The evening times., 1899-05-26

WASHINGTON, D. C.. POsTOFFICE 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 81
the last connecting closes will be made from this
Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(bl At 7:s0 p m. for EUROPE per s.
s. Umbria.' from New York via Queenstown.
t0 At II :O p- m. for NETHERLANDS di
rect. per g. $. Maasdam from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed per
Maasdam.
te) At Hos p. m. for ITALY. per $. g.
Alier. from New York via Naples Letters
must be directed 'Per Aller."
(c) Al ll:o5 r. IN. for SCOTLAND direct
per $. 5. Ethiopia. from New York via GIas-
gov. Letters must be directed Per Ethi-
opia.''
(c) At Hos p. m. for NORWAY direct.
per s. $ Thingvalla. from New York. Let
tiers must be directed Per Thngvalla.'
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-Gernan steamers
sailing from New York 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 from
New York Thursdays, and Cunard, French and
German steamers from New York on Saturdays,
take printed matter. etc, for all countries for
which they advertised to carry mails.
Mails for south and Central Amer
lea. West Indies. Etc.
FRlDAY-tc, At 1l:05 p. m. for BERMUDA. per
s. Orinoco. from New York.
(c> At EOS p. r,. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA SAvANIILA. CARTHAGENA AND
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
per Aene.''
(c) At Hos p m. for GRENADA AND
TRINIDAD. per S. s. Irrawaddy, from New
York.
(c) At HOS p. m. for PORTO RICO per
S. $. San Marcos. from New York via Ponce
(c) At IL :05 p. m. for the PROVINCE OF
SANTIAGO, CUBA, per S. S. Ella, from New
(c) At Hos p. m. for AZORES ISLANDS,
per S. $! Trojan Prince, from New York.
SATURDAY-D At 1870 a. m. for NASSAU,
n. p. per steamer from Miami. Fla.
SUNDAY-(d) At l. IN. for ST. PIERRE-MIQUE-
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 m, and on Sundays only at
1880 q. m. I'D
Mails for MIQUELON. by rail to Boston. snd
thence via steamer. close here daily at s:I5
Mails for MEXICO overland, close here daily at
7:05 a. m. I'D
CUBA MAILS close hr-c via Port Tampa. Fla,
Sundays. Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays at
3 p. m. %
Wa Miami. Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Sat-
urdays at l0:30 a. IT. %
Trans-Pacinc Mails.
Nails for CHINA, JAPAN. AND HAWAII. Der
s. s. Aztec from Sen Francisco, close here daily
a. 6:35 p M. to May 27. I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia which are forwarded via Europe) NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS, per s. S. Alameda, from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:S5 p. IN. after May 20 and
up to June Q. I'D
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per s. g. En-
press Of India. from Vancouver, close here daily
at 6:35 D. m. up to June IL. (do
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per s. $ Ia
coma from Tacoma, close here daily at G:35 d. m
up to June Is. I'D
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m same
day.
day.
ic) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. same
day.
Ia Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
vious day.
% Registered nails close at 100 p. m. pre-
vious day.
JAMES P. wILLETT. Postmaster.