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lantC and more than 100 miles inland from the
Gulf Of Rothnia, in the latter part of August.
and the same one, or another, appeared early In
September of the town OF Hammerfest on an
inlet Of the North sea.
Its Storsg Lake appearance il vouchcd for by
such trustworthy authority as our esteemed
contemporaries the Jcmildnds Post, the Hclstng-
bOru rnsi. and the CciCrSuim Post. the latter
published, IA II were, in the very lair OF
tho serpent. Its Hammerfest appearance
is vouchcd for by the equally esteemed Fin
HdrhposicH, which, with the deliberation and
concern for trutf and details which distin-
guishes the Norsomen, delayed any mention OF
the serpent for nearly two weeks after the tip Of
its appearance, the tip OF the tail, 10 to speak,
reached the editor, TO give Its staff correspond
ent full opportunity 10 collect and verify par
ticulars.
But more, the London Telegraph lends the dig
nifty Of its support 10 the Fihmdrbposicn story Ivy
rcprintinE much of IL on sept. ~, and the Lon
don Times devoted longer editorial To his scr-
pentship than IL did tho other day TO the emcr-
gency Cabinet meeting.
The first account Of the Storsg Lake serpent.
published in the JCntlnnds Post. is written
without an "it" or "but" OF doubt. IL Ia n
straight news story. and tells in detail of the
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was a conspicuous factor, and some ~ the stu
dents developed remarkable form. Only slice
of the glory goes TO the seats OF learning, how
ever, the most prominent collegians allied
themselves with outside clubs after the inter-
collegiate series OF games ended.
The sensational tournament between Yale and
Oxford was alone sufficient To make tho season
memorable and the international interest
aroused may continue to bear fruit for many
yenrs TO come. A return match cannot very
well be evadcd. and as the Oxford men will re-
sumo work months before the Americans again
don the spiked shoes, their progress will DO
eagerly studied. The Yale team wants some
furnishing In the running line, and II is to be
hoped the football season will disclose few
sprinters equal to an international struggle.
There is also ample room for few stayers Of
good quality and no available material should
be left untried during the winter months.
Outside the big event at the Queens Club
there was no lack OF sport among old country
amateurs. Indeed this has been a sort of ban
ner year in Great Britain and Ireland. Meetings
crowded each other in almost bewildering pro-
fusion, and the fixture list IL not yet exhausted.
With so many star runners available the win
ter races among our cousins Is only nominal, the
scene merely changing from enclosed grounds
To the open country. Even men who have been
sprnting all summer find cross-country course
OF running desirable and many speedy middle
distance athletes developed in this fashion.
Although record escaped the 100-yard flyers
OF the year, the speed shown in many instances
was truly remarkable. College men and their
followers will not soon forget the great sprint
ing OF Ramsdell. the L. of p. flyer at the inter-
collegiate games last May. With track and
weather alike unfavorable, the powerful Penn
sylvanian captured the 100 and 220 yard dashes
with speed and stride which amazed the onlook-
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HOT AFTER A SEA SERPENl
ErEN 4 SEA SERPENT CATCHINe
COMP4Nr mas BEEN FORMED.

