The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-14
None Of the Parties Sure OF Its
Strength in the Next
Reichstag.
In Some Districts There Will Be
Eight Candidates In tho
Field.
Government Organs Trying 70 Fighter
Voters with spOoks OF War-Vast
Scale OF Mnneuvers.

BERLIN, May 13.-The first week OF ths
electoral struggle ends without any of the
parties knowing whore they stand and
without any Of them having anything re-
liable from which TO forecast the result Of
tho contest for members OF the reichstsg.
The membsrs Of the social democracy
alone seem to retain thorough grip upon
their organization. They can reasonably
SECURE Afty-hve seats. . gain of ninsteen.
It ID thought that over 100 second ballots
will bs necessary TO decide The election.
and II 10 therefore highly probable the end
of the summer will have been reached be-
fore the house IL finally constituted. II 10
now most likely II will then meet only 10
hear the smpsYor's speech opening the
session and then adjourn until the period
OF opening In October.
In the meantime II 10 evident the parties
will bs reconstructed on platforms In which
tho army bill will have almost secondary
place. Each party seems determined TO
expsnd every available resource In contest.
ing the districts where il has the rsmotest
chance of success; indeed. in some oonstit-
usuoies each Of the eight recognized par
tics has candidate in the field. The oon-
test 10 further complicated by class inter
ests which are demanding attention.
The government organs carefully repro
duce the report in French papers 40 to how
France rsjsiced ~ the rejection of The army
bill. adding sinister rumors regarding the
desiRns of the Frsnch government. They
also publish doubtful kilograms from Stras.
burg reporting that French Rarrisons alsna
the frontier have already been or are being
reinforced and tho granting Of furloughs Il
! all French soldiers and officers stopped.
The alarm which these organs profess te
feel has not spread among ths people
Every one knows the rejection neither d.
minishsd the defensive strength of those
in the alliance nor added to frances powsl
of offense. Outside of Chancellor vor
Gaprivi's organs the idea is ridiouled tina
France and Russia will attaok Germany be.
cause the rsichstag refused to grant oil tht
government demanded.
The annual Berlin art exhibition will b.
opened TO the public tomorrow. Amonl
the prominent paintings are Bach's Bis.
marck and Guenter's Hussars at Ligny.
! An echo from somo foreign quarter ha
reached here In regard TO the newly pub
sion of Hebrews from the Russian Poland
frontier. By inquiries made 1t 10 asosE
tained that the only movement against tn,
Hebrews has been tho dislodRinR at sevsra
places along the frontier of number o
Hshrews who are suspected Of being On
gagged in smuggling.
Apart from the ordinary Observance o
old DEGREES designed to keep Hebrew
within fixed psles, no movement aRains
the race has taken place In Poland.
In the autumn the maneuvers of The Ger
maE army on the vastest scale ever at
tempted will be held between Treves. Metz
and Strasburg. Emperor William has In
vited the emperor OF Austria. king of Italy
duke of York, duke of Connaught. and al
the German princes to attend the man
} euvers.
Schroeder Vonderheyt and other fro
conservative leaders were trying to form
great imperial middle party to- day. The
waited ON Prince Bismarck and asked hiI
to patronize the new combination By &C
ceptinQ candidacy for tho reichstaR.
is understood Prince Bismarck decline
this invitation.