The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-16
THE EARL OF DUFFERIN.
An Official Conference with the Maharsjal
of Cashmere.


An Official Conference with the Maharajall
of Cashmere.
LAHORE, India, April 15.-Earl Dufferin, Brit.
ism viceroy of India, has arrived here from Raw
ul-Pindee. He comes officially to confer with
the Maharajah of Cashmere The Viceroy was
met by great crowd and accorded splendid re-
ception. In reply to the address of welcome pre-
scented by the officers of the municipality the
Earl Of Dufferin spoke officially Of the Anglo
Russian situation in significant words. Among
other things he said: Coming from an impor-
tant interview with the Amecr of Afghanistan,
whose dominions, so far as have been able to
ascertain, have been the scene Of an unprovoked
attack, it is great satisfaction to find the
princes and people of India ready with one ac-
cord to rally around the standard Of Great Brit
ain, even at distance from their own frontier
It is impossible to say how the present crisis
will end IL 1t ends in war, that result will be
in spite of the earnest and anxious endeavors of
the British government to avoid so dire result,
and in defiance of their most moderate and con-
ciliatory conduct"
Fortunately for England. the present Gov
ernor general of India is unquestionably her
ablest dplomatisS He seems to have succeeded
in securing the alliance of Afghanistan, the
Ameer of which country is pensioner of the
British government In the event of a war be-
tween the United Kingdom and Russia, the as
sistance given to the British arms Of hardy,
fighting men, natives of the country which con-
stitutes and Is neighboring to the disputed
frontier between the Russian possessions and
Afghanistan, would be great advantage to the
power whose interests lie in keeping the Russians
as far as possible from her Indian frontier. This
advantage has been gained to his country by
the judicious diplomacy of Earl Dufferin, which
manifested as its marked features magnificent
display of power and the agreeable and concili-
atory assurance that that power was available in
the protection and defense Of Afghan frontier
Frederick Temple Blackwood first Earl of
Duffern, was born in the year 1926 He was
educated at Elton College. In 1841 he succeeded
his father fifth Baron Duffern and Clandeboye.
After having spent some years as lord-in-waiting
on Queen Victoria, in 194647 ne travelled in Ire.
land, and wrote an account of the famine which
afflicted that unhappy country. His brilliant
attachments in diplomacy were begun in 1855,
when he was attached to the Austrian mission.
He made a voyage to Iceland in yacht in 1859,
and subsequently published q very readable
account of the trip. In 1860 he was sent as
then recent massacre of Christians resident in
that country. He accepted Office as Under-secre-
tary for India in 1864 In 1866 he became Under
secretary of War Two years after he was
made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by
Mr.. Gladstone His appointment as Governor
and able administration of government in the
Dominion. The Marquis of Lorne son-in-law
of Queen Victoria, succeeded him in 1873 Earl
Dufferin, upon whom this title was conferred in
1871, was, Immediately after his return to Eng
land, elected President of the ROYAL Geograph-
ical Society. His appointment as Governor
general of India, made quite recently, was well
advised and opportune.