The Washington times., 1902-07-06
NEWS AND GOSSIP ABOUT
THE NEWSPAPER MEN

y DwARD RoSEwATER. the pro
IL of Nebraska, the Omaha Bee.
has been in Washington during
the week on business. Mr.. Rosewater
is no stranger in the Capital City. He
was here during the civil war as CHIEF
operator in charge of the Western
Union wires OF the War Department. In
this capacity he transmitted the eman-
cipation proclamation, throughout the
United States. with President Lincoln
standing at his side. Mr.. Rosewater is
a native CT Bohemia and began his long
life OF activity as a newsboy in Cleve-
land. where he also formed the import
ant friendship of John +. Jones. then a
resident OF Cleveland and for the last
During the later years of the civil war
Mr.. Rosewater saw service as field
operator in the Southwest. and shortly
afterward he went to the city of Omaha
and took charge of the Western Union
wires for the trans Missouri country.
While occupying this position he person
ally arranged for the relaying and
transmission of the most expensive
single telegram that ever crossed the
continent. II was 10000 words long and
cent flying across the new world the
constitution of the new ready y-made
STATE of Nevada. The rush was occa-
stoned by the great Importance OF get
ting Nevada into the Union In time for
her vote to pass the thirteenth amend
ment. great many people have since
been inclined to think the admission of
Nevada was pretty high price to pay,
even for that amendment. But that is
another story.
The Omaha Bee" was founded by Nr
Rosewater in the early seventies. 1t
was originally a theater program. with
some spicy news notes and comments OF
men and things. 1t is related on good
authority that its telegraphc news was
borrowed" from the Western Union.
and Mr.. Rosewater's connection with
the Western Union made the borrowing
easy. Mr.. Rosewater built the Bee
up from this small beginning to 4 com
inanding position among Western news
papers. He is recognized as an active.
energetic and successful man in all tus-
mess relations. In politics ne has at
times seemed TO outsiders somewhat &c
centric. But his forcefuiIess and fidel-
ty TO friends have never been ques-
toned. He declared himself candidate
for United States Senator, and forced
himself on the State ticket, and received
many thousands OF votes. He was after
ward defeated in the Legislature, but
succeeded in naming the man OF his
choice. Hon. Joseph II. Miliard. It is
no secret that Mr.. Rosewater Is no
friend of David H. Mercer, the sitting
Congressman from Omaha. He has al
ready announced that il Mr.. Mercer re-
ceives the Republican nomination this
fall he will be a candidate by petition
He takes this attitude not because he
wants to come to Congress. but because
he wants to defeat Mercer. Mr.. Rose
water will make things very lively. He
has the money and he has the friends To
make the amiable David hustle.
Speaking of the Omaha Bee brings
to mind the odd experiences of Perry
S. Heath while correspondent of that
paper mere In the flrst Harrison cam
paign. He received a telegram from
the managing editor of the paper. which
for a long while was preserved here
as curiosity In the line of instruc-
tions by managing editors. The dis
patch was framed and hung on the
wall in Mr.. Heath's Office on News
paper Row. 1t read: Regret to say
that your dispatch does not agree with
our headlines
This dispatch was sent by James B.
Haynes, who was then managing editor
OF the Omaha Bee" and is now Wash
ington correspondent OF the salt Lake
Tribune" the Lincoln State Journal"
and other newspapers. 1t is an interest
ing fact that Mr.. Haynes now repre-
sents Mr.. Heath's newspaper here and
that the curious mistake never affected
the personal relations of those gentle
men.