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GERMANY'S HARD BATTLE
ONLY A LITTLE OVER HALF THE
DISTRICTS HEARD FROM.

In the 234 Reported Second Ballots
VIII be Necessary in e2-Of the 142
go Far Reported Elected the Gen.
terists Have 90, the Socialists 20, and
the Conservatives %.
BERLIN, Feb 2l.-Herren Grillenberger.
Schmidt, Seyfart, and Harm, socialists,
have h/en elected to the Reichstag in Nu-
remurg, Mittweida, Schneiberg and Elbera-
field respectively.
Compared with the last preceding election
tho seralsts vote in Berlin shows an in
crease of 80, 900, aud tde liberal vote an in
crease Of 5000. The conservative vote do
creased 81, 900.
Two socialists have been elected in this
city. Ia three districts second ballots will
be necessary.
The socialists carried Madgeburga, Alton,
Hamburg, the Dresden district, the Leipsic
district, Chemnitz and Zewickan.
WHAT LATE RETURNS SHOW.
BERLIN, Feb. &c, l A. M-The results Of
the election so far as known account for 234
seats As tho Reichstag has 397 members,
this leaves 163 seats to be accounted for. OF
the 23i, election failed in 90 districts, max
ing supplementary elections necessary in
those places. The 142 members are divided
between the following parties: German
conservatives %, imperialists 10, national
liberals 9, centerists SO, German liberals IL,
socialists 20, Poles 3, Alsatians 10, demo-
Gratis 3, Danes 1, independent liberals |.
The ninety-two districts in which there
were no elections will be contested by;
Conservatives IL, imperiaists ID, national
liberals So, ce1terists IA, German liberals SO,
socialists 40, Guelphs 2, Poles 4, and demo-
Gratis ..
The Freisinnige Zeitu,g rsclons that the
cartel combination has lost 81 seats.
CAUSES OF THE DEFEAT.
Liberal organs attribute the defeat of the
Cartel party to the heavy taxation that
bears upon workingmen and to the pro-
tective tariff, which favors the landed in
terest. They demand the abolition of the
socialist law, VIII Oh famed the discomfort.
The VOssiche Zeitung says the socialist
votes were not all cast by socialists, but
they express general dlsapproval Of the
policy Of the government.
The National Zeitung appeals for union
of all the parties against the socialists ON
the second ballot.
CLASHES WITH THE POLICE.
The only disorder that occurred In Berlin
was a collision between the police and So
cialists late In the evening Some officers
were unhorsed, and one was severely
stabbed and taken to a hospital. Knives
were freely used, and many arrests were
made.
There were election riots in Bemburg.
Kong gsburg and Frankfort, and there were
thrty-six arrests in Berlin. AT Anhalt the
polling booth was sGormed, tickets for
voting were destroyed, and the election at
that place is declared invalid.
The chief party leaders are elected.
The second ballots are fixed for March
lst.
There are conflicting reports as TO the
election Of Miquet. He has at least a tri-
ding majority.
Upon tine refusal of the socialist crowd TO
dsperse at midnight at Altoona the military
made a charge with bayonets. Many were
wounded and many arrests we're made.
LOSS OF THE CARTEL COMBINE.
LONDON, Jan. %, 8 A. M-The Posts
Berlin correspondent says: "The clear
cartel majority that existed in the last
Reichstag has irrecoverably vanished. 10
is likely that the socialists will sweep Berlin,
with the exception of the First district
only. One OF the facts Of tho case is that
the socialists have had comparatively little
success in the mining districts. They have
gained most in the manufacturing districts
and the large towns"
The NeDs Berlin correspondent believes
that the Cartel parties and national liberals
Will suffer ON the second ballots losses
greater than they experienced the first