The evening times., 1899-08-01
POsToFEIcE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON, D. c., PosToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily and the schedule OF closings is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending August
the last connecting closes will be made from this
office follows:
Trans-AtIanticM Mails.
TUEsDAY-(b) At 9:15 p. m. for EUROPE, per
S. New York.. from New York via South
ampton.
tc) At II :o5 p M for EUROPE. per 5.
hritannic,+ from New York, " Queenstown
(c) At II :05 p. M. for BELG < NJ direct, per
g. Southwark, from New York. Letters
must be directed per Southwark"
WEDNEsDAY-tc) At HOS p. me- for AZORES
ISLANDS, per g. S. Trojan Prince, from New
FRIDAY-tb) At 7:I5 p. M. for EUROPE. per
S. S. Etruria,s from New York. via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND.
ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY,
EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA must be direct
ed "Per Etruria."
OBJ At 0:l6 p. M. for FRANCE, swTTZER-
EY, EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA, per s. s.
La Touraine,. from New York, via Havre.
Letters for other parts of EUROPE must be
directed Per La Touraine."
,,iC ut Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
"Per Maasdam."
C, At les p m. for NORWAY direct:
pc, .t ha s a,f. norge iron from New York Letters
PRINTED MATTER, ETC-German 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 from
New York on Wednesdays, German steamers from
New YORK on Thursdays, and Cunard. French
and German steamers from New York ON Satur-
days, take Printed Matter. etc for all countries
for which they are advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer
len, West Indies, Etc.
TUEsDAf-(b) At 2:SO p. m, for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Boston.
(c) At HOS p. m. for CENTRAL AMERI-
CA. Except Costa Rica) and SOUTH PACi-
FlC PORTS. per s. $. Alliance. from New
York, via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA
must be directed 'Per Allianca."
(cl At Il 05 p. m. for PORTO RICO. per
Z. S. Transport, from New York, via San
Juan.
(c) At Hos p. m, for CAMPECHE. CHI
APAs, TABASC0, and YUCATAN. per s. S.
Seneca, from New York. via Progreso. Let
tiers for other parts of MEXICo must be di-
rected ''Per Seneca
WEpNEsDAf-(e) At lI:o5 p. M. for NASSAU,
n. p, and PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO,
CUBA, per 5. $. Santiago. from New York
(c) At II :05 p m. for MEXICO, per 5 g.
Ardandhu. from New York, via Tampico
Letters must be directed ''Per Ardandhu''
THURSDAY--fb) AT 2:30 p. m, for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston
td) At $40 4. m. for La PLATA C0UN-
TRIES, per s. 5. Koffir Prince, from New
York
FRIDAY-Cb) At 7:l5 p. m. for BRAZII, and
La PLATA COUNTRIES, per s. s. Hevelius,
from New York via Pernamhneo, Bahia and
Rio de Janeiro. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL
must be directed ''Per Hevelus''
(c) At II :05 p. m, for BERMUDA, per s.
s. Trinidad, from New York
(c) AT 11:05 p. m, for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA. SAYANILLA, CARTHaGENA, and
GREYToWN, per 5. s Altni. from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
Per Altai."
(cl At HOS p. m. for HAITI, per $. S.
Prins Willem II, from New York Letters
for ,1,R CURACAO; xENEZUELA, TRINIDAD.
reeted per Prns willem H.
(c) AT Hos p. m. for NEwFoUNDLAND
direet, per s S oriroco. from New York.
(c) At Hos p. m, for GRENADA and
TRINIDAD. per s. s. Irrawaddy from New
tcl At ll:e5 p. m, for PORTO RICO,
via San Juan. VENEZUELA. CURACAO, saw
ANIlLA, and CARTHAGENA, per s. S.
Caracas, from New York.
(e) At. He's p. m, for BARBADOS direct.
and NORTH BRAZIL, per 5. S. Maranhense,
from New York.
6G) At Hos ?; m: m. t0, % NEUvIrAs; Glib
GOA, per :. s. olinda. from New York.
SUNDAY-tdl At 1900 h., for ST. PIERRE
MiQUELoS. per steamer from North Sydney.
Nails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney. and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at goo, and on Sundays only at
II 30 4. m. (dl
Mails for MIQUELON, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at Sis
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,
Via Miami Fla, Mondsys, Tuesdays, and
Saturdays at 1880 a. m. CD
Mails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. PUERTO
CoRTEZ. and GUATEMALA. by rail to New Or
leans and thence via steamer, close here daily
at 1000 p. m, the connecting closes for which,
being Sundays and Tuesdays, for COSTA RIGA.
and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CoRTEZ, and
GUATEMALA. (o)
Trnns-Pacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN per S. S, Rio-
jun Maru. from Seattle close here daily at 635
D. n up 10 August s. (d)
s : Gaelic from San Francisco, close here daily
at 6:S5 p. m, up 10 August l. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA except those for West
australia. which are :. forwarded via EGropel:
ISLANDS, per 5 $. Moana, from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:s5 p. m, up to August
4. (d) t1
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per 9 s. EN-
press of japan, from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6.S5 p. m, up TO August Is, Id
Mails for HAWAII, per 5. $. Australia from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 p. m.
up to August Is, I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
HAWAII. and FIJI ISLANDS, per s. s. Miowers
from Vancouver, close here daily at 6:S5 D. m
after August 4, and up to August Is {d)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
Galilee from San Francisco, close here daily at
6:S5 p. m, close here daily up to August 26 (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, per $. $. Tacoma
from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:S5 p. m, up
to August 81 Id
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Commercial Mails)
despatched the same as that for CHINA and
JAPAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, Military MaiD, des-
patched 10 San Francisco at all closes for that
Office to connect Government transports the sail
ings of which are irregular.
{a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at 1 100 p m same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at GOO D. IN. same
day.
I'D Registered mails close at 600 o. m.
previous day,
% Registered mails close at 100 p. m
previous day.
C) Registered mails close 600 p. m. previous
Saturday.
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.