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SIX ATTEMPTS
II TO FIRE HOUSE
Efforts to Destroy
Apartment Of W. {. Devlns In
Brooklyn Mystify the Fire
Marshal and Police.

A persistent effort to set fire to the
apartment of William C. Devins. of
No. l62 Sixth street. Brooklyn, has been
mAdo during the past few weeks. and
50 serious has the matter become that
Fire Marshal Reardon. of Brooklyn, and
tfie police have taken a hand in the mat
tdr and are now trying to locate the
firebug. Six times since Dec. % has the
Apartment been fired, and only prompt
discovery each time prevented a con-
Migration which endangered eight FAM
lies living in other parts of the house.
Devins is employed in n dry-goods
store in this borough. He has a wife.
al boy twelve years old. a girl eleven
years old and an infant daughter. So
far as he and his wife know they n v
nb enemies and there Is no reason why
anybody should want to injure them.
ton Dec. q the first fire was started
in a pile of rubbish in the cellar Of the
building right under the Dev:ns fat.
The fire was plainly OF incendiary ori-
gin. On IAN. s some one sneaked into
the Nat and set fire to the dining-room
rug. Last Tuesday the third attempt
was made. This time the dinlng-room
table was in flames when the family
discovered the fire. II was eXtinguisheo
after a hard fight.
On Wednesday last FIRE was discov-
cred in the dumb-waiter shaft. Some
one in the cellar had piled rubbish on
the waiter and then hauled IL up level
with the kitchen OF the Devins fiat,
The fire was put out with pals OF
water. This was at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, At 6 o'clock the same day
Mrs. Devins's bed was set afire. and
Yesterday afternoon the %incendiary
mdde N sixth attempt by setting fire IA
a. lot OF rubbish IN tie kitchen.
III was after this last fire that the
Fire Marshal and the police were
thdt some one inside of the house is re-
apdnsible for the fires. as nc stranger
has been seen lettering around the
premises on any of the occasions.
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CUPID WAS. UMPIRE
At tennis GAME
God Of Love Decided That
Miss HannahV. Weinberg and
Samuel Goidstein Should Be
Partners for Life.

The game began with love an on 1
Central Park tennis court early last
fall. and. strange to say. In light OF
the rules OF the game. II ended as It be-
gan. with owe on both sides of tho net.
Such was the courtship OF Miss Han
nah ". Weinberg. a beautiful girl OF
eighteen, and Samuel Goldstein. n young
lawyer. OF No. ZIG West One Hundred
and Third street, whose engagement
has just been announced from the homo
OF Miss Weinberg at No. 1o4 East One
Hundred and Sixth street.
Miss Weinberg and Mr.. GoldBtein
never had met before they crossed
rackets on the Central Park tennis court,
and they had hardly bowed to their In
PRODUCTION when the rules Of the game
compelled them to cry. back and forth
the word o as the balls fittod
about the net. Before the game, ended
the word had for both a meaning en-
tirely foreign to Its signiicance In the
count ,
Both are excellent tennis players. and
they played with spirit, especially after
the game had a double inspiration for
them both. They left the field to-
gether. as oblivious to their surround
lngs rs were Corydon and PhylHs, and
the ending was as the beginning OF
their courtship. They will be married
on March q.
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A NEW PIANIST
COMES TO TOWN
Busoni Charms a Boston SYM
phony Orchestra Audience at
Carnegie HalI-Fine Perform
ance by Famous Musicians.

Mr.. Gericke and the men who make
up the famous Boston symphony Or
chestra came to town again last night
and gave a concert at Carnegie Hall
that was of unalloyed delight.
The programme was well balanced
and laid out with such skill that. be-
ginning at s.15. the performance was
over soon after 10 o'clock. There was n
crowded house that showed Its quality
by the measure Of its appreciation
D'Albert's overture to the opera The
Improyisatore," the opening number.
disclosed the band In its best form.
There was a special crispness In Its
MIA that was an augury Of the good
things TO follow.
THE Death Of TintaEiles," a sym
phonic poem after Maeterlinck's DRAMA
by Loeffler, a member of the orchestra
was the second offering. 1t had been
played here before, and the impression
that II made at a FIRST hearing was
confirmed. The work is full OF poetic
fancies and musical imagery.
The soloist vas Ferruccio benVenuto
Busoni. who. born in Italy In 1866
was known in Boston and New
York from 1891 to 1894. Since then
he has lived in Berlin and has
gained . European reputation as a
pianist. His temperance last night
was made in Henselt's Concerto in +
minor. and his success was immediate
His tone is large; his touchfolean cut.
crisp. smooth. and masterful. There are
no afrectations in his playing. which Is
full OF vIrility and not lacking in senti-
ment. He was recalled many times.
B%eethoven's joyous old symphony NO
q. in F major. the last number. was a
revel for both conductor and players.
1t was given splendid breadth of ex-
ecution and the perfection OF detail for
which this orchestra is unmatched.
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All Might Place Owned by Syn
hicate with Former Partner
Of WaIdron at the Head
bf 1t.
FLOOR FILLED WITH
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS.
Fight Against the Resort Led by
Clergyman Backed by Prop
efty Holders and Others cIti-
Eens Of West Side.

