New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-29


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The opening guns OF the National campaign
in this city will be fred Tonight at the mass
meeting in the Metropolitan Opera House.
under the direction of the Republican Club.
The fac. that MIR. Depew is to be the principal
speaker will Of itself suffice to draw q crowded
house. Mr. Depew is always worth hearing |;
he will never be more so than now, when hiied
with the enthusiasm aroused by his sojourn III
Chicago.
The warning in regard to the excessive use
of water which is sounded about this time
every year, ought to be needed, and no doubt
will be. The city uses some 100000 gal
Ions of water daily, while it needs 10, 100000
gallons. which cannot be had with the present
aoueduct. NEWCOMERS will need to exercise
patience and self-restlaint for some time long
er, but the day of permanent relief is almost
in sight.
Folma, notice of his nomination Tor Vice
President was conveyed to Mr.. Thurman yes
terday, and the veteran politicians acceptance
was made known in a simple, earnest speech,
that furnishes n refreshing contrast to the
egotistical utterances of Mr. Cleveland to the
same committee on Tuesday. The committees
address to the ex-senator contained curious
remark to the effect that I" in you is embraced
the highest type of the enlightened and refined
American citizen" Something to the same
purport was said not long ago of President
Cleveland The committee did not show tact
in giving the opportunity for unfavoIabe com
parison on this point.
District Attorney Fellows got little satisfac-
ton out of the special Grand Jury which he
caused TO be called into being. 1t was on his
urgency that Justice Barrett ordered the jury
to be impanellc6. but it had only fairly begun
work when it ran short of business, and Mr..
Fellows was summoned back post-haste from
his junketing trip, which followed long alb
sencc at the St. Louis Convention. Yesterday
the jury took a recess until September, after
handing in prcsentmcnt containing severe
reflections On the Distrct-Attomey in two
particulars In the matter Of alleged election
frauds the jurors declare that no complete in
vestigation could be made because the subject
was not presented to them until last Monday.
In regard to charges Of improper influence
against certain officials they complain that the
Inquiry was embarrassed by premature pub
jicity and dilatory and incomplete preparation
of evidence Justice Barrett proposes to have
special Grand Jury with each session of the
Oyer and Terminer. If the foregoing points
in yesterdays prcsentment arc samples of what
tho future has in store, Distrct-Attorney Fcl-
lows is likely to live to sec himself the helpless
victim Of the agency he was instrumental in
creating.
Columbia had an easy victory over Harvard
in the freshman race at New-Londcn yesterday.
Harvard will enter the great contest with Yale
to-day with this defeat as a drawback, while
Yale has whatever advantage may be derived
from victories over Pennsylvania and the Penn