The age-herald., 1900-11-13
REMARKABLE LIFE COMES TO A CLOSE Death of Marcus DaIy, Wealthy
 Mine lIWner END WAS NOT UNEXPECTED Was Democrat in Politics and Wield- ed Mighty Influence Had a
 Passion for Fine Horses
 His Career
END WAS NOT UNEXPECTED

New York, November 12.-Marcus Daily of
 Montana died this morning at the Hotel Netherland.
 MT. Daly's death had been expected for weeks He came home from Europe about l the middle of September and soon after wards was obliged to take his bed from which he never again arose. His physicians | informed the relatives some time ago that MT. Daly could not recover, and they wuold give assurance of life only from day to day. Brght's disease complicated with
 heart weakness was the cause of death. Marcus Daly was born In Ireland in 1S42.
 He came to the United States early in life,
 and since 1876 has been a citizen of Mon-
 tana. He became general manager of the
 Alice silver mine and later came into con trol of the Auaconda copper mine. At the
 time of his death he was president of the
 Amalgamated Copper Company. In politics
 he was a Democrat.
 The differences between Mr. Daily and w. A. Clark have attracted much attention.
 The trouble started years ago over some
 water rights near Butte which Daly wanted
 and which Clark bought, forcing the other to pay very high figure Daly's oppor-
 
 was the Democratic nominee for delegate
 tc congress. With his immense influence at Anaconda, Daily was able to throw a
 heavy vote to Carter, Clarks Republican
 rival, which had previously been cast for
 the Democratic party.
 Montana became a State In 1889. At the first State election Clark was the Demo- cratic nominee for Representative in Con- gress, and J. K. Toole for Governor. The
 latter was elected, but Clark was defeated, supposedly owing to Daly's influence Clark was put forward by his party for
 the United States Senate. After a bitter contest the Legislature was organized by both parties, each claiming to be legal The Republicans named Thomas o. Power and w. F. Sanders for their Senators, while the Democrats put up MT. Clark and Major Martin McGinnis The Republicans were seated.
 MT. Dalys influence defeated Clark in a second contest in 1893. In that Legislature the Democrats had thirty-fve votes, the Populists three and the Republicans thirty three. The Daily Democrats, numbering
 nine, voted solidly for ex-Congressman w W. Dixon and there was a deadlock for the entire session of sixty days. Telegrams from men like Calvin s. Brice and w. C.
 Whitney and others equally high in their
 party weSe sent to Daly to withdraw his opposition, but he ignored them and the fight continued.
 The next fight between Daly and Clark
 was on the location of the State Capitol. Helena, Missopla, Boseman and Anaconda were in the fight Daly advocated the last named place. Clark at first favored Butte, but finally changed to Helena and it was chosen.
 The Senatorship again became the. gone of contention between the two milionaires last January and Clark was elected. Daily had a nf he pla lost nH on the ground of bribery, when Clark pre- sented his credentials to the United States
 Senate. The use of money in the election was freely acknowledged on both sides, | though it was claimed that the expendi- lures were for legal expenses only. The contest resulted in the Senate voting that there had been no election in the Montana Legislature.
 This year MT. Clark made fight for the election of members of the Legislature in his interest and won. His return to the United States Senate next January is sured.
 No mining property has achieved greater fame a producer of dividends than the famous Anaconda. Originally bought as silver mine, 1t became famous for it's cop per, and to it both Daily and Clark largely own their vast fortunes. Back in the 70s 1 two miners named Hickey, from St. Law | renee County, this State, went to Monta- na. They selected a hill overlooking the l little mining camp of Butte and began to | sink their sharf. They struck a fair vein | of silver, but lack of funds made them | stop work and offer to sell. Marcus Daily 1 bought the property for $35,OOO. He acted, l it is said, as an agent for J. B. Haggin Of | California, who had sent him to Butte to buy some good mining property As the new owners ran their shaft down they opened one of the worlds greatest copper mines, with silver enough to pay all | expenses and having the copper as clear profit. Daily was superintendent and part | owner of the great mine. He bought the adjacent properties. He founded the town | of Anaconda in valley twenty-five miles l distant and located where there Is an ex- | haustless supply of water and great deal l of wood-two ndispensables for the smelt- 1 ing and reduction of ores. At that place | he erected the greatest copper plant in the l world.
 DaIy had a passion for horses of blood and speed. He owned the $40, 900 colt Ham, | burg, Tammany, Montana, Senator Grady, | Gwendoline Ogden and other famous win | ners. He tried to buy the winner of the | Derby and Ascot races of 1897, Galtemore, | but his offer of $125,000 was not accepted. At Mr. Daly's deathbed were Mrs. Daly, | Marcus Daily, Jr., his son. his daughters, l Mary, Margaret and Harriet, the Rev. M | J. Lavelle, his attorney, William Scanlon | of Montana, and two physicians. MT. Daily l was conscious only at intervals yesterday. At o'clock this morning he revived from
 a sinking spell and seemed more than ordi- | narily bright. He asked that his family be | summoned. He replied: "Only little while more, a little while more," when asked if
 he was better. The family came hastily | and remained until the end.
 Death came so peacefully that the physi- | clans alone knew when 1t was all over. | They said MT. Daily was conscious until a | few minutes before he passed away | The body will be removed to the Daily | home in Fifth avenue today and the lu- | neral will be held from St Patrick'S Ca- | thedral but at what time has not been de- 1 cided The body will probably be placed in | a receiving vault until the family decide on | the nla re of final intermcnt