Y. M. C. ?. C?uiFeotioi). CONFER ES" O fi OF COLLEGE P?JSSI?BNrs. The Preliminary Session of the y. M. O. A- Convention. The Conference of the Presides'ts of College Associations was bald on Thursday morn? ing, toe session lasting two boora. The conference was conducted bj Mr. H. P. Au dersoo, secretar/ of toe Stcdeota* Depart meat, International convention. Two sub? jects discaassd by Mr. Anderson: 1. Tbe Place of Stadeot Associations io the Life of j tho Institution. 2. Tho Supremo Object of Staden t Associatifs. The confereces waa attended bj tbe presi? dents of alt tbe college asesciatioes ia tbe State save two. The following college tao elations were represented : S. C. Colleet-J- 7. Wardl&w. Wcfford College-W. L. Prince. Clemioa College-E. B. Boykic. Forman University-J. H. Mitchell. Erskine Coliege-Joo W. Good. Presby terian College-P. L. Johnson. S. C. Military Academy-T. H. Rnssell. Wcfford Fittiog School-D. W. Simmons. Cokesbury School-P. J. Qiattlebais. Tbornwell Orphanage-J. B. Braach. Orsogebarg Collegs-J E Chandler. Coav^se Commercial School-W. W. Mil? ler. . - Xewberrj College-C. N. Wessioger. FIRST REGULAR SESSION THURSDAY NIGHT. Tte Y. M. C. A. Convention opened Thcrs- j daj n;ght at the Presbyterian Chnrcb. Tbc building was crowded when lbs hoar for ser vi<*e cam?. The convention opened with a song ser T iee condGcted bj Rer. J. A. Dorri- I tee, cf Charlotte, wh3 will have charge of the singing dering the convention. ' The cooveatiec waa called to order bj Chairman E E , Baveoel, of Spartan burg, and Ser. W. S. B. Ford, cf Gaffoej, Jed in prayer. 43r. F. H. Wardraw wa? rtqaestei to act as temporary eecretary. The '.appointments I of committoea w^re read. The chairman announced that no speeches of welcome and a-> responses were oeceS3arj as Somier bad already given tbs convention a warra weicomn. fie mado a few introduc? tory remarks and introduced Bishop Capers, p who was the tfjakec of the evening. Hts ?rbj?ct was "Toe Mao for the Soar." Bishop Capers said ta part ; , "The greatest essential is the man himself. Mach harm id done to Chriatianitj by a popaiar error, that ia, that it ts too far above .and beyond cs and oar beiief. Thoasaods of men honestly believe, bat thej do not know sor aoderstasd what their Master expects of them. The Chinese-minister sajs Confccian ism is a practical religion because the people do practice it, bat Cbristianiij is bejood as all oecanse we do cot and cannot practice it. If we had a coosecraeed joucg manhood, we would have a glorious State. Who of us have sot been tempted again and again to exeas? aochriatlik? speech azd example, bj saying i; is tco high and exalted for me? ? great barrier to us is the fear of criticism upon ocr condition. This appeals to the minds ot young men. if one attempts to lire a ChriViao. life and fails io some respects ?he is called a preteader.' Have tbe faulty lives of Christian been to jon a wa j of ojrer Io:king your own faults? We have aa exam? ple s*: C3 bj God. Everyone is under tbe sacred obligation to follow tbe example cf bb 3as?er. It is as attractive example. We cannot resist ao aUractive example and it has a great J;. Sasses and power over ns. Christ's persoaat character ceased mea to follow him whiie on earth Tba oily class He ever re? pelled wtre those having neither sympathy rogr?m ojade a report. The chairman mad* several aoocuocemeot* and Bishop C3p?e3 disarmed ?he congregation after tbs sin^io^' ot "Coward Cbrisuan Soldiers." Tie convention opened Fridaj morning with ri s^og aetv^c? conducted oj Rev. F. H. Ward!-??. PeraaotM organisation of convection was ,tben ? ffected. Prc?. E S Dreher, cf Colum? bia, was elected president. ist Vice President-F. B. Wilbnr, Gaffaej. 21 Vjce Prenden i-Prof. E E Reid, Char lesion 3i V.ce President-P.2v. C. C Brown, Soor. Secretary -&ev. F. H. Wardlaw. President Dreiser made a few appropriate remarks. He said ?he purpose of the con? vention WAS tso-folc, vi?. To help ourselves add to help t-he peopls of Sumter. Toe chairman appointed the committees for tbe convention. A; 10.15 thc qaie'.