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Show Disease Amen- ak. New Yobit, Sept 14. "Kansas cattlemen Just now are very much exercised over a new and peculiar disease that has broken out among their stock," sal 1 James U. Maxwell Max-well of Abilene, Kan , this morning morn-ing "Tne new disease nude its Brt appearance about a month ago in the southern part of the Statu. Several cattle died, but their loss was attributed to tbe lack Of water and Hie overcrowded condition of the ranges; but In the last two weeks the cattle have been dying by hundreds. Those ranges that are the best watered and best conditioned con-ditioned havo not escaped. At Newton over four thousand cattle have dial and twice that number are seriously lit Just what the mesterious malady Is and how It spirals are subjects of mucb s;js?cu-lation. s;js?cu-lation. borne think It is a form or tlie Texas fever, and, although more faUl and Its progrrra taore rapid than is usually the caie In that disease, I am inclined to believe that supposition cor-uect, cor-uect, Others think the disease is dry murrain, although it la very seldom that lt aflVctB cattle on our western slopes. Ho w to prevent the 'disease from spreading Is a puiile. It has made Its appearance among herds completely shut in and which have no connection with other bride Same believe that tba germi of tho disease are carried from one section to another by running water. A rtriet quarantine against southern cattle has I'een inaugurated inaug-urated and everything is being done topreveut the. spread of this peculiar pec-uliar epidemic It Is believed that the dbvase originated among entile sent from tho Indian Territory." |