Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
Nasr Ed Din. Shah OF Persia.

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Europe and the educational advan.
tages derived from his travels resulted
in the institution of a more liberal adj
ministration of government on his re-
turn to Persia.
The new shah is Mouzafer Edo in,
who was born March 25, 1868. His of
fetal title is Mira Valeahd, or heir
presumptive. He has five sons, of
whom the eldest is Mohammed Ali
Mira, and Ave daughters
The assassination of Nasr Ed-Dine
by fanatic becomes a greater source
of regret from the fact that his ex-
tended travels had taught him q de-
gree of religious tolerance surpass-
ing most eastern potentates.
The records of the state department
contain many communications attest
ing the shah's leanings toward 1iber.
atty and justice.
Persia is not represented in the
United States in a diplomatic or consul
lar capacity, and probably will not be
until an incident that caused some EN-.
barrassment in the relations of the
two countries is forgotten. Eight
years ago the shah, who was killed
lomatic representative to Washington,
and the government was notified Oh
the intention. The new minister was
Hadji Hassan Ghoui Khan Matamed
Ell Vessare. One day the state de-
partment received number of trunks
and other baggage bearing the name
of Hadji Hassan, addressed to its
care.
Time passed and nothing was heard
of the expected diplomat. Finally the
department sent a telegraphic inquiry
to it's minister at Teheran requesting
information as to the Persian minis
ter's whereabouts, and the surprising
answer was returned that Hudia Has
san had left Persia months bafore and
was supposed to be in the United
States. The state department. officials
were worried, and sent numerous dis
patches to representatives of the
United States at posts along the route
presumably taken by the minister in
his journey to America, but no salts
factory information was received in
reply.
In the course of time Hadji Hassan
reached Washington, and it was then
learned that he had succumbed to the
destinations of Paris and spent long
period there incognito.
The newspapers published this story
very generally, and the photographers
made humorous comments on Hadj
Hassan's long name and his mystic
rious disappearance from public view
These things offended the minister
He was also chagrined over the atten.
ton attracted by his peculiar dress
and appearance. He wrote the secre.
tary of state, complaining of these
matters, and withdrew with his suite,
returning to Persia.
The reverence associated with the
person of the shah is well illustrated
in the text of the treaty of friendship
and commerce which Hon. Carroll
Spence, United States minister. made
with Persia in 1856. In the preamble
the dead shah is described with true
oriental hyperbole in this language:
1.-THE president of the United States
of North America and his majesty, as
exalted as the planet Saturn, the SOW
ereign to whom the sun serves as q
standard; whose splendor and mag
nificence are equal to that OF the skies;
the sublime sovereign, the monarch
whose armies are as numerous as the
stars; whose greatness calls to mind
that of Jeinshid; whose magnificence
equals that of Darius; the heir of the
crown and throne of the Kayanians;
the sublime emperor of all Persia