The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-31
is FASTENING HOME.
Stewart Wallace, of London,
Passes Through the City.

j. Stewart Wallace, of London,
Passes Through the City.
]. Stewart Wallace, ex-M. P. for one of the
divisions Of the city Of London in the British
house Of commons, and chairman of the Bon
Accord Placer company, limited, conducting
operations in Montana, was at the West hotel
yesterday, having just arrived from the West.
He visited this section six years ago and sus-
tanned severe injuries in a railroad wreck.
1.-THE company, of which I am chairman"
said Mr.. Wallace, last evening, owns three
miles Of territory in Beaver Head county,
Montana, and the ore contained in this space
is estimated to be worth f1,000, 900. By the
new process of dredging from 81 900 to $1,000
worth of ore is taken from the mine daily.
We have three dredges at work, but have
placed an order for another one-half as large
again as the largest built. This new process
marks most important departure In placer
mining
II go from Minneapolis to, Milwaukee, and
from there across the water. The jubilee, to
take place in June is one of the events of the
century, and want to be home to witness IT.
The proposed diamond celebration has evoked
a feeling remarkably general and surprising
in its nature. 1t has also contributed IN some
degree to the unprecedented business prosper
ity prevailing in the British islands at the
present time:
war in Europe at the present time, no matter
what the issue. The Graeco-Turk1sh dispute
will be settled without the forcfble 1nterven,
ton of the powers. Public feeling In Englana
autonomy for Crete. That cost her many
friends. She was deceived by the imprudent
ardor of number of her professed fr1enas'
whose zeal was at the expense OF tnsir us
erection Neither will there1be trouble over
the Transvaal The raid into Boer territory
is to be deplored. AS a result the Boers are
suspicious of the English put the dimerences
will prove but minor grievances, - n1 n,,hiic hii
patches are not precise criterion OF pupilo
sentiment. The latter is manufactured py the
special writer's to suit their demands. -.
.'The expulsion Of Redmond and some OF
his followers from the commons at this
iuncture is the natural sequence OF events
Although I have always been nome ruier
and a follower of Gladstone in ms nome ruie hss
policy, there is no doubt to my nina tna1 Dy
their course in the house the Redmondltes
are alternating public sympathy. Their present
tactics are unwise and untlmeiy.
"The American commonwealth Is great
country. confess to have become Il lnpres- 1onss
mated with republican ideas. There is some
Thing grand in the idea that the presidency
is open to any one in the land. 90 tnlnk,
however, that the term of office is too short;
elections are too frequent ok ,,oa m end sndoI
years would be a suitable compromise; anu ~ - !
would limit the Office to one term. Inc ioSa
that the incumbent Is the only person Ut "
hold the position and is allowed two ter1hs
that civil service should be separated from
politics. 1t is natural that holders OF tne
different offices in the gift OF the goverhn,eie a
should be Influenced IN their Votlhs' aho'
should lose sight of what is best for the IN
terests Of the country. have no doubt,
however that the wisdom of the american 1s o
people will rise to the necessities OF the oc-
casion. and after time this evil will be
remedied. That it is invidious no one me can tSa
dispute, but the nation Is yet young; ana tne
weak aknesses of the constitution Will Do fe-
"The advocates of imperial federation al are
not numerous in the British commons: s. Inc
nroposal is viewed as a dream. 1t is con-
sidered quite impossible to provide con- ,l,o
stitution which will admit OF the ,,ae ensrre
British colonies being given ADEQUATE repre-. Pre-.
sentation in the British parliament or tnaf
the different colonies will subordinate their
private interests to that end"
Mr.. Wallace is a typical Brtisher IN appear "a.
ance but, as he confessed has become I'M
nregnated ,s1,e with American ways to certa.;.
extent He is especially conversant WI win
affairs of state at home. His seat IN par.a, Iso
ment was close to that Of Edward Blake tne
Canadian statesman, who accepted seat
for a constituency in the imperial house.