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Elizabeth Sumner Wood. Judge Wood =
daughter. to Mr.. Walter Horton. a young
BcStonlan. This also was arranged for tie
summer. hu; finally deferred until early
fall. Miss Wood is young and very cSarm-
ing girl. whose school days are recent at
fairs. She met her fiaace. i "curS ttwy cr,
while sumI1er,rs on the MassariI IL. ID,
coast 4 year ago. and their friendship was
almost instantaneous. Miss wood will have
q large and fashionable wedding. with MIN
bcrs OF her girl friends in he bridesmaids
retinuc
TIP in Minneapolis an Octooar wedding
will have interest for st. Louis persons. the
bride being Miss Grace Day ~. the Mort bern
city. and the bridegroom Mr. Bert Ewing
youngest sou Of AugGste Il. Ewing of 81.
Louis Miss Day Is quite unknown here
having never Visited in the city. but these
pereons who have made Ter acIuain nee
while summerIng at the resorts lear Mime
tonka declare her to be most attractive
young woman Mr.. Ewing Is at pr.scnt
wrestling with the house problem. aud
spent the entire week engaged in the proc
csS ~ hunting a domiciie for lis bride
tp-hc
October Is the muntk set for the wedding
Of Miss Adele Dittmann. daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs william Dittmann Of the South side. to
Mr. Philip Becker. This will be a large ana
particularly smart affair owing to the
brides large acquaintance and the wealth
Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. DIttmann and
theft daughter are soon to go abroad for the
summer. where the dainty bride VIII spend
many DAYS In the selection Of French "trip
periss and frocks.
The euEa g, ment of Miss Won Phul 10 Mr.
Charles Michel annctinced In Friday morn
Ing's Republic. has brought numerous IN
quirics 20 the young people as to their we'd
ding date. II Is to be in November though
the day itself has not been chosen Miss
Won Phul has been one OF the central figures
in cOterie Of young West End women and
has many intimate girl friends that II
she decides 70 have bridesmaids at all they
will necessarily be Of a large number. Mr.
Michel has recently been made passenger
agent for the Burlington Railroad a., Cincir-
natl. and It Is there that they will live.
Another autumn wedding in which rniry
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QUON QUONG'S KANSAS
CITY ROMANCE.

The only Chinese woman in Kansas City
IS shy and happy bride. says the Kansas
City Star. She was particularly shy yestcr-
day afternoon as she told reporter about
her unusual meeting with ouOn CUong. and
about their short wooins and wedding. Mrs
ouon Qu"nr and her husband are living In
the home of J. +. Nicholson at ~ West
Eleventh street. where Quon p-esiies over
the cuisine.
Il sc him. We ike each other. We NAL
w"
That was all. Mrs. Quong. plump. ~. and
cCquettsh. told her rom nee In just three
short sentences. But she dld not know tina;
two Chinese hearts wera made hap-
~ through the plotting and plan
ming OF Mrs. Nicholson herself
and that the little Chinese cir, is
Mrs. Quong now because Mrs. Nicholson
CHANGED TO sa 10 San Francisco recently ans,
visited Miss Dinah Cameron at the Pfesby-
terrain Chinese Mission School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholson are still IN Cali
fornta. They went there several weeks ago
and left their faithful Chinese servan. in
charge Of thei: home. Mrs Nicholson at
tended the reception of the Chinese mission
ard she saw the thirty-sour girls who are
studying there the English language and
the cornmou school branchex
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MISS LETITIA G.. STEVENSON.

used their offices for upwards OF a quarter
Of a century mainly for the purpose of keep
Ing Democrats out OF power. The civil
Service law had been Ia operation a little
ever Il year. excluding more than $50 ~
the most desirable cierkships from partisan
appointment. The result was that. with "A
Cabinet all carrying ont the wishes OF the
Mugwumps. all working on the theory that
Republicans were more efficient as Office
holders than Democrats the new admlHls-
tratlon became highly unpopular. Il was.
in fact. almost universally exccra;st.
Strangely enough. the Republican voters
were as little pleased with the general re-
tention policy as were the Democrats: and
probably the reason was that every Amcri-
tribution of good things, which means r.
tation IN Federal Office and an open, manly
manner Of making changes without waiting
for trumpcd-,Ip charges against tn. iI.-
cumbents
To add 10 the general revolt. Republicans
masters. As class these always have
been rated as the most p'StifeY0uS and Of
fensiye of al partisan oflicehol.lers. The
fcur.h-class Postmaster generally IS an
active political worker. and his scalp Is
wanted Ivy all the opposing party men IN
the community.
