The evening times., 1899-07-20
PosroFrIcE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., PoSTOFFgCE 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 ciesings Is ar
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending July 22,
the last connecting closes will be made from
this ofilce follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
THuRsDAY-(D At GEO a. m for AZORES
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:I5 p. M for EUROPE, per
s. g. Umbria,s from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND
MAdg rcyAr SPA srAN, s,,rIsg poRTuGAL IT TuRKkx RI X
rected Per umbra."
OBJ At o:15 p. m for FRANCE. SWIFT
zERiAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PoRTgsAI.
per 5. S. La Rretasne.s from New York via
Havre. Letters for other parts Of EUROPE
must be directed .'per La Bretagne-
(c) At 1l:05 p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per S. s. Amsterdam. from New York
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
per Amsterdam"
(c) At 1l:Os p. IN. for NORWAY direct.
per 8. g. Thingvala. from New York Let
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
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays; German steamers from
New York on Thursdays. and Cunard, French and
take printed matter, etc., for all countries for
which they advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer
fen, West Indies, Etc.
THURSDAY-(d) At 6:2o a. m for LA PLATA
COUNTRIES direct, per s. Myrtledene, from
New York
(b) At 2:3o p m. for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Boston,
tc) At Hos p. m. for HAITI. per $. g.
Prins Willem i, from New York. Letters
for CURACAO, VENEZUELA. TRINIDAD.
BRITISH AND DUTCH GUIANA must be
directed per Prirs Wiem t.
(c) At Hos p. m. for JAMAICA, BELIZE,
PUERTO CoRTEZ, AND GUATEMALA, per
s. g Jason, from New York Letters must
be directed "Per JASON"
FRIDAY-fc) At II :05 p. n. for FORTUNE ISL
AND. JAMAICA, SAVANILLA, CARTHAGE
Ma, AND GREYToWN. per s. s. Alene, from
New York Letters for COSTA RIGA must
be directed ''Per Alene.'
tc) At Hos p- m. for BERMUDA, per 5. s..
Oriroco. from New York.
(e) At ll:05 p for PORTO RICO via
SAN JUAN. VENEZUELA, AND CURACAO;
also SAYANILLA AND CARTHAGENA via
Curacao, per s.. PhiIadelphia, from New
York
tc) AT l1:o5 p. m. for NEUvITAs. GIBARA
VITA, AND BARACOA. per s. S. Ella, from
New York.
GUADELoUPE, AND DEMERARA per 5. 3.
Talisman. from New York
(c3 At Hos p. m. for INAGUA AND HAL
I'll, psr s. & Erna, from New York via Cape
Haiti, st. Marc, Gonaives, Port Prince,
Petit Goaye, and AuZ Caves
SUNDAY-(d) AT IL M. for ST ERRE-MIQUE-
LON, per steamer from North Sydney.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND by rail to North
| Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday at IL m, and on Sundays only a;
| 1850 a. m. I'D
| thence via steamer close here daily at 3:I5
Mails for MEx1co overland close here daily a,
| 1:l0 a. m. (d)
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa Fla,
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at
p. m. %
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays. Tuesdays, and Sat.
| urdays at 10:30 a. m. %
Nails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE, PUERTO
| C0RTEZ, AND GUATEMALA. by rail to New
Orleans, 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 CoRTEZ
| AND GUATEMALA. (cl
Trans-Pacific Mails.
| Mails for HAWAII, per $. S. Australia, from
/ San Francisco, close here daily al G:35 p. m.
| up 10 July 81 ld)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia)
| HAWAII, AND FIJI ISLANDS, per s. 5. Aoran-
| gi, from Vancouver, close here daily at 5:35 p.
4
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per 5 S. En-
| press of Japan. from Vancouver. close here daily
| at 6:35 p. m. up to July %. td)
| Mails for CHINA. JAPAN, AND HAWAII per
| s. s City OF Pekin, from San Francisco, close
| here daily at 6:3j p. M. up TO July 27 (d)
| Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per $ $ Vic
| toria, from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 p.
| m. up TO July 81. (d)
| Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per shiI
| City of Papeiti. from San Francisco, close here
| daily at 6:35 p. up 10 July Sc. (d)
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for Wesi
| Australia which are forwarded via Europc), NEW
| ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI AND SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS per s. g. Moana. from San Francisco clost
here daily at 6:S5 p. IN. after July p and up tc
August 4. (d)
| PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial mail) des
| patched the same as that for CHINA AND IA
1 PAN.
| PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (miiitary maiD des
| patched 10 San Francisco at all ciusSs for that
| Office TO connect with Government transports
| the sailings Of which are irregular.
| {a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. N. sam,
| day.
| (b) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. sami
| day.
| (c) Registered mails close at GOO p. m sam,
| day.
| (d) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
| vious day.
| % Registered mails close at 100 p. m. pre-
| vious day.
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.