The times., 1899-04-26

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 closings is ar
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending April 20.
the last connecting closes will be made from this
office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:15 p. m. for EUROPE. per &
s. Umbria,- from New York via Queenstown.
Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND. ITA-
LY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TURKEY, EGYPT,
sAND BRITISH INDIA must be directed "Per
Umbria.''
ob) At o:15 p. m. for FRANCE, swITZER-
LAND, ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL. TUR-
KEY, EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA, per $.
s. La Gascogne,' from New York via Havre.
Letters for other parts of EUROPE must be
directed per La Gascogne."
(c) At los p. for NETHERLANDS d.
rect, per S. S. Spaarndam. from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed '.Per
Spaarndam."
(c) At Hos p. m. for NORWAY direct,
per s. $. Hekla. from New York. Letters
must be directed "Per Hekla.'
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 orther parts Of
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays; German steamers from
New York on Thursdays, and Cunard, French, and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays,
take printed matter, etc, for all countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails
Mails for south and Central Amer
fcn, West Indies, Etc.
wEDNEsDAY-(D At 1880 a. M for NASSAU,
n. p, per steamer from Miami, Fla.
(cl At HOS p: M for BERMUDA, per 8. S.
Trinidad, from New York.
(c) At HOS p. m. for NASSAU. " p,
GUANTANAMO, AND SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
per $. s. Saratoga, from New York.
THURSDAY-(b) At 2:SO p m. for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
(c) At II :05 p. m. for PORTO RICO direct,
per 8. s. San Marcos, from New York.
FRIDAY-(c) At Hos p. m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND. JAMAICA, SAvANIILA, CARTHAGE
Ma, AND GREYT0WN, per 5. s. Alene, from
New York. Letters for COSTA RIGA must be
directed ''Per Alene.''
(c) At HOS p. IN. for NUEvITAs. GIBA-
RA, VITA, AND BARACoA, per s. S. Efa.
from New York.
sUNDAY-(D At 1s M for ST. PIERRE-MIoUE-
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 IN, and on Sundays only at
Mails for MIQUELoN, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at BIS
p. m. (a)
Mails for MExICo, overland, close here daily
at 7:05 a. m. (d)
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla,
Sundays Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at
3 p. m. %
Via Miami. Fla, Mondays Tuesdays. and Sat.
urdays at 1890 a. m. %
Trans-Pacifc Mails.
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship City
OF Papeiti, from San Francisco, close here daily
at 6:35 D. III. up to April "a. Id
Nails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per 5. S. Sa.
kura Maru, from Seattle, close here daily at 6:35
p. up to April %. Id
Mails for HAWAII per $. 5. Australia, from San
Francisco, close here daily at 6:S5 p. n. up to
April 81. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West AustraIia),
HAWAII, AND FIJI ISLANDS. per :. 5. Aorangi,
from Vancouver, close here daily at 6:35 D. M
up to April IS. (D
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, AND HAWAII, per
s. s. America Maru. from San Francisco, close
here daily at 6:35 p. IN. up to April So (dl
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per S. 5. En-
press Of China, from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6 :s5 D. IN. up to May 2. (d)
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per s.. $. olym-
pia, from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 p. M.
up to May 4. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which are forwarded via Europe). NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, AND SAMOAN ISL
here daily at 6:35 p. m. after April 2S and up to
May IL. (D
day.
5b) Registered mails close at 100 p. IN. same
day.
Ic) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. same
day.
ld) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
vious day.
20 Registered mails close at 100 p. M PIE:
vious day.
JAMES p. Wn.LETr, Postmaster