Qtrgymen, property-owners n citi-
sens IN Harlem have declared war IN q
neFlail-night dance hall which has been
opened recently. The dance hall, which
has an all-night liquor license. IL stu
ated on West One Hundred and Twenty
NTH street, between st. Nicholas and
Columbus venue
TITS owned by a syndicate. at the
head Of which Is Frank Archibald, who
was formerly q partner Of waidron in
Little Coney Island" on West One
Hundr5d and Tenth street. which was
anaiiy closed after being raided several
times By Capt. Schmittberger.
What the citizens and clergyrnen Of
Harlem particularly object to in the
new resort are the private dining-rooms
On the third floor. These rooms are
small. and each 10 furnished with 4
tabls and two chairs.
Tho building is q new three-story
structure, the FIRST floor being devoted
70 a dance hall. surrounded by a bal
ccny inc having tables and chairs
around the sides of the room. A res
taprant is located on the second floor.
and the third is devoted exclusively to
private dining-rooms.
yThe proprietors claim to have spent
*S5,dv0 on the place, but II Is cheaply
finished. Women are admitted free. A
brother Of Archibald. who is in charge.
said that there would BIO dancing every
night and that they would keep open all
night II business justified It.
The Rev. I. a. Blackwood. pastor Of
the Fourth Reformed Presbyterian
Church, at No. 30i West One Hundred
and Twenty-third street. Is one OF the
leaders OF the movement started
against the dance hall. He said:
This Is a home section n a moral
community. and we want non Of these
resorts that suggest the Tenderloin. l
Those private dining-rooms are bad
things n should be closed by the
police"
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Theatrical circles are discussing to-
day the announcement OF the engage
ment OF Florence worden and Edgar
MacGregor. who are to be married In
the spring.
Miss worden. who IL one Of the orig
inal members OF the famous "Floro-
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whea We Eat scientifically.

The search for the fountain OF youth
has % been abandoned. as h numer-
IL dietary experiments ~abundantly at
test. Science n the modern Ponce de
Leon. The era of strictly scientific Nv
ing for the most of US has not dawned,
and IL afar OFF. but may we not hope
that the time is coming when the most
casual caller at the lunch counter will
order as many grams OF protein, fat
carbohydrates and the rest as his ply
steal or intellectual necessities seem &c
require? The man who is about to pro.
duce an epic will see to 1t that his bill
of fare contains the requisite amount
of nitrogen sand phosphorus and thai
he secures a sufficient number OF
Galleries "a heat value daily.
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dora" sextet. was a member OF e. II.
Sothern's company when she met Mac1
Gregor. He is stage manager for Bertha
Galland. A few months ago MacGregor
had occasion to visit somebody on the
stage at the theatre where Sothern was
playing. He met Miss Worden, and
I thereafter was a regular visitor.
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Labor Unions Get Setback in Court.
Justice Dickey. of Brooklyn. decided
yesterday tina labor unions cnnnot ar
range a plan to compel workmen not
affiliated with their organizations to
Join the same at the price Of being de-
prived of employment.
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Had No Experience.

PAYS (Frnm the Boston Transcript.)
Io1eers-Do you believe there Is any
.~1unfatlon for the stories they tell about
Use ItIher coming downstairs and kick
|nf hia ~daughter's lover into the street,
||I'efa~Cantf say. always take q
tntat When ] hear the old man It the
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MeIodrama at the Park.

