The times., 1899-02-17
rosToFFyCE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON, d. C.. PoSTOFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily. IS changes may occur al
any time
sailing daily. and the schedule II clos:ngs is ar
ranged the presumption q the.s uninterrupted
overland transit. For tho week ending February
Is the last connecting closes will be made ifom
this Office is follows:
Transatlantic Nails.
FRIDAY-Nl At 7:I5 p m. foF FRANCE, s@
TURKEY. EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA. per
5. La Brctaenc,' from New York via HavLe-
Letters TOR other parts Of EUROPE must be
directed per Ia Bretagne.
th) At 7:i5 p. for EUROPE. Per : =
EtuIri1.. from New York via Queenstown.
Letters for FRANCE. SWITZERLAND. ITALY.
SPAIN. PORTUGAL. TURKEY, EGYpr. AND
BRITISH INDIA must be directed ''PeF Etni-
ria
(c) At Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS d.
rect per :. $ Maasdam from New York via
Rotterdam Lettets must be directed Fer
Maasdam."
(0 At HOS p. m. for NORWAY direct.
per : 5 Norge: tTem New York Letters
must he directed Per Norge
(c Al Hos p. III. FOR Italy, per $. $
Kaiser Wilhelm II. from New York via Ma
Piles. Letters must be directed per Kaiser
Wilhelm IL
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York 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 Tor
which they advertised to carry mail.
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea, West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(cJ At II :Oj p. m for BERMUDA, per
6. :. Trinidad, frcm New York.
(e) At :05 n. m for PORTO RICO. Der :. 5.
Sar Marcos. from New YORK.
(e) At ll:O5 p. m. for CANPECHE. CTHAPAS,
TABAsCo. AND YUCATAN. per :. ori-iha.
from New York. Letters for other MEXICAN
STATES must he directed per O=izaba-''
(cJ At HOS p m. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. SAyANILLA. CARTHAGENA AND
GREYTowN, per :. 5. Altai. from New York
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
per Altai."
(c) At HOS p m. for NUEyTrAs AND CT
BARA. per $. 5. oinda. from New York.
| sATURDAY-(D At 1880 a. m for NASSAU, y.
p, per steamer from Miami, Fla
| sUNDAY-(d) At 1879 a. m. for PRoGREso.
per steamer from Mobile.
(d) At u m. for ST. PIERRE-MIeUELoN,
per steamer from Halifax.
| Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by raii TO North
Sydney. and thence via steamer, close here daily
except sunday at II M, and on Sundays only AZ
/ 1:SO a. M I'D
| Mails for MIQUELON. by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at BIS
Mails for MEXICO. overland. close here dIily
I at 10 4. IN. tdJ
/ CUBA MAILS close here. via Port Tampa. Fla.
| Sundays. Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays. At
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays. Tuesdays, and Sat
urdlys At 1890 A. 90
Transpncific z'aiIs.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN. AND HAWAII. per
:. 3. America Maru, from san Francisco. close
here daily at 6:35 p. m up to February Is. (di
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN per s. : Oiyul-
pia from Tacoma close here daily at 6.35 D. M
up to February I6. (d
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
I Australia. which forwarded via EurOpe). NEW
ANDS, per 5. 5. Moand. from San Francisco.
close here daily at 6:5j p. n. " to February
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. nsr :. $. En-
/ press Of China, from Vancouver. close here daily
at 6:2j p M. up to February 20. ID,
Nails Tor the SOCIETY ISLANDS, Pcr ship Cal
lice, from san Francisco. close here daily at
6:Sj p m up to February -. Id
Mails for HAW All, per :. Australia. from
San Francisco. close here daily 1t 6S5 p m up
To March ,. (dj
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Ausirala).
| NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII, AND FIJI ISLANDS
DER 5 3 MiOweTa, from Vancouver close here
daily after February Is, ard up to March > ;dD
(a) Registered mails close at 10 a. IN. sane
lb) Registered mails close at 1 p. m. sars
jc) Registered mails close at 6 p. m same
day.
ld) Registered mails close at 6 p. m. previous
% Registered mails close at p. N. previous
~ Registered mails close at p m. previous
JAMES p WUIFTT Posfm1ster