The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-27

EMILE ZOLA'S MOVE.
Will Champion the Cause of
the Jew Cohen Expelled
From France.
HIS REASONS FOR so DOING.
Soup Conferences Made the Occa-
sion of Revolutionary Gather
ings-Arrest of Anarchists.
HIS REASONS FOR so DOING.
By Cable to the United Press.

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PARIS, Dec. 81, 1S93.-M. Emile lola, the
~well-known novelist, has announced his in
tention to champion the cause of Cohen, the
Dutch Jew, who was expelled from France
because of his connection with the An
archists, and who has taken up his residence
in England. M.tZola bases his championship
of Cohen on the ground that the latter has
done good service for French literature, and
has translated Dutch and German books into
the French language. He admits that
Cohen's opinions are advanced, and that he
belongs to the revolutionary sect known as
Sans Patrie.
1t has been learned that Cohen was about
French citizen when the Cover ment or
dered his expulsion from France.
ESU OF SOUP CONFERENCES.
Three Anarchists, named Roussel, Voght
N Thiebault, were arrested here today.
They have been in the habit of collecting
from door to door subscriptions for the so
called soup conferences started by Madame
Severine. These soup conferences were
simply revolutionary meetings that were
mostly attended by members of the danger
GUS classes, who there obtained soup and
bread, while they listened to violent TRADES
against the government and the BOuTgeoisie.
When donations were refused the collectors
limited that the Anarchists would remember
those who refused assistance, and this yelled
threat often had the desired effect.
1t is stated that the papers found at the
lodgings of Roussel, Voght and Thiebault
have given important Information, which
the police will promptly act upon.
NOW SUPPRESSED.
The authorities have suppressed the soup
xoAnforapooc Tho 0thnr mon naOaad Ghoti1.
ION and Bonnet, were concerned in the col
lection of subscriptions, and it is possible
that all five of them will be indicted for OBJ
tanning money under false pretences. 1t
seems that much of the money collected
: ostensibly for the soup. conferences was
spent in riotous living by the collectors.
They made rich hauls on December "a and
Christmas Day, som persons being fright
ened into giving money to them, while
others gave with the idea that they were
helping a worthy charity.
UBLIC SECURITIES
As a measure of %precaution against a pos
sible dynamite outrage, the public securities
dn the custody of the Bank of France nave
been removed to the Place Ventadour, where.
there is an immense strong room. The esti-
mated value of the securities is upwards of
1900, 600 francs.
RAvACHoL'S STORY OF HIS LIFE.
A number of the friends of Ravachol, the
Anarchist who was guillotined some time
ago for causing a bomb explosion in the res
faurant of NJ. Very, in the Boulevard Magen-
ia, intend to publish in three months a story
of Ravachol's career of crime as written by
himself. The manuscript bristles with err
rors in spelling and style.
ANARCHISTS ROOM
The police yesterday made a search of the
rooms of the mother of the Anarchist, Colas,
who, with Moulinier, was recently arrested
at st. Jean, near Orleans. A number of
letters and documents were found, the con-
tents Of which revealed The existence of an
Anarchist plot. Clues also were discovered
which viii prove valuable to the authorities.