The evening times., 1898-10-27

WASHINGTON, D. C., POSTOFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, changes may occur al
any time -
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded 10 the ports o,
sailing daily. and the schedule Of closngs IS ar
ranged on the presumption of their unintelrupted
overland transit. For the week ending October
". the last connecting closes will be made from
this office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRlDAf-tbl At $40 4. m. for FRANCE. swift
ZERLAND, ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL.
TURKEY, EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA ner
$. $ La Normandie. from New York. Via
Hayre. Letters for other parts OF EUROPE
must be directed Per La Nornandie.' .
tc) At ll:lO ?. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per 5. 5. Maasdam. from New YORK. via
rotterdam Letters must be directed Per
Maasdam.
(c) At II:1O P. m.. for ITALY. per :. 8.
Ems, from New York. via Naples Letters
must be directed Per Ems
(c) At n:IO ?. m, for SCOTLAND direct
per s 5. Furnessia, from New York, via Class
Cow Letters must be directed Per Fur
(cl At l1;lO p. m. for EUROPE. Der :
Pennland, from New York, via Southampton.
Letters must be directed ''Per PennIard'
(c AT lilo p. m, for NORWAY direct
per :. 5. Norge, from New York. Letters must
be directed per Norge"
(c) At 11:l0 p. m. for Ell ROPE. per
Lucania, from New York. via Queenstown.
Mails for South and Central Amer
len, West Indies. Etc.
direct per 5. $ Arkadia, from New York
td) At 1895 p m, for TRUXILLO per
steamer from New Orleans
(c) At 1:l0 p. M, for CENTRAL ANERI-
CA Except Costa Rico) and SOUTH PACIFIC
PORTS. per 5. s. Allianca, from New York.
via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA must be
directed ''Per Allianca"
FRlDA1-Le) At 1l:lO p. m, for FORTUNE ISL
TOWN. per $. s. Altai, from New York. Let.
tiers fox Costa Rica must be directed per
Altai"
(c) Al ll:1O p m, for CAMPECHE. CHA
PAS, TOBASCO, and YUCATAN. per ;
orizaba. from New York Letters for Other
parts of MEXICO and CUBA must be directed
"Per Orizaba."
(bl At go p. IN, for La PLATA COUY.
TRIES direct, per $ $ Bllanoch, from New
sATURDAY-CD At 1905 p. m. for NEW
FOUNDlAND, per steamer from North Syd-
Id At 1906 p. M. for ST PIERRE
MlQUELON. per steamer from North sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail 10 Halt
fax, and thence via steamer. close here daiIv ax-
cept Sunday, at 1905 p. m, and on Sundays only
at IL :35 a. (d)
Mails for MIQUELON by rail TO Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 800 D. m
Mails for MEXlCO overland Except those for
CAMPECHE, CHIAPAS. TOBASCO, anu YUCA-
". fp
and including the 10 p IN. closing Friday for
dispatch via steamer, after the Wednesday over
land close. close here daily at T:10 a. m Cdl
Mails for CUBA close here daily at 3:05 n m
for forwarding by steamers sailing from Port
Tampa, Fla. Mondays and Thursdays. (d)
Transpacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per $. :. yicto.
ria. from Tacoma, close here daily up to 6:4O n.
M, October "a. Id =
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per shin CITY
Of Papeiti from San Francisco. close here daiIy
up to $40 p. m. October %. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for Wes+
Australia, which forwarded via Europel NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI, and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, per s. s. Maripossa, from san Francisco
close here daily up to $40 p. m, October IS (dD
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per S s. Empress
of Japan, from Vancouver, close here daily mn 70
$40 p m, October 81. Id "
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, and HAWAII per
S. City of Rio Janeiro. from San Francisco. close
here daily up to GAO p. m. November 4. (d)
Mails for HAWAII, per $. $. Australia, from San
Francisco, close here daily up 10 $40 D. m. No
vember 10. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West AustraIial
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII and FIJI ISIASDS
per s. S. Aorangi, from Vancouver close he-e
daily up to $40 p. M, after October 2s and IN
to November TO- (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per 8 :. Olymp.a
from Tacoma, close here daily up to $40 D. M.
November 81. ID
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
day
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. same
day.
(d) Registered mails close at 900 p. m. pre-
vious day.
JAMES P. wILLETT. Postmaster.