Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-25
IN ALGIERS.
FURTHER ANTI-HEBREw OUT
BREAKS OF THE POPULACE.
The TOWN IN GREAT TURMOIL
All the shops Ciosed-Troops Pick
ctcd In the squarcs-No Hebrew
Hundred Arrests.

ALGIERS, January 2A-Further riotine
occurred here at y o'clOcA tn.s nUI.,.n.,
when 1t was learned that a Hebrew had
attacked, and looted the Hebrew stores
Governor-General LepIn personally inter
vened, In order 70 induce the rioters 10
desist from further disorderly conduct.
The Governor General narrowly escaped
chair which was thrown OF him from a
store.
| AT the head Of six zouaves, with fixed
bayonets, the Governor-G General. preceded
by. military drummers, traversed the
streets, appealing for quiet. He was fol-
lowed by a mob of about 5000 people,
who shouted, Down with the Jews" and
Resign" intermingled with few cries
OF "Vive lie Gouveneur-General."
The Governor-General finally retired to
the winter palace, escorted by detach-
ments of police and zouaves.
AS this message Is being forwarded,
large crowd Of natives is trying to join
the rioters, and take part in the work OF
pillage
HEBREWS ASSAULTED.
Several Hebrews have been assaulted
and score Of arrests have been made.
This evening the town IL in great tur-
MOL. All the shops are closed, and
troops are picketed i'm all the squares.
Several Jewish shops have been sacked,
and the chasseurs have several times
dispersed the crowds
This evening the manager of an anti
Jewish newspaper, accompanied by the
widow Of the Christian who was killed
last evening, she dressed in deep mourn
ing drove along the main boulevard, and
created intense anti-Jewish excitement
The people massed beneath the Arcades
shouting, Down with Jews" and the like
Finally. the chasseurs and infantry, head
ed by beating drums, cleared the boule-
ward.
number of the natives joined the mob
in the hope of pillage.
No Jew ventures upon the streets.
CITY QUIETS DOWN
PARIS, January PA dispatch reeeiyed
from Algiers late tonight says that at II
O'Clock perfect tranquility prevailed there.
The streets had been cleared, and were
held by the troops. Altogether. 200 arrests
have been made, and 100 persons are TO be
put on trial tomorrow (Tuesday.
NJ. Jaures received a dispatch from AL
giers, saying that the town was in flames,
and that a hundred Jews had been killed
He doubts the authenticity of the mes
sage, the sender of which is unknown to
him, and the government has had no in
formation of anything like so serious an
affair.
RIOTING ON SUNDAY.
Anti-Jewish riots were renewed in
Algiers Sunday. The mob invaded the
Jewish quarter and pillaged the shops
in the Rue Babazoume, driving the Jew
ish merchants into the streets. squad
ron of chasseurs was ordered TO the
scene and charged the mob with drawn
cheering for the army.
Revolvers and daggers were freely used
One man who was stabbed i'm the back
and shot in the hand died on the spot
Many were seriously stabbed, one. named
Cayol. dying from his wounds at
o'clock in the afternoon. The crowd, |
hearing Of this. became dangerously ex- |
cited shouted "They are numbering US"
Death to the Jews" and resumed pill |
Laying. The fronts Of six shops were de- |
stroyed and the loot was burned. The |
police repeatedly charged the rioters, but |
were stubbornly resisted and We're power |
less to restore order until the troops ar
rived
Several policemen were severely NAL |
treated. Many arrests for theft were |
made. The Jewish authorities recon-
mended their coreligionists 90 remain in
doors. Both the men killed IN the riot |
we're Christians, and their companions
have sworn to avenge them.
Disturbances and the looting of Jewish
shops continued throughout Sunday eve
ming, despite the efforts of the troops TO
luell disorders. At 10 o'clock Sunday
night some Jewish -four stores were pill
aged and the contents thrown into the
streets. The ZOuaves then charged the
,rowd with fixed bayonets and dispersed
L. several persons being injured.
At IL o'clock the rioters reassembled
On the quays and began to set fire to the
Jewish spirit stores. Troops were hurried
20 the spot There were $50 arrests du-
ing the day. The maintenance Of order
las been entrusted TO the military