Show VETERAN NEBRASKA EDITOR FOUND DEAD IN ROOM Edward Rosewater of the Omaha Bee Succumbs to Attack of Heart Failure Fail-ure While Sitting In Deserted Court Room OmahaEdward Hosowator proprietor pro-prIetor nnd editor of the Omaha Boo and prominently Identified with tho political financial and business affairs af-fairs of Omaha and tho state of Nebraska Ne-braska for forty years was found dead in district court room No6 on the third floor of tho Boo building early Friday Ho had evidently died of heart failure It was a habit of Mr Rosewater togo to-go to different parts of tho building whenever his pleasure so Induced and It Is presumed ho stepped Into tho largo court room and sat down for a minutes repose and fell asleep When Judge Troup who presides over court No 0 arrived at tho courtroom court-room Friday morning ho was our prised to find tho lifeless body of Mr Rosewater on a bench Edward Rosewater founded and editor since 1871 of tho Omaha Bee was born at Bulcovan Bohemia In 1841 Ho came to tho United States In 1854 and began work as a telegraph operator when 18 years old From 18C1 to 18G3 ho was a member of tho United States mall telegraph corps and In tho later year becamo manager of the Pacific Telegraph company at Omaha Ho wan at various times a member of the Nebraska legislature member of the Republican national committee member of the advisory board of the national committee member of the United States mint commission and representative of the United States to the universal postal congress of which ho was vice president presi-dent Ho was the original promoter of tho Trans Mlssissippl exposition hold at Omaha In 1898 |