The evening times., 1899-08-22
POsTOFFICE NOTICE.

PosToFFfCE NOTICE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., POSTOFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time. = -
FOREIGN MAILS. are forwarded to the ports OF
sailing daily, and the schedule of closing Is ar,
ranged on the presumption Of their unipterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending August 20
the last connecting closes win be made from thiS
office as follows:
Transatlantic Nails
TUESDAY-(b) At 7:I5 pm for EUROPE, per
s. g New York.. from New York via South
ampton. Letters for IRELAND must be d.
rected 'per New York"
lc) At l1:05 p m for EUROPE, per g. s.
haiestie,' from New York via Queenstown
(e) At Hos p. m. for BELGIUM direct,
per s. S. Noordland. from New York. Let.
ters must be directed --Per :. 3. Noordand
WEDSEsDAY-tb) At 9:I5 p. m for EUROPE,
per $. s. F. Bismarck, from New York via
Chetljourg, Southampton, and Hsmbarg
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:l5 p. m. for EUROPE, par
s. 8. Lucania,. from New York via Queens
.qwp Letters ,a for fRAScE sWIrzEkbASp EislAS
EGYPT AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
reeted s.Per s (. Lucania.
(b) At 7:l5 p. m. for FRANCE SwITEER-
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TtR-
KEY, EGYPT AND BRITISH INDIA per s. 5.
La Normai,die,+ from New York via Hayre
Letters for other parts Of EUROPE must be
directed ''Per 5. La Normandie"
tcJ AT lI.Uo p tIHf-hLANDS
rect, per s. Amsterdam, from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed per
Amsteraam."
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-Germsn steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays taken 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 Saturdays
take printed matter, etc. for all countries Tor
which they are advertised to carry mails
Mails for south and Central Amer
lea, West Indies. Etc.
TUESDAY-{b)- At 2:30 p m. for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
tc) At Hos p. IN. for CENTRAL AMERI-
CA texcept Costa Rica) AND SOUTH PA
CIFIc PORTS, per :. Athos. from New
York via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA
must be directed ''Per AthoS.''
tc) At u:o5 p m for PORTO RICO via
SAN JUAN: also VENEZUELA. CURACAO.
SAYANlLLA AND CARTHAGENA via Cura-
Gao, per $. :. Philadelphia. from New York
(9 At HOS p. M for CAMPECHE. CHA
PAS TABASCo AND YUCATAN. per 5. 5,
Yucatan from New York. Letters for other
.. parts of ME.AICo must be directed Per s. 5.
fucatan'
6) At :Q5 D.. m for PORTO RICO, per
L. s. transport from New York via San
Juan. Letters must be directed per L. S.
Transport
q Il, . y
Button. from New York via Pernambueo Ba
iiia. and Rio Letters for NORTH BRAZIL
AND LA PLATA COUNTRIES must be d.
rected Per $ Button
WEDNESDAY-(c) At IL :G5 p. m for PROVINCE
.- OF SANTIAGO. CUBA, per s. s. Cienfuegos
from New York
tc) AT 1l,p5 p m. for ST. THOMAS. ST.
CRoIX, LEEWARD AND WINDwARD ISL
aNDS AND DEMERARA. per 5. $. Kvarven.
from New York. Letters for GRENADA AND
TRINIDAD must be directed Per $ 5. Kvar-
ven
THURSDAY-tb1 At $50 D. m. for JAMAICA.
per. steamer from Boston
FRlDAY-td} At 500 a. IN. for NORTH BRAZIL.
per s. s. Hilary, from New York via Para and
Manaos.
&c, At ll:e5 p. m for NORTHUMBERLAND
direct, per =. = Silvia, from New York
lc) At Hes p. m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND. JAMAICA. sAxhNILLA AND CARTHA-
;TENA, per 5. Allegheny. from New YORK.
per s. s Alleghany''
(c) At Hos p. m. for HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA. per 3 $ Alps. from New York.
---s, (e( At Hos p. nj. for La PLATA CoUN-
TRIES direct, per s. 5. Dulwich, from New
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND by rail to North
| Sycney, and thence via steamer close here daily
except Sunday at u m, ard on Sundays only at
| II 80 a. m. Cd
| Nails for MIQUELON. by rail to Boston and
| thence via steamer, close here daily at s:l5 p.
M ta)
Mails for MEAlCo. overland, close here daily
! at 7:10 a. m. td)
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
| sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
p. m ~
| Via Miami, Fla. Mondays. Tuesdays and satur-
| days at 1890 a. m. %
| Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE. PUERTO
| C0RTEz AND GUATEMALA. by rail To New Or
| leans and thence via steamer. close here daily at
| 10 p. m, the connecting closes for which, being
Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA. and
| Mondavs for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEZ AND
| GUATEMALA. (c)
| Trans-Pncffic Nails.
| Walls for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
Golilee, from San Francisco. close here daily at
6:35 p m. uD to August 26. (d)
| Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN per $ $. Ta.
! cnma, from Tacoma. close here daily at 6:3j D..
| IN. up to August 81. I'D
/ PHILIPPINE ISLANDS commercial rnails) des-
| patched the same as that for China and Japan
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (miIitary mail des.
patched to San Francisco. Cal. at all closes for
that office. to connect Government transports the
| saiiines of which are irregular.
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
| Australia. which are forwarded via Eiirope). NEW
| ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI AND SAMOAN ISL
! .ANDS. per s. s. Alameda, from San Francisco.
close. here daily at 6:s5 p. m. up to September
l. (d)
/ Mails, for CHINA AND JAPAN, per $ $. Em-
| press of China, from Vancouver close here tIIily
at 6:35 p. m. up to September 5. (d)
Mails for HAWAII. per 8 s. Australia from,
San francisco, close here daily at s:s5 D. m nm
| to September Is. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA (excent West Anstralia).
| HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS. per s. 8 Warri.
moo, from Vancouver, e,ose here daily at G:35 d.
m after September ! and up to September 15 (dD
| (a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. M same
| day.
! (b) Registered mails close at 100 p m. sama
| day.
| 10. Registered mails close at 600 p m. same
| day.
| ID Registered mails close at Goo p. m. pre-.
| viO,s day.
- Registered mails close at Loo p. m. pre-
vious day.
! JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.