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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-12
WHEAT PRICES DROP
Chicago 2 Cents Lower--New
York Loses Nearly as Much.
TROUBLES AT BUFFALO
Not Yet 0ver--Corn and Oats
Higher Provisions Lower.

Chicago. H., May n.-wheat dropped ,
cents bushel today on selling, caused by
a bearish Interpretation of the govern
ment crop report Corn and oats each
closed 1-Sc higher Pork lost L lie. Lard
and ribs 2 lie each.
The government crop report, which sug-
gesttd yield of $4,000, 900 bushels. gave
wheat a weak start The sentiment. how
ever, soon changed and the market be-
cam strong on reports from several states
of the appearance of chinch bugs The
buying was weak-htarted and when ad-
vices were received from Buffa-o that the
announcement of an early compromise OF
the labor troubles was premature. every
body who had wheat began 10 unload. The
market declined steadily TO the close. July
opened 7-SG1c lower, at 1a1 1-Sc, ad-
vaneed TO nc and declined TO lie. Many
srop-loss orders were reached at nc and
their execution caused a stump 10 SO STA
SO 7-Sc. The close was at 70c. Chicago re
ceived SO cars. of which graded contract.
Minneapolis and Duluth got lS0 compared
with 519 for the SAINT day a year ago
The aggregate at western primary mar
kets was $4,000 bushels. against 7s5. 90
bushels last year. Cash demand was poor
Light receipts and a good cash demand
strengthened corn, but part of the advance
was lost in sympathy with the weakness
in wheat Receipts. III cars. July opened
1-SG1-4c lower, at 80 7-SG3Sc, advanced TO
34c and declined to 80 1-4c at the close.
Oats followed corn. Receipts. So3 cars.
July started Lie lower, at % S-4G22 7-Sc.
advanced TO % SAC and sold off TO % lisa
2S 1-4c at the close.
Provisions we're steady early, in SYM
pathy with the strength Of coarse grains,
but declined later under heavy liquida-
ton. July pork opened unchanged. at
$40. advanced 70 $S45. declined to. SSS25
and closed at ss.27 1-2c. July lard opened
unchanged. at $497 1-2. advanced 10 5000
500 -. sold of to S4.s5 and closed at
81 95d4 81 1-2 July ribs started unchanged
at s4e5. advanced to s477 1-2 and declined
to $3.50 at the close.
Estimated receipts for Friday-Wheat
IS cars; corn, 100; oats, POO; hogs, 1900
head
New York, May 11-Bears made a fu-
rious attack upo nthe wheat market in the
last hour today and succeeded in promot-
ing a vast amount of liquidation. under
which prices collapsed completely and
c,Osed 3-Sd1 7-Sc under the previous
night. The bear campaign was made
easter by the fact that in early transac-
tons of the day bulls had secured enough
advantage to make them reckless in ac-
cumulating wheat for still further rise.
At IS 9-16c for July. however. their buying
power was exhausted and the market be-
gan it's toboggan slide. which ended at
Il 7-sc, although on the late curb there
was a still further drop TO "a 5-Sc for the
active option. No other reason was as
signed for the bear activity than the
knowledge that friends Of wheat had
bought more than they could support I'M
der the circumstances.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS
CHICAGO.
Chicago. May 1.-THE leading futures
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LIVESTOCK MARKER.
CHICAGO.

Chicago May 11.-There was a fairly
active demand for cattle today at pre-
yious prices. Fancy grades brought S. 40
G5.50: choice steers, s.. 15G5. %; mediums.
s.. 6504. So; stockers and feeders, S4.00G
SIS; beef steers, $4.10d4. co; bulls. S2.709
4. 10; cows and heifers, 50. 60d4. IS; western
fed steers, 81. 4GI5- %; Texas steers, So. 90G
4. 80; calves, 81. 50Q7.00.
Hogs-Trade in hogs was good. but
prices ruled shade weaker. with the ex-
ception of the choicer grades. Fair 10
choice, So. 75G3. 50; heavy packers, 50. 500
3.721s; mixed, 3.60d3. IS; butchers. g. $50
$50; lights, $3.60aS.S5; pigs, So. 25d3. 70.
Sheep-There was another sharp ad-
vance in the price of sheep and lambs,
there being lively demand and a good
deal of competition between buyers 10
secure the choicest focks. There was an
urgent demand for lambs 10 ship east.
Colorado unshorn lambs, sold at $1,000
$50, an advance of 25c; shorn lots, $4.50Gl
SIS; sheep. 81. 2595. D; yearlings and mix
ed lots selling the highest.
Receipts-Cattle $500; hogs q, 900; sheep
1900.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. May LCattle-Receipts,
400 natives; 40 Texans; the demand for
cattle today was not very animated and
many of the least desirable punches sold
at lower prices, while the better grades
were steady at yesterdays prices. Heavy
native steers. 81. S5G5. 05; medium steers,
81. $685.; light weights 81. 5J04. IS; stock
ers and feeders. 81 00d5. %; butcher COWS
and heifers, So. 25d5 90; Gamers. 50. 5G9
3.25; western steers, s4.1Oa4.S5; Texans.
81. 25d4.6O.
Hogs-Receipts, 1880. There was
poor demand for hogs and prices weak 10
sc lower Heavy, s.. 65d3. 70; mixed 1850
SIS; light s. asa. 62iA; pigs, IS .30d3.4 As.
Sheep-Receipts. 2,370. Trade was brisk
in sheep and prices ruled strong to a
shade higher. Wool lambs brought S. Is
G5.S0; clipped lambs, S4.S06I5. %; yearlings,
$5.00G5. 30; wethers 81. 50d5. 10; clipped NUT
tons, 81. 25d5. 90; stockers ard feeders, s. 80
G5.G0; culls. s2.25a3.5o.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis May u.-Cattie-Receipts, l.
500. including 900 Texans; market steady;
native shipping and export steers. $3.50
@5.20, with fancy grades up to $50: light
and butcher steers, $3.90f5. 05; stOckers
and feeders. s.. 2Gd5. 90; cows and heifers
80. 5oI4. 70; Texas and Indian steers, 50. 4Oa
4.So; cows and heifers. s.. 20G+35.
Hogs-Receipts. 500; market steady:
pigs and lights. 50. 7Gd3. so; packers. So. 75a
3.S5; butchers, 81. Sod3 90.
Sheep-Receipts 800; market firm; ma
tive muttOns, N.bVd5.U0, spring lambs, $500
QS.o.
NEW YORK
New York, May 1.-Beeves-Receipt
11S9; nOminally steady; cables lower:
live cattle, 1O2sG1124c; refrigerated beef.
SIC. Exports, 572 cattle. 20 sheep and
$3.50 quarters Of beef.
Calves-Receipts. 50: duh and easier;
common 10 choice YEAS. $4.5oa6.75.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, SIS; steady
10 firm; choice clipped sheep. $50; fair
to prime lambs, s.. Ocas.5o; clipped cuIls,
500
Hog-Receipts. 1.os4; nominalIy weak.
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COTTON.

New York. May 11-Cotton-Spot closed
quiet: middl;ng upiands. s4c; middling
gulf. SIC; sales, 60 bales.
New Orleans, May IL-Cotton-Steady
mid5Iing 57sc.
Galveston. Tex, May u.-Cott0n-
Steady; 15-1sc-
Liverpool. May u.-Cotton-SPot. extern
sive business: prices firm: American mid
ding. ; 15-s2d. Futures, quiet; moderate
demand.
New York. May 1.-THE directors q the
Pacific Mail Steamship company have de-
clare5 the regular seni-annuaI dividend
OF one-haIf per cent. payable June /
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New York loan Market.

New York, May 11.-Money on call
Steady; 8 ID per cent; last loan, per
cent. Prime mercantile papers Lat IA
per cent Sterling exchange-Easier, w,'h
actual business IN bankers bills a S4.S6 81
64SG IS for demand and at $4.S4 5-S0
4.S4 "a for sixty days. Posted rates
/. So 1-2d4. Sc u and $4S7 1-2G4.S IS -. Com
merclal bills. s4S4 1-4G4S41-2 Silver GER
tificates-61 1852 p Bar silver-61 IS.
Mexican dollar-4S 1-2. Government bonds
du1. State bonds inactive. Railroad
bonds firm
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The cattle market was steady, with
fair run of stock. Jim Vandiver, repre-
senting Mr. Crawford of Caldwell sold a
bunch of good, fat cattle 70 the Dold
Packing company and besides these there
We're scattering punches Of smaller .ots
of feeders, cows and stockers, all selling
at good prices.
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Iron. $500; Union Pacific, 5000; Union Pa
cifc preferred. 6,1O0; silver bullion. 1000
ounces.
Today's bond market showed firmness
on moderate dealings. Total sales =, 7o0,-
900. United States new tours registered
advanced 4 and the fives and the threes
Is in the bid price
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CHICAGO

