The times., 1899-05-26

WASHINGTON. d. C., PoSToFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports OF
smiling daily and the schedule of closings is ar
ranged the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending May 81,
the last connecting closes will be made from this
Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:2o p IN. for EUROPE. per S.
S. umbria.' from New York via Queenstown.
(o) At HOS p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per :. 5. Maasdam from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed ''Per
Maaslam''
(c) At Hos p m. for ITALY, per s. s.
Aller, from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed "Per AIler"
(c) At Hos p. m. for SCOTLAND direct
per s. Ethiopia, from New York via Glas-
gov. Letters must be directed "Per Ethi-
opia''
(c) At Hos p. m. for NORWAY direct,
per :. Thingvalla, from New York. Let
tiers must be directed per Thngvalla'
PRINTED NATTER, ETC.-GcrmSn 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 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 for
which they advertised TO carry mails.
| Mails for South and Central Amer
len. West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At Hos p. m. for BERMUDA, per
s. Orinoco, from View York.
Cc) At Hos p. III. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA, SAVANII.LA, CARTHAGESA AND
GREYTOWN, per $ Alene, from New York
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
''Per Alene."
(c) At I1:O5 p. m. for GRENADA AND
TRINIDAD. per s s. lrrawaddy, from New
York.
(c) At HOS p. IN. for PORTO RICO. per
s : san Marcos. from New York via Ponce
(c) At 11:O5 p. m. for the PROVINCE OF
SANTIAGO, CUBA, per :. S. Ella, from New
York.
(c) At I1:O5 p. m. for AZORES ISLANDS
per 5. s. Trojan Prince, from New York
(c) AT Hos p. IN. for NEWFOUNDLAND
per s. :. Carthaginian, from Philadelphia.
| SATURDAY-(D At l0:3O a. M. for NASSAU
\. p, per steamer from Miami. Fla
| sUNDAY-CD At II IN. for ST. PIERRE-SIIQUE-
LON. per steamer from North Sydney
/ Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at - m. and sundays only at
Mails for MIQUELON by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:l5
Mails for MEXICO overland. close here daily at
! 7:O5 a. IN. (d)
| CUBA MAILS close hr-e via Port Tampa, Tla
| SUNDAYS, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
3 p. IN. %
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays. Tuesdays. and Sat
/ urdays at 1890 a. m. ~
Trnns-Pnciic Mails.
| Mails Tor CHINA, JAPAN. AND HAWAII. per
| $ $ Aztec from San Francisco, close here daily
| nj 6:3j D. IN. TO May %. I'D
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
| Australia. which are forwarded via Europe). NEW
| ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI, AND SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS, per $ 5. Alameda, from san Francisco.
close here daily at G;55 p. III. after May 25 and
| up to June Q. (d)
Mail, for CHINA AND JAPAN. per s. :. En-
| press OF India, from Vancouver, close here daily
! at G:S5 p IN. up to June 10 (d)
| Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per : : Ta-
coma from Tacoma, close here daily At 6:sj p m.
W ta5 y Registered mails close at 1000 a. m same
day.
j0 Registered mails close at 600 p. M same
Id Registered mails close at GOO p. m. pre-
| yiuus day.
% Registered mails close at 100 p m. pre-
vious day.
JAMES p. wH.LETT, Postmaster