New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
PERSIAN MINISTER SHOT
SAM ed DOWIeh Murdered ir
Street at Teheran.
HIS ASSASSINS ESCAPE
Armenians Also Kill Two Police.
men-Great Excitement
at Capital.

JSUefan, PERSIA, fcD. f-Sani a
Dowlch. Persian Minister OF Financ.
was shot dead in the street to-day Hi,
assassins. two Armenisns. escaped, for I,
time at least They also murdered two
policemen.
The Minister was returning home from
a meeting OF parliament when he wa,
attacked. Death was almost instanta.
neous As he fell, the murderers turned
and fed They were quickly pursued ~
persons who had witnessed the KILN,
but had not been overtaken late TO-DAY
There was great excitement throughov,
the city as the news spread.
Washington. Feb. 4-Mirza All Kuu
Khan, the charge OF the Persian Lera.
ton, in discussing the assassination 1
the Persian Minister OF Finance at r..
heran to-day. said that the dead Cabln.,
officer was a leading representative Of
the new regime in Persia and one Of n.
most influential men in the country. n.
was the president OF the first parliamen,
OF Persia, had been Minister OF Publ.
Works and Education and later was ap.
pointed Minister OF Finance in the pres.
ent Cabinet. He was forty-eight year
old.
Berlin. Feb. A special dispatch
from Teheran says that Sani Ed DoweA
was severely wounded In the region q,
tho heart. and that the surgeons at frr
believed him dead.
The assassination OF Sanl Cd Dov.n
comes at a time OF considerable poli,ica
excitement In the Persian capital as a re.
suit OF a bitter quarrel in parliament owe,
the appointment Of American financial ad.
visers. Parliament voted on Thursday las
TO engage FIVE financial experts from n.
United States TO reorganize the cogatrys
fiscal system.
This action was preceded by dispute a.
TO the nationality Of the advisers 70 b.
employed which threatened split betwes,
the ministry and parliament The mis-.
listers for time supported the orgira
plan TO have F'renchmen placed in thss.
posts. ard ore faction OF tho Chamber o.
Deputies held out for the naming OF Swiss
advisers. u has been said that Russia ani
Great Britain favored the choice Of a.
visers from small neutral states.
The Minister Of Finance was one OF n.
most influential OF the Persian statesmer
He was president OF the first parlamsr,
and had held the posts OF Minister Of Con.
merce. Minister OF the Interior and Minisc
Of Public Instruction. He got into trocb,
with the Shah who has since been Do.
throned. In December. 1907. and was ar.
rested. The following day he was re.
leased as q result OF the intervention OF h,
British Minister. During the disorders II
the summer OF 1908 preceding the oyerthrov
OF the Shah a year later Sani I'd Dovlea
took refuge in the italian Legation Unde'
the young Shah he became Minister Q.
Public instruction In the Cabinet formed II
December, 1909. Last year he was az
pointed Minister OF Finance.
There have been several assassination;
In Teheran In recent years On August d
1907, Merza All Asghan Khan, the premis'
and Minister OF the Interior. was shot and
killed as he was leaving the parliamen,
building under circumstances similar 10
those Of to-day. Kavam el Moik Shirazi va,
murdered on March s, 1908 VI. ostogradsh
the Russian financial agent, was WOUNDED
In an attempt on his life In the following
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