The times., 1899-08-21

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 closing is ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending August rs
the last connecting closes will be made from this
Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
MoNDAY-(b) At 9:15 p m. for EUROPE, per
s. S. Trave,' from New York via Southamp-
ton and Bremen. Letters for IRELAND must
be directed per Trave''
TUESDAY-{b) At 7:15 pm. for EUROPE. per
$. $. New York from New York via South
ampton Letters for IRELAND must be di-
rected Per New York.
(c) At Hos p. m. for EUROPE, per s. 8.
Majestic from New York via Queenstown
(c) At Hos p. m. for BELGIUM direct,
per g $ Noordland, from New York. Let.
ters must be directed ..Per 3. S. Noordland" :"
WEDNESDAY-(b) At OILS p. m. for EUROPE,
per 8 s. +. Bismarck, from New York via
Cherbourg, Southampton, and Hamburg.
FRlDAf-(b) At 7:15 p. m. for EUROPE, per
$. Lucania,- from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND,
ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY,
EGYPT AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected 4.Per s. S. Lucania."
(b) At tbs p. m. for FRANCE, SWTTZER-
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TUR-
KEY, EGYPT AND BRITISH INDIA, per S. 8.
La Normandie,. from New York via Havre
Letters for other parts CT EUROPE must be
directed 'Per s. La Normande.
(c) At IL: :05 D. m. for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per s. 5. Amsterdam, from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed Per
s. s. Amsterdam
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-Gerrnan steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays taken 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
and
German steamers from New York Saturdays
take printed matter, ETC., for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails.
Mails for south and Central Amer
fcn, West Indies, Etc
MoNDAY-(b) At 2:SO p m. for JAMAICA, per
steamer frcm Boston.
TUEsDAY-(e) At 11:05 p m for CENTRAL
AMERICA Except Costa Rica) AND SOUTH
PACIFIC PORTS. per S. $. Athos. from New
York via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA
must be directed ''Per $. s. Athos
(c) At IL 05 p. m. for PORTO RICO, per
L. s. transport from New York via San
(c) At 11:O5 p m. for PORTO RICO via
SAN JUAN; also VENEZUELA. CURACAO,
SAyANILLA AND CARTHAGENA via Cura-
Gao, per S. 5. Philadelphia, from New York.
(c) At IL :05 p. NJ, for CAAIPECHE, CHA
PAS, TABAsCo AND YUCATAN, per 5. 5.
Yucatan, from New York. Letters for other
parts of MEXICO must be directed per 5.
Yucatau."
WEDNEsDAY-(c) At Il :O5 p. m. for PROVINCE
OF SANTIAGO CUBA, per 5. S. Cienfuegos,
from New York.
(c) At Il :05 p. m. for ST. THOMAS, ST.
CR0IX, LEEWARD AND .WINDWARD ISL
ANDS. AND DEMERARA. per s. :. Kvarven.
from New York. Letters for GRENADA AND
TRINIDAD must be directed 'Per S. S. Kvar
ven."
THURsDAY-Cb) At 2:9O D. m. for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston,
FRIDAY-(d) At $40 m. for NORTH BRAZIL,
per 8. s. Hilary, from New York via Para and
Manaos.
(c) At HOS p. M for NEWFOUNDLAND
direct, per S. s. Silvia, from New York.
(0 At 1l:05 p. m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA, SAYANILLA AND CARTHA-
GENA, per s. S. Allegheny, from New York
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
''Per s. 3 Allegheny"
(c) At HOS p. IN. for HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA per $. 5. Alps, from New York.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND by rail to North
Sydney, and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at u m, and on Sundays only at
II 80 a. m. Cd
Mails for MIQUELoN. by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:15 p.
M. (a)
Mails for sfEXIco, overland, close here daily
at 7:10 a. m. ID
CUBA MAILS CLOSE here via Port Tampa. Fla
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
p. m %
Via Miami. Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays and satur-
days at 1880 a. m, 20
Mails for COSTA RIGA BELIZE, PUERTO
C0RTFZ AND GUATEMALA. by rail to New Or
leans 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 C0RTEZ AND
GUATEMALA. (c)
Trans-Pacific Mails.
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
Galilee, from San Francisco. close here daily at
G:S5 p. m. up to August %. (D
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN per s. s. Ia
coma, from Tacoma. clese here daily at 6:35 p.
m. up to August 81. Cd
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial mails) des-
patched the same az that for China and Japan.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (military maid des-
patched to San Francisco Cal, at all closes for
that office, to connect Government transports the
saiiings of which irregular.
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI AND SAMOAN ISL
ASDS per 5. S. Alameda, from San Francisco,
close here daily at G:35 p. m. up to September
l. I'D
Mails for CHINA AND Japan, per 8. s. EN-
press of China, from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6:35 p. m. up to September 5. Cd
Mails for HAWAII, per 5. 5. Australia, from
San Francisco. close here daily at 6:35 p. IN. up
to September 15 Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA fexcept West Australa),
HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS. per :. Warri-
moo from Vancouver, close here daily at $3.50 p.
m. after September and up to September Is (d)
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
day
tb) Registered mails close at 100 p m same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at GOO p. M same
{d) Registered mails close at 600 p M pre-
vious day
~ Registered mails close at LOO p m pre-
vious day.
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.