The Portland daily press., 1890-11-28
UNCLE JERRY TALKS.
French Stories Concerning AmerIca n
Cattle Summary Disposed Of.

WASHINGTON, November 27.-The Courier
Des Etats Unis of New York published on
Monday dispatch from Paris stating that
Professor Grandeau, French inspector OF
cattle, had discovered disease among Amer.
lean cattle which could be transmitted t.
man. and which he called form of actino-
my co Is. He was made to say, In addition.
that meat imported into France from Ameri-
ca was extremely unwholesOme an unfit for
food; that no real inspection of cattle was
made In America. and that such as was made
was misleading and Intellectual Secretary
Rusk, when asked today In regard to this
dispatch, said that under the Edmunds law
he had just organized thorough inspection
service for all cattle exported, and that the
inspectors had been instructed to condemn
not only the animals affected by, but even
exposed to, any disease, and to give special
attention TO actinomycssiS and tuberculosis.
There Is no country" continued the sec
retary, which has more thorough inspec-
tion than that which has just been establish
ed here. All the inspectors are graduated
and competent veterinarians. American
cattle are less subject to disease than those
Of any other country, and more attention is
being given here to the health of cattle than
anyw here else in the world The statement
in regard to American meats imported into
France being unwholeSOme is absurd al d
without the lei st foundation. A few cases
of actinomycOsis are occasionally found. but
all animals affected In this way are con-
demned, and, so far as known, there is less
of this disease In this country than in Eu-
rope. where the malady was first described.
Further than that, there Is no evidence that
this disease can be communicated to man by
eating the meat of affected animals; but.
whether 1t can be or not affected animals In
this country are sure to be condemned and
their carcasses destroyed. The Department.
has now force Of expert veterinarians es.
taollshed ABROAD, ana foreign governments
IN aall 70
any cases of disease found by local insDect.
ors In cattle imported from America, So far
not single instance Of disease has been re-.
ported"
Regulating Tonnage Dues.
WASHINGTON, November 27-The rnlinp
Dy tne Commissioner of Navigation that ves.
Seis plying between free, foreign norris and
A'ueIican ports must pay tonnage taxes If
.ney toucn at any intermediate port which Is
I not Tree mas at last been done away witt by
tuo treasury Department. Commissioner
Dates mas sent Instructions to the collector
OF customs at New York, directing him to
consiuer only the real port of departure and
VIC actual voyage In determining the liability
VI vessels 10 pay tonnage dues,
i;n une vessels most directly affected by this
%WJs."n Wn OF the authorities are those Of the
p.n ppuisn uerman Lloyd line, running between
bremen and New York Germany having
i leinoved All tonnage taxes on American YES
sels entering her ports, American ports are
lIee 10 German vessels under proclamation
oI tne President. The North German LloS d
vessels touch at Southampton co take on
passengers. They do mot enter and cleal
from that port, but heretofore the Commis
sioner OF Navigation has held that they mus
pay tonnage dues al New York as II South
ampton was their port Of departure.
Mr.. Reed at the White House.
WASHINGTON, November 27.-SpeakeI
lteed had half hour chat Yesterday after.
noon with the President. Mr.. Harrison had
requested the presiding officer Of the
House to consult with him as to certain
very important points to be incorporated
In his message to Congress. The Speaker
strongly urged that the President recommend
speedy action upon the reapportionment and
federal elections bills. It is expected that
the MESSAGE will contain some very strong
and decisive language concerning these
great measures.