Show RACE WAR IN MISSOURI Excitement at Fever Heat Over Killing Kill-ing of Another Negro Springfield MoLesllo Peters 1G years old shot and killed Ralph Burns a negro of bad reputation ono of two who attacked him in this city Monday Mon-day night while ho was escorting a young lady homo from a party Tho negroes accosted him at the goto of tho young ladys home and one of tho negroes tired two shots from a revolver revol-ver at him but neither shot took effect ef-fect Peters Immediately fired four shots at the negroes killing one of them and the other escaped Peters went to the police station and gavo himself up but ho was released without bond The news of the killing of another negro spread like wildfire through the city and hundreds of people left their beds and hastened to tho public square The militia on guard there prevented any violent outbreak and after a time dispersed the crowds It is believed the killing will tend to Increase In-crease the feeling againstthe negroes People who had been disposed to sympathize sym-pathize with the negroes are Incensed at this latest negro assault |