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Show A Catholic Admiral. Rear Admiral Francis Monroe Ramsay, Ram-say, who was selected as the third member of the Schley court of inquiry, to succeed Admiral Howison, declared ineligible is a Catholic and one of the I best known and most highly esteemed ofiicers in the naval service. He is a native of the District of Columbia, although he was aDDointed the naval j academy from Pennsylvania. He was promoted to be a rear" admmiral in April, 1M)4. Since his retirement he has lived in Washington. He is 63 years of age. During the war with Spain his services were utilized by the navydepartment in many important capacities, although these were advisory ad-visory and not active. He is a man j of fine intellectual attainments, with a character proverbial for integrity, and the hews of his appointment was received re-ceived with general favor. |