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Show OF RACE ! RIOTS Sporadic Firing in Negro Districts With One Death and a Fatal Injury. WASHINGTON. July 23 Although there was sporadic firing of guns in I some of the negro districts until early this morning, the major casualties in last night's clashes between whites and , I necroes consisted of one white man killed and another probably fatally I wounded. Scores were injured in varying degrees as a result of blows from fists and clubs and the wielding, of knives but In none of these cases j .were the wounds expected to be fatal The man killed last night and the -t I IUUMJ MlJUIIIjeu weie IJIHIJ III eiU UtM i of the defense guard and were shot flown on the street by a negro while doing duty in one of the black districts. dis-tricts. The fourth night of the race warfare war-fare was less violent than Monday when four persons were killed outright out-right and nearly a dozen seriously hurt. Feeling, which was inflamed by reported attacks upon whites by ne groes throughout the day. was no less bitter but an all night rain and the presence of 2000 soldiers, marine! and sailors, doing duty with the 700 pollco and several home defense guards, acted act-ed as a deterrent upon any attempt at organized mob violence. Following a conference between Sec-r Sec-r tary Baker and President Wilson late yestt rday a force of about 2000 troops under the command ot Major-General W ; Haan recently returned from Overseas service, was ordered to Washington from Camp Meade and hr nearby posts This force is expected ex-pected to remain on duty until the wave ot lawlessness has burned out and normal conditions restored. Revised figures early today for the period of disorders since Monday showed five (bad and least ten fatally fa-tally Wounded. Hundreds were less seriously buii and the jails and the hospital- were literally overflowing. |