Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-13

| Wilson said that the method had been
copied by Australian and South Amer
lean packers, who would profit by 1t II
the American packers were forced to
abandon 1t.
Ii was decided that the cans might
bear the label roast beef, but that II
should he, stated on the labels how the
beef was prepared and cooked.
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/ The Chicago packers who nave Dcen
defrauding the public put up a hara
fight against the enforcement OF the
provisions of the new law which re-
ar,ires them to state plainly on their
labels Just what their cans contain.
Judging from the following dispatch
10 Beef Trust paper the Beef Trust
has won its point.
The swindling and poisoning OF the
public IL to continue.
/ Here il the telegram giving the
, facts:
Washington, u. G., Sept. G.-Aftcr
numerous conferences between Secrc-
tnry Wilson, DIR. Melvin. chief Of the
bureau Of animal industry. and about
forty representatives of the various
meat packing houses. the problems
which have arisen over the question OF
labels which. under the law, must be
put upon meat products, have been set
tied to the satisfaction of all concern
cd. What probably was the last con-
: ference was held ut the Department OF
Agriculture to-day and the packers an
nounced that they at once would pre-.
pare the labels by Oct I, when the law
goes into effect.
Throughout the discussions Secretary
Wilson stood for labels which would
state what the package contained and
this the packers refused to accept,
therefore, by way Of compromise the
secretary did not Insist upon stating
the percentages OF different meats con-
taincd In any canned article put out
under one name.
Kalamazoo, Mich, Sept. 1O.--Tcn per.
sons In three different families OF this
city have been lying ut the point of
death for over twelve hours, suffering
from the effects of eating dried beef de-
liycred to their houses Saturday. \
partial investigation has revealed the
fact that the meat came originally from
one of the large packing houses.
The physicians are Of the opinion
that some sort of cmbalmlng tiuld, used
as n preservative, was used In the beef
and was the cause of the poisoning.
Sterling, ILL.,, Sept. 1.-THE physl-
clans of this city report that during
last night there were forty cases Of
ptomalnc poisoning, and that several of
the patients are still In a precari0us
condition. The poisoning was caused
by eating pressed corn beef purchased
ut local market. The food came orig.
inally from n Chicago packing house.
The families OF Henry Burmeistsr, Rev.
Louis Gressens, Henry Aument, VIII.
lam Il. Myers, Fred Avery and Harry
DennisOn were among tho sufferers.
London, Sept. l2.-Lieutenant Colo
mel Percy Eyra Hobbs, who was select
ed by War Secretary Haldane to 60 to
the United States and inspect the pack.
ing of beef intended for the British
army, has returned to this country. II
Is understood that he will In few
days present a vOluminOus report, the
glst of which Is that the sanitary con.
dltlons at the stOckyards have been un'
satisfactory.
The report will condemn methods In
vogue.
Great Indignation Ii felt In England
over the action OF the Beef Trust In
hiring English butchers who handle lts
goods, TO 90 to America and bring back
a report whltewashing the Beef Trust
and It's methods.
indianapolis, Aug 3O.-Taintcd meal
delivered at the camp OF regulars al
Fort Benjamin Harrison nearly caused
II riot this morning when ratlOns were
issued to the soldiers. The regulars
demanded that the meat be taken from
the camp at once. A board Of inspec
ton was appointed and recommended
that only part OF the mOat bC
thrown away, as the rest, 1t held, was
good, This report was far from salts
| anu WIN
murmurlng over 1t, but General Carter
ordered 1t all destroyed and new
issue made,
Burlington, VT, Sept Following
closely on the affidavit made by +. IL
Hutchinson, of Worcester, that he saw
his condemned cattle slaughtered IN
this city, with every Indication that
they We're to he sold as meat, comes Il
statement made to-day by w. q. and
c. $. White, OF Richmond, which Is
even more startling,
That Of the elder Mr.. White is to the
effect that last October the State Cat.
tie Commission condemned fifty-seven
animals Of his herd as being affected
with tuberculosis; that he was paid
50 per cent Of the appraised value
that the ffty-seYen head Of cattle, In
company with cattle condemned from
the herd Of NJ, $. Richmond, We're
shipped away from Richmond, and
that his son followed them to see what
final disposition was made OF them.
The son states that he followed the
cattle to Hayerhll and Boston, one
] carload being set on at Haverhill and