The times., 1898-12-15

WASHINGlON. ID. Z, POSIOfFlCE NOIitE-
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
FOREIGN NAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily, ard the schedules OF closings IS
arranged on the presumption OF their unintef-
rupted overland Transit. fo- the week ending
December L. the last connecting closes will be
made from this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(bl At 40 p. m. for EUROPE, per :.
Umbria.' from New York, via 9uesns-
ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TURKEY.
EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected 'Per Umhr;a."
% At $50 p; m, for France. sWIT-
TURKEY. EGYPT. and BRITISH ISDIA, PEI
5. La Champagne, from New York, via
Havre. Letters for other parts Of EUROPE
must be directed per La CaampsgEe."
(c) At n:l0 p. m. for NETHERLANDS
direct. per $. 8. werkendam, from New York,
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
per Werkendam."
(c) At II;lo p m, for ITALY, per s. >.
Kaiser Wilhelm ii, from New York, via
Naples. Letters must he directed per kaisel
Wilhelm H."
&c, At II:lO p. M. for SCOTLAND direct,
per 5. S. Ethiopia, from New York. via Glas-
gov. Letters must be directed per Eth
iopis'
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-Gsrnan steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, etc. for GERMANY, and specially ad-
NALt1l t+AAstN 'iAshSAI 49, A14 OsAtA pass -.
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sliling from
New York Wednesdays, German steamers from
New York on Thursdays and Cunard, French and
German steamers from New York on SATURDAY:
take Printed Matter, etc, for all counties for
which they advertised to carry msil.
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea. West Indies, Etc.
TTURSDAY-(c) At u:1O p. m, for AUX
CAVES, JACMEL and SANTA MARTHA, per
g 5. Holstein. from New York.
(c) At u:Oj p. m. for cANlPECHE. CHA
PAS, TABASCO. and YUCATAN, per steamer
lthaka from New fo=k, via PTogreso, and
TampiSo. Letters fa6 othsr parts Of MExlCo
(c) At li:i0 ?. m. for PORTO RICO, per
s. 3 Evelyn. from New York.
FRIDAY-(c) At IL 10 p. m, for NEWFOUND,
LAND, per 5. 5. Carthaginian, from Phila.
(cl At 1I:lO p. n. for FORTUNE -sLANp
JAMAICA, SAYANILlA and CARTHAGENA.
per S. $ Allegheny. from New York Letters
Tor COSTA RIGA mrst be directed ''Per Al.
(c) At 1l:1O p. M. for PORTO RICO. via
Ponce, VENEZUELA and CURACAO, alsg
sAvANILLA ard CARTHAGESA. via Cura
Gao, per 5. $ Caracas. from New York.
SATURDAY-(dD AZ 12:O5 p. m. for NEW
FoUNDLAND, per steamer from North sgd
Mails his' for NEWFOUNDLAND. bv rail 70 Halt
fax. and thence via steamer. close here daily ex
cept Sunday at 12:0j p. m, and on Sundays oni,
at ll:S5 p. IN. (d)
Mails for MIQUELoN. by rail to Boston. ar
thence via steamer, close here daily at $50 p
Mails for CUBA. close here daily at SOS n. m.
for forwarding by steamers sailing from PorI
Tampa, Fla, Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Nails for MExIco overland. close here dali,
at z:1O a. IN. (d)
TranspaciGc Mails.
mills fer CHINA JAPAN and HAWAII. per 5
: Gaelic. from San Francisco, close here dali,
| at 63j p m, up 20 December Is (dD
| Mails fer AUSTRALIA. Except those for Wes
| Australia which arc forwarded via Europ.) NEW
| ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS. per $. Alameda, from San F-anci. .co
| close here daily at 6;S5 p. m, up to Decembe
| q. Id
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, close here dali
| at 6:35 D. M. up TO December 25 (D
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per 5. $ Fmpres
| Of India. from Vancouver, close here daily a
| 6:S5 p. m, up TO December 26 (d)
| Mails for CHINA ard JAPAN. per $ s. Vic
! toria. from Tacoma. close here daily at 6:Sj D
M, up to January ,, 1898. I'D
| Mails for HAWAII, per $ 5. Australia frcn
| San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. n. u
| to January 5, 1859. Id
| Mails for AUSTRALIA. Except those for Wes
Australia), NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, and III
close here daily at 6S5 p. m. after December q
| and up TO January ). 1890. Id
| (a) Registered mails close at lO:oO a. N
| same day.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. sam
ic) Registered mails close at Goo p. m. sam
Id Registered mails Close at GEO p. M. prev
ious day.
| JAMES P. wILLETT. Postmaster.