Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-23

was destroyed. and $500 damage done to
the building.
John Maftein, Twenty-sixth and p
streets, will lose about $1,000. and the dam
age to the building, owned by the Magic
City Realty company. Is estimate at $500.
The Atlantic hotel. formerly the old
Riley house, owned by Morris L. Goldenberg,
near Twenty-fifth and o streets. was
damaged TO the extent of $3.50, while a
stock of groceries and cigars owned by a
Greek in the hotel, received about 500
worth Of damage.
The building fired at Thirty-third and
Q streets, from which three Greeks were
dragged by the rioters, IL owned by Hugh
Kelly. The damage to the building will be
$1,000 because of the fire, bricks and water
which attacked the building simultan-
eously.
Contents OF Buildings.
The two buildings at 42s and 4O Twenty
fourth street, are owned by the Fowler g.
Coles Mortgage company. In 4S Alex
Caloyumis conducted a shoe shining parlor,
which was destroyed and the damage to the
building will amount to $50, according to
the agent. Gus Nanos conducted a candy
kitchen at 40. and 1t has been shaken up
to the extent of about 500, while $50 will
be required to replace the glass and fix
lures which belonged to the building man
aged by L. C. Gibson for the owners.
Jim Nanos had a shoe shining parlor at
81 Twenty-fourth street. and bricks broke
up the shoe case and a cash register, be-
sides splitting up the furniture and 500 will
about cover the damage.
Headquarters of the Greeks" as the
sign over 2514 and oslo @ street, but this
Wyaa fnld II 4IN n-Az4- nNt-
buildinge belong to Jim Ferguson and one
was rented TO James Gianos for an all
around place where the Greeks had a
good time eating. driking and making
merry. When it was attacked Mr.. Fergu-
son came down and went in with the
Greeks. keeping them in the back end and
preventing them from shooting into the
crowd as they wanted to do. From 500 to
$50 will be needed to replace the loss to
Gianos and his mysterious partner, Louis
Caras, who has disappeared.
Another building owned by Mr.. FerKu-
son escaped with small injury. 1t was
occupied by Chris Papas and $50 will re-
place the broken glass.
George Bakus conducted a hotel and
restaurant at los Twenty-sixth street. 1t
was literally torn to pieces and found to
contain a score of trunks which were
thrown out the windows and scattered
around the place, afterwards being picked
up by the officers and piled. All the Greeks
have disappeared and no one claimed the
baggage Monday. The loss to Bakus and
his guests will probably be 500 or more.
Greeks Counsel Peace.
Leave 1t to the law. Ia is your pro-
lection"
This is the advice of Minister L. A. Koro
Melas OF Greece to his countrymen IN
Omaha and South Omaha. He was ap-
pealed to in Washington by a telegram
signed by N. J. Mandanis. prominent In
the local Greek community and wired
back his answer Immediately.
Mandanis continued in communication
with the minister and as a result Koro
Menas may come 70 Omaha forthwith to
give personal supervision to the affairs OF
his people.
AT s o'clock Monday morning Mr.. Man
danis, who is general interpreter for the
Union Pacific and an influential man
among his people. addressed a crowd Of
over 1000 Greeks that happened to consre-
gate at Sixteenth and Howard streets.
counseling peace and order.
THE Greek community, which Is conn
posed of practically all the Greeks of
Omaha and South Omaha, has III 5000 10
provide for those who were injured ana
whose property was destroyed" said I.
b. Cokos, president of the society. at the
morning meeting. Those In trouble will
be fed and cared for and all who wish n
leave Omaha will be provided with tickets
II they have not money enough OF their
own ~
II told my people what our minister haa
said do" said Mr.. Mandanis. "I bexsed
them to be calm. not to meet violence witb
violence, to keep Good and soon all vould
be over. l said. obey the law and II viii
protect you. They were scared, OF course
but agreed to abide by the advice given
them -
Mr. Maudanis called another meeting Al
barights hall. Nineteenth and. Farnam
streets. for 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
when he made another address to
his people. Five or ten leaders OF the
Sreek colony spoke at this meeting.
Among them were A. B. Cokos. nres-
ident OF the local Pan-Hellenic soc,stv.
L. b. Cokos, secretary of the communitv.
John Beshilas, treasurer Of the commun-
lily. and Cosmos. a leader.
I'VE know that the best peopls do M,
approve or this riot" said MIR. Mandanis
"out We are disappointed to know thar n
was ineited by legislators. who are eIectad
oy the people to make laws. We do not
eondone the crime that was committeS NV
one OF our nationality. We eondemn A.
We wish he had not killed this Officer
But we cannot help It. An we can do 4. -
Try and govern the rest of our people ana
make them see the horror OF his crime
When this riot broke out there w.,.
5000 Greeks in Omaha and South Oman.
about 1850 being in the latter city. we trv
70 control our people, but II one Soes wrong
We don't believe the others. who are inDo-
cent. should suffer for that one. The mos,
are ~law-abiding.
w tried to have all our people leave
South Omaha as soon as possible. ana mos,
OF them did. They came 10 Omaha ana
many left the city altogether. Most of
them Will remain In the homes OF ths