Evening star., 1898-01-04
PERSONAL.
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE,

WASHINGTON D. c., POST OFFICE.
ohouiu pe feau uaily, as changes may occur at any
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings is ar
ranged the presumption Of their uninterrnpt ed
oyeland transit. For the week ending Jan. g.
1898, M The the last connecting closes will be made at
r,.,s,, TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
ss ST. Louis from New York. via southa nj mptpn on
,e,At @ Il:1o M Pm for EUROPE, per SIS. Germanic,
PM for BELGIUM direct per SIS. Westerniand' tp
dEom aio,.S New York via antwerp. Letters must be
ERLAND W ITALY M n,AI;, SPAN; PORTUGAL TUR-
Bretagne from New York. via Havre' Letters for ta
other parts Of EUROPE must be directed per
s r6@ d9s SaW 9a1R
yseDSr ys seseFda% Letters mSst be siressd
SIAt 1I;1o Pm. for NORWAY direct. per IS. g.
ihngvaa ing & from NeW York Letters must be d.
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-German steamers
o IA anS asse Printed
dressed printed matter, ETC., for other parts Of
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays, German steamers on
THURSDAYS and the Cunard. French and German
steamers on Saturdays take printed matter etc
ior all countries for which they advertised to
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA
rsr TUhsDAY,te,At ,! 1905 PM for COSTA RIGA
I'M
sydney SO per for s'feas5 f,SH Ssftn
2A,s ,At LILO IL: pm PM for BRAziL. per S. Words:
M,ds ~ rLaIS coTSTR,Es must be dirsetsa 'Per is@
xnSBT snd BTTGH G t,sA
s sS Fl ST 11hH9Ha rs
tiers for BARBADOS must be directed Per
WEDSEsDAY-CDAt s:25 AM for BARR,nos
direct and NORTH BRAZIL. per SIS Polycarp,
from New York; via Para Marlnbam and ceara.
NORTH If BhAz nH 'anslrI ans Ia ana Fa4a IA
Ito PM '%rFSri far sT fsSaf poMfS,
GO GO, and TURKS ISLAND. per S.. New York. from
BELIZE, rrERTo coRTEz and GtATEMALA
FRIDAY-td,At s:25 AM. for PORTO RICO d.
f Pm for k3Sa fS9m Ny York
I,anian from PHILADELPHIA. 1cJAt 1i:1o Pm for
AI n 's for rEnaTd from NeW York
ss s Alai m, from 70 !S New YoTs Letters for COSTA
sAt AtRs 'tGR Sn1Afxs sfx YGS5 %6
e4s oS other ss m IN
and for, for GUBA must be directed per Yumuri"
hDAI-tulAt lS.bb I'm. for NEWEOIfND-
l2:o5 Pm for ST. PIERRE -Mi3U EIoN, 'Ter per
steamer from North Sydney 20
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to Halifax
and thence via steamer, close here daily excent
Sunday Sish q "a l2o' fM' and on Sundays only at
Mails for MIQUELON. by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 800 Ial
Mails for CUBA. by rail to Port Tampa Fla
and thence Via steamer sailing Mondays and
Thursdays to Havana, Cuba. close here daily at
Mails for MEXICO. overland (except those for
Campech, Chtapas. Tobasco and Yucatan which
after the "Wednesday overland close will be for
warded vi, New York up to and including the
11;1o Pm. closing Friday. close here daily Mt
TRANsPACIFIc MAILS.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN and HAWAII per
SIS. Belge. from San Francisco. close here daily
up to January 8: $40 PM. td)
Nails for HAWAII, per SIS. Australia from San
Francisco. close here daily up to January 10, $40
Pm. td)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, specially address.
ed only, per SIS. Empress of Japan, from VAR
eonyer, close here daily up to January a. $40
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship City
of Papei, from San Francisco, close here daily IN
to January 25 $40 r. N. td) -
taj Registered mails close at 1000 AM same
day.
tb, Registered mails close at 1:00 PM same
day.
te) Registered mails close at 600 PM same
day.
Id Registered mails close at 900 Pm. previous
day.
(e> Registered mails close at 100 PM Tuesdays
aid Saturdays.
jail JAMES P. WILLETT, Postmaster