Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-22
ESPECIAL rzLEenA1I TO rHr DIsPAroa.t :

ESPECIAL TELEeRAM TO THE DIsPATcz.r
SCRANTON, December 21.-A few days
ago Constable Thomas Washabaugh teles
graphed from Scottdale, Westmorsland
county, to Chief Police Wade, Of this city,
to arrest General Master Workman T. Y.
Powderly, of the knights Of Labor,
and hold him in custody till the
Scottdale constable could reach Scran-
ton. Mr.. Powderly was notified Of this, but
no attempt was made to arrest him. He had
been around the city every day during the
week waiting for Constable Washabaugh 70
come and arrest him, but the Scottdale
officer did not get to Scranton till to-day.
He had warrant for Mr.. Powderly from .
Greensburg Justice. 1t had been sworn out
by ex-Assemblyman Edward Callaghan, who
has lately been telling the newspapers that
be was going to have Mr.. Powderly arrest
ed for conspiracy against him in the Knights
Of Labor as well az for defeating him when
he ran for State Senator.
The constable came into Scranton on the.
sly to-day. He did not let the Chief Of Po-
lice know that he was here and he went di-
reetly to Alderman Fred Fuller's Office and
asked the Alderman TO indorse the warrant.
The Alderman examined the warrant Very
closely and then refused to indorse il,
for the reason that no crime
was charged in it. Constable
Washabaugh insisted, and the Alderman
refused, and then they both walked over to-
gether to get President Judge Archbald's
opinion. The Judge agreed with the Al
derman, and he also advised Washabaugh
not to undertake to arrest Mr.. Powderly on
that kind of q warrant. Then Washabaugh
hurried out and disappeared, and the sup
position is that he has skipped back to Scott
dale. No specific charge Of conspiracy was
made in the warrant.
PowDERLT FIGHTS BACK.
Some time ago the Hon. Edward Cal.
laghan sued Mr.. Powoerly Tor libel, and
the matter was thrown out Of the Westmore-
land county court. Powderly is now about,
to sue Callaghan for libel. He has handed
all of the correspondence between them over
to his attorneys here, and has instructed,
them to proceed against Callaghan. Pow
derly also swore out a warrant against CAL
laghsn, charging him with conspiracy, and
a constable started for Scottdale to serve it
THE sCoTTDALE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions referred to by Mr.. CalIag.
han, which were passed on February IA,
1886, are as follows:
WHEREAs, We the citizens Of Scotedale.
realizing the magnitude Of the enormities en-
tailed upon the social and business status Of
our town and community in consequences Of the
existing difficulties between capital and labor
in the coke regions, and being deslroug thafA
speedy and amicable solution Of the present.
trouble should be effected. offer the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That in view Of the fact that the
importation Of foreign OF contract labor is at
tended by grave and serious results and sooner
or later It will develop into socialism and
anarchy, therefore we, the citizens Of Scott.
dale, do enter our solemn protest against It,
and in case of any loss of life or destruction Of
property the operators should be held respon-
sible.
Resolved, That we commend the strikers for
their quiet and orderly bearing, and in their
honorable and dignifed demands for redress
Of their grievances we offer them our sympathy
and support.
dale commend the strikers in their position a.
men holding TO what they believe to be right,
that it is the sense of this meeting that the dif-
ferences should be submitted to board OF ar
bitration.
Resolved That copy of these resolutions be
forwarded to the President Of the coke syndi-
cate and to Wise, President Of the strikers.
sCoTTDALE, PA, December q, lSS0
To the Editor OF The Dispatch:
address this letter to your paper for the en-.
tire press and people Of the country. There il
no one to advocate my cause, except my own
self, the business of my case and my
devotion to principle During the big strike OF
1885 the citizens Of Scottdale assembled IN the
Opera House to express their views on the situ-
alton. After the election OF officers, . COM
mittee of three was appointed 10 draft suita-
BILE resolutions 1 was appointed chairman OF
that body and power delegated to me by the
other two, o. N. Negley and Scott Lane, to
write the resolutions. which did, and tbSy
we're adopted as written by the meeting and
published in your paper at the time. OF was By
special request that they were sent to your pa
perl Now would ask you to republfsh the
resolutions that were written by the Scott
dale Cobbler" and let the delegates OF
District No. read them and contrast
them with the infamous resolutions adopted at
their last meeting am still true to the inter-
ests of labor, and 1 have shown beyond the
of doubt that no one is backing
ne in my fight against PoWderly and others.
II there are any such they are unknown to me,
Ind would ask them to come forward and
prove themselves or forever hold their peace.
Powderiy Byrne and Wise have appealed to
he Workingmen for aid. appeal 70 the just
God and the laws Of my country. Before max
ng the appeal pleaded most pitsously for
mercy from Powderly; none was given. NoWI
Ask none, nor will give it.
EDWARD CALLAGHAN.