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Show Pay of Retired Admirals. Washington, May 20. A decision has been rendered in the case of Eear Admiral Stewart, that under the naval personel act, the heads of the staff bureaus of the navy department who retire for age or length of service prior to July,lS99, retire with the rank and three-fourths the sea pay of commodore. commo-dore. If, however, they are retired under section 11 of the act, having seen service in the civil war and have a creditable cred-itable record, they will be entitled after July 1, 1899, to the rank of rear admiral and three-fourths the present pay of a senior rear admiral. |