-hour, under the direc? tion of Rev. H. C. Backnolrs, cf Chester, was begun. Dering tb:3 hour, gospel songs were song and prajers were offered. Rev. ?uckbol?? made a short talk on "the winning of souls." His address was very earnest aod pointed. ? (iThs Association as a Force Among Men." Discussion by Mr. W. C. Lowe, of Charles? ton. Saving the lost, strengthening thc weak, and building op tba weak-three aims of Sunday afternoon taeetiogs. Attention i should Oe paid io the a coje?is of tbe leaders, j Mistake is runde to tnake up ia cambers what id lacking in spirit Interest was increased oj atirnog magic. If we honor Gad En will honor a?. Dagger ia giving mere diversions and enterfaiomejt instead of spiritual aid. .'What Place Shoo id t?iole Stuay Hoid in Our Work " Discussion by Mr C. T. Holm, of Columbia. God's word is a guide ia life. Need of Bible study in our work. ''WbatCan be Done to Promote Personal Purity ?'' DiSCU63;oo by Mr. S-evens, cf Cbarieston. Mr. t??evecs spake feeling upon this eat-ject acd with much force. Rev. P Wardlaw cailed tbe attention of tba conveatioo to a few Bible verses oa i the sucjec; under discaesioa. Mr. Bridgman ; thought tbe bas; way to cause purity was to ; train the mind. Proverbs ia a good book for ! yooog men to read. Mr. Dusban physical director of the Charleston Association m*de some remarks on tbe topic. After tba business committee reported the convection adjocrced until 3 p. rn The regular session of the convention Friday nigbt was preceded by a 3oag service under tbe direction of Rev. J. A. Dorritee, the noted singer. He was assisted by a chords of col* lege students. Tbe song servise was thor? oughly enjoyed by tbe large audience present. Tbe people of Sumter were ont in foil force last night, the church baing packed to ita fail capacity. The first address was delivered by Rev. E. 0. Watson, of Charleston. Subject: "The Association as a Social, Educational aod Religious Force ia the Community." Tee speaker painted ont ibe fact of mis being a young mao's day acd a young man's coun? try. They ore filling all tbe important posi tioas. I: is a question, "Is the yoong man safe V3 Religion mu3t be tbs base of all association work. Tbe educational training of nen, ivbo have bean enable to obtain an edecdtion when younger, ia provided for by the association. The social side is an rssen tial part of human nature. If we leave tba 1 social side to the devil we must expect tbe 1 devil to ran it, *nd wa can't expect bim to 1 famish righteous amusements." The 8tate Executive Committee made its i report, which was a very gratifying one. Tbe next addre9 was delivered by Mr. H. 0. Williams of New York city. Subject: "Tba Association as a Force Among Rail- j road Men." Mr. Williams spoke of tbe great | debt we owe tbe railroad men and bow%tbe , managers of railways have endeavored to | better tbe condition of ibis class ot mon. Tbe , first association for railroad men was estab- j (ed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1872. Tbis was , the first ia the world- Tbere are now 1S1 ? organizations with a membership o? 41,000. , They own TO buildings, worth $1,000,000. , 70 pet ceot. of tbe mileage of railways are ; interested io railroad associations. The following program was carried out Saturday morning : i 9:30-Testimony Service. 10.00-"Winning Men. Tbe Means to be Employed." Rev. Jno. Kershaw. He show? ed bow the influence of men either repelled men or wen them in spiritual work. Those wbo try to win others must themselves be won. The love cf mea ia necessary io win niog men. 10:15-The Association as a Physica Force." Mr. Chas. Dusban, Charleston. What is being done in tba work. Difference from athletic ciaba. Relation of the Chris? tian worker to athletics. 10.45-"The Association es an Educa? tional Force." Prof. W Z. KcGhee, Colcm bia. ll 15-"The Association as a Soci&l Force." Rev. J. A Dorritee, Cbarlotte. 