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Show DESPICABLE WORK. Strikers Destroy Railroad Property at Buffalo. Li'ffalo, Aug. 15. The police commissioners commis-sioners today are busy swearing in special policemen on account of the railroad strike. The sheriff is also swearing in deputies outside out-side of the city limits and at the yards. The sheriff will call on the military only as a last resort. In the ruins of one of the cars burned last night the police have found the remains of an empty kerosene can, showing the manner man-ner in which the tire was started by the incendiary. in-cendiary. The car department claims that it is the work of the men. The freight car department was much impeded by the cutting cut-ting of hose by unknown parties. Twelve lengths of hose were cut and rendered useless use-less during the night. It estimated that from 100 to 200 cars were destroyed by the iucend ery lire. Everything Every-thing is quiet in the yfirds up to noon. It is reported that the strike will Ke likely to spread to the Erie yards at nornellsville. Grand Master Sweeney emphatically condemns con-demns the acts of lawlessness and states that it was the work of irresponsible individuals who could not be controlled, and uot of the strikers. MAKING ITSELF FELT. New York, Aug. 15. The strike of the switchmen at Buffa'o is beginning to make itself felt at this end, the railroads in Jcrscv City from the West beinir partially suspended. sus-pended. Many of the trains are stalled at Buffalo, and many will remain there several days. NOTES OF THE STHIKE. Buffalo, Aug. 15. It was reported that during the morning gangs of men pulled pins from the Erie trains near Wiliiam street crossing and extra police were called to the scene. Two striking switchmen. John Gibson and John Schafer, were in the police court this morning, charged with assaulting Charles Hershej-. Frank Bruii'lage of the Lehigh Valley road and E. C. Sprague of the Erie road appeared to prosecute. The case was put over till Thursday. The rumor prevailed at noon, today that Freight Conductor Martin Nevils of Erie, had died this morning from the result of his injuries. Nevils w:is hit on the head, it was supposed, with a slung shot, lie was dazed for a short time but at noon today he was on the steeet. Reliable repor'.s received from East Buffalo and Chccktowaga show- that the ' L -higli Valley road had lo-t s -venty-two I freight cars by the fire a:;d the Erie fourteen. Railroad men profess to be utterly unable at present to tlx the estimate i of the los. They are acting very cautiously on this point, for reason that a claim will be made agaiu.-t the city and county for damages and the amount of losses has not yet been figured fig-ured up. It is known, however, that many ot the cars were destroyed. |