Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-26
|, FRANK IS
HOME AGAIN
Talks Entertainingly Of Pros
perity Of Country.
INTEREST IN CLARK CASE
A Belier That He Will be Seated
Vindication For Ben c.
Kingsbury.
INTEREST IN CLARK CASE

H. l.. Frank, who returned yesterday
afternoon from a two-months trip
! through the eastern states. spent several
weeks in New York and Washington.
How did you find business east?' Mr..
Frank was asked to-day.
'The whole country looks prosperous"
replied Mr.. Frank. Business is good in
every line and the people are very hope
full of the future. The prosperity is not
| confined to any particular business but
everybody seems to be enjoying a full
! share. In the manufacturing business
particularly it is noticeable. Every fac
tory is working day and night and to all
appearances cannot then supply the de-
mand."
How about mining investments?"
well, l feel assured that the people OF
the east are looking upon mining as a
more legitimate field for investment than
ever. They rave more confidence in such
matters han in former years and are
kindly disposed and willing now to take
| hold of anything that has merit or is pre-
sented by reputable mining men. This
was not he case a few years ago, when
| they would not entertain any sort of a
proposition. was asked by several cap
italists in New York about mining propo-
sitions that they had become interested
in or were about to invest in. Some OF
these men a few years would not enter
tain any kind of a mining proposition"
"You spent some time in Washington"
Eyes, 1 spent about 10 days there on
private business.
"Of course you learned something about
the senatorial investigation now in pro-
gress?' Mr.. Frank was asked.
There is nothing that I can say that
the people of Butte do not already know.
AS l have state I was in Washington on
purely private business. This was sew
eral weeks before the senatorial investi-
cation began. The people of Montana
are as we'll informed as myself on events
there, as I have been out Of politics for
some time n took no part IN the SEN
ever, that the Clark case was one OF the
leading topics in the east. 1t is sur
prising how much information the peo-
pie Of the east seem to have on the
subject. They read everything that il
published and seem to take a great In
this is due to the great wealth OF the two
principals in the contest. To the people
of the east the story of the great wealth
of Clark and DAILY reads like a fairly tall
or a modern Monte Christie dream. They
think we of the west handled and talk OF
millions a. they do Of hundreds.
'They have many ideas and impress
sions regarding the feud out here, but the
prevailing opinion there is that Clark anC
Daily were rival candidates for senatorial
honors and hat It is merely a fight be-
tween rival mil]ionaires for the contro
of the politics of their state. However
} there are many who believe that Mr.
; Clark will retain his seat from the fac
! that it takes a two-thirds majority tt
) unseat him. This majority it Is believe:
} annot be obtained as it is very general!
/ conceded that the democrats will supper
4 him on account Of his party affiliations
J and they represent more than one-thirt
I of the membership of the senate
Mr.. Franks attention was called to tn
: fact that a few days 6 a suit was insti
; tuted at Spokane against Ben. C. Kings
bury, for the alleged seduction Of
young girl. Mr.. Kingsbury and MI
= Frank were associated in business 70
many years.
II have known Ben G.. Kingsbury TO
y more than a quarter of a century," sal
z Mr.. Frank with much feeling, mot onl
3 in a social and friendly way but also i
business transactions of considerabl
magnitude, and I am glad to say thai
. never met a man whose ideas of ~justnes:
. fairness and What was due to the othe
& fellow, were developed to a greater de
4 gree. In fact I ave always thought tina
= he a these characteristics developed t
. a larger .xtcnt than ary other man wit
. whom I came in contact. l know that
. has the highest respect and regard fo
y women, is courteous and gallant and
4 know of my own knowledge that he ha
8 taken up quite a few girls, who were IN
8 ious to get to the front, but who were sit
. uated so that it was impossible for thel
to obtain an education. Mr.. Kingsbur
- assisted them in gratifying their amb
lions and furnished them with the NEAR
y IN nhfoin n Aniche6 cohnO1in0 onoh1in
them to take their positions in their cho!
en- profession and earn their own livinl
II n as well as I know anythin
} that he would not seek to a k %advantae
of a 17-year old girl, nor would he see
the society of a girl in her position. NJ
K~ingsbury moves in the best society
Spokane, is an honored and WELDON
guest n the best families of hat city, an
I am fully satisfied that after the ca.
h has been investigated and tried he will I
acquitted and honorably vindicated."
Mr.. Frank was one Of the MontaH
versary of the burial of George Washin,
" ton, which was held at Mount Vernon
December.
ut was one Of the most impressi,
- ceremonies I ever Witnessed" said M
E Frank. land was very largely attend,
by delegates from all over the union. Sc
vices were held at the old home and ne
tomb and President Mckinley delivered
splendid address. I went all through I
building n saw the -ooms and the b
upon which the illustrious Washingt,
died. The rooms in the house are X
and furnished just as they were duri
6 Washington's life. There Is an organ
- cation OF ladies pack east who ha
charge Of this and who rave gathered
the books, household furniture. etc.. til
- were scattered after Washington's dea
and have placed them back in the roo
and keep them in good order. Some
- the states a k care of different room