Chicago. May I1.-Wheat-No. red. 75iz
G7fzc: No. red. 70d73c: No 2 hard win
ter. Sc; No. hard winter. 56d57c; No. 1
northern spring, nc; No. northern
spring. Tic; No : spring. 71a7lc.
Coru-No. @ 33ssc; No. ,. 32izc.
Oats-No. 2, 3si4 d26asc; No. 3. 2sd2skc.
Fiax-Cash northwest. Si.0s: May, t.0s;
July $1.0524 September. 91c.
Butter-steadyp: creameries I2d17c; dali
ries. 10d14c
Eggs-Steady; fresh. 112c.
Dressed pouitry-Moderate demand; tur-
keys. ud12c: ducks, Saec; chickens. 10'zc.
KANSAS CITY
Kansas City. Nav u.-Wheat-May.
s4.c July. sf4sc; cash. dun: No. hard.
s.G6sc: No. 5, 63dS7c; No. red. 7f675c: No
3. 65G75c; No. spring. 6sos7i4c; No. 3. $50
CSC
Corn-JuIy. 59szc; September. 714c; cash,
firm; No mixed. &c: No. , white. 54c
Oats-SteaGy; No. white 2sizaZsc.
Rye-Duil; No ? SC
Hay-Steady: choice timothy. = .0o19 %;
choice prairie. S5.751s.Z5.
Butter-One cent over; creamery. &c;
dairy I3c.
Egg-FIrm; fresh, l0izc-
ST LOUIS.
S.. Louis. May l-wheat-I.ower; No
: rel cash. tAeFatf4s t@t- AEs-As fa} ~
Nav. 7S1sc; July. ssi4c asked. No. ? hard
ssd7oc-
Corn-HEhc-: %o. cash. &c ID.
track. sc: May. 2ls.c; July. 1zisc. sepiem-
Der. S2ssc asked
oats-FHEner; NJ. cash. re pa.
track. 5s1sc. May. z7izc asked. july. INC
bid: septen1ber. &c: No. > Waite s9szc
Rye-SoEnlnai. Sc bid
FIour-DzI and easy patents, S-59lf
90. clears. 3 9s5s-35.
extra sharis. 81 s7lss Tibs. E-9). ssorts
s. ~
Bacon. boxed shoulders ss-eo. extra
shor.z 8 s-iz: RIBS. t5-5e. shores. Ez.
Rece3o ts-F'lo1T. 400 waaat. skse. co-u.
= 20. oats. = ca
ST. pnzeaf E-F 1.gr -. TEezt. -,
ccru = &c, oats $50.
NEW YORK
Nex York. May 1-fT0u--Fssceiat
11.1s barrels eXpo-ts &c. Inactive ard
weak O. al grades hut winter sTr-s-z.
wIuser st-s xh.z 8 51H@ 81: Asznes1fz
uzterrs. 8 s1zsss- sfzssr e-.-ss s. asf
30. sfinnaso.a bakers. 3 E01-Ia
Receipts g - azsses. expgrrE.
~ So sRsz- wax. No I'D xc Spot
Z o D.. zsaat. ard - elevator. Sa asE
Sc 20 arrive. z g b aI9af- Sol a5r-1-
on sarx 18szaa essr or tae crUs 3-t.
ers AZ arcs ~a-sez un r1p5-ts Z aasec.a
- ~. s.1sfk TEsSt arai Fae sErsaz,a Il carz-
F-osBsrr fhss cs-ns & Gnsi cal s9ae ~
49, s8rsaas Bezr -a5 and hezvy r.
safsg- rae csose was ze~v3aa -. nesk
:: .azI-ss nei ssc2zs. Ezy. -. s-7ss-.
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he Misses Bell
Complexion and Hair Specialists.

