Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1895 — THE COPPER OUTPUT. [ARTICLE]

THE COPPER OUTPUT.

INDUSTRY SUFFERED FROM GENERAL DEPRESSION. Spanish Troops Annihilate a Cabagan Town Welle-Fargo Express Company Digs for Buried Cash—Death of Judge Geo. F. Blanke. Figure* from Copper Mine*. The review of copper and copper mining for the year 1894 made by the United States geological survey has been completed. Copper mining suffered from the general depression of the year. Still consumption was in advance of 1893, but an enlarged production could only be mar- - keted.by means of lower prices. On the Whole, copper mining resisted the tension better than the other metal trades. The exports were less than 1893 and were almost entirely of the refined metal. The production of copper for 1894 was 158,120 tons. A little over half of this came from Montana and two-thirds of the remainder from the Lake Superior mines. Other sources of supply included Arizona, 44,500,000 pounds; Colorado, 6.500, OQO pounds; Southern States, 2,400,000 pounds; Utah, 1,100,000 pounds. The available copper supply in 1594 is placed at 195,000,000 pounds, not including stocks from previous years. The exports from the United States for 1894 were 173,000,000 pounds, valued at over $16,000,000. Murder 1* Avenged. An official dispatch received at Madrid from Manila, capital of the Island of Luzon and of all the Philippine Islands, Bays that the natives of Cabagan, in the Province of Cagayan, at the north extremity of the Island of Luzon, recently treacherously ambushed a party of Spanish troops, killing and wounding several of the soldiers. Consequently a Spanish punitive column was sent to Cabagan, where it attacked and burned that town after a fight in which 116 natives were killed, including the principal leader. The Spanish lost a captain and sixteen soldiers killed and had several men wounded. To Hunt for the Booty. Zj John Brady, the train robber, went to Maryville, Cal., with two Sacramento detectives and endeavored to show~tirenu where Browning, his companion, buried $53,000 which they stole from WellsFargo Express Company a few months ago. Brady says he does not believe the money will ever be found, as he has but n faint recollection of where it was buried, and Browning was killed while trying to commit another train robbery by Sheriff Bogard. An unsuccessful attempt was made Sunday to find the hidden treasure box. Eminent Jurist Dead. George F. Blanke, one of the judges of the Superior Court, died suddenly of heart disease at Chicago Sunday night. The Judge seemed to be in his health Saturday and held court as usual. He was at home all day Sunday, retiring for the night shortly before 11 o’clock. He had been in bed but a few minutes when he complained of feeling ill and asked that a physician be sent for. In less than five minutes and before medical help arrived he was dead.