New-York tribune., 1907-01-10
Ar MIRA ON THRONE.
pERSIAN PEOPLE >5QUIET.
p,sso-Bntish a 4greement to Support
the Ne1U Ruler.

r.,ersn Jan e-The enthronement OF the
sbah Mohammed All Mira, has been fixed
- ,be Chadir festival, the festival of the Lake
.,cb will be celebrated February 2 The
.,ection Of this date Is considered auspicious II
,.,ne the anniversary of the day upon which the
uronhet standing at the side of the lake. pro-
.,.,mAd that Mohammed All Mira was his own
flesh and blood
1rn 10 this evening disturbance of any kind
.sa been reported. and the ceremonies in con-
..ct,on with the funeral were carried out in the
customary manner
Almost Immediately after the official an
,ouncement Of the death OF the Shah at 9
..,ock this morning, Mohammed Ali Mira pro-
.,aded TO the palace. where he formally
,,tnovledged as Shah by the Grand Vizier the
nrnces of the royal family and large number
NJ high court and government officials. To-
morrow the members of the diplomatic corps in
rshe-an viii b. received by the Grand Vizier
for the purpose of conveying to him their con-
solences and those of the heads OF their respec-
five governments on the death of Muzaffer- ed
Din. and on Sunday they will be received by the
new Shah. whom they will congratulate upon
his accession to the throne.
At a late hour this afternoon the body Of the
dead monarch was removed with imposing cere-
monial 10 the Great Takieh, where it will re-
yet been fixed
London, Jan. 9.-1t said in official quarters
tonight that the understanding between Rus
sa and Great Britain relative to the existing
status in Persia includes an agreement to the
effect that Moharamed All Mira. the new Shah.
is well suited to his high office, and that he will.
therefore, have the support of Russia and Great
Britain. the two powers most directly interested
in Persia The British and Russian ministers
at Teheran working in harmony this
basis and they have agreed upon the best means
OF maintaining the status quo.
Cecil Spring-Rice, the British Minister to
Persia has kept the Foreign Office fully in
formed of the progress of affairs in Teheran,
and in one of his latest dispatches he assured
Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, that
the possibility Of any serious disturbances, either
internally a result Of the interference Of
outside parties most remote. Officials who
have had years of experience in the countries Of
the near East. however, when referring to con-
ditions in Persia careful to make the reser-
walton that one must remember that Persia IS
Oriental land and that there is no telling
what may happen there.
In addition to the situation created by inter-
national rivalries the demoralized financial con-
diton Of Persia is considered TO constitute the
try is practically bankrupt and mortgaged to
Russia and Great Britain. while the customs are
hypothecated to Belgium. and Belgians are in
charge OF the collection OF the custom imports
Germany enters into the field as having made
strong efforts to establish Persian bank for
the purpose Of increasing German influence. The
present indications are however, that English
and Russian capital viii cooperate along lines
similar to those adopted by the respective gov
ernnents. Persian authorities say that the pro-
ductive resources of the country depleted
ttat foreign capital exerts almost much In
fuence in Persia as do foreign governments.
Perrin, Jan. 9.-The death Of the Shah SEEM
irg.y does not affect the German attitude Of
simple observation In Persia with the intention
to maintain equal trade opportunities for all
countries. It is cornrlony remarked at the For
eign Office that any attempt the part of Ger
many to obtain political commercial ascend
ency at Teheran. instead of being a wedge to
drive Russia and Great Britain apart, would
unite them in their Persian politics
The semi-offlcial North German Gazette"
says:
The dead Shah the friend Of Germany. His
6eatt after long and severe suffering Is sincerely
Iao,l-ned. We hope that the good relations he
tween Germany and Persia will be continued
under the government Of his successor and in
the spirit as heretofore. that is TO say not
IN tfe carrying out Of the political plans occa-
sionalIy invented by the foreign newspapers but
in the interest of the development of our trade
with Persia and the advancement Of peaceful
civilization.
Paris. Jan 9.-The French Foreign Office be-
Iieves that the possibility of intrigues or COM
plications resulting from the death Of the Shah
has been reduced to minimum. If not entirely
remoyed. by the existing understanding between
Great Britain and Russia regarding their re-
spective spheres of influence in Persia. and the
certainty that the crown prince Mohammed Ali
Mira. VIII succeed to the throne A dispatch TO
the Temps from Teheran says that the crown
prince will be proclaimed Shah under the title
OF Moham:ned SAM.
FAST LIMITED TO FLORIDA.