One nnd Perhaps Two OF These Alleges
Mythical serpent- Have Been Sees by
Hundreds OF tse YANKEES OF Swedeu,"
aud the citizens Have cot Electric
Lights and Hnrpoon- and Divers TO
catch Them, with the Approval or
Many Newspaper writers.
Now here is q sea serpent which must be taken
seriously There Is no place for scoffers where
this monster Is being discussed. Not alone has
he been seen by scores Of reputable witnesses,
yes, by hundreds, but the men of Ostersund.
Sweden, on the banks Of Storsg Lake. who are
known as the Yankees of Sweden" have gone
to great expense in buying and installing plant
to capture the serpent, and Yankees down East
or Norl don't invest good money in any enter
prise for fun or fancy.
This serpent appeared first In Storsg Lake,
which is 80 miles inland from the North At
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Pearce gave up the struggle before completing
nine miles. Thomas eased up earlier but hung
on as pacemaker after being oyerlapped. Wat
kins was second AT half distance and held his pO-
sition for five miles more. when he retired
Saward filled the vacancy and hung on to
the end. followed by Bartlett, who secured third
honors. Saward took hours minutes Al 2-5
seconds 10 get home, while Bartlett occupied .
hours minutes 10 seconds The worlds pro-
fcsSona record for the distance is hour 81 min
utes. by Patrick Byrnes. Halifax. y. =, Oct. 1.
1879; the English professional record IL hour
30 minutes rs seconds, by J. T.. Warburton,
aCkburn, May 90, 1880, and the American
by J. Gassman, Brooklyn, Feb. 20, 1854.
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In regard To the tate of athletics at Harvard.
| may say that while the immediate causes are
easily seen, IL Is quite certain. II seems TO me.
that the reason for Harvard's frequent defeats
Is that the teams are not properly managed. In
other words, the leaders are incompetent.
The most probable reason for this incompe-
tency OF the leaders Is that the place Is too demo-
cratic. Nobody Is willing TO take a back seat
and cheerfully follow the Judgment OF leader,
with whom perhaps he may disagree. The con-
sequence Is that the leaders have not entire con-
hdence In their men. nor the men in their leaders.
In my opinion, mass meeting OF students 10
reform athletics would be unwise. II would
and con fusion
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The causes OF Harvard's lack OF success in
athletics are several. A lack Of good general
ship, the want OF proper men as leaders, is per-
haps the greatest factor.
The situation OF the college also has no little
influence. At Yale men are almost forced into
athletics for recreation, while the sociel pleas
ures OF Boston and vicinity often serve a
counter and greater attraction TO Harvard men,
do not believe that the remedy can be found
by any radical change. II will work itself out.
Even at the present time the outlook Ii encour-
aging. There Is now u certain amount OF unity
among the graduates, aud this alone bodies well
for Harvard's future in athletics.
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II s 81 once the right Of the college, and the first
know what Is being done by its Representatives
and every captain would do well 20 lay his plans
as iully as possible before some college meeting,
ing finally, for ratification and support. Such
action would do much toward N al ing graduates
and undergraduates feel that their duty Is to
support and build up rather than 20 tear
down. Till that feeling Is aroused the dawn is
still far away.
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AMATEURS BREAK RECORDS
ATHLETIC ANNALS ENRICHED ny
brilliant PERFORM4NCES.

International Interest Aroused by the Yale
Oxford Mateh-Tbe sport stimulated by
New Blood Young Chase or Dartmouth
Proves n Peerless Hurdier-Chsriss xiii
patrick Takes IIIsh Rnnk Among the
Csa-pio-s-Lee's sprintinR "A Feature or
the Year-Mitcbeii Holds Hts Owr Among
the Record Observation-Disclosures Break
dour q Sad Blow 60 the u. or P.-Irish-
ncn Have n Pair OF Good One. :. II.
Morgan and J. y. MuIien-Sen.ationn
Distance Running by @. Grassland.
The athletic season has now fairly run its
course, and the amateurs who distinguished
themselves on track and field are beginning to
grow reminiscent in their sporting chat. while
meetings were rather scarce in this country,
quality was strongly in evidence throughout the
campaign, and incidents calculated to sdorn
the annals were quite plentiful. College rivalry
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II NAV BE- a great convenience 10 ven
SOm4 lime 10 remember that an advertise.
ment for THE NJ | may be left al
ll9 hESiNT.
Immediate attention viii be given il. aBd
Oall REGULAR gfiifs rates charged. Oasn
lr0H 1870 A. 2. 10 GP.n.
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should say that the whole cause of failure In
all branches OF athletics has been sometimes
poor. but always unsystematic coaching. In
fuotball, for example, we have had from year 70
year one or two men In charge of the coaching
These men disagreeing with others who came TO
help them. there was, instead OF unity Of action,
30 great difference Of opinion that by the time
the season drew TO q close the members Of the
team had been taught several different meth
DDS Of play, and had no systematic method at
all. This Il, think, gradually being corrected
In football Next season promises TO show moro
unanimous work among football coaches than
ever before.
IL Is impossible for any crew 10 win q race
when some Of the men, in 1889, for example,
were taught one stroke, In 1890 were taught an
other stroke, and in s92 still third stroke. and
In 1894 fourth stroke. In other words, we
shall never lesitimately win In the New London
races until some system Of coaching shall be
adopted and not changed for at least four years.
Tho only way TO accomplish THU, inmy opinion,
Is to set togethsr rowing men. and whom all are
assent led 10 DISCUSS different strokes. and by .
majority vote decide what particular stroke
shall be adopted At Harvard and given fair
trial-A fair trial being considered &C least four
years. Then Il should be understood that who
ever comes up 70 Cam bridge TO help coach the
crew shall consider himself merely Is part OF
the coaching machine. emphasizes this because
know that that has been the fault with the
football coaching In the last ten years IL Is the
one fault We are trying to correct In football and
1t seems TO me that this fault IL more apparent
In rowing than In football.
The same In general applies 70 baseball, 30 far
IS know.
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o. ". SMITH.


