Evening star., 1899-07-15
Extreme Heat Brings Social Season
to Abrupt Close.
MISS KUSSNER'O SUCCESS IN ART
Feeling in Spain Against America
Over Prisoners in luzon.
FOREIGN NEWS AND GOSSIP
Copyright. 1sss tbe Associated Press,

Copyright, 1893, the Associated Press)
LONDON, July 15.-The weather during
the week long has been tropical, beating
all records for twenty years past, and the
heat has given a final blow to the waning
season. Every one is hurrying to the coun-
try. Even the Americans who were here
in such numbers last week are scattering
over the continent.
The most picturesque and enjoyable event
of the week was Princess Louise's garden
party at Kensington Palace where most
of the leading painters, musicians and act
ors mingled with royalties and the aris-
tocracy. Over one thousand invitations
were issued.
MISS kussner, the young American who
has achieved high reputation in Europe
and America as a miniature painter, recent
ly returned here from Russia, where she
had most interesting experiences. She went
to st. Petersburg to paint a miniature of
the Grand Duchess Vladimir and had only
been there few days when she was sum-
moned to the Winter Palace to paint a
likeness of the czarina. Before she had
hnfshed the car ordered a miniature of
himself Miss Kussner speaks with much
enthusiasm of the kindness and considera-
ton with which she was treated by the
imperial couple and of the simplicity and
unanectedness of their life. Her first sit
tersburg. and the last at the summer villa
at Zarskoe-Selo. While the palaces bristIed
with soldiers and police, both the emperor
ana empress almost daily drove out unat-
tended even by footman. Both of their
maJesties are immensely popular with the
people. The czar gave Miss Kussner eight
or nine s1ttings of several hours each and
talked most freely with her He is a great
admirer of America and Americans whom
he told Miss Kussner, he admired for their
Intelligence and Independence
Indifferent to Others Opinions,
You do not bother about what other ma
tions Think ne said
1t will interest American editors to know
that everything affecting Russia or the
cars family appearing in the prominent
American newspapers finds its way to the
cars desk and is read by him. His famfI-
larlty with American affairs and Ameri-
cans OF note IS remarkable.
Ihe car spoke warmly of Admiral
Dewey, discussing his career with great in
terest and saying:
His victory at Manila was q sDlend;d
achievement"
The car is not SO enthusiastic concern
ing our land operations in the Philip
pines He seemed to think we had our
hands full there.
Miss kussner Is concentrating tour
around the world, but returns to Russia
lor several months next winter
A private letter from Madrid saws the
very bitter on account of the Philippines
prisoners, and the position of Americans at
Madrid is very unpleasant. When Mrs
Beilamy Storer, wife of the United States
minister, recently saw the queen regent
the latter, with tears in her eyes said:
What is past is past and we can bear
that, but the Americans ought to help us
1Iperate our people who are held prisoners.
The uncertainty as to their fate and suf-
ferings is torturing their relatives and my
whole unhappy country"
All classes are now taking the matter I'D.
Some letters from the prisoners have
reached Madrid. saying they number 1000
and are in the most miserable condition
without sufficient clothing or food Ma
tional subscriptions are being Organized to
help them.
not allow them TO remain. on the islands
and rescue the prisoners. and that the
Americans do not or cannot Hberate them
Receptions to Dewey.
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 diff
ferent from that accorded to adrnirals of
other fleets. Admiral Dewey's visit to the
Island of Malta is likely to be very quiet
The governor Is in deep mourning owing to
the death of his wife. The British feet
left Malta last Sunday on its summer
cruise and half the officers of the garri-
son and English residents are absent 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
and recognized sporting authority. Mr..
Richard Croker returns to New York in
August The paper adds that Mr.. Croker
has signally failed in his avowed object of
knocking the stuffing' out of Tattersall's
ring and that when he returns to the
United States he will mot be missed"
In regard to Henley Mr. Henry T,ab0
chere's Truth says:
There was only one unpleasant incident,
and that very nasty one, the Ashe-fouied-
by-ThompSon incident. 1t was purely ac-
cidental. Thompson, who rowed that day
both for the grand and stewards waited
for Ashe to get clear away and then went
In pursuit and won grand race on the
post by a foot Then the Thames man
claimed he was beaten on a foul. Had an
American sculler been guilty of such un-
sportsmanfike conduct there would have
been a howl of Indignation Such an in
csdent Is reminder that We are not with
out spot or blemish, and that the Amateur
Rowing Association definition of amateur
does not insure sportsmanship. 1 should
not be surprised il Ashe never rowed again
under the Thames Rowing Club colors."
Sale of Haggin's Yearlingx.
The sale of Haggin's yearlings at New
market Tuesday attracted much attention.
and realized f10.7s averaging f121 In
ohiy oHe liiStdnce WAS Feaily SoOd price
reached, namely, 1850 guineas for a Gold
finch-Fleurette colt The late Bruce Sea-
toms American yearlings averaged 127
guineas. On Thursday number of year
lings were bought by Purcell Gillpin, who
will train and race them here for Mr.. Will
liam c. Whitney.
Truth says:
There has been a great deal of cracked
Drained trumpeting about Amerfcan-bred
mighty
a large consignment of yearIings from the
United States. sold at Newmarket last au-
tumn. when high prices were realized. but
not one of the animals which then changed
hands has won a race so far, and appear
to be practically worthless for racing pur-
poses. When asfnine enthusiasts indulge
in laudatcry rants about American horses
because Lord Beresford won a number of
important races with animals from the
United States, they forget his horses were
all bred by Mr.. Loriliard. who has the fin