Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-03
THE NEW RULER Of PERSIA.
Muzafer- r-Ed-Din is Formally Pro-
claimed Shah of the Empire.
Fears of Revolt-Th Eldest Son
of the Murdered Monarch May
Dispute the Accession to the
Throne-Gen. Weyler Postpones
Prominent Reforms in Cuba
Opening of Hungary's Millenial
xhibition-FOreign News.

Teheran, May Immediately after
the assassination of the Shah, yoster-
day afternoon, the heir-apparent (Nali-
ahD Muzaffer- -Ed-Din, was proclaimed
Shah. Russia and Great Britain rec
ognized Muzaffer- Ed-Din IS heir 20 the
Persian throne in 1858. The grand viz
ier will govern until the arrival of the
new Shah from Tabriz. Muzaffer-Ed-
Din was born March %, 1858, and has
four sons and fifteen daughters.
The chief apprehension at present is
the fear that the new Shah's eldest
brother, Zil-Es-Sultan, may attempt to
dispute the accession. The late Shah
is succeeded by his second son and not
the eldest son. Zil-Es-Sultan is gov
ernor of Ispahan. and was for long
time the virtual ruler of Southern Per-
sia. till the late Shah in 1890 greatly
reduced his power and disbanded his
regiments.
Owing to the secrecy maintained,
further details of the assassination ara
hard TO secure. The murderer, as an
nOunced yesterday, was disguised as a
woman, and shot the Shah while he
was entering the inner sanctuary OF
the shrine of Shah Abdul Aim at :
o'clock Yesterday afternoon, death re-
sulting two hours later. The assassin's
name is MOllah ReZa, and he is sup
posed 10 be from Babec. Whether he
is a fanatic or a member of an organ
lied band of assassins is not known
positively. but the latter is suspected.
He was seized by the attendants of the
Shah immediately after firing the fatal
shot, but seadfastly refused 70 give his
name. There exists in Teheran an as
sOciation of criminals and thugs known
as the Babi Secret Society, and it is
thought the assassin is a member OF
this band, since members OF it have at
various times made attempts on the
Shah'S life. The Shah had about COM
pleted arrangements for a great cele-
bration on May 6.
Washington, May 2.-Soon after re-
ceiving notice of the assassination of
the Shah, Secretary Olney sent & cable
gram TO United States Minister Mac
Donald at Teheran, directing him to
convey 10 the secretary of state of Per-
sia an expression of the coincidence felt
by the President in the sad event, and
Of his abhorrence of the deed.
THE MURDERED MONAGCH.
Nasir-Ed-Din, the murdered Shah of
Persia, was born April "a. 1929. and sue
ceeded to the Throne of Light Septem-
ber 10, 1S4S, upon the death of his
father, Mehmed Shah. surnamed Feri-
dOun the Glorious. He was crowned
October 20, the same year, after oppo-
sition TO his succession had been stern
ly put down. When only II years old
ne was made governor-general of the
province Of AZerbacejan, and as such
was a more absolute sovereign than al
most any European king or emperor.
He was educated much after the man.
ner of The Mohammedan princes OF the
ancient empire.
At II years of age, Nasir-Ed-Din be-
came the husband of several wives, and
at 16 was the father of a considerable
family. Under the Koran he could only
have four wives, but he had about fifty.
The Shah was as indolent as he was
physically and morally brave. His
chief thought in life was how to enjoy
it to the full. and this he did at times
to the peril of momentouS State affairs.
He was subject to spasmodic ebullitions
for progress and reform, but lacked
woefully the perseverance to carry out
his ideas. Several wars enlivened his
reign, but they involved the relinuuish-
ment of much of his territory. This
was especially the case in the wa with
Russia, and of course in an engagement
with the English they would have to
take a goodly bite. Other noteworthy
struggles were against Afghanistan and
the lmaum of Mascot In 1889 the Shah
promulgated various important reforms
in the administration OF his empire.
The Shah visited Europe in 1873.
1878 and 1879. His first visit impressed
him greatly with civilization. and he
introduced gas into his palace. to be
followed later by electricity. The Eu-
ropean visits of the Shah were mainly
notable for the misery into which thev
plunged Queen Victoria and the rest OF
England's royal family. The Shah was
always attended by large suite. and
proceeded to set up seraglio methods
right under the nose of the English
queen. Hiss boorish table etiouette
was another cause of dismay to British
royalty.