In charge of these offices Cleveland put
Malcolm Hay of PttsburG. wealthy. OK
elusive lawyer; prominent churchman and
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called. because in shape and style It :,
Ike that used in European structures. e.
pecia!y IN tho Latin countries. This tiliue
IS moss green IN color. an! large than any
seen on s.. Louis roofs. The tiles are mad,
in Ohio. and cost in the neIghbcrhooI Of
sea
The house has three stories. with the
rooms divided As follows:
First hoor-Rec.ptinn hall designed in
the Italian Renaissance.
Drawirg-room-Lou,s Quiuzc. Regent Pc
rlod.
Diningroom-De Designed in the style o,
the Second Empire.
TIE woodwork in this room IS Of San
Domingo mahogany. which IS nearing eX-
tinction and. therefore. very costly.
Bi'liaTG-Toum and art gallery. combined
In one. are the conspicuous feature OF the
first floor. The ceiling Of this room is
vaElted ana the wood finish is of San
Domingo mahncony also.
The library. another beautiful arartment
on the ma!n floor. Is trimmed in imported
French walnut. aEotLer costly material
not too often used in even palatial resi-
denccs.
The buffers pantrics. kitchen. scuilcries
and other branches Of the culinary and
utihtariIn departments of the household
are unilue in that the floors are entirely
OF martIe and the walls tiled. Not a scran
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Petite Lee Yuen Leen was the pr: ,tiest of
rosy. AMI Mrs. Nicholson thought Of \
him at once inciosing a railroad ticket from
met In the parlor Of the Presbyterian mis-
sion.
Their wooinc lasted for two short weeks.
Presbyterian minister was called into
the mission one day ami Quon and Lee
bly, room. She WIS arr1yed in all the ger
peous elegance that oriental love of color
could desire. She wore a blouse and divided
skirts. and In her hand she carried a huge
bouquet Of PM; carnations. with long Pink
ribbons pendant Her glossy black hair
carried :: head-dress OF roses. The groom's
suit and tan shoes. 1t was 4 o'clock, May
l.. when the minister pronounced them man
and wife. and ar hour later Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs. Nicholson had provided them with n
ticket for their trip Their coming to Kan
s7s City was made the occasion Of a great
celebration among the Cinnamon here.
MIR. and Mrs. QuonS went to- live at the
Nicholson home. They had made prep
arations for an evening stroll when a re-
porter saw them yesterday. Mrs. Quong
was brilliant in lavender silk waist, and
hat filled with gaudy ribbons and flowers.
She is very short and her almond sha ped
eyes looked small and narrow in the wide
Nat face. But she wore the air Of one ac-
customed TO admiration. and II her face
vas net pretty her manner was. s
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CORWIN H. SPENCER'S
HANDSOME NEW HOME.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Mr.. Corwin II. Spencer's new house or
washington Terrace and Union boulevard
when completed. Will be the costliest 9ri.
vaie residence that has been built In ST
louis in many a day
By the time tho snow begins TO fly Mr.
spencer will have signed checks for abou,
tA7eJo. One hundred and fifty thousand
dollars OF that amount will cover the cos,
al the house and its decorations. The rest
VIII go toward the furnishing.
There are thirty-fve rooms in all DIFF.
fering in style and character. and thu mr.
>pose for which they will be used.
Tho exterior Of the house Is construct,
O. white marble. which glisteus I'm tba s,,,,
'lii 1t dazzles the eye. A part of this IN,
'eriai is domestic, coming from NiissnurTs
own marble qu5rries at Carriage and
par of 1t is Quarried IN Vermont.
African mineral product Is used in the
construction Of this beautiful new rasi-
cence The architects have imported MI
mi'iian marble for the lining OF the first
and second story loggias. This material is
very costly. foot OF ii being worth nat
less than IS. As about 800 feet Of II are
used in the trimming and pointing OF the
loggias. this item alone runs up to Sio0l.
The style of the structure IS modern
French, and a new idea Of thing is ap-
ylied in the roof. Spanish tiling, it is
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Of wood is tolerated anywhere in these
rooms.
Tie second story Of the residence con-
tains five bedrooms. each with dressing
room attached. The dressing rooms are
finished IN costly marble and tile, and
equipped with the finest plumbing fixtures
that have ever been brought from the East
to the West. Indeed. the plumbing bill
alone IS estimated TO cost $500
on this floor are located the linen and
sewing rooms. The bedrooms are finished
In various styles. There Is a Louis Seize
apartment. ole in Renaissance. and another
or the Empire period. all deiicateiy tinted
and handsomely draped.
