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WASHINGTON, July 81.
Senator Morton

journment OF the extra session OF tht
Senate. lie Gays he has derived inn
mense benefit from his scjourn. To-
day, as soon as his arrival was known
he was called on by many OF his per-
soral and political friends, with whom
he conversed freely on the situation.
He is in the best spirits, and will re-
main here a short time, during which
he will devote some attention to the in.
ouiry into the hest method OF electine
President and Vice President, which
has been entrusted to the Committe on
Privileges and Elections, OF which he
is chairman.
Secretary Robescn
Leaves tomorrow for Long Branch
where he will remain until next week
and will then 60 TO Rye Beach, New
Hampshire, and remain with bis fami.
ly during the month Of August. His
cottage at Lolg Branch will not be
before September.
observations OF the Transit OF
Venus.
Pro!esso. Newcomb, OF the National
Observatory, leaves in the Saturday
steamer for Europe. He goes abroad
10 confer with the scientific institutions
Of Europe as to the preparations now
heiDg maie to observe the transit o'
Venue, the object being to avail QUIZ
selves OF any suggestions from the other
side, aud il it be found desirable, to
confer With the observation parties sent
out under the auspices of the European
That Little Trip Of venus.
Professor Newcomb, Of the National
Observatory, leaves here on Saturday
for Europe. As is sent out to compare
notes with the scientific institutions oi
Europe as 10 the preparations for OBJ
serving the trsnsi: OF Venus, and tc
invite their cooperation with the OBJ
serving parties to be dispatched by the
United States.
Captnr Vessels En Route TO Cuba
The rumor that two of the Spanish
iron clads lately seized by their crews
were e., route to Cuba, is received with
much satisfaction by Cuban sympathl-
zers here. The belief is pretty general
here that if the insurgents in Cuba In
aucurate some bold movements, strlk'
inc a series OF decisive blows, they may
in the present unsettled condition OF ai'
fairs in Spain, succeed in making the
question of their independence one oi
no doubt.
Vice President Wilson.
Mr.. Ella, the Fifth Auditor OF the
Treasury. received letter to-day from
Natick, Massachusetts,, the home OF
Vice President Wilson, wherein the
writer says the Vice President has i'm
proved and is in better spirits. His
physician says: Everything has work.
ed to bis mind exactly, and he talks OF
recovery with confidence. 1t
is believed, however, that the Vice Pres-
ident will not be able to take his place
as the presiding officer of the Senate at
the opening Of Congress.
wheeIer's Expedition.
A letter was received here to-day
from a member OF one Of the divisions
Wheeler's exploring ex'
peditiop, dated Fort Wright, New Mex
ico, July is. The party were then
about to depart en- route for Camp Apa'
che Arizona, " ere it will probably ar
rive about the middle Of August. The
exnedi,ion has been highly successful,
snd up to this time no trouble or In.
has been experienced
through the meddlesomeness or un'
triend.iness of the Indians, the Nevsjos
who iuhabit the country that has been
passed through, but fears seem to oe
entertained that the Apaches,' into
whose country the explorers now 60
NAV give the latter some slight II mol
serious trouble.
The War Department announces th'
death of Colonel L. Jones, OF INT
United States Army, who died at Paris
France, July IS. His remains will o.
brought to this city for interment. III
leaves a wife and child in Paris.
The Manitoba Trouble.
Agentleman who arrived here to-day
direct from Minnesota, represents INT
feeling among the citizens OF some part
of that State, which is at no time yer!
friendly toward the Manitobans, to o'
quite bitter now, the increased hostile
disposition being attributable to compll'
cations growing out Of the Lord Gordor
affair. From this gentleman's state
ment it would seem that there Is
serious disposition among come OF th'
Minnesota people to take by force
if necessary, the citizens held by
the Manitoba authorities as prison.
ners in the Gordon case, and
bring them into American territory!
Shortly after the arrest Of this party, II
ia said a sham movement to recruit 6
company in Minneapolis was made by
a few young men OF that place ,nf ans
opened q recruiting office, and toos
down the names of q number OF persons
the latter, however, having an under
standing and agreement that they
should not be ordered beyond the limiti
OF the State. But there were severa
hundred Scandinavian residents WHIT
were more earnest, and really made ar
rsrgements to leave on an expedition Il