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Show NECRO TROOPS SWIff TOWN One Man Killed and Another Wounded During Melee at Brownsville, Texas. Colored Soldier Objected to Sesrch Being Made Among Their Ranks For Accused Criminal, and Fired Several Volleys at Citizens. Brownsville, Tox evidently sn-gcrcd sn-gcrcd becauso of a search mad among their ranks In an effort to apprehend ap-prehend n negro who attacked Mrs 1-con Kvans nt her home here, and who she asserted was n negro soldier, numbers of a battalion of negro federal fed-eral troops stationed at Fort Drawn, near here, entered Drownsvlllo on Tuosda), became unruly and fired several sev-eral voile) s down Main street As n result Frank Nntus, n barkeeper. Is dead, n bullet from a Knig Jorgeuien rlflo having pit reed his heart, and Po llccman Domingo Is wounded, his arm and hand shattirtd by n bullet, anil his horso shot from under him T wen t thrco of tho bullets fired entered tho homo of I.ouln It Cowan, many wmt through tho residence ot F. K Btnrk, nnd several bricks wero shot from the walls ot tho Miller hotel, near n window whero guests were sleeping After their depredations the negroes returned to their garrison Representation Imva been made, to thn envertinp nmt n nwnikt flint 111 the governor and n. request that the negroes bo removed Immediately to avoid further troublo |
