The evening times., 1898-12-15

WASHINGTON. d. C., POSTOFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to tie ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedules of closinGs IS
arranged the presumption OF their uninter-
rupted overland Transit FOR the week ending
December IL the last connecting closes VIII lie
made from this Office ss follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-Cb> At 7:2o p. M. for EUROPE. per 5.
s. Umbria,. from New York, via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE. SWfTZERIASD.
ITALT ST SPAIN RS,r,Iy} PqRruGA ni, ,, ItRhE r. d.
rected Per Umbris.''
(b) At 9:so p. m. for FRANCE. swTT-
ZERLAND. ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL.
TURKEY, EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA per
$ S La Champagne. from New York, ia
Havre Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed Per La Champague.'
(c) At I1:lO P. m. for NETHERLANDS
direct per 5. :. Werkeudam. from New York,
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
''Per Werkendam.''
(c) At u:lO p. m, for ITALY, per s. :
Kaiser Wilhelm II, from New York. via
Naples. Letters must be directed 'Per Kaiser
Wilhelm H.
(c1 At 11hO p. m. for SCOTLAND direct.
per Ethiopia, from New York. via Glas-
gov. Letters must be directed Per Eth
PRINTED MATTER, ETC-Cerlnan steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, etc. for GERMANY, and specially ad-
dressed Printed Matter, etc, for other parts OF
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York or Wednesdays, German steamers from
New York on Thursdays, and Cunard, French and
take Printed Matter, etc, for sll countries Tor
which they are advertised to carry mail.
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea. West Indies. Etc.
= CAVES, JAcMEL and SANTA MARTf,,, per
$ $ Holstein, from New York.
(cl At Hos p. m, for CAMPF IEE, CHA
PAS TABASCO, and YUCATAN, per steamer
Ithaka from New Yo:k. via PrOgresO, and
Tampico. Letters for other parts of AENICO
must be directed ''Per Ithaka.''
(c) At lilo p. m, for PORTO RICO. per
s S. Evelyn, from New Ecrk.
FRIDAY--(c) At I:l0 p m, for NEWFOUND-
LAND, per $ = CArtnasinian, from Phila-
(c) At 1I:1O p. n, for FORTUNE -SLAND.
JAMAICA, SAYANILLA and CARTHAGENA,
per s. s. Allegheny, from New York Letters
for COSTA RIGA must be directed Per Al
(c) At I1:1O p. m, for PORTO RICO. via
Ponce. YENEZt Ella and CURACAO, also
SANANILLA ard CARTHAGFNA via Cura.
cao per 5. :. Caracas, from New YORK
| SATURDAY-(d) At 1906 p. m. for NEW.
FOUNDLAND, per steamer from North sgd
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to Hall
| fax and thence via steamer, close here daily ex
| cept Sunday at ls:05 p. H., and On Sundays only
| at II 80 p. m. td)
Mails fer SuQUELON, by rail to Boston. az,
| thence via steamer, close here daily at $40 p
Mails for CUBA, close here daily at s:o5. p. n.
| for forwarding by steamers sailing from Por
| Tampa, Fla, Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays
| (d)
Mails for MEXICo overland close here daily
| at G:1O a. m (d)
TraEspncific Mails.
| Mails fer CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII. per :
$. Gaelic. from San Francisco. close here dali,
| at 6S5 p. NJ, up to December Is. (dD
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for IVES
| Australia. which arc forwarded via Europe) NEW
| ZEALAND, HAWAII FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS per 5. 5. Alameda, from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:S5 p. IN, up to Decembe
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per sbf
| Tropic Bird from San Francisco. close here dali
| at 6:S5 p. m.. up to December % (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per 5. s Empires
| Of India, from Vancouver, close here daily a
| 6:35 p M, up 10 December 26. (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per : : Vic
| toria, from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 I
| M up 10 January >, 1899. I'D
Mails for HAWAII, per :. :. Australia frur
San Francisco, close here daily at 6;S5 p. m, u
| to January 5, 1899. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA. Except those for Wes
| Australia NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, and FIJI
ISLANDS, per S. s. Warrimoo. from Vancouver
close here daily at 6:S5 p m. after December p
! and up to January 5, 1899. Id
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 A. II
same day.
(b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. sam
day.
ic) Registered mails close at Goo p m SAN
Id Registered mails close at Geo p m. pre-
ious day.
| JAMES p. NILLETT, Postmaster