The evening times., 1899-03-03
pOsTOFFICE 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 ar.
ranged ON the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending March 4,
the last connecting closings will be mace from
this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:l5 D. M for GREAT BRIT
AIN, IRELAND, BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS,
GERMANY. DENMARK. SWEDEN, NORWAY
AND RUSSIA, per s. 5. Umbria,' from New
York via Queenstown. Letters :or otner
parts of EUROPE must be directed Per
Umbria."
(bl At 9:15 p. m. for FRANCE, sWIrZER- l:R
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TUk-
KEY, EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA, per $
$; La Normande," from New York plI1,opp wa
Havre Letters for other parts OF EuRofE
must be directed "Per La Normandie
(c) At II :05 p. III. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per S. Werkendam. from New YORK
via Rotterdam. Letters must DC directed
Per Werkendam."
(c) At :O5 D. H. for BELGIUM direct,
per S. 8. Friesland. from New York via Ant
land"
(0 At HOS p. m for ITALY. per S. 8.
Saale, from New York via Naples Letters
must be directed 'Per Saae.''
(c) At ll:05 D. m. for NORWAY direct,
per S. S. Hekla, from New York via Chris
tiania. Letters must be directed Per Hex
Ia"
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays take printed
matter. etc, fo- GERMANY, and specially adj.
dressed printed matter. ETC.. for other parts oil
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 SATURDAYS,
take printed matter. etc, for all countries Tor
which they advertised to mail.
Mails for South and Central Amcr-
lea. West Indies, Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At IL :05 p. m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA, SAVANIILA, CARTHAGE
Ma, AND GREYTOWN. per 5. s. Alene. from
directed per Alene.'
(b) AT 7:l5 p. m. for LA PLATA CoUN-
TRIES direct, per S. S. Beiarden, from New
York.
(c) At Il:O5 p m. for EAITI, per S. s.
Prins Willem Y, from New York via Port
Prince Letters for CURACAO, VENEZU-
Ella, TRINIDAD, BRITISH AND DUTCH
GUIANA, must be directed "Per Prins Viii
(c) At Hos p. m for NUEyITAS AND GI-
BARA, CUBA. per S. :. Ella from New York.
(c) At :05 p. M. for INAGUA AND Hal
TAI. per 5. 5, Saltram, from New York.
(c) st Hos p. M for BRAZIL AND LA
PLATA COUNTRIES, per 5. s. Galileo. from
New York via Pernambuco. Bahia. and Rio
Janeiro. Letters for NORTH Brazil must
be directed per Calico"
sATURDAY-td) At 1870 a. IN. for NASSAU, y
p. per steamer from Miami Fla
~ At 7:l5 p m. for NORTH BRAZIL, per
S. S. Treseo, from New York via Para, Maran-
ham, and Cears.
SUNDAY-(d) AT II m. for ST. PIERRE -,uQUE-
Lon. per steamer from Halifax
Nails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail TO North
Sydney, and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday at l2 IN, and on SUNDAYS only at
1870 a. m. I'D
Mails fol MIQCELoN, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:I5
Mails for MEXICO. overland, close here daily
at 7:G5 a. m tdD
CUBAN MAILS close here via Port Tam
pa. Fla. Sundays. Wednesdays, Thursdays, and
Via Miami Fla, Mondays Tuesdays, and Sat
urdays at lG:30 ~
Transpacific Mails
Mails for HAWAII. per 5. s. Australia. from
San Francisco. Close here daily at 6:35 p. III. up
10 March >. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII. AND FIJI ISLANDS,
per S. : Miowera, from Vancouver. close here
daily at ;3j p m. up 10 March 2. (d)
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN, AND HAWAII. per
S s. Gaelic from san Francisco. close here daily
at 6:35 p. IN. up to March 8 Id
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN per : 5 Vic
to-ia, from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 D
m up to March Is. (d)
Mails for Australia Except those for West Aus
traa, which forwarded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII FILL AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, per : $. Alameda. from san Francisco.
close here daily at 6:35 p m. after March
> and mp to March Is (d)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per 3 $ En-
press OF India, from Vancouver, close here daily
at OBS p. NJ. up TO March 20. (d)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship
Tropic Bird, from San Francisco, close here daily
at G:35 p. up to March Sj. (d)
(a) Registered mails close at 10 a. m. same
day.
o. Registered mails close at l p m same
day
lc) Registered mails close at p m. same
day
CD Registered mails close at c p. IN. previous
day
iD Registered mails close at p. m. previous
day.
(h) Registered mails close at p. m previous
Saturday.
JAMES r. WiLLETT, Postmaster.