Omaha daily bee., 1886-09-25
A CATTLE DILEMNA'S HORNS,
The Chicago Pleuro-Pneumonia Gases Both
ering the State Commission.
STOCK MEN HAVE NO LovEFoR IT
a Visit TO the Stock Yards-Opin:ons
Pro aud Con-DistilIcry Sheds
Must be Burn cd-Filth of
the PhTniN.
The slnnghtcr WI Go On.


and farms is to be strictly carried out in spite
of protests from interested parties, VINO at
tempt to deny contagion. Chairman Pear
son, of the live stock commission, said to-
day:
1--WE intend to have every one of them
slaughtered, and we will make separate in
spection of the lungs of each of the ANIMALS.
Those whose lungs show signs of pleuro will
be burned up but others will be sold for beef
for whatever is bid for them l suspect that
Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan will quaran-
tine our cattle as soon as their veterinarians,
who were down here to- satisfy themselves of
the nature of the disease and its prevalence,
make their reports. This will probably occur
within a week"
The visit of the commission to the stock
yards this morning excited n good deal of
comment, as it was thought they had come to
examine for contagious pleuro among the
cattle kept there. The commission is dccid
edly unpopular among cattle men, some of
whom profess tobclieve that the investigation
is in reality q scheme to secure an appropria-
tion to the board from the state. When it
was known that quarantine was expected
there was some wild talk about securing an
Injunction against the state authorities to
prevent any such bar to free shipment, but
nobody seemed sure as to what would be the
best course to pursue. 1t was the general
opinion that any restrictive measures would
result in immense injury to the trade in
cattle.
Mr. Irus Coy made n statement of the cat
tlcmen's side of the matter to reporter. He
said: I'VE had hoped that the commission
would make no attempt to place beef from
distilery cattle on the market, but they do
not seem to be willing to grant our request
The result may be very disastrous, as eastern
dealers are always willing to accept an op-
Dortunty of stopping shipment of dressed
beef from t'llcunD and tllpy VIII Snlplu re-
port the beef from cattle with pleuro is being
sold here, of course to our disadvantage. The
quarantine, of course, Will hurt MS
i think we have enough trouble on our hands
without that"
The trouble with the commission is, that
the appropriation by the Legislature is made,
quate to make good the losses. There would
arise, in all probability, claims which the
state would have to make good Suppose
this to be so, the commissioners say that the
next Legislature would blame them for not
slaughtered animals The commission is
thus placed in a somewhat delicate position,
and are uncertain how to proceed, being
placed, rs 1t were, between two fires.
The commission visited the Chicago distiI-
lcry on Blac<hawk street and killed COW
whose lungs were found to be clearly and
adds an extra burden to the already great
task of the live stock commission. The
COO head of cattle at the Chicago dis
tilery were supposed to be all right,
as matter of precautiOn The owners of
the cattle. gathered in large numbers, and
were Inclined to oppose the veterinarians in
their work. The cattle at this distillery are
all fine, large animals, valued at from $50 to
$50 each.
DR.. DeWolf says every board, post and
shngle, down to the minuteSt silver from the
c0w-sheds of the Phoenix distliery, must he
burned to the ground That he says, is the
only satisfactory fumigation for that place.
The other distilerics are not so bad. and can
be disinfected easily.
An evening paper, which has been investi-
eating says That the. English language. is
short of words which can be put in print
describing the frightful filth of the PhGnix
cow-sheds."
tthe conference between the members of
the live stock commission and the officials of
the Stock Yards company this morning, Mr..
Pearson SAID to the stock yard representatives
that the commissioners had decided to Kill
all the cattle now in the Phpnix and
Shuifeldt dstlleIies, about two thousand
head; that on poSt-mortem examination all
deceased cattle would be, cremated, and all
healthy cattle sold to the highest bidder
The stock yards company company replied
that millions OF do dollars La would be
report went out to the world that beef from
the injected distilleries, whether healthy or
not, was being shipped from Chicago. Mr.
Pearson then Informed the gentleman that
the state only had $4,000 with which to com
pensate the owners of healthy cattle, and if
none of the healthy beef was utilized the
state would T"6o be that at am expense of at
gested to the stock yards men that
they buy up the healthy beef
and help the commissioners out of their
dilemma. He said the commission would, of
course, exhaust the appropriation already in
hand. No decisive answer to the proposition
was given.
conference with Dr. Salmon, United States
veterinarian, DR.. Casewell, state veterinarian,
and veterinarians from Wisconsin, Michigan
and Iowa. DIR. Salmon said he had been in
telegraph communication with United
States Commissioner COlman. of the depart
ment of agriculture who had authorized a
continuance of the quarantine at the expense
of the national government until ii should
be decided what disposition to make of the
carcasses. DR.. Salmon said that he was
authorized to double the quarantine force
now existing, which would cost to the gov
ernment about SS7 per day. The quarantine
force would then consist of twrnN-nine de-
puties, two during the day and four during
the night at each of the four distilleres and
five at the Harvey farm. The commission
decided to detail an extra force.
Excepting 400 head of cattle owned by the
Fairbanks Canning company, OF which Mel
son Morris is president, the majority of the
5000 animals under quarantine belong to men
depending on their two or three COWS for a
living. When the news of the extension of
the quarantine reached them tonight they
that the state viii be Obliged to destroy ali all
the beef and as only healthy cattle will be
appraised the quarantine extension is a con.
spiracy to spread the disease as far as posi-
BILE along the Quarantined cattle before the
slaughter takes place.
DIR. sAIMoN's REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. p. - Commissioner
Colman, of the department of agriculture
who sent DIR, Salmon, of the bureau of ami
nal industry. TO Chicago To acerIan if the
disease that has broken out there is pleuro-
pneumonia, received by telegraph to-day the
following report:
There Is no doubt that the cattle disease
here is pleurO-pneumOna. The authOriie.
lind much difficulty in dealing with il, as
S75 600 worth of cattle are To be Slaughtered
and less than S50C00 are available i'm the
state appropriation The department canno
pay for the diseased cattle here because In,
state law requires their slaughter without tSt
compensation of owners, for diSinfecting
and also to make am inspection of the sus
pccted district. Do you approve of what
have done? The state commissioner Is nov
arranging the details of the slaughter.
Commissioner Colman sent the following
reply:
Telegram received and your action ap
proved. You are also authorized to take am
steps deemed necessary 10 still further con
firm your diagnosis and fully establish tina
the disease Is pleuro-pneumonia.
Disease Among Hogs.
WASUINGTON Sant u i .ate inflammation