New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-13

NJ Tricoupis has often been described us INC
Gladstone OF Greece" owing to the TACT tha' WHEN
ever In office as Prime Minister he mas inVar'ao'
devoted his energy to internal reorganization anu ~
the development Of the economic resources VI "''
country rather than to the furtherance Oh tnose
Pan-Hellenic aspirations which are the cause Oh al
tho prrsent political troubles and financial ruin OF
the Grecian kingdom. For many years he AFTER
mated in Office with his rival, NJ. Delyannis inc ie"
Of the party which aims at territorial agsrahuiAe
rnent and whenever Trcoupis returned 10 the "ea.
of affairs he invariably found that NJ Delyannis hao
not only spent the entire surplus when Iricoup's
had left In the treasury. but had likewise puhseu
the unfortunate kingdom still further into the Ter
rth. morass of debt in which II is now struggling
N Tricoupis spoke English perfectly. having
spent many years In London as charge ]Ai''e''
and TO him belongs the credit OF having MS.
suggested 10 Mr. Gladstone the cession by Great
britain 10 Greece OF the Ionian Islands. all the
negotiations In connection win "h'ch "e'' 0''
Quoted by him.
scrupulously honest and abstaining so completely
from the many opportunities which he enjoyed OF
making Il fortune that he died n poor man, ne pos
sessed many other traits OF nature 10 commehu
him TO the people of the United States lie was
passionate.y fond OF animals. especially OF dogs ana
he Is on record as having rescued from drowning. at
the peril OF his life by no means valuable re-
trlever II occurred during one OF his trips from
Athens 10 Consantnople. The sea was rough and
the vessel pitched about good deal; one OF its
p,unges had the effect of hurting the dog overheard
NJ Trcoupis at once Appealed to the captain who
by-the-by was an Englishman to stop the ship and
10 send a boat 10 rescue the dog. The skipper
scoffed at the Idea and would not hear OF such a
thing.
Well then" cried Tricoupis. ~ you won't stop
the ship for the dog perhaps you Will stop II for me-
| am NJ. Tricoups." and with that he took flying
leap from the quarterback into the and swan
toward the dog This had the desired effect. The
ship stopped and a boat was sent to bring back
VI. Trcoupis and the dog when the captain over
whemed his distinguished passenger with apologies.
sister who has helped him In his correspondence.
has acted his chief cOnfdant and counselor.
whenever he In Office She IL a short pleasant
looking woman OF about forty, and like her brother
speaks English perfectly. having been born In Lon
don while her father was Envoy there. 1t was her
father Ia statesman az distinguished as his SON. by.
the-by. who was the Intimate friend and companion
OF the poet Lord BYRON and the grafton which he
pronounced the latter In the Cathedral OF Mis-
soongh has been Translated Into almost every civil
lied language
VI. Trlcoupis further resembled Mr.. Gladstone IN
that he not popular at Court. both the King and
the Crown Prince Directing to his imperious, direct
and uapieasantly frank manner. In fact. his maj
withira xal from political life brought about by
a quarrel with the Crown Prince. NJ Tricpups. as
Prime Minister. had given orders for the use OF
In Of the public squares TO protest against some
economic measure that the Government had in
view. Riding TO the scene OF the disturbance the
Crown Prince took upon himself 10 countermand the
orders OF the Prime Minister and sent the troops
back - their barracks. On the Prime Minister
complaining OF this act or unconstitutional inter-
ference on the part Of the Crown Prince the King
took his sons part whereupon Tricoupls announced
Inability longer Prime Minister