The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-02
FAMOUS FUED IN MONTANA.
.uoR-ELECT CLARKE's FIGHT
ST. WITH MARCUS DAILY.

n Isn
lhe when the Two Men Were
NM for Supremacy in Mining.
81, secured n Right to Water
SO 900. which DAILY Was Conn
90 Buy for SIOO,OOO-The PO-
-, Rivalry Has Been Very
moth Men Are Rich-Daly's
Horses.
from the Omaha Bee.
r,. e,bt for the United States senator
81, Montana. which has just termln-
N The election of A. W. Clarke, mas
49,, ,,rominentiy forward Marcus Daily
w Clarke, who are well known
a. o.er the West, and not unknown in
rast There Is feud between the
IN that has existed for a number
Of years. e. e..
,so last wear or two, and it was supposed
. hive been buried by the reported re-
..,,-,l of Clarke from Butte to New York
-;+,. Within a year or so Clarke rented
rasidence among the swells bordering
(,o,tr,I Park. and came into prominence
natron of art. He was conspicuous
Tho Stewart art sale. and created
~,s,tion bv outbidding all others for For
tunv,s masterpiece. THE Choice Oh
,,olel " having 600 for it. This splurge
r,turallv gave rise TO the belief that
l,,rl,a had shaken Montana for Gotham
and for good. But Clarke had other plans
the greatest of which was his ambition
80 renresent the copper state in Congress.
This was the fourth time that Clarke
,-ied to break into Congress. He ran
Gov delegate TO Congress in 1888, and
80 dafeatad by T. H. Carter Twice be-
So he has struggled for the SenatorSnlp
and met defeat. In these contests, as IN
DO recent one his Nemesis was Marcus
nav Various stories are told concern
ing the feud. but the most reasonable one
was related to the writer in Montana.
Fifteen wears ago DAILY and Clarke were
as thick as nolasses in midwinter. To-
qather they manipulated political and min
eral affairs west of the range. Daily was
aggressive ana progressive. He planned
great enterprises for Butte, and was anX-
ious for Clarke and other men OF means
10 ioin in executing them. Failing to Sc
clre The support he anticipated, Daily
s,Ilked From an enthusiastic promoter
of Butte's interests he became an enemy,
roundly "cussed" its miners, and at length
appeased his wrath by founding the town
Of Anaconda, some twenty miles away.
Here the great Anaconda mills are To-
cared. employing from 5000 to 5000 men,
The town is an active, growing one and
boasts Of the finest hotel in the state, built
and equipped by Marcus Daily.
Clarkes interests were concentrated in
Butte He lives there, his residence being
conspicuous because of the great size and
attractive surroundings. When DAILY pull
ed up stakes and moved away, the friend
ship previously existing between him and
Clarke was rent in twain. Enmity sue
ceeded; every opportunity presenting it
self by which one might get a cinch on
the other was improved
The Anaconda mills are located on the
southern slope of the bluffs on the west
side of the valley in which the city is To-
Gated. The slope facilitates the work of
the mills. Tracks run 10 the top Of the
bluff over which the one is carried and
unioaded at the roof. Water is brought
to the mills at the same elevation. The
water and ore pass by gravitation from
floor to floor Water is a prime factor In
the work of separation, and the water
rights of the Anaconda Company have a
value second only to the mines of the
corporation. Some distance up the valley
two young men pre-empted water rights.
DAILY wanted the claim He gave the men
positions in the mills and utilized their
water rights. They soon learned the value
vi lh6lI CldlIlS ana suggested 10 LAZY tudl
$1,000 would be proper compensation.
Now, of all things, Daily disliked a Jug
handle bargain. He must control all the
water. There was the price. He fumed
aud let loose a choice assortment of rich
~ brogued explosives. The men who play
ed for share of his pile were discharg-
ed. By depriving them of job Daily cal
cuated he would secure the coveted wa
ter right by default. His calculations
were wide of the mark.
Clarke Makes a Haul.
The discharged men moved on Butte and
put their claim on the market. When
Carke's attention was attracted to 1t he
saw in it an opportunity to play even with
DAILY, and at the same time hold him up
Tor a good round sum. Twenty-Five thou
sand dollars was the sum paid by Clarke
Tor what DAILY could have had for $4,000
Meeting Daily on the streets a few weeks
later Clarke suggested the propriety of
me Anaconda Company purchasing his
water rights. The announcement astound-
go DalY, and when Clarke placed the price
at SIVuVD Marcus nursed his wrath for a
lew days and paid over the money. The
loss OF $4,000. coupled with Clarke's part
IN the deal ranked in Days bosom. So,
When Clarke was nominated for Congress
IN 1873 DAILY rose in his might and smote
rlin with an avalanche of adverse votes.
| 10 ths circumstance Thomas H. Carter
owes the success of his first plunge in
Montana politics
/ Al various times in the last ten years
| T!diAe reclprocated and Daily retaliated
Naen the state capital fight came up for
ueuIi'e settlement, three years ago, Ana
eou9a was the chief rival of Helena. Ana
G'ua Is Days town, and he championed
| ~ win all the means at his command
Ia tdIhe took up the fight for Helena.
,eena won out, and Daily was knocked
G ~ Then Clarke jubilated. Now il is
DAYS turn to wax glad.
CIarke's Career.
1.arke is 60 years of age. He was
.o'n on farm near ConnellsviIle. Fay-
,e county, Pennsylvania. on Jan. 8. 1889
LIS Iatner was John Clarke. and his
b r.oyner Mary Andrews, both natives of
r,glnnsyiVania. His grandfather. also John
ld'he, came to Pennsylvania shortly after
te nteVoluiion from County Tyrone. in
/ wv NoIth OF Ireland. AS a farmers son
d e 10y learned farming, and attended The
e.r ~ school in the winter At a. being
ny p'Ti'ly fond of books, he was sent 70
V laurel Hin Academy. his fathers idea
a, 10 III him for the law He remained
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