Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-30
DISEASE IN THE HERDS.
COLORADO STEERS STIR up
KANSAS AND ILLINOIS.

Over 500 Head Doomed to Extermipa.
tion-Neterinary Authorities Divided
as to Texas Fever or RoisOning-Pre.
cautions Taken to Prevent a Spread
or the Disease.
TOPEKA, KAN, July 2e.-N. A. Adams
Of Manhattan, purchased 200 head OF
Colorado steers at Kansas City last week.
and 81 head of them have died with
Spanish or Texas fever. One car load
was stopped here. and out of that six have
died. The others were taken to Manhat.
tan, and are quarantinedins in shipping pens
there. Up to o'clock yesterday evening
% had died. Stock men are greatly
excited. In answer to a telegram, GOV,
Click has sent State Veterinary Surgeon
Holcombe to investigate the trouble.
KANSAS CITY, July 29.-After a
careful investigation the Lire Stock
Indicator makes the following state
ment: There has not been and is not
any Texas fever among cattle at this
point or in this neigh6Orhood. The cattle
shipped from here in which so-called
Texas fever has developed passed through
the yards, but while here did not exhibit
any symptoms of the disease. 1t was
contracted by contact with thrOugh-bound
Texas cattle in the Indian Territory"
THE HERD AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 29.-The arrival of a
number of sick cattle having been report
ed at the Union stock yards an examina-
tion was made by number of veteri-
narians this morning, who are not vet
ready to submit an official report. The
fact is known, however, that they have
agreed that the disorder is Texas fever,
superinduced by drinking water strongly
impregnated with alkah. The cattle have
been securely quarantined. Those in the
lot that are unaffected are to be slaugh-
tered, subject to the inspection of the
Health Department. Those that are un-
able to recover are being shot, and those
that are drOOpy will be held in quaran-
tine for further developments.
Another train consisting of - cars con-
tanning 240 head of cattle arrived here
this morning. They were branded the
same as the herd which was found to be
diseased yesterday, and are from South
western Kansas. Fifteen were found
dead in the cars, 55 had been thrown out
dead on the way, and great many others
were sick aud had been trampled on.
DR.. Paaren, the State Veterinarian,
and DR.. Dew off. the City Health
Commissioner, declare the trouble
to be bloody murrain. The entire herd.
including those of yesterday, were ordered
to be killed, making in all about 500 head.
The officials declare that the cattle were
evidently diseased before shipment, and
from all that can be learned the entire
herd was in the Kansas City stock yards
80 days before shipment to this city. In
view of the fact that the cattle Will be
thoroughly quaTantined before killing il
is not believed that the trouble, whether
it is fever or bloody murrain, will extend
any further.
An Omaha special says: s'Reports have
been received here from North Platte
that Texas fever has broken out in the
herds at and near Brady Island, in
Western Nebraska, and that others are
in dying condition. The disease is
being investigate by veterinary surgeons.
Quarantine is to be established against
further importation OF cattle from the in
fected districts. In Texas so far little
alarm is felt, as it is believed that the
disease can be controlled"
DR.. N. III. Paaren, State Veterinarian,
has not yet made his official report, but
he says tonight that his Investigations
have developed the fact that these cattle
have splenic or Texas fever. Health
Commissioner DeWo!f, of this city ,concurs
in this opinion.
ILLINOIS AROUSED.
ST. LOUIS, July 29.-A dispatch from
loads of cattle from Indian Territory ar
rived at the Chicago and Alton Railroad
stock yards here Sunday night. Nineteen
head had died on the road from Kansas
City, and it was believed that the whole
lot were infected with Texas fever. All
that could stand in the sixteen cars were
forwarded to Chicago. The remainder
u head-were dead Monday morning.
Andy Jacoli, of Kansas City, who was in
charge of the cattle, denied that they had
Texas fever, and said that they had
been poisoned by eating loco weeds
on the train, but L. G. Tiffany, a veteri-
nary surgeon from Jacksonville, pro-
nOunced the disease Texas fever. The
stock yards here were disinfected with
lime, and cattle for Chicago by the Chi
cago and Alton route were unloaded at
Jacksonville instead of at Rood House.
The matter has caused great excitement
among cattle and railroad men,"