The times., 1899-05-04
PosTorFrcE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., PoSTOFFICE NOTICE.
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily. and the schedule of closings is
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending May O
the last connecting closes will be made from this
Office as follows:
transatlantic Mails.
FR1DAY-(b) At e:15 p. m. for FRANCE, swift
ZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL.
TURKEY, EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA.
per S. 5. La Normandie.' from New York via
Havre. Letters for other parts Of EUROPE
must be directed 'Per La Normandie."
(c) At Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per s. S. Rotterdam, from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed per
Rotterdam"
(c) At Hos p. m. for ITALY. per s. s.
Ems from New York via Naples. Letters
must be directed "Per Ems
tc) At Hos p. for SCOTLAND direct,
per S. s. Anchoria, from New York via Glas-
gov. Letters must be directed per An
choria'
(c) At Hos p. m. for EUROPE, per g. s..
Lucania,' from New York via Queenstown.
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays take printed
matter, etc. for GERMANY, and specially ad-
EUROPE
American and White Star steamers sailing from
from New York on 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 md Central Amer
len. West Indies, Etc.
THURsDAY-Cb) At 2:sO p. m. for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
(d) At $40 a.. m. for La PLATA C0UN-
TRIES direct, per 5. S. Burgundia, from New
York
(c) At Hos p m. for BRAZIL AND LA
PLATA COUNTRIES. per :. s. Button, from
New York via PeTnlmbuco, Bahia and Rio
Janeiro. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL must
be directed ''Per Button"
(c) At Hos p. m. for HAITI. per S. 5.
Oranie Nassau, from New YORK. Letters for
VENEZUELA. CURACAO. TRINIDAD. BRIT
ISH AND DUTCH GUIANA must be directed
.Per oranje Nassau"
(c) At l1:O5 p. m. for NORTH BRAZIL.
per S. Bernard. from New York via Para,
Maranham, and Ceara.
(c) At HOS p. m. for JAMAICA. per s. s.
ArdaErose. from New York. Letters for BE-
LIE, PUERTO coRTEZ, AND GUATEMALA
must be directed ''Per Ardanrose.''
FRIDAY-(e) At Hos p. m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND. JAMAICA, SAvANILLA, AND CAR
THAGENA, per g :. Allegheny. from New
York Letters for COSTA RIGA must be di-
rected 'Per Allegheny
S9 A. nh $40 a m for LEEwARD AND
per S. 5. Talisrnan, frcsi New York.
(c) At HOS p. for HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA, per S. $. Alps, from New York
(c) At Hos p. for VENEZUELA AND
CURACAO; also SAyANILLA AND CARTHA-
GENA, per 6. :. Caracas, from New York via
Curacao.
(c) At HOS p. m. for SANTOS direct, pc,
s. 8 Taormina, from New YORK.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney. and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday at II m, and on Sundays only at
l1:3j a. m. I'D
Mails for MoUELoN. by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:l5
Mails for MExIco. overland. close here daily
at 7:05 a. m. I'D
CUBA MAILS close here. via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami. Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat
urdays at l0:S0 a. m. %
.Trans-Paciic Mails.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN, AND HAWAII, per
s. s. America Nau. from San Francisco, close
here daily at G:s5 y. m. up to April 50. (d)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per S S. En-
press Of China, from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6:35 p. III. up to May 2. I'D
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per :. :. Olym-
pia, from Tacoma, close here daily at 6.35 p. m.
up to May 4. I'D
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN, AND HAWAII. per
:. $ City OF Psking, from San Francisco close
here daily at Gas p. IN. up to May 10. (d)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per :. $ Rio
Jun Maru, from Seattle, close here daily at G:S5
D. m up to May II. I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia. which are forwarded via Europe). NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI, AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS per $ = Moanl. from San Francisco,
close here daily at 6:S5 p M up TO May 12. I'D
Mails for HAWAII. per s. 5 Australia from
San Francisco, close here daily at 6:S5 p. m. up
to May %. I'D
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
GaIilee, from San Francisco. close here daily at
6:35 p. m. up to May .. I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia).
HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS, per 5. 5. Niowera,
from Vancouver, close here daily at G:S5 p. IN.
after May u, and up to May 2d. Id
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at 1:Oo p. m. same
day.
day.
(D Registered mails close at 600 p. m pre-
vious day.
% Registered mails close at 100 p m. pre-
vious day.
JAMES p wILLETT, Postmaster