The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-13


Isture.
1t was nearly 10 O'Clock yesterday
when the special train for Neosho Falls,
furnished by the Santa Fe, to carry the
cattle men TO that place, arrived here,
and two hours were consumed here be-
fore the tram started luth
The train was in charge of j. Nc
Cambridge, conductor, aud VIM. Rain,
engineer Upon it were Governor
Click and The marty mentioned yester.
day. The psrty from here and from
Chase county filed the car C. Imperative
~ full.
NEOsHo FALLS
was reached about O'Clock, two hours
after the time set for the mass meeting.
The Extra session of The legislature WAS
the topic of conversation, and before
reaching The Falls vote WAS taken
which resulted in twenty votes
for, two agsinst, and nine
who had not made up their minds, as
they wanted 10 hear the evidence. CON-
ing back there was not one but that
would hsve vCt-d IN favor of the extra
session.
The meeting Was found TO be in pro-
gress when the special arrived at the
church. TO which It had adjourned for
more room. There were probably 500
people present. Lieutenant Governor
Finney presided.
tuly fnB Il
on the platform, and as he walked for
ward was greeted with hearty applause.
NuthIB0 formal had been done, the
time being spent in hearing the exper-
isBce and observations of all who had
anything to offer on the subject of the
cattle disease The proceedings through
out showed the deepest interest of the
people in the subject.
WORK DONE.
1t was found that the attempts of the
local committee appointed at the meet
ing last week to quarantine the neigh
bOrhoOd where the disease was then
found had been tolerably successful, as
much so as 1t could be made by vOlun-
tAry effort Chairman FInney made a
statement 10 the effect that stock cattle
only were affected thus far by the foot
and mouth disease in that section. Cat
tie fit for shipment, corn ted cattle had
not yet been touched by the disease.
He was also of the opinion that no cat
tie have been shipped away from the To-
cality. II was desired that this fact be
made public, 8" that no injury might be
done the vicinity where the disease now
prevails.
STATEMENTS or THE SURGEONS.
DR.. Holcombe, who has re-
NAMED IN the neighborhood ever
since last week, dong his
best for the suppression OF the disease,
was called upon and made clear and
interesting statement of the situation
from The start, which was listened to
with breaihiess interest. The points
made by the doctor were given by us
last week. He reItt rated that the scourge
now prevailing was the genuine foot and
mouth disease, and again urged the de-
structinn of the sffected cattle and the
strictest quarantine and sanitary meas.
uros. The disease had appeared in one
nIw herd since the meeting of last
Thursday, that of a German named
Pribbenow, who lives about twelve miles
south of NeOsbO Falls. He found eight
we'll defined ca es in this herd of 16J
| head.
DR.. TTumbrOwer, WHO had been sent
out by Commissioner LorIng to examine
the disease here, and who had been
| upon the ground for several
days, made an interesting stateme nj
of bis observations and confirmed all
that DR.. Holcombe had SAID about It's
existence. He apuke of one particular
case, red steer, which had bst n affected
for two days. This had numerous
blisters in the mouth, which, when
broken, gave follh yellowish discharge
The snimIl showed general disinclina-
tion to move about, and had a iempera.
ture OF 1912 ) degrees. Several large
blisters were also found on the internal
lining of the Iectum One of these was
about the size of fly e cent piece. Con
siderable foaming at the mouth was
noticed. The state of Insulation of the
disease is from "a hours t. four days
During the earliest stages of the disease
say about the fourth day, the highest
temperature Will be found. This some.
times reaches 107 degrees. At times
there is no mouth trouble. only foot
Again the trouble will all be in the
mouth AMI not in the iett. II of the
mouth only, the recovery will bt
comparatively snOD, but when of the
feet II is much longer. The fatality Of
the disease is MT nearly so great as many
imagine. Where It exists in its sever, 81
form the loss will r. zach about 30 PEI
cent. 1t grades down from this to abou
three per cent. This is regulated by the
season, the condition of the cattle anG
the place of the confine mcnt. The very
fevered condition of the cattle near NeO
sho Falls is due in large part TO theil
lying IN the snow during the holidays.
After the first stage o! the disease art
passed some of the cattle will not es
bay, but generally enjoy grain. There II
! no other disease known OF described il
our literature similar to it in contagious