The Park was packed from the first row
in the orchestra to the last row in the
gallery at yesterdays performances, when
the melodrama, Che Man Who Dared" be-
gan its second engagement of this season
and it's fifth engagement, In all, at that
house. The play itself is a great favorite
with the Parks clientele and added to this
fact the appearance OF Blanche Cartwright,
an indianapolis girl. with the company.
served to draw very large audiences. Miss
Cartwright is playing an ingenue role and
she gives a performance that is praise
worthy. She did not seem in the least
nervous in the presence of so many friends
and well-wishers yesterday. but went right
ahead with her part in the play as if she
were a veteran instead of a newcomer TO
the stage. she acts as gracefully and nat
urally as a sensational melodrama will per-
NIT. and does quite as well as any other
member of the cast.
THE Man Who Dared" has been seen at
the Park so often that to comment at
length on the play would be to tell a stale
story. 1t Is probably one of the most pre-
posterous plays ever seen on any stage in
any part OF the world at any time, but in
the hands of Howard Hall and an unusually
good company II becomes a thriller that
attracts big crowds everywhere on the
popular-price circuits. 1t is essentially a
box office play. written and staged with
the express purpose of appealing to that
class of playgoers who care absolutely
nothing for consistency on the stage, TO
say nothing of plausibility. Mr.. Hall still
plays the character of the French soldier,
statuesque and STACEY, Ethel Fuller con-
tinues to portray the adventures, hand
somely costumed but extremely vulgar, and
the other parts are enacted by the same
players last seen here. with the exception
OF the role of the villain, which is now
interpreted by Arthur +. Claire, who is not
so good an actor as was his predecessor.
The piece will continue at the Park
throughout the week, and il is needless TO
say that ii will enjoy a land-ofice business.
Howard Hall says that this is the last
time THE Man Who Dared" will ever be
seen here. He is tired of it. So are some
others.
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ART WINDOWS FOR Il
TERRE HAUTE CHURCH
Woman Artist of New York Has
Designed Two Beautiful Crea-
tons for Centenary.

NEW YORK, Jan. IA large stained
glass window is shown by Miss Mary T..
Tillinghast at her studio, 3 North Washing
ton square, prior TO its removal to Terre
Haute. Ind 1t is one of a pair Of windows
for the Centenary Episcopal Church in that
city, one of which is an order from the
congregation, and the other from Miss
Minshall as a memorial to her mother.
Miss T~illinghast is well known as a dec
orator and especially as a designer Of
stained glass windows. having examples Of
her work here in Grace Church and i'm
many ecclesiastical buildings in other cities.
The new windows are notable for the large
amount of blue glass used in their figures
and background. Each is a composition ex-
tending over three openings in a Gothic
setting. with broad mullions in the window
head. in memory Of Mrs. Minshall,
which is now i'm the north window of the
studio, is representative OF charity.
The other triple window, not shown for
want of space I'm the studio, has in the
central compartment a full-length Christ,
and in the side penings the figures of
Saints Peter and Pau These windows rep
resent the largest and finest work in
stained glass Miss T~illinghast has produced.
They form part Of an interior at Terre
Haute for which she has already made sew
eral windows and indeed superintendent the
entire general scheme of decoration.
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Meditations of n spinster.

Philadelphia Telegraph.
1t is astonishing how the men love to
be fooled by the charms of a self-made
woman.
1t seems as If all a girl has TO do to secure
several offers of marriage is 10 be in a
railroad wreck, rescue a dog from drowning,
or successfully fight with a burglar.
a mans idea of having a good time, as
carried out by spending lots of money, GO
ing to bed in an irresponsible condition. and
waking in the morning with an aching
head, a sick stomach and a throat like a
red-hot shoot-the-chute, presents no allure
ments to the average feminine.
It's funny how easy 1t is for a pretty girl
to gain her point.
Indifference is the best all-around weapon
in a wOman's armOry.
Every woman has an unlimited number
of personalities. With the pious man, she
is generally a reckless d~evil-may-care sort
Of a person; with the audaclous fellow, she
she is a good talker; with the conceited one,
she is a good listener. All things TO all
men, is her motto.
Why is il that handsome men who are
good dancers generally make worthless hus-
bands?
Men like dancing because they dance
with women. Women like dancing for it's
own sake
All women suffer with spasmodic attacks
of prudence.
The unmarried woman who keeps on mas
Saying her face after the age of thirty-ive
Is possessed of an undaunted spirit which
feels that while there's life there's hope.
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In the Theaters of Indianapolis

