Washington sentinel., 1898-03-12

pavements and road were literally
strewn with goods Of all kinds
thrown pell nell from the pillaged
shops, the shutters and fixtures
being smashed to pieces and
thrown about. Here and there
petroleum had been thrown on the
debris in the streets and set alight.
Some of the shops were also burnt
right OUT. and a newspaper kiosk
on the Place ou Government, kept
by a Jew, was set ablaze and very
soon reduced to ashes. A Jewish
shipping agent had his warehouse
burnt to ashes, and several at
tempts, which fortunately failed,
were made to burn the Great Syn
agogue, the exterior being fortu-
nately built exclusively Of marble
and stone. The mobs, however.
succeeded in setting fire 10 a small
synagogue, situated in one OF the
narrow streets. A villa at St.
Eugene, the residence Of a rich
Jewish merchant, was also set
ablaze. Most OF the other Jewish
residences in the village were
broken into and partly pillaged.
In some instances-of many ol
which l was myselfan eye witness
the mobs continued pillaging in
the streets, while the soldiers them
selves filled their pockets with as
many cigars, cigarettes, &c, from
the debris as they could possibly
hold without being detected. In
TACT they were enjoying the whole
affair, laughing and smoking.
The Arabs were in ecstasies over
the event taking place, and freely
joined in the pIllaging operations;
in tact, it was principally the Arabs
who benefited by the plumber from
the shops, filing the hoods of their
cloaks and their baggy trousers to
their fullest extent with all kinds
Of multifarIous artlcles-a strange
spectacle. One son Of Islam par
tic"larly noticed could hardly walk
under the weight OF things he was
trying to carry away. Others were
trying on European costumes in
the streets, and she sight OF these
dusky natives would have certainly
provoked laughter had not the
origin OF the scenes been so sad
and dreadful. In the Rues de la
Lyre and Random several revolver
shots were fired from the windows
of Jewish apartments on the anti
Semites below, and in some cases
doubtless as a last resort and in
self defense) hot oil was poured out
of the windows on the heads OF the
masses below. Neither can it be
wondered at that the Jews were so
exasperated at the offenders, for
the latter deliberately surrounded
and stopped tiamcar going to ST.
Eugene in which there were two
Jews. They dragged them out in
the road, and there and then beat
one poor fellow to death, while the
other man has since died Of his
wounds. AT the present moment
not a single Jewish shop in the
whole Of Algiers remains intact.
Every one has been entirely pill
laged and smashed. WorKmen
are now busy barricading the
frontages OF these shops. and the
streets, as one walks through,
present one of the saddest appear
ances it is possible to imagine.
All the chiefPublic buildiage,the
squares, &c, are still guarded by
troops and noun ed gendsrmes,
and for the moment peace and
tranquility have once more been
restored, but there is no knowing
how long the peaceful situation
will last. There have been in all
about 800 arrests, and many men
have already been sentenced to
two, three, four, and FIVE years i'm
prisonment, with hard labor. The
newspaper Offices were likewise
mobbeo, and two Of the staff OF the
Telegram ALgeyieA were very badly
treated. The Offices OF the English
paper the ALgeyteN advertiser, were
spared, the reason tor this, perhaps,
lying in the fact OF the British flag
having been hoisted in time. AS
proot-sad to relate indeedl-of
the disrespect in which the highest
officials are held here by the anti
5emites, / would mention that
when the Governor General the
late Project Of Police in Paris, who
enjoyed such a splendid reputation
tor restoring order and quelling
disturbances-walked through the
principal streets, accompanied by
his two deputies, on Monday
morning last, thinking, perhaps,
that such an unexpected sight
might affect the rioters, the latter
managed TO break through the
soldiers and assail the Governor
with the debris lying on all sidesl
II Governor Lepine is the man a
point that he is reputed to be, he
never had a finer opportunity Of
displaying his qualities and tact
than he had during last week. Up
to now, he has displayed little or
no tact in this sorrowful, deplora-
BILE and disgraceful affair, which
reflects shame and disgrace on the
anti-Semites, and on the authori-
ties here as well, Tor having SEEM
inglY allowed such atrocities to
take place, and to be repeated day
after day, a b0N bLaiSy, for nearly
two weeks!