New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-10
APROTECTIVE TARIFF TRIUMPH.


Er-G2re,7,or Quincy. Of HaasaSThe election of a
cessor to Congressman Haskell in old district,
which takes in third Of the population OF the state va
elected three Congressman in districts and four large
The State has since been properly redisrcted The cleo
ton OF Senator Funston, after contest which proteo
tive tariff the principal in fact the only issue, will
have a wide nhuencem the West It Il complete retu
taton OF the claim that the farmers for free trade
CONGRESSMAN RI SELL Of MISUNDERSTANDING free rada
Democrats much disheartened by the result In Has
kelrs old district in Kansas. They had anticipated
easy victory through coalition but found themselves
badly defeated the tariff issue IN an agricultural SEQ
ton there during the and know that
the issue purely on tariff
ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR LOCOMOTIVE HEADLIGHTS.
j. 4. Long, Iron MaHHfaetIrr.-The latest application
OF electric lights one or the most wonderiu| Ever
since IT'S discovery railroad men ana inventors nave peen
trying TO adapt a locomotive headlight Tho
troh WAS In the oscillation OF the great engine Frame
which shook the cartoons together Some Ohio and In
diana men have invented perfectly balanced lamp 70
hold the cartoons II has bOen running for thirty days on
the Pan Handle Railroad between Bradford Junction and
apOlis, and has been success John r. Miher'
superintendent of that division, told me 10 was perfect
II il run by little engine and dynamo placed on the sds
Of the locomotive back OF the Westinghouse air brake
The engine Is. Of course IN constant notion ana iei
direct from tho boiler by an eghthOtanIneh tap ms
invention will make travelling at night safer than In ths
daytime The electric light will show an oDslruouon
mile away Collisions mostly on curves, but the
cone OF light sent out from OF these headlights woua
peroe the darkness far in straight line AZ TO Dc seen
from any part OF the 1 am told that tue feh-
sylvania Railroad purposes 10 put It on all their engines.
II ia the most important invention for railroads since 'hs
Westin ghOuse air brake.
| PROPOSED BANKRUPTCY LEGISLATION.
Daniel b. Robbins, ne Chamber o. COHmerct'-Im
committee Of which avn chairman reporteds bankruptcy
hI 20 the Chamber of Commerce Thursday, aud was
ordered printed and that copy be sent to eaoh meoo'
Of Cougress This bill has closely followed the tex OF n'
Lowell bill and the changes nom that aro simply 'Ie
PRODUCTION Of the uain features OF the latest EhS"'
bankrupt law The Chamber has not adopted OF ss'3'
10 support our bil but holds II under eoosidefS1u
Tbere ia great difference OF opinion among 'po n'''
hundred merchants who compose that body 10 ~.
n.eesslty OF any law OF bankruptcy some being e"'s
, onn,.ed To H. while others are emphaucaly III 's'
! az n our bill is restricted to uaders-eh~us
all agricultural ca!lings-wbich Is necessary nero po'
we can pass only uniform law, aud cannot n'' ~.
on.ration of Law to commsrola o. specls 49,,
Nc TANK We have improved very much on ai' JAZZ
has vet beeu submitted 10 Consress. NO msAo w. -.
most distinction between honesty and aisAolesv "a,
AND misfortune Uadsr every other bul onssso e''s