The guest chambers. the servants quar-
tiers. and MAGNIFICENT Louis ouinze ball
room are located IN the third story The
ballroom alone measures eOxf0 feet.
The floors throughout the hous. are OF
polished hardwood, or inlaii in handsome
figures and designs. Not an inch of soft
wood Will be tolerated in this maynin-
c.cntIy modern dwelling
Another feature Of AR Spencer's new
home is n move! form Of lighting, the lights
being concealed in coyes all around the
walls, near the ceiling. The fixtures and
Illuminating apparatus alone costs the lib
sral sum of 5000
4 hot-water heating apparatus built IN
81. Louis. viii not stall far from short OF
;urcs. IN that the lower floor will he sup
Piled with heat by Indirect radiation,
which means that the radiators are coz
figure the spacious rooms
When all these new points are taken In
10 consideration the Spencer residence will
be among the finest in St. Louis The
house is 80 constructed that its owner can
entertain on a lavish scale.
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WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
That there will be an unusually large
number Of autumn brides and FESTIVITIES
consequent upon fashionable weddings Is
already an assured fact. early as the middle
summer appears To be for ouch predictions
The so-cal!ci smart set was unusually
prolific in announced engagements last
spring: and autumn. especially the bleak
month Of November. appears to tc m cspc-
cial favorite among the bridcs-elect when IT
con IS to the choosing OF wedding date.
1t may DO that the gay ana garish au-
turn flower TIE chry 5tho mum. has some
what to do with NoveTnb'r's popularity: for
certain Il is that the chrVSanthc,nuni PLAYS
an important Part In every wedding that
takes place after summer flowers are
doomed and gone.
Ii may be also that the charms of a win
ter rousseau are more attractive than the
getting Of summer hats and gowns. when
Mademoiselie considers what she shall wear
bride. That autumn weddings do not
altogether meet with fond fathers unquali-
fed approval Is foIegone conclusion.
since there Is no gainsaying the fact that
winter trnusseaux cost just about three
times as much as summer ones.
But the prospective bridegroom Is the
gamer thereby. since no girl would dream
OF getting more winter clothes ana hats
and furs ana opera cioaks and seal tOques
and sable muffs than she already had In
her trousseau for the season. Therefore
the bridegrooms may rest serene in the
fac, that they will not be called upon to
furnish articles of dress for their brides for
at least period OF five or six months.
All around II is a wise arrangement. this
marrying in the autumn
One very early fal, wedding-or. rather.
late summer affairs TO be that of Miss
Katherine Walsh and Mr.. Francis y. Bar
ada. This wedding was 10 have taken
place in June. though no date was ever set.
as continued Illness in Miss Walsh's FAMILY
made the fixing of day somewhat uncer-
tain. This wedding will take place about
the middle OF August
An early fall wedding vii, &c that o. Miss
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thronSed with Democratic Congressman
and leaders from various states. Some OF
these. who came from distance. had
lists OF she changes desired IN their dis
tric.s. hoping to get all attended to with
out return trip. They were fortified also
with charges, - demanded heretofore.
But StevcnSon's methods were different. lie
held that the men removed should not go
out with a record OF charges" There was
no complaint entered In the records: and
the ma juri;y of the changes We're noted
simply a. removed the cause being that
the i1cumbents had held office too long.
either for their own good OF anybody
else's AMI II was time 10 eGuaize matters.
There were upwards Of 6J,o09 OF these Of
fees. until then all held by Republicans.
Even at $40 or 40 changes a day. IL took
n LONG time to make a fair distribution.
Stevenson worked nights: and the Post
Office Department all that summer pre-
scented a grand scene OF illumination, with
the euillotine always In action.
4 few Republican organs tried for time
To make capital out OF this wholesale sys-
tenn of removals They failed utterly.
Their. was not more popular official In
Washington than the postal heads'nan.
His course was InlOrsed throughout The
country. Secretly the majority ot the Re
publlcans liked TO see their small and
oftentimes don,iueerIng bosses thrown out
headlong.
S,evenson's course was open and candid.
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I - easily ascertained that Cleveland held
him in high estimation. When he retired
from the White House the first time he
nominated his them Assistant Postmaster
General Tor justice, 81 the Surr. me Court
If tie piStric; 81 Columbia. Senator Ed
rUuds Of Vermont. then chairman Of the
senate Judiciary committee for party rea-
sons alone opposed confirmation.
Cleveland appr, cia led fully the services az
Stevenson in IS>S and wrote him most cor
dial Acknowledgements of his good work in
the campaign. especially In Illinois.
