The morning times., 1897-02-22
POsToFFIcE NOTICE

POSTOFFIcE NOTICE.
should be read daily. by all Interested,
Is changes may occIr At any time.
Foreign Mails for the week ending
February -. close promptly at this office
S follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
MONDAY-CbIAt 20 p. m. for Europe,
Sou sontha mptah and Bremen
TUESDA Y-tblAt 8 90 p. m, for Europe,
per 5. 5. ST. Paul from New YORK wa wa
Belgium direct. per ; $. southwark' from
New York. via Antwerp. Letters must
De directed Per Southwark COAT lU-oo
Z. M, for Europe, per 5, ; AdrlatIc' ffofn
New York, VIA Queenstown
FRIDAY -(b1At 20 p. III for France,
switzerland Italy, Spain, Portugal, Iur-
Champagne.' from New York, via HayTe
Letters for other parts or Europe must De
dIccted per La Champagne: lAt
1885 p III. for Netherlands direct, per ; 5
SpaaIndam from New York via ROtteT-
dam Letters must be directed per
Spaarndam." Goat 10 80 p IN for Genoa.
per 8 : EIhs from New York. Letters
must be directed per Ems" coat 10 90
p. M. for Europe, per : : LuCanla-' rom
New YORK, via Queenstown tclAt 10 %
p. N. Tor Norway direct per : : norge,
from New York. Letters must be directed
FFRiNTED MATTER. ETC C-GerInan
steamers sailing from New YORK Oh Tues
days. Thursdays and Saturdays take printed
matter etc. rOr Germany and specially ad-
dressed printed matter, etc, for other
parts OF Europe must be directed
W hlte star steamers sailing rom New
York on Wednesdays take specially al
dressed printed matter, etc, for Europe
The American, CuuaTd and French line
steamers take printed matter, etc, Tor al
countries Tor which they are advertiser 10
carry Wdil.
Nails for south ana Central Amer
lea, Vest Indies, &c.
MONDAY-tDAt 3. so a IN, for Nassau,
y. T., per steamer from Miami, Fla talAJ
go d m for Jamaica. per steamer from
Boston coat 1905 p. m FOR Belize,
Puerto Cortcz and Guatemala, per steamer
from New orleans
Antonio. per steamer from Baltimore to
Al 1905 D. IN. for Costa RiCa, per steamer
from New orleans. Co AT 1000 p IN
for st Thomas. st CrOtX. Leeward and
WIudwsrd Islands, via St Thomas: Nene-
Zuela and Curacao; also, savanna ana
taTtha@eua. via Curacao: per :. : Ihlid-
delphia from New York LG5teTs foI ba6a
WEDNESDAY-tU At $50 a m. for
Nassau, y T.: per steamer from Miami,
Fla. tc) AT ld.55 p. m. for Nassau.
| Niaga ra. from New York tC) At lo.55
p. IN for Nassau. y p. per :. :. An
| Jnia, from New York. Letters must be
THTRsDAY-tO At 6:25 a IN. for
Barhados direct. also North Brazil via
Para and Manaos per 5. $ SobralenSe,
FKIDAY-tclAt 10 50 D. IN. for st.
tt omaS. ST. c CToiX Lccward and Windward
Islands. MdUIuiCCc nd EaThdCoS per : ;.
Madldna from New York coat 10 %
p. m. foI Fortune Island, Jamaica a, Savan-
lila and Carthaeena per 5 : Altal fTOm
New YORK Letters for Costa kiea must
for HaItI per ). :. Andes from New York
Letters for Belize, Puerto CoTt eZ and
Guatemala must hc directed per Andes ="
tctAt 1855 p n. for Campecue, thlapaS.
Tahaso and Yucatau per ). :. VieiIanoja
from New York Letters for other parts
or Mexico must he directed per YlRiidn-
:. ;. Silva from New York. Letters for
Belize Guatemala ana Puerto CoItez must
be directed per Silvia &C AT 10 90 p.
Curacao from New York.
Y-tflAt 2. 50 a m. for Mas
3p per stfaSE oP T2F MIAMI F5a par
steamer from Halifax tblAJ 2Op. IN. for
Santiago de Cuba. per $ ;. I. Cuudal,
from New York. Letters for Venezuela
| and Colombia must be directed per c.
| Condal."
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail to II iii
| fax, and thence. via steamer close here
daily at 11.35 a, Md
Mails for Miquelon, by rail to Boston,
| and thence. VIA steamer, close here daily
| at $50 p. IN tal
| de Cuba. which will he forwar ded 70 New
ork, up to and including the 30 p.
| m. closing Saturday,, close here daily at
| 800 p. m. for forwarding, via steamer
| sailing MONDAYS and Thursdays, from
! Port Tampa, Fla.(el
Mails for Mexico. overland texeept
those for CaupeChe. ChiapaS, TabaSCO, and
| Iucatan, which will he forwarded. via
! New York. after the Wednesday overland
| close, up to and including the 1885 p.
m, closing Friday. close here daily at
Iranspacific Mails
| Mails for the Society Islands. per ship
| Ganlee, from San Francisco. close here
uaIly up to 6 30 p. IN. February 22tdl
Malls for China and Japan. specially
| from Vancouver close here daily up L
| 8 80 p. III. February 22(d)
Mails for China. Janan and Hawaii. pei
| $. $ China from San Francisco. close
mere daily up to $50 p m February
Mails for Australia Except those fol
West Australia. which are forwarded Wis
| Europe }. New Zealand, HAWAII, Fiji ant
+! samoan Islands per S. Alameda. from
San t'ranci>c". close here daily up To b 81
Malls for Australia Except West Aus
tralial. Hawaii and Fin Islands Especially
addressed onlyl. per 3. 5. Miowera. frou
m. March l. after February 81 tdb
Mails for China and Japan, per $
Braemcr. from Tacoma. close here dali!
I up 10 o oU y Ill SIUItH iotNf
Mails for Hawaii. per $ Australia
from San Francisco, close here daily vi
to 6 30 p m. March Il I'D
| TRANSPACIFICM MAILSare fOrwaTdedtt L
the port OF sailing daily. and the schedule
| of cloSingS is arranged on the presumption
| OF their uninterrupted overland transit
| (a)Rcgistered mail closes at 1000 a. m
same day (b)Registered mail closes a
100 p m same day. (C)Registcred mai
closes at 6 90 p. m same day. tdDRegis
tered mail closes at 90 p. IN. previous
| 10 \ g. closes /
| m Saturdays aud Wednesdays UDRegiS
| tered mail closes at ! 0O p. M. previous day
JAMES p. WILLETT. Postmaster
WASHINGTON CITY POSTOFFICE.
Washington, d. e.. February 20, l S97
ORDER FOR WASHINGTON'S
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