1145-"."voutb Carolina Associations in 1901 " H. O Williams, Naw York City. To-night tbere will be an address by Mr. H. P. Andersen, of Naw York City, at 8 o'ciock. Tois address will be preceded by t be regular song service. AN INTERESTING PRO GRAM SUNDAY. The Convention ended its sessions Sunday nigbt at tbe Presbyterian Church, holding a farewell service at 10 o'clock. All day tie delegates were attending meetings in varions parts of tbe city. All these services were well attended and et jjyed. The first service held waa the consecration service conducted bj Mr. E G. Wilson, of Charleston. At the boar for church services, R?7. J. A Dorritee filled the pulpit at the Presby? terial Church, Rav. F H Wardlaw at tba Methodist, Rsv. H. C Buckbohz at the Bap? tist and Messrs. Holm and Mitchell held ser* vices in the Magnolia Street Church. At 3 15 p m , thare was a conference for college students in the lecture room of the Presoyterian Church, conducted ay Mr. H. P. Acderaon, of New York, and a meeting for boys at the Magnolia Street Church, under tba direction of Mr. Chas. Dusban, of Charleston j The mass meeting for men m the Opera Hoc se began at 4.30, being conducted by Mr. H. U Williams, of New York, and addressed by Rev H. C Buckboliz About 600 men attended this meeting, and it was a very in- j terestiog and impressive meeting. The final meetiog at night in tbe Presby? terian Church was the most largely attended meeiing held to this city for some time psst. The meeting was preceded by a song service, followed by addresses of all the prominent Y. M. C. A. workers present. Mr. A. C j Bridgman, of Colombia, told of the work io j cities and towns. Mr. E G Wilson spoke j on the Boya' Department and its work, and j j Mr. H. P. Anderson addressed the audience ? j on College Work. A Urge numner of the ; ott.er delegates spoke oo different t?pica. The committee on resolutions read their i I report which w?s adopted, it ia as follows: j Be it Resolved by the Twejty-fonrtb Ac- j ? nual Convection of the YOOO?* Men's Chris- i lian Associations of South Carolina, that its j hearty thanks arc due and are hereoy ten- i dere? 1. To the kind people O? Sumter for tbi-ir ; cordial welcome, reception and boipitahty. j 2. To Mr. C. M. Hurst, Jr., and me ?ocal i committee for their untiring efforts in provid- j iag for the entertainment and comfort of del egates, and for tbe ne?; cadges furcisbed ; also to ?be city police for speci.il courtriies 3. To tbe congregation and pastor of thc Presbyterian Courco for ure of tbe:: nouses of worship, nod for thoughtful attentions ; also to .he Magnolia Street Uc?iodis: Cb arch for the use of its house of woraoip 4 To the Cuy Council fur cse of Opera House 0 To the press of City acd State for an? nouncements and accurate reports of pro? ceedings of ccnvsoitoo 6 To the International Committee for the presenco und efficient serves of tbeir s*cre tarie.-, Messrs. H. P. Acderaoa and H. 0. Williams 7 To Bishop Capers and Revs. H. C. Buck boltz, E. 0. Watson and John Kershaw for tbe VAluaole assistance rendered by them. 8 To Rev. Jas. A. Dorri tea nod Prof. E. E. Reid for so efficiently conducting the music 9 To the Railroads of the State for rc- I doced rates. 10. Be it further resold, That a copy of thes?* resolutions oe furnished the city papers, and tbat ttey be recorded on min?tes of Con? vention. Respectfully, ?3. G. Wilson, Chairman. After this report, Mr. Jimea Aihn. Jr., of Charleston, Chairman of the Stata Executive Committee, outlinad the plans for the comiog year ana a collection was t-tkeo to aid in the carrying on of the work. Sevarai short speeches were made by thc delegates, giving their impressions of tue convention, and then the farewell service w-s held, and tba con? vention adjourned. . Tho gymnasium exhibition on Saturday afternoon was attended by n large crowd, toe Optra House being Siled. The exbioitioo was under the direction of Mr. Chas. Dusban, physical director of the Charleston Associa? tion, and was quite c itertainmg and new to most of the audience. After the gymnastic exhibition, a game of ossket oall between Charleston and Columbia was played, the Charleston tetm wincing by a score of 43 to 2. CUBAN AND PHILIPPINE QUESTIONS. Wasingtoo, Feb 1?.