The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-18
CAPRIVI STILL HOPES
The German Government Figur-
ing on Gains in Reballoting.
FIGHTERS PARTY BADLY BEATEN
The Oppssition 60 Army Bill still Leads
o. Ineeaplete Rssu1ss-A Rlebis-
elite May Defeat II.

BERLIN, June l7.-Returns from 3iS cleo
ton districts. received up to 5 o'clock this
evening. show the election OF 80 Centrists,
8 CentriNs in favor OF the bill, 50 conserv-
atives. q Social Democrats. Il National
Liberals. Three Rich;erisss. volkspartei.
Is Poles, 6 Alsatians. Anti-Semites
and 8 Wilde. with $50 reballots
necessary. An analysis Of the
reballots shows that the Social
Democrats and National Liberals will fig
ure chiefly in them. with the Richterists
and the Centrists long way behind. The
defeat of the Rchterists appears to be ire
trievable. but the Berlin Freisinnice Zei.-
ung finds comfort in predict
ing that the ultimate poll Of the
party, combined with the volkspartei,
Centrists and Socialists, will form an over
whelming plebsscite against the army bill
and Heune compromise. 1t is certain
that plebiscite, is to decide the fate: ofe the
government. The enormous socialist vote
already cast would determine that, but the
army bill will depend upon the final party
combinations regarding which it is still
too hazardous to attempt TO form any def
mite conclusion. About eighty socialists
will stand in the coming re-ballots. and it
is a rational estimate TO credit them with
securing twenty-six more seats.
At midnight, emitting the districts
where reballots are necessary and with
thirty districts TO hear from. the army bill
parties and groups had eiShty-three seats.
and the opposition parties eighty-five.
All depends upon the second ballots. The
government has decided to exert all its
influence to induce tho factions favorable
to the bill to unite against the Richterists.
Social Democrats and Clericals in the bye
elections which will be held about one week
fro;:. tomorrow. Second ballots are neces-
sary. It is estimated, in almost 200 dis
tricts. OF the thlrty-four districts from
which figures bearing on the second ballot
have been received il appears that the
Ciericals will win IS. the Social Demo-
Gratis 9, the National Liberals, Conserve
tives and Agrarians 6. and the Particular.
lists l. The Radical Unionists
expected to- gain several more
seats. Reports from constituencies
have continued to give evidence
of tho collapse of Eugene Richter's Radi-
cal party. No dispatch has been received
to indicate that tho Richterists carried .
single constituency on the first ballot.
This state of affairs Is distinctly favorable
to the government, as the loss OF the Radi-
cal opposition 10 expected to more than
counterbalance the gains OF the Social
Democrats opposition.
Chancellor Won Caprivi held conferences
with the emperor on Thursday and again
last evening. reporting to his majesty the
character Of the returns. II is rather sig.
niticant that the semi-otiicial organs today
recur to the suggestion as to howsto curb
the popular vote. regarding the Centrists.
Recent schisms do not appear likely to Sc
riously affect their strength. Both Con.
servatives and National Liberals are COM
ing out better than it was expected they
would.
Ahiwardt and Goeckel, the most blatant
members Of the anti-Semites group, have
already been returned. The opposition
Ciericals will return to Berlin probably
with nearly 100 deputies. The government
Clericals and Agrar;Ans have shown new
evidences of success. The Conservatives
and Free Conservatives, rs expected. are
suffering no losses. The Social Democrats
are still triumphant at the expense Of
Richter Radicals.
The Socialists In Vienna will make
demonstration in celebration of tho sue
cess Of their German brethren.
Austrian official papers hold the results
of the election to be alarming. The
Deutsche Zeitung says:
Germany can only be saved by . strong
hand. 1t is time Caprivi should show
that the future Of Germany Is safe in his
care"
The acting secretary OF the navy has