Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-19


FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule Of closngs is ar
ranged on III. presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending May ~ the
last connecting closes will be made from this Of
flee as follows:
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.
FRlDAI-tht At 9:2O PM for FRANCE, SWITZ-
EHLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TURKEY.
EGYPT and BRITISH INDIA. per SIS. La Bre-
other parts Of EUROPE must bc directed per La
Bretague." tQ At IL :G5 PM for NETHERLANDS
Rotterdam Letters must be directed Per Staten
dam (c) At HOS PM for ITALY per SIS
be directed per Sale &c, ht i1cS '' PM ' fSr
EUROPE. per SIS. Campania,' from New York,
PRINTED NATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter, etc, for GERMANY and specially address
s re printed matter etc. for other parts Of EU-
=, American and White, Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays, German steamers from
New York Thursdays and Cunard, French and
German steamers from New York Saturdays
which they advertised carry mails
MAILS FOR s0CrH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
WEST INDIES. ETC.
FRIDAY-tcl At lies Pm. for brazil. and
La PLATA COUNTRIES, per SIS Coleridge from
New York via Peruanbuco. Bahia and Rio Ianeiro
Letters for NORTH BRAZIL must be directed
~ Go S9ieridge' &c, a. 05 NJ for FORTUNE
GBNA. per Adirondack from New York. Let
tiers for COSTA RIGA must be directed Per Ad-
irondafk &C. At 11:o5 PM for HAITI and SAN
lcl At Hos pm. for HAITI. per SIS Prins wiilem
r III from New York Letters for EEHEZTELA
III" % At Il:oS Pm, for PORTO RICO, via
VANILLA and CARTHAGENA via Curacao. per
SIS Philadelphia. from New York. ID, At 20 AN
York. via Pevna mhuco and Santos, Letters must be
directed Per Scottish Prince"
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at 1900 NJ, and OH Sundays only
Mails for MIoUELON, by rail to Boston and
thence vie steamer. close here daily a;l5
Mails for MEXICO overland close here daily at
100 AM. Id
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami; Fla; Mondays, Tuesdays and satur-
TRANsPACFIC MAILS.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN and HAWAII. per SIS.
6:35 PM. up to May 10. Id
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per SIS Victoria
from Tacoma close here daily at 6:S5 Pm. up 10
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN per SIS. Empress
PM up to May %. td)
Mails for HAWAII, per SIS. Australia. from San
Francisco, close here daily at 6:35 Pm. up to
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Gal
lille, from San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia),
HAWAII and FIJI ISLANDS. per SIS Miowera
to May %. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which forwarded via Europe. NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, Per SIS. Alameda, from San Francisco.
close here daily at 6:35 2 NJ after May 20 and
up TO June 9. ID
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 AN same
day.
% Registered mails close at 100 Pm. same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 Pm same
day.
Id Registered mails close at 600 PM previous
day.
IL Registered mails close at 100 PM. previous
day.
On Registered mails close at 800 PM. previous
Saturday.
my19 JAMES ?. WIIIETT, Postmaster