The evening times., 1900-03-09
POsTOFFICE NOTICE.

| WASHINGTON. ID. 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 schedules OF closings
| are arranged the presumption Of their unin-
teTrupted overland transit. Fer the week ending
March 10, 1900 the last connecting closes VIII DC
made from this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(c) At l1:O5 p. m. for AZORES ISL
ANDS direct, per :. :. Spartan Prince, rom
New York
(c) At If.o5 p. m. for NETHERLANDS di-
rect per 6. s. Massdam. from New York, via
Rotterdam Letters must be directed Per
0. 3. Maasdam."
(c) At n:e5 p. m. for ITALY, per :, $.
Vera from New York, via Naples. Letters
must be directed Per 5. s. Vera"
(c) At II: D m. for EUROPE, pef 6. 9.
Lucsnis. from New York via Queenstown
(J Al ll:oj ?. m. for AZORES ISLANDS
direct per 6. &. BoTdeTeT, from New York
PRINTED MATTER, ETC.-Gemsu steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays, take Printed
Matter etc, for GERMANY, and specially sd.
dressed Printed Matter, etc, for other parts Of
FL ROPE.
American and White star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays. German steamers from
New York on Thursdays, aud Cunard. French and
take Printed Matter. etc. iUr all countries for
which they advertised to carry mails
Mails for south and Central America.
West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) Al il :05 p. m for BERMUDA. per
; 5 Trinidad. from New York
tc) At 1906 p. m. for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAICA. sAvANIt.t-A, and CARTHAGENA.
per s > Allegheny. from New YORK. Letters
ioT COSTA RIGA must be directed ''PeT s 5
Allegheny"
tc) At HOS p. ID. Tor HAITI, per S. Alps,
(c) Al nos p. m. for PUERTO RICO. per
a. 5 Ponce. from New York. via san Juan.
(c) At lza5 p. m. Tor NASSAU. y. P, and
PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO. CUBA, per 5. 5.
CITY Of Washington, from New York.
(c) Al II :G5 p. m. foT la PLATA COJN-
TRIES direct, per Parana. from New
York.
WISDWARD ISLANDS and DEMERARA. per
g. : Fontabelle from New York. Letters for
GRENADA and TRINIDAD must be directed
per = s. Foutsbelle."
SATJ RDAY-C) At 1890 a. m for NASSAU, N.
p. per steamer from Miami. Fla.
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND, by rail TO North
Sydney. and thence via steamer, close here daily,
except Sunday at u 90 m, and on Sundays only
Mails ior MIoUELON. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer close here daily at 3:l5 p.
CUBA MAILS close here -ia Port Tampa. Fla.
Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, at 2:20 p.
Via Miami, Fla, Tuesdays and Saturdays, at
10:30 a. m. %
dressed for despatch by steamers sailing from New
York, close here daily at 1880 a. m. and 1000
p Mails h ,A for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. PUERTO
CORTEZ, and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Or.
leans and thence via steamer, close here daily at
lO:O0 .. M, the connecting closes for which being
SUNDAYS and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA and Mon.
davs for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ and GUATE-
MALA. (c)
Trans-Pncifc Mails.
Mails for CHINA JAPAN, HAWAII and the
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close
here daily at 635 p. m, up to March 10, inclu-
sive for despatch per s. City of Peking. 10Y
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia),
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FIJI, and SAMOAN
ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here daily at
6:Sj p. NJ, after March and up TO March IL, in
elusive. for despatch per $; s. Marpoea. (o)
Mails for CHINA JAPAN, HAWAII. and the
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close
here daily at 6:35 p. m, up 10 March Is, inclu-
sve for despatch per 5. S. Gaelic. (o)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN, via Vancouver,
close here daily at $3.50 p. m, up to March 90
inclusive, for despatch per 5. s. Empress of In
dia Registered mails must be directed via
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS via San
Francisco close here daily at 6:S5 p. M, up to
March IS, inclusive, for despatch by ship Tropic
Mails for HAWAII. via San Francisco, close here
daily at 6:35 p. M. up to March 80, inclusive. for
despatch pei 5. s 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 vapcouver, close here daily at 6:s5
D. m, up to March 81, inclusive, for despatch per
s. g. Warrimoo. to)
sMails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded TO
New York for connection with European steam
ers.
s-PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (Military Maid, de-
spatched 10 San Francisco at all closes for that
office to connect with Government transports,
the saiIings Of which are irregular.
o. Registered mails close at 1:o0 p. m. same
day.
ic) Registered mails close at 500 p. M. same
day
jd) Registered mails close at 500 a. m. same
day.
le) Registered mails close at 90 p. m. previous
Saturday.
% Registered mails close at l: 100 p. m. previous
day.
(h) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. pre-
vious day.
G) Registered mails close at 500 p. m. previous
day.
lo) Registered mails <ose at 500 p. m. previous
day.
JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.