The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-01
LUM SING Loo.s MARRIAGE.

The Rich Young Chinaman Who Won
Newark Girls Heart-Meeting Her FIRST at
a Tea Party that He Gave TO Few Amer
lean Friends-why Miss Dodd Says She
Preferred Him to Other Beans.
New York SUM-
Lum Sing Loo a young Chinaman, said to
be wealthy, married few days ago in New
ark, N. j., Miss Alice Dodd, an American
girl, Is years old A Methodist Episcopal
clergyman officiated. Lum Sing Loo is about |
81 years of age. He was born in Canton,
China, where his father, merchant, holds an
influential position under the Chinese Gov
eminent. When he was Is years old Lum |
Sing Loo emigrated to California. He settled |
in San Francisco, where his two uncles, |
Chock Fan Loo and Choo Yam Loo, were in |
business. He attended a public school for !
two years, in order to learn to read, write, |
and speak the English language. Then he
became clerk in a Chinese drug store, and
after he learned the business he returned to
China. His father gave him large sum of
money After brief stay in Canton, ,Lum
Sing Loo returned to San Francisco, and
opened a drug store. His venture was sue
cessful. In two years he became a member
of the firm of Hop Kee & Co., druggists, on
Dupont street, and also of the firm of Hong
Woo Song & Co., wholesale tea merchants
on jackson street. Eighteen months ago he
rented the old Drummond property, on
Houston street, Newark, and converted it
into Chinese drug mandatory, the only
establishment of the kind east of California.
He built high board fence around the en-
tire property. SO as to keep out curious peo-
pie. A score of his Acknowledged countrymen
all of whom wear blue cotton blouses and
wooden shoes, are employed in the establish
| ment preparing drugs for shipment to Chi
ma. These men seldom venture outside of
the inclosed grounds, but Lum Sing Loo,
| frequently visit this city to purchase herbs.
His uncle and partner, Chock Fan Loo,
very tall and swarthy man, who superin-
tended the drug factory, returned to San
Francisco three months ago. He was angry,it
| is said, because his nephew was too
fond of the '.melican gallee."
Lum Sing Loo wears his HAIR cut short. and
| he patronizes fashionable Newark tailor.
He is slender. and not above five feet five
| inches in hight. He has pleasant features,
and intelligence and good-nature sparkle in
his bright black eyes. Soon after he opened
his factory he permitted several parties of
| young ladies to inspect his parlor and other
rooms, but he would not allow anybody to
enter the mandatory. He gave tea-parties
to a few female Christian acquaintance.
| Among his visitors Miss Alice Dodd,
whose widowed mother lives in East Kinney
street, and she captured his susceptible heart
on sight. Lum Sing Loos attentions to Miss
Dodd soon became so marked that the gossips
began to comment upon it. Instead of eat
| ing with his workmen, he thereafter took his
meals at Miss Dodds home He made her
presents of costly jewelry, and bought her a
watch and chain last Christmas. Diamonds
always sparkle in Lum Sing Loo's shirt
bosom, and he carried a gold-tipped ebony
cane. A few weeks ago he rented three
story residence mt 261 Lafayette street, which
he furnished richly, and then he told some OF
his female acquaintance that he was to be
married. His associates are principally
Americans, and he seldom mingles with his
countrymen in Newark.
"Mr Loo is a real nice little man." said a
young lady who was seated in the bay-win-
dow of Il French,prop. cottage i'll Lafayette
street, Newark, yesterday to reporter of the
Sun, sand all of us girls down here had set
our caps for him. We liked his tea-parties
and his presents, but we liked his company
the best He's got lots of money, and he
used to spend it on the girls, too. Amt it toe
bad that Alice Dodd cut us all out? He used
to escort us to the Methodist chapel in Hous-
ton street, treat to ice-crcam and soda, and
his pretty pigeon-Engl is just too sweet fol
for anything"
Mrs. Loo is above the medium hight Her
black hair yesterday was wound in large
coil on the back of her head, where it was
fastened with gold-headed pins and comb
Her features are regular, and hel
eyes large and dark blue. She sale
to the reporter: 1--WE kept the engage
ment quiet because we didn't want every
body talking about it. Loo's people were
pleased when they heard he was to marry me
, He fitted the house up elegantly, and he wa
SO conslderate for my religion that he die
not hang any Chinese pictures or character
in any of the rooms. A week ago las
Thursday we were married by Rev. Mr.
} Van Duyne Methodist Episcopal ministe
who breaches in the Houston Street chapel
We were married at his house in Eight
avenue, and my mothers and sister-in-lav
were the witnesses.
Mrs. Loo's wedding present from her hus
band was set of gold jewelry, with pear
ornaments. As the reporter was saying
goodbye, she remarked: "Some of the girl
who laugh at me and affect to ridicule my
marriage to Loo may get worse husband
He never swears, does not drink strong
liquors nor gamble, and is never cross"