Persian Premier Shot.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 19, 17 October 1907, Page 4

Persian Premier Shot.

. . ; * M URDERER'S SUICIDE. ~'Amin-es-Suitan, tho Atabog Azam, Premior-and,-Minister-of tho was'shot dead on; August "31 as' ho' was leaving tho Persian Assorably.' He received five shots,'and died on tho spot; ' A soldhr and a Cossack. woro also killed, whilo a iaember,.of tho Assembly was shot.in the,leg. . -,Ono or ..'the :as»issins. committed suioide, a second was arrested, and tho others escaped. _ ■ Tho : British and the Russian Ministers sent their secretaries'■to tho; Shah to offer 1 their condolences on tho'death: of the Premier." ;The'..effect of, this;: ataassin&tion' ilponi'Hho troubles'in the' intorior of the country is expected to be .disaStroiis. V''A'narcliy. will, gain strorigth,; and• already the roads are so'/un-, safe-'that 1 tho ! Gorman who _ is | going to ; -Biwhinv has'!'asked' tlie 'Persian'' Government for An'cscort.'" A'. Russian has "arrived ' at;;lsp'ahan\in' his ; : shirt',; having. beeil robbed! of everything ho possessed. . In tho state of affairs-it is : doubtful if any states-' man willdaro to accept tlio'vacant, portfolio. : Amin-c6-Su]tan';had bcqn.'one of .'.'tho .< most prominent in Persia s'ince .1884,,;whpn lie was appointed Premier by tho latp Shah. He became Grand Vizier '.! in !18S7, . but . resigned as tho, result of a Court intrigue .in 189 G. ' He,was, recalled in '1893 and stated' in all-.his honours. He' visited Europe with the Shah on tho lattor's tour in 1900.. In 1903 hp again gtivo lip office, made : a tour of the world, and. settled in: Switzerland, whoro lie remained until tho new :Shah recalled him in May of thiß year; ■