The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-20
Gbs Mattgnla'l allS soutgBroll.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1898.


Sumter
Col. Robert a. Thompsou has re:
tired from the editorship Of The
Keonee Courier after nearly 6fsy years
sof ansise seryiee He has made an
hoaord record and has exerted an in
Raenes for good 10 bis community and
she State during ell the years he has
s1bse5S connecsed with the press.
As Ne have taken occasion to remark
bsfose Mr 3. D. Smith. of Lynshburg.
sill make. If elected. . most ea6ciens.
energetic and painstaking Superiaeen-
iea. ef Education He is young. able.
snthnsias:ic 10 the cause OF education,
3 and hsy1Dg been teaoher himself,
kpoas the needs Of the schools as= we'll
- any man Ne could name.
Joel 3 Brnnson is credited 70 Viii
lismsburg bas he may be put down as
Snmter man for he sas born and
reared here and his, removal 80 Wil.
Isamsburg Is recent occuren,e. He
81 known ,hrong ghons Sumter and the
sesseem 10 shich heis held insures .
lsrger prohibition vote than any other
ssandidate for Governor 90 that ticket
seald obtain.
AZ the cabinet meeting last night
PRESIDENT fcKjnley decided that be
Huuia NOT sigD the Cubsn resolutions
pssii this morning. He wished to sign
she ul,inasun % Spsin = the same time
ssd &c had not been completed When
the Cabinet met. The ulsiDs.1m viii
be sorusrded at once to Spain and that
government viii Be allowed twenty. -four
sto forty eight hours to reply. Il will
be short and TO the point A refusal
% oonply With the demands made 10
sbe nlsimasum is expected from Spain.
aud shis viii be followed BY the With
sdsaaal Of Minister Woodford from
Madrid. The sishdfasal Of the miois.
ler viii be the signal for the beginning
of hostilities. II this procedure is fol-
loved war Will NOS begin ustil Satur-
day sfteraoon, Sunday or perhaps as
late as Monday However. ell calcula-
lions may be discounted BY some un-
expected alteration 10 exciting conditions
aud var may be precipisased almost i'm
uedi.,ely. or Spain may back down,
bus the latter contingency Is Improbable.
The outbreak Of smallpox in this
CITY furnishes the strongest coo6rma-
too Of .ll thu. We have said from time
TO time 10 favor Of general vacciuatioo.
Several HUNDRED had themselves vacoi
ssted . month or more ago aud they
nor have nothing TO fear. bnt shere are
very many more. who have never been
saeoinssed as all or not within great
many years. These people ubo have
neglected to protect themselves against
smallpox have dose themselves an To-
justice sad jeopardised the safety Of
the community. They are responsible
for the sppsaranee of smallpox 10 Sam
ter, and ell the damage that msy be
done the business interest aud all the
I loss that may result is ebargeable to
them. He'd oompulsory ,scciostion
been eoforced two months ago there
would have been no smallpox 10 Sumter
IS this time. but that is past mendiog
and the best thing to be done now ia to
tate prompt measures to prevent the
spread Of the disease. The Board o|
Health should require every man,
woman and Child ia Sumter to be vacci
mated at once no one should be excused
and the city council should cooperate
with the Board Of Health ia enforcing
any rules cha. may be adopted. If il
is necessary there should be a house te
house visitation in order that no ont
may escape vascination.