The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-13
|DEA1A OF MARCUS DAILY.
Montana Copper King Passes
Away In New York.

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Away In New York
EVENT ENDS FAMOUS FEUn.
His Dissolution Removes GREATEST stums,-
ling Block TO w. a. CIark's Senatorial
Amb:tion--Reyiew of the Famous Con.
tnsi--Sketch of His Career
New York, Nov. 13-Marcus DAILY of
| Montana died yesterday at the Hotel
Netherlands.
Mr.. Dsly's death had been expected
| for weeks. He came home from Eu
rope about the middle of September
and soon afterward was obliged to
take to the bed from which he never
again arose. His physicians informed
the relatives some time ago that Mr..
DAILY could not recover and they gave
assurance of life only from day to day.
Bright's disease, complicated with
heart weakness. was the cause of
DEATH
Sketch of His Life.
Marcus DAILY was born in Ireland. in 1912.
He came to the United States early in life,
and since 1876 had been a citizen of Mon
tana. He became general manager of the
Alice silver mine and later came into con-
troll of the Anaconda copper mine. At the
time of his death he was president of the
Amalgamated Copper company. In politics
he was a Democrat. The differences be-
4 tween Mr.. DAILY and w. A. Clark have at
tracted much attention. The trouble
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. Daly's opportunity for
revenge came in 1855, when Clark was the
Democratic nominee for delegate to con-
gress. With his immense influence at Ana
conda, Daily was able to throw heavy
vote to Carter, Clarks Republican 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-
test the legislature was organized by both
parties, each claiming to be legal. The
+ Republicans named Thomas c. Power and
w. F. Sanders for their senators, while the
Democrats put up Mr.. Clark and Major
Martin Maginnis. The Republicans were
] seated. DaIy's influence defeated Clark n
: second contest in 1893. In that legisa-
a ture the Democrats had 35 votes.
the Populists three and the Republicans
%. ue DAly DeIuOCfatS, NUM-
. bering nine, voted soldly for ex-Congress.
' man w. w. Dixon, and there was dead
h lock for the entire session of 60 days.
: kilograms from men like Calvin s. Brice
! and w. G. Whitney and others equally high
: In their party were sent to DAILY to with
d draw his sition, but he ignored them
! and the fight continued.
: The next fight between DAILY and Clark
l, was OH the location of the state capital.
q Helena, Missoula. Bozeman and Anaconda
were in the fight. DAILY advocated the last
named place. Clark at first favored Butte,
but finally changed to Helena. and that
r city was chosen.
q The senatorship again became the bone
g of contention between the two millionaires
= last January, and Clark was elected. DAILY
e had the validity of the election contested
e on the ground Of bribery, when Clark pre-
= sented his credentials to the United States
q senate. The use of money in the election
y was freely acknowledged on both sides
e though is was asserted that the expendi
q lures were for legitimate expenses only
u, The contest resulted in the senate deciding
that there had been no election by th,
s. Montana legislature. This year Mr.. Clarl
IS made fight for the members of the leg
10 islature in his interest and won. His re
q, turn to the United States senate next Janu
- ary Is assured.
y No mining property has achieved create
e, fame as a producer of dividends than th
d famous Anaconda Originally bought as
:. silver mine, it became famous for it
ie copper and to it both Daily aud Clar
IS largely owe their vast fortunes Back Ii
he the 70s two miners named Hickey from st
II Lawrence county, New York. went to Mon
. tana. They selected hill overlooking tn
is little mining camp of Butte aud began t
~ sink their shaft They struck fair vel
no of silver. but lack funds made them sto
:, work and offer to sell. Marcus DAILY bough
iu the property for $4,000 He acted, 1t
Id said. agent for j. B. Haggin of Califol
lg MIA, who had sent him to Butte to buy hir
n some good mining property.
~ AS the new owners their shaft dow
they opened one of the worlds creates
80 copper mines, with silver enough to pay Il
III expenses and having the copper as clea
H. profit. DAILY was superintendent and pal
er owner of the great mine. He bought tl
st adjacent properties. He founded the tow
- of Anaconda in valley 25 miles distan
III and located where there Is an exhaustles
lr- supply of water and great deal of wood
Id two indispensables for the smelling and r.
- duction of ores. AT that place he erecte
~ the greatest copper plant in the world
le- DAILY had a passion for horses of bloc
elk and speed. He owned the $4,000 colt Han
ar. burg, Tammany, Montana, Senator Grad
- Gwendoline, Ogden and other famous Wi
~ ners
I'M ----
Inventor Patten is Dead.
New York, Nov. 13.-Frank Jarv
. Patten, inventor of the multipleX tel
-. graph system. which was purchase
~ by the Western Union Telegraph con
-, pany, and of the gyroscope, used 9
~ ocean vessels for giving the positic
~ of the vessel in midocean, died sudde
= iy here last night. Patten was boz
= in Bath, Me-. 4S years ago. He was
- graduate of West Point military aca
emy and served in the battle
Wounded Knee and in the battle