The evening times., 1899-07-26
PosToFFICE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON, H. {. POSTOFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily and the schedule OF eosings is
ranged ON the presumption OF their uninterrupted
oveland transit. For the week ending Jlly -,
the last connecting closes will be made from
this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
WEDSESDAY--fb) At 9:15 D. m. for EUROPE.
per 5. s. +. Bismarck. from New York via
Cherbourg, southampton, and Hamburg.
(c) At II :o5 p. IN. for AZORES ISLANDS,
per S. 5. Peninsular. from New York.
FRiDAl-(b) At 7:I5 p. m. for EUROPE, per
s. 5. Lucania,- from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND,
ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY,
EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA must be d.
rected per Lucania''
OBJ At 7:15 p for FRANCE, sWlTZER-
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TUR-
KEY, EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA per s.
s. La Gascogne,' hom New York via Havre.
Letters for other parts OF EUROPE must be
directed per La Gascogne."
(c) At lf:65 p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per s. e. Statendam, from New York
per Statcndam'
(c) At Hos p. m. for SCOTLAND direct,
per :. 5. Ethiopia. from New York Let
ters must be directed per Ethiopia"
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays take printed
L,
dressed printed matter, etc, for other part Of
EUROPE
American and 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 advertised 10 carry mails.
Mails for south and Central Amer
lea. West Indies, Etc.
WEDNESDAI-(c) At Hos p. IN. for PROV
INCE OF SANTIAGO, CUBA. per $. s. Glen
fuegos. from New York.
tc) At li:65 p. IN. for TURKS ISLAND
AND SAN DOMINGO. per S. :. Carib from
New York.
(cp Ar :eo~po m. for ST THOMAS. ST
GROIN LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISL.
Letters for BARBADOS AND DEMERARA
must be directed per Fontabelle-''
THURSDAY-(b) At 2:3O p m. for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
(bl At COS p. m. for NEWFOUNDLAND,
per & 5. Corean. from Philadelphia.
(cl At 11:05 p m. for CURACAO AND
VENEZUELA per 3 $. Salamanca, from
New York. Letters for SAvANILLA AND
CARTHAGENA, via Curacao, must be d.
rected per Salamanca"
FRIDAY-tc) At IL 20 p. m. for NEWFoUND-
LAND direct, per S. s. Silvia, from New
York.
(c) AT u:o5 p. m for FORTUNE ISL
AND. JAMAICA, SAyANII-LA AND CAR
THAGENA, per s. $ Alleshany, from New
York. Letters for COSTA RIGA must be
directed Per Alleghany.'
(c) At los p. m for HAITI AND SAN
IA MARTHA, per $. Alps, from New York
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at II IN, and on Sundays only at
IL 30 a. m. (d)
Mails for MIQUELON, by rail TO Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at s:l5
p. (a)
Mails for MEXICO overland close here daily
at I:10 a IN. ld)
CUBA NAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla,
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
az p. m. %
uriays at 1880 a. m ID
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-pncifc Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN AND HAWAII. Der
: 5 City of Pekin, from San Francisco, close
here daily at 30 p III. up to July %. Id
Australia which are forwarded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS. per s. s Moana from San Francisco. closa
here daily at 6:35 p. m. up to August l. (D
Mails for HAWAII, per s. $. Australia, from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:S5 D. m.
uIs to August is. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA except West Australia)
HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS per s. $ Mio
vera. from Vancouver close here daily at 6.a5
u. M after August and up to August Is (d)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per 8 s. Vic
toria from Tacoma, close here daily at G:35 n.
m. up to August 81. I'D
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial maiD des
matched the same as that for CHINA AND IA
PAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (military maiD des.
patched to San Francisco at all closes Tor that
office, to connect Government transports. the
sailiugs OF which irregular.
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. M same
day.
day.
lc) Registered mails close at 600 p M same
day
ido Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
vious day.
(D Registered mails close at 100 p. m pre-
vious day.
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.