# tl* «98 SPA I N IN CARTOONS f & Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/cartoonsofourwar00nela_0 CARTOONS OF THE WAR OF 1898 WITH SPAIN FROM LEADING FOREIGN AND AMERICAN PAPERS CHICAGO BELFORD, MIDDLEBROOK & CO 1898 Copyright 1898 BY Belford, Middlebrook & Co INTRODUCTION. I T will be a long time before the last word can be written of our war with Spain in behalf of Cuba. History has its secret side and it can not be revealed till historians gain access to the archives which alone contain the official documents. But long before that day can come, the generation which felt, thought and acted in 1898, will be made acquainted with the essential facts bearing on the war. Even if it has read .no more than the newspaper record, it will have had sources of infor- mation in some respects more complete than any at the com- mand of Hume or Macaulay. But the daily newspapers have had a far more important function than merely to record events and mirror public sentiment: their comments on the former helped to shape the latter, and if any one agency must be cred- ited with having brought about American intervention in Cuba, that one is the press. The inhabitants of Havana were not so promptly and so fully informed of the explosion which wrecked the “ Maine” as were the seventy million people of the United States; and to this day the court of Madrid has not realized that our course was marked out before breakfast, February 16, 1898. It is instructive to study the trend of public opinion about this time and during the brief war which ensued. The most stirring presentation of it is certainly the pictorial caricature, which, in the form of first-page cartoons, was a conspicuous fea- ture of newspapers everywhere. In the United States, as well as in Great Britain and her colonies, where absolute freedom of speech prevails (cartoons speak'), there was a phenomenal activity in this branch of newspaper work. The best staff artists were detailed to produce cartoons, and their efforts have given us a special his- tory of the period. “Uncle Sam” and “John Bull” had long been familiar to the world, as were also the American eagle and other forms of national personification. But it remained for the cartoonists of 1898 to give them a new personality, to place friendship, love, hate, pity and anger in the lines of their faces, and in their very attitudes to foreshadow the events of history. Great things were to be advocated and accomplished, and in their wajf of handling the task there was an avoidance of the trivial, and a striving after the serious. In spite of the grotesque form and comical exaggerations exhibited in the accessories, Amer- ican caricature on the whole was pervaded by a dignity of pur- pose which gave it fast hold on the affections of the people. The masterpieces of pictorial satire on the first pages of the country’s great dailies addressed themselves to hundreds of thousands, making sentiment as no editorials could. How well they fulfilled their mission is now partially known. It is prob- ably within the truth to say that not only the people but Con- gress got more inspiration from the newspapers’ cartoons than from their columns. In the following pages will be found a selection from the thousands of available cartoons, arranged in a logical and his- torical sequence. As a representation of the point of view their value is incalculable both to the general reader and the historian. They convey meanings beyond the power of words to express; they advance arguments unknown to the resources of diplomacy. Through all their satire runs a pathos, and in all their anger is a magisterial assertion of right and justice which must henceforth characterize international relations. Still deeper meanings and more portentous facts will be suggested to the reflective mind, and the effect of the whole will be but heightened by the inspection of the cartoons taken from hostile sources. The best answer to their flings is their absurdity at the present juncture, the best excuse for their presence here is the obvious purpose they serve by comparison. It is too soon to estimate the full effect of this war’s cartoons. Our own have helped to efface sectional feeling throughout the United States, and above all, they have made it apparent to Europe that a new standard is set for the Western Hemisphere. One theme has received through cartoons a prom- inence which no other method of advocacy could have insured — the alliance of English-speaking peoples. It may never come, but the thought of it will hover like a nightmare before the Teuton, the Latin and the Slav, prescribing limits to swagger and tyranny, as well as to despotism. No rumors and reports sent to foreign governments were so restraining as the cartoon fraternization of “Uncle Sam” and “John Bull.” It is to be hoped that decadent Spain, the least instructed and best punished of all the nations that have opposed the march of civilization, has drawn her lessons from the cartoons of war, as she must from its disasters. Only to the Spanish mind was their language ever doubtful, or their logic weak. As a last remark prefatory to the acknowledgment made to the journals which authorized the reproduction of their cartoons here, it may not be amiss to advert to one notable quality of American caricature: its freedom from coarseness. The selec- tions from Spanish sources were limited by the necessity of excluding the obscene, which even in Madrid too often passes for wit. The collection is submitted in the belief that it will serve to perpetuate sentiments and engender feelings which it is now a nation’s pride to proclaim. They are not the ones we are likely to forget, but even if in years these cartoons find their highest utility in amusing a generation subsequent to the one they inspired, they will only have reverted to a usual function. They will ever remain an inimitable commentary on our war with Spain in 1898. The following papers are represented in this volume: BLANCO Y NEGRO, Madrid, Spain. BEE, New York, U. S. A. BLACK AND WHITE, London, England. BORSNEM YANKO, Budapest, Hungary. BOLONA ISTOK, Budapest, Hungary. CHRONICLE, Chicago, U. S. A. CUBA ESPANOLA, Havana, Cuba. CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, U. S. A. COMICA, Barcelona, Spain. DON QUIJOTE, Madrid, Spain. EL AHUIZOTE, City of Mexico, Mexico. EL NACIONAL, Barcelona, Spain. GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, St. Louis, U. S. A. GLOBE, Boston, U. S. A. HARPER’S WEEKLY, New York, U. S. A. HERALD, New York, U. S. A. HERALD, Syracuse, U. S. A. HERALD, Boston, U. S. A. INQUIRER, Philadelphia, U. S. A. INTER OCEAN, Chicago, U. S. A. JUDGE, New York, U. S. A. JOURNAL, Chicago, U. S. A. JOURNAL, Minneapolis, U. S. A. JOURNAL, Kansas City, U. S. A. JUDY, London, England. KLADDERADATSCH, Berlin, Germany. GEDEON, Madrid, Spain. LA RIRE, Paris, France. LA CAMPANA DE GRACIA, Barcelona, Spain. NEWS, Detroit, U. S. A. NEWS, Chicago, U. S. A. POST, Cincinnati, U. S. A. POST, Washington, U. S. A. POST, Denver, U. S. A. PRESS, Philadelphia, U. S. A. PUNCH, London, England. REPUBLICAN, Denver, U. S. A. RECORD, Chicago, U. S. A. TIMES, Los Angeles, U. S. A. TRIBUNE, Minneapolis, U. S. A. TRIBUNE, Chicago, U. S. A. TIMES, Denver, U. S. A. VIM, New York, U. S. A. WORLD, New York, U. S. A. THEY BOTH TALK TOO MUCH. The Parrot (who has been there himself) — “ Never mind, Dupuy, there are others."— Minneapolis Tribune. “ Tell your comrades (in Havana, harbor) to ‘ keep cool and wait:’ ” /■" — Chicago Tribune. The elephant also ran . — Chicago Chronicle. Merely a friendly call . — Minneapolis Journal. Just a friendly call —Syracuse Herald. The Nation’s grief . — New York Herald. CLOTHED AND IN HIS RIGHT MIND. continue to do my duty, which is to guard American interests.” — Gen. Lee. — Syracuse Herald. shall The real Uncle Sam . — Blanco y Negro, Madrid. Patiently awaiting the verdict .— Syracuse Herald. A SOLILOQUY FROM ACROSS THE SEA. The concourse of animals at the carnival. Hurrah for the revision of the laws ! The elephant gored by the bull. Exchange of courtesies. The fool ambassador who wrote a letter. — Don Quijoie, Madrid. put this administration Supporting the President .— Chicago Chronicle. Chronicle. It is simply another case of wait . — Denver Republican. THE FIRST GUN. Congress heard from . — Minneapolis Journal. Who will get them on the table first? “ Take back your slanders!” “ Take care, the lions in front of the Hall of “ Come for her, if you dare!” Congress may be alive!” “Let each one save himself— here comes a Spaniard!’-’ Between peace and war. Mr. Woodford's explosion. — Don Quijote , Madrid... ^archI in the WEB OF SPANISH DIPLOMACY. Gentle Spring is here and Uncle Sam is giving attention is plants .— Washington Post. Spanish diplomacy has as its keynote the expression •‘Manana” (tomorrow). That word stands for procrastination and delay. No better definition of it can be found than th following from “ Macbeth ” : Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Creeps on this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time ; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. __ chicag0 T ribu, How General Lee held the situation — .Ef Ahuizote. Mexico. How long shall the wicked triumph?—/^. 94: 3— Chicago Tribune. A difficult diplomatic situation . — Chicago News. When is the properest time to fight l— Chicago Preparing themselves for ; surprise .- Chicago Chronicle. How long will it stand the pressure ? —Chicago Record. HE DID NOT KNOW IT WAS LOADED ! “Whispering with white lips: ‘Thefpej tjieypome! they come ! ’ ” — Chicago Tribune. Quite a difference .— Syracuse Herald. “ Are forgotten ?” — Chicago Tribune. Uncle Sam puts < paint . — Minneapolis Journal. GETTING TOO HOT. Isn’ t it about time to let slip the noose ? QUO VADIS. Uncle Sam — “ Any time when you are ready, gentlemen.” — Chicago Chronicle. Entertaining a delusion .— Syracuse Herald. What can he do with it ? — Chicago Tribune. Congress passing a war resolution —Minneapolis Tribune. Uncle Sam— “A ll that you need is backbone.” —Chicago Chronicle. He halts to let Americans get away from Cuba. — Chicago News. Easter greetings to the Pearl of the Antilles .— Chicago Tribune. — Don Quijote , Madrid. President McKinley passes it up to Congress . — Chicago Tribune. The President — “ Now, gentlemen, you try worrying with that for awhile.” —Chicago Record. — Chicago Tribune. Pride goeth before destruction .— New York World. UNCLE SAM TO THE EUROPEAN POWERS: “ No, thank you, gentlemen; ' cooks would spoil the broth ."— Boston Globe. Uncle Sam’s animated song-sheet .— Detroit News. THE WAVERING HAND ON THE DIAL. “ Time travels in divers paces with divers persons. I’ll tell you who time ambles withal, who time trots withal, who time gal- lops withal and who he stands still withal.” — Chicago Tribune. “Jollying” the Spanish populace . — Syracuse Herald, Sagasta plays for European sympathy. (But there doesn't seem to be much chance of his getting the bouquet .) — Minneapolis Journal. From the Chicago Tribune. Spam’s brief period of enjoyment .— Chicago Chronicle. A rude awakening in store —Detroit News. The; Pigs, approach if you dare! The first act of piracy. The distracted minister. “ Our spring chickens are in vinegar.” “ Young pigs for sale.” Spain — “ Cut your story short and Interesting wooing— the United States The Spanish soldier needs only a leather ball to fight such roll up your sleeves.” and England. an enemy. — Don Quxjote, Aunon, Minister of Marine . — Blanco y Negro., Madrid, Pon Emilio Castelar —Blanco y Negro , Madrid. Mn/. —Chicago Tril of the future — introducing a sister republic . — Chicago Tribune . A PHASE OF THE CUBAN QUESTION. “ Sir, forgive them \"— El Hi jo del Ahuizote, Me: Everybody takes his hat off to me..— Cincinnati Post. These THE PROPOSED ALLIANCES. bag can never agree . — El Hijo del Ahuizote, Mexico. DISENGAGED. Miss Britannia (meditatively) — “I think Uncle Sam would be a good partner ; and so would little Jap ! I wonder if my ‘ cousin-German,' William, will ask me too ! "—Punch. London. , So he stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum, and said, “ Germany, you are too slow.” — Cincinnati Post. Spain’s Easter eggs . — Dei A corker for Spain .— Minneapolis Journal. Dreams of war. Germany to Dewey— “What are you after? ’ Senor Monet views the situation. “Come to Santiago if you dare ! ” Design of a monument to Gen. Primo. Don Carlos issues a proclamation. Sr. Sagasta, like an Arab, sits at his door waiting for events to turn up. A rebus : The squadron goes to avenge the insults of the American pigs. — Don Quijote , Madrid. Manana.