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Show HOOF AND MOUTH DISEASE. Efforts Being Made to Stnmp It Out In New Englnnd. Oilcngo Dec 1 -The West Is not to suffer because of the epidemic of hoof and mouth disease of catlle Inn nnd sh.ep In the New Lngland Ptatea sass fairretarj ef Agriculture Wilson, who arrlted In ( hleago last night to attend the International Interna-tional Llie stock eoslllon The Indications ar that we will be sue cessfnl In stamping out the disease before It reaches this aeclli n he said Mt liteat report from the Infeclert dlstrlrt Is that tho disease 1 at a standstill The next report will d.ilde the number of men that I will sen! to .New Lngland Hill joii miy be sure a large mimlier will go tlefore mint' diss hate passed there will be scleral hundred teterlnary stir-geonB stir-geonB In the New I inland Stalea nnd they will be instructed to inspect ctery eow aheep nnd hog I pelin we need three or four weeks to stamp out the dla- Congress will b asked for a special npproprlttlon to cure the disease perma nentlt I Intend to ask ror at least II l Tor this purpose Secretarj W llaon will teate for Wash Ington tomorrow night The exerutlte council todav adopted an ordir which riftlares that nil neoi mine sheep nnd swln upon Infeet.d remises nro 10 remain In quarantine until such time as the chief of the cattle bureau de-cldea de-cldea that It H rrnrer to release them that no uuctiona or public salea of neat catlle aheep or sulne shall be hell in Infected localities! that the transport of untie etc, oter public highness Is forbidden for-bidden at all limes when the disease ap pnra to be on the lm reuse and that nnll tboe hating business thero shall lie permitted on Infected terrltors |