New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-29
CONNECTICUT INTERESTS.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION-THE COMING
VENTION-HARTFORD
POLITICS.

POLITICS.
Hartford. Conn. April % (speciaD.-The polit-
!cal situation in the State continues to be inter
esting although the immediate contest as to the
presence of o. r. Fyler. chairman of the Repub-
| lcan State Central Committee upon that COM
mittee has been decided by the votes of his
| district in Litchheld County favorable to him.
In the larger cities and towns the drift OF the
caucuses seems to be against Mr.. Fyler, and
against George P. Mclean as candidate for
Governor, the preliminary contest having much
to do with what will happen at the August
Governorship Convention. Hartford is the only
large city that has sent Fyler-McLean delegates
to the convention of week after next, but the
smaller towns have more than made up the
deficiency and there is little doubt that the
combination will control the convention. In the
midst of the excitement over the chairmanship
and Governorship question there is little inter-
est in the real business of the convention which
is to choose delegates to the Philadelphia Con-
vention. Only one name has been suggested for
the delegates at-large, and that is Charles F.
Brooker Of Ansonia There are other candidates
of course but no public stir has been made over
them. The convention which will meet In the
Auditorium in this city will be presided over
by ex-Congressman John r. Buck. OF this city
POLITICAL OYSTER ROAST.
social and political incident of some prom
inence was the oyster roast over the fires or the
Berlin Iron Bridge Company. at East Berlin
Friday night. This annual event, at first In
tended only for the employees Of the company
and their families. has within few years de-
veloped into a meeting place for the politicians
of the State. and many political deals have been
put up at the roast. This year the invitations
were sent to all parts of the state, ana the
gathering unusually large.
vino. yI-INCz'S INTERESTING CAREER
A serious fire in the st. Thomas Seminary
fCatholic). IN this city, on Thursday afternoon
brings to mind that the building which Is not
an old one has had an unusual history. 1t was
built some thirty years ago by the Chinese Gov
eminent for the purpose Of educating Chlnese
boys in the philosophy and arts OF the west
and Yung Wing. the we'll known Chinese states
man and chairman of the Educational Commits
sion of his Government. was at the head or the
institution. The school prospered for some years
its graduates being placed In the universities of
the country until there large number or
Chinese taking the higher education In America
For some reason the Chinese Government re-
versed it's policy suddenly and the school was
abandoned its building was sold and trans
ferred through several channels. until II was
bought by the diocese OF Hartford for a school
for the education Of young men for the priest
hood. Yung Wing remained in this city for
the resident agent for the Chinese Government:
married a Hartford woman. Miss Kellogg: lived
in elegant style in a fine mansion deliberately
decorated after the Chinese order OF things, and
was finally summoned back TO China, where he
is now engaged in service as a promoter of
such ideas of Western civilization as his people
will adopt. His wife died few years ago. and
his two sons still in this country-one at
Yale University and the other pupil in the
High School OF this city. Little has been heard
from him recently. except that he is reputed to
be materially adding to his wealth He for
mally professed Christianity. cut his queue. and
was a deacon of the Asylum Hill Church, in
this city.
THE BRADLEY COURT MARTIAL.
The Captain Bradley court martial drags its
slow length along, only one session having been
held this week. An estimate of the expense of
the trial shows that 1t will cost the State at
least IS 800 and 1t will to prove officially
what has already been we'll known that the
military camp at Mantle is high old spot"
and that the school of the soldier has been In
large degree perverted TO place for indulging
the drinking habit. There is regret ex-
pressed that the facts connected with this Brad
ley matter have been made public, but the best
friends of the National Guard look forward to a
complete reorganization of the body basis
together practical.
APPOINTMENTS IN HARTFORD.
Interest In local politics. which has been in
tense since the beginning OF the municipal cam
paign ending IN the election of Mayor HARRISON
by the largest majority ever given In this city
for Mayor, continues. The appointments Of
the Mayor. which were severely criticised have
been confirmed by the Aldermen. with the ex-
ceptton Of that OF Patrick McGovern, who de-
clined to go upon the Charity Board. as he was
DESTROYS of being president Of the Water Board.
The Water Board has chosen John NJ. Fairfield
one of the old members. to be president thus
opposing the Mayor. who was known to have
been favorable TO Henry Souther. Of his
new appointees. The selection IS generally COM
mended, as Mr.. Fairfield is good mechanical
engineer and business man Of ability The
Mayor was also disappointed in the selection by
the Street Board of Joseph Buths for president
mainly because of his insistent demand that the
president shall obey the regulations of the
Board in the matter of laying its pipes through
the streets.
THE USE OF WATER METERS.
In connection with the choice of Mr.. Fairfield
the head of the Water Board it is of interest
to know that it has been through his personal
efforts that the Board has committed itself to
the idea of selling water to it's consumers by
meter rather than by faucet is the custom
now. This important change will be made I'M
der the direction of the president and II Is
believed that it will not only save a great deal
of water to the reservoirs but that the income
Will be somewhat larger than now. The reser-
voirs full to overlooking with the exception
of the big one at Bloomfield. and that will fill
in few days, water Is being taken from
it, The stopping OF the leaks at the connecting
canals and the stopping of waste in the city, 1t