The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21
CROWD CHEERS RocHEFoRr.
Editor LiOnized on His Way to Pris-
on-Anti-Jeyvish Mob on the March.

On-Anti-Jevigh Mob ON the March,
Paris, Feb. 2o-Two thousand people as
sembled this afternoon in front of the
St Pelagie prison, well known as prison
for offending journalists, to greet Henri
Rochefort, editor of the Intransgeant, on
entering to serve a sentence Of five days
Imprisonment for Hbeling Jose Reinach.
Conservative deputy for the district of
Digne, aud editor of the Republique Fran
caise, by charging him with intending to
provo the innocence of Alfred Dreytus ny
the use of forged documents.
At first there were no signs of force TO
preserve order, but as the crowd increas-
ed, a company of Republican Guards,
headed by buglers and drummers, Ge-
tachment of police and two squadrons of
cuirassers, were drawn up on each side
of the square in front of the prison. The
troops were received with cries of "Vive
FArmle."
1t was o'clock before M. Rochefort
arrived. The crowd flocked around his
carriage, shouting: give Rochefort,
and "Vive la Commune" the police being
powerless to restrain them.
M. Rochefort alighted, waving his hand
kerchief, and, escorted by the people,
walked to the prison gates. About fifty
of his friends, Including Ernest Rochef,
one of the deputies for Paris the editor
of La Jour and the Assistant editors of
the Intransigeant, accompanied him inside
the building, amid continuous shouts from
the populace.
The warders, with the governor of the
prison at their side, were waiting, cap in
hand, and respectfully received the pris-
oner.
The crowd meanwhile dispersed, singing
the Carmagnole and Shouting 'Nive
Rochefort' and "Vive La Commune" and
completely blocking traffic on the Rue
Monge. So far, though there was much
excitement the crowd was good humored.
Suddenly a new gathering of 5000, head
ed by MN. Millevoye and Thiebaud and
Regis, marched toward the Pantheon yell
ing Down With lola" death to the
Jews" The police formed across the road
and stopped the progress of the demon
stration NM Thiebaud and Millevoye
began haranguing the crowd from some
steps despite the efforts of the police to
dislodge them. They advised the crowd
to disperse In orderly fashion, but to keep
shouting loyal cries and to reserve It's
strength for another occasion.
M. Thiebaud eulogized NJ Rochefort as
1.-THE man who will toll the knell of the
Jews"
Finally the mob dispersed amid shouts
of "Spt upon lola" and similar cries.
NM Mllevoye and Thiebaud went TO
the police station to demand the liberia
ton of a dozen people, including the edi-
tor of the Petit Partisan, who was arrest
ed in the course of the demonstration
1t is variously estimated that from 10000
to 5000 people took part in the demon
stration. This sufices to show that pub
lie feeling is unchanged.
NJ. Rochefort had promised to meet his
admirers on the Palace Monge and had in
dicated his intended route to the prison
in to-day's Intransigeant
On learning, however. that the troops
were to be called out, he changed his
route to the by-streets in order to avoid
a collision.
NJ. Thiebaud, in the course Of his ha-
rangue, added, Down with the foreign
ers" to the other cries, and the same SEM
timent was expressed in violent speeches
delivered at a stormy anti-Jewish meet
ing presided over by NJ. Mllevoye, in the
course of the afternoon at the Sale
Chayne.