, 1884-07-30
RATHER PERPLEXING.
Differences of Opinion Regard
ing Texas Fever.
Sanitary Measures Being TAX
Ell at Cattle Centers.
Some Indian Territory and
Kansas Cattle Affected.


CHICAGO, July 29.-FhC arrival Of II
number of sick cattle having been re-
ported at the Union stock yards of this
city an examination was made by a mum
Der of veterinarians this morning, who
are not yet ready to submit an official re-
port. The fact is, however, they have
agreed that the disorder is Texas fever,
su~perinduccd by drinking water strongly
i~mprcgnated with alkali, The cattle have
been securely quarantined Those in the
lot that are affected are to be slaughtered,
subject to the inspection of the Health
Department. Those who are unable 20
o are being shot, and those that are
droopy will be held in quarantine for fur
Their development.
Another train consisting of twelve cars
containing $40 head of cattle arrived this
morning. They were branded the same
as the herd which was found to be dn-
eased yesterday, and arc from southwest
ern Kansas. Fifteen were found dead in
the ears, Fifty-fve had been thrown out
dead on the way and a great many Others
were sick and had been trampled on. DR..
Paaren, State Eeterinar;lg and DR.. De
Wolf, City Health Commissioner, declare
the trouble to be bloody murrain. The
entire herd, including those Of Yesterday,
were ordered killed making about five
hundred head in all. The officials declare
rhc cattle were evidently diseased before
abInpNapt md fr,r, II Ia ,.. l.. II
the entire herd was in the Kansas City
stock yards thirty days before shipment to
this city, In view of the fact that cattle
are thoroughly quarantined before killing,
it is not believed the trouble, whether it
is Texas fever or bloody murrain, will ex-
tend any farther.
DR.. NH. Paaren, State Veterinarian,
has not made his official report, but as
serts tonight that his Investigations have
developed the fact that these cattle are
afflicted with splenic OF Texas fever.
Health Commissioner DeWolf, of this
city, eoncurs in this opinion and exhibits
IN his Office the spleene aud kidneys of
some Of these cattle which died, and they
arc found to exhibit strongly marked signs
OF fever, On the other hand. many stock
men and some persons familiar with
Teas fever, do not believe it is that dis
east. They assert that in all cases of
Texas fever the animal excrcta are very
hard, and the same is in a measure true
Of sickness from drinking alkalr water.
and that the deaths in this instance could
not'havc resulted from either of these, as
the cXcrela is entirely natural. They
profess to believe that the deaths were
caused By drinking too much water after
Iaag thIrstiuG AMI being oyer-heated.
These cattle h,lnuu to Fraiznr
4 Obcriy. Of Kansas City.
and are from their ranch in Indian Terri
tory. The entire number received is eco,
of (which 100 arrived this morning. OF
this number, l6a have died or been killed
to relieve them Of agony. Nine were
killed by the veterinarian and he said all
showed signs Of Texas fever. The Ic-
naming members of the herd are quaran-
tined and the pen. in which they are con
fined will not again &c used for cattle, but
when emptied will be scrubbed, re aoored
and used for hogs. The Health Depart
ment has charge Of the entire lot aud the
Health Commissioner undertakes 10 say
the meat ofn1nc ftheso animals wilt be
allowed to 50 into markaW While there is
the least d~arser, lie hos given permis-
sion to the fru Ia which the herd was
consigned to sell non infected meat sub
ject to inspection by the Department alter
slaughter. \ small number has been
sold of any slaughtered to-day, but, rs q
matter Of rgccaution, they were not per
mitted 10 be put on the market 1t is
said here that twenty-five head az these
cattle were sold at Kansas City