Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-09
sTANDIsH OFF WITH MAIL.
Condemned Murderer Grateful for
Early Execution-Annapolis Notes.


Special Correspondence of The Star
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, June s. 1865
AT 1:3o O'Clock tomorrow morning the
Seahoish Will leave the Naval Academy
70 transfer to the coast squadron. on which
are midshipmen, letters and other matter
intended for the various ships. Letters
for the midshipmen which 1t is desired to
send by the Standish should reach her
some little time before the sailing hour.
Rear Admiral Brownson. superintendent
OF the Naval Academy, is expected back
from Washington this evening. He has
peen engaged with the board of admirals
IN connection with arranging for the num-
, DEL oI vacancies required under the pro-
Fisiohs OF the new navy personnel bill
pardon was granted by Governor War
neid In the case of Charles Burkhardt. who
was sent up from Baltimore city to serve
TWO years Tor burglary. A sister exerted
nerseH in his behalf and secured n large
number of reputable persons to sign The
petition for his release
Commissions as deputy game wardens
were granted by the governor today to
Charles E. Smith of Baltimore county nd
to w. II. Bland of Baltimore city. He also
granted one commission to an officer of the
baltimore and Ohio railroad as special DO
liceman.
William Leazer who, on July 81. Will be
street
for the murder Of Patrolman Mcnamara
at Fairfield, this county, Is resigned to
his fate. He seems entirely satisfied to
let the law take its course, and expresses
himself as grateful that the governor did
not set the day of execution on later
date.
1t Is expected that Midshipmen Little
Lofand and Chaffee who were dismissed
from the Naval Academy by Superintendent
Brownson after being found guilty of haz-
ing, WIZ again enter the service in No
vember next. At the last session of
Congress the three young men were
granted permission to enter with their
classes If they could stand the examinat ton
The young men have since passed the
mental and physical examinat ions with the
exception of Little, who fell down on the
physical examination. AS soon as he can
rectify small matter, which will permit
him to pass that examination, he and the
other young men will enter the service.
They will probably become passed midship-
men with the class of next year.
Mr.. John de Peyster Douw of this city
was today elected president of the State
Firemens Association at the convention
now in session at Hagerstown. Mr. Douw
is prominently identified with public in
terests in Annapolis and is the democratic
candidate for mayor. to be nominated at
the city primaries to be held on Saturday.
Commander Austin M. knight. U. S. N.
has purchased the residence on Maryland
avenue owned Dy MI. george WILCOX and
formerly occupied by the family of Dr.
Mccormick, U. S. N.
The Farmers National Bank will cele-
brate the centennial year of it's existence
by publishing at an early date a memorial
volume giving facts concerning it's origin
and history.
The steamer Severn, late of the Short
Line river route, but which has been re-
Gently purchased by the Crisfield Trans
portation Company, left here today for
Crisfield, where she will ply between the
smaller islands of the eastern shore.
Today Mr.. Charles G. Feldmeyer treas
urer of ST. Johns College, received a check
for $500 from William Jennings Bryan of
Lincoln, Neb.. trustee of the estate of
Sherman Bennett, who died at his home
in New Haven, Conn, recently. The money
was a portion of the fund of $4,000 be-
queathed by the deceased to be distributed
by the trustee OF the estate to TWEEN five
American colleges to be chosen by the lat
ter. The money will be used as a fund
to purchase a prize each year to be
awarded to the student of the institution
who shall submit the best original essay
discussing principles of free government.
The democratic city primaries will be held
in Annapolis on Saturday from s a. M to
10 o. m. The candidate for mayor in all
three municipal wards without opposition
is Mr. John de Peyster Douw, and the can
didate for city counsellor all over town
is Mr. Hugh Ridgeley Riley. The alder
manic candidates in the respective wards
are as follows: First ward, James F.
Strange and Thomas J. Linthicum, jr. I;
and Bernard Wiegard; third ward, Harry
Ellenhausen and Thomas K. McNier 1t Is
thought this slate will be nominated at the
city primaries in it's entirety.