The age-herald., 1900-09-26
STRIKERS CONTINUE
 TO GAIN RECRUITS
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  on Black Creek, three miles from Hazle- ton.
 The most important development here to- day, aside from the request for soldiers, was an answer of G. B. Markle & Co. to the demands presented by the firms em- ployes ten days ago. The answer is not considered satisfactory by many of the Markle employees, and what action they will take at their meeting tomorrow is not certain. There is much talk among them tonight in favor of a strike. The firm flat ly refuses to grant the demand of the men flor and 10 per cent advance; announces its intention to pay it's men semi-monthly; to furnish cheaper powder; refuses the de- mands of the driver boys and engineers for more pay promises to adjust griev- anceS relating to the carrying of men and tools down and up the slope in mine cars; offers the timbermen a new scale for prop ping, which is lower than the rate asked for; agrees to build powder houses so that the men will not have to carry the explos- i've a great distance and comedies the pill lar robbng grievance.
 The United Mine Workers held a meet ing at Jeddo this afternoon before the an- swer of the Markles had become public property. Many of the Markle strikers were present. The principal speech was made by President Mitchell. who having heard a rumor that the Markles had grant ed the demands of the men. urged the miners who had pluck not to go back to work. but to stand firm in the fight until victory comes.
 The labor leaders would make no com ment tonight on the Markle answer, but it is known they are much pleased. If the company had conceded the wage demand, which is only about half of what the United Mine Workers are asking throughout the region. 1t was feared there would be big break among the men who struck at the Markle mines.
 President Mitchell, in discussin the situa- tlon in the entire region tonight, said: ' Reports from the SchuylkiH district are that the entire Mahoney Valley from Ma honey City to Ashland Is idle. In the Le- high Valley region, Fculy, Derringer, Tom hicken and Gowen, were closed today and we made satisfactory gains at other mines where the men have been working.
 Tt is generally conceded that the strike in the Schuyilill will soon embrace every man employed there. On the whole, we we'll satisfied with the status of the case"
 At Shamokin
 Shamokin, Pa, September 25.-Loca1 strike leaders say that from information re- ceived tonight the Locust Spring colliery at Locust Gap operated by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, will be completely tied up tomorrow. They claim that the Ashland mines also will be shut 
 particularly iubilant over the resumption of work at the North Franklin mine No at Treverton, also a Philadelphia and Reading Company mine in operation. The men al- most in 8 body failed to report yesterday, but the whole of them returned to work this morning. The Clerks Association, the Shamokin branch of the Information Asso- citation of Retail Clerks have voted in favor of the strike, and a committee will confer with the executive board of the Central La bor Union as to the most advantageous means of distributing food and funds.
 At Shenandoah
 Shenandoah, Pa, September 25.-The few in the strike situation since yesterday were favorable to the strikers. Three additional colleries were closed today in this rgion because the number of men who reported for duty was not sufficient to operate them.
 In this city but one coiliery Is working Other collieries in the region still In oper- ation are the East. at Ashland; Potts, at Jocustdale; Locust Spring. at Locust Gap, and the North Franklin at Treverton.
 The English-speaking mine workers of