Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1900 — MARCUS DALY PASSES AWAY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MARCUS DALY PASSES AWAY.

Montana Copper King Dlee in New York of Bright’s Dieeaee. Marcus Daly, the famous mine owner, of Montana, died Monday in New York. Bright’s disease complicated with heart weakness was the cause of death.. Marcus Daly was born in Ireland about aixty years ago. He came to the United States at the age of 13 and settled near San Francisco, where his first work was digging potatoes on a ranch. He went to the mines before he was IB and grew up surrounded by gold and silver. While yet a mere boy he was enr gaged by Mackey, Flood and O’Brien as foreman of the Comstock mine. His success in California in the boom days led to an acquaintance with J. B. Haggin, Lloyd Tevis and the late Senator Hearst, who sent him to Montana in 1880 to manage their mines. He took bold of the Anaconda copper properties and maoaged them so successfully that in twenty years his ow r n profits were about $20,000,000 —or an average of $1,000,000 a year. While still retaining his interests in hia mining and other enterprises Mr. Daly sortie time ago retired from their active management and took up his residence In

New Y'ork City. Mr. Daly and Ross Clark, brother of his great rival, exSenator Clark, married sisters. Mrs. Daly and a daughter survive. Of late Mr Daly had figured prominently in politics as the rival of ex-Senator Clark in Montana. Daly had aspartions for the Senate himself, and both he and Clark were charged with lavish use of money in buying votes in the State Legislature. It was on charges made by Daly’s friends that the United State* Senate made an investigation which resulted in the unseating of Senator Clark.

MARCUS DALY.