The evening times., 1899-07-18
,POsroFrIcE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON, D. c., P0STOFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, 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 July q,
the last connecting closes will be made from
this office as folows
Transatlantic Mails.
fUESDAY--(b) At 9:15 p. m. for EUROPE. per
s. s.. st. Paul, from New York via South
ampton. Letters for IRELAND must be di-
rected. per st. Paul.
fc) At 1l:05 D. M for EUROPE, per s. s.
Gcrmanc,' from New York via Queenstown.
(e) At 1I;05 p. m. for BELGIUM direct.
per s. s. Friesland. from New Yora Let
tiers must be directed "Per Friesland."
THURsDAY-(d) At 6:2o a.. m. for AZORES
ISLANDS direct, per S. S. Tartar Prince.
fRiDAf-lb) At 7:l5 p. m. for EUROPE, per
s. s. umbria.' from New York via Queens
town.. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND,
ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TURKEY.
EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected 'Per Umbria''
CD At 9:15 p m. Tor FRANCE. -,sS sMiT- IL
TURKEY EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA.
per s. s. La Bretagne,t from New York via
Hayre. Letters for other parts OF EUROPE
must be directed ..Per La Bretagne."
(c) At II :05 p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per S. Amsterdam, from New York
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
'Per Amsterdam
fc) At Hos p m for NORWAY direct.
per s. g. Thngvalia, from New York. Let
tiers must be directed '.Per Thingvala."
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad.
EUROPE.
American ard White Star steamers sailing from
New York 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 for
which they are advertised to carry mails.
Mails for south and Central Amer
lea. West Indies. Etc.
TUEsDAY-tb) At s:15 p. m. for JAMAICA. per
steamer from Philadelphia.
(c) At II :65 p. m. for CENTRAL AMER
lCA Except Costa Rica), AND SOUTH PA
CIFIC PORTS, per 3. Finance, from New
York via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA
must be directed ''Per Finance"
(c) At Hos p. m. for PORTO RICO, per
U. s. transport from New York via San
Juan
(c) At I:O5 p. m. for CAMPECHE. CHA
PAS, TABASCO, AND YuCATAN. per S. s.
Seguranca, from New York via Progreso.
Letters Tor other parts of MEXICO must be
WEDNESDAY-(c) At IL :05 p. m. for BRAZIL
direct per :. S. Coeridge, from New York
via Pernamluco, Bahia. and Rio de Janeiro.
Letters for NORTH BRAZIL AND LA PLATA
totNlhtfS must be directed 'fer Sole-
ridge
(c) At II :05 p. m. for MEXICo. per S. s.
MataHzas, from New York. Letters must
be directed per Matanzas.'
fc) At II :05 p. IN. foi LEEWAR AND
WINDWARD ISLANDS, per 5. s. Tiomo, from
New York via st. Kits and Barbados. Let
tiers for MARTINIQUE, GUADELoUPE. AND
DEMERARA must be directed per Tjomo. y
(c) At ll:05 p. m. for NASSAU, \. p,
AND PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO, CUBA,
per 9 6. Saratoga from New York
THURSDAY-(d) At $40 a. M for LA PLATA
COUNTRIES direct, per s. s. Ayrtledene, from
New York.
%, At 2:Se p m. for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Boston.
t0 At Hos p. m. for HAITI. per S. s.
Prins Willem l. from New York; Letters
for CURACAO. YENEZtEL TRINIDAD,
BRITISH AND DUTCH GUIANA must be
directed '.Per Prins Wilem II
(c) At ll:05 p. m. for JAMAICA. BELIZE,
PUERTO CoRTEZ, AND GUATEMALA, per
:. 5: Jason. from New York. Letters must
be directed per Jason
FRIDAY-tc), Al los p. m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND. JAMAICA, SAVANILLA, CARTHAGE
NA, AND GREYTowN, per $ :. Alene, from
New York Letters for COSTA RIGA must
Ice directed 'Per Alene.'
Cc) At 1906 p. m. for BERMUDA, per s. S.
Orinoco, from New York.
(c) At ii:05 p. for PORTO RICO via
SAN JUAN, VENEZUELA. AND CURACAO:
also SAVANILLA AND CARTHAGENA via
Curacao. per :. Philadelphia. from New
York.
(c) At Il ;05 y. m. for NEUyITAs, GIBARA
VITA. AND BARACoA, per 5. 5. Ella, from
New York.
cnADELoIrPE, And DEMERARA per . :. 5. 5.
Tslisman. from New York.
SUNDAY-(d} At y IN. for ST. PIERRE-MIQUE-
LON, per steamer from North Sydney
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail 10 North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
excep: Sunday al II m, and on sundays only at
ii 80 a. I'D
NJ Is for MIQUELoX, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer close here daily at 3:15
p. m. ta}
Mails for MEXICO overland close here daily at
CUBA NAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at
3 2. III. (D
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat
urdays at 1890 a m. %
Mails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. PUERTO
CORTEZ, AND GUATEMALA, by rail TO New
Orleans. and thence via steamer. close here daily
at 10 p. m, the connecting closes for which
being Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA.
and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ,
AND GUATEMALA. (c)
Trans-Pacific Mails.
Mails for HAWAII, per 5. S. Australia. from
San Francisco. close here dali. at 6:35 p. m.
up 10 July u. ld)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia)
| HAWAII, AND FIJI ISLANDS. per 5. Aoran-
gi from Vancouver elcse here daily at 6:35 p.
m up to July 81. (dD
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per $ s, Em
press OF Japan, from Vancouver. close here daily
AT 6:35 p. M. up TO July 25 i'd
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per shr
| City of Papeiti. from San Francisco close here
| daily at 6:35 p m. up 10 July %. Id
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for Wes
| Australia which are forwarded via Europe). NEW
| ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI AND SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS. per 8. Moana, from San Francisco. clos,
| here daily at G:35 p. IN. after July 2i and up tt
| August 4. (d)
| PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial maid des
| patched the that for CHINA AND JA
| PAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS tmiitary maiD des
patched TO San Francisco at all closes for thai
| Office to connect with Government transports
! the sailings OF which are irregular.
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. sam,
| day.
| (b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. sam;
| day.
! (c) Registered mails close at 600 p m, same
! day.
! Cd Registered mails close at 500 p IN. pre-
| vious day.
10 Registered mails close at loo p. m. pre-
| vious day
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.