Jewish Exodus from Poland
A Warsaw, Poland, despatch of the 12th inst. says: " It is estimated that no less than 40,000 Jews, old men, women, and children, fled from Warsaw yesterday. Most of the able-bodied male Jews remained to protect their property. Many of the Jewish shops are closed to-day and the houses of the Jews are empty. Intense depression prevails in the Jewish quarter, where the inhabitants have organized a settlement of self-defense." A despatch from Bialystok, of the same date, says: " The proprietors of eight Jewish factories here are winding up their affairs, with the intention of removing to Palestine and setting up in business there." Also from Poltava, of the same date, comes this word: " Hundreds of Jews left this city last night, fearing an anti-Jewish outbreak to-day, but the spirits shops were closed, and the authorities have promised to prevent any disturbances."