There can now be no doubt that the anarchist Salsou attempted to take the Shah's life. He aimed the weapon and pulled the trigger, but the cartridge failed to explode, owing to one of those cireumstances which may almost be described as providential. The would-be assassin had filed the tip of the hammer fo point, in ihe belief that he was making doubly sure of not: missing fire. As it was, the filing just prevented the hammer from striking the cartridge with sufficient force to explode the detonating composition. It will" be interesting to see whether a French jury will be as lenient to Salsow as a Bel-wien was to Sipido. If it is—a not improbable contingency—will the Persian Government copy Lord Safisbury's incompresensible blunder and complain of the jury's decision
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