The evening times., 1900-01-24
POsTOFFICE NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., PoSToFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily, changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule OF closings Is
arranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupt-
ed overland transit. For the week eu6!=s Jan
uary %, 1900 the last connecting closes will be
made from this office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
WEDNESDAY-(c) At 9:15 p. m. for FRANCE.
SWITZERLAND. ITALY, SPAIN. PORTUGAL.
TURKEY. EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA, per
6. 5. La Bretagne.' from New York. via
Havre Letters for other parts Of Ell ROPE
must be directed Per 5. $ La BEetagne ,.r,
FRIDAY-tcJ At lI:0j p. m. for NETHERLANDS
direct, per 5. Rotterdam. from New York.
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
''Per 5. 5. Rotterdam"
(c) Al Ii :Oj p. III. for EUROPE, per s. 3
Campanis.' from New York. via Queenstown.
(c) At l:o5 p. for ITALY direct, per s.
s Kaiser Wm II. from New York, via Naples
Letters must be directed Per e ;. Kaiser VIM
H."
() At HOS D. H. for SCOTLAND direct.
per 5 :. Ethiopia from New York, via Gss-
gov Letters must be directed ''Per s. 5
Ethiopia"
PRINTED MATTER. ETC-Cernan steamers
smiling from New York on Tuesdays take Printed
Matter. etc. for GERMANY. and specially adj
dressed Printed Matter. etc, for other parts ot
Ell ROPE
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays. German steamers from
New York on Thursdays and CunaTd French and
German steamers from New York on saturdays
take Printed Matter. etc. for all countries fof
which they Advertised To carry mails
Mails for south and Central America
West Indies. Etc.
WEDSESDAY-(D At 1890 a. m. for NASSAU,
y. F., per steamer from Miami Fla.
tc) At II :05 p. IN. for JAMAICA, per steam
from Philadelphia.
(c) At iI:O5 p. m. for the PROVINCE OF
SANTIAGO. CUBA. per ;. Cienfuegos. from
New York.
THURSDAY-(c) At Hos p. m. for PORTO RICO.
via san Juan. CURACAO. and VENEZUELA, PER
:. :. MaracaibO, from New York. Letters
for SAyANILLA and CARTHAGENA must be
directed Per s. 5. MSracaibo."
(c) 9t HOS p. N. for ST. THOMAS, ST.
CRoIX, LEEWARD. and WlNDWARD ISL
ANDS, ard DEMERARA, per :. : ROaima.
from New York. Letters for GRENADA and
TRINIDAD must be directed Per ;. : Roai-
ma"
NORTH BRAZIL, per 5. 5. Horatio. from New
York. via Para. Maranham. and Ceara.
(c} At II 20 p. m for BERMUDA. per 5. 8.
Trinidad. from New York.
(Cj At II :05 p m. for FORTUNE ISLAND,
JAMAICA, SAVANILLA. and CARTHAGENA.
per ; :. Adirondack from New York. Let
ters for COSTA RIGA must be directed per
S. $ Adirondack"
(cl At IL :0j p. m. for HAITI, per s 5.
Andes from New York.
20 Al II G5 p. m. for NUEVITAS. per =.
:. Yarmouth, from New York.
tc) At ll:0j p. IN. tJr LA PLATA C0UN-
TRIES direct, per 5. & John Sanderson, from
New York.
(c) At II % p m. for GRENADA and TRIM
IDAD. per :. : Homo. from New York.
(c) At u:G5 p. IN. for NEhFot NDLAND.
per :. : Silvia. from New York
SCNDAY-(O At 1890 a. IN. tor NASSAU, y. P,
per steamer from Miami, Fla.
Mails for NEWFoUNDLASD. by rail to North
sydney, and thence via steamer. close here daily
a or SsIpd pfv,
at II 80 a. m. Id CD
Mails for MQUELoN, by rail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:l5 p.
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fls..
sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at
s:3n p. m. (D
Via Miami Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays. and Sat
urtiavs at 1890 a. m. 10
Mails for MEXICO overland. unless specially ad-
dressed for despatch by steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily at 1880 a. m. and
1000 p. III. (k)
CoRTEZ. and GUATEMALA. by rail to New Or
leans and thence via steamer. close here daily al
1000 p. M, the connecting cieses for which be-
ing sundays and tuesdays Tor SooFA RlCA. and
Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ, and
GUATEMALA. (c)
Trans-PaciHc Mails.
Nails for CHINA and JAPAN. via Vancouver.
close here daily at 6:55 p m, up to January %
inclusive, for despatch per 5. :. Empress Of ia
pan. Registered mail must be directed ''yia
VANCOUVER (o)
Nails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS. via San
Francisco close here daily at 6:35 p. m IN to
January %, inclusive, for despatch by ship City
Of Papeit' (o)
Mails for CHINA JAPAN, HAWAII. and
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close
here daily at 6:35 p. M. up to January %, in-
elusive for despatch per $. S. Doric. (o)
Mails for HAWAII. via San Francisco, close here
daily at 6:35 p m., up to February ? inclusive
for despatch per : 5. Australia (O)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
which goes via Europe. and New Zealand. which
goes via San Francisco), HAWAII, and FIJI ISL
ANDS via Vancouver. close here daily at 6:35 D.
m. up to February 3, Inclusive, for despatch per
s. 5. Miowera. to)
Mails for AUSTRALIA except West Australis),
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI and SAMOAN
ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here daily at
6:S5 D. m, after February 3, and up to February
H. inclusive, for despatch per S. ) Alameda Cor
Mails for CHINA JAPAN, HAWAII, and PHIL
IPPINES,*s via San Francisco, close here daily
at 6:S5 p. M, up to February 4, inclusive, for
despatch per $. s. Nippon Maru. (o)
.Nails for COCHIN CHINA, are forwarded to
New York for connection with European steamers
*-PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (Siilitary MaiD. des-
Matched to San Francisco at all closes for that
Office 10 connect with Government transports, the
sailing Of which irregular.
(b) Registered mails close at loo p m. same
day.
1c) Registered mails close at 500 p. IN. same
day.
Id Registered mails close at 500 a. m. same
day.
jO Registered mails close at loo p. m. previous
day.
jh) Registered mails close at 1900 p. m. pre-
vious day.
(k) Registered mails close at 500 p. m. previous
day.
(o) Registered mails close at GOO p. m. previous