Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-19
Minister O.born,s Ambition.

HOW he AIMED TO BECOME o. q SENATOR AMI
THEREBY SHORTENED BIS VACATION SEASON.
There is an interesting story In connection with
the revoking OF Minister Osborns leave OF absence
by the State department, which sends him back to
| the hot southern climate from which he came be-
fore his vacation is more than half up Last spring
Minister Osborn applied for years leave OF alb
Sence from his station in South America and II
was Freely granted him, upon the theory that be
needed some time to recuperate after a period OF
exposure to that climate. On his return to this
country he went to Kansas, and. as the story goes
Degan TO lay his plans to get into the Q. 8. Senate
In the place OF Mr.. Ingalls,, whose term expires on
the 4th OF March. While the Kansas Senator was
pouring forth his 1ery eioquence at the capitol,
and feeling safe In the possession Of the confidence
and admiration OF his constituents, the willy dplo-
maj, it is said, was doing deal OF w1re-pulllng in
he sought When Ingalls, got back to kansas the
condition Of affairs became known to him for the
nrst time, and he opened up communication with
the State department. to know II 1t was scheme OF
the administration thus to undermine him The
result was a waking up to the situation ON the
part OF Mr.. Freiinghuysen, who felt that he had
been unconsciousiy made party to q deep laid
scheme. and promptly with the waking came the
orders revoking Minister OsbOrns leave OF absence
The Death OF Mary Clemmer Hudson.
The announcement Of the death OF Mary Clem-
mer, tMrs. Edmund Hudson) from hemorrhage OF
the brain, was shock to most OF her friends, few
OF whom had known how serious had been the long
illness which resulted thus fatally Mrs Clemmer
duuSou' aS SHE was generally aOuCeSSoQ since 0et
marriage last year, returned from Europe Ia OctO-
Der apparently much improved by her journey
abroad In very short time, however. the weak
ness which was the result Of long overstrain In
her mental occupations. and especially OF q car
rage accident in 1867. which was supposed to have
fractured her shull. began TO develop alarningly.
she was unable to fulfill her usual obligations In
society and in literature, and since that time
she has been an Invalid She was seen for the
last time In her pew at ST. johns on Easter day.
and since that time has been confined to her rooms
at her residence on Capitol Hill. She was able to
see friends until recently. and her intellect re-
manned undmmed, but she was great sufferer In
her head, and the brain tissues coud nOtwlthstand
the constantly recurring congestion. Mrs Glenn
mer (as she was Invariably spoken Of as wrteD
did much brilliant WORK in past years for the Ia-
depe'tdeih and the Brooklyn UltOl, and her books,
published by Houghton Mift1in and j. K Osgood
4 Co., have had good sale. especially her volume
or poems brought out by the latter house two years
ago. She was full OF desire to continue literary
work, and TO add TO her fame as writer. She Is
understood to have had Il novel nearly completed
at The time she Was taken seriously i'll, which was
much superior TO ythlng She had published. Sic
had great number OF friends in all parts of the
country, who Will be panied by the news Of her
death