The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-26

WASHINGTON, ID. C., POSTOFFICE NOIiCE-
Should be read daily, as changes may occur al.
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 ending October
q, 1900 >the last connecting closes will be made
from this Office as follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(b) At Ills p. m. for EUROPE. per s..
s. Umbr;a from New York, via Queenstown.
(c) At HOS p. m. for NETHERLANDS, per
s. S. staterdam. from New York. Nail must
be directed per $. 5. Statendam.'
(c) At Hos p. m. for ITALY, per s. g..
Vera. from New York, via Naples. Mail
must be directed "Per S. 8. Vera"
Geo At n;o5 p m. m, for Scotland Nd, direct rect,
be directed per $. $. Astoria"
(c) At Hos p. m. for AZORES ISLANDS
direct. per Trojan Prince, from New
York.
ID At GO a. IN. for CAPE COLONY and
NATAL, per S. Slndsend. from New York.
Mail must he directed per $. s. Sandsend -
PRINTED NATTER, ETC.-This steamer takes
Printed Matter. Commercial Papers, ard Samples
for GERMANY only The same class OF mail mat
ter for other parts Of EUROPE will not be sent by
this ship. unless specially directed by her.
Mails for south and Central Amer
len, West Indies. Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At 9:15 p. m. for ARGENTINE
REPUBLIC. URUGUAY. and PARAGUAY.
per s. 5. Coronda, from New York.
(c) At II :05 p. m. for ST. THOMAS. ST.
CROIy, LEEwARD and WlNDwARD ISL
ANDS, and DEMERAARA, per S. S. Fonta-
belle from New York. Mail 70, GRENADA
and TRINIDAD must be directed .'per s. 3
Fontabelle."
(c) At Hos p. m. for PORTO RICO, per
g. S. Ponce. from New York.
(c) At HOS p. m for FORTUNE ISLAND.
JAMAlcA; sAVANILLA. GARTHAGENA. and
York Mail for COSTA RIGA must be di-
rected '.Per :. $. Allegheny
(c) At Hos p. m. for VENEZUELA and
CURACAO. per 5 s Maracaibo. from New
GENA. via Curacao mus. ba directed ''Per
s. s. Maracaibo."
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney and thence Via steamer. close here daily
except sunday. at 1900 M, and on Sundays only
Mails for MIQUELoN. by rail to Boston. and
thence via steamer, close here daily at 3:1j p.
m. Id
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Wednesdays. Fridays, and Sundays at 900 o.
nj. % -----
directed for despatch by steamers sailing from
New York close here dIily a; 1880 a. M. and
1000 p. III. ~
Mails for BELIZE. PUERTO CoRTEZ and
GUATEMALA by rail to New Orleans, and thence
via steamer. close here daily at 1000 p. m. the
connecting closes for which being Mondays.
Nails FOR COSTA RIGA, by rail 10 Mobile, Ala.
and thence via steamer. close here daily at 1000
D. m. the connecting closes for which being
~ Trans-Pncinc Mails.
Mails for CHINA JAPAN, HAWAII. and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS," via san Francisco. close here
daily at 200 p. IN, up to October %. inclusive.
for despatch per s. S. Gaelic. lo)
Mails for CHINA and JAPAN. via Vancouver.
close here daily at 20 p m, up 10 October so.
inclusive for despatch per s. s.. Empress Of ia
pan. Registered mail must be directed ''via
Vancouver" (o)
Mails for HAWAII. via San Francisco, close
here daily at 500 p. IN, up to November 0, in.
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia
which goes via Europe, and New Zealand. which
gees via san Francisco. and FIJI ISLANDS, via
Vancouver. close here daily. up to November 10,
inclusive, for despatch per s. $. Aorangi. (o)
'Mails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded to
New York for connection with European steam
'.PIIILIPPINE ISLANDS (Military MaiD. de
spatched TO San Francisco at all closes for that
office to connect with Government transports. the
sailings of -.i"h are irregular.
% Registers. mails close at 100 p. m same
day.
ic) Registered mails close at 500 p. m. came
id) Registered mails close at 500 a. m. same
je) Registered mails close at 100 p. m. pre-
vious Saturday.
10 Registered mails close at 100 p m. pre-
vious day.
CD Registered mails close at 1900 p. M. pre-
vious Saturday.
o. Registered mails sclose at 500 p. m pre-
vious day.
(o) Registered mails close at 500 p m pre-.
vious day. JOHN A. MERRITT, Postmaster.