Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-01

in the cattle arriving nj the yards
here, or OF those held In herds. Con-
siderable interest IN manifested In
the subject. aud a close scru.
tiny Is kept over every ami
mai at all likely TO be affected
by the disease. IL Is stated on the
Highest authority In stock circles that
the danger Of any further disease in
cattle Is over, and that those affected
were but one herd and the disease
superinduced by cxplainable causes
Cattle shipping continues Us usual, and
the re eipts are equally as Large as for
merly.
40 DISEASE.
Special 90 the Gazette.
81 LOUIS, July 81 There has not
been a case Of Texas fever or any other
contagious disease or epidemic here
The action of the railroads In cutting
Off the shipments of cattle from Texas
was commented on in Vt ,ck circles and
In some instances severely criticised.
An effort was made 10 have the rail.
roads rescind their order. and II was re-
ported late tonight that such would
be done tomorrow.
UNFoUNDED RUMoRs.
SPECIAL 10 the Uazcttc.
CHICAGO, July 3I.-For while this
morning riimors were rife of additional
receipts Of diseased cattle being re.
ceived nc the stock-yard, but diligent
inquiry and thorough investigation
failed TO trace the rum0r to a RESPONSE
BILE origin. IL Is conceded by all
that the affected cattle were confined
To the one herd and that no further
c0nsignments of diseased cattle need
be unprecedented. The railroads, IL IL
reported, have resciDded their order
refusing TO accept Texas cattle for
shipment, and aver the order was
given under misrepresentation. by
Tomorrow II Is expected that the cattle
trade will resume its normal condition.
NO FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
CHICAGO, July 81 mo more dis
ensed cattle arrived at the stock-yards
to-day. The rumor prevailed, but
could be traced to no reliable source.
that an infected herd contained about
fifteen thousand, and 1t was the
intention 10 ship them to market IA
fast IA cars could be secured II was
learned during the day that agents of
the Texas Il Pacific in Missouri were
refusing to receive cattle for
shipment to Chicago and ST.
Louis. III. M. Hoxie OF the Wabash
road was telegraphed concerning the
matter, andsreplied that this action was
the result of misunderstanding of
orders, and that 1t had been remedied.
The Live Stock exchange met
this afternoon, and appointed
a committee To prepare for
publication q statement for the bench
pt-saoscribers. The report is not yet
made, but the committee gave the fol-
lowing points to representatives of tho
press Consignments already received
are the only infected cattle brought To
these yards that these cattle had "A
preponderance Of native blood, and
were W hat are known ~" three.quarters
or high-blood Colorados;" that they
were taken from the Panhandle of
Texas near the North Reno, Indian
territory, and wintered there, cross
Ing the trail of Texas cattle on the
way; that had they been kept on good
food and water the disease
would not have developed In
them; that other cattle could
not he come infected from contact with
them that the infected cattle at Man
haitian. Kan, were sold from the same
herd M those brought here that none
Of these infected animals were brought
10y members and therefore no danger
IN shipment of any of their carcasses
to other cities NJ dressed beef.