Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20

people would justify him In calling an
extra session of the Legislature. He adj /
Vlsed that the County Board make an /
appropriation to buy and destroy any /
animal supposed to be affected as soon as I
the disease shows itself.
Congressman Funston telegraphed from |
| Neosho Falls, urging that the Legislature /
be called together at once.
| Gov. Click has received numerous let |
i tiers from all over the United States re-
commencing cures.
at mass meeting at Emporia, March
10th, DR.. White, who first pronounced
the coptaglon at NeOsho Falls to be foot
and mouth disease, reported that the dis
ease exists IN Lyon county; that he had
examined number of cattle near Hart
ford and found beyond doubt that the
| dreaded aptha was there. The disease,
however, had almost run its course Steps
have been taken in EEnporia to prevent
the spread of the disease.
Cheyenne cattle men have quarantined
the Territory and will not allow any cat
tie to come in before they have been ex-
amined.
Reports on March 18th confirmed the
report that the disease had appeared in
herd at Yates Center. Well developed
cases have also appeared in a herd be-
70
! county, and among some mules south of
Emporia. At meeting in Neosho Falls,
800 cattle men being present, Lieut.. Gov.
Flnney stated that thus far only stock
} cattle have been affected, cattle Fit for
shipment and corn fed cattle having
escaped. Several days ago O'Toole had a
sale and his cattle were sent all over the
State. At that time six head of his cattle
had the disease in it's most advanced
| Tho I,
only cure is death and fire. a quaran-
tine is established in Woodson county,
r but it is not observed as it should be.
? Cattle are being moved, and the opinion
: is that only special legislation can help
} matters. Resolutions were adopted APP
: proving the action of the Commissioners
: of Anderson, Allen, Cofey and Woodson
counties in apprOpriating $500 each.
Also endorsing the quarantine in Wood
son county and pledging the support OF
! the convention to the committee. Also
: urging Gov. Click to call a special session
= of the Legislature at once, to pass specific
: laws to aid in getting rid of the disease,
! and urging the speedy passage by Con-
gress of the Hatch bill on contagious
diseases among animals. Also urging
2 the Congressional delegation from Kan
e sas to unite in asking the Governor to
e call an extra session. Several hundred
i dollars was reported in the hands of the
q various local committees, and they were
9 instructed to turn this over to the local
y Quarantine Committee, who will keep up
a strict quarantine until such time as the
I Legislature can be gotten together TO act
= Gov. Click intimated that he would call
:. an extra session as soon as he was con
:. WINGED that the people of the State de-
L sired it. Marion, Chase and Butler
!, ! counties have united IN a request to him
Z to do 80.
Il The Second Annual meeting of the
Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association
at Caldwell on March 18th passed reso-
lutions urging a special session. They
will petition the Legislature to appropri
ate SIS, 10000 for stamping out cattle dis
eases. One new herd in WOOdson cOun
Il ty is reported affected. It is thoughttht
new committee will be able to enforce {
= strict compliance with their regulation
for few days, but as it has no legal au
7, thOrity, the situation cannot be Ions
"a maintained. A committee of stock meI
81 at EmpOria have issued a dispatch an
nouncing that the disease has only ap
If peared among stock cattle, and that Wig
IS liant measures have been taken to con
fine affected cattle. ]. III. Sanders, o
. Chicago, Secretary of the cattle Commits
|: sion, says he has information tina
l. the cattle disease now prevailing
in Kansas was carried there il
e. clothing by two Scotchmen direct from
b, an infected herd in Scotland. The cit
liens of Riley county passed resolution
against an extra session, though urginI
~ the Governor to do all in his power t.
III stamp out the disease. Major VIM. Sims
Secretary of the State Board of Agricult
e. ure, urges the calling of a special session
" Several mass conventions held in town
in the Arkansas Valley have also passes
resolutions requesting the Governor t.
u delay no longer. The report of DR.. Hol
:, comb, the U. S. Veterinary Surgeon, say
III there is no safety for the herds not al
N fected except by killing and burning tn
d. affected herds, fences, hay, manure, etC
D. Reports on March 18th were that sew
I'd eral new cases had appeared in Wood
It. son county. It is spreading rapidly i
e. the Pribeneau herd and since the dis
of ease appeared he has sold several heaC
a. thus scattering it abroad. The QuaraI
to tine Committee is doing good work. T
Dorado and Perry passed resolution
calling for an extra session. The Coy
ISL ernor of Wyoming has been requisite
re to quarantine the Territory against KaI
10. sas. On March 18th Gov. Click issue
,rt his proclamation converting the Legi
~ lature in special session at 4 P. NJ. Marc
n 18th.