, 1869-06-23
THE TEXAS CATTLE DISEASE.
49, -
ImpOrtanee Of tht Kendall County Law
suit to the Breeding and Dairy In
teftsts Of tho Northwest.
LctIer from Hon, John Went
worth.

worth.
II tAs Extt,r ef TAs C1teoso Trban<:
Ih4vs BEEN ioonng for commena nom sona
Of The great dai1y interests q hreedlnE interests
OF the Northwest upon the z1ttcle IN 1Hh Ih1-
srHr, copied fum the Kendall County psper'
concerning the sutt there against Major DAVE for
damages n consequence Of ntE bringing into that
county "Te1As Or Cherokee cattle.
That ault WIS Important In noTe Respects to1a
ona. TSrs Should tbs verdict OF the Jury oe sus-
tanned, it wiu teach our brssdsis And dsat3mea
that they can bars eon1dencs N our eooffa OF
Justice, and that there 10 no necessity toT zesoft-
ing to mob law to protect their tnteEeesa Tna %
the 6rzt trial under The Ism and the sufferers have
gained their suit. Other suits al tnsou8n soe
Northwest, where people have been dahaasea
BY the introduction Of "Cnerokee or
Texas cattle" viii undoubtedly be commenced,
and there u no doubt bat the verdict
Of tur4es win be such that sufferers viii be IN
epired with confidence 5has their tue remedy q
IN the courts and not in yioience It IS vel known
that secret organizations have been formed IN
MoaE pa1ts Of the Northwest to af1est the spread
OF the s. 'Texas or Cherokee cattle" disease, and
that not only men, but women and children have
-consplsed for acts Of lawleRsnesa aud violence
Neither Major Davis nor any other man could en-
plVy AuHA tuOuEn W ul1tt 1etA VI AoA00 u
Cherokee CATTLE over tbe route where 20 much
damage was caused last year, and for portion Of
which damage the reported snIt WAS brought IN
Kendall County Any attempt OF the kind, under
present excitement would result In death 10 the
CATTLE and violence, not death, TO not only the
dEtyens but to ali persons who af-
fordet food or shelter. 1t r estimated
that at least eco, and some ray 800,
mitch cown were destroyed by this disease last
season in Cook County alone, and for which tns
tosers have not Jet received one cent Of that cd1
pensatton not only Justly, but legally, tnets due.
Steufsd. All facts developed IN the trial of
this Kendall couuty suis are Of Importance, a. de-
te1mfninZ the extent to which this disease COZ
taxlous. The buying Of tbs cattle at the Chicago
STOCK Iafts Ii admitted. and the Bpreaa Of the
dtaease all along the route OF the cattle 70 Kenan
County, and also IN the ne1ghboThood where the
cattle were Kept, VIVA proved, not admitted
whenever 1t hns been asserted that the "Tcxas
or Cherokee cattle" disease WIS Infectious, OF
contagious, or TINT, tn the fullest sense Of the
word, it went In the an, as prursd BY tho opera
tons Of the disease IN the Fifth Ward Of this city
and along The Archer road to tho Summit and
IN the towns OF IAts and Lyons, In this
county, there bare been those who denied tho
laet and charged all the calamites 70 the cattle
driven OF By Major DAvts- It Is 3areed that these
cattla passed over the route IN July and that none
paused afterwards waa absent at the East
when the cattle were driven past ny farm But
have conversed With many people who saw them,
and they all agree thAs the cattle were badly
wasted By disease when they passed Cue tIed
In the read opposite nj premises. At that time,
our Summit people knew nothing Of tho "Texas
or Cherokee cott1e" disease, noE Of the nlegaltty
OF bringing such cattle into the 8late. BetHeen
my farm and the Stock Yards, It Is reported that
several head died cut Of this one drove. But my
,nF- ~ frv$
the almost certainty that otheB won1d die IN
= rew noura. Mind Jau, al! this VAS In
July. and that no Texas Or Cherokee Cattle ~
Tere driven along the Archer road Afterwards
Early tn August my foreman wrote me thst the
cows around the Stock Yards we're dying OF with
the "Texaa OF Cherokee cattle disease. He
wrote about twice week, and eaeh letter con-
tanned SONIC notice OF the spread Of the disease
toward ny farm Ny last letter from him stated
thatsom Of my next uelshhors had lost cattle.
reached tome On the 23th Of September, aud tW0
Of my cattle had lied, and vo more Werc Blck, all
Of whom died. The next night came seve,e
frost, and after that, there were no new cases IN
cy herd, nor that OF my nelghbor3; but all who
were affected with 1t dietL IhaVe made extensive
Inquiries, and / know not Of Blngla ru-
coyeJ. The frost Beems to have been
q preventative, hut not cure. The ques-
ton :Eisea, Did the dtseaBc spread In the air nom
tho Stock Yards, or did the disease reach mg herd
On September 81 from tho herd OF Major Davis
that was driven past my premises early IN July
In either case the atzeoso must hare gone in the
all. For my catue that died were IN different pas
.rttn ..Tsreo ~ cnerneec ~s+,1, :. m, xtth any
sorncattc r,ttta hn+ mvnvn rnn,a dttos-+n1 .z1th
~. and cha,o7ng,o1, nm E1r,h vo-,. ,rd s,rher
rnsa cn,,n,ItIca - re -naaaaoo ~ ~. ,,,sc,sed
nr1, NJ Mcfor nov1g th,nr sn.t = Ar NV raToer
rnnst ha nlstarrn ~ asaert that nv cat1,a ~ thar
d,ed rzt IN aoma nav fare hae, rnoc ~ tract
~ tho cn,ttc n Matnr nnv1u and h.va etth,r ra,.
mon The sama praaa cr d-rnk +ha sema
vster: and tne7 nsS whv nona os nv
ysluoLle hnls. tnat vere tent
up, md constantly under the eye Of MT meu. did
not contract tho disease, Some Of the hettes
that lost we're a valuable ~ ay bulls, anu they
we1e tn aa enclosure, away frou the road, and
where It "as Impossible tor them TO take me dis
case D 1ood' Watef OF son1aet Naen mo o'ssase
Eaoe W sppsoasu 14sa ~ . .ao4 .nousana uouAse
49,. ~ 49,. ,.s,,-. 49, tns,r sssirs 1r
whtteV Vashesi and fdistnfected yith crude csxboIc
artd. Not one OF tnen Eps taken out Of hts
sta,t mt, the frc had ssopued the spreau Of the
disease End puro ca,bollo acid was put N their
water and era.n They were NOT allowed to CONG
IN cuusact win animals, or with each other.
Several hal been sold to men who greatly
needed their services, but they could rot be do
1tvered II Il tue that none Of them had the dis
eoac, AID It Is equally tue that somo Of my near
peiahtofs lost cattle that were confined Ike my
bulls; but they did not use the carboiic ae1d have
expended a great deul Of money 70 secure the
best OF cattie a. reports Of al public sales Wtl,
shoE; but, II the "Te1as or Cherokee cattle !"
daease prevails another year as 1t did the Inst,
look In TIE TEfBrHE for long advertisement Of
splendid auction Of thoroughbred cattle at the
Summit And tha-daIsJ interest Of the North
west EE FAVE to DO the same. We cannot en-
durp thrsc annual losses
utt should Ia proved that the herd Of Naior
nayta rare nv cattle the disease. ~ confident an
7 that nv rattJe ,tIh not +nte If fnom
water food or contae. nv onnlon Of tta snrea.l-
tnc samp to me- whether d. uIsease comes nom