The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-13
M.GHTY NEN FALLEN
Death Smiles Willard and
DAILY in One Day.
MAGNATES IN BUSINESS
One as a Railway and 0ae as
a Copper King,


sufferer for several weeks. A week ago
he contracted a severe cold. which hast
en- the end. Mr.. Willard has been uncon-
seious nearly all the time since last Tues
day.
The funeral vii take place from the
residence on Wednesday afternoon The
services viii be conducted by the Rev.
Theodore c. Williams Of TarrytOwn. The
interment viii be in the family plot in
Sleepy Hollow cemetery, where repose
the remains Of his youngest son, FIilgard,
who died when Il years old and who
droe the golden spoke completing the
Northern Pacific railroad of which his
father was president
Harold Willard tonight states that a re-
port had been circulated that his father
hal died from the effects Of a cancer il
the throat This statement, he said, was
erroneous Mr.. Willard death was caus-
ed by apOplexy alone and he had never
had a cancer in the throat or other ser
i0us throat trouble.
Henry Willard was born IN Speyer,
Rhenish Bavaria, on April II, 1885. His
great uncle, Theodor Gather Of julius
Hilgard, who became superintendent Of
the United States coast survey, led a
migration Of the family connection to
Belleville H., in 1885 His father, Gus
tav, was in the judicial service Of the
Bavartan government, and ended judge
Of the supreme court at Munich Young
Hilgard wa seducated at schools in Zwei-
brucken, Pha1sbourg and Speyer. but in
October, 1853, broke or his university
studies and set out for the United States
intending to Join the colony Of his rela-
tives at BeIlevilIe. His fathers oppoei-
ton to this step made him borrow the
surname Of a French schoolmate at
Phalsbourg, and he became Henry VIII
lard. Arriving at BelleviIe he became
a newspaper reporter and continued the
profession until 1868. During these years
he served as a legislative correspondent
in Indiana and Illinois; a political report
er, reporting the Lincoln-Douglas de-
bates, the Chicago convention which
nominated Lincoln, the Lincoln campaign
and later as war correspondent and as a
European correspondent
He bought for Berlin bondholders the
property Of the Oregon Steamship COM
pany, being made president in 1875. He
acted as one Of the receivers Of the Kan
sas city Pacific railroad company and
later bought up the bonds of the road.
He became interested in the Oregon
Steam Navigation company and the ore
gon Railway and Navigation company, Of
which he became president. and then
formed the oregon and Transcontnental
with which he merged the two other
companies to so-caTed blind pool with
the Northern Pacific, being chosen presi-
dent Of the latter company. a few years
later the companies in which he was in
terested become so involved that there
was a collapse in which Mr.. Willard suf-
fered very heavily. Returning to Ger
many he formed new financial relations,
which enabled him to repair his fortune,
and coming back 10 this country he start
ed In once more as a capitalist. 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
Schnectady. n Y, as q basis, organized
the Edison General Electric company, of
which he became president sering In that
capacity for about two years In Octo-
Der. 1893, he became chairman Of the
Northern Pacific boIard Of directors, but
the panic Of 1888 again occasioned the loss
of most Of his fortune and led to his
withdrawal from railroad management
New York. No. 12.-Marcus Daily Of
Montana. died today at the Hotel Neither
land. lIr. Days death har been expect
ed for weeks. He came home from Eu-
rope about the middle Of September and
soon afterwards was obliged to take to
the bed from which he never again rose. !
His physicians informed the relatives
some time ago, that Mr.. DAILY could not
recover and they were given assurance
Of life only from day today. Bright's
disease complicated with heart weakness
was the cause Of death.
Marcus DAILY was born IN ireland IN
1872 He came 10 the Uni ed States ear
~ in life and since 1875 had been a citi-
zen 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 president of the Amalgamatea
Copper company. In politics ne 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 Daily wanted and which
Clark had bought forcing the other TO
pay a very hish figure Days oppor-
tuuity for revenge came IN lSSS when
Clark was the Democratic nominee for
delegate to congress. With his immenss
influence at Anaconda Daily was able TO
throw a heavy vote 10 Garter. Clark
Republican rival, which had previously
been cast for the Dem cratic party. Mon