-Everybody here is still guessing as to whether lhere will be aa extra session or not Just at present, despite tbe fact that the Coban and Philippine questions are in a better way* to be solved, temporarily at least, than had seemed at ail possible heretofore, the prog Dostications of the Republican lead? ers in favor of the extra session seem to be increasing. Probably this is due to the growing probabil? ity that the ship subsidy bill will be defeated. The situation ia the Philippines is comparatively simple Senator Spoon-? er bas offered as an amendment to j the army appropriation bill, which is j yen. to come before the senate, an amended version of the resolution he prepared at the last session, giving the president authority to govern the islands. As originally introduced, the resolution provided that the pres ident could establish a civil govern ment whenever the insurrection was pct down, while the new form leaves out the proviso as to the suppression of the insurrection puts matters entirely to the discretion of the president The new form provides : "That all military, civil, and judicial powers necessary to govern the Philippine islands acquired from Spain by the United Stated by the treaty of Paris s?ail, until otherwise provided by congress, be vested in such person or persons, and shall bs exercised in such manner as the pesident of the United States shall direct for the establishment of civil government and for maintaining and protecting the inhabitants of said islands in the free enjoyment cf liberty, property and religion. Provided, That all franchises granted under the provis ions hereof, shall contain a reserva tion of the right to alter, amend or repeal the same " If thc Republi? cans are really ia earnest, they eau get this through congress with little or no difficulty. The Cubau question could be easily solved if the Administration were disposed to carry out the nation's pledge to release the island as soon as a stable government was estab lished (herein; but this it setrns most reluctant to do The r?solu* j tion adopted by Congress nearly I three years ago reads: "That the} United States hereby disclaim any ! disposition or intention to exercise sovereignly, jurisdiction or control over said island, except for the paci fication thereof, and assert their determination when that is completed to leave the government and coutro? j of the island to ils peopie. Under j this resolution it is difficult for any j honest man to see what either Con I gres8 or the President has to do with the matter, further thau to make sure ! that "pacification" has been brought | about. The position of the Demo? crats in Congress, therefore, is that the President should withdraw from the island the moment a stable gov ernmeut has been established, irre? spective of whether the United States has gotten aii it wants or not. Such is not the idea of the Repnbii cans, nor of the President, nor wiii ! the latter take the responsibility of j deciding what further terms will be exalted. It bas been proposed that ! Congress should adopt 3 resolution, j stating these terms, they b-ing rx j peeled to comprise grants of naval \ and military station* and right? of supervision over the fore go ?flairs ? and debt raising po w*:?-j^^jie r;cw . government, but the AH |??|5K very reluctant to cousenflf such general terrae. At least, so it i is saici. Possibly if the Shipping' bili should, by some miracle, gm through, ne would be more willing to- i act. At ?ny rate, be ie still perched ! on the fence ! THE CASS OF NESLEY. Havana, February 12.-The test! j mony nlready submitted on behalf of; the Government lu the case against j C. F. W Neeley, the alleged post-j office embezzler, covers more than J two thousand typewritten page? Tnis represents, however, only a portion of the whole evidence to be presented and witness are being examined daily Architects are drawing up plans of the postoffice vauit, fire room and electrozone plant, which are expect ed to have an important bearing on the stamp burning incident Neeley was asked to accompany some wit nessos to the postoffice, but on the advice of his counsel he declined to do so Trie Governmeul will submit ali its evidence to the Judge of the lower Coutts and it will be open for inspec tion by the couosei for the defence Nee ey will be given au opportunity to combat tho charges and to file testimony. The ca?