The evening times., 1899-07-05
POsTOEFICE 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 closings is
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending July s,
the last connecting closes will be made from this
office as follows:
Transatlantic MniIs.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:l5 p. m for EUROPE. per
6. S. Etrnria,' from New York via Queens
town Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND,
ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY,
EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected '.Per Etruria-"
(bl AT 9;l5 p. m. for FRANCE, swITZER-
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TUR-
s. s. La Champagne from New York via
Havre. Letters for other parts Of EUROPE
must be directed ''Per La Champagne"
te) At Hos p. NJ. for NETHERLANDS di-
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
''Per Spaarndam."
(c) At HOS p. m. for SCOTLAND direct.
per S. S. Anchoria from New York via Glas-
gov. Letters must be directed "Per An
choris.'
(c) At HOS p. m. for NORWAY direct.
per $ s. Island. from New York via Chris
tiania. Letters must be directed "Per Is!
and''
PRINTED NATTER, 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 saiiin. 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 for
which they are advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea, West Indies, Etc.
WEDNESDAS-(dl son so-
BRAZIL, per s. :. Paraense, from New York
via Para, Naranham, and Ceara
tc) AT HOS p m for PORTO RICO. via
San Juan, also CURACAO AND vENEZU-
Ella, per S. 3. Caracas, from New York
Letters for sAyANILLA AND CARTHAGENA
wa Curacao must be directed per Caracas"
fcl At II :G5 p. m. for NASSAU, N T.;
SANTIAGO. and MANZANILLO Der s a
Santiago. from New York.
THURSDAY-(b) At $50 D. m. for JAMAICA.
per steamer from Boston.
FRIDAY-(d) At 6:20 a. IN. for DEMERARA d.
rect, per S. Uler, from New York
(c) At ll:O5 p m. for NEWFOUNDLAND,
per s. $ Carthaginan, from Philadelphia.
(c) At HOS p. m. for BERMUDA, per s.
s. Orinoco, from New York.
(c) At II :05 p. for FORTUNE ISLAND
JAMAICA, sAyANILLA, CARTHAGENA AND
GREYToWN, per 4 $ Altai, from New York
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
"Per Altai."
(c) At Hos p. NJ for NEWFOUNDLAND
per s. 3. GOrtla, rom New YORK.
(c) At II :05 p. for NUEVITAS, GIBA-
RA, VITA. AND BARACoA, per s. S. Olin-
da. from New York.
SUNDAY-(d) At 70 m for ST. PIERRE UNIQUE
LON. per steamer from North sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney, and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at y m, and on Sundays only at
IL 30 a. (d1
Mails for MIQUELoN, by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at S:15 p
m. (a)
Mails for MEXICO, overland, Close here daily
at 7:l0 a. m. (d)
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at
8 p. m. %
Via Miami. Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat
urdays at 10 80 a. m. 90
Mails for COSTA RIGA BELIZE PUERTO RI
TEZ AND GUATEMALA, by rail to New Or
leans. and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 10 p. n., 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 CHINA AND JAPAN. per s. s. Idzr-
mi Maru, from Seattle. close here daily at 6:35
p. m. up to July 6. I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Europe), NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI, AND SAMOAN ISL
close here daily at 6:35 p. m. up to July !. (d)
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, AND HAWAII per
s. s. Coptic, from San Francisco close here daily
at 6:S5 p. m up to July 9. I'D
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per s. s. olym-
pia, from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:s5 D. m
up to July 90. I'D
Mails for HAWAII, per s. a Australia, from
San Francisco, close here daily at Gas p. m.
up to July q. (d)
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia,
HAWAII, AND FIJI ISLANDS, per S. s. Aorangi
from Vancouver, close here daily at 6:35 D. m.
after July and up to July 81 cd
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
City of Papeiti, from San Francisco, close here
daily at 6:35 p. m. up to July 26. (d)
Gay Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at loo p. M same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. same
day.
(d) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
vious day.
G) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. pre-
vious day.
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.