The evening times., 1899-10-06
POsToFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., POST0FFICE 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 clOsngs is
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending October
the last connecting closes will be made tom
this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:15 p. m. for EUROPE. per
s. s. Campsnia.' from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND,
ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TURKEY,
EGYIT, AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected Per 5. 3 Campania.''
tb) At I:l5 p. H. for FRANCE, SwTTZER-
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL TUR-
KEY. EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA. per s.
S. La NormanIie.. from New York via Havre.
Letters for other parts of EUROPE must be
directed per S. $. La Normandie''
tc) At :05 p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect. per S. S. Amsterdam. from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed ''Per
$. S. Amsterdam"
(c) At Hos p. m. for ITALY, per s. $
Vera, from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed "Per $ $ werra-''
PRINTED MATTER, ETC--German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays taken printed
matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially ad-
dressed printed mattcr, etc, for other parts of
EUROPE.
New York on Wednesdays; German steamers from
New York Thursdays, and Cunard French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, for all countries for
which they advertised to carry mails
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies, Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At Hos p. m. for LA PLATA
COUNTRIES direct, per s. s. Bellarden, from
New York.
(c) At Hos p. m. for HAITI AND SAN
ia MARTHA, per S. Andes. from New
York.
(c) At HOS p m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA. sAvANILLA, AND CAR
THAGENA, per s. s. dirondack from New
York, Letters for COSTA RIGA must be di.
rected ''Per $. S. Adirondack
(c) At 1:05 p. m. for PROGRESo, per s. s.
Ravensdale. from New York. Letters for other
parts OF MEXICO must be directed ''Per s. s.
Mails for NEwFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
| SYDNEY and thence via steamer, close here daily
| except Sunday at u m, and on Sundays only al
Mails for MIoUELoN. by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at S:I:
| p. m. (a)
| dressed for despatch by steamers sailing from
| New York close here daily at T:10 q. m (dD
| CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays Al
Via Miami. Fla. Mondays. Tuesdays, and Sat
Nails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. PUERTO
| CORTEZ AND GUATEMALA by rail to New
| Orleans ana thcnCe VIA mere O1IIl
at 10 D. m the connecting closes for whicI
\ being sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA
| and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ AM
/ GU ATEMALA (c)
| Trans-Pacific Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN AND HAWAII, vi.
| San Francisco close here daily at 6:S5 D. m
| up TO October ID inclusive, for despatch per :
| America Ma:u.
| Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco, clos
here daily at 6:35 p. m. up to October Is. nclu
| sive for despatch per 5. s. Australia
| Mails for CHINA, JAPAN AND HAWAII. vi
| San Francisco, close here daily at G:35 p. m. VI
| to October 10, inclusive. for despatch per
Gaelic.
| West Australia which oes-via Europe, and Ncy
| Zealand. which gees via San Francisco). HAWAII
| AND FIJI ISLANDS. via Vancouver, close her
| 1aiiy at 6:35 p. m. up TO October l3, inclusive
| for despatch per S $. Aorangi
Mails for SOCIETY ISLANDS. via San Fran
| cisco. close here daily ut 6:35 p. m. up to DC
| tober 20, inclusive, for despatch per ship Cit
! of Papeiti.
| ISJANCS via San Francisco. close here daily a
| G:a5 n M after October l3 and up TO 0ctobe
| q. inclusive for despatch per s. $. Moana.
| fa) Registered mails close at 1000 q. m. sam
| day.
day. .-------.---
| 3c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m sam
day.
yiors day
% Registered .riaiis close at 100 p. M. pr
/ viors cay.
JOHN \. MERRITT, Postmaster.