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

The writer went Thursday, by inyit =
tion of L. Scvery, Esq with the Cover
nor's party to see the cattle said t be
affected with the terrible foot and mouth
disease ia eastern Coffey and western
WOOdson counties
Great alarm now exists among the
cattle men in this region of the state on
account OF the reports alb, VI This scourGe.
and we'll It m4Y, as any one will con-
cluds who will go and see the afflicted
animals.
The party left here about II O'Clock
with an engine and caboose, placed by
the always prompt aud generous Santa
Fe pc pile at the disposal of the g.Ncr.
nor and other officials To facilitate tie
examination Of the cattle The Santa Fe
IN this did good thing, because it
would have tsken two days to have made
the trip by regular trains The
special was in charge of COnduc-
tor L. W. IsbeIl, Of The Pacific
road, Engineer L. Wsltham and Samuel
Emmons, of the Santa Fe, all of whom
we found to b. careful and competent
railroad men, willing to DO all IN their
power for the accommodation of the
party.
DIR HoLCoMBE INTERVIEWED
On the way down, an opportunity WAS
presented I'd clnvtfse with DIR. A. A
HOlSombe, veterinary surgeon, in refer
ence TO the toOt and m Iuih disease, OF epi-
zO0tse dptta. as il is technically called.
We found the do, tor bOtl very agree
able and very Intelligent genl :
man. He is highly educated in
his profession, and was recommended
to Govern Click by General Anger,
commander of the department OF the
Missouri, as one If tue best surgeons in
the employ of the government any wi here
He is stationed al LeAvenwoIth, and We
may remark Incidental y, was ons of the
professors III the college where our own
veterinary surgeon, aud present sheriff,
J. H. White, graduated in New Jer-
sey. DR.. Hulcombe, we found exec, d.
ingly skeptical rs to the existence of the
foot and mouth disease in the neighbOF-
hood OF Neoshu Falls He does not be-
lieve ii can originate spontaneously, and
he had not heard Of the existence OF it
anywhere in THIS country at present 1t
is highly contagious disease and could
easily be brought TO Ksn,as, but in
this insiance 20 trace of Its origin could
be found, and this was The reason of his
skepticism II Can be transmitted in
the clothes of people who have handled
diseased cattle for a year after, unless
the clothes are dlsiniec;ed. The disease
ragged in portions of New York, Penpsyl-
vaDi4, DelewaIe and other states in the
years 1871, 1872 ard 1878 After due
efforts to check It's existence it disap-
peared.
AT NEosHo FALLS.
Arriving at NeOsho Falls We found
Hon d. W. Finney, A. P. MaglnDis
Capt W. ]. Haughswout, A. Hamilton
and others, with hacks and car.
riages ready with good sup
ply of robes and blankets
to convey the party to the neigbborhood
where the discs, exists First a stop
was made to partake of most excellent
dinner at the Falls House, kept by T
L. Reid. It was after 2 O'Clock and the
diOner was thoroughly enjoyed. The
party of thirteen was here Joined by sev
eral of the good citizens Of the Falls anC
vicinity
THE DISEASED CATTLE.
i The first herd visited was that of d
Fl. Keith, four and Z hall miles north o
the Falls In Coifey county. Mr. Keitt
has 1a0 cattle, and go of them are sick
The house Is on elevated ground, and th,
cattle lots slope 10 the ives
and are skit-d by a thicl
growth of young timber. l
seemed to US a good place for cattle
The disease brUke out here during til
holidays. II was for a long time be
lieved to be caused by freezing the part
affected. We found the poor animal
lying OF hobbl ng about the lots. som,
with two feet sohe, and som
seemingly unable to rise at all
Others had swelled leg1, an,
nearly all were atfiic ed with sores il
their mouths in various places. The
seemed to DC supplied and Indifferent {
the presence OF their investigating visi
tors. Mr.. Keith slys they are taken b
, jerking Of the legs up toward thei
T bodies, by the appearance of speckR uE
on the nose, and by standing 10 q boRe
or bumped position. In some all tn
feet are afflicted. Twelve of Mr.. Keith
cattle have lost their feet up above tn
first joint. Others have only lost thei
hOofs. In a fewIca>e s suppuration too
place IN the feet, aud these are recover
ing from the disease They are genel
ally afflicted with diarrhea. Two q
three fac cows were afflicted
and the disease appeared upt
the uddeTs Gee sucking calf had dice
the mother being affected, which show
thar the milk IS poisonous He la,
) killed three OF bis cattle. MIR Keith
cattle were mostly yearlingI
AMI were all bought in that neighbor
, hood, and he knows of no possible wa
10 which the disease could have bee
communicated to them. Near by Is III
! fine farm aud exc llent residence an,
stock buildings of a c. Goodrich. TIL
J stock is owned by Goodrich and HieC
man, They have 90 heal of fine caiil,
! Thirty five are affi cited with the foot an
mouth disease, MT Heidman first nj
3 ticed the disease about three wet ks ag,
I 1t is harder on Youug than old cattle
. The cattle sffiIcled nearly all eat wei
The disease was conv'y ed to this her
from that of Mr. K, iib.
< The next place visited was that of
s w. Beard. He has 70 head of cattle
q The disease appeared only two weel
Q ago, and wss brought & this herd by 6
animal purchased of Keith. Only thr,
of his cattle have been afflicted, and OF
= of these he killed. One had been vel
!. lame, but seemed to be recovering
= is stated that some cattle have the d
|, ease in light form. Mr.. Boards catI
:, have extra care, and be has taken {
= the precautions he could to prevent q
a spread of the disease among his Gait
"a by keeping them separate, and by dist
~ tectants
n IT is FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
!. Alter thorough examination of L
n animals in all stages of the disease
- consultation was held at the residence
in Mr.. Heidman, where ample acoomm
m dations were afforded, and at the requ,
no of GOVERNS Click and Hon. w
Sims, secretary of tbs state agricul
~ raj society, DIR. Holcombe was asked
make public statement of the result
his examinations. Ia answer to Il
request the doctor SAID that tSI
nd standing his vie vs. TO the contr lry VIII
ia he came upon the ground and began (
Ia examination, he now believed I
nQ frnnhla tn he the Il - add E,.rt a nj No.,