! think long-continued lack Of success, In
any SPORT has always been due, for the most
part. TO the absence OF proper coaching for our
average material for teams IL certainly second
TO nonei TO the absence of vigorous support and
harmonious, determined, pulling together on the
part or the university graduates and teams; and
TO some extent 10 the unsympathetic legislation
Of the college authorities which restricts put
never fosters.
The remedy for losses in any sport lies. think.
in getting a sufficient number OF competent
coaches to work in harmony With each other in
teaching that one method which has been de-
c!ded upon as best Aud this system should DO
PASSED down from year 20 year aud subsequent
~ taught BY those who have followed IL In prac-
tice. A steady uniform system OF development
and training extending from year 10 year IL an
A6sO!ute necessity.
The university should be aroused aud COM
nit itself enthusiastically 10 thorough support
OF It's teams. 1t might be SUPPOSED Al times
mat these teams were organized and main
lained for the purposes OF entertainment and
i9r winning possible approval; on the contrary,
lhey represent the university, and as such are
entitled 10 strong backing At all times and
nom the very start. Intelligent support means
lEsense loyalty from every one for the whole
season ana the strongest cheers when fortune
J: ths lowest. The teams will always be re-
lection o. the spirit current In the university,
ana VIII WORK accordingly.
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jobs oRAKsToS.

IS Leg;n with believe the elective system Of
ssiuoy which all OF us regard as good one, cul-
uuiSsstes that Independence Of spirit. that in
SSnsTenee for the welfare OF others, and that in
aN.uuallsm which shows itself In our athletic
o1Trtseels a well a. In everything At Harvard.
.. ny nen on our athletic teams do not know
"a other 40 well as men on Yale teams do,
Hhui as result there Is not enough OF that
oI1Stn.slly teeling, that lighting for each other
~nn together, 50 characteristic OF all Yale teams
L.. 70 remedy this am In favor OF the best col
80, Isoelseiy possible, whose qualification Tor
ttSStIhu.rrshlp shall be joining position on some
si '.S'iS team Many Harvard men feel that
s,ssS = as much pleasure In spending their time
~ t $500 theatre, or the club As In trying
10 10 some thing 70 defeat Yale
SO TOUR preparatory school men, three Of
Nno,u nthl u Yale while the most promising
une o. Az came TO Harvard. The three who
Meht 70 l ale were for two successive wears on
,.ohis ua ,iis that defeated Harvard. while our
loqto hAINhra nan ueyer lifted his hand Az inst
Yale ahd SAs hnnored With election to one 81
cur prominent college snCIetles ~ ~ -
we haat an athletic spirit thai will NOT toll
80 hsr sSiltseai Harvard naturally finds most
~, nel Atnletes IN the preparatory schOols about
host3sn sha l tss~ that sometimes good men
.a,is o. Ne" England art not given an equal
~ ro@inE We certainly cannot win A. Rsw
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Ofrowing know nothing. but in football and
baseball think our defeats are due less to any
fault In our system OF training and coaching
than TO the lack Of confidence which the men
carry with them into tho actual contest. II Is
the influence Of Yale's prestige that decides
close struggles.
lido not like the plan you have suggested, be-
cause threo-auarters Of the members Of the uni
versity are absolutely ignorant of the subject to
be dealt with, and should not care TO trust Il to
their vote Those familiar with the workings of
tho present methods can best pick out their
faults.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-05-17
Mary WashingtOn's Monument.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, May 10.-The
special train with the Presidential par
ty for the ceremony of unveiling the
Mary Washington monument, left
Washington at 8 o'clock. President t
Cleveland was in Pullman car in the
rear with Secretaries Gresham, Car
Isle, Lamont, Bissell and Morton and
Private Secretary Thurbur; Mrs.
Gresham, Mrs. Carlisle and other la
dies. Another carried Mrs. Waite,
widow of the late Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, who is president of
the National Mary Washing ton Memo
rial Association, Chef Justice Fuller
and most of the Virginia delegation in
Congress. Various other organizations
were in line Gov. O'Farrell deliver
ed the welcoming address which was
responded to by President Cleveland.
After the Grafton by Senator Daniels
the monument was formally unveiled.
Fredericksburge Lodge No. 4, Of Free
Masons, in which George Washington
was made Mason, gave banquet at
the opera house after the ceremonies
around the monument, which the
notables attended.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-05-17
Will Extend to Harrison.

