The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-30
A Minnesota Man Abroad.

A Minnesota Man Abroad.
A gentleman connected with one OF
the steamship lines whose chief Euro
pean port is Rotterdam, called on Sena-
tor Nelson the other day with letter of
introduction from Colonel Soren Listoe,
who is consul at that place. He spoke
| in the highest terms of the work which
! Colonel .Iistoe is doing and said that he
was giving great satisfaction. The
colonel recently went to Paris and at
tended the reception rendered Senator
and Mrs. Davis there, where he had a
very pleasant time. The officer told
Senator Nelson that Colonel Listoe was
out at the departure of every American
bound steamship, looking after the
manifests and the inspection of people
! going to the United States to see that
they We're healthy ip every respect and
| that they would carry no disease into
this country. Colonel Listoe personally
superintendent everything in connection
with the departure of ships for the
American port and saw that the laws
We're properly carried out.
Personal and General
w. P. Clough, vice president of the
Great Northern railroad. has been in
| Washington for week attending to
some business connected with the road
In the Inferior department, relating
mainly to lands.-The grippe, which
many years ago was called epizootic
and seems to be form of very severe
cold, is giving people considerable
| trouble in Washington these days. Some
of the Minnesota people have been af-
fiicted.-F. V. DeCoster, wife and
daughter of Litchfeld are in Washing
ton and will remain for several weeks.
George R. Finch and Rock Hersey
of st. Paul have been in the city,
Lieutenant Vincent of the Fifteenth
| Minnesota, who has been on duty as re-
cruiting officer, was in Washington and
visited Senator Nelson during his stay.
DR. Nall, physician of one of the
leading steamship companies plying
between this country and Europe
was introduced to President Mckinley
by Senator Nelson. He presented the
president with box of cigars made in
| Rotterdam, which bear the name
Mckinley Cigars" and the box is
| adorned with picture of the president
of the United States. DR.. Nall told
President Mckinley that this was a
very popular brand of cigars on the
other side, and his fame was extending
to smokers by them, although this was
not necessary among the intelligent peo-
pie of Europe McKenney,
who was recently discharged from the
| Thirteenth Minnesota. is now attending
the Columbian law school in Washing
top. When he left Manila he weighed
14O pounds and had to be carried on
deck in a chair. Now he tips he scales
at $50 and is as hale and hearty as ever.
1t cost him $l7.0S, more than a months
pay, to cable his father, the enrolling
clerk of the house, requesting his dis
charge. Mr.. McKenney says that the
Philippine islands will be a good
venture from financial standpoint for
this governme nt.-I received marked
copy of the North China Daily News
published in Shanghai which was sent
by Consul General Goodnow. 1t con-
tanned very interesting speech by Lord
Charles BerestOrd upon the situation in
China, in which the Entertainments of
Russia upon British trade was pointed
out in strong language and the British
government advised to form an alliance
with America, Germany and Japan for
the purpose of keeping the trade of China
open to all nations. The speech will no
doubt cause sensation when it is fully
digested by the people of England
Representative Tawney's bill for pen
sioning clerks out Of the salaries of other
clerks. is causing considerable comment
just now. This bill will have hard sled
ding before it gets through congress, as
many clerks oppose its provisions and
will organize to fight it.-Judge James
j. Egan of st. Paul, is in the city, at
tending to legal matters before the de-
partInents.
Minnesota Postmasters
The following Minnesota postmasters
were appointed during the week: Ibsen,
Wilkin county, Edwin c. King, vice
Peter B. Holland, dead; Limbert, Red
Lake county, Louis Dancet, vice Samuel
Chilean, resigned; Wig, Polk county,
Gullder K. Ose, vice Arne O. Fladeland,
resigned; McCleary, Brown county,
! William J. Gentle, vice Wesley c.
Miller, resigned; North St. Paul, Ram
sey county, c. B. Body, vice Patrick F.
Murphy, removed; Pillsbury, Todd
county, Sarah J. Merrill, vice Jabez D.
Merrill, dead; Havana, Steele county,
George J. Chambers, Jr., vice F. K.
Hickok, resigned; Telen, Kittson coun-
ty, Thomas Kjorsvik, vice Carl E. Carl
son, resigned.
A postoffics has been established at
Ebro, Beltrami county, ON the route from
Bagley to Lengthy, and Adolph Peterson
has been appointed postmaster. A new
Office was also established at Bena, Cass
county, on the route from Deer River to
Bemidji, where Ernest Fleming has
been made postmaster. The two offices
at Minnetonka Beach, Hennepin county,
and Oakel, Waseca county, have been
discontinued, the first named only tenn