The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-03-06
THE SHAH ESCAPES
Attempt to ASSaSSindte
PerSia'S Ruler.
BOMBS WRECK THE ROYAL AUTO
NlOhammed Ali Mira Saved from to.
emieS by a RuSe.
BOMBS WRECK THE ROYAL AUTO
THREE OUTRIDERS MEET DtAIl.

American Government eeh"H wv"
rrntuIationS 10 Teheran on News "i
Outrage by Bomb Throwers. Who
From IA Housetop, Caused Death 20
Members Of Royal Guard surround
fne Rulers Automobile in streets of
e,,tt,I-soidiers aud Police search
1, vain For Miscrennts, Who Got
Away In Confusion Attending the
crime.
TcuERAN. Persia. March 3.-A band
of assasslus here made am attempt on
fine life Of the shah, Mohammed All
Mira. Two bombs were thrown from
the roof Of a house. and three oni'
riders and two horses were killed. hut
the shah escaped injury owing to The
extreme precautions taken 10 guard h.S
life.
The startled ruler leaped from Dos
carriage and dashed into the house of
Dr Hossein Khan. fearing that other
bombs would follow. He remained
tbere quiet while his attendants hnf.
ried a detachment of troops to- TIE
scene
Soldiers formed q solid line in front
of the house where the shah had taken
refuge. and soon he reappeared in the
street supported on either side 10y sol-
diers. surrounded boy Baktlaris cave
airy and with a bodyguard of troops
mlly a thousand strong. the shah re-
urned unmolested 10 the palace.
Soldiers and police searched the
house from the roof Of which the
bombs were thrown. but the would oe
a.sas~ins escaped
The shah of Persia has received the
congratulations OF the American gov
ernment ON his escape from assassina-
ton. This message, signed by Se'Te-
tarv Root. was received by Minister
jackson at Teheran:
convey 10 his excellency the shah'
Mohammed Ali Mira, hearty consrat-
ulatlons on his fortunate escape
The shah was on his way TO Fehfa-
bad. nearby town. where he Intended
fo spend a few days. when the bombs
were hurled at the royal procession.
The attempt was made in a narrow
street. and the shah's escape was due
10 the fact that he had taken the pre-
caution 20 send his own motor car on
ahead and had ridden I'm a carriage
farther toward the rear Of the process
sion. The motor car the shah usually
used IS a closed one. and the assassins
evidently thought that the sovereign
was inside
one of the bombs exploded in the
air. The other struck the ground near
the automobile IN which the shah WAS
supposed 10 be. and the vehicle was
completely wrecked The chauffeur
was not killed. hut was seriously n
lured. and score Of bysianders were
more or less hurt
Tie present shah Of Persia. M"ham
med Ali Mira. followed his father %
the throne on Jan. o, 1907. He was
the first monarch Of Persia To beglr
his rule under a constitution. a ma
tlonal council was convokcd by him
but Il never has fulfilled the hopes an'
aspirations Of the people or nro"sh
them the reforms they demanded
The administration Of the country
has been ln state Of chaos for sew
eral years. and the popular disconien
- has been extreme.
Public outcry against his failure q.
perform pledges caused outbreaks 30
- many parts Of the country last fall
and the shah was obliged TO renew hi
oath before the assembly. Agitaior
% sprang up in every quarter and. fear
- ng for his life. Mohammed All Mirz
spent a fortune in his efforts 10 recon
d ellie all factions.