... SEVERE THUNDERTOR;Y . . Invariois parts of the country on Friday a few hours of -extreme an oppressive heat was followed by a terrible thunderstorm, with heavy rain. In i~ngusie district the stormn came on suddenly, and lasted. about. an hour with unprecedented CurvInverne. s correspondent telegraphs:-T-he great heat of Friday was. followed by -a terrific 'storm of thunder and lightning,. ...

... I NORDRAOH-ONgDAE S4NATORIUM FOR THE - (A pH ISn We have received for&pnblication a communica- tion from Messrs F. J. tt and Morrison, advo- cates,agents for the.promoters of above institution to which reference has already beon made in our oolumns.: As formerly stated, the object of the sqcheme is to testthe msueeofSthe open air treat- ment o Pb sis 0 &otch climate. Messrs Scott, aFnd ...

... [} I M. DE FREYCINET IN THE BOX. APPEAL TO FRENCH NATION. THE, GENERALS AND A WITNESS. (PREsS ASSOC0ATION Fop-ETN SPECIAL.) Repi aes, Tuesday. There was a new feature at the resump- tion of the Dreyfus trial to-day. This 'was the increased stringency of the precautions taken to protect the court and those who are taking part in the proceedings. Owing to the number of threatening letters which ...

... D[STRICT NEWS. CABRAOH. A verv violent thunderstorm passed over this district on Monday. lt u tbe most severe whieh has been experienced ,or many years. Rain t fell in torrents. Entertainment by Mr Haig of Ramornie.-Mr o H. V. Haig of Ramornie, the grouse shoating ;tenant of Upper Cabrach. entertained all those farmers who pasture on his moors at the lodge there on Saturday evening. Mr Haig ...

... 1 ABOYNE. Serious Assault on a Woman. - In Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday -before Acting Sheriff . Sub3titute J. u. Dove Wilson-Agnes Macfarlane or Kane, pedlir, was charged with having, on the 26th August, uI tile Public Green it Aboyne village, 'essaulted Margaret Deans or Hardy, pedlar, by striking her several severe bloivs with a stag's hoora, and felhsng her to the ground; also with. ...

... IlGOBERT GOMONw'S COPISGE. . . I d 1 t o w i, I . I.. .. . - 1s -ea A-_ 1-1 s . -.- 1 .-. -i.:~ Th-o quarterly 9SS' fi*the-goyeeaors of Robert A letter iwas intl 4rpie Scotch Educa- tio Depar1) eeit, 'statiuan tlhitf it was the in- tention of the governbrs to make any'claim under the minute relating te th distribution of the grant available uder; the Local Taxation Ac- count (Scotland) Act, ...

... Like the Teutonic and the Majestic, the Oceanio will be a mercantile Armed cruiser. She will mount in'time of war 2+ guns. These guns are of immense lenglfh, and can fire twelve shots a minute. To counteract the recoil there is an oil buffer belmv the breach which absorbs' the intrograde movement. . The cost of each gun is some 26000. .To show the importance of these Larmed cruisers in the ...

... CnrTh' aoiD-flRoAD S'LREET, ABERDEUEN. LONDON OFn ..IO-5 NEW MlU DGER 'T'EE1Xr, E.C. IF.LgOItAMs-Il ABENI)EUN JOURNAL, AUFIRDE1N. 'IUN,.LEpfON%-N o. 27. ABERDEEN, TUESDAY, AUG. 29, 1899. I - NEWS SU.1M31ARY. The San Domingo Government is reported to be surrendering to the rebels. The bazaar at Torphins in aid of the recreation ground fund realised £259 lbs 6d. ''he Cuban financial report for ...

... Established 186L JAMES WEIBSTER TU'RF COMMISSION AGrENT, MIDDELBURG, HOLLAND. Bnnkers-Londwi and westminster Bak, London Bank of Scotland. Glaegow; Banykl Of Ireland, Dvl~uno.: ST LEGER, CESAREWITCH, and CAMI3IIDOtESItRE Double, Treblle, and Qundruple Events. Accunlua.l tore. Starting Prices on all Races. No) S. P Limait oil the Principal Race e. The Tort Chronicie f tree on receijit of ...

... ,&,B3pDEEN AND NORTUEIR-N FRIENDLY 'SDCIETY'. TZ. lihilf Yetll-V 0°'.ial teetintg of the memi- bers Of thie AberdIct0ln tnid Norlhern Priondly Sell': s its a hoId iii: ttigIt ill ile Soujelto's Hltl, ,erIo - O;rt% Ahberd.tln. Nlr Riobert N. * I lit l I' I t'J I, rer, ehfi rinai ofi tue O oviett, rre -letds MKIeYs;a,, Iloonluirpanied o11 tlhee pllrifor;. bte tidinri ,o rs. '1Ti, fintlt'1( 1 ...

... I THE WELLMAN POLAR. EXPEDAITIONI GRAPHIC ACCOUNT BY EXPLORER. PERILS OF THE JQURNEY. it PATHETIC INCIDENT. (PaEss ASsOCIATION FOREIGN SaROUL.) Hull, Monday. A representative of Reuter's Agency this morti- ing met Mr Walter Wellman and the Amerioan members of his expedition, who have reached here by Norwegian mail. Mr Weiliaan came ashore an crutches, quite unable to walk owing to the accident ...

... IABERDEN AND 'THE GO#DON I ODLOURS. I SUGGQESTION BY PROFESSOR COOPER. Rev, Professor Cooper, Glasgow University,at a meeting of the Aberdeen EBclesiologiral Soiety last night, said he would Mice to express an opinion he had long entertained, but which he had been prevented from stating, because it might have previously been thought that he was looking out for number one I-He noticed that the ...