The brilliant of the exclusive circles Of Eev
world of
How
THE York themselves
They
general the complexion and the aaE
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London stocks aud Money.

New York, May u.-Commercial-Adv
Users London financial cablegram: THE
markets here were more active and rather
cheerful today. Americans were largely
bought well above parity, but New York
hesitated, then receded and the close was
dull, with further weakness in the street
Anacondas were L 1-2G12 IA; Tintos were
AZ. The bourses were closed today.
Sixty-nine thousand pounds gold in bars
were bought for the bank; eG9,eOO was
taken for South America. Silver was duh
though India bought at the lower level
America not pressing sales.
London, May u.-There was a general
rally and more buoyant feeling in
American securities today. in sympathy
with the Improvement in New York yes
terday. The closing tone was steady
Spanish tours closed at 60 IA Amount
Of bullion taken into the Bank of England
on balance today, $4,000. Gold at Buenos
Ayres, 1880.
Closing consols for money, 10 3-16; do
for the account, 10 sic; Canadian Pacific
101 ii; Erie, 13 3-S; Erie first preferred
IS 3-S; Illinois Central, III 1-2; Northern
Pacific preferred, 80 IA; ST. Paul common.
12S; New York Central, 1877 1-2; PennsyI-
vania, S. 5-S; Reading, 10 IL; Union Pacific
preferred. IS 81; Atchison, 70 SIS; Louis
Vile, 81 Is; Grand Trunk. rs; Anaconda,
G6 IA. Bar s:,ver quiet. 2S 3-16d per ounce.
Money, per cent. The rate of discount
in the open market for short bills was
1-Sa3 Lie per cent. The rate of discount
in the open market for three months bilsl
was 2 Is per cent
The weekly statement of the Bank of
England shows the following changes:
Total reserve. increase 9110O00; circula-
ton, decrease e131.OOO; bullion. decrease
e2O,422; other securities. decrease G699. 900;
other deposits. Increase e571 600; public
deposits, increase eS.o0O; notes, reserve,
increase 91S7.o00 Government securities
unchanged. The proportion of the Bank
of England's reserve to liabilities is $3.50
per cent. Last week it was $3.50 per cent.
Bank rate unchanged at 8 per cent
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NEW YORK STOCKS.
New York Stock markets, furnished by
c. B. Bennett Commission Co., 326 East
Douglas avenue. Wichita. Kansas. Local
and long distance telephone, 494:
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l find Ripans Tabules of the greatest value for nd
gestOn dyspepsia especially after long bicycle ride
when one naturally gets ravenous appetite and that means
rule, Overndulgence at the dinner table; but with
package of Ripans Tabues in my pocket find immediate
relief from that full feeling bystaking Tabues
after eating and when ready home feel light and
cheerful ready set the pace for the whole tip
Tt5 |
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS

CHICAGO.
Chicago. May 1.-THE leading futures
ranged as follows:
Carlsbad current., 1899-12-23
JAIL DELIVERY.
Three Prisoners Escape From Duf-
ancc Vile at Roswell.

Roswell Register
jail deliveries arc becoming common IN
the recos Valley. Three prisoners es-
cared from the Eddy county jail week
ago las. sunday. and Wednesday night
three broke out Of The ian here. The
three who got out and left are Frank
Carper, incnrccrAied for cattle stealing,
Charlie Drain. a horse thief aud Tom Rob.
cr1s, y. = prisoner, held for some crime
committed ~ PnFceil, / r. The story OF
the manner In which they escaped. as told
by the other prisoners-0. W. Choaie, Joe
Lister, Andy spence, ~ +. Fernandez,
aud Decden0 BHrcla--ls about as follows!
Tie prlsoners had pocket knife which
u u clalmed WIS tempered by Muliane,
the forRer, who was In the Jail some
months ago, and kept Il hid under the
ilange OF the sink. With this knife they
cut hole n inches square through the
iron iioor of the upper cell IN which they
were confined, because OF some rapalrs
needed In the lower cell, by working AZ
Il Tor about two weeks, the iron beng some
three eights Of an inch thick, scant. 1his
hoio was cue through and the piece ready
20 be bent down last Sunday, when sheriff
Higgins had tho prisoners and the cells
searched. On Tuegiay night they forced
this piece OF the iron plate floor, cut on
three sides down and three Of them squeez.
ed through and began work on the lower
door. With the aid Of broom they had
pulled ladder standing In the outside
corridor up against the grating, cut the
2xi pieces and hid them on top Of the up
per cells, With these as levers they prled
open the lower corner OF the door. the
lower bolt OF which had Tor several weeks
been left back, and inserting blocks, Lad
it open about eight inches when Jailor
Hines came into the Jail after dark 10 give
a prisoner some tobacco. They failed "a
get out that night and hanging up a shirt
80 il prevented the iron plate from being
Acsin, hanging as It did IN front ot a win.
dow, they waited until Wednesday night
when they managed;o squeeze through ths
door, aud digging hole through the brick
wall under one Of the windows on N,
south side, crawled out and gained then
liberty. They stole Charles Rourke's sad
die mare and a gray horse from Mrs. Nor.
rows premises m the west part Of town
70 which point the blood hounds traced
them az once when put upon the trail
sheriff Higgins aud deputies are Jut aitel
them, but no information as ~ the result
~ their efforts has been received,
Carlsbad current., 1899-12-23

