River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-15
BUSY LIVES ENDED.
Henry Willard, Railroad Mngnate,
and Marcus DAILY, Copper King,
Pass Away.

New York, Nov. 13.-Henry Willard,
the financier, died early Monday morn
ing at his summer home, Thorwood
Park, near Dobbs' Ferry. The causes
of death were apoplexy, from which
he had been sufferer for several
weeks, and an affection of the throat.
Henry Willard was born Heinrich Hil-
gard in Speyer. Rheinish Bavaria, on April
IL. 1885.
Young Hilgard was educated at schools
in Zweibrucken, Phalsbourg and Speyer.
but In October, 1853. abandoned his univet-
sity studies, and set out for the United
States, intending to join the colony OF his
relatives at Believille His fathers oppose
ton 20 this step made him borrow the sur
name of a French schoolmate at Phals-
bourg, and he became Henry Willard.
Arriving at Bellevilie. he became news
paper reporter and continued In the pro-
feseion until 1868. In January, 1866, In Bos-
ton, he married Fannie Garrison, the only
daughter of William Lloyd Garrison. In
1865 he was chosen secretary of the newly
founded American Social Science associa-
ton, having its headquarters in that city
and did not finally relinquish the post TIL
1871.
In 1890 he purchased from Thomas Edison
his electrical manufacturing interests, and
with the Edison Lamp company of New
ark. N. j.. and the Edison works at Schen-
ectady, n. Y. as basis. organized the
Edison General Electric company, of which
he became president, serving in that ca
acity for about two years.
In October. 1889, he became chairman Of
the Northern Pacific board of directors,
but the panic of 1893 again occasioned the
loss of most of his fortune and led TO his
withdrawal from railroad management
New York, Nov. Il. Marcus Daily
of Montana, died Monday at the Hotel
Netherland. Mr.. Days death had
been expected for weeks. lie came
home from Europe 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 would give assurance of life
only from day to day. Bright's dis
ease, complicated with heart weak
ness. was the cause of death.
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
Montana. He became general manager
of the Alice silver mine and later came
into control of the Anaconda copper mine.
At the time of his death he was pres
ident of the Anlalgamated Copper COM
pany. In politics he was a democrat.
The differences between Mr. Daily and
w. A. Clark have attracted much atten-
ton. The trouble started years ago over
some water rights near Butte which DAILY
wanted and which Clark bought. forcing
the other to pay very high figure. The
senatorship became the great bone of
contention between the two millionaires
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 senate. The use of money
in the election was freely acknowledged
on both sides. though 1t was claimed that
the expenditures were for legitimate ex-
penses only. The contest resulted in the
senate voting that there had been no cleo
ton by the Montana legislature. This
year Clark made fight for the election
of members of the legislature in his in
| terest and won. His return to the Unit
ed States senate next January is assured.