otHJ/l DLiaJrBunb *. . Ilfl.l ?* . George Foiemaa Found ia TtMMtr atmlnc between I and ? o'clock Miee Bet tie Harvey. it the r evidence of hi. Jonathan Havana, corner of - Itala) and VanNorden streets. heard ? trllee on the Bret flow end on laves tleUlon discovered ? men tytas bar the floor la the dining room- Her flrat thought vaa that Mr. Havene had 'fallen, he being butt on a ctoeer laepeeUon ehe lav that the tenon was a alrabMr.' Mr. Har em vaa called. Kr. Ha veto roiled the man lflng on the floor In an in toxicated* col ditlon and When the In truder vaa apokea to he could only mumble la reply. Mr. Havena drew hia revolver and told him to get out. The unknown man half raised up and succeeded In saying "Don't shoot." He then made an effort, to advance to wards Mr. Havens, who atrnck htm and knocked him hack to the l|oor; he then made a eecond^attempt to rlae, but received the same medicine. He (Sn roes from the floor and ad vened again, when Mr. Havene etruek him the third time. M?~nr? ena then succeeded In getting his man between ktzn asd the door when the pistol was drawn o* him again wltS the remark from Mr'. Havens. "You must get out or die." He Anally left the house but pursuaded all the time by the revolver. . Mr. Havens the* had the man followed down the street. Before he left the residence he told Mr. .{Ureas his name was James Johnson, and his home was in New Born. The city pollci were no-r tilled. Cftler Fowler and Policeman MACBKTH. Tonight the Gem Theater preaeits for the fltat time In this city Shakes peare's "Macbeth." OAs can hardly imagine the grandeur of the ataging and costuming of bo largo a produc tion. The acenae which are princi pally laid In Scotland, are strongly dramatic. At the end of the fourth act acenes are laid In Bngland. Rare ly |a ana permitted to ace such dra matic masterpieces, and all should aval! themselves of this opportunity. .-ana sawnss of the -Antolne theater. Paris. and time Oramback of theOdeoa thea ter, Paris. Macnabb Wanlt to Oet-Ajrqlted Is a roaring comedy by Mr. Due? ol the Odeoa theater. ? New orcheetfa 4elec tloaa tonight. With Mr. Perk's violin aeocmpanlet. ^ x SERVICES *A Sertee sf MseTkags to bgls la Ike pint Methodist Church Tills B?am / tag? Rer. Mr. Smith to Preach. , r* ? ? - ' At was announced U?rou*fe th? Dally News sevdral weeki ago. the series of meetings at .the PW Meth odist Cliurch -will begin tonight ht 7:45 o'clock. Rev. O. F. Bmlth, pas tor of the First Methodist Church, Wilson; N. C., arrived In the' city tkla morning and Will assist thti pastor, Rer. Mr. Plyler. Mr. Smith will 1111 the pulpit this evening and each even ing during the week. After today there will be conducted a day service, the hour for which will be given out this eveplng. >p Rev. Mr. Bmltji comes to Washing Ion bearing with film 'a moat enviable repataion aa a speaker and a man. He has filled some of the most lpa, portant appointments in the gift, of the North Carolina conference . The ? In having him here this week asd to him Is extend ed a warm welcome. Mr. Smith la a guest of Mr. Plyler at the parsonage. Everybody cordially invited to the services toalght. J 1 i H OAIKTY THKATKR TONIGHT. The following procrtite has been arraaged for tonight: The Clolater'a Touch, a Olograph film; The Poat mistress, a Pa the picture. The IV luatratad song will be "To the Knd of the World With You." Doa't forget the Blegraph Tuesday night. "The Flaal Settlement," this Is one of the best Blographs that kaa been her* for tome time. Also re member the Johnson-Ketchell picture /for Wedaeaday night. This la decid edly something out of the ordinary, aa It Is a reproduction of the famous fight between two at the leading lights of the prise ring of today, and the fact that Jobneon will soon fight Jeffries add> to the attractiveness of - Shis plsture aa It glYea you a chance to see the preeent champion In action and rob can Judge for yourself the meritsfcf the two mea In the coming firthr-^vent which la at present the talk of the country. Save your coupons for prlte nlghta. Doo't miss the Gaiety 'a single night this week. Oood music and new son* every evening. v Harris found the maa In the bouie. dressed, but ulNp. The man upon being questioned dented any knowl edge e? the affair- He. gave hja name to theoAcer u Charles Johnson. He rn later identified ae George Fore maa. of this city. A warrant charg ing him with trespass was sworn out an# ha was lodge* la fell. * I'M J He waa given a hearing this morn-* 4n# before, acting m/or Qaarga j' Studdert. at 16 o'clock. * at ' the city; hall. Mr. Havens waa the only wit-; ness. On the stand he gave In ert-, deoce practically the facta aa above stated. ? Mr Havens requested the court to be as lenient with "the, de fendant as possible, as he did not care to hare him proeecuted) as he did not think he entered his home with any felonious Intent. The de fendant upon being questioned stated hd'fcad no knowledge of the occur rence, that he *'ar?Q drunk he knew ^nothing.. Did not remember anything that happened at. the Havens home. 8aye he got his liquor from a friend and before he knew it he was so drunk he was craiy. The fathor of the young man ma?e a plea to 'the mayor for mercy, iftomtslng that his son would npt he guilty of such con duct again. It was proven before the court that this Is Foreman's first of fense. The warrant waa first drawn for forcible trespass, but the Mayor at the solicitation of Mr. Havens, amended the writ and only charged Foreman with trespass, and then fined hlnx $10 and the cost. . ' ? ARE BARELY SAVED Four Children Have a Narrow Escape, HORRIBLE FATE AVERTED t Jo Batcher HI, Fo?r ChU-" ? avWwitt mju f laiittyp lMr fMaaghteg Whea Police I>aahed Upon the Hceae aad KmcbmI Tbfm ? Ravings Awful. CUTTING Hartford*. Conn., March 26. ? An insane father was prevented from butchering his four little children on the banks of the Connecticut river to day by the timely arrival of the po lice. When located back of the boshes his four boys, were partly dreeaed and were lined in a row, the maniac father standing over them with uplifted ax. , 'A boy ot ' tout was to have been the first victim, "the Child was stand ins.- beneath the shlnfag blade with' a crucifix in. one hand calmly -awaiting his fate. The dtheflfc'^mder afders oL the madman; had? 4 partly- removed, their clothing snd were terri&ed spec tators. ;; X The police dashed through the un dergrowth, threw the madman aside and fcsve their Inland la te attention to the children. . The father was then tsken to. the pollee station and locked in a padded cell.. He* Is a Pole, Valente Chongle. He has been dispossessed by h!s land-, lord. ^fitandsy morning about 6 o'clock [Dr. Nicholson waa requested to go to kpowle Memorial Hospital to attend a colored man cut When he arrived Ihe found two men sitting on the [steps, one of them bleeding profuse lly from a three Inch gaah'on the side of the head. To use the physician's expression, "He bed nearly bled to | death" as tho temporal artery had Ibeen severed. Both- of the men were In their night clothes. The Uoctor rendered the necessary medical *ld. As to how he was cut or where he jcame from, the negro would not dl-j vulge, he, however; told that his name was Percy Lewis. He stated he must have run into a window When Dr. Nicholson returned to his home he received- another message calling hln$ to see a colored woman | on Washington street who bad beenj [hit with a brick. , v# ' - iThe occurrence to<4( place, it | seems; at the home of Emma Dunn. Washington street. George Doughty. Percy Lewis, Wllma* peacoek. Em ma Dunn and sister Klneey w*re In the house and from all reports win dow psnes suffered snd swearing and cursing wss iadulged in. Things were more than lively In that part of out second b?t. WW the j New .York.-Mirih far change, m tb, S3S ?& ^*.'' **7, dMk,e'1 upo11 tv tho St****" Ruin Com mittee at the cIom of ,t?a imf mi 'hi. city. the change. out. ' "'"T" of ?? requirement fjjl ,k who "**''? the b.ll ??> Ave yards to 'either side be tare advancing. ?? A requirement that seven men he maintained by the o?ense on the lint of Krlmniife. ' J" 01 ',he ?*'?>* tackle ' ?< "?Vme Into fonr periods .or 15 minutes each. 6. No p tubing on pulling of the runner lo be allowed." Onalde kick must strike the ground at least* " 0 nrti beyond the line of xrlmtnage. falling which the members ot the a? kicking the ball are offside The problem before the committee was to eliminate ao far as possible the danger* which In the part hare attended the game -while preserving Us fascination aa a spectacle and Its dlsclallnary and educative elements to' young men of strength and cour age. It was felt that the next sea eon will, bo-cructal; Blther Injuries muat be fewer or there would be 3e rtouit hazard ot a widespread move ment to abolish football J altogether The steps decided upon to effect necessary reforms will result In weakening the power of the ofTense materially that It was necessary to devise means to ofreet the acquired Strength of the defense. In this pur pose two general plays are under con Meraflon. in the in tervaL before the ?< meeting of the commfttee which will be held at the UntVeMjftr' ciiik In I merits will be eatrledoi^yeMfi' member of the committee at his pirn college and on the results of these experiments depends the plan which shall prevail. Briefly atated. the changes so far adopted will result In the elimina tion to a large extent of maaa plays, and