The evening times., 1898-11-18

WASHINGTON, d. c. POSTOFFlCE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports OF
sailing daily, and the schedule OF ciosings is ar
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending November
I9 the last connecting closes Will be made from
this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails
FRIDAY (b) At 7:eO p. m, for FRANCE, swift
ZERLAND ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL,
TURKEY. EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA, per
g. : La Champagne, from New York, via
Hayre Letters for other parts OF EUROPE
must be directed Per La Champagne"
(b) At 7:2O p. m, for EUROPE. per : 5.
Umbria, from New York. via Queenstown.
Letters for FRANCE. SWITZERLAND, TIA
LY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT,
and BRITISH INDIA must be directed Per
Umbria.'
(c) At ll:lO p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect. per s. Statendam, from New York,
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed Per
Statendam."
Bismarck, from New York, via Naples Let
tiers must be directed Per F. Bismarck
(c) At II 10 P. m, for SCOTLAND direct,
per 5. $ Anchoria, from New York. via Glas-
gov. Letters must be directed per Ancho-
ria"
PRINTED MATTER. ETC-German steamers
sailing on Tuesdays take Printed Matter. etc, Tor
Germany, and specially addressed Printed Matter,
etc, for other parts of Europe. American and
White Star steamers on Wednesdays, German
steamers on Thursdays, and Cunard, French and
German steamers on Saturdays, take Printed
Matter, etc, for all countries for which they
are advertised TO carry mail
Mails for south and Central Amer
lea, West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At 1l:1O p m for NEWFoUND-
LAND per 5. 5. Siberian. from Philadelphia.
(c) At n:10 p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, SAYANILLA, and CARTHAGENA,
frAy1N Nazr NnrL
for COSTA RIGA must be directed Per AL
leghany."
(c) At l1:lO p. m, for BRAZIL and LA
PLATA C9uHfKiESi S Ri per s. $, p52ie SGieFidge; &
Rio Janeiro. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL
be directed per Coler:dge,
(c) At 1l:1O p. M, for CAMPECHE. CHA
PAS. TABASC0, and YUCATAN, per s. s.
Yncstan, from New York. Letters for other
parts of MEXICO and CUBA be directed
''Per Yucatan."
(c} At IL: 10 p m. for HAITI. per S. 5,
VENEZUELA, CURACAO, TRINIDAD BRIT
IsH and DUTCH GUIANA, must be directed
''Per Prins Willem l."
() At 1l:10 p m, for BRAZIL, per S. 3.
Taormina, from New York, via Pernambuco
Letters for NORTH BRAZIL must be directed
''Per Taormina."
(c) At 1l:lO p. m. for PONCE. yENE-
ZUELA and CURACAO, also sAyANILLA
and CARTHAGENA, per S. 3. Caracas, from
New York, via Curacao.
sATURDAY-tb) 4:25 p. m. for NEwFoUND-
LAND, per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to Hail.
| fax, and thence via steamer, close here daily
| except Sunday at 1905 p. M, and on Sundays
| only at II :35 a. m. I'D
| Mails for MIQUELON by rail to Boston, ard
thence via steamer, close here daily at 1920 p.
Mails for CUBA close here daily at sos p
m. for forwarding by steamers sailing from Port
Tampa Florida Mondays and Thursdays. (d)
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CAMPECHE, CHIAPAS, TABASCO, and 9UCA-
| TAN which after the 7:l0 a. IN. closing We'd
| nesday will be forwarded to New York up to
| and including the 11:10 p. m. closing Friday)
! close here daily at I:l0 a. m. I'D
Transpacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII, per g.
9. Belgic, from San Francisco. close here daily
| at GAO D. m, up to November Is. (d)
| Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per $. s. Olympia,
| from Tacoma, close here daily at GAO p. n, up
| to November 81. (d)
:. a. Coptlc from San Francisco, close here
daily at $40 p. m, up to November % Cd
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Cali;
lee, from San Francisco &C close @ here daily at GAO
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which forwarded via Europe), NEW
| ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, and SAMOAN ISL.
| ANDS per s. $. Moana, from San Francisco close
| here daily at 6:40 p. m, up to November %. Id
! Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per S. g EN-
! press of China, from Vancouver, close here daily
at GAO p. m., up to November rs. (d)
| Mails for HAWAII, per s. S. Australia, from
| San Francisco, close here daily at $40 p. m, up
| to December s. I'D
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia)
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS,
| per g. S. Miowera from Vancouver, close here
daily at 6:4O p m. after November %, and up
| to December s. (d)
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
! lb) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. same
day.
lc) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. same
day
I'D Registered mails close at GOO p. m. prev
ious day.