The times., 1897-05-04
The Ambition of Prof. Williams,
Of Brown University.
ABOUT MRS. RICKER'S CASE
Women's Organizations All Over
the Country IndOrsing Her Az
lister to Colomhia-The Many
Wants of the OgaIlalla Indians.

| W. Foster were closeted with President
| Mckinley for half an hour or more yester-
day afternoon over the Bering Sea matters
| They arranged general plan of work in
the pending negotiations with England.
| The Attorney General andSecretary Alger
also called on the President during the
day. Secretary AIger brought with him
| Senator Wetmore and Prof. Williams. OF
| Brown University. Mr.. Williams desires
! one of the good foreign missions remain
| ing, but viii leave the choice of his posi-
! ton TO the President Mr.. Aiger remained
| some time after the others had left, but
assured the newspaper men that he had no
news. The Attorney General was closeted
with Mr. Mckinley for half an hour at noun.
The application OF Mrs. Marlla NJ Kicker
for the position of minister to Colombia
is still being actively pushed by her many
friends among the wonnen's clubs and the
lawyers. Ex-senator Blair, OF New HannJ-
shire, called yesterday with additional
papers in her case, among them a strong
editorial by John Clark Ridpath in the
Arena, and recommendation from Lille
Devercux Blake, president OF the New York
Suffrage Association.
Mrs. Ricker's history and ambition have
been mentioned in The Times heretofore.
She was one OF the first, il not the first
women admitted TO the bar in the District
and has made fine reputation for herself
AS lawyer. Mrs. Kicker was the first
wonlan to apply to vote. She made
application To register in Dover, N H.,
and afterwards rendered her ballot but was
refused
Among the papers which Senator Blair
has presented to the President in favor of
Mrs. Kicker aie practically unanimous in
dorsements from the various women Is re-
lief corps and Grand Army auxiliaries, and
women's clubs throughout the country, be-
sides the Women's Suffrage Association.
They come from Illinois, Iowa, Colorado
California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New York, and other States. Col Robert
g. Ingersoll has written, too, Stating that
in his opinion she is one of the cIearest
headed and most capable persons he knows,
and warmly recommending her appoint
ment.
Mrs. Kicker is the first woman 10 apply
for q dip oInatic position. Ter application
is becoming formidable at lefist. II has
almost assumed the proportions of "A test
of the wornan's rights question. At least
it puts on record the belief OF a great many
people that women are etieiblefor the dip
lomatic corps The President has prom
isei Senator Blair and Mrs. Rfcker's other
friends that he viii consider the application
very carefully.
American Horse, Clarence Three Stars
and Patrick A. Star, the duly elected dele
gates of the ogallalla Indians, from the
Pine Ridge Agency, paid visit TO the
President yesterday afternoon, in company
with their attorneys, James a. George, of
Deadwood, and Henderson and Doaue, OF
Washington.
American Horseis chief of the o gailaiIas
and Clarence Three Stars is a well-to-do
merchant All of the Indians are well
educated. Three Stars was for several
years one of the Government teachers oa
the reservation. The delegation repre-
sents the whole tribe OF over 6, 900 Indians.
Among other things they wish To have
the treaty of 80 thoroughly aired and
gone over with them, as they believe that
they are deprived OF several rights under
it as it is at present construed.
They wish 10 know why they Were
never paid the $4,000 that it was agreed
they should receive for the right to hunt
on their reservation. They wish to have
all the positions on the reservation filled
by educated Indians, instead Of by i'm
ported white men. They say that they
see no reason why the teachers and arti-
sans and others should almost always be
white people from outside. They wish
their $40 per head a year, which has up
to the present time betn given them In
goods, TO be paid them in money. And
they are also making a stand against the
holding of their lands In severalty, pre-
ferring, they say, that they should be
held by the tribe in common, as they are
grazing lands almost entirely.
The Rev. j. +. Eric6, of Cleveland. Ohio,
wishes TO go as consul 20 Hamburg. Berlin
or Dresden. He is indorsed by Senator
Hanna and Consul General John X. Gowoly,
who have both seen the Presiden, per
sonally in his behalf. He was consul to
the West Indies during the Harrison Ad-
ministration.
Mr.. Erick was a worker during the last
campaign especially among the German
Americans. He made forty speeches IN
Indiana.
Senator Martin and Representative Hay
Of Virginia brought a good-sized Virginia
delegation to invite President Mckinley
to attend the Shenandoah Valley Fair at
Winchester in the second week in Septein-
Der. The President said he would be happy
TO attend if possible. The delegation in
cluded Capt j. j. Williams, mayor Of Win
chester: Capt. j. j. Mccain, president Of
the fair association; Mr. s II. Hansbrough
and Mr.. j NJ. Long, OF Winchester; Mr..
A Moore, of BerryviiIe, and Mf. P. c. Gore
Major Joshua X. Brown, or Columbus,
Ohio, who was special agent of the |
Treasury Department under President |
Harrison, and who has been secretary of )
the State executive Committee, called !
alone He has known President Mckinley |
for many years, and il is Thought that he |
will be equal to at least as good a berth /
as that which he filled under Harrison
President Mckinley is said 10 have en- |
phaticaliy repeated the announcement of |
his decision not TO make any Consular ap- |
pointments until tie tariff bill becomes a |
law, to one Of the Congressman yesterday. |
This is in accordance with several state |
ments as to his position made heretofore in |
The Times. The President does not wish |
to have the Congressman leave Washington |
for home before they dispose of the taiiff |
bill
MT Wallace Bruce, formerly consul at |
Lcith, wishes TO he made consul at Glas-
gov. He presented his papers some weeks |
q go but has not yet received the assurance
of the President that his wish will be full
filled. He called yesterday morning with
Wilson, of New York, buttlid |
not see the President. Among the other
visitors at the White House yesterday We're