The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-18
THE LONDON "TIME S."
A New General Manager and the Career that
Brought Him Into Prominence.

Especial to THE HERALD Examiner Cable]
LONDON, March 16.-[By cable to the
n. Y. Times Mr.. Mo5erly Bell has been
appointed general manager of the London
Times, as successor to the late Mr.. Melon
aid. For the past twenty years he has
resided in Egypt and is totally unknown to
and ignorant of the London world. Indeed,
his nomination is most extraordinary one
Until 1879 Bell was engaged in mercantile
pursuits at Alexandria and traded with
varying success in grain and beans. Occa-
sionally he assisted Judge Scott, the En-
glish member of the international tribunal,
who at that time held the post of Egyptian
correspondent of the London Times. When
the Judge was transferred to the bench of
India he was recommended by him to the
Times as his successor. Since then Mr..
Bell has been acting as correspondent at
Alexandria of the great London paper. A
few months after his appointment, Messrs.
Rothschild, who are among the largest
holders of Egyptian securities, acquired if
not financial interest at any rate "a prom
inent influence in the London Times, and
from that time forth the entire policy of
the paper underwent a change with regard
to Egyptian affairs. This matter now be-
came a principal featurej-of the paper,
undue Importance being given thereto Not
day passed without it containing columns
of telegraphic matter from the banks of
the Nile, the whole tenor of the dispatches
beingto the effect that England should either
annex or at any rate occupy Egypt
Either of these contingencies involved a
de facto If not de jure guarantee by Great
Britain of the Egyptian debate and in con-
sequence thereof an enormous increase in
the value of all Egyptian bonds. Mr..
Bells dispatches contributed in a powerful
manner to bring about the state of affairs
which led to the occupation of Egypt by
! Great Britain, and since then he has done
his utmost through his correspondence to
| influence the British government to ad-
minister the khedivate in manner more
conductive to the pecuniary interests of
greedy bondholders than to those either of
the English or Egyptian nation as whole.
Egyptian bonds previous to Britain's occu-
patton were 80 per cent. below par whereas
now they are above par. AS MIR. Bell has
been largely instrumental in bringing this
state of affairs about, he necessarily had
some claim on the bondholders, that is, on
the Messrs, Rothschild, and it is to this
that his appointment as general manager
of the Times must be attributed. This is
an extraordinary nomination, for Bell has
no administrative knowledge, no socia
rank or acquaintance, and no knowledge Of
European or English politics.
New York's Anti-Chinese Laundry War.
New YORK, March IA meeting was
held in this city tonight of the chief ex
ecutive committee of the Master Laundry
mems association of the states Of New
York aud New Jersey. Gales II. Barnard
proprietor of the Troy City laundry, pre-
sided. The session was secret. 1t wa
stated by the chairman that all Chimes
| L., IL l@4+l
by six Chinese corporations. Som
time ago chinese syndicat,
t formed a plan to buy the largest of tn,
white laundries, thinking if they could con
troll these the business would soon be
wholly in their hands. For this purpos,
they subscribed 81, 100000 as preliminar.
fund The white laundrymen got wind o
the scheme, and for the purpose of counter
acting it and at the same tim
met tonight. A series of resolution
were adopted, the substance Of which wa
that energetic efforts should be made a
, once to institute against the Chinese laun
. dries of this state and the state of New
.. Jersey vigorous war, and that $500, 900 b.
: raised within twenty days for the purpos
, named, by the representatives and presi
dent of the executive committee.
The plan of campaign is as follows
: Wherever Chinese laundry is located,
white laundry is to be established as nea
: it as possible. When persons are seen pat
! ronizing Chinese laundry they are to b
l followed to their homes, if necessary, ant
: induced to deal with the white laundryme
y y in preference If necessary, the prices o
the white laundry shall be cut down s
: much that competition even from Chimes
;, will be impossible. Ali kinds of influence
not excepting political, will be use
to induce people to trade wit
American laundries, the legislature eve
;, will be appealed to to stop the Chimes
e :. traffic. Every effort, regardless of CO.
u or method, will be used to accomplish tt
y desired results, and if necessary anoth'
Z half million will be raised To-nigl
u S2S0,000 was subscribed by checque and
is expected that within ninety days mo
of the Chinese laundries will be abolishe