The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-19
Latest Figures as to the Complex
ion of the Next Reichstag.
PREDICTION THAT THE ARMY BILL
WILL PASS
Hundred People Pay
Homage to Prince Bismarck at
Freidrichsruhe- Collision Between
Riotous Workingmen and Police at
Weissenberge, Austria, Results in
One Death and Many People SerI-
ously Wounded.


BERLIN, June lS.-The election returns
were virtually completed this afternoon.
Reports from one district are lacking,
and revision Of the returns may neces-
state few alterations, but they will be
trivial. The candidates elected number
2l5. OF these 10l will vote for the army
bill, and III against it. In the following
list by parties the anti-Semitic Conserva-
tlyes are included with the Conservatives,
and the Independents treated as members
OF the parties with which they affiliated
in the Reichstsg: Lieber Clericals, IS;
Social-Democrats, %; Conservatives and
Agrarians, A; National Liberals, IS;
Radical Unionists, who favor the bill, 4;
Poles, II; Free Conservatives, 10; Cleri-
icals favorable to the bill, II; AIsatians,
Z; South German Democrats, 4; anti
Semitic, two favoring the bilI; Bava-
RAN Agrarians, 2; Guelphs, l; Danes, L;
Bavarian Separatists, /; Richterists, 0.
Among the candidates for the ISI new
ballots will be ten Poles, fifty-two Con-
servatives, nine Agrarians, seven Free
Conservatives, seventy-two National
Liberals, thirty Clericals, seventy-seven
Social Democrats, eleven Radical Union
ionists, thirty-five Richterists, sixteen
Anti-Semitics and eight Guelphs.
AS expected, the latest returns have in
creased steadily the list of members upon
whom the Government can rely for sup
port.
While the victories of the Social Demo-
gratis are regarded with alarm, their i'm
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bill will be more than offset by the losses
of the Richter Radicals.
After four hours conference yesterday.
the Ministers who met the Chancellor to
discuss the results of the election decided
that in view OF the recent returns it
would be superfuous and inexpedient to
issue an appeal to the country before the
second ballots. The great majority of the
Ministers are confident they can secure a
large number of seats at the second bal
lots from the Richterists and Clericals.
They depend upon the general alarm ex-
cited by the Social Democratic victories
to drive the Clericals and opposition
Clericals into the Government camp in
constituencies where the contests are be-
tween the Conservatives or National Lib
eral candidates and the Socialists, If
these expectations are realized, not only
will the Government open the Reichstag
with almost half the member on its side.
but also will be enabled at the final poll
to keep the Social Democrats down to
total of forty or forty-five seats.
That the ministerial expectations of a
general com bination against the Social
lists are not entirely ungrounded Is shown
by the action of the Clerical leaders. The
Socialist scare become so general that the
leaders sent out letter calculated to
solidify the Catholic vote against the
Social Democrat candidates even in cases
where such course will lead to the election
of Conservative or National Liberals.
Spectators on the Bourse took san
guine view of the Government prospects
in the second ballots. The Imperial and
Russian stocks, which were weakened
Friday, were strong yesterday in conse-
quence of the reports that the Govern
ment would have a small majority at the
opening of the Reichstag.
Count Herbert Bismarck, who was
elected by the Agrarians in the Jerichow
district, received II, 1853 votes to 6,84S cast
for Ferdinand Woellmer, Radical, who
was the last member for the district.
Gloecke, SOcial-Democratic candidate,
received 4,431 votes. Count Herberts
majority over all, therefore, is 48O.
THE ARMY BILL WILL PASS.
LONDON, June 1S.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Doiiy Ne1os says: There
cannot be the slightest doubt that the
army bill will be passed with a good
majority.
The Standards Berlin correspondent
expresses the same opinion somewhat
less emphatically.