The evening times., 1900-04-12
POsTOFFICE NOTICE


wAsHINGToS. D. C.. POsToFF1CE NOTICE.
Should be read daily as changes may occur
a. any time
FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports OF
sailing daily, and the schedules OF closings are
arranged on the presumption Of their uninterrupt-
ed overland transit. For the week ending April
Ia, 1900, the last connecting closes viii be made
nom this office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(e) At II ;O5 D. m. for NETHERLANDS
uHeet, per 5 8. Aaasdam, from New YORK,
wa rotterdam Mail must be directed Per
20 At HOS p. m. for ITALY. per = 3
Vera, from New York, via Naples. Mail
must be directed "Per 3 > Vera"
tc) At II 05 p. m. for NORWAY direct per
S. : Island. from New York via Chri,tania
Mails must be directed ''Per = s Island
(c) At HOS p. m. for EUROPE, per = g.
Etruria,+ from New York, via Queenstown.
PRINTED NATTER 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 Of
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New FORK Wednesdays German and French
steamers from New York Thursdays and Cum
ard and German steamers from New York on sat
urdays. take Printed Matter. etc, for all coUn-
tries for which they are advertised to carry mails
Mails for south and Central America,
West Indies Etc.
THURSDAY-(b) At 2:30 p. m. for JAMAICA
per s. :. Admiral Schley, from Boston.
FRlDAY-(bJ 4 I:lj p. m for BRAZIL. per 5. $.
Handel, from New York. via Pernambuco and
Rio De JIneirO- Mail for NORTH Brazil
must be directed "Pef Handel"
20 A. II;o5 p m for MARIINiQI ,.
RA. per :. 5 Talisman from New York.
(cj Az II 90 p. m for ST. THOMAS. ST.
GROIN, LEEwARD and WINDWARD Isl
ANDs. and DEMERARA. per :. >. Fontabelle.
from New York Mail for GRENADA and
TRTNTyAn uIu HQ directed tsPar
t8bee.'
Cc) At HOS p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. SAYANILLA. CARTHAGENA- and
GREYTOWN. per S. = Altai, from NeW YORK.
Mil for COSTA RIGA must be directed Per
(c1 At sos D. m. for NUE,ITAs. CIBARA.
BARACOA, and PUERTO PADRE. per 5 5
Lauenburg. from New YORK.
SATJ RDAY-(D At $40 a. m for IA PLATA
COUNTRIES. per 5. Riyertou from Nes
% At 1920 a. n for NASSAU, n. P. per
steamer from Miami Fla.
SUNDAY-(hj At 200 N. for ST PIERRE-8iI-
QUELON. per steamer from Halifax
Mail, for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail 10 North
sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
except sunday at l2.0O Ia, and sundays only
Nails for MOI ELON. By rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily az alJ p
m. I'D
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa ga.
Wednesdays, Fridays. and sundays. at 20 p.
N. 90
Via Miami. Fla, Tuesdays ard Saturdays at
1890 a. n %
Nails for MEXICO. overland. unless specially
addressed for despatch by steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily 10 lU.5J IA and
NJ VSiis iaT GoSTA RIGA. BELIZE. PUERTO
CORTEZ. 81 GUATEMALA. by rail % New or.
leans and thence via steamer. close here daily a,
1000 p. m. the connecting closes for which be-
ing Suu-iavs and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and
Mondays for BELIZE, Pj ERTO CORTEZ. aud
GUATEMALA. tcJ
Transatlantic Mails
Mails for CHINA JAPAN. HAWAII and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS, wa san Francisco close here
daily az 6.55 p m-, up 10 April T. inclusive, for
Ge,r4tft per S. s. D0ric. f1J
Mails t5r AUSTRALIA tszcept West Australian
NEW ZEALAND HAWAII. FiJI aad >SHONN
ISLANDS. via >au FTd-ci-co. close here daily az
5.3j p m. up TO April If inclusive, Tor despatch
mai. for CHINA JAPAN. and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. e" VIA TIcoua close here dlilg a, 5.55
p. m, up 90 April J., tor despatch per s. =
Ve:it for CHINA JAPAN. and PHILIPPINE
Isl ANDS - via S.atr,e, close here daily 6.35
p. m. up t. April 70. for despsfot per s. s.
Wsirs isr CHINA JAPAN. HAWAII. and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS, via san FrIass~r7. close here
daily at G.3j p. M. mp % ApTl. ~. inclusive for
desDatcb Der & ; Nippon Ndru. tG)
Mails for HAWAII. via san Francisco. close here
daily at 635 p. up to April o inclusive. for
tEETl NJ = =
Mil. for Al USTRALIA Except West Australia.
which goes via Europe. and New Zealand, which
goes ris San Francisco HAWAII. and FIJI ISL
4NDS. via Vancouver. close here daily at 6:2J
n m up % April =, inclusive, tor despatch per
; = MiOwer3. (o)
-yaiI. for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded TO
New YORK for connection with European steImer-
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS military Nslb, de-
spatched 70 san Francisco al all ciaees for that
= Aira 10 connect with Government transports the
ssiIings Of which are irregular.
q .F' 'raza Of
ic) Registered mails close at 500 D. N. same
day.
day.
'GfiS G1 Registered mails close at 100 p N. pre-
Oh Registered mails close at 1900 p m. pre-
vious day.
~ Registered mails close at 500 p. m. pre-
vious day.
(o) Registered mails close at 500 p Iu- pre-
yious dsy JOHN A MERRITT. Po>tma-tar-