- A forlorn hope . — New York World,. In the lapse of time . — Chicago News. I CAVALIER— UP TO DATE. xeapolis Journal. AN EXPECTED TESTIMONIAL. Dear Uncle Sam: “ I have used your Quick Rising Powder and will have occasion to use no other, I think, for some time.” Yours truly, — Minneapolis Journal. The pen replaces the sword Chicago Tribut snake in the grass. Watch sharp, Uncle, NO EUROPEAN CONCERT IN THIS. Sagasta inquires the rates at the Peace Hotel. Sagasta explains the situation. Spain would rather hang McKinley than ask his pardon. Our Mother of Sorrows. Don Carlos in the ring. The Spanish Congress located. A Spanish citizen at the end of the 19th century. — Don Quijote , Madrid. DON CAN’T COAL UP IN JOHN BULL’S YARD. J. Boll — “ Hi, there ! Drop that coal and git, or I’ll kick your bloomin' head off.” — Minneapolis Tribune. The way we feed reconcentrados . — New York Herald. HAVANA FILLER. Uncle Sam will smoke the Spanish out.— Minneapolis Jou A fact . — Minneapolis Tribune. VERY KIND OF HIM. President Dole — “ Accept a little gift from me — you might need it in your business.' — Minneapolis Tribune. THE PATRIOT, U. S. A. Owner of Spanish Poultry— “ Guess I'll kill those fowls, anyway.”— Punch, London. A knife for the American pigs. Piratical— (Spain accused an American ship of flying the Span- ish flag at Guantanamo in order to cut the cable.) The result of the war — defeats. Sampson — “ Where is Cervera's fleet?” McKinley — “ I wonder what he holds?” McKinley (to England) — “ Will you have some tongue’” The Minister of Revenue has a spoon for the war kettle. — Don Quijote, Madrid. THE INTERNATIONAL FERRIS WHEEL. “ Just wait till I come up, then “Just wait till I come down, and I’ll get at old Yankee Sam !” I'll show the Yankee hog what a Spanish warrior can do !” — Kladderadatsch , Berlin. The battle of Manila (drawn from cable reports of results ). — Detroit JVtws. General Wevler — “ Caramba ! I can’t starve that country !” — Chicago Record. Sagasta still c< it of war . — Cine encouraging reports from high officials at the OPENING OF THE FISHING SEASON seems to be making a good catch -Minneapolis Journal. Uncle Sam The situation at Manila —Cinch, H Post. The Proud Don — “ I've been thrust out, it’s true, but I still remain a Spaniard for all that.” (It will be continued — on the Island of Cuba.) — Borsnem Yankd, Budapest. BANG!!! What did Dewey do to him? Didn't do a thing to him. That’s what Dewey did to him. — Minneapolis Tribune. John Bull— “O h, my, but he is a big boy -Boston Herald. Uncle Sam adds to his national naval portrait gallery —Denver Republican. THE MAMMON OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. Jonathan — “ By the way, John, I had quite forgotten this little bill I owed you. Guess John — “ Quite so, Brother Jonathan. Funny you should remember it just now.” — Judy , London. IT IS EXPANSIVE. EMPEROR WILLIAM’S SOLILOQUY. William — ‘‘That old person with the gun annoys me im- mensely. His manners are simply deplorable. And, my, what a marksman he is ! I don’t think Willieboy had better mix up in any schuetzenfest with his Uncle Samuel ! ” — Bee. The advance agent of freedom. — St. Louis Globe-Democrat. This encounter does not seem, at present, exactly a happy one for poor Cuba. — Kladderadatsch , Berlin. The probable bombardment of New York (apropos of the new Spanish taxes which apply to the property of the clergy ). — El Ahuizote , Mexico. Closing on the artful dodger— St. Louis Globe- Democrat . “ Take that ! " —Cuba Espanola , Havana Uncle Sam — “ Get out of the way ! I’ll deliver these goods myself.”— Syracuse Herald. The kind of a campaign Uncle Sam is expected to make, and make it quick, too. — Minneapolis Journal. Will resume business under the old sign. — Denver Republican. Clever ducking. — Syracuse Herald. “ In unity is strength . ' —Denver Republican. PAft LAMENTS — Don Quijote , Madrid. Uncle Sam — “ I’ll just frame this." — Denver Post. Augusti — *' Your Majesty, we have here a prisoner.” Alfonso XIII — “ Bring him here.” Montejo— “ He will not let us out to catch him ."