The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-26
FIGHT BETWEEN JEWS
sANGUINARY CONFLICT OCCURS AT
 WARSAW.
Respectable Glass in Determined Cruz sade Against DisreputRble Eie- ment--Extraordfnary Scenes
 Are Witnessed.

Warsaw. May 25.-The Jewish disor- ders here last night which resulted In the death of four persons arose from | an attempt of the Jewish socialist organization called the Bund to purge the Hebrew district of Warsaw of all ldlsraputable persons. The Bundites with thsview af expeikingt their unT l desiYable eosreifg ion fsss eqfnmeneed to wreck disorderly houses. cafes and other resorts. The fighting spread to the surrounding streets, continued un- til midnight and recommended this l morning. Occasional clashes are still occurring.
 The Bundites have been permitted to carry on the work of destruction without any interference on the part of the authorities. Not single po- Iiceman was visible. Occasionally q patrol of gendarmes dispersed the crowds. There has been considerable bloodshed and many injured students have been taken to the hospitals. Fourteen of those wounded iast hlsne are reported to be dying. Many peo- ple we're wounded during today's fight ing. =,
 and were still in progress late tonight. Eight persons have already been klliea and 100 wounded, nineteen seriously The damage to property has been con siderable There has been no pilloslng hut the destruction of the furniture In inc various houses has been absolute. The mob, armed with axes. smashed the doors and windows and brought the furniture out on the streets, where they broke it into small pieces The owners of the Furniture in attempting to defend their belongings WeEe at- tackled, beaten and even killed. Knives and reyolyers were used freely and
 farrihlV ininr6d. The authorities took no steps to pre- vent the riots until late tonight when the Cossacks fired on the crowds at two points, wounding four persons. The eorrespondent of the Associated Press spent several hours in the disturbed district but did not see single active policeman. During the day patrols oc- casionally appeared but they regarded the proceedings merely as spectators.
 The character of the disturbances Is unprecedented. The whole affair is a conflict between the respectable Jewish socialist classes and the disre7utable Jewish element. There are conflicting stories as to the origin of the trouble. One report Is to the effect that the re- spectacle Jews. tired of hearing the members of their race called keepers of disorderly houses, thieves and usur- CTS and other opprobrious names, re- solved, as the police were receiving bribes for protecting disreputable houses and persons. to take the matter in their own hands.
 Extraordinary scenes were witnessed late tonight when the crowds visited the better sections of the city and de- molished apartments filled with costly effects. Wardrobes, pianos and mirrors were thrown out of the windows. The mob in the streets left open spaces for the falling articles and then completed the work of destruction. In one place A quantity of valuable jewelry was taken out and deliberately smashed with stones.
 The whole affair was carefully or ganized. The leaders were supplied with the addresses of the owners of disreputable houses and scarcely sim gle resort in Warsaw escaped destruc- ton.