Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-04-20
Glandered es--Correspondence Between
the Governor and the Sanitary Commission.

! GlandeFed neutrality-suspicious. Between
the Governor and the Sanitary Commission.
| LINCOLN, NEB., April 9-The correspond
! ence given below has just passed between
! the governor and the live stock sanitary
commission. The fact that the commission
was unable to exterminaJe the CHAMBERS
! seemed to demand some kind of an explana-
ton, and some of the members explained it
on the theory that diseased stock was
! brought in from outside the state. This
was exaggerated by the press so as to make
/ it appear that the commission was neglect
ing its duty by allowing diseased horses to
/ be shipped into the state, and they have
/ felt 1t Unnecessary to reTact the original state
ment and make a new explanation The
/ correspondence is as follows:
LINCOLN NEB,-To Major J. c. Birney,
/ President Board of Live Stock AGENTS Lin
| coin, Neb.-Dear Sir: 1 have seen the fol
| lowing paragraph floating around in news
papers. 1 DO not believe that anything
OF the kind has occurred, but, nevertheless,
any IHlug GOucning the introduction OF dis
eased animals deserves the most prompt and
VlgnanU attention write you Co ascertain
II you have ever had any reason to believe
there is any truth in the statement.
advise that your board issue a circular
addressed TO the inspectors at the stations
and to the sherihs OF each county. calling
their attention to this matter and eniOin-
ing upon them the utmost vigilance and
/ care regarding it. JOIN NJ THAYER
Scientific American. In Nebraska where
glandered horses are eXterminated by OIder
OF the authorities, the state pays the owner
Tor the value OF the animal 1t is said that
QulCG pEOuUaDIe business is carried on by
parties who take over the state line lots of
diseased horses from Dakota, Iowa. and
other Localities for the purpose OF receiving
the bounty.
Lincoln News: What do the live stock
commission and state veterinarian say to
this:
LINCOLN, Neb.-TO HIS kxceuencv. G0va
ernOr John NJ Thayer-Dear Sir. In
reply to your communication Of the 5uh inst
take occasion to inform you that the same
has been laid before the board of live stock
agents, and received full consideration We
have no knowledge that any glandered
horses nave been brought into this state by
parties who knew them to be glandered for
the purpose OF sale, in order to secure com
pensat1On for them Our Instructions to all
veterinarians are to obtain a correct history
OF the diseased horse, where said horse has
been, where brought into the state if dis
eased or In good health at the time, and
these facts must be sworn to by the owner
OF the horse. They have also to make oath
that they have not violated any OF the rules +
and regulations OF the live stock agents. and
have been di1genG In trying to prevent their
animals from being exposed To any conUa-
giOu5 disease.
In order to impress these rules and rem
latlons more firmly upon the minds OF The
sherIns and inspectors, we have this dav is
sued the following circular letter TO them
which is respectfully submitted
w ". ABBEY, Secretary.
TO any Sheriff. Deputy Sheriff. Constable
or Veterinary Inspector.
1t has been charged that INSCRIPTIONS +
persons are engaged in the business of I
bringing into this state glandered horses T
from Dakota, Iowa and other localities and +
are selling them TO the citizens of this state I
or are locating them In the hands OF acces-
DUEDOE9
ported TO this board for examination with +
the nope IN case they are condemned and 4
destroyed OF obtaining the indemnity al +