Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-19

Nina Danforth, the hunchback girl
who shot and killed Andrew j. Emery
at birmingham, Mass, May II, 1902,
has been pardoned and released from
the Cambridge house of correction. II
was believed that her health would no,
stand the summers confinement Miss
Danforth killed Emery when she found
that he had betrayed her by false
marriage, when he already had wife
and children in another town.
| Not satisfied with having climbed
the Matterhorn, the Jungfrau, Popo-
catepetl and other of the most difficult
ascents of Europe and America, Miss
Annie S. Peck, A. NJ, formerly pro-
fessor of Latin at Purdue university
and Smith college, has gone to South
America. where she intends to try to
make the ascent of Mount Corata.
%, 600 feet high, the highest point on
this hemisphere. She will be assist
ed in the ascent by two Swiss Alpine
guides.
Four more Tallapoosa county, Ala,
farmers have been taken to Montgom-
cry by federal marshals, charged with
peonage-W. D. Crosby, Jesse Berry.
Jack Patilla and Allen Turner They
gave bonds of 1900 each and returned
to their homes. Patilla is overseer on
j. W. Pace's farm. He cannot write
his name. Berry is overseer for the
Crosbys. 1t develops that II indict-
ments have been returned against j.
W. Pace on the charge of conspiracy to
seize negroes and hold them in open
age. He has already given bonds
amounting to s1l,00
The miners convention at Scranton,
Pa, Tuesday, adopted a resolution re-
ferring all grievances to the conci|ia-
tion boards. The sliding scale matter
cropped up when a delegate demanded
information as TO why men were not re-
ceiving more money under the CON-
award. President Mitchell
stated that he had seen a statement
from the coal companies which he be-
lieved to be authentic showing that the
price of coal now averages "a. 30 ton.
He declared that he believed by June |
Ii, the price would reach S4.62. when |
miners would be entitled to 10 per |
cent. advance. This explanation APP |
parently satisfied the delegations. The |
secretary was instructed to communi- /
cate with representatives of the opera
,ors and ascertain if they will now rec
,gnize the miners representatives on
he Cancellation board
The German Antarctic Exploring
expedition has returned to Cape Col
my on its way home. The expidi
ion has been a great success and
lot single casualty occurred among
hose on board throughout her stay in
he Antarctic regions. After sailing
rom Cape Town Dec. I, 1901, the
iauss called at Herguelen island,
where a party was landed The vessel
cached floating ice Feb. IA, 1902. and
vas icebound on Feb, % in lat. &C. 30
md west long go The'expedition dis I
covered a new land, which they named
Emperor William III Land 1t was COW
red with ice, with the exception of an
Inactive volcano. The expedition was
CO. bound here for almost year, the
hip being fast in the pack ice. The
esults of the expedition are briefly:
The discovery of new land in the Po-
ar circle and innumerable investiga-
ions of interest to scientists. Speci
mems will be sent on ahead to Berlin.
The expedition did not sight the Brit
sh Antartic expedition steamer Dis /
overy. now icebound in the Antarctic ]
egions, nor the ship Morning, which
,as sent to the Discovery's assistance. e.