St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-17
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.
Its Ravages in Kansas-Burning the
Bodies of Diseased Animals.
The Complaint in Illinois Less Serious Than
at First Feared.
NOT FOOT AND MOUTH.
GSpecial Telegram to the Globe

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 16.-Goyernor
Hamilton to-day received dispatch from
DR.. Haaren, state veterinary, now at Effng-
ham, stating that the disease affecting the
cattle in that vicinity is not the foot and
mouth disease as heretofore reported.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 16.-Governor
Hamilton to-day received dispatches from
Prof. Morrow, of the State Agricultural uni
versity, and DR.. N. H. Paaren, state veter-
marian, saying there were no cases of foot
or mouth disease in bingham counth this
state.
STAMPING 1T OUT IN KANSAS.
NEosHA FALLS, KS, March 16.-The quar-
antine committee has ordered the killing and
burning of seven head out of the Owl Greek
herd. Frumbower has returned from Eldor-
ado and reports no apatha there, but he found
some COWS suffering from milk leg. A case
is reported near Halls Summit, Coffee county
and subcommittee, with DR.. Frumbower,
have gone there to investigate. Den
yer surgeons are here experimenting with
cures. Editors of the Tronto Topic, Yates
Centre Neacs and Burlington independent
none of whom have seen the infected herds,
pronounce it not the foot and mouth disease.
The secretary of the quarantine committee is
instructed to correspond with division su-
perintendents of roads near here and ask
them to require a health bill from the COM
mittee before receiving cattle for shipment.
Quarantine is rigidly enforced and there is
no danger that the disease will spread from
any Of the herds now known to be infected.
With the destruction of these five herds and
thorough disinfection of the premises, all
danger is over. Lieutenant Governor Fin
ney goes to Topeka tomorrow with J. w.
Houghawont, A. Hamilton, of the quaran-
tine committee, and George D. Carpenter, of
the Woodson National bank at Yates Centre
These last go to give testimony, in case the
legislature desire any.
SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE.
Dies MONIES, Ia, March Ex-Governor
Sherman is in receipt of the following letter
from the board of trustees of the township in
Louisa county, where the disease has broken
out:
''To His Excellency: At a meeting of the
township trustees, called for the purpose of
taking action in regard to an epidemic, be-
lieved to be the foot and mouth disease,
which has broken out on farm half mile
west of Washella, the board has instructed
me to Immediately communicate to you the
facts and the symptoms of the disease.
Drake has fifty head of cattle. The disease
manifested itself in the following manner:
The animals were first taken with stiffness
or lameness in the joints above the hoofs of
the hind legs, the fore legs not being affect
ed. There is prurient discharge from the
nose and a running at the eyes
which have dull stupid look.
After a few days the foot
fO yott ha nj oh 1ba
which in few days more drops off. 1t has
a dry, hard appearance, and breaks like a
piece of wood. There are about forty head
afflicted, and number haue diedi in the last
two days. There is great alarm among the
cattle men in the vicinity in consequence, as
the county is largely devoted to stock raising.
The township board urgently requests you to
send competent veterinary surgeon to in
vestigate the epidemic, and take such action
as you deem proper to prevent any further
spread" Prof. Stalker, af the state agricul-
tural college, has been sent to Kansas by the
Legislature to examine matters there relating
to the disease. On his return from Wells. if
necessary, he will be sent to Louisa county.
Northfield Journal: A man who undertook
to drive across the track of the M. & st. L..
railroad in front of moving train last Fri
day was considerably mixed up by the en-
CINE striking his sleigh. The two occupants
of the sleigh were thrown up on the pilot and
the horses were thrown down; but all es-
capped without serious injury.
The Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific
railroads show considerable decrease in
their earnings during the past month, owing
to snow blockades, and the dullness of local
business.