-e then will go to the Audsncia for public trial, where the decision wiil beTinal so far as the facUi of the case are concerned. Au appeal may be taken to the Supreme Cou?:t on the question of sentence. Toe fiscal, who is preparing the testimony, says that the examination of witnesses a?d the translating of their testimony will take consider? able time, and that he is uoabie to predict when the work will be com? pleted. The Notional Ba.ik of Cuba has been incorporated with a capital of $1,000,000. The officers are resi denis of Havana and ail the directors are connected with the North Ameri- , can Trust Company lil is probable that the new institu? tion will deal extensively with the sugar and tobacco interests. A Bold Attempt at Robbery New York, February 13.-Mrs Louise A. Pryor, wife of Dr. W R. Pryor, who i? a son of Ex Judge Roger A. Pryor, was struck on the head by a piece of lead pipe and rob? bed today The scene of the crime was the stairway ieading from the up town track of the 4th avenue tunnel, at 38th street. Mrs. Pryor had several hundred dollars worth of diamonds and some monny in ber pursue when she was struck Mrs. Pryor fought bravely and managed to escape with a cut on the head, where bbb was half stunned by a blow from the lead pipe She piuck ily gave chase and a policeman caught her assailant, who calls himself Patrick Hynes. He was held in $5,0?U bail for trial. Hi* Life Was Saved. Mr. J. E- Lill}', a prominent citizen of Han? nibal, Mo., lately had a wonderful deliverance from a frightful death* In telling of it he says: '.I was taken with typhoid fever that ran in to pneumonia. My langs bucatue hurdeued. I Wis so weak I couldn't eren Mt up in bod. Nothing helped I expected soon to die of Consumption, when I heard of Dr. King'j? New Discovery. One bottle gave great relief. I continued to uee it, and now am well and s:rcng. I can't say too much in ita praise." This marvellous medicine is the surest and quickest cure in the world for all throat and l ing trouble. Regular sises 50 cts and $1.00. Trial bottle freo at J. F, W. DeLorme's Drug Store, every bottle ^guarauteoJ. 2 Big Glass Factory Burned. Pittsburg, Pa. Feb 12.-Nearly the entire plant of the Rochester Tumbler Works, ot the National Glass Company, the largest and finest in the world, at Rochester, Pa, was destroyed by fire that smarted about midnight. The loss will amount to about 8500,000, entirely covered by insoraoce The fire waa discovered in the cooper shop by the watchman and quickly ; spread to the warehouses), mold rooms, aod from there to (be main factory The main factory was a building 300 by 500 feet and contained tho pressed ware departments. In ali eight buildings were burned, and the only portions of the plant left j standing are tne puuoh department and ! the blown warehouse. An overheated faroaoe is believed to have started the fire. The lloobester Tumbler Works had a capacity of 85,000 dozen tnmolers a week. Tho plant overed an area of 15 acree. When seen today H C. Frye, presi? dent of the National Glass Compaoy, said ; "I am at a los? to know what started the fire Inadequate water pressure retarded the work of the firemen and it was impossible to make any great headway. The burned fac? tory contained five furnaces and the upper factory, whioh was saved, con? tained two. Got cf a total of 1,200 600 men will be rendered idle tempo? rarily, I hope. Whether we will rebatid or noe I cannot say at this ? time. The machinery io the burned ? ?3c;or7 will be bard to replace and it : caDnot be done escort a: a great cost." i - i m i "i m m ? London, Feb 12 -Gen Kitchener i io a dispatch from Pretoria, dated j Feb 12, says : French has captured ! a convoy of 50 wagons and 15 carts and has made 43 prisoners. We had mz? man wounded. - -.? 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