The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-02-25
SOUTH OMAHA THE
SCENE OF Big RIOT
Angered by Murder of Police
man, Mob Attacks Greek
Quarters.

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Leave it to the law. That is your
protection This was the message re-
ceived this morning from the Greek
minister to h United States. Coro-
Milas. located at New York city, by n.
J. Mandanis, president of the Greek
colony, and by the latter read to a
gathering of about 1000 Greeks today.
Mandanis made IN address in which
he counse1ed calmness, advised against
retaliatory acts which woul tend to
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Another meeting is announced for
this afternoon at Barigllt hall, a large
auditorium in the business district of
Omaha, at which other. leaders OF the
Greeks will be speakers.
According to Mandanis there are
about $500 Greeks residing in Omaha
and South Omaha. There has been q
steady exodus of Greeks from Omaha
since the beginning OF the trouble yes
fterday. Every train is carrying a large
number away.
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I'm 1HeEN En-
Omaha. Neb, Feb. 24.-From mid
afternoon until far into the night South
Omaha, this city's big suburb, was the
scene of riotins, murderous sau
and plllage. More than 80 buildings
have been burned, wrecked or badly
damaged, and probably a score OF per
isotss injured, half thac number serious
W By heroic work the police pre-
vented ectual loss of life, and at mid
might it was the generally expressed
'pBtitipit lllS5I itC hoiSl vi LII CiLG "
dhe night at least was over.
The immediate cause of he trouble
was the killing on Friday night of Po-
liceman edward I4owery by John
sMasuredes, a Greek, whom the officer
had placed under arrest. Masuredes
was brought to the Douglas county Jail
here at once. and for fear an attempt
might be made to lynch him he was
taken Saturday afternoon to Lincoln
and placed in the penitentiary to await
his preliminary hearing.
Petition Starts Trouble.
On saturday a petition was circu-
7ata6 il, South a0n1aba ana stoned bv
hundreds of citizens setting forth that
q large nnJober Of creek residents of
tba mace were of tbe undesirable class
and calling = mass meeting at the city
Ran for sunday afternoon to discuss
methods Of Kidding the city of them.
More than 1000 men attended the
meeting. which was addressed by men
of prominence, including two members
OF the state legislature. Some Of the
speeches we're calculated to infiame the
passions OF the more excitable, and
when the meeting ended a large por-
tion of the crowd started out with the
intention OF carrying out the sugges-
tiGn OF the speakers in the most sum
mary manner.
The South Omaha. police force liz not
large, but 1t responded ~valiantly tS the
dtMiat1NS upon It's ISSouIGeS. '9Aelil
Bradley. of Douglas county, was called
upon and went to the scene with a
number of deputies, but their combined
efforts were insufficient for many hours
to prevent the destruction of property
OF the Greeks and assaults upon its
owners. In but few instances was there
any show OF resistance.
EARLY in the evening a call was made
upon the police of this city for aid but
after consideration the department. de-
cided not to SEND policemen to the
scene of the trouble. Governor Shall
enberger was consulted and expressed
a willingness to call out troops if neces-
sary. No such demand was made last
night. however.
Fifteen arrests were made in connec-
ton with the riots I'D to midnight last
night.
Attack the Greeks.
Fo,1owinp the mass meeting at the