During his second term Cleveland appoint
81 Stevensou's law partner Minister TO Bel!
GUM. named his brother Postmaster at
bloomington. and in many other ways
sought TO show his high estimation OF the
Vice President. Shortly before retiring he
rendered a life position In the navy to NJ.
StevsnsoE's son. Bgt undoubtedly there was
an awkwaydnesl In their relations. as there
has been always between the men holding
these two high ana somewhat incongruous
Offices.
, As q campaicrcr IL. Stevenson has high
reputation. He Is cautious as well as force
frl in his statements in public. He Is man
who can pass through a campaign withou;
making a record. through inadverterce or
offuslveHess. that can injure his party after
wards.
In Washington there Is general iEGorse-
mcnt OF the nomination o: the Illinoisan.
In twelve years spent at the capital Mr..
Stevenson made no more enemies than every
good man Is compelled to create; ard most
Of these are without influence. Against them
he had a host Of cordial. admiriuE. trusting
friends in al walks Of life and in both the
,.r....r r-..liti-.-l rnar-i..s
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full mile from is hotel. Even ;1 Ugh:
storm ha would s,c forth. reaching the
Senate with "a rudy glow os health as ha
would take I'll. presiding officers eha.~.
NJ man could Re- mor. apTr,arruHla. ~
an fines. There WIS =, :,u.-I stationed
outside the Vice Presidents ,.l.n. All were
admitted when the Senate WAS ne. IN ,x-
ecutjy. session Nj Stevenson WAS often
urged 10 restrict the ease If entrance 70 thu,
Office a. f was u privilege often abused;
but h. Away. replied: 1t Is public office
and many o. ,He visitors come from iis,an;
places - see the points of interest. Let
them come" He wont! often stop lis work.
signing bills ~ writing letters. TO explain
TO visitors tho history If the beautiful usf...-
Ing Of Washington and The bust Of Henry
Wilson who had died in the Office an!
point our many other places Of interest in
the building.
IL was rated highly rs presiding officer.
ana because Of his fairness was very papu-
lar with The Republican Senators a. wei as
those on his own side.
Ny. Stevenson has conducted q number Of
important law cases. Including on. or two
famous murder trials in Illinois He has
had experience with men u all kinds. He
retains. nevertheless. n remarkable. rr,,st
ing nature. Literally he believes OWL If M
one Sharrsrs quite frequently have taken
advantage ~ this confidence I'm his ralIoyv-
men; hut wh.n Jh- evidence Of their cbar..-
tor has been PRESENTED the victim would
dismiss The matter with an cvrro-sf.:, Of
disgust and contempt rather than Of bitter
ness.
II has been said often that President
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SMART AUTUMN WEDDINGS ALREADY in PROSPECT. *

persons are interested, IS to be that Of Miss
Pauline Gehnsr and Mr.. Gustav Nieman.
The prospective Bridegroom Is young bach
elor. whose attentions to Miss Gehner date
back 4 number OF years.
Indeed. they have been reported as en-
gagged for so many times that no one was in
tho least surprised when they told few
Intimate friends cary In the summer. MIR
Nieman IS the business partner Of Angus.
Gehncr. father Of the bride-el.ct. This Will
be large and presumably an elaborate
wedding.
and Mrs Daniel :. Holmes. is to marry Mr..
Edwin Gould in the fan. the date not yet de-
cidod. Miss Holiness engagement was an
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nounced quite year ago. but no plans have
as yet been made for the wedding. Tho
Holmes family Is summerins in the East
this year. while SIR. Gould is at Ccouomo-
woo with his parents
Miss Fannie Hartle and Mr.. VIII Steer.
while frequently seen together the last six
months have Until recently successfully
evaded an announcement OF their engage
merit and kspt all news about their ap-
preaching marriage quite to themselves.
Lately. however. they have been telling
few privileged friends that the fall would
see them welded.
Miss Jessamlne Barstow and Mr.. Wallace
Simmons have decided upon November as
their wedding month.
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form OF 'furn the yascals out" and for the
purpose Of giving IN" party which reliably
has popular majority I'm the country al
least portion Of the Federal Offices. Even
Villas, the Postmaster General. re
former" That Is. lie tried for a time the
policy Of retaining Republicans who had
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STEVENSON'S RECORD AS A HEADSMAN.

When cleveland VS. fasr,,yurafs1 g.,
March, 49,. his Cabin;t wer. civil s.rvi.g
Refarmers. Such men as Rayar.l. Secretary
Of state En;icptt, War: Lamar. Interior.
and Garland, Attorney General. were III cal
culated to I'll the expectations Of the men
who had elected them. largely ON the plat
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-02
SNAKES COMING HIS WAY.
