The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-08
OF PERSIA DEAD
ASSASSINATED WHILE IN
THE SHRINE.
lied Almost Instantly From u shot Fired
by IA tanatic-The Bullet Pierced the
Heart Of The Oriental Ruicr-Sketch of
the Dead Monarch's Career.

LONDON, May 2.-Thc shah Of Persia
was assassinatcd by a fanatic this
afternoon just as he was about to en-
ter the inner court of the shrine OF
Shah Abdul Aim, six miles north OF
Tehcran.
The assassin used q revolver and
the first bullet proved the fatal one,
passing through the heart. The physi-
elan attached To- the German legation
was sent for in haste but before he
arrived the shah was dead.
In order to prevent public excite
mcnt from becoming too high, the
first report sent out was that the
shah was only slightly wounded. but
an hour later it was officially an.
nounced that the wound had proved
fatal almost instantly.
Immediately after the shah waS shot
he was carried to his c~arriageand con
veycd to the palace in Tchcran.
There he was attended by DIR. Thol-
gean, his chief physician, and other
physicians were hastily sent for. l;ut
in spite OF their efforts his majesty IN
pired soon after his arrival at the
palace, Or at about 1 O'clock this
afternoon.
The assassin, who was promptly ar.
rested, is said to be n sayid from Kerr
man or from the province of that
name. II is believed the murderer
has accoinpliccs.
The heir apparent, Muzafrcr.ed-D Din,
was Immediately advised of the aSsas.
situation OF his father and will leave
fabric, where he was Sojourning, for
Icheran as soon as possible.
III SHAFTS CAREER
Shah NaSrcd. Din was born in 1879
and succeeded his father, Muhammed
Shah, in !siS, being the fourth mon
arch of the dynasty of the kajnrs.
lie was proclaimed heir to- the throne
some years prior to his accession, but
was absent at Tabril when his father
died and had to fight for his rights.
The late Shah's first notable act
was the suppression of II rebellion in
khorason and his next the eXtcrmlna.
ton of the sect of the Ia bis by sword
and fire.
In 1856 England declared war
against Persia on account % the lat.
tcr's sympathy with Russia in the Cri-
mean wal and also by reason of the
capture of llerat "A year earlier. After
"a short campaign under the conduct
of Sir James Outram on the part of
the English, tine PcrSians were de-
fcatcd and licrat evacuated. Since
that time the relations between Eng
land and Persia have been friendly
and the shuh'S DISPOSITION of the same
character, as his recent visit To Eng.
land would indicate. NaSred-DIn had
even previously visited Queen Victoria
| an amicable spirit and had toured
extensively on the continent as well.
In lS72 the !ndo-Europcan telegraph
line from London through Tchcran
aud on into India was opened and the
same yea a settlement of the frontier
difficulties between Persia and Khrlat
was effected by sir L. GoldSmid and
the Scistan mission.
Nasred.Din was successful in most
OF his wars, but it is upon the record
of his civil acts that his reputation
must rest. lie is universally conceded
e. have been Il humane and intelligent
ruler.
The new shah will be the eldest son
of the deceased, MuZafcr-ed-Din II is
interesting 70 note that il is within
the power of the Persian monarchs To
alter or ovcrruic the existing law OF
succession and to leave in disregard
the claims Of the natural heir or any
other member OF the family.