The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-09
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OF late years the cigarettes found in
Manila have been turned out by. thou
sands from the fast-ruuRIng French
machines In possession of the big to-
baeco factories, but this Is not to say.
that multitudes are not stlll made by
hand. had the misfortune,to attempt
TO interest one OF the smalleryconcsrns
IN the purchase OF one OF American pat
tern, which worked ut double the speed
OF the French article. But We figured
without our host, and since THE larger
factories had made contracts to equip
themselves With the French patent, Il
apparently seemed decidedly against
their interest to allow the Introduction
OF the fast-r1nning American mechan-
Ism that had q capacity. OF turning out
l25, 90 pieces per diem, or 200 a minute.
No sooner had the two engineers from
New York, who had come out to put
the machine together, started opera-s
tons than there was put under their
door ct the hotel an anonymous COM
runicat!on, reading: You are advised
to do no more work on the machine.
but leave town at once. In state of.
curious trepidation they came to our Of.
flee, where We increased their fears by
relating to them the incident OF the two
missionaries who, some years ago, came
to&Manila to teach Protestantism to the
natives. 1t seems that they had but
begun their labors when under the door
OF their room at the hotel one night
was thrust the message: You are
warned to discontinue your teachings,
and leave the city,"
Paying no attention to the commun-
cation, the missionaries went on with
their work until a. second paper was
pushed under the door:H You alone will
be responsible for the results OF not
hetding this and the previous warning.
Leave Manila by the next steamer.
Still The missionaries worked on, giving
TO Feed to what they thought were
empty threats. For the third and last
time the anonymous letter was pushed
Into ueir rom, reading: are adj
v!std for thelast time TO leave the cap
italg by .o-morrow's steamer"
But the missionaries stayed on, and
on the, morning after the departure OF
'.,o-lnorrow's steamer" both were found
poitcned lnttheir little room at the ho-i
tel. 'ys ~ - tt:5;s,s p, =;
The two engineers continued their;
work on the Cigarette machine in spite
Of our story and of the first communi-
cation, but It Is evident that they were
fearful. OF the consequences. Scarce
three days had elapsed before n second
piece nypapert was showed over.
the threshold of their room bearing
Spanish words equivalent TO: Give up
your work at once and leave Man.la."s!!
The situation began 70 look so serious.
and the chances of our. friends sailing,
N G o. a, 20 tl,s.E,
chine-we laid the matter before the
archbishop, who was instantly success
full in stopping the anonymous commu-,
nications. But the two machinists
were uneasy and seemed to feel an In
visible something worldng against
them. The day for the triad came;%and
among the dozen spectators were q
trio OF Jesuit priests, The machine
started and, the cigarettes began TO drop
out at the rate Of 200 per minute; but
scarcely had mutual congratulations