Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-01
PLAQUES OF CATTLE.
The West Continues It's Reports That
There win be no Spread of the Dis
ease.

Ahe west Continues It's Reports That
There win be no Spread of the Dis
ease.
LINCOLN, NEB., July 31.-The commits
sion sent out to Maxwell Monday by Gov.
Dawes returned last evening. The '
found 100 cattle in the vicinity of Max
well and Brady's Station dead and as
many more sick. The infection is con-
fined to cattle which grazed on small
strips of lands, and is conceded to be very
catt'hing and dangerous.
NO FEAR OF SPREAD.
OMAHA, July 31.-The committee of
cattle men appointed to examine into the
Texas fever, went down to Maxwell, ac-
c0mpanied by j. III. Hopkins, the Veteri-
marian of Wyoming. As result Of their
labors the conclusion is that there exists
no occasion for alarm. The disease is
self-limited and dies with the animal.
Their fellows in the herd can Craze after
cattle so diseased and vet be free
from Infection. 1t will be confined to a
few herds in the vicinity of Brady's Island
and Maxwell, already attacked. A cor
respondent interviewed prominent men,
all Of whom expressed themselves salts
lied that there is no danger to their herds.
THE FEVER IN WYOMING.
CHEYENNE, July 31.-Last May bunch
Of Texas cattle were herded at Ogalla. ia
miles east Of here. The place where they
were bedded was afterwarded fenced in
and there small herd OF native cattle
contracted Texas fever. About 200 have
died so far, and the stock association
knows there is no case of affected Texas
cattle in the Territory. A bunch of ma
tive bulls which had been grazed at
Ogalla are now affected. At Rawlins %
have died and the remaining 70 are
expected to die. As the disease, when be-
ing contracted by native cattle from
Texas, is not communicable. no fear is
felt here. The Union Pacific Railroad
pens along the line of the road and all
cattle cars have been thoroughly cleaned
and disinfected.
NO NEW CASES AT THE STOCK YARDS.
CHICAGO, July 31.-No more diseased
cattle have arrived at the stOckyards here.
There was a rumOr which cOuld be traced
to no trustworthy source, that the in
fected herd originally contained 1000
head, and that it was the intention to
ship them to market as fast as cars
could be secured. 1t was learned
during the day that the agents of the
Texas and Pacific Railroad in Missouri
were refusing to receive cattle for ship
ment to Chicago and st. Louis. III. M.
graphed concerning the matter, and re-
piled that this action was the result of
of an order, and that
it had been remedied. The Live Stock
Exchange met this afternoon and ap-
pointed committee to prepare for publ
cation statement OF the facts for the
benefit of shippers.
WHAT THE REPORT WILL SAY.
The report has not yet been made, but
the Commission gave the following points
to representative of the Associated
Press: The consignments already reported
are the only infected cattle that have
been brought to these yards. These cat
tie had a prepOnderance of native
blood and were what are known as
or high-blOod COloradOs.
These were taken from the Pan Handle OF
Texas to near Fort Reno in the Indian
Territory ana wintered there, crossing
trail of Texas cattle on the way. Had
they been kept on good feed and water
the disease would not have de-
veloped in them. Other cattle
could not have become infected
from contact with them. The infected
cattle at Manhattan, Kansas, were sold |
from the same herd as those brought here.
None of those infected animals were
bought by members of the Exchange, and,
there is no danger of the ship
ment of any of their carcasses to other
cities as dressed beef.