El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14
CATTLE in
QUARANTINE
Fifty Seven Fine Mich Cows
Held at S. P. Pens.
INFECTED WITH TICKS
Game From Within Quarantine Lines
Consigned to the City of Mexico
May be Slaughtered.

Three cars OF fine Durham cattle
which came in over the Southern Paci-
fc Yesterday afternoon are held In
quara ntine by order of DR.. Bray, the
Representative here of the department
of agriculture at Washington. These
cattle came from San Luis ObispO in
Southern Californis in charge of Rob
ert Galbraith who claims he is Mex
lean subject.
When examined at the pens by the
veterinary inspector, they were found
to be infected with ticks, and the en-
tire lot was ordered to be killed or re-
turned within the quarantine line.
Galbraith asked to be given until this
morning to decide on what disposition
should be made of his cattle, and
lodged d complaint with the Mexican
consul.
DIR. Bray in the meantime, has tele-
graphed the circums tances to the de-
psrtment's represen tstive at Kansas
city, Albert Dean, U. S. live stock
agent in charge of all quarantine mat
tiers west of the Mississippi, and will be
governed by his instructions in case q
protest is made.
The regulations have placed the
owners in an unhappy predicament,
but these cattle should have bsen ex-
amined at Arizola, Arizona, where the
territorial authorities have tablished
pens Tor enforcing quarantine regula-
tions. The present quarantine line
excludes the entire state of Califor MIA,
and these cattle would have been held
here even if thsy had not been infected
with ticks, on that account. They are
consigned to Harry Holt, dairy man
of Mexico City. and were intended for
use as milch COWS.
By an agreement between Mexico
and the United States, our quarantine
reg alssions protect the form ar country
also, and hence these cattle may not
enter.
This regulation is effective until
November 1, of this year, and is in
abatement until January l, 1900. but 1t
ia probable that even during this per-
iod cattle from below quarantine will
oe subject to inspection, aud liable to
be slaughtered or to be returned.
This ia evijenced by the tenor of q
dispatch from Chicago which says that
at yesterdays session of the Inter-
state Association of Live Stock SAM
tsry Boards the report of the commit
tee on quarantine lines and open sea-
son ives presented and adopted. The
committee recommended that during
the open season, from Novem Der / to
January l, all stock shipped into Mis-
souri,, Kansas and western Texas, Ok
1odOlo, NO" A4OAiCO oao al IL ~ o
must first be inspected and found free
from ticks.
Shipments of stock into other states
during the open season will not have
to undergo this inspection. This re-
port will be sent to Washington, and
will be taken as a guide in controlling
the movement of cattle.
Ticks are thought to carry the
micro-organisms containing the germs
of Texas fever, and when communfcat-
ed from cattle from quarantine dis
tricts. which are immune, to healthy
cattle, these microbes are introduced
into the system of the latter, and the
deadly fever results.
The Mexican consul, it is under
stood. has refused to interfere in any
regulations of the department of
agriculture. Galbraith wired to the
consignee in the city of Mexico and
this morning received an answer in
structiug him to remain until cattle
are cured Evidently Mr.. Holt had
misunderstood the purport of the
quarantine regulations, and Mr..
Galbraith has decided to go On to the
City of Mexico tonight leaving the
cattle here.
The government allows q reasonable
time for removal. so long as the cattle
continue to be held in quarantine, but
in the end, the chances are the South
ern Pacific will return them within
the quarantine line.