Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-12

weakness, was the cause of death.
At Mr.. Days deathbed were Mrs. DAILY.
Marcus DAILY, jr.. his son; his daughters,
Mary, Margaret and Harriet; the Rev NJ.
j. LaveIle, his attorney. VIM. Sca!lon of
Montana and two physicians.
Mr.. DAILY was conscious only at intervals
yesterday AT / o'clock this morning he
revived from sinking spell and seemed
more than ordinarily bright. He asked that
his family be summoned.
: Anticipated His Death.
only a little while more, a little bit
more he said, when asked If he was bet
ter. The family came hastily and remained
until the end. Death came so peacefully
that the physicians alone knew when it
was all over. They said Mr.. Daily was con-
sciouS until few minutes before he passed
away.
The body will be removed to the DAILY
home in 9Th avenue some time today and
the funeral will be held from ST. Pat
rick's Cathedral, but at what time has not
been decided. The body probably will be
placed in receiving vault until the family
have decided upon the place of final inter
ment.
Marcus DAILY was born in Ireland in 1912
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-
troll of the Anaconda copper mine At the
time of his death he was president of the
Amalgamated Copper Company. In politics
ne was democrat The differences be-
tw cen Mr. Daily and w A. Clark have at
tracted much attention. The trouble start
ed years ago over some water rights near
Butte, which Daily wanted and which
Clark bought forcing the other to pay a
very high figure
Opportunity for Revenge.
Montana became state in 1889. At the
first state election Clark was the demo-
cratic nominee for representative in Con-
gress and ]. X. Toole for governor The
latter was elected, but Clark was defeated,
supposedly owing to Daily influences
Clark was then put forward by his party
for the United States Senate. After bit
ter contest the Legislature was organized
by both parties, each claiming to be legal.
The republicans named Thomas c. Power
and w. f. Sanders for their senator's,
while the democrats put up Mr.. Clark and
Maj. Martin Maginnis. The republicans
were seated. Dalys influence defeated
Clark in second contest in 1898. In that
legislature the democrats had thirty-five
votes, the populists three and the republ-
cans thirty-three. The DAILY democrats
numbering nine, voted solidly for ex-Con-
gresham w. w. Dixon, and there was a
uedulock lOr tHe entlre session OF sixty
days. kilograms from men like Calvin S.
Brice and w. c. Whitney and others equal
ly high in their party were sent to DAILY to
withdraw his opposition, but he ignored
them and the fight continued.
The Fight Last January.
The senatorship again became the bone
OF contention between the two million
aires last January. and Clark was elected
DAILY had the validity of the election con-
tested on the ground of bribery when
Clark presented his credentials to the
United States. The use of money in the
election was freely acknowledged on both
sides, though it was claimed that the ex-
penditures were for legitimate expenses
only. The contest resulted in the Senate
voting that there had been no election by
the Montana legislature. This year Clark
made fight for the election of members of
the legislature in his interest and won.
DAILY had a passion for horses Of blood
and speed. He owned the $4,000 colt Ham,
burg. Tammany, Montana Senator Grady,
Gwendoine. Ogden and other famous win
ners. He tried to buy the winner Of the
Derby and Ascot races of 1897, Galtee
More, but his offer of SIPS, 900 was not ac-
cepted.