Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-16
REGENT ESTABROOK RESIGNS
His Connection with the Nebraska Univer-
sity is Formally Severed.
REGRETTED BY HIS FELLOW MEMBERS
Commcndntory Resolutions Adopted
by the Hoard when the Fact Was
Announccd-Cbnrtc Day Exer-
cises Have Good weather.

LINCOLN, Feb. 15.-(Speclal.) 1.-The resig-
nation Of Henry ID. Estabrook as one of the
six regents OF the State university was
received at the governors office today. 1t
is accompanied by the request that the
resignation take effect on its acceptance
by the governor. This will be upon the ap-
pontment Of Mr.. Estabrooks successor.
The latter's term would not have expired until
Regents held meeting at the University
building. Except Regent Hadley Of Custer
county, who was detained at home by illness,
all were present. Regents-elect C. II. Morrill,
of Lincoln and II. l.. Goold of Ogalalla were
installed to membership of the board. Regent
Estabrook formally announced his intention
Of removing to Chicago and consequent
resignation from the board The board then
adopted resolutions highly commendatory
of Regent Estabrook and Regent Morrill,
for their great zeal and interest manifested
in the work of the university.
For the exercises Of Charter day the
weather could hardly have been improved.
At IL a. m. occurred the Inauguration OF
the Nebraska Alpha chapter of Phi Beta
Kappa, at the residence of the chancellor.
At 3 in the afternoon there was an exhibit
ton drill by the Pershlng rifles, at which
two swords, the gift of Lieutenant Perish
ing, were presented to the officers by Chan
cellor MacLean. They will remain in pos
session of the company. From p. m. de-
partmental receptions, and exhibits were
held at the library building.
Attorney General Churchil has filed mo-
tion for a rehearing in the transfer switch
case in the supreme court. The papers wei e
prepared by Secretary Dllworth of the
Board of Transportation. In this case re
board is made plaintiff and the two roads
involved. the Sioux City and the Fremont &
Elkhcrn, are defendants The point made
in the brief is that the court erred in its
findings regarding the Importance Of dis
tance in estimating cost of hau!s.
A pardon was issued today from the gov
ernor's Office for Hamilton Thompson, a
convict in the penitentary. The pardon viii
take effect on the 22d inst. Thompson was
sent up fer one year from Otoe county on
December 16. 1895. for grand larceny.
Amended articles of Incorporation were
filed today with the secretary of state IF the
Iron Mountain Ranch company OF Omaha.
This is real estate corporation with Cap'-
tai stock of 500, 900. The incorporators are:
F. H. and w. e. Lawrence and j. c. Cable:
The claim Of Hendrick v. Davenport and
James NJ Nesbit of Dundy county Tor ap-
preparation of water from Horse creek was
allowed today by the State Duari of llrigG-
ton. That of the Champion ditch of Chase
county, for water from the Frelchnan ''Vtr,
was dismissed for the reason that applicants
had not complied with the law.
On a telegram from Beaver Crossing, James
II. and Warren McClain were arrested this
morning by the Lincoln police. 1t is pre-
sumed that the charge against the men
Is stealing bicycles. George King and Will
liam Winniger were also arrested on tele-
gram from York. The police profess to be in
ignorance of the charge against the men.
A team of colts attached to heavy bag
gage wagon became frightened and plunged
through a plate glass window of Heaton's S
undertaking establishment. One of the ami
mails went clean through the glass, and
sprawled on the floor, bleeding severely from
a wound in it's left flank. Mr.. Heaton esti-
mates his damage at 500 and the horse
is so badly injured as to be nearly worth
less.
Omaha people in Lincoln: At the Lindell-
Rev H. c. Roundridge, ]. M. Richards. j.
Cecil Graham, III. B. Tomsol. At the
Capital-H. H. Harder. At the Lincoln
H. B. Coryell, E. d. Stacy. Fl. G. Browrc
Ray C. Wagner, Joel Stebbins Austin Col
lett, B. e. Morgan, Charles Jewell.