The evening times., 1899-05-03
PosroFFIcE NOTICE.

pOSTOFEICE NOTICE.
WASHINGTON. n. c., PoSToFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sai!ing caiy, and the schedule Of closings is ar
ranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending May 0
the last connecting closes will be made from this
office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
wEDNEsDAY.Ql At o:l5 p m: for EUROPE,
per S. S. F. Bismarck from New York via
Cherbourg Southampton. and Hamburg.
FRIDAY-(b) At 9:I5 p. m. for FRANCE. swift
ZERLAND, ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL.
TURKEY, EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA.
per s.. S. La Sormandie.' from New York via
Havre. Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed per In Normandie.'
(c) At Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per S. 5. Rotterdam, from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed per
Rotterdam"
(e) 1t II: :O5 p. m. for ITALY. per S. s.
Ems. frcn New York via Naples Letters
must be directed ..Per Ems
tc) At II :05 p. for SCOTLAND direct,
per S. &. Anchoria. from New York via Glas-
row. Letters must be directed Per An
cboria.''
(c) At Hos p m. for EUROPE. per $. S.
Lucania.' frcn 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 oi
EUROPE.
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 on
Saturdays take printed matter, etc. for all eoun-
tries for which they are advertised to carry mails.
Nails for South and Central Amer
len, West IRdIcs, Etc.
wEDNEsrAY-(c) At II :0j p. IN. for the PROV
INCE or SANTIAGO. CUBA. per S. :. Esen-
stein. from New York
fc) At los p m for the PROVINCE OF
SANTIAGO. CUBA. per :. S. Ci2nfuascs, from
New York
(cl At Hes p. m. for BERMUDA, per :. $.
Pretoria, from New York.
THURsDAY-(b) At $50 p. m. for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston.
(d) At 6:20 a. m. for la PLATA COt'N-
TRIES direct, per :. 5. Burgundia from New
York.
(0 At Hos p. m. for BRAZIL AXD Ia
PLATA COUNTRIES, per :. 5. Bueon. from
New York via Prrnambuco. Bshi1. and Rio
Janeiro Letters for NORTH BRAZIL must
be directed ''Per BIGon."
(c) At Hos y. m. for HAITI. per 5. :.
0rarje Nassau. from New Ior&. Letters for
VENEZUELA, CURACAO. TRINIDAD. BRIT
ISL AND DUTCH GUIANA must be directed
..Per Oranje Nassau"
(c) At l:05 p. IN. for NORTH BRAZIr..
per $. s Bernard. from New York via Para,
Msraniam. and Cara
(c) At HOS p. m for JAMAICA. per : s.
Artsnrosc. from New YoIk. Letters for BE-
LIE. PUERTO CoRTFZ. AND GUATEMALA
mus, be directed Per Ardan-,sc'
FRIDAY-(c) At :05 p. IN. for foRTUN Ne ISL
AND, JAMAICA, SayiNlILA. AND CAR
THAGENA per :. :. Allegheny. from New
York. Letters Cor COSTA RIGA mus: be di-
rected per Allegheny"
(D Al 6:2O a. m. for LEEWARD AED
WINDwARD ISLANDS; also DEMAgARA,
per : $ TI.isTran. from New York.
(c) AT Il :G5 p. II. for HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA. per : : Alps. from New iors.
(c) At II :05 p. IN. fer VENEZUELA AND
u-RhCAo: also SAyANILI.A AND CARTHA-
GENA. per :. 5. Caracas. from New York via
Curacao.
(t) Al II :65 p. III. for SANTOS direct, per
s. g Taormir1 from New York.
Mails to- NEWFCJ NDLAND, by rail 10 North
sydney. and thence via steamer. close here daily
except Sunday at l. m, and on SUNDAYS only 1:
Nsi,s for MIeUELoN. by rail to Bos:on. and
thence via stes,ner, close here daily at 3:lj
Mails for MEyiCo. overland close here dlily
ats . 05 i. m. I'D
sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
Via Miami. Fla, Mondays Tuesdays, and Sat
urdays at 1850 a m. %
Trnus-Pncifc Mails.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN. AND HAWAII. per
$. $. America Maru. from San Francisco. close
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per 5. 5. En-
press Of China from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6:Sj n. m. up TO May >. tdl
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. rer Olym-
MIA. from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:3j p. M
Iip TO May 1. (d)
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN. AND HAWAII per
:. = City Of Peking. from San Francisco close
here daily at 6:35 D. m. up TO May 10 (dl
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per : s. Rio
inn Nar,i from Seattle. close here Only AZ G:3j
d M UP to May H. I'D
Mails for Al AUSTRALIA tcxcept those fo= West
Australia. which are forwarded via Europe), NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII. FIJI, AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS. par s. 8. Moana, from San Francisco,
close here daily at 6:Sj p. m. up to May T. Id
Mails ior HAWAII. per $. 5. Australia, from
San Francisco. close here daily at 6:S5 p. IN. up
TO May %. I'D
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship
Ca.ilcc, from San Francisco. close here daily at
Gas n m up to May 25. td)
MATS for AUSTRALIA Except West Anstralia),
HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS. per Miowera.
from Vancouver c,ose here daily at 6:S5 p. m.
after May u. and up TO May &c. (d)
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. IN. same
day.
fb) Registered mails close at 90 p m same
day.
ic) Registered mails close at 600 p m. same
day.
itN Registered mails close at GOO p. m. pre-
vious day.
% Registered mails close at loo p m pre-
vious day.
JAMES r wILLErT, Postmaster.
MlSCCLJ.ANEOUs.