The times., 1898-10-07
Call for semi-monthly Bulletins.
POsTOFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. PoSTOFFICE 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 elosings IS ar
ranged On the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending October ;,
the last connecting closes will be made from this
ofiee as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b)At T:Z0 p. m. for FRANCE.
SWITZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN. PORTU-
GAL, TURKEY. EGYPT. and BRITISH
INDIA, per La TouTaine, from New
York, via Havre. Letters for other parts OF
EUROPE n.u be direc.,d ''Per La Toura pe-H
Gbl At I'm p. m, for EUROPE. per s. $
Etruria, from New York. via Queenstown.
Letters fer FRANCE. SWITZERLAND. ITALY,
SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT, and
BRITISH INDIA must be directed per
Etruria."
(el At n:io p. m. for NETHERLANDS
direct. per $. s. Werkendlm- from New York.
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed Per
Werkendsm.'
(c) At I1:I0 p. m. for ITALY. per s $
Fulda. from New York. via Naples Letters
must be directed "Per Fulda.''
(e) At H:10 p. m, for SCOTLAND direct,
per s. Ethiopia, from New YORK, via Glas-
gov. Letters must be directed "Per Eth
iopia."
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea. West Indies, Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At u:I0 p m, fer NEwFoUSD-
LAND, per : 5. Siberian. from Philadelphia.
tc) At II:10 p. m. for BARBADOS and
DEMERARA, per s s Csrihbee. from New
York.
(c) At II:I0 D. m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA, SAyANILLA. and GARTH
AGENA. per :. Alene. from New York.
Letters for Costa Rica must be directed 'EPer
Alene.''
(c) At II:IO D. m. for HAITI and SANTA
MARTHA per 5. $ Holstein. from New York.
(c) At l:10 p. m, for BRAZIL and Ia
PLATA COUNTRIES, per 5 : LivOFnO, from
New York. via Pernambuco and Rio Jan,iro.
Letters for NORTH BRAZIL must be directed
per Livorno-"
(cl At Il:lO p m. for PORTO RICO,
VENEZUELA and CURACAO, also SAYANTL-
LA and CARTHkGESA, per 5 s. Phihdel-
phia from New York, via CfTae 40.
(cl At II 10 p. m, for NEWF0UNDLAND
per s : Portia, from New York
(e) At l1l0 p. m, for PORTO RICO
direct. per $ 5 Winifrcd d. from New Iork
(c) At ll:l0 p. m, for CENTRAL iMERE
CA (except Costa Rica) ard SOUTH PACIFIC
PORTS. per : 5. Advance, from New York.
via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA must be
directed "Per Advance"
(c) At H;lo p. m, for CUBA. per $ $
Orizaba from New York, via Havana Let
tiers must be directed "Per oFizaba.''
(c) At 11:10 p. m, for CAMPECHE. CHA
PAS, TOBASC0, and YUCATAN, per s. $
Ka=thago, from New York. Letters FOR other
parts of MEXICO must be directed "Per
Karthago."
sATURDAY-(dl At 12:o5 p. m., for NEW
FoUNDLAND, PEI steamer from North sgd
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to
Halifax, and thence via steamer close here
daily except Sunday at l2:05 p. m. and on
Sundays only at HIS a m. (dD
Mails for MIQUELoS. by rail to Boston.
and thence via steamer, close here daily at
800 p. m. (a)
Mails for MEXICO overland Except those
specially addressed for forwarding from
New York;, close here daily at 7:IO a. m (d)
Mails for CUBA close here daily at sos
D. M. for forwarding by steamers sailing from
Port Tampa, Florida, Mondays and Thursdays.
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Transpacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per 5. 5. Empress
of India, from Vancouver. close here daily up TO
$40 D. m, October 8. Cd
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII, per $.
$ Gaelic, from San Francisco. close here daily up
TO 6:40 p. m, October 5. Id
Mails for Hawaii. per 5. 5. Australia. nom San
Francisco. close here daily up to $40 p m.
October Is. Cd
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia).
per s. 5 Warrimoo, from Vancouver close here
daily up to 6:40 p. m. October Is. (d)
Mails fer CHINA and JAPAN. per s. s. Tacoma
from Tacoma, close here daily up to $40 p m,
October IL. (dl
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship CITY
of Papeiti from San Francisco, close here daily uI
to 6:40 p. M. October 25. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for Wes
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS. per 5. 5. MaSiposa. from San Francisco
close here daily up to October 2e- Id
(a) Registered mails Close at 10 a. m. same day
(b) Registered mails close at P. NJ same day
(c) Registered mails close az p. m. same day
(d) Registered mails close at p m. previous
day
JAMES P. wILLETT. Postmaster.