Arizona republican., 1901-04-02
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A MERE RUMOR.-It was somehow learned at Los Angeles last night that
 Burt Alvord, the bandit. intended to hold up a Southern Pacific train before morning and that Billy Stiles was on his trail Inquiry was made by tele- graph at this office for a .conoboration OF denia! of the report. Neither could be afforded. The editor Of the tram robbing department had received no communication from MT. Alvord re- garding his immediately future move ments. Taat circumstance inclined the bandit editor to the belief that the rumor was without foundation. As a gentleman and train robber, MT Al word would hardly embark on an en- terprise of that kind without giving the newspapers due notice.
 RELEASED ELECTRICALLY.-T The Phoenix fire department has installed an electric apparatus for the release of the fire horses when the fire bell rings
 The mechanism is the design of MT. Ed Morley and works to perfection. IL is attached to the indicator, which Is of course in direct connection with the fire bell. When the bell rings the box number appears on the indicator and the same instant the chains holding the horses in their stalls are released If the horses are prompt, and they are, they will be in place long before the fremen can get to them to adjust the harness. A test performance of the horses was witnessed in the hose house yeterday afternoon Hardly had the chain dropped til. the horses leaped forward, one of them kicking up her heels as she went, as much as to say that answering a fire call is the finest kind of fun. The team was in position under the harness in practically no time. The fire boys say the dropping of the chains simultaneously with the ringing of the bell makes a great i'm provement even in the work of the horses, Heretofore they have had to wait till a fireman could get up and pull! a string to release them. Now they begin their work independently of the firemen and understand that il is the bell they are to answer, whether there is anyone around or not.
 A GROUP OF CORPORATIONS.- Articles of seven corporations were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday. They were the King Gold and Copper Mining and Milling com pany. capital stock S3,OOO,0OO incor- porators M D. Half. D. C. Joslyn, J. w. Hanna, Wm. McKeating and r. A. Roller of Chicago; The X-Ray oil and Development company, capital stock S3,OOO,OOO incorporators, w. Fl. Mallory, F. O. Gardner, Par Anderson, G. T. McCabe, K. P McCabe; The Staple Oil and Development company, capital stock $500, 900, incorpOrators C. II. Her rington, K. K Stahl T. E. Allyn G. P. Burkett, l.. H. Berger of santa Clara, Cla.; City of Santa Clara Oil and De velopment company. capital stock S5O0,- 600, incorporators, Gearge Bran, Jacob Eberhard, Rob Mengel, A. V. Taljo J. Roll, J. H. Errington $. Oberbeener, Santa Clara, Cal; The Hex Copper Mining and Smelting company, capital stock $5CO,OOO incorporators, M B. Lind!ey, M. Llndley, Fred Chapman and M E. Davis; The Deguinas Oil and Development company. incorporat- ors, A $. Wallberg, & Wheeland. R. l. i Kerr, A. Fuherman, Nat I. Messer, Charles Sontag, F. IT, Michaels. J. J. Herman and ]. w. Gray san Fran cisco; Pacific International Mining company, capital stock S2,5OOO0O. in- corporators J, D, Baynes. F.. A. Beers and II. McAllister of san Francisco.