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Show Chicago. 4. The horse disease presents pre-sents no new feature. Scarcely a horso can be seen on the streets. A number of ox teams have appeared this morning, morn-ing, attached to the heavy trucks of the wholesale houses. Weather oloudy and cold but dry. Washington, 4. No street cars are running to-day and very few hacks. Ninetecn-twentietbs of the horses diseased dis-eased aro sufferinc in a mild form. Deaths from the malady have also reached mules. Vehicles are drivon , slowly and animals are otherwise treated treat-ed with oare. Norfo'k, 4 The horse disease has disabled nearly all the laboring horses and many in the surrounding country. The street cars have stopped. Philadelphia, 4 But few horses are in tho streets Business is partially suspended. Most of the street oare have stopped Cbioago,4. Scores of ox teams have appeared on tho streets Bull-whaokers are in demand. Washington, 4. The President's horses are sick. Man-power has been substituted for horse-power in many cases. The mails are thus oarricd. The departments suitor from the sickness of their horses- |
