SHAH'S ASSASSINATION

Nasar al-Din Shar Qajar.

Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, May 2, 1896.

SHAH'S ASSASSINATION.

Killed by One of the Sect He Persecuted.

MEMBER OF THE BABI SOCIETY.

At the Beginning of His Reign the Persian Monarch Put Them to Death by Thousands—His Second Son to Succeed to the Throne.

   LONDON, May 2.—It is known that the Shah of Persia, when assassinated, was arranging for a great celebration of his accession on May 6.

   At the Persian legation in this city the opinion is expressed that the murder was the deed of a fanatic and not the outcome of any especially designed movement. But according to a dispatch which has been received here from Teheran via St. Petersburg, the assassin was a member of the Babi secret society, a criminal association which has hitherto made attempts upon the shah's life, with a shot from a revolver.

   The assassin was arrested after he had committed the deed.

   A dispatch from Teheran regarding the situation in Persia incident upon the assassination of the shah says:

   "Much discontent has existed for some time through the dearness of provisions, partly caused by the excessive issue of copper coins.

   "Considerable alarm prevails here and Prince Naibes Sultaneh (third son of the late shah) has retired to his palace at the request of the government.

   "The assassin's name is Mollah Reza, and he is supposed to be from Babec.

   An article in The Times on the late shah calls to mind at the beginning of his reign he put to death by thousands the members of the Babi sect, whose crusade against the corruption of the public and private manners in Persia was so popular as to become a menace to the government.

   "The chief apprehensions that now arise," says The Times, "are lest the new shah's eldest brother, Zil Es Sultan, should attempt to dispute the accession.

(The late shah is succeeded by his second son and not the eldest son.) Zil Es Sultan is governor of Ispohan and was for a long time the virtual ruler of Southern Persia, till the late shah in 1800 greatly reduced his power and disbanded his regiments.

   George N. Curzon, under secretary of state for foreign affairs, who is an acknowledged authority on Persia, considers Mozaffer Ed-Dine Mirza Valiahd, the new shah, a man of great intelligence, but he has been so secluded all his life as to have no knowledge of the duties incumbent upon him as ruler of Persia.

President Sends Condolences.

   WASHINGTON, May 2.—Soon after receiving notice of the assassination of the shah Secretary Olney sent a cablegram to United States Minister MacDonald at Teheran, directing him to convey to the secretary of state of Persia an expression of the condolence felt by the president in the sad event and of his abhorrence of the deed.

Immigration Bills Favorably Reported.

   WASHINGTON, May 2.—The house committee on immigration authorized favorable reports on bills introduced by Representatives Corliss of Michigan and Mahany of New York. Mr. Corliss' bill was drawn for the purpose of preventing persons residing in a foreign country from competing with laborers in this country. It is especially aimed at Canadian labor. Amendments adopted exempt from the provisions of the bill persons who come to teach new arts or industries and sailors and employees of vessels navigating the Great Lakes. Mr. Mahany's bill provides a comprehensive set of rules for the restriction of immigration and was reported with several minor amendments.

Amendment to Chinese Law.

   WASHINGTON, May 2.—The secretary of the treasury has sent to the house a draft of a bill amending the Chinese exclusion laws. It provides that in cases affecting the right of Chinese to enter or remain in the United States or where persons of Chinese descent claim the right to enter the United States as citizens, there shall be required the testimony of others than Chinese persons. In cases where affidavits are taken before notaries public or justices of the peace in such cases and are proven false, the persons making them shall be liable to perjury.

SHAH ASSASSINATED.

Further Details of This Dastardly Deed.

   TEHERAN, May 2.—The following details of the assassination of the shah yesterday were obtained through official sources this morning. The shah accompanied by the grand vizier, asghar, and a number of attendants, paid a visit to the shrine of Shah Abdul Azim. His majesty traversed the outer court of the shrine, where he stopped and gave a banknote to an Arab and spoke a few kind words to a water carrier. Two chains barred the way to the inner court of the shrine. The shah had just passed the first chain when the assassin approached him, and when within a few feet of him fired a revolver, the bullet from which struck the shah near the heart. His majesty fell forward, but rose to his feet and walked a few paces, when he fell again.

   The assassin was immediately seized and hurried away. The shah at once became unconscious, and was immediately taken to his carriage and conveyed to the palace at Teheran whither doctors were summoned as quickly as possible. When the physicians arrived at the palace they found the shah dead, and certified that his death was caused by a bullet lodged in the pericardial region, between the sixth and seventh ribs.

   Muzaffer-Ed-Din, the dead monarch's second son and heir to the throne, has been proclaimed shah.

A Graphophonograph.

