Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-26
HUNDRED NEW CASES FOUND
Foot and Mouth Disease is Discovered
Near Detroit.
DISEASE IS VERY CONTAGIOUS
IL H. Traced 60 One Herd Through
visit of Owner 20 Farm that
Was Infected = Cattle
VIII he killed.

DETROIT. Mich. Nov. S.-After a con-
ference Of Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson
and Chief Melvin Of the Bureau OF Animal
Industry. with state officials last night, a
quarantine was ordered against Michigan
cattle similar to the one enforced In Penn
sylvania and New York.
Three federal officials and three mem
bers OF the Michigan Live Stock Sanitary
commission spent eight hours today visit
ing farms in Livonia township about
twenty miles west of Detroit and dis
covered what they pronounced 100 unmis-
taxable cases OF foot and mouth disease.
Dr. A. d. Melvin of Washington. chief
pf the United States Bureau Of Animal In
dustry, telegraphed today that he was on
his way 20 Detroit and plans for combating
the epidemic depend largely upon a con-
ference late tonight OF Or. Melvin and the
state and federal officials. who conducted
the inspection in Livonia township.
No Cases out in state.
Reports from points out I'm the state
20 far have been favorable. The inspectors
who have visited a number OF cities and
towns where the disease might be feared
have encountered no cases as yet. The
tours Of inspection, however, have not been
completed.
AS to tho situation at the Detroit stock
yards. Michigan Central railroad officials
stated tonight that there had been no new
developments here regarding shipments Of
cattle and that the only embargo related
10 eastern points which have been duaran-
tined for several days. There are persistent
reports. however, that the railroads center
ing in Detroit have shut down or are pre-
pairing to shut down at once on any cat
lie shipments destined to pass through
Detroit, for other points, though cattle con-
signed for immediate slaughter in Detroit
are not under any embargo as yet.
The situation at the local stockyards is
comparatively free from complications as
the Detroit market days fall later in the
week, on Thursday and Friday, and a
special market day yesterday practically
cleared out the herds. About the only
cattle on hand are 100 head that were
destined to Detroit. and there are about
200 hogs and 1.50 sheep in the yards.
state and Federal Inspectors.
The federal inspectors who went to Lii
vonia today were DR.. l.. X. Green, in
charge of the Detroit office of bureau OF
animal industry; DIR. Adolph Eichorn of
the pathological division of the bureau
and DR.. c. O. Durfee, a veterinarian in
SpeClOI VI bulIdiO. hey were slCtuil
panied by President II. II. Kinds of the
state live stock sanitary commission and
Commissioner c. A. Tyler of Coldwater
and John Mckay of Romeo.
OF the 100 cases discovered, seven found
on the farm of Charles Herschleib. were
acute. The entire loo, however, found on
five farms. will have to be destroyed.
The Strengthening of the infected cattle
Is held In allegiance pending the gathering
of an adequate sthff of inspectors to
take care of the situation here. But the
Michigan committee took the initiative to-
day in declaring a quarantine of the farms
where cases of the disease were found
and men taking care of the stock, OF
coming in contact with the cattle were
prohibited from visiting other farms. II
is stated that the infection of one hero
was traced directly to a visit that its
owner paid to a neighboring farm where
cattle had fallen under suspicion and were
being examined.
on each farm where cases of the dis.
ease were found the infection had spread
through the entire herd.
VIII Pay for Destroyed Animals.
II was agreed at the conference at the
Hotel Cadillac tonight that the federal gov
eminent would pay the owners of destroyed
cattle two-thirds of their value and the
state OF Michigan would pay one-third, ex-
pcnses OF burial, disinfection to be met in
the same way and the value OF the de-
stroyed cattle is to be met by appraisal
Under Chief Melvin's order the thirteen
veterinarian inspectors from the federal bu'
reaus In other cities are already on theii
way to Detroit TO assist in the work t.
be done In Michigan and moro inspectors
will he ordered to come here later II tn,
necessities Of the situation requires.
Under the quarantine ordered by Sec
rotary Wilson tonight, cattle may be re
ceived by the Michigan stock yards 70
immediate slaughter. but no animals car
be sent out in interstate commerce, nor cal
feeders be sent into the country.
Another conference Of federal and stat
officials will be held tomorrow morning
at the local offices of the federal burear
OF animal industry to make detailed plan
Cor the work to be done here.
Wilson Praises Work at Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 2i.-Secretar
James Wilson of the Department OF Agrt
culture spent today in a personal invest
cation of the work being done to stamp ou
the break OF the foot and mouth dlseas,
He was accompanied by DR.. 4. d. Melvin
.hief of the bureau OF animal industry, an
James NJ. Pickens, editor Of the bureau
publications. Secretary Wilson and hi
party were met by members of the Ea;