Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-01
Ill uLF LIE
fh0 Editor Of 1.-THE Bee" TeStifoS
Before the Railroad Com
mittee.
Minute Details Of the Negotia-
: tions to Consolidate 1.-THE
Bee" and Republican"
A Complete Retaliation OF
Kimball's Carefully Con-
structed Lice.
The Eff ,rts Of Gould and Dillon
to Stop "the War in Ne
braska,"
And Secure Unity and Har-
mony in the Monopoly
Party and Papers.
Interviews With the Moguls in
New York, Washington
and Omaha.
Ths Famous Marrow Gauge Fight
and its Consequences.
Tho Broken Printing Contract ana
that 8 1000 Cheek.
And Secure Unity and Har-
mony in the Monopoly
Party and Papers.
Interviews With the Moguls in
New York, Washington
and Omaha.
Ths Famous Marrow Gauge Fight
and 1ts CONSCIOUSNESS.
Tho Broken Printing Contract ana
that 81, 1000 CHECK.

Tho Broken Printing Contract and
that $1,000 Cheek.
TIE n ABROAD INQUIRY.
Special Correspondents Of TIE Bee.
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. RosEwATER.
LINCOLN, January 31.-The special
railroad committee roc was more
than usually crowded yesterday after.
noon showing that the interest in this
important investigation ID undated.
Mr.. Galley called for Mr.. Edward
Rosewator, editor of THE BEE, and
. discussion arose a. to whether he
should be allowed to testify there or
wait until after witnesses from Omaha
had been examined. The committee
finally decided to hear Mr.. Rosewater
first.
Mr.. Roaewatsr icing duly sworn
testi6 ed as follows:
Question. MIR. Rosewater you may
state all the facts you know in relation
to what connection if any The OMA-
IA BEE las to the U. P. r. r. Co., or
over had, and what interest the U. p.
r. r. Co., ever had in The BEEF
Answer Wei, I have to state that
neither the U. P. r, r nor any r
poration excepting The BEE Publish
Ing Co., have ever had any interest in
The OMAHA BEE, or ever owned any
share of stock In 1t. II the commit.
tee permits l will give my version con.
corning the testimony given here by
Ms. Kimbsll u to my relation to the
u. P. and the alleged attempt to con.
troll TIE BEE by that corporation or
by Mr.. Jay Gould.
MI. Galey.--Go ON and state all
the facts.
Mr.. Rosewater: Well I think It
was some time after the election Of
Senator Saunders. In the summer of
1877, that Senator Paddock, while !
was at Washington, came to me and
made me the proposition that I should
be the managing editor of the Ma.
tional Republican. He stated that
MIR. Gould thought that I was a tai
ented man, competent to manage a
newspaper, and that I could fluid a
much better field at Washington than
had in Nebraska. I told him that
appreciated the compliment, but
knew that I could fight on my own
dung hill a good deal better than l
could there, and l did not think II
was best that 1 should enter into ne.
g~otiations. 1t was some time after, |
think in the winter of rs, or the frs'
part of rs, Senators Paddock AID
Saunders, while l was at Washington,
came to me and said that IN their
opinion it was q very important mat
ter that the two re publican dai.ies in
Omaha should be consolidated; thai
thers was a constant fight going Or
there, anu that 30 long as that con
tinued there would bs
NO HARMONY IN THE PARTY.
I said l was willing, il the proper
negotiations were made, and l was lefI
in control. Senator Saunders sale
that he understood that a part of Til,
Omaha Republican was owned by tn,
Union Pacific, and he wanted me t.
60 on to Now York to find out whs
arrangements could be made. l wa
the sole owner of The BEE at tina
time, and The Republican was ownet
by the Tribune company. I went t,
New York a few days later, and Will
az the Astor house Mr.. Saunders cam
to ma aud said that he had seen MI
Gould and they were disposed to par
with their interest in The Republican
that he wanted me to 60 to Unto
Pacific headquarters and see whs
could be done. l went with him, an
Mr. Gould said they did not own tn
entire controlling interest. II
thought inasmuch as the newspape
war in Omaha was a losing game tina
all parties interested in the paper
would be benefited by a oonsolld,
lion, so tina. they could earn none
instead of losing money, aud he aus
NRssted that a stock company should /
formed, in which THE BEE and tn
owners Of The Republican should on
about two..hirds, and a third par
should be found Ia due time WI
would hold the balance Ct power,
that neither party would control i
stated that l had never given such
matter consideration, and that / wou
60 home and look about and iud o
whether such q thing was feasibl
Mr.. Gould also stated that 1t would
Understood that the entire force
TIL Q Republican should be dismiss
and nobody but Mr.. Brooks should
retained. 1 should have
THE COMPLETE CONTROL
Of the concern, and I insisted tina
be left entirely free to continue [
policy i was pursuing; that tn,
should be no change in that II a
arrangement was made. After l
home, ! received a letter from Soma
Saunders, saying if l would call
MIR. Kimball l could get informstt
OF the relative standing of each sto
holder in The Republican, and furth
IS my relations with Senator Hit
cock, who had a large share In
concern, were not very friendly
was not desired that I should have
rect communication with him q