her where it will and without imposing any
restraint. She has been accused by some
critics OF ranting, but was ever ranter so
terribly i'm earnest? She is really at her best
in these cyclonic scenes, and the average
auditor will find himself applauding her
most enthusiastically, and the demonstra-
ton of approval is not unmerited. Much
credit is due the actress for the immense
labor performed and the wonderful persever-
ance evidenced. Although her "Du Barry
NAV not be great i'm n creative sense, ii Is a
thoroughly interesting performance and the
two emotional scenes with the wounded
lover, Cosse, and with King Louis at the
fete. represent the best achievement yet OF
her peculiar talent.
The supporting %companyis of very high and
even excellence. Charles A. Stevenson, al
ways an actor of the first rank, gives a
finished portraiture Of King Louis XIV. He
looks the character and acts it well-nigh
perfectly. Another good piece of work is
done by Campbell Gollan as Jean Du
Barry. a rascal who is ever ready to profit
by another's downfall, and Charles A.
Millward is seen to advantage as Cosse, al
though not entirely convincing in his love-
making. Herbert Milward, as the Duo de
Brissac; that veretan actor, G. i. Flockton,
as the Lord Chancellor; II. r. Roberts, as
the Due de Richelieu, and Beresford Webb
as the Papal Nuncio, give very intelligent
renditions of their respective roles, and
Claude ~Gillingwater' is admirable in the.
small part of Denys, the porter at the
millinery shop, who is faithful to Jeanette
TO the last.
While there are many feminine parts in
the play, not one of them, aside from the
leading role, is of great Importance, and 1t
is unnecessary to comment upon them,
save TO mention that each is very capably
acted. In fact, all of the multitudinous ac-
cessories, animate and inanimate, are quite
noteworthy.
The production is one that cannot soon be
forgotten. David Belasco has made every
stage setting-and there are seven complete
settings during the five acts of the drama
a splendid master piece of stagecraft. The
setting for the final scene of the last act
is particularly ingenious, showing, as it
does, the intersection of three streets in
Paris, bordered by the picturesque three
and four story houses of the time of Louis
XVI, their open windows crowded with
men, women and children, whose faces are
marked with morbid curiosity as the tum-
bril-, bearing the poor, frivolous, luxury
loving Jeanette Vauberniere, passes by in
the dawn of the wintry morning-carrying
the now despised Du Barry-once the play
thing Of royalty-on her last earthly jour-
ney.
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DIVORCES AND LOW-CUT
GOWN WEARERS BANNED
Many Members of New York's
Smart Set Ostracised by Daugh-
ters of the Faith.
SOCIETY TO BE

