St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-24
CH1CAGo,s CATTLE PLAGUE.
Probability that the Diseased AMI
mails will be Killed and Paid for
bY the state,

Probability that t!ae Diseased AMI
mails will be Killed and Paid for
by the state.
CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-The State Live
Stock commission held long meeting with
closed doors this afternoon and evening.
and discussed the disposition of the cattle
afflicted with pleuro- pneumonia in the Chi
cage distilleries. Gov. Oglesby. Attorney
General Hunt and DR.. Rauch. of the state
board of health, took part IN the proceed
ings. Veterinaries Salmon, Casewell,
Hughes, Baker, Murray, Atkinson and the
Iowa state veterinarian were present. j.
B. Sherman. president of the live
stock exchange, Elmer Washburn
and the exchanges attorney, Mr.. Cox.
also attended the session. The latter three
gentlemen admitted that whether the sick
ness was contagious pleurO-pneumOnia, as
the veterinaries had all decided. or some
thing else, 1t was unquestiOnably danger
GUS disease. and one that should be eXter-
minated at all hazards. They agreed with
the board and the veterinarians that the only
safe thing to do would be to destroy all
the animals that had been exposed or were
affected. 1t was proposed that poSt-mor-
tenn examination of each animal should be
should be sold for beef. The representa-
tves from the stock yards strenuously op-
posed this proposition. They said they
could not allow the exposed cattle to be
placed on the market either on the hoof or
as beef. The live stock interests of the
West were too great and widespread to be
jeopardized. RumOrs would be soon cast
abroad that diseased meat was offered for
sale in Chicago. The eastern and foreign
trade would surely suffer. Gamers
would not dare handle the beef, as large
part of their trade was with foreign coun-
tries, and they would not take the risk of
having edicts issued by other nations pro-
hibiting the importation of American
canned beef. The sale of the healthy car
casses might also give an opportunity for
the disease to spread and become stand
ing menace to the great cattle interests of
the West. During the discussion, it was
developed that should the 8, 900 cattle now
under quarantine be slaughtered and either
cremated or sent to the rendering establish
ments. the expense would probably reach
500, 900. An additional $50, 900 would be
required to replace the sheds if burned.
To cover this outlay, there is only availa-
BILE an appropriation of $4,000 Gov.
Oglesby stated that the sum in hand could
be exhausted, and that he felt confident the
balance could he depended ON from the
next legislature.
1t was finally decided that all the cattle
now quarantined in the Phoenix and Shu-
feldt distilleries numbering 1900 head.
should be slaughtered. The board was in
doubt whether there are any cases OF pleuro-
pneumonia in the Chicago and the Empire
distilleries, but it was determined that if,
on examination by the members tomorrow.
there shall prove to be a single case of
the disease in either, all the animals eX-
posed will be slaughtered. When the con-
ference closed Chairman Pearson said:
Post mortem examinations will be held on
the animals slaughtered, and all the well
cattle will be appraised. 1t is estimated that
the average appraised value will be S33 per
head. 1t is not yet decided whether the
carcasses of the well cattle will be sold to the
markets or the rendering establishments.
DR.. Salmon assures US that the national
government will contribute toward compen-
sating the owners. Congress will be obliged,
however, to pass law permitting such ap-
preparation, as there is no appropriation
from the government except for slaughtering
animals in states having no authority to
slaughter them.'