The evening times., 1899-02-16

WASHINGTON. D. c., P9SfOFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, as thanges 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 ct Their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending February
Is the last connecting closes viii be made from
this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:15 p. m for FRANCE, swift
ZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL,
TURKEY, EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA, per
S. s. La Bretagne' from New York via Havre.
Letters for other parts of EUROPE must be
directed ''Per La Bretagne"
(b) At 7:15 p. m. for EUROPE, per s. 5.
Etruris,' from Nc@ York via Queenstown
Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, ITALY,
SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT, AND
BRITISH INDIA must be directed 'Per EtrU
ria
(c) At Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per 5 :. Aaasdam, from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed per
Maasdam''
(c) At Hos p. m, for NORWAY direct
per :. s. Norge, from New YORK. Letters
must be directed per Norge
(c) Al Hos p. m. for Italy. per 8
Kaiser Wilhelm III. from New York via Ma
piles. Letters must be directed Per Kaiser
Wilhelm II. :"
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 o.
EUROPE.
American l1d 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 Saturdays,
take printed matter, etc, for all countries lei
which they are advertised to carry mail
Mails for South and Central Amer
ica. West Indies. Etc.
THURSDAY-(c) At 1l:O5 p. m. for CAMPECHE,
CHIAPAS, TABASCO, AND YUCATAN. per
$ $ Macedonia. from New York Letters
fpssf tI.r fF L.. .T-a n
per Macedonia -
FRIDAY-(c) At II :o5 p m for BERMUDA. per
:. :. Trinidad, from New York.
(c) Al 1:0j p M for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, sAvANILLA CARTHAGENA AND
GREYToWN, per : 5. Aitsi from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
per Aita'
(c) Al HOS 2. m. FOR SCEVITAS AND GI-
BARA, per : Olinda. from New York
sATURDAI-tD Al I0:3D a. m for NASSAU, V
p per steamer from Miami, Fla.
SUNDA1-tD At l0:@o a. III. for PRoCRE>o,
(dl Al Il m. for ST. PIERRE -MIQUELoN.
per steamer from Halifax
Mails for NEWFOU Midland. by -ail TO North
Sydney, and thence via steamer, close here daily
except sunday at II m, and on Sundays only al
1880 a. I'D
Mails los MOI ELON. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3.l5
" Mails for MExICo, overland, close here daily
al 7OJ a. m. Cdl
CUBA MAILS close here. via Port Tampa Fla
sundays Wednesdays. Thursdays and fridays. at
3 p. m. %
Xia Miami. Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays, ard sat
urdays, al 1890 a. m. %
Transpacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN. AND HAWAII per
s. ; America Maru. from san Francisco close
here daily at 6:S5 P. m. up 20 February 10 Cdl
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per :. : Olym-
pia. from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:3J p. III.
up to February l6 I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia which are forwarded via EurOpe) NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS. per 5. Moana. from San Francisco,
close here daily at C:3j P. N. no 10 February
Is. (d)
press Of China. from Vancouver. close here daily
AZ 635 p. M. up to February 20. (dJ
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Gal
lice from san Francisco, close here daily at
6:3j D. M. up TO February -. Id
Mails for HAWAII per : Australia. from
san Francisco. close here daily At 6.S5 p m up
to March > (dJ
Mails for AUSTRALIA (exeept West Australia).
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS
per $ $ Miowera. from Vancouver. close here
tal Registered mails close at 10 a. III. same
ib) Registered mails close at p. m. same
DAY.
10 Registered mails close at p. m. sane
day.
jd) Registered mails close at p m. previous
day.
20 Registered mails close at 1 p. m. previous
lh) Registered mails close at C 7. m previous
Saturday.
JAMES p. WILLETT Postmaster