   G. F. Beaudry's store was last night at about 9 o'clock crowded with people listening to a free concert which Mr. Beaudry was giving with the new graphophonograph which he has recently purchased and with which he was trying some experiments. Mr. Beaudry got this about a week ago to rent to any one who might desire it for amusement and entertainment at private parties, and yesterday he received some new rolls, which he was trying last night. He now has twenty-four rolls, each representing a piece of music vocal or instrumental as rendered in the past by some celebrated band, orchestra, singer or performer on some instrument.

   The numbers produced last night comprised some pieces as played by Gilmore's band, comic songs, banjo solos, etc. In the band music every instrument sounded distinctly, and in the songs every word was clear and could be heard all over the store, while the accompaniment was equally plain. The graphophonograph is the latest and most complete and perfect instrument of its kind.

Charged With Cruelty.

   Officer James E. Edwards of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to

Animals arrested Mott Rood of Homer yesterday on the charge of cruelly to animals. He was brought before Justice of the Peace Henry A. Dickinson, admitted to bail and an adjournment taken to May 8 at 1 o'clock P. M.

   It is alleged that he is the one who left a horse at the Sager corner one night a short time ago. When found by the police at 2 o'clock in the morning the horse was lying down, was nearly exhausted and showed signs of having been driven very hard.

Mahan's Music House, 11 Court Street, Cortland.

BREVITIES.

   —A petition is being circulated among property holders on Railroad-st. for the paving of that street with asphalt.

   —Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Waters entertained the Homer Whist club last evening at their home on West Court-st.

   —Miss C. A. Covil's first and second grade pupils gave a recital at her studio last evening. On account of sickness and other causes not all were present, but those who took part acquitted themselves very creditably to themselves and teacher.

   —New advertisements to-day are—A. Mahan, pianos, page 5; C. J. Hildenbrandt Co,, crystal spring cigar, page 6; Glann & Clark, for everybody, page 8; L. N. Hopkins, the lawn essentials, page 6; Wesson-Nivison Mfg. Co., the editor's saddle, page 7; F. I. Graham, for sale at half price, page 6.

   —The picnic season at the park has begun and Miss May Morgan's class in the First M. E. Sunday-school is the first, so far as heard from, to spend the day there this season. The class went up there about 10 o'clock this morning. It must have been quite breezy at times.

   —Lewis Bouton of Bouton & Champlin as attorneys sold on mortgage foreclosure a house and lot on Groton-ave , formerly owned by George W. Knock. It was bid in by the Cortland Savings bank for $950 who held a mortgage of $100 on the property, there being a first mortgage of $785.

   — Miss Geraldine Morgan is the only American, who ever had the honor of winning the grand Mendelssohn prize offered annually in Berlin. This she did competing with forty other artists from all parts of Europe. Miss Morgan is a superb violinists and will play on the afternoon and evening of June 5 at

Mahan's twenty-second music festival

   —Mrs. Clarissa Ladd Baker died at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. J. H. Wallace, 54 Greenbush-st., at the age of 84 years, 9 months and 13 days. She had been in feeble health for some months and death was due to a general breaking down of the whole system. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Ophelia Hotchkiss and Mrs. E. D. Phillips of Cortland and Mrs. Mary A. Luce of Syracuse. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made.

McGRAWVILLE.

Crisp Local Happenings at the Corset City.

   MCGRAWVILLE, May 2.—Miss Libbie Topping has been quite ill with throat trouble for the past few days.

   Mr. Myron Withey wears his arm in a sling. He says his bicycle threw him.

   Mr. James Gilbertson met with a peculiar accident the other day. While handling a spring rat trap which he didn't know was loaded the spring came down and captured a finger. The end of the injured member is badly discolored, but amputation will probably not be necessary.

   Mr. Ballard Seymour is working for Charles Dickinson in Freetown.

   Mr. George Oliver and sister Annie are visiting friends in Virgil.

   As the school will be closed next week on account of the teachers' institute, Arbor day was celebrated yesterday.

   Miss Edyth Ransom visited in East River last week.

   Mr. W. C. Crombie of Cortland was in town yesterday.

   Mr. Chauncey Pudney of Cortland attended the meeting of the I. O. O. F. last evening.

   Mr. A. Wayland Chapin has opened a bicycle repair shop at his home on Spring-st. and will make all kinds of repairs on wheels in the best manner at the lowest prices.

   Mrs. R. E. Sweet returned from Syracuse last evening.

   In answer to many inquiries from Cortland we would state that the sucker fishing is now pretty good.

   Mr. H. C. Johnson of the corner store was in Binghamton yesterday. He brought back orders for half a ton of butter to be shipped every week. This is to be all in pound prints and with the other large orders they already had will make quite a market for the farmers.

   We again rise to inform our readers that not only must all items sent to us be signed, but that no items of a spiteful character will be sent to the STANDARD office. This column is not the place for family or other troubles to be ventilated and all articles of that nature are only wasted.