The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-09-07
VETERAN EDITOR OF OMAHA BEE
DIES IN COURT ROOM.
WAS ALL ALONE WHEN HE DIED
WAS LAST SEEN NEAR BEE BUILD
ING AT 7 LAST NIGHT.
NOT AT HOME THIS MORNING
MRS. RosEWATER MISSED HIM,
POLICE SET SEARCHING,

POLICE SET SEARCHING.
Overcome With Fatigue and Disap'
pointment over Losing Senatorial
Nomination, Mr.. Rosewater Sue.
ounbed to Heart Failure Down Town
Omaha, Neb. Aug, 3l.-llon. Ed
ward Rosewater founder and editor
of the Omaha Bee, was found dead in
the district court room here at 8
O'Clock this morning.
Death Due to Campaign.
1t is supposed that Mr.. Rosewater
died of heart failure during the night,
His death is ascribed to his disappoint-
ment and the hard strain due to the
recent campaign for the nomination
by Nebraska republicans for the Office
of United States senator.
Last Seen Looking at Building.
Mr. Rosewater was last seen at z
O'Clock last night when he walked
around the Bee building in daily
inspection.
Mrs. Rosewater, believing that he
was working late at the office, left a
light burning for him as she always
did when he worked late. This morn
ing she awoke to find the light still
burning. and Mr.. Rosewater had not
returned.
Search is Begun.
She Immediately telephoned to the
Bee office. but no one around the Of
fee knew of his whereabouts. The
police were notified and search was
begun.
Judge Finds Him Dead.
No trace of the veteran editor was
found, however, until Judge Troup
entered his court room at 9 o'clock
this morning. When he walked into
the court room he noticed the form
of man, half reclining, on one of the
benches in the room. On closer eX-
animation it proved to be Edward
Rosewater. He had evidently sue
cumbed to heart failure but at what
hour is not known.
Quarter Million Life Insurance.
ance to the sum of about a quarter
million of dollars. This insurance, 1t
has always been understood was car
ried to such a heavy extent for the
purpose of freeing the Bee building
from debt at the time of his death,
At G. A. r. Reunion Yesterday.
Mr. Rosewater attended G. A. r.
he made an address, and returned to
his office at o'clock in the afternoon
At 6 o'clock he went home for dinner
and at I he returned to the Bee build
ing. He walked around the building
az NiNt 'lh'N, 90 was hiS "Nii', W ""'
of a personal inspection
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been made.
Founded Omaha Bee.
Edward Rosewater was almost sew
enty years of age He founded the
Omaha Bee in 1871 and the magniti
cent building which has been the hom,
of that paper, together with the influ
ence of that journal, stand as monu
ments to his industry and thrift
In the early days he was telegraph
operator. He was a Bohemian h
is survived by a widow and severa
sons, who are actively engaged il
newspaper work on the Bee at tn
present time
Prominent in State and Nation.
Mr.. Rosewater was perhaps the mos
prominent man in Nebraska toda,
He had just closed a hard campaig
for the nomination by Nebraska r,
publicans as United States senate
and was defeated in the race by No
ris Brown, He had long aspired to 9
to the United tSates senate, hayin
been a powerful factor in the car
paign of six years ago when a dea
lock was formed and broken only /
the naming of Senator Willard an
Senator Dietrich.
Mr., Rosewater had only shortly b
fore his campaign, returned from
trip to Rome, where he went as OF
OF the United States delegates to Il
International nnstal cnnmrnss Hn N.