Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-15
Heat Has Been Intense Dur
ing the Past Week.
INTEREST OF THE CAR
In America and All Things American
is Clearly Shown-Dewey's Recep-
tion at Various Stopping Places
Spring Sale of Horses.

London, July 15.-(Copyrighted, 1899.
by the Associated Press.)-The weather
during the week has been tropical, beat
ing all records for 20 years past, and
! the heat has given finale to the waning
season. Everyone is hurrying to the
country Even the Americans, who were
here in such numbers last week, are scat
terng over the continent.
The most picturesque and enjoyable
event of the week was Princess Louise's
garden party At Kensington. where most
of the leading painters, musicians and
actors mingled with royalty and aris-
tocracy. Over 10000 invitations were
issued.
Miss Kussner the young American who
has achieved a high reputation in Europe
and America as a miniature painter. re-
Gently returned here from Russia, where
she mad most interesting experiences. She
went to st. Petersburg to paint a minia-
ture of the Grand Duchess vladimir, and
had only been there few days when she
was summoned to the winter palace to
paint likeness Of the czarna. Before
she had finished, the czar ordered min
with much enthusiasm of the kindness
and consideration with which she was
treat ted by the imperial circle and the
simple unaffectedness of their life. Her
| first sittinss We're at the winter palace
at St. Petersburg and the last at the
summer villa at Zarskoe-Solo. While
the palaces bristed with soldiers and DO
lice, both the emperor and empress al
most daily drove out unattended even
by footman. Both Of their majesties
are Immensely popular with the people
The cZar gave Miss kussner eigh or nine
sittings of several hours each and talked
most freely with her. He is a great adj
mrer of American and Americans, who,
he told Miss kussner, he admired for
their intelligence and independence
You do not bother about what other
nations think" he said.
1t will interest American editors to
know that everything affecting Russia
or the czars family appearing in the
prominent American newspapers finds
it's way to the cars desk and is read by
him. His familiarity with American at
fairs and Americans of note is remark
able. The czar spoke warmly of Admiral
Dewey, discussing his career with great
interest and saying:
His victory at Manila was a splendid
achievement
The czar is not so enthusia site concern
ing our land operations in the Philip
pines.He seemed to think we had our
hands full there. Miss kussman is con-
templating tour around the world, but
returns to Russia for several months
next winter.
A private letter from Madrid says the
feeling there against Americans is grow
ing very bitter on account of the Philip
pine prisoners, and the position of Ameri-
cans at Madrid is very unpleasant. When
Mrs. Bellamy Storer, wife of the Ameri-
can ambassador, recently saw the queen
regent, the latter said in her address:
what matters the past, but the Amer
leans ought to help liberate our people
who are held prisoners. The uncertainty
as to their fate and sufferngs is tortur- |
ing their relatives and my whole unhappy |
country"
All classes are now taking the matter
up. Some letters from the prisoners |
have reached Madrid saying they number
1000 and are in the most miserable con-
dition, without sufficient clothing or food. !
National subscriptions are being organ
lied to help them. The Spaniards say
the Americans would not allow them to |
remain on the islands and receive the
prisoners and that the Americans do not |
or cannot liberate them.
According to information obtained from
British naval sources, Admiral Dewey's
reception at the various British stations
was no more cordial and in no way differ
ent from that accorded to admirals Of
other fleets. Admiral Deweys visit to
the island Of Malta is likely to be very
quiet. The governor is in deep mourn
ing owing to the death of his wife. The
British fleet left Malta last Sunday on it's
summer cruise. and half the officers of
the garrison ond English residents are
absent with the former on furlough and
the latter in Great Britain or travelling
on the continent.
According to the Man of the World, the
mid-week edition of the Sporting Times.
a recognized sporting authority, Mr.
Richard Croker returns to New York in
August. The paper adds that Mr.. Cro- I,
<er has signally failed in his avowed OBJ
ject of "knockin' the stuftin'" out of
ring. and that when he re.