The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-23
Contract Department,
6l9 l4tl Street n. w.
Telephones, Nos. 345 { 1898
PosToFFICE NOTICE.

/ WASHINGTON d. g., PUsT0FFICE NOTICE.
I Should be read daily, as changes may occur At
FOREIGN NAILS are forwarded to the ports
OF sailing daily and the schedules of closings
arc arranged on -he presumption Of iheir unin-
terrupted overland transit. For the week ending
March %, 1900. the last connecting closes viii
be made from this Office as follows:
Trans-AtIantfc Mails.
FRIDAY-(c) At HOS o. m for EUROPE, per
5. Campauis,' from New York, via greens
town.
(c) At HOS p m. for NETHERLANDS
direct per :. WerkendIm, from New YORK.
va Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
per $. Werkendam.
(c) At Hos p. m. for ITALY. FER q g.
Trave, nom New York, via Naples Letters
must be directed per :. : Trsve.'
(c) At I1:O5 p. N. for SCOTLAND direct
per $. Astoria. from New York. via Gas-
gov. Letters must be directed Per s. s
Astoria"
PRINTED NATTER, ETC.-German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take Print
ed Matter, etc, for GERMANY and specially
EUROPE.
American and White star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays. German steamers from
New York Thursdays. and Cunlrd. French,
and German steamers from New York sat
urdsys. take Printed Matter etc, for all COun-
tries for which they advertised TO carry
mails.
Mails for south and Central Amer
lea, West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(cj At lI:0j p M. Tor FORTUNE
ISLAND. JAMAICA, sAVANlLLA, AND CAR
THAGENA. per S. 5. Adirondacs. from New
York. Letters for COSTA RIGA must be Ill
rectod per 5 8. Adirondack"
% At 1':o5 ?. m, for HAITI, per s. q
Andes. from New York.
tc) Al HOS p. IN. for GJANTANNMO
AND NANZANMLO. = 5. Cienfuegos iiom
New York lordinary mail only.
tcp At II .O5 p m for ST KITS. CT ADE-
LOUIE. MARTINIQUE. and DEMERARA. per
tc At II:05 %. 10. TOR YUCATAN. Der s. >
NcrcatOr, from New York, va Progress.
SATJKDAN-td) Al 90 o. m- for Ia PLATA
COUNTRlEs direct per s. s. Hppomenes,
ID At 1880 a. IN. for NASSAU. v. p,
per steamer rom Miami, Fla
Mails for NEWFOJ MIDLAND. by rail TO North
sydney, and thence via steamer, close here daily
except sunday at 300 M, and on sunday 1uiy
AZ II go d. N. DD th)
Mails for MOI ELON by rail 10 Boston. and
thence VIA steamer, close hes daily &C 5:l5 ?.
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Wedn, sd4yS. Fridays, and Sundays az s-21 p.
VIA Miami. Fla. Tuesdays and Saturdays At
Wlils for MEXICO overland, unless specially sd-
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from Nay
York, close here daily at 1880 a. M, and 1000
Nails Tor COSTA RIGA, BELIZE. PUERTO
CORTEZ. AND GUATEMALA. by rail 70 New
orleans. and thence via steamer, close here daily
AZ 1000 d. ~. the connecting closes for which
bsinr SUNDAYS and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA.
and Mondays for BELIZE. PU ERTO COKrEZ,
AND GUATEMALA. (c)
Trans-Pacfac Mails.
Mails for CHINA JAPAN, HAWAII. AND
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 9" via san Francisco, close
mere daily At g D.. m, up TO March d. in
elusive. FOR despatch per Hong Kong
Ma Mails Tor The SOCIETY ISLANDS. via San Firm
cisco close here daily al 0:55 p m, up Go March
10 inclusive, for despatch by ship Tropic Bird toI
Mails for HAWAII. via san Francisco. close here
daily at 6:55 p m. up 20 Marcn 50. inclusive for
DESPATCH per s. s. Australia. (0l
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia.
which goes via Europe and New Zes.4ud, Which
goes via San Francisco. HAWAII. AND nm
8.sj p. M, up to March 81, inclusive for De-
spatch per s s Warim0o. toJ
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West AtstrsIf,1
NEW ZEALAND HAWAII FIJI. AND SAMOAN
ISLANDS, via san Francisco, close here d4iIv IN
B.95 D. m. after March 81. aud up 20 Anil "a
inclusive, for despatch per 5. E. Msriposl. fol
Malls for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded IN
New York Tor connection with European .;.s-,e--
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Military Main. de-
sDatched to san Francisco at all closes sor thst
Office 10 connect with Government transports. he
sailings OF which are Irregular
ID DegisJersd mails close at 100 p m same
Jc) Registered mails close at 500 p. ~. alae
Ji) Registered mail, close at $500 O.. m. .ane
je) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. previous
saturday.
(h Registered mails close at l2;oo p. IN pre-
d. Registered mail. close at 500 3. m. p-.rioa,
jo) Registered mails close at 600 p. IN. prsyiag,
day.
JOHN \. MERRITT. Postma..e-.