Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-25
SHAH DECLARES
STATE OF SIEGE
IN HIS CAPITAL
BODIES OF HORSES AND MEN
COVER SQUARE
cossAcKs LOSE 70 KILLED ANr
MANY WOUNDED
People Show Little Disposition t
Oppose Troops and Soldiers Even
Fire Upon Wounded
Citizens
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press 80.
BERLIN, June 24.-The Tageoiatt
publishes dispatch from Teheran say !,
Ing that the firing of small arms anu
artillery was still going on TO-DAY.
The buildings of parliament were
ouite demolished by the bombardment
Of yesterday. Corpses OF men anu
bodies of horses cover the main square
of Teheran.
It is impossible to give the exact
number of the casualties, put the TBS Tss
sacks alone lost 20 men killed. Inc
palace of Prince Zill-es-Sultan, an un-
Gle to the shah, and the buildings ad-
iacent TO IL have been pillaged by the
soldiery. According to news from the
provinces Zill-es-Sultan. who is
friendly to Great Britain, has taken
up the leadership of the movement IN
1.-THE south.
II The night passed quietly. but the out
break of firing this morning leads to
she belief that there may be further
s collisions. The government has de-
Il clared a state of siege. The bazaars
l(throughout the country have been
Aclosed.
NJ A special dispatch to the Lokal An
zeizer dated Teheran says: Heavy rine
firing recommended at o'clock In the
afternoon, after quiet night and
morning, but there was very little OPP
position on the part of the people 10
the troops. The house of Zehor-ed-
Dowie, the present governor OF RechI
was looted. His son was arrested yes-
terday and taken before the shah. Many
other houses were plundered by the
citizens, who Joined the troops in this
work, including one in the European
quarter.
The cossack brigade, according to
witnesses, even went so far in the fight
ing as to fire upon the wounded.
TEHERAN, June 24.-It has been
generally confirmed that the first shot
in yesterdays fighting In this city was
fired by members of the Anjumans. or
political clubs. Soldiers early in the
morning had surrounded the parlia-
ment house and demanded that num-
ber OF persons whose arrest the shan
had ordered be handed over TO them
forthwith. This demand parliament re-
fused to comply with, and shots were
Ered at the troops. Artillery was then
brought UP and bombarded the parlia-
ment buildings, the halls Of which were
eventually cleared.
and the Cossacks was kept up until
reinforcements of troops arrived.
whereupon the Nationalists fed The
latter had occupied sheltered positions
on the roofs of the buildings. and al
though nothing is certain as to their
losses, tuey inuSt nave pccH Sihohi'
Bombs were thrown and the Cossacks
had fifteen killed and three superior
officers and twenty men wounded. They
also lost eighteen horses. The losses
sustained by the infa 'ry is not known.
When the soldiers entered the city
they began looting and robbing the
people In the streets and completely
sacked the public buildings. The as
sembly rooms of the political parties
were demolished by artillery.
Said Abdullah, the president OF par
liam ent; Sayid Muhammed and many
popular leaders and members of the
Jlrlhanjumads, as well as several news
5aper editors, were arrested and thirty
OF them placed in chains last night.
Takisadeh, leader Of the opposition and
editor OF the Habdu1 Matin. together
with nine other editors. took refuge
In the British legation.
The British and Russian representa-
tives here have requested the shah
to take immediate steps to restore Or
der and have reminded him that, their
governments would hold him respon-
sible for any unfortunate incident that
may occur. The shah in reply has
given full assurances that everything
possible will be done to prevent fur
ther disturbances.