The evening times., 1900-03-02
POsToFFICE NOTICE.

| WASHINGTON, ID. C., PosToFFICE NOTICE.
| should be read daily, changes may occur
at any time.
| FOREIGN MAILS are forwarded to the ports
! OF sailing daily. ard the schedules OF closinss
! are arranged on the presumption OF their unin-
terfupted overland transit. For the week end
ing March ., 1900. the last connecting closes
VIII be made from this Office follows:
Transatlantic Mails.
FRIDAY-Cb) At Cos p m for EUROPE, per
s. s. Pennsylvania, from New York, via
Plymouth and Hamburg. Letters must be
directed Per s. 5. Pennsy wanna.
% At 7:15 p. IN. for EUROPE, per s. s.
ROTTERDAM. from New York, via Plfmon'h
and Rotterdam. Letters fer FRANCE SWif-
ZERLAND, ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL.
TURKEY. EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA, must
be directed Per s Rotterdam"
tbl At 7:15 p. m. for FRANCE, swITZER-
LAND. ITALY. SPAIN. PORTUGAL, TUR-
kEl, EGYPT, and BRITISH INDIA per S. 5.
la Normande, from New York, via Havre.
Letters tor other parts EUROPE must be d.
rected per 5. S. La Normandie." "
t0 At i;05 p. m. for ITALY, per 3. :.
Kaiser Nm. II, from New York via Naples.
Letters must be directed Per S :. Kaiser VIM.
(c) At II:o5 p M for NORWAY. per :. 5.
ThingYa'l, from New York. via Christiania.
Letters must be directed Per 5. s. Thing
PRINTED MATTER. ETC.-German steamers
Failing nom New York Tuesdays. take Printed
Matter, etc. for GERMANY, and specially ad-
EUROPE.
American and White Star steamers sailing from
New York on Wednesdays, German steamers trCm
New York on Thursdays and Cunard, French and
German steamers from New York Saturdays,
take Printed Matter. etc. for all countries for
which they advertised to carry mails.
Mails for south ana CoFltral America,
West Indies Etc.
FRIDAY-(c) At Hos p. m. tor FORTUNE ISL
AND, JAMAICA. sAyANitLA. CARTHAGE
NA, and GREYTOWN, per :. = A!ene from
New Yolk. Letters Tor COSTA RIGA must be
directed per 5 5. AleEe."
tc) At ll:oj p. N. fcg HAITI per :.
Prins. VIM. Y, from New York. letters for
CURACAO. VENEZUELA. TRINIDAD, BRIT
ISH and DUTCH GUIANA must be directed
Per :. :. Prins Wm. V"
90 At ll:0j ?. m. for NEWFOUNDLAND.
per = 5. Silvia, from New York
(cl A. i.0j p. m Tor MEXICO per ; s.
Matthias, from New York, via Tampico
Co At II :0j ?. m for la PLATA COUN-
TRIES direct Per 5. :. Asiatic Prince, from
New York.
t) At II .O5 p. IN. for NCEyITAs. GIBARA.
BARAC0A, and PUERTO PADRE. per > 5
Onda. from New York.
90 At Hos p. m. for TRINIDAD. per :. $
Tjomo from New York.
sUNbAY-(h) At 1900 NJ. for ST PIERRE MI
QUELON, per steamer from Halifax, \. S
Mails for NEWFOUNDLAND. by rail to North
Sydney and thence via steamer. close here daily
except sunday, at 1900 IN, and on SUNDAYS cnlv
At II 30 a. N. tdl th)
Mails for MIQCELON. by rail 10 Boston and
thence Via steamer, close here daily at 3:I5 D.
CUBA MAILS close here via Port Tampa. Fla.
Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at
Via Miami. Fla. Mondays, Tuesdays and sat
yrdavs at 10 80 Il. IN. %
Mails for MEXICO overland unless specially
addressed for despatch bv steamers sailing from
New York, close here daily at 1879 o. n and
Nails for COSTA RIGA. BELIZE. PUERTO
CORTEZ and GUATEMALA, by rail to New Or.
leans and thence via steamer close here daily Ar
1000 D. m. the connecting closes for which being
Sundays and Tuesdays for COSTA RIGA, and Mon,
DAYS for BELIZE, PUERTO CORTEZ and CT ATE
Transatlantic Mails.
Mails for CHINA JAPAN, HAWAII, and PHIL
IPPINE ISLANDS, via San Francisco. close here
daily at 6:35 p. m. up to March >. inclusive for
despatch per $ = America Maru (o)
Mails for HAWAII. via San Francisco, close here
daily at 6:35 p. n, up 10 March >, inclusive for
dezpstch per s. $ Australia. (o)
Mails for AUSTRALIA (except West Australia
which go via Europe, and New Zealand which
90 via San Francisco), HAWAII and FIJI ISL
ANDS, via Vancouver, close here daily at 6:s5
p. m. up to March 3, inclusive, for despatch per
Mails for CHINA JAPAN. and PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS,. via Seattle, close here daily at G:3J
p. m up to March 8, for despatch per : 5 Kin
shiu Maru. (o) (RegistereG letters must be di-
rected Via Seattle.')
Mails Tor JlitNa, JAI Az. fiA W All, and PHIL
IPPJNE ISLANDS - IA San E-aroisco ccse 1era
daily at 6:35 p m. up to March TO- inclusive,
fo7 despatch per 5. s. City OF Peking. (o)
Mails for Al STRALIA Except West Australia
NEW ZEALAND, EAWAII, FIJI, and SAMOAN
via San Francisco, close here daily az
:35 p. m, after March g. and up to March Il.
inclusive, Tor despatch pe= :. 5. Mariposa. (o)
Mails fof CHINA and JAPAN via Vancouver
close here daily at 6;35 p. m, up to March 90
inclusive, for despatch per Empress of India
(Registered mail must be directed ''Via Van
couver.'D (o)
Mails for the SOCIETY ISLANDS, via Sun Fran.
cisco. close here daily at 6:Sj p. m. up TO March
%. inclusive for despatch by ship Tropic Bird (o)
Mails for COCHIN CHINA forwarded 20 |
New York for connection with European steamers |
s+PHILIPPINE ISLANDS (Nlitary MaD, dcs- |
patched TO San Francisco at all closes for that |
cfice to connect with Government Transports the !
sailings OF which are irregular.
(b) Registered mails close at 90 p. m. same !
day.
lc) Registered mails close at 500 p. m. same |
day.
I'D Registered mails close at 500 a. m same !
day.
y Registered mails close at 100 p. m. previous
day,
lh) Registered rails close At 200 p M pre- |
vious day.
(k) Registered mails close at 500 p. H. previous
day.
(o) Registered mails close at GOO p m previous |
day.
JOHN A. MERRITT. Postmaster