The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-17

In rank, III not IN pOWuIi VI oh WV sN'his
chiefs; in 1875. no took part in the Gaekwars
trial for an alleged attempt TO poison the British
Resident Col Phayre After tho conclusion Of tho
trial. no was appointed Special Commissioner
for the Affairs Of Baroda, In which capacity he
carried out tho sentence OF deposition passed az ains
the Gnekwar put down rising In the iattor's
favor and roorg aniDcd the administration Of the
kingdom on principles which have been followed
ever since In recognition OF these services, he
vas created X c. s. l., and selected in November
1878 for the Office OF Resident al Hydorabed
the blue ribbon Of the political service, and then
reg ardod as the most important and dimouh posL
ton In India Hero for fvo years. no ably repre-
scented the British Government during q critical
period Amid tho excitement Of tho Afghan War.
he maintained order In tho NiEam's territories,
and not until all serious difficulties in Hyderabad
were over did he feel himself justified In retiring
from tho service with tho satisfaotion OF knowing
that no had fully accomplished the work he had
been deputed 10 perform Accordingly, lin March,
1881, he returned to England after forty three
years OF Indian service, during which he had paid
only ono brief visit 70 his native country. may
be remembered that after his retirement Gen.
Sir Richard Meade was made the target OF scr
les Of maligant newspaper attacks while, for rea-
sons of State he was debarred from either prosecut
ing his assaiants or publishing the dospstchosin
which his conduct was completely vindicatod.
Extracts from those dispatches are In this book
published for tho hrst tmc not ior tho vindioauon
OF his memory, which Is not required, ou' ior 'ne
qualification OF his family. The hoes arc forgot
en-, and, throughout tho States OF Central ana
Southern India, territories az populous az itaiy'
and little less extensive than tho German hmpI@
the memory OF Richard Meade Is held In revefonoe
and nhectionato regard as hrm and tnenaly
representative OF the protecting rover ana the
imperson alton Of Justice courtesy and honor
Let us now glance very briefly a. the aooouns
oil tho vassa princlpanues win wmeh OH fach-
ard was connected. Gwalior Is tho moe' impor
tan' oil inc group OF regulatory ota'es "hon occupy
the lakeland OF Cenrai lndia between mo Bonn
Day PRESIDENCY on inc SOUTHWEST ana 'ne Saiey
OF tho Jamna on inc northeast ~ oompnsee
the remnant OF inc @rrNoiy OF Sihuhia "ne lam
hy hamo OF series Oh Mafa'na Chieitains) lev
al'er inc Mariana wars OF looo' 1917 ana le4oi
ou' even now mas an area OF moro IMAM oo'ooV
square miles ana ABOUT o'ooooc" inhao'an'a'
Inc popuiauon is extremely mixed compnnng
oeeiao MAJ a'nas Nno iui'ns Iaee'' ndlpu'o, 'e'o'
hhHs' uu!ars' bfannians Duhueios anu o'nef
iih'ou iaees' WIN spihikhhs oi Aaonainme-
aahs inc various races GRO hoR as 10 sener-
any INC case IN Dfiish lhuia- oiehueo into
one orgahzco community, ou' form COL
lecuon OF locai ana tnoai chieitaihships'
fieht OF 'hese chiel'ahrhipe are meola-
-
by the BRUSH DoVernmehG OUT most OF 'hem
are az inc mercy OIL lhe Mafatha soverogn'
anu one OIL lho iuhcuohs OF 'he BRUSH 70
hucal Agent Is 70 aid MIN In keeping these petty
cmels IN order. VIC ADD mat inc territories OF
INC otae arc sca''eted' ou' 'ho northern and
most important pornon aouts on inc valley OF
the Ganges and us tributaries, and It's capital,
Gwahor, Is only sixty miles from Agra
we pass 10 the lurlsdicnon oil the Central india
agency. wmch eatends over TWO groups OF protected
indian States occupying the billy region between
the Chambal and Jamna rivers on the north
and 'he Nafbadda on the south; the two groups
arc separated from each other by the valley OF
'he Detwa, which, rising In tho Nindhya Noun
vans near Bhopai, nows into the Jamna near
hafnlrpur Inc territories OF the western group
include Gwaiior (already described the great
Maiwa plateau and the Sattura highlands; those
OF the eastern group arc known as Bundelkhand
ana Baghelkhand Tor Rewah). that Is 10 say.
the land OF the Bundelas and Baghels," two tribes
Of Rajput origin, once dominant In the locality
In ALL tho territories cover OF about IS 600
square miles. an area In other words larger than
england and Scotland combined, and they
nave populauon' chiefly hindu OF about ten
nhnons and a revenue roughly estimated at
about three hundred lakhs OF rupees per annum.
AS TO tho population, the dominant. though not
the most numerous race In Gwalior and Malwa
10 VIC haia'hai INN grams from 'he region south
OF inc Narbadda the highland home OF their
iorefa'hers' bold and vigorous peasantry. Hin
dus TO the backbone, but not caste ridden. whom
me administrative weakness OF the decaying No
gu Empire. transformed into freebootcrs and
guerilla horsemen This race, once the scourgo
OF india Is now ono OF tho most industrious in
Her Malesty's dominions In Central India.
however the Maratha Is still regarded as
a foreigner the local heads Of society in both
divisions OF tho agency are the Raiput or Bun
della OF Baghel landholders, representatives Of
the ancient conqucrors and lords Of the soil. .
melancholy race too proud to work, or even to take
service in tho army, burdened with debt, fudded
with opium and dying OF ennui The workers
are hlndus OF inferior caste. with a sprinkling
OF Mussulman converts from Hinduism. Brah-
mans are numerous in all the better callings.
but, strange to say, are not held in much account
We should further mention that tho prncipnl