The evening times., 1898-12-21

WASHINGTON. D, c., POST0FFiCE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, ard the schedule Of closings is ar
ranged On the Presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending Deeem-
beT -, the last connecting closes viii be made
from this oficr follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
WEDNEsDAY-(cJ At n:O5 p. m, for NEITHER
LANDS direct, zper :. !. Edam, from New
YORK, via Amsterdam. Letters auss he di-
rected per Edam."
FRiDAY-(hl At 9:15 p m. fer FRANCE. swift
zERLaND; ITALY: SPAIN. PORTUGAL,
TIRkET' EGfPT Rt and BRITISH Is IN lSDiA; Il,
Hayre. Letters for other parts of EgRoPE
must he dirested Per La BFetsgne;'
20 At Hos P; M, for NETHERLANDS A3
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
'~Pcr statcndam"
&C. AZ les Z m; for ErRoPE, pe5 5; $
(c) At II :G5 p. M, for NORWAY direct,
per $. $ Norge, from New York. Letters must
be directed "Per Norge
PRINTED NATTER. ETC.-Germ1n steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter, etc. fer Germany. and specially addressed
Printed Matter, etc, for other parts of EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays German steamers from
New York on Thursdays, and Cunard, French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays.
take Printed Matter, etc, for all countries fGr
"hGn iiey are advertised 10 carry mall
Mails for South ard Central Amer
lea. West Indies. Etc.
WEDSESDAY-tc) At II: :05 p. M, fo- NASSAU,
y. p. GUANTANAMO SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
MANZANILLO, and CIENFUEGOS, per :. s.
Santiago. from New York.
ebI At t,, g:ls p, P; M; for JAMAICA, per
tc) At HOS p. M. for VENEZUELA and
CURACAO, also SAVANfLLA and CARTHA-
GENA, per $. $. Lauenbug, from New York,
via Curacao.
THURSDAY-(c) At HOS p. M, TO- CAMPE-
CHE, CTIAPAS. TABASCo. and YUCArAN,
per :. 8 Troja, from New York. Letters for
other parts Of MEXIC0 via Tampieo, must
be directed Per Troja''
ST. CRoIx, LEEwIRD. and md WINDWARb
ISL lsLANDs, A also DE DEMERARA. per :; 5. Carr.
GRENADA. TRINIDAD, and TOBACCO mus;
be directed per Carribbee''
(cl At IL P. m., for FORTUNE ISLAND
JAMAICA- sAVAN1LLA. CARTHAGESA. and
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
per Altai''
tc) At Hos p. M, for GRENADA. TRIM
New York.
(el At 11:o5 p. m. for BELIZE. PUERTO
CoRTEz, and GUATEMALA, per $. S Jason
from New York. Letters must be directed
per Jason
fe) At 11:e5 p. M, for BARBADOS direct
and NORTH BRAZIL, per $. s. Graagense
from New Ycrk. via Para and Manaos.
| SAT;TRDAY-(d) At 1900 m for NEWFoUND
LAND. per steamer from, Ncrth sydney
(d1 At 1900 M, for ST. PIERRE -MIoJE
Lon, per steamer from North sydney
(e xapTi1 At 1il5 pa P ,gii Nj for BARBADOS diree
from New York. via Para ard ManaeS.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND,. by rail to Hall
fax, ard thence via steamer close here daily. ex
| ccpt Sunday, at 12:00 m, and on Sunday only a
Mails FOR MioUELoN, by rail to Boston. an,
| thence via steamer, close here daily at Sl5 p
/ Mails fer CUBA (exccpt those for the Province
of SANTIAGO, which will be forwarded to con
meet steamers sailing from New York;, close her
daily at $500 p. m. for forwarding by steamer
sailing from Port Tampa, Nc adays, Thursdays
and Saturdays. (O
Mails for MEXICO, overland, close here dali,
Transpacific Mails.
| Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, and HAWAII, per :
g Gaelic, from San Francisco close here daily a
G:35 D. M, up to December is. {d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for Wes
Australia. which are forwarded via Europe), NEV
ZEALAND HAWAII. FIJI, and SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS, per 3. s. Alameda, from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:35 p~ M, up to Decembe
a. (d)
Tropie Bird, from San Francisco close here dali
| at 6:35-p m, up to December %. (dl
Nails fer CHINA and JAPAN, pei. 5. s. Esnpre;
OF India, from Vancouver. close here daily a
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, and HAWAII per
g. China, from San Francisco. close here dali
| at 635 D. m, up 10 January /. -(dt
/ Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per g. =. Viz
| toria, from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35
| m, up to Jinary 2 (d)
Mails for HAWAII. per s. S. Australia, fro,
| San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. M, u
/ to January s. (dl
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia.
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, and FIJI ISLANDS
per 8. 9. Warrimoo, from Vancouver. close hei
daily at 6:35 p. m, after December "a and up I
| January 5. (d)
| (1 Registered mails close at 1000 a. M, san
| day.
lb) Registered mails slose at 100 p. M, SAN
/ day
| lo Registered malls close at 500 p M, san
| day.
| id) Registered mails close at s:oo p. M, pre-
| JAMES P. wILLETT. Postmaster.