The times., 1897-12-16
They stand Tie TeSt
Eclipse Bicycles,
POsToFFICE NOTICE.
Fourteenth and H Streets

Should be read daily, as CHANGES nav
occur at any time moi
FOREIGN MAILS are foryrs-,fad -.
tle ports OF sailing daily ana the Schedule
OF closings Is arra nged on the UreslfmptiftD
4I their uninterrupted overland transit
For the Week ending December / : tie ls 4
Connecting closes WtIl be- fuads ~ tEss
tftlce follows.
Transatlantic Nails
tIIlA 1-'bl At $50 p. Ia. Sor France,
SNlI~eTlaud, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Tur-
key Egypt and British India, per 5. La
Gascogue-, from New York via Hayrs
Letters Tor other parts or Europe must be
directed Per La GaScOgne." tCl AUlI-IO
p. m Tor GchOa, per : :. Ems, from New
1oTk. Letters must be directed "a Per
Ems tcj AT IL D p, N. foT Europe. per
s. 5 CnDria from New York, via Queens
town. tcj At ll.i0 p. m FOR Scotland
direct, per S. ;. Ethiopia, from New YORK
via Glasgow: Letters must lie directed
PRINTED MATTER, ETC. .-Geraan
steamers SAILING from New York on Tues
days taAe printed matter, etc, Tor Ger
many ana speClaliy addressed printed
matter, etc, Tor uJuer parts OF Europe
The American and White star steamers
sailing from New YORK on WeuueStlsvs tu.
GeTman steamers on Thursdays and tue
Cunard, French ana German steamers On
Saturdays take printed matter, etc, for
all countries Tor which they are advertised
To carry mails.
Mails for south and Central Amer,
iCa, West Indies. &c
THURSDA T-tdl Ato-25 a. H., FOR Brazil,
hibA --'Cl AT ll-lU p IH- for St
Thomas, st, CruiN, Lecward and Wind
y ward !, Islands, y, pr > > FontaUeie from
Is lauu' Jamaica, SavaHilla and GREY
town, per s. Adirondack, from New
YORK. Letters Tor Costa lICa must be
directed : Per Ad1rOuuack." tcJ At I1.1O
p. nl. for Haiti anu Santa Martha, per : :
HUIstein- from New York. tcj At lI.IO
p ul- TOr CainPeche- ChIapas, IabssCo and
lUCatant per = s. Seneca, from New YORK
Al ID "a -
directed Per Seneca"
SATURDAY-tdJ At 1905 D. m. for
Newfoundland, per steamer from North
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail to Hal
ifaX anu thence VIA steamer, close here
daily, except Sunday at 2.U5 D. IA,
Mails for Miquelon, by rail TO Boston
ana thence via steamer, close here daily
at 3-UU p IN. Ga
Mails Tor Cuba texcept those for San
tiagU de Cuba, winch viii be forwarded Via
New York up TO and including the lilo
OF 800 p. IN, for forwarding via steamers
sailing Mondays and Thursdays from PorT
Tampa, Fla, to Havana. lei
Mails for Mexico, overland except those
for Campeche, Chiapas, aha SEQ, and uca-
tan, which, after the Wednesday overland
closing, will be forwarded via New YORK
up to and including the 1l1O p. m, clos
ing Friday, close here daily at 7IO
Transpacific Mails.
Mails for China, Japan and Hawaii Der
s. $. City OF Pekin, from san Francisco,
close here daily up TO $40 p. IN. Decenl-
Der l.. tdJ
Mails for China and japan, per s. s.
Tacoma, from Tacoma, close here daily
uD to $40 p. m. December Il. tdJ
Mails Tor China, japan and Hawaii ner
S s. DoriC, from san FranCiSCo. close here
daily up to $40 p M December 22.tdJ
Mails for Hawaii per 5. 5. Australia
from San Francisco, close here daily 40
to $40 p. IN. December %. (d.i
ha TgT1 ,srs-
Tropic Bird. from San Francisco, close here
daily up to $40 p. IN. December %. ldD
Mails for China and japan, specially al
dressed only, per ;. s Empress OF India,
from vancouver, close here daily up ID
$40 u. NJ. December %. tdl
Mails for Australia teXcept those for
West Australian, New Zealand, Hawaii
FIJI and Samoan Islands. pes 5 S. MUana
from san Francisco, close here daily up
to $40 p. M December 81. tdi
Mails for China and Japan, per 5. s. Vic
tOria. from Tacoma, close here daily uD
To $40 p, m, January 2,td)
Mails for \ uStTaiia taNCepE those for West
ustraiial New Zealand, Hawaii aud FIJI
Islands per >. $. MioweTa frOm Vancouver
close here daily after December 81 up
To $40 p IN. January 3, 1SSS.(D
taJRe gistered mails close at 1000 a. m
same day.
Unregistered mails close at 100 p. m.
icjRegistered mails close at 600 p. m
same day.
(DRegIstered mails close at GOO p. m.
previous day.
(elRegistered mails close at 100 D. M.
Tuesdays and Saturdays
JAMES WILLETT Postmaster.