Show ARCUS DALY DEAD great mining man passes away after a long Illness Story of his career in montana and his political conflicts with william A clark death was expected new york nov 12 marcus daly i of montana died today at the hotel netherlands mr dalys death bad been expected for weeks he came home from europe about the middle of september and soon after was obliged to take to the bed from which he never again arose ills physicians in tormod the relatives some time ago that mr daly could not recover and they would give assurance of life only from day to day brights disease alth heart weakness was the cause of death at mr dalya death bed were mrs daly marcus daly jr his eon his daughters mary Margare tand harriet the rev M J lavelle Ln velle his attorney william of montana and two physicians mr daly was conscious only at intervals yesterday at tour this morning he revived from the sinking spell and seemed more than ordinarily I 1 right he asked that his family be summoned only a little while more a little bit more he said when asked it he was better the family came hastily and remained until the end death camle peaceful the physicians said mr daly was conscious until a few minutes before he passed away the body will be removed to th daly home in fifth avenue today and the funeral will be held from SL patricks cathedral but at what time has not been decided The body probably will be placed in a receiving vault until the family decide upon the place of final interment marcus daly was born in ireland in 1842 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 president of the amalgamated copper company in politics he was a democrat the differences feren ces between mr daly and W A dark have attracted much attention the trouble started years ago over some water rights near hutte which daly wanted and which dark bad bought forcing the other to pay a very high figure dalys opportunity for revenge came in when dark was the democratic nominee tor delegate to congress with his immediate influence at anaconda daly was able to throw a heavy vote to carter darks rival which had been previously cast for the democratic candidate montana became a state in 1889 AC the first election clark was the democratic nominee for representative in congress and J K tool for governor the latter was elected but dark was defeated supposedly owing to daly influences fluen ces clark was then put forward or the united states senate after a bitter contest the legislature was or by both parties each claiming to be legal the republicans named thomas C power and W F for their senators while the demoi crata put up mr clark and major martin the republicans were seated dalys influence defeated clark in a second contest in 1893 in that legislature the democrats had 35 votes the populists lists 3 and the republicans 33 the daly democrats numbering 9 voted solidly for ex congressman W W alson and there was a deadlock tor the entire session of sixty days telegrams from men like calvin S balce and W C whitney and others equally high in their party were sent to daly to withdraw his opposition but ho ignored them and the fight continued the next fight between daly alff dark was on the location of the state capital helena missoula soula bozeman and anaconda were in the fight daly advocated the last named place clark at first favored butte but finally changed to helena and that city was chosen the again became the bone of contention between the two millionaires last january and clark was electea daly had the validity of the election contested on he ground ot bribery when clark presented alg credentials to the united states senate the use of money in the election was freely acknowledged on both sides although it was claimed that the expenditures were tor legitimate expenses only the contest resulted in the senate voting thai there had been no election by the montana legislature this year clark made a fight for the election of members ol 01 the legislature in his interest his election to the senate in january next la assured tt no mining property has achieved greater fame as a producer of dividends than the famous anaconda originally igi nally bought as a silver mine it became famous for its copper and to it both daly and clark largely owe their vast fortunes back in the seventies two miners named hackey from st lawrence county this state went to montana they selected a hill overlooking the little mining camp of butte and began to sink their shaft they struck a fair vein of silver but the lack of funds made them stop work and offer to sell marcus daly bought the property for he acted it is said as agent lor J B haggan of california who had sent him to butte to buy him some good mining property As the new owners ran their shaft down they opened one of the world greatest copper mines with silver en continued on page eight MARCUS PALY DEAD continued from first page ough to pay all expenses and leave the copper as a clear profit daly was superintendent perin and parl owner of the great mine lie bought the adjacent properties he founded the town of anaconda in a valley 25 miles distant and located where there Is an exhaustless supply of water and a graaf deal of wood two for the smelling smelting sm elting and reduction of ores at that place he erected the greatest copper plant in the world daly bad a passion tor horses of blood and speed he owned the 0 colt hamburg tammany montana senator grady ogden and other famous winners he tried to buy the winner of the derby and ascot races of 1897 gallee more but his offer of was not accepted |