The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-26

Wisconsin man-whom he promptly
Knocked down with his list. As the
Nlsconsin man rose he put a shell in his
gun To shoot Colbert. but he never got
a chance 10 do so. for the Tar Heels
covered him like so many bees. and Col
bert fled to his tent. The Wisconsin
men pursued him and the Tar Heels par
sued them, while the North Carolina
guard turned out and chased the whole
outht. The tent into which Colbert ran
was torn down, but 10 one was hurt.
colbert having gone out the back way.
Within two minutes there were a thon-
sand men around the tent and trouble
seemd imminent. The guard. however.
promptly fixed bayonets and drove the
Wisconsin men To their camp. then com
PEELED the North Carolina soldiers To 60
TO their company streets. The tempo
fafE excitement over. the best of rela-
tons We're again established between the
two regiments.
Mcl-AIN PLEADS SELF-DEFENCE.
Private Thomas c.. Lake. the soldier
from the Second Illinois regiment Who
was shot Tuesday afternoon by Private
Henry McLain, OF the WayneSville com
f@Dany. Is getting along nicely. Unless blood
poisoning sets in he will recover. InvcS-
tlgation shows that all three Of the shots
fired took effect-one III the right hip ana
TWO in the left arm.
According to the story as told by Nc
Lain, he and two companions. Seymour
Nichols and JOIN ID. Wright. from Com
pany II, First North Carolina regiment.
decided to go into Jacksonville Tuesday
afternoon. They did not have any passes.
bul determined to make an effort to Slip
by the provost guards. Ell route to the
CITY they met Lake. who wanted to 20
with them. McLain states that Lake
was considerably under the influence Of
liquor. and he did not wish him to go
along. for fear that Lake might get them
caught by the provost guard and land
them III the guardhouse.
Lake. however. persisted in following
them and when they left him behind he
threw down his hat calling McLain "a
dam Southern ----" and say
ing he could whip him or any other man
in Jacksonville. AS he said this. Nc
Lain says Lake put his hand into his hip
pocket as if to draw Il weapon. and it
was then he shot in self defence.
Immediately after the shooting Nc
Lam was arrested by the provost guard.
\ '2-calibre pistol with three empty
shells was found in his pocket. He then
admitted having lone the shooting and
gave the above account of how il Oc-
Cured. He is now in the station house
n will be tried by the civil authorities.
no NORTH AND no SOUTH NOW.
The trouble is much regretted bv both
regiments. especially since it grew. to
some extent, out of a question of North
ana South. 1t is Il cause for sincere con
graduation that with Northern and
Southern soldiers encamped here side
by side one hears so little of the late I'M
pleasantness between the States. Now
and then some crack-brained yap begins
TO sing Hang Jeff Davis on a Sour
] Apple Tree or words similar to those
used yesterday. are banded about. [
Know Of no instance. though. in which
the Southern mel were the aggressors.
nor one in which they failed to resent
such an insult when offered them.
One needs no better proof that the
nation is again united thar is to be
found in the cordial relations
the troops from all sections OF
the United States-North. South. East
and West. The fires of passion which
famed tiercely thirty-five years ago have
almost burned out. They should have
been ~eNtinguished long ago. Such flick
ering sparks as now appear are but the
flashes which precede final extinction.