Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-28
LITTLE FEAR FOR
NEBRASKA CATTLE
Chicago Puts Up the Bars on
Stock from Three States
This Morning.
RUN DOWN CHASE CASE

Indications are that theirumored in
lection of Nebraska cattle in Chase
county reported by Kansas City stock
yards officials late Saturday evening
are unfounded. DR.. Miller, represen-
tative of the local veterinarian forces,
after a hurried trip to the location OF
the accused cattle, wired in to his
chief, DR.. H. Busman, head OF the
veterinarian forces here, that IT was
unlikely that the situation would de-
yelop any seriousness in regard to
Nebraska cattle.
Chicago officials placed quaran-
tine against cattle coming from Kan
sas, Nebraska and Sioux City this
morning. This was done merely as
precaution until definite facts should
have become known.
Buckingham Hopeful.
at is very unlikely that the situa-
ton will develop serious nature so
far as Nebraska is concerned" Cen
eral Manager Buckingham of the
local yards said Monday morning. Il
understand Washington officials are
now on their way to Kansas City to
investigate thoroughly the cattle in
question and make complete report.
"For the present we have done
nothing in the way of placing embar-
goes, etc. All cattle that come from
the south are being closely watched" "
Taking Precautions.
Washington, Nov. H.-It will be
several days before federal experts
can determine whether cattle held at
Kansas City have foot and mouth dis
ease, said Department of Agricul-
ture statement issued late today. In
oculation tests are being made at Kan
sas City and here.
The departments advices covered
only one suspected case of the disease,
a shipment of cattle from Wauneta,
Neb., to Kansas City, via St. Joseph,
Mo. Reports of local guarantees i'm
posed in cities of the middle west
drew from the department this state
ment. -,#r ~
Order of Government.
Washington, Nov. N.-(Special
Telegram 1.-THE Department OF
Agriculture today issued the follow
ing statement regarding suspected ex-
istence of foot and mouth disease in
certain cattle received at Kansas
City.
"On the 2lst instant there were re-
ceived at Kansas City stock yards
1870 cattle shipped from Wauneta,
Neb., unloaded and fed at St. Joseph
on the 10th. Part of these cattle
showed LESSONS in the mouth, strongly
resembling foot and mouth disease,
Fifty-seven were slaughtered. Twenty
had been shipped to Tescott, Kan.
| for feeding. Balance are held under
lock in Kansas Citysstock yards pens
An inspection of the animals on the
farm at Wauneta showed a large
number of horses affected with mouth
LESSONS, but 700 hogs showing no
LESSONS.
"No foot LESSONS have been found in
any OF the animals. Kansas and Ne.
braska authorities have been re.
quested to quarantine premises and
shipping pens. Inspectors instructed
to locate and require disinfeetion oi
all cars involved. Inspectors at St
Joseph and Kansas City report al
outgoing shipments from those yards
stopped. {
"Inoculation tests are being made
at Kansas City and at the depart
ment here. 1t undoubtedly will re,
quire several days before diagnosis
can be arrived at"
Officials Concerned.
Officials plainly were concerned
over the reports and hoped the test
would show the disease to be som,
malady that might easily be stampet
out 1t was only last March that thu
government declared the country FREE
of the foot and mouth scourge afte
an epidemic that had lasted for man,
mouths and had cost the federal ant
state governments millions of dollars
The disease then spread over twenty
two states. Hundreds OF thousand
of head of live stock were killed an,
shipping restrictions upset marke
conditions to great extent.
| Put on Local Quarantine.
| Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 27.-State Vet
erinarian Anderson late today re
ceived telegram from Dr.. Melvin
chief of the United States Bureau o
Animal Industry, asking him to .estab
lish quarantine Of the J.. R. Robert
son ranch, near Wauneta, Chase coun
ty. 1t was from this ranch that cattl
we're sent to Kansas City, where the
showed signs of having the foot an
mouth disease. The stock yards a
| Wauneta are also to be quarantine
and disinfected. The order is said t
be purely precautionary, and does nc
mean that it has been definitely de
cided that there is foot and mouth dis
ease at Wauneta.
According to State Veterinaria
Anderson, frequent reports have com
tohis office of the disease in the stat,
i but examination always revealed tn
trouble to he some sirnn1e m n Ia Il,