Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-27
THE EPLEURO.PNEUMON SCARE.
Quarantine Broken at ChfcagO-Au Ad.
dress to Range Keepers.

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-Pleuro-pneumonia was q
subject for general discussion in all its various
phases among cattle owners, stock dealers,
butchers, and veterinarians during Sunday.
DIR. ID. L. Salmon, chief OF the bureau OF animal
industry, sat in the lobby at the Grand Pacific
hotel in the forenoon and edited a great throng
OF interested persons with a clear explanation
of the character and pecularities of pleuro-
pneumonia. He doubted whether the disease
reported as existing among cattle near Akron,
Ohio was pleuro-pneumonia. He thought IL
was Texas fever. As the members OF the live
stock commission were all away from the city
there were no new developments regarding the
disposition to be made of the quarauIined cattle
when slaughtered. Every one spoken to on the
subject was OF the opinion that the large pack
ers OF the stock yards could not afford TO allow
carcasses of any of the cattle under quarantine
to go into the market even after being passed
upon by competent veterinarian: and rather
than allow any commission firm to buy the ami.
NAL for slaughter, the packers would combine
and purchase all the animals and see
that they were put in the rendering tank.
In spite of all the precautions taken the quar-
antine is known to have been broken at two of
the distiIleries-Shufeldts and the Chicago
and there are very ugly rumors that il has not
been needed very strictly at other points.
There was some hope that the disease would
not break out at the Chicago, but a COW was
found there in a very sick condition yesterday,
and the doctors are inclined to think il is an
other case of the dreaded plague, although no
expert examination was made. Both the cat
tlemen end distillers declare that the disease
now prevailing has existed in their sheds for
at least two years, but as they had imagined
pleuEO-phcuiAouAo dCtc0 HhoIS Idpluiy anu st.
verely they had never dreamed Of the charac-
ter of the disease.
CATTLE MEN ALARMED.
DENVER, COL, Sept. 21.-The president of the
International Range association yesterday
issued the following circular:
To the Officers of the Various State, Territorial
and Local Cdttte GrODers' Associations of the
Range Country:
Within the past twenty-four hours telegraph
dispatches have confirmed the startling ntelli-
gence that ontagious pleuro-pneumonIa exists
TO alarming tent in and about certain distiI-
leries, feeding farms and dairy farms in Chicago
and its vicinity, and while this is being written
every thinking man in the range country is
no doubt seriously contemplating the pos
sible imminent danger the outbreak bears
to his interests. Chicago is the chief
mart for our western cattle, and is also
the leading point for distributing eastern cattle ,
OF every precautionary measure for the protec-
tion of your herds Is obvious. The live stock
sanitary regulations OF the western states and
territories are lamentably deficient. and for
the most part such regulations as have been
promulgated have not been sufficiently en-
forced, thus afiOrding easy opportunities for
eastern cattle to gain admission to western
ranges. The rigid enforcement of all existing
sanitary regulations Tor the protection of west
ern cattle must be demanded, and every possi-
bic effort should be put forward by your associ-
ations to aid the sanitary authorities of the
various states and territories to strengthen
and improve the present protective systems
and regulations.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 27.-Gov Rusk to-day
issued proclamation forbiddipg the importa-
tiOn OF cattle from Illinois, except when accom-
panied by a certificate OF health from the state
veterinarian or an inspector Of the United
States bureau Of animal industry.