The evening times., 1899-08-16
POsTOFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., POSTOFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the port Of
sailing daily, and the schedule of cIosings is
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending August 10
the last connecting closes will be made from this
office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At 9:I5 p. H. for FRANCE, swIT-
ZEkLAND, ITALY. SPAIN, PORTUGAL.
TURKEY. EGYPT AND BRITISH INDIA, per
s. s. La Bretagne.s from New York via
Havre. Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed '.Per La Bretagne.''
tc) At Hos p. m for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per $. 8. Rotterdam. from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed ''Per
Rotterdam
(c) At l1:o5 p m. for SCOTLAND direct,
per $. 8. FHnessia, from New York via Glas-
gov: Letters must be directed 'Per Fur
90 At Hos .. m. for EUROPE, per S.
Umbria.' from New York via Queenstown.
(c) At Los p. m. for NORWAY direct,
per $ Hekia. from New York. Letters
must be directed per Hekla."
PRINTED NATTER. ETC-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
matter. etc. for GERMANY, and specislly ad-
dressed printed matter. etc, for other 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
1erman steamers from New York Saturdays
take printed matter, etc, for all countries for
which they are advertised 10 carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea. West Indies Etc.
WEDSEsDAY-td) At 6:ao Il m for NORTH
BRAZIL per s. g. Lisbonense from New
York via Ceara, Maranham, and Para.
lel At los p. N. for NASSAU. n. p,
AND PROVINCE or SANTIAGO. CUBA. per
$ $ Saratoga, from New York
TRURSDAY-(bl At 2:3o p. m. for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
(c} At HOS p. m for PORTO RICO. per
s s EVELYN. from New York via Ponce
(e) At ;o5 p. m for TNAGUA AND CAPE
GRAGlAS. per Theniis. from New York
Letters for JAMAICA, BELIZE. PUERTO
CoRTEz AND GUATEMALA must be directed
FRIDAY-(c) At EOS p. m. for NEwFoUND-
LAND, per & $. Carthaginian. from Philadef-
phia.
(c) AT HOS D. m. for NEwFoUNDLAND.
per 5. Ornoco. from New York
tcl AT li:o5 p. m. for BERMUDA, per s.
s. Trinidad from New York
(cl Al II :05 p. III. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA. SAyANILLA. CARTHAGENA. and
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
per Alene.'
(c) At II l:05 p. m. for BRAZIL direct. per
S. Button. from New York via Pernar,-
buco. Bahia. and Rio de .raneiro. Letters for
NORTH BRAZII. and la PLATA COUNTRIES
must he directed Per Buffon.'
tc) At II :o5 p. M for HAITI. per $ $.
Prins Wllem w. from New York via Port
Prince. Letters for CURACAO, yENE-
ZUELA, TRINIDAD. BRITISH and DUTCH
GUIANA must be directed Per Prins Willem
""
(c) At HOS p m. for NEUvITAs. GIBARA.
VITA. and BARACoA, per :. 5. Ella, from
New York.
srNDAY-(d) At II M. for ST. PIERRE -MIQUE-
LON. per steamer from North Sydney
Nails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney, and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday, at ls m. and on Sundays only at
II: 80 a. IN. I'D
Mails for MIQUELON. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:l5 D.
m. ta)
Mails for NEXIco overland. close here daily at
40 a. m. I'D
Sundays Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Frdays, a,
n. IN. ID
| Via Miami. Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat.
| urdays a: 10:30 4. IN. %
Mails for COSTA RIGA BELIZE, PUERTO
| CoRTEZ. and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Or.
| leans. and thence via steamer, close here daily
! at 10 p. M, the connecting closes for which be-
| ing sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and
! Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ and
| GUATEMALA. (e)
Trans-Paciflc Mails.
| Mails for HAWAII. per S. Australia, from San
| Francisco. close here daily at 6:35 p. m, up TO
August Is. I'D
| Mails fsr AUSTRALIA Except West Australia,
| HAN All ana lJl lSLANBS. per $. $ Miowera,
| from Vancouver, close here daily at G:35 n. m.
| up to August IS. (d)
| Mails for CHINA, JAPAN and HAWAII Der :.
s. China, from San francisco. close here daily az
| 6:35 p. m. up TO August 90. fd)
| Nails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS per shin Cali.
| lee irom San Francisco, ccse here daily at 6:3j
! D. m. up to August 26. (d)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. per 5. $. Tacoma.
| from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:35 D. m, up
| 10 August 81. fd)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
| AustY.lf.a which forwarded via Europe). NEW
! ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS. per s. S. Alameda, from San Francisco.
| close here daily at 635 I. M, after August Is
| and UP to September 1. td)
| PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Commercial MaiD. dos
! patched the same as that for CHINA and JAPAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (slilitary MaD, des-
| Matched to San Francisco at all closes for that
! office to connect Government transports the sail
| ines of which are irregular.
| (a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
/ day.
| Oh Registered mails elose at 100 D. H., same
| day.
! (c) Registered mails close at 600 D. M, same
| day.
| (d) Registered mails close at 900 p. m. previous
| day.
( fD Registered mails close at LOO p. m. previous
| day.
| JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster