The evening times., 1900-09-20

WASHINGTON, D C. P0STOFFICE 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 closipgS Is
ranged on the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit For the week ending September
% 1900, the last connecting closes will be made
from this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails
FRIDAY-(c) At II .O5 p. m. for NETHERLANDS.
must be directed ssPer $. $ sea5ta,iana. -
(c} At I1:o5 p. m. for SCOTLAND direct.
per 5 $. Astoria, from New York Nail must
he directed ''Per 5. 5. Astoria
(C) At HOS p. m for EJROPE Fer s 5.
LucaT-i5, from New York, via Queenstown
Cc) At II 90 P. NJ, Tor ITALY. Ftr :. s
Kaiser Wm- II, from New YORK, yia Naples.
Nail must be directed Per :. kalSer WIN.
PRINTED NATTER. ETC.-This steamer takes
Printed Matter, Commercial Papers, and Samples
5or GERMANY only The same class OF mail mat
Ter for other parts Of EUROPE viii not be sent
BY this ship, unless specially directed by her.
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies. Etc.
THURsDAY-Cb) At 80 p. m. for JAMAICA.
per 5. S Admiral Schley. from Boston
(c) At II:05 p m for ST KITS and DE-
MERARA, per steamer from New York.
FRIDAY-(c) At Il -05 p. N. for NEWFOUND-
LAND per 5. 5. Siberian, from Philadelphia.
(c) At Hos D. Ii. for FORTUNE ISLAND
JAMAICA, SAYANILLA, and CARTHAGENA,
per $ : Athos. from New York Mail for
COSTA RIGA must be directed Per 5. S.
ATHOS.'
(c) At Il ;05 p. m for INAGUA and HAITI,
per : 8 Adirondack, from New York
(c) At l1:05 P. N. for PORTO RICO, CURA-
Gao, and VENEZUELA per 8 $ PhiladeI-
phia from New York Nail for SAyANILLA
aund CARTHAGENA must be directed per
s g PHILADELPHIA -
(c) At II :05 p. m for MATANzAs, CAIBA-
RIEN. NUEETTAS, GIBARA. BARACoA, and
PUERTO PADRE, per = Curityba from
New York. Ordinary mail only. which must
be directed "Per 5 Curityba-'O
SATURDAY-(D At 6:20 a M for BARBADOS
and NORTH BRAZIL, per $ 5 Fluminenze,
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail to North
Sydney, and thence via steamer, close here daily
except Sunday at 12:oo m, and on Sundays only
Mails for 8IQUELON, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close h2re dzily at 3;I5 p.
N. Id
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, al 2:20 p
Mails for MEXICO, overland. unless specially
directed for despatch BY steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily at 1890 a m and
Mails for COSTA RIGA by rail to Mobile and
fer BELIZE, PUERTO C0RTEZ. and GUATE-
MAIA, by rail to New Orleans, close here daily
at l0:O p. m, the connecting closes for which
being Wednesdays for COSTA RIGA and MONDAYS
for BELIZE. PUERTO CoRTEZ, and GUATE-
MALA.
Trans-Paciiic 8IaiIs.
Mails for CHINA JAPAN HAWAII, and PHIL
IPPTNF ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close
here daily at 800 p. m. up to September p, in
cJ:siye for despatch per s Rio de Janeiro- (O)
Mails for AUSTRALIA texcept West Austrafa)
NEW ZEALAND. HAWAII, FIJI, and SAMOAN
ISLANDS via San Francisco, close here daily at
: 90 D. m. after September I6 aad up to Sep
tenber %, inclusive, for despatch per 5. 5. A-a-
media. to)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver.
close here daily at 200 p up 80 0ctcber<2,
inclusive, for despatch per g Empress of IN
dia Registered mail must be directed Via Van
couver'' (o)
Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco, close here
daily at 200 D. m. up to October u, inclusive,
for despatch per 5. Australia Coz
Mails fer COCHIN CHINA are forwarded to
New York for connection with European steamers
tSPHLIPPINE ISLANDS f3iilitaTy MaiD, de-
spatched to San Francisco at all closes for that
office to connect with Government transports, the
saiifngs 81 which are irregular
(b) Registered mails close at LOO p. m. same
jc) Registered mails close at 500 p m same
ID Registered mails close at SEQ a. m. same
day.
(e) Registered mails close at sea p m. pre-
vious Saturday.
f} Registered mails close at 100 p n. previous
day.
lD Registered mails close at 200 p. m. pre-
vious Saturday
* Registered mails close at SOC p M pre-
{o) Registered mails close at 6:e0 p. m. pre-
vious day. JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster.