Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-28
THl SCOURGE.
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How Chicags's Great SIaughterlug
Interests are Injured by
Plsuro- Pneumonia.
Violations Of the Quarantine Laws.
Diseased Cattle Disappear Sup.
posed to Have Been Sold.
The President q the International Range
Association Urges Prcoan-
tienary Measures
IN IMroRrANr cIRcrl.An.

AN IMPORTANT CIRCULAR.
DENVER, Col, Sept. 26.---The presi.
dent OF the International Range associa.
ton has issued The following circular.
To the Officers Of Various State, Ter.
ritorlal and Local Cattle Growers Asso.
Citations of the Range Country, Within
the past twenty-four hours telegraphlc
dispatches have confirmed the startling
intelligence that contagious pleuro-pneu-
monia exists 70 an alarming extent In
and about certain distllleries feeding for
farms and dairy farms In Chlcsgo and
vicirity. While this Is being written
every thinking man in the range country
~ no doubt seriously contemplating the
possible imminent danger. Chicago is
the chief market for our Western
cattle and 10 also leading point for
distributing Eastern cattle. The abso-
Lutte necessity for the employment of
every precautionary measure for the pro-
lection Of yonE herds Is obvious. The
live stock sanitary regulations OF the
Eastern states and territories are lament
ably deficient, and for the most part such
regulations as have been promulgated
affording easy opportunity for Eastern
cattle to gain admission TO the Western
ranges, The Tigid enforcement Of ell ex-
listing sanitary regulations f,r the protcc-
ton Of Western cattle mustne demanded,
and every possible effort should be put
forward by your association to aid the ap-
thorities Of Tire various states aud terrific
ries In preventing spread Of the disease.
WISCONSIN QuARANTtSEs.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, Sept. 2T.--G0v.
Rusk to-day issued proclamation for
bidding the Importation Of cattle from
Illinois, except when accompanied by O
certificate Of health from the state voterl.
MARIAN OF that state or the inspector Of
the United States bureau of animal indus
try.
CHICAGO STIRRED Up.
CHICAGO, ILL, Sept, 27.-rhe impor.
tant question Of pleuro-pneumonia was
the subject for general discussion ia all
its phases amoOg cattle owners, stock.
dealers and butchers as well az veterlna
rians during Sunday. DR.. ID. II. Salmon,
chief OF the bureau Of animal industry,
sat IN the lobby Of the Grand Pacific no,
tel In the forenoon and edited greai
man interested persons with a clear ex
planaton OF the character and PECULIAR.
ties Of pleusp pneumonia. He dounted
whether thb ease reported as existing
among cattle near Akron, Ohio, wa
pleuro-pncumonia. The deaths reported
as occurring were too frequent for tina
disease. lie presumed from such infor
nation that had been given that the dis
ease at that point was Texas fever.
The members OF the Live Stock com
mission were all away. There were ne
new developments regarding the DISPOSE
ton TO be made OF the guaranteed cattl,
when slaughtered Every one spoken tc
on the subject was Of the opinion that The
large packers Of the slockyardsi could
MOI afford TO allow the carcass Of any
cattle under quarantine TO 20 into market
even after passed upon 10y competent
veterinarians, and rather than allow
any commission arm TO buy
animals for slaughter the packers would
combine aud purchase all animals and sec
they were put in the rendering tank.
The state veterinarian visited several
cattle sheds during the day and rs q pre-
caution against further removal OF
animals, two additional men were engaged
at the expense Of the general govern
ment, whose duties are 10 count the
animals at the different saods every
morping and evening. Whether this
would serve any good purpose was a
question OF grave doubt among many
The PENALTY for the offense is considered
severe enough to cause hesitation about
breaking the quarantine, and yet IN spite
OF all precautions taken, the quarantine
Is known TO have been broken at two oi
N,L a nd
cago, aud there are very ugly rumors thai
IL has not been needed strongly az olhci
points. There was some hope that The
disease would not break out at the Chi'
cago distillery, but COW was found there
In very sick condition yesterday Inc
doctors are inclined 10 think that 1t Is an
other case OF the dreaded plague although
no expert examination was made
The authorities were Indignant y
learn that She rules had been
broken at the Chicago distlllery
on Saturday night, but the deputies IN
charge from the sheritf's Office threw the
blame on the shoulders Of State Yetsrin-
arian Case we'll Six animals are missing
from Schenfeldts and have not peel
found No one appears 70 know whetheI
they were removed dead or eliye. Or.
Baker visited some Of the cattle pens and
will continue the work. Three u the SICK
cattle at the Phoenix, which we're Isolated
and considered in dying condition
by the state veterinarian were much im,
proved IN condition yesterday, so that
10th Mr.. Ames and the cattle-ownerl
feel quite happy. Both the cattiemen and
Inc distilIers declare that the disease now
nreyaIling existed IN their sheds for 81
least TWO years, but as they had imagined
that pleuro pneumonia acted more rapid
IL and severely, and they had never
dreamed Of the character Of the disease
ACTION on rnE oovsRsMEsr
WAsnIN0ToE, Sept. 1.-THE bureau q
agriculture Is actively engfged n deflnine
snd putting IN operation measures ZOE
ing 10 the extirpstion Of piepfo-pn ~.