Philadelphia Man Has Set Ont to
Corner the Market.


Jacobus Hope of Philadelphia Is the
president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer of snake trust. Mr.. Hope
has cornered the snake market Snakes
labeled "Jacobus Hope, Philadelphia"
are coming this way from all quarters
of the globe by rail, steamer, Oh horse
back and on foot, says the Phladel-
phia Bulletin. Like Joe Letter of Chi
cago, when lie cornered the wheat mar
ket, Mr.. Hope means to have the
snakes actually in his possession. The
snake hunters of India have been snak-
ing day and night to I'll the orders of
Jacobus Hope, Philadelphia.
''.end every python you can lay your
hand on" were the cabled instructions
of Mr. Hope. and as result India's
supply of pythons and anacondas is
we'll nigh exhausted. India, it is re-
ported, lad cold spell, which gave
the snake crop a setback from which
it will take Il year or so 10 recover.
Several hundred yards of snakes are
expected from India any day now. All
snakes sell by the yard. The regular
price OF n python up to ten feet is
$3.50. Beyond that length the price
grows abruptly sleeper. % foot py-
thon is worth about $500
Roa constructors from South America
are headed this way. They come in
boxes that look like giants collins. The
baggage man will be in no doubt as to
the nature of his baggage. as an able
bodied boa constructor does not smell
like peaches. Thousands of dollars
worth of boa constructors will soon he
| in the city. Texas is rushing east hog
snakes, whip snakes and thunder
snakes. few barrels of blue racers,
I chicken snakes, bull snakes and milk
| snakes are coming from New Mexico,
while Arizona will be able to spare sew
eral crates of ribbon snakes. bla cl;
| snakes and addcrs. not to mention q
Gila monster or so. In answer to Mr..
Hopes cry for snakes Mexico will send
tarnntulas and scorpions. Philadelphia
promises to be the great snake center
of the world. herself having a supply
of snakes, big ana little, that has nev'
er been equaled
"Never," said Mr.. Hope. "has there
been such demand for snakes.
have orders from Maine to California
ard never, It seems to me. have they
been so scarce. The geological garden!
and museums are wanting new snakes
The small tent shows. of which ther,
are more than 80 in the United States
are getting ready to start out. Eacl
of these shows carries from 10 TO q
snakes. and the proprictors all wan
their orders filed immediately. I an
rushing the snakes on as fast as pos
sible. but" concluded Mr.. Hope pa
theticnlly. Il can't make snakes"
Any man who has snakes can nov
dispose of them Mt famine prices.
Gilpin observer., 1900-08-02
A REJUVENATED PALESTINE.
Future Aim Of the Great ZiOntsm
MOyenn

People who expect Zionism to be the
means of ridding Europe of the Jewish
pauper element or of converting Pales-
tine into a dumping ground for the
ghetto will find themselves sorely mis-
taken, says NJ. Caster In the April Fo-
rum. We simply have in mind that
Palestine shall no longer be Il vast asy
lum or huge hospital for the broken
down and decrepit. but hope that it
may become n place where the brain
and the muscle shall have free scope to
develop.
A new life shall spring up IN the old
soil of Palestine. The small leaven of
Hcllenism which was thrown 1000
years ago into the Semitic world has
produced the greatest change in the re-
ligious conceptions of mankind What
would be the result If the accumulated
knowledge Of the west should be
brought back to Palestine. there to
work again rs leaven. but upon n
new life, starting with different ideals?
What great revolution for mankind has
this movement still in store? Lying at
the very point where three continents
meet, no one can conjecture what re-
Juvenated Palestine would do toward
the revival of the east. Its commerce
and its civilization.
The ball has been set rolling. Moth
ing will ever stop 1t. 1t may be check
cd for awhile. but the history of Zion
ism during the last 80 years has shown
unmistakably that 1t Is forward
movement. BEGINNING in the form of n
charitable work for Palestlnlan Jews.
1t soon expanded into the colonization
Of Palestine with Jews from other
countries, and II now seems to be be-
coming the aim of the whole race of
Israel to found permanent home In
Palestine. Started by few philan-
thropists Of small section of the
globe, 1t has now become great ma
tional movement, resting firmly upon
the masses 1t will henceforth be nm
abiding factor In the destinles of Juda-
Ism, and II is sure to lead to one of the
grandest episodes In the evolution OF
mankind. For "the law shall agaln 20
forth from Zion and the Word Of God
from Jerusalem"