New-York tribune., 1900-09-16

His style Is logical. and he has peculiar gift Of
saying things that be remembered
Two Of the Republican Congressmen, T. Stevens
Henry. OF this district and z. J. Hil. OF the IVth
District have been renominated unanimously. and
the coming week y. D. sperry. OF the I'D and
Charles A. Russell Of the IIId will receive the Same
compliment and there appears TO be no doubt Of
their election by good sized majorties The varying
political character OF the three districts of
the State has prevented the succession OF the same
Congressman from them, but the lid District has
had only three members OF Congress since the war
-Starkweather, Wait and Russell. The result has
been that the district has more than usual at
tention from the general Government, the Congress-
men remaining so long in service becoming thor
oughly familiar with the needs of the district, and
have greater influence in Congress
The Democratic delegates being elected FOR
the State Convention to be held I'm this city the
coming week. but there seems TO be no particulae
drift toward any one person candidate for
Governor. Judge Samuel L. Bronson. OF New
Haven. is the candidate OF the Troup-Graves wing
or Silver Democrats and MeIbert B. Cary is the
candidate of the conservative faction. Incidental
10 the State Convention and having a bearing on
the campaign, is the proposed meeting Of the Con
sttuuonal Reform Committee at New Haven for
the purpose Of furthering plans for the calling Of
a constitutional convention, and making that
Of the Issues Of the State campaign.
RAvAGEs OF THE STORM
The farming towns are just interested
WiH0StOTm
Wednesday than they politics. No rain Of
any consequence has fallen for the last six weeks
and crops that appeared be doing well have
suffered greatly. the exception being the tobac-
crop, which has never been excelled in this
valley. Apples small and the high wind OF
the storm pied the fruit up on the ground all over
the State: leaving nothing but windfaIs for the
average FARMER 70 market. The damage TO the
winter crop Of apples has been great, and picked
fruit will be Pears suffered as greatly 81
apples and the late peach crop was practically
Destroyed, far marketing It good prices
is concerned There is no corner OF the State that
effect late garden crops, and quantity and flavor
have been greatly injured The water supply of
some Of the large towns has been short, but
drouth continued into the winter months. This
city has good supply yet. the biggest reservoir,
having been tapped this year
The meeting Of the Insurance Commissioners of
the country, 10 be held in this city next week,
arouses interest among the local Insurance men,
and preparations entertain the members Of the
convention have been made with care. William
pany, viii preside at the banquet to be given at
the Allyn House Wednesday evening and
president Of the Hartford Fire: James @ Batter
son, of the Travellers; Ex-Governor Morgan G.
the Connecticut Mutual Life, and other well known
Insurance Of the city. James g. Patterson
viii address the Gonrqlssioners on 7 AKA ton
What II Is and what II Ought to Be. William
A Fricke, Of New-York City, VIII speak ''The
Insurance Commissioner and the Policyholder''
and c. @. Hefner. Of Washington, will speak on
the necessity Of uniform legislation
The woman's prison at the Wethersheld State
is nearly completed. and the fourteen women now
under sentence will be transferred II IN a short
time II has the new improved cells an ample
ment Of the women in laundry work. tailoring etc.
This Improvement does away with the old stone
other purposes. a chapel. officers quarters and
other departments