The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-04
COAL FIELD OPENED
CELEBRATION AT PRINCETON OVER
A NEW MINING ENTERPRISE.
Marion Elopers Speeding Their
Honeymoon I'm Chicago-Death of u
Hanover College Bencfactor.
special to the IndianapolIs journal.


PRINCETON, Ind, Jan. 3.-For the past
twenty-five years the citizens or this place
have known that an excellent quality Of
coal was stored away in seven-foot vein,
40 feet below them. Well after well has
been bored In different parts of the city
and the same veins were passed through in
every case. Many attempts have been made
to raise money to go down and uncover the
best coal in Indiana, but the enterprise al
ways failed All along Louis ]. Oswald. a
young man of this place, has predicted that
some day Gibson county would have the
finest coal fields west of Pennsylvania. At
last he has succeeded in getting the Maule
Mining Company, one Of the strongest con-
Germs in the Central States, to develop the
coal fields of this county. The business men
of Princeton raised $500, which they placed
to Mr.. Maule's credit and work was at last
commenced. and on Christmas day the coal
was uncovered and the first bucketfull
hoisted. In honor of Mr.. Maule over one
hundred men of prominence from Chicago.
st. Louis Indianapolis, Louisville and other
cities were invited to attend a reception
ness houses were profusely decorated. A
special train bringing large crowd from
st. Louis and Believile. H., was met at
Mount Carmel by the reception committee
and the City Council. AT the l.. r. q ST. l..
shops the train came to a halt and the
guests inspected the shops and car works.
The train then pulled down TO the mine,
where a jollification was held. At the Union
Depot 1t was met by carriages and the band
and all were escorted to the courthouse.
MIR. Maule and Princeton people received
many congratulations. At 1880 o'clock Presi-
dent Gil II. Stormont led the way to the
banquet hall. Hon. M. w. Fields made the
welcome address. Toastmaster j. r. Sam
pie called on Dr.. S. F. Gilmore Other toasts
St. Louis: W. N. borders. Bellevue; Re.
ceiver Hopkins, of the L. +: & st. l.; Su-
way; Hon. Edward De Voy, st. Louis:
Charles d. Horder, Chicago; Hon. Robert
Mitchell and Hon. A ID. Twineham. The
following guests were present:
John Maule. Frank Maule. r. A. Maule,
Alex. Maule, William Maule James Maule,
John Dintlsmsn. F. r. D; cs sunkel' Nv N, W.
ASoIph sh hi ne Charles p. Fleishbein.
Charles Holmes, Charles Hortmann. Of
Belleville. Ill; Andrew Haley, A: j. Shutz.
Thomas ward Moses "
jr, Henry Corke. Henry Thies, J. S. Foulks.
John Ruprecht. Louis Stefan. Henry Muel-
Ter, James Cavanaugh. Lem Parker, b.
]. w. Mccormick. J. w. Simpson, J. d.
Crabb, w. L. De Voy. j. d. Feuerborn, M.
l. Holman. George 2; Larry w s Wilson,
Scullin, W. c. Morris, j. f. Williams. F.
X. Roederer l.. p. Lux, John Prinn, Gus
tavius Baur, ]. H. Denny. S. B. Pike. j. NJ.
Beach, J. II. fitzpatrick, Z. p. German. S.
W. Booker. of st. Louis; Herman Monicale,
New Harmony. Ind; Mason j.. Niblack.
vincennes. Ind; Col Bennett H. Young,
Louisville; Hon. Robert Bell. Mount Car
mel: William II. Mahan. Washington. Ind;
z. NJ. Wood. Fort Branch. Ind; J. w. Phil
lips, Union. Ind; Thomas III: 'Emmerson.
Corbet, A. c. Palmer, Jabez Wooley. jr., OF
Evansville; J. r. Sample L. ]. Oswald Of
Princeton; David Ingle, ]. w. Skivington.
Of Oakland City; E. S. Wilson, w. c. Shy,
John Page, l.. Hamburger, of Oney:
Charles d. Horder. Henry Hafer. John Dun
lap, of Chicago; Robert Prunty, of Gray
vile, ILL.,: John F. Wallick, of Indianapolis:
Major Bluford Wilson. of Springfield. Ill.