St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-25
KILL THOSE CATTLE.
That is the Order Sent Out Regarding
the Diseased Live Stock At
Chicago.
The Big Packing Firms Protest Against
the Sale Of Apparently Healthy
OarcaSSes,
On the Ground That Such a Course
Would Greatly Damage
the Trade,
But They Dodge Proposal That The
Buy and Burn the Suspected
Meat.
Chicago,s Cattle Plague.

CHICAGO. Sept. 24.-Messrs. Pearson
and McChesney, of the live stock commits
sion which has been investigating the
pleuro-pneumonia i'll this city for the past
three or four days, had consultation this
forenoon with the officials of the Stock
Yards company. 1t was learned that the
conclusion reached was that all beef which
passes the proper inspection and was pro-
nounced to be not diseased might be sold.
The live stock commission intimates that it
fully expects that within week quaran-
tine against Chicago beef will be declared
by the states OF Iowa and Wisconsin, and
that some such action is contemplated is
evident by the presence in this city Of the
live stock officials of the states named.
Pearson said in answer to question as to
what would be done with the cattle: I'VE
intend to have every one of them sIaught-
cred. and we will make a separate inspec-
ton of the lungs of each of the animals.
Those whose organs show signs OF pleuro
will be burned up, but the others will be
SOLD FOR BEEF
for whatever is bid for them" At con-
ference between members Of the live stock
commission and officials of the stock yards
this morning, Mr.. Pearson said to the stock
yards representatives that the commission
ers had decided to kill all the cattle now in
the aPhoeniX and Schufeldt disriileres lover
two thousand head, and that ON the post
mOrtem examination all diseased cattle
would be cremated and all healthy sold to
the highest bidder. President Sherman, of
the stock yards, said that millions of dollars
would be lost to the packing interests Of
Chicago if the report went out that beef
from the infected diStilleries. healthy or
not, was being shipped from Chicago Mr..
Pearson then informed the gentlemen that
they had only $40, 900 with which to COM
pensate the owners of healthy cattle and
that if none of the healthy beef was
utilized the state would be at an expense
of double that amount. He then suggested
to the stock yards men that they buy up
the healthy beef and help the commissioners
out of the dilemma He said the COM
mission would exhaust the appropriation
in hand. Nodecisive answer to the propo-
sition was given. The commissioners late
this evening
HELD A CONFERENCE
with DR.. Salmon, the United States vet
erinarian; DR.. Casewell, the state veterina-
rian, and the veterinarians from Wisconsin,
Michigan and Iowa. DR.. Salmon said he
had been in communication with United
States Commissioner Coleman, of the de-
partment of agriculture, who had author
lied continuance of the quarantine at the
expense of the national government until it
should be decided what disposition to make
of the carcasses. The quarantine force
will consist of Twenty-Five deputies, two
during the day and four during the night at
each of the four distilleries, and five at the
Harvey farm. The commissioner decided
to detail the extra force. Excepting 400
cattle, owned by the Fairbanks company.
of which Nelson Morris is president, the
majority of the 5000 under quarantine be-
long to men depending on their two OF
three cows for living. When the news
of the extension of the quarantine reached
them they were thoroughly aroused. They
say the state will be obliged to destroy all
the beef, and the quarantine extension is
conspiracy to keep the disease among the
quarantine cattle until the slaughter takes
place.
DIR. SALMON'S ACTION APPROVED.
WASHINGTON, Sept 24.-Commissioner
Coleman, of the department of agriculture,
has received the following telegram from
Prof. Salmon, who was sent to Chicago to
ascertain if the disease which exists there
is pleuro-pneumonia:
These is no doubt that the disease is pleuro-
pneumonia. The authorities find much diff
Guilty in dealing with it. Seventy-five thou
sand dollars worth of cattle are 10 be slaugh-
tered, and less than $4,000 is available in
state appropriations. The department cam
not pay for the diseased cattle here because
the state law requires their slaughter without
compensation. I have offered for the depart
ment to meet the expenses of the slaughter,
excepting the compensation of the owners,
disinfecting, and also to make an inspection
of suspected districts. Do you approve Of
what I have done? The state commission is
new arranging the details of the slaughter.
Commissioner Coleman sent the follow
ing reply:
Telegram received, and your action ap-
proved. You are also authorized to take any
steps deemed necessary and expedient to still
further confirm your diagnosis and satisfy the
most exacting that the disease is Typical
pleuro.pneumenia.'