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Show AROUSED BY SLAUGHTER Mohammed All Mlrza, tho now shah of Persia, """"""T who ascended the throno last February, aroused ' ' at tho awful slaughtur of his subjects by Invnd- ' ing Turks, hns culled upon the xmltan to curb t ,JfcB his auxiliaries, asserting thnt the tompcr of tho I PjH Persian peoplo will Inevitably forco on a war A B should tho frontier contlnuo to bo harrnsscd. YJsr 'S'f s Tho shah Is 3D years old. As a child ho ' )vj t ' showed great Intelligence nnd n romarkablo j jAGs' strength of character. Ho is well vorsed in the ''d t&jYf subjects taught in Europo nnd spooks French L i&miJLiT. lluently. His majesty Is described as serious, fylJUStl energetic nnd fond of his work, personally nt tr yjePtym I! tending to every detail of tho government. His ((A jfi4K olllclalB have often boon heard to complain of Tj J5'J b his zeal and oxactltudo when governor of Tabriz. vY. h W i. I Ho did not inherit the oriental love of pomp and display. Some havo said that ho Is economical to a fault. According to tjio American charge d'affaires In Teheran, he Is a most firm supporter nnd".advocato of reform, nnd has devoted considerable tlnu to tho study of political sciences nnd tho political history of Europo. , His majesty Is, however, abovo all, a military man. He has had I ) thorough nnd careful training In tho art of war and has commanded sovora brigades. Indeed, so desirous woro tho lato shah and Nasrud-DIn, tho. prea ont Bhah's grandfather, that his military training should bo as thorough al possible that tho then young prlnco entorod tho army as an ensign, ant reached tho 'grado of coniman jor "Solely on his merits, only after havlnj sorved tho full period for each- Intermediate grado. Ills majosty'a mllltnrj qualifications found a wide scopo In tho administration 'of tho province ol Azerbaijan, ossoiitlnlly a military province, whoro tho best Persian troop! aro recruited. It will bp, readily seen that should thb Mohammedan nation! got Into n war that tho shah will ba thoroughly ablo to aid In tho maneu verlng of tho Porslan forces. Tho shah Is fond of tho simple life, and the BiiniptuouBiiesa of hit court docs not exceed thnt which U absolutely necessary for tho main' tennnco of his rank and dignity, |
