The times., 1899-05-02
posToFFIcE NOTICE.

POSTOFFICE NOTICE.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. 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 closings is ar
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending May
the last connecting closes will be made from this
office as folows
Transatlantic Nails.
TUESbAY-(b) At o:l5 p. m. for EUROPE. per
=. s. st. Louis,' from New York via South
ampton. Letters for IRELAND must be di-
rected '.Per ST. Louis
tc) At IL: :05 p. m. for EUROPE. per s. 5.
Majestic from New York via Queenstown.
(c) At Hos p. m. for BELGIUM direct.
per $. :. Noordland from New York via Ant
werP ,, Letters must be directed ''Per NOOrd-
WEDNESDAY-(b) At 9:I5 p. m. for EUROPE.
per :. s. F. Bismarck. from New York via
Cherbourg. southampton. and Hamburg:
FRIDAY-(h) AT 9:l5 p. m for FRANCE. SWIFT
TURKEY. EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA,
per S. s. La Normande.- from New York via
IIavre. Letters for other parts Of EUROPE
must be directed ''Per La Normandie.
(c) AT ;05 p. IN. for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per Rotterdam. from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed per
Rotterdam''
(c) At HOS p. m. for ITALY, per 5, 5.
Fms, from NeW 1Ork VIA Nlples Lctteis
must be directed per Ems"
(c) At II :05 p. m for SCOTLAND direct
per S. 5. Anchoria from New York via Gas-
gov. Letters must be directed per An
choria."
(c) At Hos p. M for EUROPE, per S. S.
Lucania.' from New York via Queenstown.
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 Of
EUROPE.
American ard White Star steamers sailing from
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 coun-
tries for which they advertised to carry mails
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea, West Indies. Etc.
TUESDAY-(b) At 9:l5 p m. for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Philadelphia.
(c At 10 p. m. for COSTA RIGA, per
steamer from New Orleans.
(c) At HOS p. for PORTO RICO di-
rect. per U. S. transport from New York.
(c) At Hos p. m. for VENEZUELA AND
CURACAO; also SAyANILLk AND CAR
THAGENA, per s. S. Hidur. from New York
via Curacao. -.
CRoIX, LEEwARD AND wfNDwARD ISL
ANDS; also DEMARARA. per :. 5. Madiana,
from New York.
(c) At II :05 p m for CAMPECHE, CHA
PAS, IABAStO. AND lltAfAN. = =
Orizaba, from New York. Letters for other
parts of MEXICo must be directed per ori-
zaba."
wEDNEsDAy-(c) At IL :O5 p. m. for the PROV
INCE OF SANTIAGO. CUBA, per 8 $ Ilsen
stein, from New York.
| THURSDAY-(b) At 2:3O p. m for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
(c) At Hos p. m. for BRAZIL AND Ia
PLATA COUNTRIES, per $ $. Button, from
New York via Pernambuco. Bahia. and Rio
Janero Letters for NORTH BRAZIL must
be directed "Per Button"
(c) At II :O5 p. m. for HAITI, per 5
Oranie Nassau. from New YORK. Letters foi
VENEZUELA, CURACAO TRINIDAD. BRIT
ISH AND DUTCH GUIANA must be directed
per Oranie Nassau.
(c) At Hos p. m. for NORTH BRAZIL
per $ S. Bernard, from New York via Para
Maranham. and Ceara.
Cc) At HOS p. M for JAMAICA per S. S
Artanrose from New York. Letters for BE
LIE. PUERTO CoRTEZ, AND GUATEMALA
| must be directed "Per Ardanrose-'
FRIDAY-(e) At Hos p. m for toKIJNE Isl;
! THAGENA per s. 5. Allegheny, from New
| York Letters for COSTA RIGA must be di
! rected ''Per Allegheny"
| (cl At II :05 p IN. for HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA, per 5. $ Alps, from New York
| (c) At I:05 p. m. for VENEZUELA AM
CURACAO; also SAvANIILA AND CARTHA
| GENA. per 5. S. Caracas from New York VII
Nails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to Norti
| sydney. and thence via steamer, close here daily
| except Sunday at l2 m, and on Sundays only a
Mails for MIoUELON. by rail to Boston, an,
thence via steamer, close here daily at 81
Mails i for MEXICO. overland, close here dali!
at 7:O5 a. m. (dD
CUBA MAILS close here, via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Via Miami. Fla. Mondays. Tuesdays, and Sat
| urdays at l0:S0 n. m. %
Trans-Pncifc Mails.
Nails for CHINA. JAPAN. AND HAWAII. pc
$. $ America Maru. from San Francisco. clos
! here daily at 635 p. M up to April 30. (d)
| Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per $ 5. En-
press of China. from Vancouver, close here dali.
at 6:35 p. m. up to May 2 ldl
| Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per $ s. Olym
pia. from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:S5 p m
| Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per s. s. Rio
iun Maru. from Seattle, close here daily at 6:3
| D. M up to May IL. I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for Wes
| australia which are forwarded via Europe), NES
| ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI, AND SAMOAN Isl
| ANDS. per : 5. Molnl. from San Francisco
close here daily at 1875 p. m. up TO May - Cd
Mails ior HAWAII, per 5. 5 Australia, tror
| San Francisco. close mere dali! NJ o'o' p III
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per shi
CaliIee. from san Francisco. close here daily a
| 6:35 D. m. up to May %. tn
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australial
| HAWAII, AND FIJI ISLANDS. per 5. 5. Miowera
! from Vancouver close here daily at G:35 p. n
after May II, and up to May % (D
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 i. IN. sam
! day.
ib) Registered mails close at 100 P. M sam
day.
day.
| viOus day.
% Registered mails close at 100 p. M. pre-
vious day. ,...,..,