New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
Berlin. June PA dispatch to the Locale


Berlin June 24--A dispatch n the Locale
Anzeire-s' from its special correspondent at
Teheran- dated lssr evening. says:
The disturbances ended in victory for the
S-shz party. the opposition forces being entirely
dispersed The bombardment ceased toward 2
o'clock n The afternoon. and the artillery was
partly withdrawn from the parliament building
sf--~ rhe- building had been cleared
Soma i0rrf7E continues in the parliamentary
quarters T1e-e several houses were sacked The
d4zd have nor Vet been carried off the streets
ar6 -r=r are Izfng everywhere in exposed places.
4 very large number Of persons were wounded.
TIE square i'm front of the parliament building
Is heau=5 with Corrsee
Tre artillery fired on the population ~ short
-anEs. while from The roofs Of the houses and
TIE mosques The people replied with rifles and
r@TolEers Tonight the Cossacks hold all the
squares and streets.
The Shah remained almost entirely alone dur
t1s me fighting, only his personal aids accom-
psrvinz him. All the troops were engaged and
-he- suffered losses Of more than one hundred
dead and wounded
The European quarter in Teheran is cornpara-
tively quiet
london. June 24-A dispatch TO The Daily
Nal" from Teheran saws that the responsibility
fo- -h4 fighting lies with Parliament. which
took advantage Of the Shah's rnomentary weak
ness His r7aieEty's Cossacks. the dispatch
ADDS suffered heavily. hut the day ended in
p-ac-t-zz victory for the Shah. Much now de-
pen6z on his wisdom in restoring order and
bringing his coup d'etat II a successful issue.
4 dfsuzrch from Teheran TO The Times says
thar rhe killed and wounded in yesterdays fight
l1s were seventy. the casualties being heavy
sr,org tHA Natfonalists. Several Deputies were
kille5 The foreign residents are in no danger
Is the town Is in the hands Of the Russian
Gere~7l Lfathof.
General Liakhoff- according 10 this dispatch.
directe1 ce operations Of the tribal cavalry. the
IT. 1ara
Rife f~tng lasted for TWO hours after which
~ Parliament building and adjacent buildings
we're bomharde6 81 close range. the 2'a de-
fender of the former building eventually being
Scattered
The loot1ng which followed the firing was
oescrihabl= and continued throughout the day.
The T.nes'S- correspondent SAYS that the be
AsNlor 81 The troops. including the Cossacks.
Vas c-zE~sceful. the mosque, the neighboring
houses the palace of Prince ZiIl-es-Sultan and
NE estate Of Amin -DoWleh being looted and
ba-7ls-',- destroyed.
Peaceful citizens were held up and robbed.
Twenty fve Nationalist leaders. including Say
yld AbdUIah and Sayyid Muhammad, are pris-
onsrs In the hands Of the Cossacl1s-' The de
siructlon Of the great Mejliss Mosque has hor-
rhed the people, and the Shah will have ex-
fene difficulty in coping with the situation.
Paris. June 24.-Dispatches received here from
1eheran say that the fighting began about )
d n. ana was provoked by a bomb thrown from
'he roof of one Of the buildings among the Cos
sacks
An officer, accompanied by fifty soldiers, re-
goested the Assembly TO surrender I'VE men
Eho had nsen leaders IN the agitation against
1e shan. This being refused, the of1cer ie1t
hen r. guard the doors while he went 70 mill Z
Nry headquarters for further instructions An :
Aolr Or TWO later, before the troops had taken /
S1y action. 8 bomb was thrown from "a roo1 (
~naong the Cossacks. II killed two horses hiio
u'a other damage. and created a panic. OWING 10 .
ne absence Of the officer The latter hurried
YAK. and was fired at from the roofs OF TWO ol /
M buildings The Cossacks were oroereu 10
-s'Qrn the FIRE and there was e lively e1cndlse'
which Continued for three hours
Later artillery was sent into acton anu
h-Alied the assembly building for several iouiS-
%hen al was over il was found that the casua4
rs % both sides were large Apparently oi"i'h
A'eiis fred al the beginning, as lile ui"
>se to the Buildings was slight Tor cOiisiu0