Show PRESIDENTIAL PLUMS Quito a Number were Shaken Down Yesterday Washington May 20The President today sent the following nominations to tho Senate BrlgGen Elwell S Otis U S A to be MajorGeneral June 1C 1300 vice Merrltt to be retired qn that date Court of Private Land Claims Joseph Jo-seph R Reed of Iowa to be Chief justice To be Associate Justices Thomas C Fuller of North Carolina William Murray Mur-ray of Tennessee Henry C Sluss of Kansas Wilbur F Stone of Colorado Thomas 1 Norton of Ohio to be Consul Con-sul at Harput Turkey Promotion In the Volunteer Army Capt Robert Burns assistant surgeon Fortyninth infantry to bo surgeon r with rank of Major First Lieut William Wil-liam C Warmsley o assistant surgeon Fortyninth Infantry to be assistant Burgeon with rank of Captain Second Lieut William F Gwynne Thirty I sixth Infantry to be First Lieutenant Second Lieut A K Baakette Thirty I seventh infantry to be First Lieutenant I sevent ant QuarternlastcrSerfft Elmer B Gavett company H Thirtyninth Infantry I I In-fantry to be Second Lieutenant I |