The Dunlap construction company
which has the contract to build a crow
telegraph line from Marionville to
Galena for President Rosenfeld. of the
construction company which has the
contract to build the Lake Superior,
Southwestern & Gulf railroad, has as
yet done nothing towards putting up
the line. The plans have been chang
ed and instead of going to Galena the
line will go on through to Harrison,
Ark.
President Rosenfeld was in Spring
field a few days ago and before he
made all his arrangements with the Dun
laps was called away and nothing will
be done until he returns to that city.
1t is not known just when that will be,
but it believed in few days and will
make all necessary arrangements for
starting the work A line of telegraph
can be rushed through from Marion
vile to Harrison in five or six weeks.
The Dunlaps have not yet received
any of the material for the line, but
can get it on short notice, when the
word "go" is finally given. The Dun
laps have been making arrangement
with the Western Union for connec-
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-05-17
A Black Rainbow in Idaho,

IDAHO CITY, May I'm these times
OF unusual disturbances, anything out
of the regular order is not cause for
great wonderment, but a black rain
bow seen here last night was the
occasion Of more or less interest and
scientific speculation by some whose
minds run more to the cause and effect
than superstition, while others whose
mental faculties are peopled with
hoodoos, spooks, tommy-knockers and
signs and omens and such, had their
peace of mind considerably disturbed by
the unusual, if notaltogether a newborn
heavenly phenomenon. We call it a
rainbow, for want of more descriptive
term, but rain did not figure in the
cause or causes that produced it.
The gorgeous rainbow of the day time
IS said to be bow of promise. If it
is SO, the superstitiously inclined would
naturally ask, "what is the meaning of
the black rainbow at night ?" This
bow extended from the horizon in the
southwest up near the zenith, where
it faded, but tollowig its course on to
the northeast it appeared again the
same distance from the zenith as where
1t left off before reaching the zenith
in following it up from the southwest,
and continued on the horizon in the
northeast. The phenomenon was
visible for an hour or two. It resem-
bled, in color, streak of smoke, but
was not smoke, nor cloud, nor mist.
t never varied the least bit in form,
position or density. Mr.. Reel, night
watchman, and Fred Garrach first OBJ
served it, and afterwards others saw
it, but no one, that we know Of, was
taking observations when it faded
from the sky. Stars were plainly
visible through this black bow as they
are through the tail of a comet. Bows
of this kind at night may not be new
thing, but none of those who saw this
ever observed one before or ever heard
of one. The sky was perfectly clear with
the exception of small, thin streak
of clouds just above the horison in the
southeast.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-05-17
Bandits Rob a Bank.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. May 1O.-The
bank at Southwest, this state, was
robbed in most daring Jesse James
style this evening Several men armed
with Winchesters and revolvers, mount
ed on fast horses, and looking as if
they had come from the Territory, rode
into the town at about O'Clock in the
afternoon. They went at their work
in systematic way, as If they were
experts in the game. Two of the
robbers stationed themselves on the
ortside of the bank, two stood guard
over the horses, while the remaining
three entered the bank, carrying a
sack to put the money in when they
got it. Between 5000 and $4,000, all
the bank contained, was taken by the
robbers.
The gang, like the Dalton gang at
Coffeyville, Kan, during the raid on
the bank there, which ended so disas-
trously for the outlaws, brought on a
battle with Winchesters, but in this
case the citizens got the worst OF 1t.
The robbers fired nearly 100 shots and
four prominent citizens were seriously
wounded. J. G. Seaborn and l.. G.
Seaborn were shot through the groin;
Mart Embres' leg was broken and
United States Marshal S. F. Melton
received flesh wound in the leg.
After doing the job the robbers
mounted their horses and rode toward
the Indian Nation. Several shots were
fred at the fleeing bandits on the edge
of town, killing a horse and wounding
one of the robbers. The man who had
been shot from under him at once OBJ
tanned another from farmer who was
passing and soon joined his pals.
The wounded citizens were shot
while standing on the sidewalk. A
posse started in pursuit.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-05-17
NOTES FROM THE IIMEs-ECHO.

