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Show RACE WAR IN MISSOURI. Excitement at Fever Heat Over Killing Kill-ing of Another Negro. Sprlngflold ,Mo. Lcsllo Peters, 10 years old, shot and killed Ralph Hums, n negro of bad roputatlon, ono of two who nttacked him In this city Monday Mon-day night whllo ho wns escorting a young lady homo from a party. Tho negroes nccostcd him at tho gate of tho young lady'B homo, nnd ono of tho negroes llred two shots from n revolver revol-ver nt him, but neither shot took effect. ef-fect. Peters Immediately llred four Bhots at tho negroes, killing ono of hem, and tho 'othor escaped. Peters went to tho police station and gavo himself up, but ho was releasca without bond. Tho Hows of tho killing of nnother negro spread llko wlldflro through the city nnd hundreds of people left their beds nnd hastened to tho public square. Tho mllltla on guard thero prevented nny violent outbreak and after n time dispersed tho crowds. It is believed tho killing will tend to In-crcoso In-crcoso tho feeling ngalnst tho negroes. People, who had boon disposed to sympathize sym-pathize with tho negroes nro Incensed nt this latest negro assault. |