Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-08
MATRON MATHEWSON.
Tie Secretary Of State Delivers His Views
on the Mad House Wrangle,
RAILWAY eoNp JueeLERY,
Tho Second District Judgeship-Dub-
lin Jaok's Dcmisc-Gencral News
Picked UP About tho
City.
ErroM Il nrr LtNco1s nrnnAul

thorItY bctWeG hlmself ana tne DOaru
of public lands and buildings in the in
sane asylum ~matronship, but IL was found
that he had not yet returned from his
home at Crete.
Secretary of State Hon. E. p. Roggcn,
who is u member of the board, was spoken
to.
II can only answer for myself in this
matter, =" he said, land the balance of the
board may do the same"
"What is the objection to Mrs. Mathew
SOM" the reporter asked.
Gas ! looked at it," replied the secre-
tary, "the MIathewsons are clothed with
too much authorize, and if they have a
mind TO abuse it they can do SO under the
present regime with impunity. DR..
Mathcwson, unfortunately or otherwise,
has beer unable to get along amicably
with the balance of the employees of the
institution, and as n consequence there is
"a conflict and lack of system all the time.
For instance, in the in the etiquette of tho
institute, the superintendent says who
shall eat at table with himself, and how
the different employees shall be graded
with reference to their positions.
Ordinarily the matron would not sit at
table with the head of the institute as she
does now. An ill feeling is ~cngendered
and things work ut cross purposes.
Then again Mrs. Mathewson has many
visitors, and being placed in such II
favorable position the lady is able to en-
terrain them all very Hospitality at the
expense of the state, which think is
hardly right. 1 believe that MathewSon
has q number of weak points which are
fostered rather than driven out by his
wife's m~atronship. 1t centralizes the
government of the asylum too much,
placing it altogether in the hands OF
Mathewson and his wife.
There is no system TO the work, Nlath.
ewson will give ono order, and that will
suffice only for that ime, rs he is likely
to.want the same thing done in II differ
cnt way the next time. This brings con-
fusion and total lack of anything APP
preaching order. Considering her char
acterists and temperament, | do moi think
it is in the interests Of good government
to have Mrs. Mathowson as matron. 1t
gives her an opportunity TO exercise an
authority which does not belong to her"
Until the controversy between the
board and the governor III the matter Is
settled, Mrs. Mathewson VIII not draw
any salary, but will continue TO act with
olI ti'hO PtNh'hp ~ Nv -
great deal of feeling, and events in the
near future may bring out some facts OF
Importance.
TIE BOND QUESTION.
1t is currently reported that in case the
propositions to vote $780, 600 bonds to the
Missouri Pacific and Elkhorn Valley rail
roads respectively, that Il lawyer here
will cnioin their Issuance on the ground
that they would be in excess of the con-
stitutional 10 per cent limitation. The
assessed valuation of Lincoln for the year
1885 is SO, ( $3.50. The bonded debt is
S2iT, 800, while the debt on the school dis
trict which includes Lincoln is $4,000,
which the city is partly liable for. ltcnn
therefore readily he seen that tho 10 per
cent limitation has been reached, and
more, too. This phase of tho matter Tom
Kennard and his ~hcuchmen, who pretend
to have the city's interest at heart, but
who in fact can only for the gold there is
in t,have totally ignored. They may wake
up to find their wild Juggling scheme to
hoodwlnk the public and pocket the
cash, has llown as did the Lincoln d Ere
mont railroad bond scheme OF n few
wears AFRO. One would think to hear
Kennard and Harwood and a few
others talk bonds on the streets that they
were public benefactors, philantrophists
and guardians of the city, but when the
sensible people call to mind that Har-
WOOD WAS tU OIlt llilO tllbL uoICu WIN
$1,000 of jail bonds, and that he placed
them in Coler & Co.'S hands IN
New York, and that firm failed and
the county only received 81, 800 for the
$1,000, and was forced to liq uidato
. tho $1,000; in full, his management of
financial matters for others is not the
best. Again, the people may remember
that Kennard was Il trustee OF the $780,
900 Midland Pacific extension bonds,
which the county is now having over,
and when they turn to Tom Kennard's
testimony in tho case of Griffith against
Lancaster county commissioners, and
find that he admits that mt the time he
wa trustee of tho bonds he was also
treasurer of the Midland Pacific, tho
donee of the funds, they may well con
clude that the Niger in the wood-pile is
not very deeply covered up. The result
is that all good people look upon the on.
tire move with the greatest amount OF
suspicion and, like one of old, cNclaim,
Can any good thing come out of Naza-
rethy"
THE SECOND DISTRICT JUDGEsHIP.
Tho quo warranto proceedings COM
menced in the supreme court Tuesday by
Hon. Frank r.. Ransom and Hon. j..
Watson, of Nebraska City, to show by
what title Judge Mitchell holds his seat
as Judge in the Second judicial district,
creates quite II broeze among the legal
fraternity and local politicians. Mitchell
is IA candidate for reelection, he having
beer appointed by Governor Dawes in
Maroh last to fill out the time between
the enactment of the law and this falls
election. 1t is claimed by those who are
acquainted with the amount of business
in the district that ono judge can easily
do the work, and that there is no need
for u second one. Messrs. Ransom and
Watson applied TO Attorney General
Leesc to bring tho quo warranto pro-
ceedings, but that gentleman refused to
do so.
II think tho people here" said tho at
torney-generalin reply to the reporters
question, "do not want to go INTO the
matter. 1t was for this reason | refused
to have anything 10 10 with IL. know |
am the proper officer to undertake the
matter, but the two gentlemen interested
can present it to tho court properly and
we'll"
In n further conversation the attorney.
general said he thought the court would
hold tho quo w%arrnntO, and that the
second Judge would be dispensed with in
this district for some time to come.
DEATH or DUBLIN JACK,
Last night dublin Jack" was found
dead in the streets. He has been a queer