The evening times., 1899-05-05
Posr0FFIcE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON. n. c.. PosroFFICE 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 closings Is ar
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending May 9
the last connecting closes will be made from this
once a follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
fRIDAY.tbl Dnt At 9:is P. m; for FRANCE: sWrT-
TURKEY. EGYPT. AND BRITISH INDIA.
per s. ). La Normandie,' from New York via
Havre. Letters for other parts OF EUROPE
must be directed Per La Normandie."
(c) At u:05 p. m for NETHERLANDS d.
rect. per g. g. Rotterdam. from New York via
Rotterdam Letten must be directed Per
Rotterdam
tc) At HOS p. m. for ITALY. per s.
Ems. from New YORK via Naples. Letters
must be directed per Ems
(c3 At Hos p. m. for SCOTLAND direct.
per 4 s. Anchoria, from New York via Glas-
gov; Letters must be directed 'Per An
tc) At Hos p. m. for EUROPE. per $.
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 and White Star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays; German steamers
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.
FRIDAY-(c) At HOS p. m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND. JAMAICA, SAyANILLA, AND CAR
THAGENA. per 5. $. Allegheny. from New
York. Letters for COSTA RIGA must be di-
rected "Per Allegheny
I'D At $50 a m for LEEwARD AND
wINDwARD ISLANDS: also DEMARARA,
per $. 4. Talisman, fro,l New York.
tc) At II :05 p. m. for HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA, per S. S. Alps. from New York.
(c) At :O5 p. m. for SANTOS direct, per
g. s. Taormins, from New York.
(c) At 90 p m. for PORTO RICO. via
PONCE, VENEZUELA. AND CARTHAGENA,
per S. s. Caracas. from New York via Curacao.
tc} At Hos p. m. for NORTH BRAZIL,
per q S. Bernard, from New York via Para.
Maranham. and Ceara.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail TO North
Sydney, and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at IL m. and on Sundays only at
II :35 n m (d)
Mails for MIQUELON. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer. close here daily at 3:I5
Mails for MEXICO, overland, close here daily
at :05 a. m. I'D
CUBA MAILS ciose here. via Port Tampa. Fla,
Sundays. Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays at
p. m ID
via Miami. Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays. and Sat.
urdays AT lU.Ju q. IN. ID
Trans-Paciac Mails.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN, AND HAWAII, Der
g. s. America Maru. from San Francisco. close
here daily at 6:35 p. IN. up to April 20. Id
Nails for CHINA AND JAPAN per s. s. En-
press Of China. from Vancouver. close here daily
at 6:35 p. M up TO Msy 9. Id
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per S. s. OIym-
pia, from Tacoma, close here daily at 6.35 D. m
up TO May L. I'D
Mails for CHINA JAPAN. AND HAWAII Der
8. S. City of Peking. from San Francisco. close
here daily at G:S. p m. up to May TO- tD
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per s. 5 Rio
jun Maru. from Seattle. close here daily at 6:35
D. m up to May IL. (d)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia which forwarded via Europe), NEW
ZEALAND. HAWAII. FIJI. AND SAMOAN ISL
close here daily at 6:S5 p. up to May IL. (dD
Nails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per s. s. En-
press OF India, from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6:3s p. up to May %. (d
Mails for HAWAII. per S. S. Australia. from
Sa.. Francisco. close here daily at 6:35 p m up
to May % (d)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
Galilec, from San Francisco. close here daily at
6:35 p. m. up to May p. Id
Nails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia),
HAWAII, AND FIJI ISLANDS, per S. S. Miowera,
from Vancouver. close here daily at 6:35 D. m
after May u. and up to May 26. (d)
(al Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
day.
(b) Registered mails close at loo D. M same
day.
icy Registered mails close at 900 p. m same
day.
ID Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
viOus day
% Registered mails close at 100 p. m. pre-
yious day.
JAMES p wILLETT, Postmaster.