he loved.
The other night he learned that Ma
ria had an engagement 10 meet her lover
at a hotel out at the Vedado. known as
tho "Arroz con Polio" This Is but a
short distance from Columbia Barracks,
although the road Is a very poor one.
He left the camp early in the evening,
however. and rode over TO the Vedado.
Here he waited for the coming or the
girl and her lover. and according TO the
statements of the servants and others
about the place he was worried and con-
siderably agitated, spending his time I'm
walking about the grounds of the hotel
shortly after o'clock Senorita Maria
drove up TO the hotel I'm one of those
dinky little Nictorias I'm use in Havana,
and went alone 10 a room with balcony
over the front of the building
Ten minutes later a man whose feat
ures could not be distinguished followed
her TO the room, and for half an hour
the two could be plainly seen on the ball
cony.
Suddenly the man arose and placed his
arm around the girls waist. At the
same time he leaned over and kissed her
tenderly.
NO MIsTAKING THE ACT.
The scene was as clear and distinct to
the man standing In front OF the hotel
as though acted on the stage under
spot light The great tropical moon
hanging overhead lighted up the land
scape I'm a manner never seen above the
23d degree of latitude.
As the two lovers moved toward the
door leading into the room there was
pistol shot and tho man with Senorita
Maria recled and fell backward.
lie lay moment across the rail OF
the balcony. and then whirled and
dropped az the feet OF the jealous and
maddcncd man who had shot him In
moment the assassin saw that the man
he had shot was his own friend, the
bethrothed Of his sister.
The story has been hushed up here. OF
course. and but little has been heard OF
II outside OF Camp Columbia. The Of
hcer explains his injury by attributing II
TO an attempted hold-up.
lie was more injured by the fan than
by the shot and Is already able 60 at
tend to his duties The other young
man has returned TO New York. and Il
is understood the engagement between
his sister aud the infantry lieutenant
has been broken on
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