The San Francisco call., 1898-04-26
Then a Spanish Sympa- thizer Is Given a
 Trouncing.
Insult to the Stars and Stripes Quickly Avenged at
 Phoenix.
Companies Organizing in Arizona to RepeI Raids Across the
 Border.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PHOENIX, April 25.-A mass meet~ ing attended by territorial officers and leading citizens of Phoenix was held at 10 o'clock this morning in the county courtroom for the purpose of appoint ing committee of safety which will punish insults to the American flag and take action on such sporadic cases of treason as occasionally appear. Ed win s. Gill, clerk of the District Court, acted as chairman of the meeting, and J. Ernest Walker, a leading real estate man and chairman of the Young Mems Democratic Club, was secretary. An executive committee of eleven was ap- pointed. Stirring speeches were made by number of leading citizens and in- tense enthusiasm prevailed.
 A. A. Long, City Tax Collector, was called upon immediately at the opening of the meeting to relate his experience on Sunday morning. MT. Long has his right hand bandaged, having sustained fracture of the little finger in fight ing a Spanish sympathizer with his fist.
 "On Sunday morning." he said, T went to my office on an errand and found a Spanish sympathizer tearing down one of the American flags used in the decoration of the City Hall. Be- fore I could do anything he took the flag and tore it from the fiagstick and threw the flag on the floor. The action so enraged me that l picked up the flag and made the miscreant kiss it, and then, having nothing else, used my fist on him"
 The meeting adjourned to allow the executive committee time in which to formulate a report, and convened again at o'clock in the evening. The court room was crowded to suffOcation. A set of resolutions was adopted recom- mending that an enrolment of a com- mittee of safety be made. This com mittee, it was stated, shall have gen. eral powers delegated to it. People generally have the utmost confidence in the Spanish speaking population of Phoenix and vicinity, but it is feared that renegades and outlaws will creep into the community and commit overg acts. The possibility of such charac- ters congregating near the Mexican line and raiding border towns has also been thoroughly discussed, and is some what feared. The committee of safety will take cognizance of such pOssibil1- ties.
 A similar meeting was held at Tempe tonight. Mesa City has already or ganized what is called vigilance committee and companies generally are being raised throughout the Ut River Valley
 PAIO ALTO, April 25.-There was a great war demonstration on the cam pus tonight. The large dining room of Encina Hall was turned into a drill hall, while 250 stalwart students went through maneuvers under the direction of Captain Harkins cf Menlo Park. Ar engagements were made for organizing a Stanford company, the officers or which will be chosen tomorrow. About forty students will be enlisted into Company K of the First Regiment of San Francisco, under Captain Cunning ham. Among the volunteers heroes or the gridiron are in the van. Ex-Cap- tains Fickert, Burnett Thomas and Bigelow have already signif1ed their in tention of offering their services to the country. President Jordan has eX- pressed a willingness to graduate sem 7iors who wish to go to war. Members of other classes, if called away, will receive a full terms credit for work.
 CARSON, April 25.-Secretary Alger this afternoon wired to Governor Sad Ter that troop of 125 cavalry would be all that would be asked from Nevada, but later he altered it as follows:
 To Hon. Rheinhold Sadler: The Presi- dent has authorized the enlistment of eighty-five men in your State, good shots and good riders, to form a company in a mounted rifle regiment company, officers to be taken from your section. Can you give us the men? R. A. ALGER,
 Secretary of War.