What a showing for the schools
of our county was last nights en-
tertainment! We are glad two OF
the judges were from the States OF
Iowa and Illinois States noted tor
their grand systems of public
scho OILS.
G. S. Crockett, of Carrollton,
was graded high by the judges, as
was r. A. Kendall, of Berryville.
Miss Grace Ray was another OF
the contestants who received high
grades and was thought to be al
most perfect in the character she
represented.
Miss Clyde Burney received very
high compliments from the judges
upon her voice and perfect articu-
lation.
Continued on fourth page.)
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-05-17
Mrs. Lease i'll Danger,

The chef of Police at Wichata, Kan
sas received letter from some crank
residing at Kenyon, Mimi, the II inst.
in which there was inclosed $40 to buy
'pure white flowers to be placed upon
the body of Mrs. Lease on the day of
her funeral" which the sender sets
down as May 20. He says that the
Nazarene came to him in vision with
cross of blood painted upon his
breast and commanded him to kill Mrs.
Lease on the 20 inst He alleges that
the Nazerene also told him that Presi-
dent Cleveland was all right and that
Pendergast is going to be made an
archangel after being hanged. Mrs.
Lease has been notified of her danger.
The Green Forest tribune., 1894-05-17
ONCE MORE BURNED DOWN.
TALmAGE's TABERNACLE DESTROYED TYF
THIRD TIME BY FIRE.
1t Was Caused by Electric Lishts-A 81, ,ooo, 600
loss-Trustees viii Rebuild IT,

BRooKLxN, May 13.-Just after serv.
Ice at noon yesterday, and while DR..
1almage was shaking hands with men,
bers OF his congregation, fire bursted
out between the pipes of the organ and
within ten minutes the big tabernacle
was doomed to total obstruction. Ad-
joining the church was the Hotel Re
gent eight stories in height. The fire
spread from the tabernacle to this
motel and then to the dwelling houses
on Greene and Waverly avenues, OBJ
posite the tabernacle. The winds car
rled the blazing cinders in such guam
Titles IN southeasterly direction that
dwelling houses in Washington avenue,
TWO squares away and also the Sum
merfleld Methodist church were set on
tire by them; but the greatest loss ON
any one of these structures did not
exceed $4,000. The total loss, how
ever, reaches over 81 100000.
The doctor held quite reception at
his home during the afternoon. DR..
Ialmage made a graphic statement of
the accidents connected with the fire.
lie said: AT the close of the church
services was standing at the foot of
the pulpit shaking hands with hun
drads of people from all parts of the
land. L was about through and walked
toward the centre of the chul ch where
my wife stood, when she called NV
attention to the fire springing out from
the top OF the organ. l saw at once
that it was under full headway and my
first impulse was to look around and
see how many people were then in
church and to my great joy there were
only about twenty and with twenty
five doors to get out through | felt they
would all escape"
When asked for his own opinion as
to the cause of the fire, he said en-
phatically:
Electric lights. Electricity caused
this fire, as it did in the last tabernacle
on Schermerhorn street."
The fire spread with lightelng-like
rapidity and before sunset had de.
stroyed nearly 81 900, 900.
The furniture n the Hotel Regent,
which cost from 5000 900 to 5000, 500, is
entirely destroyed, the total loss on the
building and its contents footing up in
the neighborhood of $3.50, 900. This
loss falls. upon the Brooklyn Hotel Co.,
and will be largely Increased by the in
dividual losses to the guests. The loss
on the church is not far short of $780,
900.
The trustees held meeting and de-
cided to rebuild. The insurance will
about pay the Indebtedness.