The times., 1899-08-06

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
oveland transit. For the week ending August Il
the last connecting closes VIII be made from thiS
office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
MONDAY-Cb) At e:15 p. m. for EUROPE, per
S. s. Lahn.s from New York via Cherbourg.
Southampton, and Bremen. Letters for IRE
LAND must be directed "Per Lain.
TUESDAY-(b) At 9:l5 p. m. for EUROPE. per
s. S. st. Louis. from New York via South
ampton. Letters for IRELAND must be di-
reeted "Per ST. Louis
(e) At Hos p m. for EUROPE, per s. >.
Teutonie,' from New York via Queesntown.
(c) At IL :05 D. m. for BELGIUM direct,
per S s. Westernland, from New York. Let
tiers must be directed ''Per Westerpand,"
WEDNESDAY-(b} At e:15 p. m for EUROPE.
per S. s. Auguste Victoria. from New York
via Cherbourg, Southampton, and Hamburg.
FRIDAY-(b) At 7:l5 p for EUROPE, peg
s. 5. Campania,, from New York via Queens
town. Letters for FRANCE, SWITZERLAND,
ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL. TURKEY,
EGYPT AND BRITISH INDIA must be di-
rected "Per Canpania."
(b) At g:15 p. m. for FRANCE. swIrZER-
LAND. ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, TUR-
KEY EGYPT, AND BRITISH INDIA, per s.
s. La Champagne from New York via Havre.
Letters for other parts OF EUROPE must be
directed '.Per La Champagne
| (cJ At IL :05 p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect, per s. 8. Spaarndam, from New York via
Rotterdam. Letters must be directed ''Per
| Spaarndam.'
(c) At HOS p m for ITALY, per s. 5.
Aller, from New York. Letters must be di-
reeted Per Ailer."
(c) At I1:o5 D. m. for SCOTLAND direct,
per S. Anchoria, from New York Letters
must be directed per Anchoria.'
PRINTED NATTER, ETC.-German steamers
Il
| matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially adj
dressed printed matter, ETC., foT other parts OF
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays; German steamers from
| New York on 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
len, West Indies, Etc.
/ SUND4Y-(D At u m. for ST. PIERRE-sIQJE-
LON. per steamer from North Sydney.
MONDAY-tcl At 1l:05 p. N. for La PLATA
COUNTRIES direct, per S. S. Cervantes from
New York.
(c) At IL n:o5 p. M for INAGUA AND Hal
II, per s. 8. Daggry. from New York
| TUESDAY-tb) At 2:30 p. m. for JAMAICA, per
steamer from Boston.
(e) At 11.05 p. m. for CENTRAL AMERI-
CA Except Costa Rica) AND SOUTH Pa
CIFIC PORTS, per $. 8. Advance, from New
must be directed ''Per Advance
(e) At II :05 p. m. for PORTO RICO, per
U. S. transport from New York via San
Juan.
(c) At Hos p. m. for GRENADA AND
! TRINIDAD, per 5. s frrawaddy, from New
York
(cl At If:05 .. m. for CANPECHE, CHA
PAS. TABASC0 AND YUCATAN. per 5 B.
| yigilancia, from New York via Progreso. Let
ters for other parts OF MEXICO must be di-
rected .'Per Yigilaneia.''
(c) At lies p m. for NASSAU, N. p,
per 5. $. Antilia. from New York.
| WEDNESDAY-(cl At HOS p. m. for BRAZIL
| direct per S. 8. Loverno from New York via
| Pernambueo and Rio de Janeiro. Letters for
NORTH BRAZII. AND La PLATA CoUN-
TRIES must be directed per Loverno"
(c) At Hes p. m. for PORTO RICO. per
| :. s. Arkadia. from New York via San Juan.
| (e) At Hos D. m for DENERARA direct,
per $. $. uller. from New York
| THURSDAY-(b) At 2:3o p. m for JAMAICA,
per steamer from Boston
(c) At llsa5 p. m. for JAMAICA, per s. s.
| Jason, from New York. Letters must be di-
| rected 'Per Jason"
| FRIpaY-(c) At 11;65 p m. for FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA, SAVANILLA AND CAR
| THAGENA, per s. 8. Adirondack, from New
| York. Letters for COSTA RIGA must. be
| directed Per Adirondack
(e) At Hos p. for HAITI AND SAN
| tn MARTHA, per s. s. Andes, from New
York.
| (e9 At HOS p. m for CURACAO: also
| VENEZUELA, SAVANILIA AND CARrHA-
| GENa, per 5. Hildur. from New York via
| Curacao.
| (cJ At Los D. M for CIENFUEGOS,
| TRINIDAD. MANZANILL0 AND SANTIAGO,
| per 5. TsensteiR, from New York. Let
tiers must be directed 4-Per nsenstein."
| Mails for NEWFoUNDLAND by rail to North
| Sydney, and thence via steamer close here daily
| except Sunday at L M, and on Sundays only at
| ll:30 a. m (d)
! Nails for MIQrrELON, by rail TO Boston and
/ thence via steamer close here daily at 3.I5 ID.
m. (a)
Mails for MEXICO, overland, close here daily at
7:10 a. N. (dJ
/ CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla,
| Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at
( p. 90
| Via Miami. Fla, Mondays, Tuesdays and Sat
urdays at i0:3G q. m. (D
| Mails for COSTA RIGA, BELIZE, PUERTO
| C0RTEZ AND GUATEMALA, by rail to New
Orleans and thence via steamer, close here daily
| at 10 p. m, the connecting closes for which,
being Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA,
! and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO GoRTEZ,
| AND GUATEMALA (c)
Trans-Pacislc Mails.
Mails for CHINA, JAPAN, AND HAWAII, per
| s. 5. Hongknng Mar1I. from San Francisco, close
| here daily at 6:35 p m. up 10 August L. Cd
Mats for CHINA AND JAPAN. per s. $ En-
| press OF Japan, from Vancouver close here daily
| at 6:35 up TO August Is. (d)
Mails for HAWAII, per $. s. Australia from
| San Francisco close here daily at 6:S5 p m. up
| to August Is. CD
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Austrsllial.
| HAWAII AND FIJI ISLANDS, per s. $. niewera,
| from Vancouver. close here daily at 6:55 p. m.
| up TO August Is. Cd
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. per ship Cal
| lice, from San Francisco, close here daily at
| 6s5 p. m. up to august 26. (dD
| Mails for CHINA AND JAPAN, per s. & Ia
| coma. from Tacoma. close here daily at 6:35 D..
| IN. up to August 81. (d)
| Mails for AUSTRALIA Except those for West
! Australia. which forwarded via Enrope). NEW
| ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI. AND SAMOAN ISL
| ANDS per s. s. Alameda, from San Francisco.
close here daily at 6:S5 p. m. after august Is
| and up to September /.
| PHILIPPINE ISLANDS commercial maiD des.
| patched the same as that for CHINA AND JA-
| PAN.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (military maif) des-
| patched TO San Francisco at all closes for that
| office to connect Government transports, the
| salings OF which are irregular.
| GAY Registered mails close at 1000 a. m. same
| day.
(b1 Registered mails close at Zoo p. m. same
| day.
(c) Registered mails esose at Goo p. m same
! day.
Cd Registered mails close at 600 p. m. pre-
| vious day
(n Registered mails close at Loo p. m. pre-
| vious day.
| JOHN A, MERRITT, Postmaster