Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1886-10-14
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.
Regard to the Disease in Illinois
Different States Quarantining Against
Chicago Cattle.

What the General Government is Doing in
Regard to the Disease in Illinois
Different States OuarantiniRg Against
Chicago Cattle.
QUARANTINE PROCLANATIONa.
BISMARCK, OAK, October Ex-Governor
Pierce has issued proclamation forbidding
the importation into the territory of cattle
from Chicago, not accompanied by GER
tlhcate of health from the office of the Hi
nois state veterinarian or United States in
speCtor.
ST. Paul, MINI, October Ex-Governor
Hubbard has issued q proclamation es-
tabllshing quarantine against Illinois
cattle.
LOUISVILLE, KY, October 2.-The state
board of health has quarantined against cat
tie from Illinois.
MORE PLEURO- PNEUMONIA.
NERONA, n. D., October 2.--Nine cases of
pleuro- pneumonia have been discovered
among cattle on the farm of William Chase.
Two COWS have died and three are dying.
Three more were taken sick yesterday. The
farm ID surrounded by other farms on which
there are droves of cattle.
CANADIAN CATTLE.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., October 2-COmmls-
siOner Coleman, of the department of agri-
culture, to-day received the following COM
munication from the chief inspector of
stock of Canada, dated at Montreal, touch
ing the condition Of Canadian cattle: II
notice by the newspaper reports that the
question of placing an embargo on cattle
entering the United States from Canada Is
being discussed. Knowing, 6s ! do, that
Canada is entirely free from pleuro-pnBu-
monla, or any other contagious disease OF
cattle, and that everything that was capable
NJ carrying the disease, from contact with
d her field animals Ia quarantine, Ra5 been
estrOyed by burning iuetantly-the cattle
sheds, fences, feed, clothing aud bags, is
well as the manure, no trace of the sdiseaSe
can possibly have escaped outside, and since
it's discovery no animals have been permit
ted to leave the quarantine, nor will be, as
long as there Is the least possible danger"
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, October 2.-One OF the great
herd of cattle quarantlned at the Phoenix
distillery was found dead this morning.
Autopsy resulted in verdict that the ami
NAL had pleurO-pneumOnia. The state vet
erlnarian's inspection Of the Narnay farm
to-day brought to light no new cases. All
the COWS that had been isolated were found
| to be improving. Numerous small herds in
the northwestern part of the city we're also
inspected. No pronounced cases OF pleuro-
| pneumonia were found among them, but
several sick COWS were isolated. Only few
shipments of cattle were certified to at the
stock yards. The dullness WAS attributed
to the usual absence of heavy dealings Sat
urdays.
NOT NECESSARY.
KANSAS CRY, October 2.-The JourndES
special says: At meeting of the Missouri
state board of health to day it was decided
that quarantine ag8lnsU Illinois cattle Is
not at present necessary.
CHICAGO, October E4.-The board of live
stock commissioners held secret meeting
here this morning For three hours the
board discussed pleuro- pneumonia and
Governor Oglesby came in to help, although
he remained but short time. When the
| board adjourned at noon 1t was given out
that their session was devoted 10 Il general
discussion of the matter and that commits
slOns AZ assistant state veterinarians had
been issued to Dr5. Herr and Rose, OF New
York; DR.. TrumbOWer, of Sterling, ILL.,, and
Drs. Rowland and Hawks, of New Jersey.
DR.. Herr and DR.. TTumbOwer were author
lied to proceed to Blackbury, ILL.,, where
pleuro- pneumonia il said 10 have been de-
tected. There Is virtually nothing for the
board to do in the future beyond waiting for
money to kill the affected cattle.
HARRIsONBURG, Va, October ii. l..
Swank, large cattle dealer OF this county,
short time ago purchased aboLt thirty five
them here to Craze. Some ten or twelve
have died with what is called Texas fever.
CHICAGO, October 5.-Ihree things have
stood IN the way of disposing Of the distil-
lery cattle. supposed to be infected by pleuro
pneumonia. First, the owners of the herds
opposed the commission; second, the state
had not money enough 10 pay for the sound
cattle that are under quarantine; and third,
the packing interests demanded protection
from the sale of slaughtered herds But the
persons who were most anxious for quar-
Antine, have had enough OF II and the scare
which has gone abroad Is almost a bad on
the stock interests as the actual sale OF meat
would have been, and so 1t has come about
that this proposition has been formally
made by the stock commissioners. All
the cattle under quarantine 10 be
divided into three classes as follows;
First. the sick and condemned cattle, which
shall be totally destroyed at their owner :
loss. Second, those which are not actually
diseased, yet not lit for market, which shall
be disposed of at the expense of the state.
Third, those which pass muster as being
perfectly sound and healthy after careful
examinations before and after slaughter by
the veterinarians, which shall then be turned
over to the owner to be disposed OF by MN
without any expense TO the state except that
of the slaughter. 1t Is thought that tins
proposition will be acceptable 70 ali CON
cerned as the best way out of the existing
condition Of affairs. State veterinarian
Caswell goes to New York ON other matters.
Dr.. Salmon is going TO Canada for few
days, and until the above proposition Is
generally accepted. so the slaughter can
begin, everything will remain as II IL under
strict quarantine.