Among the populaco OF Dublin IN
1880, says the University Magazine. tho
shooblncks were a numerous ana for
midablo body. The polish they used
was lampblack aud eggs. for which
they purchased all that were rotten IN
the markets. Their implements con-
sisted OF three legged stool. n basket
containing a blunt snlfe, called a
spudd, a painters brush and an old
wig. A gentleman usually went out IA
the morning with dirty boots or shoes.
sure 20 hnd a shooblacs sitting on his
stool at the corner OF the street. Tho
gentleman put his foot la the lap OF tho
ehOeblack without ceremony, and tho
artist scraped Il with his apudd. wiped
Il with his wig and thon laid on his
composition as thick as black paint
with hla painters brush.
The stun dried with a rich polish, ro-
qulring no friction ard little inferior
90 the elaborated modern huids. save
only the intolerablo odora oxhaicd from
eggs IN a high state OF putrldlty and
which fllod any house which was en-
tered before the composition was quito
dry and sometimes even tainted the air
OF fashionable drawing rooms. Polish.
Tag shoes. we should mention. was az
this time a refinement almost confined
10 cities. people IN the country being
generally satisfied with grease.
Carlsbad current., 1899-12-23

Whom We were buying cows OCCASION
ally. says the Boston Cultlyator II
was not much satisfaction 20 us 90
have the ono who wanted 10 sell a
COW tell ms she gave 20 many quarts u
dny ''in the best OF the season" We
had handled cows and milk for years
and In selling mllk vould have been
willing 10 have obW,ae considerably
less In the flush time II we could have
got moro IN the worst OF the season.
We had owned two cows standing
side by side In theSbarn aud running In
the same pasture, one Of which gave
~ 10 10 quarts at her best. while she
other never e1colled IL quarts a day.
Tho rs quart COW received the most
grain. but shrank 10 ~ quarts as soon
a. the other aud 90 six quarts before
the other did 90 eight. while she went
dry ncRrly a month earlier aud did not
keep In as good flesh. We think II the
milk had been weighed every day tho
IA quart cow would have had the best
record for the year,
A test made three or four months
after calving aud another two months
later give much better idea OF tho
qunllty Of this COW than n test made
when she Is fresh. but the weighing OF
the milk Tor the year tells the whole
story. Six thousand pounds Of milk, or
nearly 5000 quarts, Is good record.
II Is Rn average of about nine quarts
n day FOR IL months, aud COW which
gives 20 quarts or more when fresh
ought 10 reach very near that,
Many times whom they do not Il II
not the fault OF the cow The drying
Up OF pastures and no green food ready
20 give 90 herj an unwllllngness 10 feed
any grnin IN summer, with the idea
that IL Is not needed. and hut little lu
winter. because she does not give
enough 10 pay FOR q; no sbade Ia sum.
mor 10 protect from the heat and too
we'll ventilated barn, which does not
protect from the cold Ia winter; irreg'
tilat hours of feeding and milking and
a lack OF proper care generally may re'
duco d 5000 pound year cow 70 two
thirds cf THAI amount daily.
The man who exchanged COWS WiuH
tho old Quaker 20 got one which wdnld
give m0re milk decided az last that hC
should have swapped pastures instead
of cows. and perhaps there were som,
other points IN their treatment which
be could have changed 10 his adyan
tage and that OF the COW.
Carlsbad current., 1899-12-23

