Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1897-05-14 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

GREAT MILL FIRE AT PRESTON. On Sunday night the Shelling Road Mill, Freston, the property of Messrs. Hartley Bros., was totally destroyed by fire. The outbreak was discovered about ti.:;o, arid an hour later the mill waspractically gutted, the roof, four floors, and the north and north-west walls having crashed in. Both spinning and weaving was carried on at the mill, which contained 46,000 spindles and SOO odd looms. About 200 people will be thrown out of empl.yanent. Two other mills in close proximity were greatly endangered and had large quantities of water poured on to them.  _ A coroner's enquiry was held at South Shields. on Saturday, touching the death of John Tennant (71), who for fifty years was in the employment of the North-Eastern Railway, as platelayer, at the Tyne Dock. Deeeased, who was in til•health, got out of bed on Thursday midnight and hung himself in the back premises, being afterwards discovered by his wife. On the 27th ult. heij limped into Tyne Dock and tried to drown himself. Verdict, "Suicide whilst temporarily insane." At Nottingham, on Saturday, William Bettison, labourer, of Riddirgs, was summoned for annoying passengers on the Midland Railway. He was travelling between Ilkeston and Shipley Gate, when he asked Elizabeth Parker, an elderly woman, to kiss him. She refused, but he put his arms round her neck and kisse4l her. She declined to prosecute, but the matter getting. to the ears of the company they took it up,and the woman had to give evidence. Defendant was fined 30e.  The Sliefti,ld Coroner held an enquiry' on Saturday touching the death of Samuel Mottram, 50, wood-turner. Evidence showed that the deceased auffered for some years from ill-health. Recently be had been distracted by neuralgia, and complained that life was not worth living. His wife, after a temporary absence from the bedroom, found the door barricaded. On an entrance being forced, deceased wit+ found suspended from a bedpost. The jury found deceased committed suicide whilst temporarily insane through pain. Hope is no* abandoned in regard to the barque Heroism', of Mandel, a well-known Tyne trader. 811., sailed from Shields coal-laden for Pernambuco, after wards 'midi 11 gti II her at Georgetown for the Tyne. Since sailing notliiii:z has been heard of her. She is now uninsurable. Tim Ilernienn carried a crew of twelve hands, and was eommanded by Captain La. laud, who was well known at North Shields. Other timber ships on the north-east coast are aLso much overdue.  At Liverpool Assizes, Edward Ferguson, merchant, was sentenced to four years' penal servitude for bigamy. The al'ellaed niarried. at Galashiels in 1874. lo 1895 he became acquainted with a Miss Currie, whom he married and taok to South Africa. On returning Mica Currie discovered the legitimate wife alive. Mr. Justice Wells said Forgnson was a person of the worst character, who had already undergone imprisonment both in this country and in Frallea for conspiracy, awl frail.  . . ..... Hy way ot protest against the support extended to the Government in regard to their Eastern policy by Mr. Henry tiobbouse, M.P., Mr. Joseph Clarke, who for some years has been the leader of all* Unionist party in Street, has severed his connection with the East Soinerset Unionist Association, of which he had been a member of the executive.  The executive of the Cab Trade Council, who have been in communication with Sir. AI. White Ridley, asking him to receive a deputation with reference to aLeged intimidation by members of the rival Ullioll, hay.. hal a reply from the Rome Secretary that he could not at present see his way to receive a deputation, but that he would give the matter his careful consideration.  Mr. Aubrey George Butterfield, late colonial postmaster-general of Bermuda, died on April 30, at Bouthsea, aged 58 years. He was appointed a clerk in the British Consulate at New York in 1302, and became Vice-Consul at Key Went later in the 1.1111111, year. He went to Bermuda in 1871 as Treasury clerk, and was appointed to the colonial postmastership in 18110.  In SR Scoident near Filey a motor-car, belonging to a firm of electricians at Scarborough, overturned. Mr. Hutton and a gentleman accompanying him were thrown out,the former having a finger crushed. The accident occurred 48 the vehicle was passing round a very sharp bend in the road. The car we, badly damaged, and had to be drawn back to Star' borough, a distanoe of eight miles. Although it appears improbable that any of the regular racing fleet are likely to be starters in the match to Heligoland for the German Emperor's Cup, it is anticipated that there will be a fair number of competitors. Those three fine schooners, Cetonia, Waterwitch, and Amphitrite, are likely to go, as well at the yawl Freda, a vessel which has on several occasions sailed remarkably well. During the last month fifty-four certificates of naturalisation were granted to aliens by the Home Secretary under the provisions of the Naturalisation Act IS7O. Of these aliens, twenty-one are described as coining from Germany, nineteen front Ituasia,four front Austria, three front Roumania, and one each front Austria-Hungary, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, and Sweden. 'rite ' Petit Journal " says that the Council of Clermont-Ferrand, 111 Inv of the Central French Is has 0 tiorod it reward of 1 Yil. per bead for every viper killed, the district, boing infested with these dangerous reptile.. A mail known as Jean Serpent, •• Ow viper-killer,— has been imtployed by the Clover ttttt some time past there, and Lea killed Olt an average four to five thousand vipers •ear.  The numbor of new oompaniiis rogisti,riiil fit 3otnereset, House during April was with capital 'mounting to 123, 16 1.  Lady idexborough has a private church at it. Raphael's, Keessteu-ou-Thames, which she ----- £5OO wear.  "ONE of the Wonders of the Queen's Reign :" LUPTON Bitos. are selling, 2/.., cloth bound: popular honks, gold lettered, at (lid. each (or 20 for 10/.); over 250 varieties. Call for list at 38 and 40, Manchester Road, or Market Hall, Burnley. 584 f  aMi