The evening times., 1898-12-16

WASHINGTON, ID. c., POSTOFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports OF
sailing daily, and the schedules of closinss is
arranged on the presumption Of their uninter-
rupted overland transit. Fo- the week ending
Decembe. II. the last connecting closes viii be
made from this cffce as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:2o p M, for EUROPE, per $.
S. tjmbria,' from New York. via Queens
ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TURKEY.
EGYPT. and BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected per Umbria.''
zS9 90 An At $50 ?; M for FRANCE. HosrIsS sSIT IT
TURKEY, EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA, per
s. g. La Champagne, from New York. via
HAVE. Letters for other parts OF EUROPE
must be directed "Per La Champagne.
(e) At 11:i0 p. m. for NETHERLANDS
direct, per 5. $. Werkendam. from New York,
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
per Werkendam."
tc) At l1:1O p. m, for ITALY. per s. :.
Kaiser Wilhelm ii, from New York. via
Naples. Letters must De directed ''Per Kaiser
Wilhelm IL
(cl At lilo p. M, fer SCOTLAND direct,
per E. s. Ethiopia, from New York, via Glas-
gov Letters must be directed ''Per Eth
iopia."
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-Gerrnan steamers
Matter. etc. for GERMANY, and specially adj
dressed Printed Matter, etc, for other parts OF
EUROPE.
American ard White Star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays. German steamers from
New York On Thursdays. and Cunsrd, French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays
take Printed Matter, etc, for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mail.
Mails for South and Central Amer
len, West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At II:10 p. m. for NEwFoUND-
LAND, per 8. s. CaFthaginian. from Paiia-
delphia.
(c) At 1l:10 p. n. for FORTUNE 81 AND.
JAMAICA, SAyANILLA and CARTHAGENA
per s. s. Allegheny, from New York Letters
fog COSTA RIGA must be directed ''Per Al
leghenv."
(cl At l1:1o p. m. for PORTO RICO, via
Ponce. VENEZUELA and CURACAO, also
SAyANILLA and CARTHAGENA, via Cura-
cao per s. s. Caracas, from New York
(c) At IL % p. m. for BERMUDA, per s.
S. Orincco, from New York.
SATURDAY-td) AT 12:O5 p. m. for NEW
F0UNDLAND, per steamer from North sgd
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to Hall
fax, and thence via steamer, close here daily ex-
cept Sunday at 1905 p. m, and Sundays only
Mails for MIqUELoN. by rail to Boston. ard
thence via steamer, close here daily at 500 p.
m (a)
for forwarding by steamers sailing from Port
Tampa, Fla, Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Mails for MExIco overland, close here daily
at 7:l0 4. m. I'D
TrnEspacifc Nails.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN and HAWAII per :
g. Gaelic, from San Francisco. close here daily
at 80 r. m. up to December IS. (dl
Mails fer AUSTRALIA, Except those for West
Australia, which forwarded via Europal. MEN
ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS per 5. 3 Alameda. from san, Franeiseo
close here daily at 6:S5 ?. m, up to December
q. Id
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
Tropic Bird, from san Francisco clese here daily
at 6:35 D. m, up 10 December .. Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per :. 5 Empress
of India from Vancouver. close here daily at
6:25 p. m. up 10 December 26. (d1
Mails for CHINA ard JAPAN, per $ : Vic
toria. from Tacoma. close here daily at 6:S5 D.
m, up to January ., 1889 (d)
Mails for HAWAII Per $ $ Australia from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. m, up
to January 5, 1880 Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA, Except those for West
Australia). NEW ZEALAND HAWAII. and FIJI
ISLANDS. per :. 8. WaErmoo from Vancouver.
close here daily at 6:35 p m. after December "a
and up to January 8. 1922 (d)
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. N.
same day.
Cb) Registered mails close at 1:OO p m same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 900 p m same
day
Id Registered mails close at 600 p. m. prev
ious day.
JAMES p. WILLETT. Postmaster.