The times., 1897-05-06

Should be read daily, as changes may
occHr at any time.
FOREIGN a1AILs for the week ending
May ;, 1897, close promptly at this office
as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(biAt 7:2O p. m for Europe.
per S s. LUcauia,- from New York, VIA
Queenstown Letters for France, SWitzer-
land, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey,
Egypt anu british India must be directed
Per Lucania." tblAt 7:2O p. m, for
France, switzerland. Italy, Spain, POTtU-
gal, Turkey, Egypt and British India, per
S. S. La TOuTaine, from New York, via
Hayre Letters for other parts Of Europe
At 1875 p. m. for Netherlands direct. per
S 5. Spaarndanl, from New York, via Rot
terdaIn- Letters must be directed Per
spaarndam N. (olAt 1925 p; m, Tor Ge-
noa, per s S. Kaiser NilhelIn III, from New
Y ORR. Letters must be directed Per
Kaiser Wilhelm II (ciAt 1895 p IN.
for Scotland direct, per $ 5 Anchona, from
Sew York, via Glasgow. Letters must be
directed Per Anchoria- =
Printed matter, etc. -German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays taka
printed matter, etc, for Germany and
Specially addressed printed matter, etc,
for other parts OF Europe
American and White star steamers sail.
ing from New York on Wednesdays, Ger
man steamers sailing on Thursdays and
CunaTd, French and German steamers sail
ing on Saturdays take printed matter, etc,
for all countries for which they are adyer-
tiSed 10 carry mails
MaIiS for South and Central Amer
lea, west Indies, dc.
THURSDAY-(cl At 10.55 p m for For
tune island and haiti, per $ s. Andes, from
New York.
FRIDAY-(cl AT 1885 p. m. for st.
Thomas, st. CfoiX LeeWard and Hindward
Islands. per 5 S. Pretoria, from New York
(cJ AT Id:5o p, m for Fortune Island, ia
naica, Savanilia and Carthagena, per = s.
Atnos. from New York. Letters for Costa
Rica must be dir ected Per Athos-" (Ci At
10:55 p. m. for Campecle, Chiapas, Tabas-
co and Yucatan, per S. 8. Seneca, from
New York Letters for other parts OF Mex
leo must be directed Per Seneca" tcl At
1885 d. IN. for La Plata countries direct
Letters for Grenade, sd d54cc drinlGad and To,
per S. s. Merida, from New York. (c)At
IU.55 D. III, for GTanada, Trinidad, and
Tobago, per 5 5. lrrawaddy, from New
YORK
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail to Hall
fax. and thence, via steamer. close here
daily, except Sunday, at 1905 p. m.
and on Sunday only at II 30 a m-tdb
Mails for Miquelon. b. rail TO Boston. and
thence, via steamer, close here daily at
=: 20p. m.tdj
de Cuba, which viii he forwarded via
New York .upto andincludingthe1 10. 80 D. m.
close Wednesday, close here daily at 3
D. NJ, fGI forwarding, via steamers sailing
Mondays and Thursdays from Port Tampa,
Fla-(e)
Mails FOR Mexico, overland texcept those
Tor tam IfdGItc. ttilt pas L distSsp anu ucl-
tan which viii be forwarded via New
York after the Wednesday, overland dis
patch up 20 and including TIE 1885 D. M
closing Friday, close here daily at 7;1O
q. M.
Transpacific siaiIs.
Mails for Hawaii per $ s. australia. from
San Francisco, close here daily up to 8 80
p. M, May II. I'D
Mails FOR china and Japan, per s. g. Olym-
pia. from Tacoma, close here daily up to
8. 80 D. m, May l5.tdl
Mails FOR Australia teXcept those for
West Australia. which will be forwarded
via Europe}, New Zealand. Hawaii, Fiji
and samoan Islands, per s. s. Alameda
from San Francisco. close here daily up
co 6. 30 p. m, May 2-td)
Mails Cor the Society Islands, per ship
Galilee. from san Francisco, close here
daily up to o. 30 p, m, May %. td).
Mails fer Australia texcept West Aus
tTaiiab. Hawaii and FIJI islands Especially
addressed only, per s. s. Abrangi, from
Vancouver, close here daily after MAY %,
up to 6. 80 ID. m, June Ltd
4 KA NSP PAtItiC MAILS are forwarded
To the port or sailing daily, and the
schedule OF closinSs Is arranged en- the
presumption of their uninterrupted over
Iand transit.
(aJ Registered mail closes at 10 a. m
tb' Registered mail closes at p. m.
tcJ Registered mail closes at D. m.
same day.
tdl Registered mail closes at %. m
previous day.
(e, Registered mail closes at I D. m.
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
JAMES Z. WiLLETT. Postmaster.