The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-10-07
AGAINST PLEUR0.PNEUHONIA.
Cattle Raisers Or the Country Uniting to Stomp
Ont Observation-Disclosures is Making its
Dread appearances In the observation-disclosures

Coleman's Action. =
Washington, Sept. 27.-The bureau Of
agricultural actively engaged in deyising
and putting ii operation measures look
ing to the extirpation OF pleuro:
pneumonia, and Commissioners Coleman,
has resolved TO adopt every lesiti-
mate means in his power to check
the outbreak OF the disease reported from
Chicago. The commissioner has drawn up
and forwarded to the governors OF all the
states and territories rules and regulations
for cooperation between the department
OF agriculture and the authorities OF the
states and territories. and ii they receive
the consent OF the state authorities the
bureau will make, a systematic and deter
mined attempt to stamp QUIT the disease by
attacking simultaneously every infected
district. The circular says:
The provisions OF the law lays particular
stress on the section which makes it. q
requisite for action by the department to
first secure the consent OF the state au-
thorities and?then lays down the following
rules and regulations which are deemed
necessary to insure results commensurate
withsth money35t$1oO, 0O0) authorized to
be expended:
First-The necessary inspectors will be
furnished blythe bureau ofanimalindustry
OF the5depaetment Of agriculture.
Second-The inspectors are to be author
lied by statefauthorities to make inspec-
tionsi ofScnttle under the laws of the state.
They are to receive such protection and
assistance as {@ould be given to state of
ficers engaged in similar work, and shall be
permitted to examine ~quarantined herds
whenever 81, directed BY the Commissioner
OF ngricultnre or the chlef Of the bureau OF
animal industry. III Re-
Third-An reports OF inspectors will be
made to the bureuu OF animal industry
and IL copyBof these will be nude and for
warded to the proper state authorities.
Whenever any, inspector. discovers a
herd infected with contagious pleuro-
pneumonia, he will Mt once report the same
to the proper state authorities us well as
to the bureau oiSanimal industry. !!
Fourth-The inspectors, while always
agriculture, will cordially cooperate with
state authorities, and will follow instruc-
5tions received from them
Fiith-When contagious pleuro-pneumo-
mia is discovered in any herd, the owner or
person in charge isto he Mt once notified
by the inspector, and the quarantine regu-
i~lations Of the state in which:the herd is To-
Gated will be isolation, when possible, from
the remainder OF the herd until they can
be properly appraised and slaughtered.
Sixth-Toi insure apcrlect and sas lilac
numbered 10 ok, will be placed around the
horns, OF. with hornless animals around
the neck, and a record will be kept show
ing the number OF the lock placed upon
each animal in the herd.
seventh-The locks and chains will DO
furnished by the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
but they will become the property OF the
state in which they are ustd, in order that
any one tampering with 3tliem can be pro-
ceeded against legally for %injnring or EN-.
bczzling the property OF the state. .
Eighth-Quarantine restrictions onceim-
posed are not to be removed by the state
proper officers Of the department of agri-
culture. y
Ninth-The period. Of squarantine will be
at lcast ninety days,sddting from the re-
lnoval OF the last diseased animal fromthe
herd. During this period nominal WILDE
allowed to enter the herd or to lenve it,
and all animals in the herd will be careful
" isolated from other cattle. Whenp posi-
BILE all infected herds ARCTIC be held in uar
antine and otallowed,to leave theinfected
premises except for slaughter. In this
herd Mt the owners risk, but are to be con.
sidered us infected animals and subjected
to the same quarantine regulations as the
other members Of 1.-THE herd.
Tenth-AIla animals affected with; conta.
,gious pleuro-pneumpnia are TO be slaugh-
tered ns,soon nfterFtheirrs discovery as the
necessary nrransementacan be made
Elerenth;--When diseased animals arc
reported to the state authorities they
shall promptly take aucha steps as
they desire to confirm the diagno.
osa ~ Thn 80 - /. 111g E-...I Hat5s...E.l h|-.E.
then to be appraised according to the pro.
visions Of the state law, and the;proper Of
ficer OF the bnfean Of animalindnstry (who
will be designated blythe commissioner OF
agriculture) notified OF the appraisement.
If this representative OF tho bureau of ami
NAL industry confirms the diagnosis and
approves the appraisement. the department
OF agriculturc will purchase heIiiseRsed
animals OF the owner and pay such u pro-
ton OF the appraised value as is provided
for in such cases blythe laws Of the state in
which the animals are located, when they,
are condemned and slaughtered by STATE
authority. s5
Tweltth-AL necessary ~disintection VIM
he conducted by the employees Of the bureau
OF animal industry.
Observation-Disclosures is not recon.
mended by the department OF agriculture.
and it believes that it's adoption with
animals that are to be sold 20 90 into
other herds would counterfeit tho good
results which would otherwise follow from
the slaughter OF h diseased animals. It
may. however, be practiced by state au.
thorities under the following rules: 5s2ai
Fourteenth-No herds but thoseingwhich
lpleuro-pneumonia has appeared are to be
inoculated.
Observation-Disclosures herds are to ID
quarantined #ithf.lock and chain. The
quarantine is to remain in force as long as
any inocnlateds cattle survive, and these
cattle are To leave the premises only for
immediate slaughter. n
Sixteenth-Fresh animals are To- be taken
into inoculated herds only at tho risk 81
the owner, and shall bespbjeet to the same
rules us the other cattle OF the .i~noculated
herd:
seyenteenth-The chief Of the bureau 81
animal industry isto be promptly mott.
fled by the state authorities OF each herd
inoculated OF the final disposition OF each
member ol the herd, OF tho post-mortem
appearanceH,gand OF any otherfacts iii the
history OF the iherd Wilhelm la 81
value. The cbsoperation OF governors, 81
state legislative commissions and loi other
sofiicers who may be- in charge in the branch
ois the service provided for the control %
the contagious diseases Of animals in the
states where pleuro-pnenmonia exists Is
earnestly requested.
The following have been nominated Sior
congress. Zach Taylor, Democrat, 10th
Tenn; John Powers, Democrat, I1th
Mich; Andrew Hero. Democrat, Cd Lara.
ID. Markley, Democrat. It'll Phi. IS
The secretary OF the interiorwill soofap.
point six additional members 81 the board
Of pension appeals. This has been found
.in~ecessarysby caaon Of the enormous Sac.
2camulatf6n o iiappeals before the board.
Adsices from Hong Kong state there Is d
dispute between Methodist and Catholic
missionaries in China al to which demon.
ination WAC responsible Tor the indiscre.
tons that melted the recent wholesale
slnassacre 81 Christians III the province d
BE Chuen.
{. Z. Nichols, the superintendent OF The
Bloomingdale asylum, testified before thu
commissioners examining BartleyG Campbell
that Mr.: Camnhell awaa Ii, hia or,infon.