NEW YORK, Jan H.-Social ostracism
for Divorces. wearers Of decollete gowns.
gamblers. including players of bridge whist.
and users OF liquors is the object Of a So
ciety which has been organized here under
the name of Daughters of the Faith"
It's purpose is declared 10 be 10 discounts
nance these usages and customs that are
evident causes Of the spread OF moral evil
i'm society" Women Of the best families
and most distinguished Catholics in New
York are among the charter members
The most severe structures are contained
In the manual. open only 20 the members.
which contains a foreword by Cardinal
Gibbons. Mgr. De FalconiO and Archbishop
Farley. In the manual the members Of
the society are pledged not 10 accept or
extend invitations TO a divorced person who
has married during the life of the person
from whom he or she has been divorced; not
10 be present at any entertainment at which
any form of gambling. including bridge
whist, for money. Is carried on. not 10
drink in public cocktails or any other alco-
holic beverages. and 10 abstain from all
such drinking unless OF wine in modera-
ton az private dinners.
The society has been Informally carried
on two years. In the future IL II 10 be
governed by an executive board under the
supervision OF the archbishop Of New York
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it is settled that Charles Ross and Mabel
Fenton Will join the company once again.
THE Great Lafayette" and his vaude-
vile company will furnish next weeks
entertainment at the Grand. The show
will not be a vaudeville performance OF
the usual sort, but an entertainment made
up of extravaganza, comedy, travesty. IL
l~usions, dancing, music and magic. The
feature of the bill this season is what La
fayette calls a mystic play. Its title is
"Khrisina, the Divine and IL is really a
spectacular act made up of many surprises.
Lafayette assumes the role OF a wonderful
magician and keeps his audiences guessing
what he will do next. Among other things
he burns "A live child as a sacrihce-or
appears to do so, rather-and then restores
it to life. The company is one OF the lar
gest vaudeville combinations on the road
and the show is said to be an unusually in
teresting one. The current programme at
the Grand is drawing well-pleased audi
ences.
1t is understood that, by a deal COM
pleted yesterday. the new spectacular play
"A japanese Nightingale" which comes to
English's next week, has become the sole
property of Daniel Frohman, its former
owners, Klaw & Erlanger, selling him the
American rights of the piece and the pres
ent production. Miss Margaret Ellington.
who in private life is Mrs. Daniel Froh-
man, will hereafter be billed as a real star
in the play instead of being featured"
I'm the title role. Orrin Johnson. the hand
some young Indiana actor who is playing
the principal male role. will be a cO-star
in the production. Manager Frohman has
great faith in the drawing powers of the
play and will take il on tour through the
West to San Francisco.
= Z
Last night was amateur night" at the
Unique Theater and the house was packed.
The local performers to appear on the pro-
gramme were Laura Thompson, in songs;
Leonora Holland, In recitations; the Ping
Pong Quartet. four colored men possessing
good voices, and j. Il. Roberts, who gave a
dramatic sketch.
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to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PITTSBURG. Pa, Jan. 1.-THE marriage
OF Miss Helene Ethel Cassidy, of Pittsburg.
and Mr.. Warren C. Fairbanks. of Chicago.
son of Senator and Mrs. Charles w. Fair
banks. OF indianapolis, which was solem-
nized this afternoon at st: Peters Protest
ant Episcopal Church., this city. was the
most brilliant affair of the winter. The
wedding was preceded by a series of hand
some companies in honor of the bride and
brtdegrOOm-elect.
The Rev. Edward II. Ward. ID. D.. was
the officiating clergyman at the wedding
and the brides attendants were Mrs. Alex
ander Rosk, matron of honor; Miss Ella
Cassidy, Miss Alberta Harper. Miss Mary
Mellon, Miss AnnabeI Baggaley. Miss
Gladys Painter and Miss edna Mckay. Of
Pittsburg. bridesmaids. The BRIDEGROOM
was attended by his brother, Mr.. Freder-
lex Fairbanks, as best man, and the ush-
ers were MIR. Richard Fairbanks. Mr.. John
d Thomson and Mr.. Frederick WATSON. of
indianapolis; Mr.. Samuel Sutphin and Mr..
Frederick Mclaughlin, of Chicago, and
DR.. Walter Wickes. of Baltimore. The
brides gown was an exquisitely fashioned
wore n veil and carried a cluster OF
orchids and roses. The matron of honor
and the bridesmaids wore white gowns with
green trimmings. The church decorations
We're carried out in the same colors. green
and white.
a large and brilliant reception was given
tonight for Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Metcalf. Miss Cas-
sidy's brother and sister. Six hundred in
vitatiOns We're issued for the reception and
q large assemblage of distinguished guests
were entertained.
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks and their
daughter. Mrs. Tinmons. who attended the
wedding. were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Ross Melton.
Regrets were received from President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. and from a number of the
other distinguished persons invited who
were unable 10 attend the wedding.
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HOME HINTS.
By MAY MANTON.

Blouses or shirtwaists made with tucks
arranged in groups. are among the designs
shown for the advance season and are ad-
mirable for the new cotton and linen waist
ings of spring as well as for the wool ones
of immediate wear. This one is made OF
mercerized cotton showing lines of blue on
white, and is unlined, but can be used
either with or without the fitted lining, and
is available for all materials In vogue. The
full length tucks, at each side Of the center,
with those at the shoulders which extend TO
yoke depth only, make a most desirable
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WHITE HOUSE FUNCTION.
Dinner by the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt TO Diplomats.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE annual din
ner to the diplomatic corps was given at
the White House by President and Mrs.
Roosevelt tonight. There was a very large
attendance, those present. in addition to
the guests of honor, including senator's and
representatives who are members OF the
Iorelgn affairs committee Of their reSpec-
tive houses and a number of Out-Of-tOwn
guests. The table, set i'm the form Of a
double L, was decorated with elaborate
beds OF colored orchids and Roman hya-
clnths, with numerous vases OF white car
nations scattered around and with colder
candelabra and fruit baskets. The guests
assembled In the East Room. where the in
productions We're made by Colonel Simonds
and Major Macawley. The President es-
corted Nine. De AspiroZ. the wife OF the
Mexican ambassador, 10 the table. while
Mrs. Roosevelt was escorted by the Russian
ambassador. Dr. Thomas Herran. the Co
IomDlan charge, was obliged 20 decline an
invitation TO attend the dinner.
me President and Mrs. Roosevelt have as
house guests Mrs. Robert c.. Pruyn and
Misses Nora and Fannie Iselin.