Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-01
DEATH CALLS
OMAHA EDITOR
EDWARD R0SEWATER FOUND
LlFELESS
Well Known Newspaper Man Passes
Away In District Court Room
on Third Floor Of the
Bee Building
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
| OMAHA, Neb., Aug s1.-Edward
Rosewater, editor and proprietor of the
Omaha Bee, and prominently identified
with the political, financial and busi-
ness affairs of Omaha and the state
| Of Nebraska for forty years, was found
dead in district court room No. 6, on
the third floor of the Bee building, early
today. He had evidently died Of heart
| failure.
| Mr.. Rosewater went to Waterloo,
| Neb., Thursday afternoon where he
| delivered a speech to the old soldiers
of Nebraska. He reached Omaha on
his return trip at Z p. m. He is known
| to have been in his office during the
evening but was seen by members of
| his family after returning from Water
loo. 1t was a habit of Mr.. Rosewater
to go to different parts of the building
whenever his pleasure SO induced and 1t
is presumed he stepped into the large
court room and sat down for minutes
repose and fell asleep.
When Judge Troup, who presldes
over Court No. 6, arrived at the court
room this morning, he was surprised
to find the lifeless body of Mr.. Rose
water on bench.
He was sitting at the end of the bench
reclining easily against a radiator He
had reclined his head on his extended
arm, across rail at the end of the
bench. In his right hand he held a
handkerchief, having evidently used 1t
to wipe the perspiration from his face.
Mrs. Rosewater left a light burning
at the family home which is directly
in the rear of the Bee building, antici-
pating that her husband would be home
during the evening. When he did not
appear Mrs. Rosewater notified Chief
of Police Donahue that her husband
had not returned home, although 1t
was known that he had been at his
office during the evening. Nothing was
done in the way of search, however,
as it was not uncommon for the veteran
editor to be detained late at the news
paper Office.
Preferred Quick Death
DR.. Charles Rosewater, brother of the
dead man, said to The Associated Press
that his brother had often expressed
wish that when he should die it
be without lingering illness and that he
would prefer to pass away in the man.
ner in which he did.
I DIR. Rosewater attributed the sudden
death of his brother to the results
which followed the excitement attend
ing long campaign in which Mr..
Rosewater was prominent candidate
for nomination by the Republican state
convention for United States senator.
The convention was held August %,
and Mr.. Rosewater, unanimously sup
ported by the delegation from Douglas
(Omaha) county, was prominent
figure at that gathering.
There were several ballots taken dur
ing the course of which Mr.. Rose
water gained steadily against his chief
opponent, Norris Brown Following the
ballot which nominated Mr.. Brown,
Mr.. Rosewater delivered an. earnest
speech to the convention, thanking his
friends for their support and pledging
himself to the support of Mr.. Brown
and the state ticket and urged the con-
,vention to nominate a clean ticket for
which no apologies would be neces-
sary.
Led Active Life
Mr.. Rosewater, following the conven-
ton, announced through the columns
of his paper, the Omaha Bee, that he
was out of the senatorial race. Dur
ing the campaign Mr.. Rosewater nat
urally was under considerable strain,
and following the announcement of the
result of the ballot which gave Mr..
Brown a majority gave evidence of
weakness but revived at once and ad-
dressed the convention. He told
close political friend that he felt little
worse for the excitement of the cam
paign and was strong enough to go into
the battle for the election of the state
ticket.
Mr.. Rosewater's life was an ac-
tive one and the greater part of
that activity was spent in Omaha.
For some time after coming to Omaha
he was manager for the Western Union
Telegraph company having followed
the telegraph profession before and
after the war.
He was a military telegrapher and
was a trusted telegrapher of General
Grant. After leaving the Western
Union company Mr. Rosewater founded
the Omaha Bee, small afternoon
paper. He developed the paper into
one of the largest newspapers in the
west.
A few years ago he gave over the
active management of the paper to his
two sons, Victor and Charles Rose
water, he still retaining the title of
editor. He gave considerable atten-
ton to politics and was candidate
three years ago for the Office of United
States senator, being defeated by Sem
ator Millard.
Mr.. Rosewater's life was de-
Omaha and Nebraska. Aside from his
editorial efforts he gave largely
of his financial means to the progress
of Omaha. He built and his newspaper
occupies one of the largest and most
modernly equipped newspaper buildings
in the country, the cost of which
reached half million dollars. This
building was the pride of Mr.. Rose
water and he did not hesitate to ex-
pend effort and money to keep 1t in
it's original state of preservation.
No arrangements have thus far been
made for the funeral.
Edward Rosewater, founder and
editor since 1871 of the Omaha Bee was
born at Bukovan, Bohemia, In 1S41. He
came to the United States in 1854 and
began work as a telegraph operator
when Is years of age. From 1861 to
1868 he was a member of the United
states military telegraph corps and in