The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-26
CITY Stirred from End 10 End
BY Jewish Disorders Of
Yesterday
EIGHT HAVE BEEN KILLED
AND OVER 100 INJURED
Costly Furniture and JeweIry Is De-
stroyed In the Streets and Police
Refuse to Interfere With
the Vandals.

Warsaw, May 25.-The Jewish disorders
here last night which resulted in the
death of four persons arose from an at
tempt of the Jewish socialist organiza-
ton called the Buna to purge the Hebrew
district of Warsaw of all disreputable
persons. The Bund e.: with the view OF
expelling their und -sirable eo-@eligionists
commenced to wreck disorderly houses,
cafes and other resorts. Tha fighting
spread to the surrounding streets, con-
tinued until midnight and recommended
this morning Occasional clashes are still
occurring. The Bundites have been per-
mitted to carry on the work of destruc-
tion without any interference on the part
of the authorities. Not a single police
man was visible. Occasionally a patrol Of
gendarmes dispersed the crowds, which,
however, were Immediately permitted to
gather again. There has been considerable
bloodshed and many injured students have
been taken to the hospital. Fourteen of
those wounded last night are reported to
be dying. Many people were wounded
during today's fighting
Disturbances Continue All Day.
The disturb -nces continued all day and
were still in progress late tonight Eight
| persons have already been killed and
| 1O wounded. nineteen seriously. The dam
age to property has been considerably.
! T-.ere has been no pilaging but the de-
| struction of the furniture in the various
houses has been absolute.
| The mob, armed with axes, smashed the
doors and windows and brought the fur
ni,ure out on the streets where they
broke 1t into small pieces The owners
of the furniture in attempting to defend
their belongings were attacked. beaten
and even killed Knives and revolvers
were used freely and many prsons were
! terribly injured.
The authorities took no stepr to prevent
| the ~riots until late tonight, when the
Cossacks fired on the crowls at two
points wounding four persons
| The correspondent of the Associated
Press spent several hours In the disturbed
district, but did not see a single active
policeman. During the day patrols oc-
casionally appeared. but they regarded
the proceedings merely as spectators.
Extent Is Unprecedented.
The extent of the disturbances is un-
precedented. The whole affair Is con-
! flict between the respectable Jewish So
| clalist classes and the disreputable Jew
| lsh element There are conflicting stories
as to the origin of fthe trouble, One
report is to the effect that the respec-
table Jews, tired of hearing the members
of their race called keepers of disorderly
! houses, thieves and usuerers and other
| opprobrous names, resolved. as the police
were receiving brbes for protecting dis
reputable houses and persons. to take
! the matter into their own hands. A re-
port has it that Jewish roughs In the
guise of members Of the Bund, were levy
ing blac<mai upon shopkeepers, thus en-
raging the socialists. In any case the
Jews seemingly determined on crusade
against the undesirable persons OF their
own race with the result that crowds
of men and boys are now Systematically
running the disreputable houses.
Extraordinary scenes were witnessed
late tonight when the crowds visited the
better sections Of the city and demolished
apartments filled with costly effects. War
| drobes. pianos and mirrors were thrown
out OF the winds. The mob in the streets
! left open spaces for the falling articles
and then completed the work of destruc-
tion. In one place quantity OF valuable
| iewelry was taken out and deliberately
! smashed with stones.
| The whole affair was carefully organ
/ lied The leaders were supplied with
the addresses Of the owners of dlsreput-
able houses and scarcely a single resort
In Warsaw escaped destruction