The times., 1899-05-15
PosToFFIcE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON. ID. C., P0ST0FFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily. as changes may occur at
any time
FOREIGN MAILS arc forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily. and the schedule OF closings is
ranged ON the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending May 90 the
last connecting closes will be made from this Office
as follows:
transatlantic Mails.
MoNDAY-(b) At 9:20 p m. for EUROPE. per
$ S. Lahn,. from New York via Cherbourg.
southampton. and Bremen. Letters for IRE
LAND must ''e directed per Lahn.'
fuEsDAS-(b) At o;2o p m; for EUROPE, per
:. st. Paul. from New York via Southamp-
ton. Letters for IRELAND must be directed
per St. Paul.
(c) At HOS p. m. for EUROPE, per $. S.
Teutonic.' from New York via Queenstown.
(c) At IL G5 p. M. for BELGIUM direct,
per ). 5. Southwark, from New York via Ant
werp. Letters must be directed per South
warl''
zERLAND. ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL,
TURKEY. EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA.
per S. s. La Brctagne,' from New York via
Havre. Letters for other parts of EUROPE
must be directed per La Bretagne."
(c) At LOS p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per S. 5 Statendam. from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed ''Per
Statendam.''
% At Hos p. M. for ITALY. per 5, 5,
saale, from New York via Naples Letters
must be directed "Per Saaie."
(c) At IL :05 p. m for EUROPE. per S. 5.
Campania,' from New York via Queenstown.
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take printed
natter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially 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
German steamers from New York on Saturdays,
take printed matter, etc., for ali countries for
which they are advertised to carry mails.
Mails for South and Central Amer
lea, West Indies. Etc.
MoNDAY-(d) AT GEO a. m. for BARBADOS di-
rect; also NORTH BRAZIL, via Para and Ma
naos per $ s. sobralense. from New York.
(c) At 10 p. for BELIZE. PUERTO
CoRTEZ. AND GUATEMALA, per steamer
from New Orleans.
(el At SOS p. m. for La PLATA CoUN-
TRIES direct, per s. S. Bellanoch. from New
York.
Cc) At Hos p. m. for GRENADA AND
TRINIDAD, per S. :. Grenada, from New
York.
o9 At ll:O5 p. M for PORTO RICO. per
S. s. Evelyn from New York via San Juan.
(c) At Hos p. m. for INAGUA AND Hal
IT, per g. s. South Cambria, from New York.
tc) At Hos p. IN. for MEXICO. per s 5.
City of Washington from New York via Pro-
greso and Tampico. Letters must be directed
Per City Of Washington
TUESDAY-(D At 9:15 p. IN. for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Philadelphia
tc) At 10 p. m. for COSTA RIGA. per
steamer from New Orleans.
(c) AT II 05 p. m. for PORTO RICO di-
rect, per L. S. transport from New York.
(c) At Hos p. m. for CURACAO; also
VENEZUELA, sAyANILLA AND CARTHA-
GENA, per S. S. A. r. Thorpe. from New
York via Curacao.
(c) At IL I:05 p. m. for CANIPECHE, CHA
PAS TABAsCo. AND YUCATAN, per s. S.
Seneca, from New York. Letters for other
parts of MEXICO must be directed "Per
Seneca"
tc) At Hos p. m for NASSAU, n. P, per
$. Antilia. from New York.
WEDSEsDAY-tc) At IL :o5 p. m. for BERMUDA.
per $ 5. Pretoria. from New York.
(c) At Hes p. m. for LA PLATA CoUN-
TRIES direct, per Etona, from New
York
THURsDAY-tb) At 2:3o p M for JAMAICA.
per steamer from Boston.
(c) At 11:05 p. IN. for CENTRAL AMERI-
ca Except Costa Rica) AND SOUTH PA
ClFlC PORTS. per S. $. Finance, from New
York via Colon. Letters for GUATEMALA
must be directed 'Per Finance
FRIDAY-(el At 1l:o5 p. m. for BRAZIL AND
LA PLATA COUNTRIES. per s. g. Coleridge.
from New York via Pernambuco, Bahia, and
Rio Janeiro. Letters for NORTH BRAZIL
must be directed ''Per Coleridge.'
(c1 At Hos p. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA, SAVANI.LA, AND CARTHAGE
Ma. per S. $. Adirondack. from New York.
Letters for COSTA RIGA must be directed
''Per Adirondack"
(c) At Hos p. m. for HAITI AND SANTA
MARTHA. per s. Andes, from New York.
(c) At HOS p. m. for HAITI, per S. 5.
Prins Willem III, from New York. Letters
for VENEZUELA, CURACAO, TRINIDAD,
BRITISH AND DUTCH GUIANA, must be
directed ''Per Prins Wiem ILL.,"
(c) At Hos p. N. for PORTO RICO, via
SAN JUAN. VENEZUELA. CURACAO; also
SAVANILLA AND CARTHAGENA. via Cura-
Gao, per 5. 5. Philadelphia, from New York.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney. and thence via steamer close here daily
except Sunday at Il m, and Sundays only at
li:sO a m. (dD
Mails for siIQUELoN. by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:i5
Nails for MEXICo, overland, close here daily
at 7:05 a. Id
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla,
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays,
at p. m. ~
Via Miami, Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays. and Sat
urdays at 10:30 a. nj. %
Trans-PnciGc Mails.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN. AND HAWAII, per
s. S. Gaelic. from San Francisco, close here daily
at G:35 p. m. up to May 10. Id
Nails for CHINA AND JAPAN. per s. S. Vic
toria from Tacoma, close here daily at 6:s5 p.
m. up to May %. Id
Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per s. 5. EN-
press of India, from Vancouver. close here daily
at 6:35 p. IN. up to May %. (d)
Mails Tor HAN All, per S. s. Australia. from
San Francisco. close here daily at 6:35 p. m. up
to May 26. (d)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Gal
lice, from San Francisco, close here daily at 6:35
p. m. up to May 26. Id
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Austraiia)
HAWAII. AND FIJI ISLANDS per $. 5. Miowera,
from Vancouver. close here daily at G:35 p. m.
up to May 26. I'D
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
Australia, which forwarded via Europe), NEW
ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI AND SAMOAN ISL
ANDS per :. s. Alameda. from San Francisco
close here daily at 6:35 p. after May 26 and
up to June o. (d),
(a) Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
day.
Cb) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. same
day.
(c) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. same
day.
Id Registered mails close at 600 p. IN. pre-
vious day.
% Registered mails close at 100 p. IN. pre-
vous day.
Ch) Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
yious Saturday
JAMES p wILLETT. Postmaster