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Show CITIZENS WILL KILL NEGROES Colored Soldiers Who Shot Up Town In Peril of Their Lives Houston, Tex A special from Brownsville, Tox , sn)s Further troublo Is feared here with the negro troops A cltlionv guard ot 1C0 men la stntioued nlong the road between thla city nnd Fort Drown and If the negroes attempt do leavn the garrison It Is tho avowed purpose, of tho cltlsens cltl-sens to shootl them down. Four hun drrd rifles were sold on Thursday to cltlsens The report that the officers of the girrlson are themselves afraid of the net.ro troops has determined the cltlsens to tnkn no chances Many people are leaving thnlr homes on tho side of the city near Fort Drown Ad dltional appeal Is being made to Governor Gov-ernor I-nnham to send ststo troops Dullness Is nearly suspended In the city. |