The evening times., 1899-08-03

WASHINGTON. ID. C., POSTOFFlCE 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 clcSings is
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending August
the last connecting closes viii be made from this
office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 5:15 p. m. for EUROPE, per
5. Etruria,- from New York, via Queens
town Letters for FRANCE. SWITZERLAND
ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL. TURKEY,
EGYPT. and BRITISH INDIA must be direct
ed Per Etruria."
Cb) AT 9:15 p. m, for FRANCE. SWITZER-
LAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TURK
EY, EGYPT. ard BRITISH INDIA, per : 5.
La Touraine.- from New York. via Havre
Letters for other parts of EUROPE must be
directed per La Toursine.'
;c) At Hos p m, for NETHERLANDS
direct. per :. s. MaaSdam, from New York,
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
''Per MaaSdam.''
tc) At n:o5 p. m, for NORWAY direct: direct:
must be directed per Norge
PRINTED NATTER, ETC--Ge-man 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 frGn
New York on Wednesdays, German steamers from
New York Thursdays. and Cunlrd, French
ana herman steamers nom New 1OFh on odiui-
days. 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.
THURSDAY-(b) At 2:So p. m, for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
(d) At G:20 a. M. for LA PLATA CoUN-
TRIES, per s. 5. Kaffir Prince, frcm New
York
FRIDAY-Cb> Al 7:l5 y. m. for BRAZI. and
La PLATA COUNTRIES, per 5. $ Hevelius
Vp..fTr and
Rio de Janeiro. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL
must be directed per Hevelius-''
(c) At Hos p. M. for BERMUDA, per $
S. Trinidad, from New York
(c) At IL :0j p. M. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, SAyANILLA. CARTHAGENA, and
GREYT0wN. per :. Altai. from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
..Per Altai''
Prins Willem H. from New York Letters
for CURACAO, VENEZUELA. TRINIDAD,
BRITISH and DUTCH GUIANA must be di-
ree.ed per Prins Willem H.
(c) At Hos D. m. for NEWFOUNDLAND
direct, per $ : Orinoco, from New York.
(c) Al Hos p. M. for PORTO RICO,
via San Juan. VENEZUELA. CURACAO, saw
ANILLA, and CARTHAGENA. per $ 5.
Caracas from New York.
(c) At HOS p. m. for BARBADOS direct
| and NORTH BRAZIL, per 5. 5. MaranhenSe,
from New York
(c) At :05 p, M. for NEUyITAs. Glib
I T.,
| Goa per : :. 0linda from New York
| SITNDAY-(6 At 1900 m, for ST. PIERRE
! MIQUELON. per steamer from North Sydney.
| Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail TO North
| Sydney and thence via steamer close here daily
! except Sunday at 200, and on Sundays only at
! IL 80 4. (d)
Mails for MioUELoN. by rail to Boston. and
| thence via steamer, close here daily at S:1i
| a. IN. (a)
Mails for MEXICo overland. close here daily
| at 40 a. III. tdl
! CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla.
| Sundays. Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
! at 300 p. III. %
Via Miami Fla. MoEdays, Tuesdays an(
| Saturdays at 10:so a, m GJ
| Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE, PUERTO
| CoRTEZ. and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Or
/ at 1000 D. m- the connecting closes for wf.ch
being Sundays and Tuesdays. for COSTA RIGA
! and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO C0RTEZ, anC
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
| Nails for CHINA. JAPAN. and HAWAII. PEI
| 3 $ Gaelic from San Francisco close here daily
| at 6:35 p. m., up to August 4. Id
| Mails for AUSTRALIA (except those for Wes
| Australia, which are forwarded via Europel
| NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI. and SAMOAN
ISLANDS, per 3 s Moana, from San Francisco
| Close here daily at 6:S5 p M, up to Angus
A. (d)
press Of Ja?an, from Vancouver. close here daily
| at 6:S5 p. m. up TO August 10. (dD
| Mails for HAWAII, per 5. $. Australia, from
| San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. III.
| UP to August Is (d)
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Austraia)
! HAWAII, and FIJI ISLANDS, per :. :. Miowers
| from Vancouver close here daily at 6:35 p m.
| after Angus; T. and up to August Is. (d)
| Nails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per shil
Galilee, from San Francisco, close here daily a
| 6:35 r. m. close here daily up to August 26 ID
| Nails for CHINA and JAPAN, per 5. :. Tacoma
from Tacoma close here daily at 6:35 D. M, III
! to August 81. cd
| PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Commercial Mails
despatched the same as that for CHINA ant
| JAPAN.
| PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, OiiIitary NaiD. des
| Matched TO san Francisco at all closes for tina
office TO connect Government transports, the sail
| incs Of which are irregular.
| (a) Registered mails close at 600 a. m sam
| day.
ID, Registered mails close at loo p. m. sam
| day.
ic) Registered mails close at 600 p. IN. sam
day.
1dl Registered mails close At 600 p. N
| previous day.
60 Registered mails close at loo p m
previous day.
(h1 Registered mails close 600 p. m. previou
| JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.
EnICATION