The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-12

Death was due to Bright's disease and
heart failure Mr. Daily had been so Sc
riousIy III for several weeks that reports
of his death had been circulated more than
once. but he always made a gallant rally
when lifa vas al It's lowest ebb. He sank
rapidly in the last TWO days. however. and
il was seen that the end vas coming. His
wife and three daughters and MS two sons.
Marcus jr- and Patrick were with him
when he died There were also present
Rev. NJ. ]. Layelle, rector Of ST. Patrick's
Cathedral, and DTs. Dillon Brown and W
Il Thompson.
The funeral viii be held from Mr.. Da-
iy's late residence. al % Fifth Avenue
This house was enc Of two built recently
for " W Astor and was leased by Mr.
DAILY last year
The history Of the life of Marcus Daily is
closely inteFwoF ven with that of the state
OF Montana Mr. Daily was born In Ire
land in 1872 ana enigraIed 10 Eew York
Soon after coming 10 America, he went to
Etan and from there drifted to Montana
in 1916. There he represented J. B. Hag-
gin, Lloyd Tevis, and George Hearst. of
California, having only working interest
in the combination and little or no means
of his own He took hold Of the Anaconda
copper properties OF his principals and de-
veIoped them to such an extent that his
interests have amounted in nineteen years
to SIG, 100000; at least that IS the esti-
mate put on his wealth and he has very
little outside Of Anaconda property.
The Anaconda. with its mines at Butte
its smelters at Anaconda, its saw mills in
the western part of the State. and its coal
in the eastern and northern portions. is
the largest employer of labor ia the State.
employing 10000 people out OF total pop
Glation OF 250- 000. It reduces 4,0G0 tons
of ore every day. and during 1898 cut more
lumber than any other establishment in
the United States
Mr.. DAILY was member of the Montana
Constitutional Convention in 1881 and be-
fore the Legislature as candidate fer
United States Senator in 1888.
The copper kings ability as an organizer
was acknowledged on all sides His eo-
litieaI feud with ex-senator W. a. Clark
began in sa ordinary business rivalry.
Clark secured water rights which Daily
wanted, and raised on the price while a
deal was being negotiated. The price was
raised from 600 TO FIVE times that sum
and DAILY swore vengeance.
Days chance for revenge came in 1883
when Clark was running for Congress
said, everyone of Daly's men voted for
Carter and Mr. Clark was defeated The
fight has continued TeIen:iessIy and found
its elimination in Mr. CIark's desperat te en-
deaTor to wTest the political ascendency
in the State from Daily: The election of
Clark to the United States Senate his con-
tested election. his defeat, and reappoint-
ment by the acting Governor of tie State
are all matters of recent history.
The Montana Legislature just chosen is
certain to return Mr. Clark to the United
States Senate. Thus II seems a singular
decree of fate that the one party to the
long-standIng feud should meet his death
at the same time the other has safely Sc
cured within his grasp the object of his
ambition.
Mr. Daily had always taken a keen inter
est in the turf and for many years was
possessed Of one of the finest racing sta
bles in the country His thoroUghbreds
captured many prizes at the leading race
tracks and proved profita bic to their owner
as well as gratifying 10 him as a sportsman.