Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-09
,vOlutiOnarJ Movement Extended to All
Parts of the Empire.
LATE GRAM vzI:R FINISHED CRATER
Amassed Large Fortune BY Taking Bribes
at Every Hand.
INVENTED NEW SYSTEM or txToRTloN
Man just Forced from once Pat
All Predecessors in the Shade
and the once IL
Coveted.

CALCUTTA. Sept. s.--(Specia Cable
gram to The Bee.)-Reports from Teheran
state that the shah's rescript for con-
stitution orders the formation OF a national
consultative assembly composed of rep
resentatives of all classes, from the
princes downwards.
The assembly will advise on important
state and public affairs. and will propose
reforms conducive to the welfare of the
people and the country.
Justice will be administered in ac-
cordance with the sacred law. The Grand
Vizier 10 to draw up the rules of pro-
cedure for the assembly. and these are to
be approved by the assembly itself.
During the period of excitement nearly
is, 900 Persians of all classes took refuge in
the grounds OF the British legation, and
pitched huge tents, each trade or pro-
fession separately represented.
Almost every town in Persia was af-
fected. The bazars were closed. with
the exception of a few European shops
and business was at a standstill in the
literal sense of the world.
vizier a CRATER.
The Grand Vizier, who has just been
removed owing to the clamor of the people
still visits the Shah, and It is the general
opinion that he will resume ONCE directly
the demonstration leave the British
Legation. The Grand Viziership is the goal
of ambition Of ministers and government
officials. They dream OF the position as
a means OF becoming rich. For methods
Of extortion, the of1cial who has just
been retired has put all his predecessors
in the shade. He was a past master in the
art of taking bribes, and now lie worth an
immense sum.
At present the minister of foreign affairs
is the Grand Vizier. He is a middle-aged
man. Of genial appearance, and strikes the
observer as being most kind and obliging
But he has the characteristics of the
oriental. and his ideas are not regulated
according to European standards.
Ameer to Visit India.
According to advices from Cabul. prep
arations are already in progress for the
VISIT of the Ameer to India In November
The road from cabuls to Jellalabad, along
the cabui river. n being repaired for mis-
majesty's passage, while troops are being
inspected and new uniforms made for the
escort. q 9ef s,
1t is announced that the Ameer's son.
Inayatullah Khan and his sister are
shortly to be married TO the daughter
and son. respectively. of Nasrulla Khan.
the Ameer's brother.
More Trouble for Persia.
TEREHAN. Persia, Sept. s.-The bazars
here are again closed and people are once
more nocking 70 the British legation in
protest against the delay in signing the
revised ordinance proposed by the clergy
relative to the projected national assembly.
The clery rejected the ordinance drafted
by the grand vizier and submitted one of
their own, to which the shah has not yet
aseented. crowded meeting of clergy and
merchants yesterday severely criticised the
procedure of the government. The clergy
advised a few days patience, but the mer-
chants and others decided TO close up their
business and proceed to the British
legation, where they declare they will
remain until the shah sgns the ordinance
drawn up by the clergy and exiles the late
grand vizler and others who are opposing
reforms.