Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-10
THE SMART BOYS.

General Sherman Gives NeyVs paper Re
porters a Sharp E"p While Correcting
Absurd Story as to His Views OF an
Impending Conflict Between Capital
and Labor,
New YORK, Dec. 8.-John Swinton re-
Gently wrote to General Sherman, enclos-
ing newspaper clipping containing some
words upon capital and labor. The words
are attributed to General Sherman and are
to the effect that General Sherman had re-
Gently predicted there would soon come an
armed contest between capital and labor,
and that the better classes are tired of
these insane howlings of the lower strata,
and mean to stop them. General Sher-
man, in reply which will be published in
John Swinton's paper, says:
hardly know whether TO treat this
seriously or in jest. OF course it is not
true, but that you already know, because
the report on its face carries lis own con-
tradiotion. am sure the words capital,
labor, gunpowder and cannon never we're
spoken. don't think the New York pa
pers of the day reported me either as a
prophet, or 80 belligerent as the printed
paragraph you send, but distance and
time swell runor in the ratio of the cube
OF the distance. Our newspapers, it seems
TO me, are utterly reckless in their
wild statements; and I commend you
for your manly ways of writing me direct,t
and if you will keep sounder, 1 will be
glad to impGrt 10 you my opinion, that at
no epoch, or period Of our national his
tory, has cur country enjoyed a larger
MEASURE of prosperity than to-day, and
never was there less reason to sppehend
danger from without or within. am sure
no friend of mine has been disquieted by
this absure bundle of nonsense, and that
contradiction simply increases the
vanity and self-esteem of the
smart sboys of the press, whose
imaginations are better than their
judgment, and who claim the noble priVi-
lege of invention on what used to be called
lying, leaving the victim the hUmiliating
right of denial or explanation. L address
you as man and not as an editor, and
leave you free to do what you think is
proper in the premises. With great re-
spect, yours truly,
Signed w. t. SHERMAN.
P.S. On the great question OF the con
hict between capital and labor I know
nothing, and 1 must use Spanish to explain
my DOSlLiOu-DlOB ShDGs w. L. D.
Fires.
Boston, Dec. 8.-The five story build
ings, 46 to so Federal street, owned by B.
Boardman& Co.,was badlydamaged by fire.
The principal occupant was the Standard
Bag company. The less to the Standard
Bag company will be about $4,000. In
surance, $4,000. The lot Of bag making
machinery destroyed is the only one in the
country.
PETERSBURG, Va, Dec. 8.-The sumac
warehouse of E. Il. Mccullough at Blacks
and Whites, this state was set on fire last
night. Half million pounds of sumac
is almost total loss. 1t was feared at one
time that the whole town would fall prey
to the flames. The fire department here
was telegrap pied for, but the order was
countermanded, as the fire was under con
troll. The loss is heavy but the amount is
uncertain. 1t is partly insured abroad.
WORCESTER, Mass, Dec 8.-The Athena
Worsted mills, in Milbury, are burned.
The loss is estimated at 100000. The
stock and portion Of the machinery Is
owned by Heating & Briggs, of Miilbury.
Their loss is estimated at $4,000.
Electric Wires.
New YoRK, Dec. 5.--The board of alder
men requested the board Of health to
communicate to them the number of