Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-26
CLEAR OF PLEURO.
The United States Free from the
Cattle Pest.
NO CASES SINCE SIX MONTHS AGO.

Secretary Rusk Officially Declares the Fact
Mrs. Harrison Not So Well, but Those
Around Her Hopeful of Recovery-An
Important Question for Politicians-A
Consul Who Was Bad Case of Fraud
Litigation Over Chicago's Lake Front
Allison and the Monetary Conference.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Secretary Rusk
yesterday issued the following declaration,
the most important of all that have come
from the department of agriculture during
his administration, and addressed ''to all
whom it NAV concern: "Notice is hereby
given that the quarantine heretofore exist
ing in the counties of King and Queen,
state of New York, and the counties of rs
sex and Hudson, state of New Jersey, for
the suppression of contagious pleuro-pneu-
monia among cattle is this day removed.
The removal of the aforesaid quarantine
completes the the dissolving of all quaran-
tines established by this department in the
several sections of the United States for the
suppression of the above named disease.
The Country Free from PIeuro.
"No case of this disease has occurred in
the state of Illinois since Dec. %, 1887,
period of more than four years and eight
months No case has occurred in the state
of Pennsylvania since Sept. %, 1855, period
of four years within few days No case
has occurred in the state of Maryland since
Sept. IS. 1889, period of three years No
cases have occurred in the state of New Gork
since April 80, 1890, period of more than
one year and four months. No cases have
occurred in the state of New Jersey since
March 25, 1892, a period of six months, and
no case has occurred in any other portion of
the United States within the past five years.
/ do therefore hereby officially declare that
the United States is free from the disease
known contagious spleuro-pneumonla-"
Wanted To BE Perfectly safe.
Speaking of the matter, which he said
was of great importance to the producers
of the United States and of particular in
terest to the consuming nations OF Europe,
Secretary Rusk said: THE official declara-
ton of the freedom of the United States
from the disease known as contagious pleu-
ro-pneumonia has been delayed until fully
six months from the occurrence of the last
case on which occasion the animal found
diseased as we'll as all others with which it
had been in contact were at once purchased
and slaughtered, the premises quarantined
to all cattle from that date to the present
time Although in many cases four months
is regarded as sufficient this extension of
the period of complete immunity from four
to six months was adopted to satisfy the
most conservative and apprehensive that
the grounds for the present proclamation
We're ample.
Cause for ConGratulation.
'The inspection system adopted by the de-
partment has been maintained in full force
and efficiency in those districts heretofore
infected during that period. The seaboard
and frontier inspection and all necessary
cattle quarantine will be strictly enforced
and there being no possibility of the occur
renee of contagious pluero-pneumonia save
by its introduction from foreign ports. the
country may congratulate itself upon the
removal of all apprehension for its cattle
interests on the score of contagious pleuro-
pneumonia"