The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-09-14
ATHRIFTY FRUIT NAN
BOSTON oReEk LEAVES MIL
LIONS FOR GOOD CAUSE.
An creeee l. coaseqasntiy aloarnlnr
the Death q Its Crest Bsnefactor
slnee me pasu Of rimon Of Athsas-
a Friewa o. the Poor

Thirty million drachmas n Amer
lean money s6.Q00000. has been be-
queathed e philanthropy b. a man
who. 80 rumor says. was once enEe-sd
in the fruit b1siness IN Boston. The
sum represents the largest amount ever
given Al one time to phllanthrople
PURPOSES in the history OF the world
The benefactor IS Andreas syaroa Of
Athens, Greece, who died February IA.
The benefacior had ether relations
with American interests. notably with
the Chicopee mills at Chioopee. Mass.
whose goesis for many years have been
exported 70 Consiantinople and 10 east
ern Europe have grown TO be the conl-
mon articles Of use, In that part of
me world American cetton goods long
ago supplanted those OF English make
IN iaforl It WA IN that line Of busi-
ness that Aadfeas sygros amassed the
fortune which, following the Greek
custein. be now leaves 10 his nation.
tee money has been left Tor building
and maintaining schools court houses.
churches. hospitals and dispensaries.
orphan and infant asylums. homes for
soldiers and sailors. kitchens for the
poor of Athens. insane asylums and
Tor ne maintenance OF the musical and
athletic clubs Of Athens. In Censian-
tinopleI also. similar phllanthrubie in
stitutions are benefited by his viii. To
his servants he gives sums varying
from 100000 10 his favorite 10 $4,000
Tor each person who had been In his
service i've years. and s2.50o 70 those
who had been employed by him less
than five years flls greatest gift is to
the Greek nation Il Is 5000. 900 for
me erection of public schools and court
houses especially IN the provinces out
Side Of Athens The Interest Of bonds,
me total sum Of which Is not yet
known, Is given Tor the maintenace Of
the schools Tho sum of t300000 Is
len f0f thu amelioratlon OF the prisons
0i Athens IN the will the testator
makes magnificent bequesis 70 the
royal family Of Greece. but these are
revoked ID the codicil. and there are
some Greeks IN Boston who think that
sygos did not like the attitude Of the
king during the recent war with Tur-
key. The death oi the phiianthrcpist
turned the whole Greek nation into
mourning The king and queen we're
personal callers az the house Of WOE
The public oflces Of Athens were
closed. The royal families of Europe
were notified OF the calamity BY the
ministers and ambassadors in Athens.
The newspapers Inverted the column
rules on the day Of publishing the
neWA There was universal moarning.
The newspapers spoke oi him a. the
greatest man modern Greece has pro-
ducod The Ciig. a daily newspaper.
faia NE had a gigantic mania Tor
emellorating the poor Of the nation.
Sot be was always Of a practical mind
No one ever went away from aim
empiy-hanaed BE was born n the
Island d syros in 1928. and after al
tending the public schools OF Bis na.
Rive Island be xent 10 COnstantlhople,
Whrfe he became connected with
commercial house having large deal
irgs with American mercantile COM
panlcs 4 is bolDre his connection
with The cansantlnople houses that
rumof ncaies him In America In the
nun business IN Boston. IN 1888 he
returned 20 syros and was elected 70
me Greek parliament Ne was the
Acknowledged beneiacinr of all the
public philanthropies of Greece n
1890 be gave Thessaly the sum Of $500
900 10 improve tho condition % he
poor. u Is estimated that aitoFelhef
during his lifetime he gave about
Noo0oo The viii is rolnminous
document written In bis own hand
and containing many practical rhgEes-
tlous Tor the direction ol the executors
ui he viii ln carrying out his wishes