Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1896 — SHAH IS SHOT DOWN. [ARTICLE]

SHAH IS SHOT DOWN.

PERSIAN RULER THE VICTIM OF An assassin. Tragic Affair Pregnant with Serion* Consequences—Hints at a Dark Con-spiracy-Man Who Fired'the Fatal Ballet Placed Undei* Arrest. Deed of a Secret Agent. ;» N'asr-ed-Din, the Shah of Persia, has been slain at Teheran, and in the diplomatic offices of the principal capitals of Europe there is serious perturbation. The tragic-affair is pregnant with astonishing results. Once again England will surely have to fight a desperate diplomatic battle with Russia’s czar. for Asiatic Territory.' The--story of the assassination, as telegraphed from Teheran Friday afternoon, contained no hint Of a widespread, conspiracy. It simply stated that while tbe shah was entering the inner court of the shrine of .Shall Abdul | Azim, six miles south Of Teheran, lie was shot t'ErcjSgh the heart; that immediately he was carried to d..s,carriage and in'it conveyed to the palace; "that There he was attended by Dr. Tliologan, his chief physician, and Other physicians who were hastily sent for. But in spite of their combined efforts majesty expired about A o’clock indhe '■afteyii’tJTJir‘'-'TlirnrssTissiii vviTS arrested. At the Persian legation in London the opinion Is expressed that the ifiurder was the deed of a fanatic and was not the outcome of any especially designed movement. But according tit a dispatch which has been received from St. Petersburg, the asanssiin-was n -member of the Babi secret criminal -association which has hitherto made attempts upon the shah’s life with, revolvers. Itis-kflo\v-n-t-h;tft-+heshuh-WHS T -arm»g--Ing for a great celebration of his accession, and it appears that the conspirators were determined that he should not live to enjoy the event. While in a general way Nasr-ed-Din was a humane and a progressive monarch, as far as Asiatic rulers go, still his love for money and for jewels prompted many cruel acts of confiscation and of barbarous punishment that made him thousands of enemies in all classes of society'. It is feared 'that Russian intrigue will bring about disorders in Persia. It is known that the dead monarch coveted Herat, and made a foray in its direction, but a repulse by the British brought him to his senses: Should the new ruler he tempted to make a similar .bellicose essay the results for all concerned would be extremely serious. Persia, Afghanistan, Britain and Itussiy would speedily become embroiled, and, the result could not be predicted. The killing of the shah has most certainly added to the troubles and the complications of the Salisbury cabinet.