The Censrs Investigation OF ofIrrlgatIon.
a special effort will be made b, ,.o
Division of Agriculture ~ The rwedfth
census Of the United states 10 collect and
sabulatc lmportent data relating to irt,.
CATION m arid aud scml.humid reglons
OF the United Stntes. A preliminnr,
scheeAle has bceu prepared and Will soon
be sent Quito obtain the names Of cor
pora.lon' and individuals owning canals
or di'ehes' THIS Is one Of tho essential
steps for securing desired information re-
gsrdinE the extent ond value OF The canals
aud bitches used for Irrigation, aud their
source ot water supply
la the preliminary schedule request
Is made Tor the names of the PRINCIPAL
canals m their order down stream. the
bitches to the right docking down streaml
being arranged ON the first page Of the
list, and those heading " The left on the
last page. Request n also made for the
name and post Office address of some per.
son who can give detailed informatlon
concerning each ditch.
The principal schedule now in cuuree
Of preparation will be mailed 10 the ad.
dresses thus obtained calling for further
data. which Will bo supplemented By detail.
ed statistics gathered by the census
enumerator.
II should be- noted by MI interested In
the subject that these various enquiries Of
the census Office In no way conflict with,
or duplicate the work, with reference IA
irrigation which Is being conducted by ans
other department OF state. The mos
nearly related inquiry Is that OF the Geo.
logical survey, which like that Of The Cen
sus, is under the more immediate direction
Of SIR. D. a. Newell, tho SPECIAL agen
tor Irrigation In the eleventh census, ans
llydrographer OF the Geological survey
The fact that Mr. Newell has supervision
OF this work In the twelfth census guaran
tees iIs efficiency and its value 70 tho ara,
and seni.hnmid regions
II will be readily apparent that the voIu
me and value Of these statistics will de
pend very largely upon the attention an,
Interest shown therein by those ingaged II
irrigation and Il Is earnestly hoped tina
all TO whom the schedules are addresse,
will appreciate the importance Of the re
quest aud mako promp, aud careful re
ply In this way only will IL be- posnbI
10 make the Information concerning lrrl
cation full and complete.
In order 10 obtain full understandin
AMI an intelligent appreciation OF IN
possible development of the arid and semi
humid regions Of the vest genera
Carlsbad current., 1899-12-23
BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS.
Present status of Knowledge CON
cerninH the Disease.

Present status Of Knowledge Con-
cerninR the Disease.
The Ohio experiment station has
made special study OF bovine saber.
culosis and states that the present
gtatus OF knowledge concerning the
disease may be summarized as fol.
lows:
1. Tho disease n caused by the
growth within the animal tissues OF a
vegetable organism, Bacillus tuber-
cuiosia
z Tho bactcrium OF bovine tubcr.
culosis has not been specifically differ.
ontiated from that producing tuber-
cuiOsis In the human subject
8. Tuberculosis In produced IN the
lower animals by incubation with tu-
bcrculous material from human sub
jects.
4. Tuberculosis has been produced In
man by inoculation with the tuber-
culous material from cattle.
8. Ttq development OF tuberculosis
IN human subjects has followed IN 80
many cases upon tho use OF the meat
or milk OF tuberculous cattle that there
n no room to doubt that the disease Is
transmitted from cattle 20 man ia this
hhnner,
o. That tuberculosis Is a germ dis.
ease, caused as surely by .contagion or
Infection as are smallpox and measles.
II confirmed not only by the innumor.
able cases IN which II has sprpad
through herds from sliigie Infected ami
mails, but also by the fact that many
here's of enttie remain exempt from Il,
and this fact demonstrates the possl-
bllity OF entire eradication Of the dis.
case.
z. In view OF the experience Of other
statos, Il would Feom that the rntlonnl
method Of extlrpating bovine tubcr-
ctAo1ls lies not In the wholesale aud
Immediate testing OF all the cattle OF
the state and the slaughter OF all re-
acting animals, but In such municipal
action as will control the sale OF both
milk and meat within municipal limits