The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-23
Contract Department,
6l9 18th Street N. w.
Telephones, Nos. 345 { 1898
POsTOFFICE NOTICE.


WASHINGTON d. G., POsToFFICE NOTICE,
Should be read daily, as changes may occur at
any time.
of sailing daily, and the schedules of closings
arc arranged on :he presumption Of their unin-
terrupted overland tra-sit For the week ending
March "a, 1890, the last connecting clcses viii
be made from this office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-(c) At Hos D. m. Tor EUROPE. per
IS Campania,. from New York, via Queens =
town
90 At Hos p. m. for NETHERLANDS
direct, per Werkendam, from New York.
via Rotterdam. Letters must be directed
per : Werkendam-"
tc) At Hos p. m. for ITALY, per g. $.
Trave, rom New York, via Naples. Letters
must be directed per $. 5. IIavsm
Gel At los p. m. for Scotland I'd direct
gov. Letters must be directed per s. s.
PRINTED NATTER, ETc.-cerman steamers
sailing from New York Tuesdays take Print
ed Matter, etc, for GERMANY, and specially
addressed Printed Matter, etc., for other parts OF
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York Wednesdays, German steamers from
New York on Thursdays, and Cunard. French.
and Gernisn steamers from New York on sat-
urdays. take Printed Matter etc, for all eoun-
tries for which they advertised 10 carry
mails.
Mails for south and Central Amer
lea, West Indies. Etc.
ERlDAN-tc) AT ll:U9 p. M. Tor FORTUNE
ISLAND. JAMAICA. SAVANiLLA, AND CAR
THAGENA, per S. 5 Adirondack. from New
York. Letters for COSTA RIGA must be di-
rected Per Adirondack"
(c) At li:O5 p. IN. FOR HAITI, per $ q
Andes. from New i5Ts.
20 At ll;o5 ?; N. for GtANTANlMo
AND MANZANILLo, 5. Cienfuegos, from
New York (ordinary mail only.
(c( At IL O5 p. m for ST. KITS, GUADE-
LOUPE. MARTINIQUE. and DEMERARA, per
5. : Uller. from New York.
-gE
Mercator, from New York, via Progress.
sATURDAY-(d) A. o;Z0 a. III. for La Pl ATA
COUNTRIES direct, per 5. :. Hippomenes
10 At 1880 a III. for NASSAU, y. P.
per steamer Miami, Fla.
Mails for NEwEOuNDLAND, by rail 10 North
sydney and thence via steamer, close here daily
except SUNDAY at 1900 M, and on Sunday only
at Ii 80 a. I'D (hl
Nails for Moi ELuN, by rail to Boston, and
thence via steamer, close hess daily at 3:l5 D.
CIBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa, Fla.
Weia, sdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 2:20 p.
via Miami. Fla. Tuesdays and Saturdays at
1890 p. m %
Mails for MEAlCo overland, unless specially adj
dressed for dispatch by steamers sailing from New
York, close here daily at 1880 a m, and 1880
p wailS Tor COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. Pt-FRvo
CoRTEZ, AND GUATEMALA, by rail TO New
Orleans. and thence via steamer, close here daily
1t 1000 D. ~, the connecting closes for which
being SUNDAYS and tuesdays ior COsIA RIGA.
and Mondays for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ,
AND GUATEMALA. (c)
Trans-Pacfac Mails.
Mails for CHINA. JAPAN, HAWAII. AND
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close
here daily at IS p. m, up TO March ID in
elusive. for despatch per >. :. Hong Kong
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, via San Fran.
cisco close here daily at 6:35 p m. up to March
49, inclusive for despatch by ship Tropic Bird Io9
Mails for HAWAII, via San Francisco, close here
daily at 6:a5 p m, up 70 Maren So inclusive, for
despatch per 5. s. Australia (o)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Australia.
which goes via Europe and New Zealand, uhicb
goes via San Francisco). HAWAII. AND FIJI
ISLANDS, via Vancouver, close Isre daily at
G:S5 p. M, up to March 81, inclusive for de-
spatch per s. S. Wsrrmoo (o)
Mails for AUSTRALIA Except West Auytralial
NEW ZEALAND, HAWAII, FILL AND SAMOAN
ISLANDS, via San Francisco, close here daily an
e:s5 p. m, after March 81, and up to April IA,
inclusive, Cor despatch per :. E Mariposa (o)
Mails for COCHIN CHINA are forwarded IN
New York Tor connection with European steamers,
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Military MaiD. de-
sDatched to San francisco at all closes .or that
office TO connect with Government transf orts the
sailings of which are irregular.
(b) Degistered mails close at I:oO p m. same
jc) Registered mails close at SEQ p IN. same
Id Registered mail. close at 500 a. m. same
(e) Registered mails close at 100 p. m pr.yiou,
Saturday.
(fD Registered mails close at I2:Oo p m pre-
yous day.
CO Registered mails close at 500 p. M pr-viou,
day.
jo) Registered mails close at 600 p M preyiou,
day.
JOHN A. MERRITT Posfnastsr