The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-12

recover and they would give assurance
Of life only from day to day Bright s
disease complicated with heart weakness
was the cause of death.
At Mr.. Daly's deathbed were Mrs.
DAILY, Marcus DAILY, Jr., his son, his
daughters, Mary, Margaret and Harriet,
the Rev. NJ. J. Lavelle, his attorney,
William Scanlon OF Montana and two
physicians.
Mr., DAILY was conscious only at inter
walls yesterday. At 4 o'clock this morn
ing he revived from a sinking spell and
seemed more than ordinarily bright He
only a little while more, a. little bit
more" he said, when asked if he was
better.
The family came hastily and remain
ed until the end. eDath came SO peace
fully that the physicians at once said
that it was all over. Mr.. Daily was con-
scious until a few minutes before he
passed away The body will be removed
to the DAILY home in Fifth avenue some
time today and the funeral will be held
from st. Patrick's cathedral but at
what time has not been decided.
The body probably will be placed in a
receiving vault until the family decide
upon the place of final interment.
Marcus DAILY, mining operator, Ana
cond9, Mont, native OF ireland, was
So years of age. His early life contained
mostly in quiet employments. and the
remarkable prosperity which he was
credited with is the result of a long ap-
premiership in the search for and the
management of mines in the far west.
In 1876 he arrived in Montana and had
the good fortune to be appointed gen
eral mana ger of the Alice silver mine a
Butte and afterwards, by MeSsrS- Hag-
gin & Tevis, manager of the Anaconda
copper mine and smelter.
Mr.. DAILY has had a large interest in
the Anaconda mine which ranks among
the great copper properties, and has also
9Rn11jTnd q in
various gold and silver mines. Profits
have been invested in real estate, smelt-
ing works, banks, ranches, and mercan-
tile ventures in various parts of the
state, but mainly at Anaconda, Butte
City and NissOuIa.
Among his corporations are the iBt-
ter Root Development company, of
Hamilton, Mont, near which town he
owns the Riverside toWnsite and ranch:
the D. J. HenneSy Mercantile company
of Butte City and Missoula; the Copper
City Commercial company and the Mon
tana Commercial company of GIissoula.
Mr.. DAILY was a practical miner and
assayer and an excellent judge Of min
ing properties
Mr.. DAILY was a member of the consti-
tutional convention 1884, and was a can
didate before the state legislature for
the United States senate in 1899. He was
a Democrat and was Senator w. z.
ClarkS bitter opponent
The differences between Mr.. DAILY and
W. A Clark hare attracted much atten-
ton. The troubles started years ago
over some water rights near Butte which
DAILY wanted and which Clark had
bought, forcing the other to pay a very
high figure. Days opportunity for re-
venge came in 1888 when Clark was the
Democratic nominee for delegate to con-
gress. With his immense influence at
Anaconda, DAILY was able to throw a
heavy vote to Carter. Clark'S Repub1i-
can rival, which had previously been
cast for the Democratic party.
Montana became a state in 1889. Clark
was put forward by his party for the
United States senate. After a bitter con-
both parties, each claiming to be legal.
The Republicans named Thomas c.
Power and W. F. Sanders for their SEN
ators, while the Democrats put up Mr.
Clark and Major Martin Maginnis The
Republicans were defeated. Dalys in
f1uence defeated Clark in a second con-
test in 1898. In that legislature the Dem
ocrats had 35 votes. the Populists three
and the Republicans 80. The DAILY Dem
for ex-Congressman w. ". Dixon and
there was a deadlock for the entire ses-
sion of sixty days. kilograms from Cal
vim S. Brice and w c. Whitney and
others equally high in their party were
sent to DAILY to withdraw his oposition
but he ignored them and the fight con-
tinued.
The next fight between Daily and Clark
was on the location of the state capitol.
conda We're in the fight. DAILY advocated
the last named place. Clark at first
favored Butte, but finally changed to
Helena and that city was chosen. The
senatorship again became the bone of