—El Ahuizote, Mexico. Edited by General Blanco. —Minneapolis Tribune. SHE’S TUMBLING ! —New York Herald. THE SHELL GAME. “ Hurry up, Uncle, make a guess, and if you miss— well, kick his head off anyway.’ —Minneapolis Tribune , York World. ,X h rjLt SUNSET AT LAST. t was a favorite Spanish boast that the sun never set on Spanish dominions. — St. Louis Globe-Democrat. DON QUIXOTE AND THE ENCHANTED MILL. He’s in the current . — Denver Republican. THE GREAT WAR FOOT RACE ON AGAIN. J. B,ull — “ Now, don't press too close; perhaps he'll catch him this time."— Denver Times. ’Twixt the devil and the deep sea . — Syracuse Herald. A SPANISH NECESSITY. Premier Sagasta-^ 1 ' With your majesty’s permission, I would like to secure desk-room down here for my Minister of Marine, so that he can keep in closer touch with our navy.” —Detroit News. Cervera bottles up Schley. McKinley’s condition. Dewey's situation. After Sampson’s scalp. The real purpose in getting Cuba away from Spain. THE “NEWEST” WOMAN. CASTLES IN SPAIN. —New York World. Cuba to Uncle Sam — 11 Excuse me for interrupting you, but can’t you find time to give me a bite to eat? ” — Minneapolis Tribune. Cervera to Camara — “ Beware of the bottle ! ” — Chicago Tribune. Uncle Sam has more than one foe to contend with. — Cincinnati Post. A precarious position. — Minneapolis Journal. MEMORIAL DAY, 1898. One decoration will do for both this year —Chicago Inter Ocean. HE’S A “CORKER.” Whipping the (Spanish) devil around the stump. — Boston Herald. Bottled.— Syracuse Herald. What will he do with it ? — New York Herald. From Ike Boston Herald. Bull in the r ing.— Syracuse Herald. STARVING TO DEATH. Poor Cervera ! — Denver Times. TWO PATRIOTS. Herr Beer to Col. Tobacco — “ Well, old man, we won t go back on Uncle Sam in an emergency like this, will we? — Minneapolis Journal. Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard To get her poor dogs a bone ; When she got there the cupboard was bare — “ We’re lost,” she said, with a groan. — Minneapolis Tribune. All down but :! — Chicago Tribune. All is lost but honor .— Denver Times. Unde Sam-, S.n,,,^ , nd .. GOT HIM TREED. — Minneapolis Journal. Pounding his head . — Chicago Journal. Serenading the victor. The only ship left, the Minister of Marine. Instead of I. N. R. I. he puls PEACE above her. “ It will rain blood if you enter Santiago,’ His tongue looks bad. “ Peace with honor, or war to the death.” Take care, it is possible she is not dead. — Don Quijote, Madrid. MEDALLAS YANQUIS, Spanish views of Uncle Sam’s methods . — Blanco y Negro , Madrid. From the Boston Herald. Will the big sentinel let him slip in at last ? — Minneapolis Journal. THE EAGLE PULLS A FEW. Spanish honor may thus be vindicated, but the vain bird will have little left of which to be proud— Minneapolis Journal. : chance to hit something . — New York World. About to burst . — Chicago Journal. THE BUSINESS END. The Kicked — " Oh, if I could get Uncle Saro at this end of the weapon! "—Chicago Inter Ocean. ISN’T THAT TOO BAD? Opening of the rainy season at Santiago . — Boston Globe. Cluck ! cluck ! ! cluck ! ! ! — Minneapolis Journal. YANKEE MECHANICS. Uncle Sam’s application of familiar laws . — El Ahuizole , Mexico. A testimonial . — Philadelphia Inquirer. A terrible temptation for Blanco.— Boston Globe. If that exchange is to he by weight, we may not be able to dicker . — Chicago Inter Ocean. THE UNCLE SAM OF THE FUTURE. Uncle Sam is living high these days . — Cincinnati Post. “ Spain will fight to the bitter end."— Sagasta. —Philadelphia pi-ess. PAPA GOT AFTER HIM. Johnny Bull — “Git out, you rascal ! You’re not fit to keep company with any of my daughters.” — Minneapolis Tribune. Don Carlos jumps into the ring. Shatter gives Garcia his due. Spain— “ I’ll put a barber-shop sign over the old one.” Castelar revises his republican ideas. Three disciples of the Monroe doctrine. —Don Quijote, Madrid. Sr. Sagasta pays attention to Miss Peace. Sour grapes. Sagasta as the peaceful brother. CAMARA’S CRUISE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN ! There's an African on the coal pile . — Minneapolis Journal. Aguinaldo : General Linares — Blanco y Negro , Madrid, Little Alfonzy — “ It's no use! They are all just as strong. I’ll have to give Up smoking .” — Philadelphia Inquirer. NATIONAL BULLFIGHT. Salisbury — "You are going to strike on bone” (i. e., not mak fatal tbrust). The Bullfighter — "Granted; but at the thrust (the critical ment) I will jump into the balcony.” (This represents the idea that a general European war will ensue,; that by this means Spain will escape from the United States.) Gededn, Madrid. They may prove a little troublesome in their infancy, but will grow up to be a great comfort to the old man . — Cincinnati Post. A lusty infant. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Columbi — Minneapolis Tribune. Is this the implement with which a new map of the World is to be cut out ? — Chicago Tribune. Where the Cuban troops fought gloriously. —Wa$hington.Post. THE LAST SHEET. Don’t pull ! You'll uncover your mother.” -Til Hip o del AhuisfOte , MejrifQ,, Very “SHELLING” THE ENEMY. Uncle Sam — “T his one’s tougher than the others, hut it’ll crack all right.’ — Judy , London. 1 A story without words . — Chicago Tribune. General Miles. — Blanco y Negro , Madrid. General Miles and his veteran soldiers. — Comica , Barcelona. On friendly relations. Sampson hesitates —Blanco y Negro, Madrid. COMRADES ! SANTIAGO AFTER THE SURRENDER. The Cuban — “ Say, ain’t ittime this ereshindig was stopped ? Where in Cuba Libre do I come in ?" — Syracuse Herald. Uncle Sam — “ Come under shelter, LA CARICATURA Y LA GUERRA From Blanco y Negro , Madrid. SPAIN’S HONOR. Hurrah for the fourth of July! We're coming in on independence day celebrations, too. —Minneapolis, Journal. NOT THE KIND OF BULL THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. Caramba ! They said he wasn't half as big as he looks ! That he was all bluff! That he wouldn’t dare fight! But — !!???!! — Harper's Weekly , Sawing wood — Chicago Journal. Copyright 1898, by Arkell Publibhin' Company, of New York. BRING ON YOUR NAVY. Uncle Sam (to Spain) — “ The 1 pig' has finished two buckets and it is still hungry.” The sea serpent that shortly will be seen off the Spanish coast —Boston Globt Our friend, the tollgate keeper . — Chicago Journal. “Now take care, Uncle Sam, don't sweep this way !" — El Hijo del AkuizoU, Mexi The “Yankee pig” will soon be rooting things up along the shores of old Spain . — Minneapolis Journal. THEN AND NOW. J. Bull—" Boys, it strikes us that bird has grown a bit."— Minneapolis Tribune. u\m Uncle Sam’s string of cannon crackers . — Minneapolis Journal. II C H^IRCUTTINC ~lRY a SCHlEY Se a foa/A bmiAPoo Very Poolrnq 5INCE1NC •ER ERVERA NEXT. “ Any particular style today, sir? Hair getting very thin, sir ."—Philadelphia Inauirer. AFTER THE FOURTH. Alphonso XIII — “Well, I've had enough of these American fireworks !” — Minneapolis Journal. THE WHOLE THING. Uncle Sam (to the powers, who are watching him vtilh great interest)— “There ain’t going to be no core!” —Los Angeles Times. Remembered . — New York World.. Sagasta— “ If I only had an Isabella." — Boston Herald. Summer vacation this year ( 1898) Blanco y Negro, Madrid. Uncle S.*m — " Say when! But you mud drink to the dregs, Don, my b — Judy , London. Uncle Sam— 1 ' uder how long this £port supposes he can keep this up !” —Philadelphia Inquirer. THE BOY ON THE BURNING DECK. The boy stands on the burning deck, Whence wiser ones have fled. His scepter trembles and his crown Is shaky on his head. The fleets that once had borne his flag; Where might those squadrons be? Ask of the winds that far around With fragments strew the sea. His armies, too, are crumpled up, And held in state of siege, But still with loyal courage strive To serve their royal liege. —Detroit News. COMING HOME TO ROOST. The vulture of greed, corruption and tyranny, which shortsighted Spain had chained bonds, and now returns to settle on its native shores.- Judy, London, her colonies, having hatched i evil brood of revolution, famine and horror, at last breaks its IT HURTS, TOO. Uncle Sam (to Alphonso)— “ Take the elephant, it's yours.”— Chicago Journal. HELLO, UNCLE! ANY LUCK? Uncle Sam—" Oh, fair to middling, thanks." — Minneapolis Tribune. SPAIN’S FOURTH OF JULY. The old, old story — “ I didn’t know loaded !” — Chicago Tribune. “ Where will it strike next ?” — Chicago Journal. WHY HE WANTED TO RESIGN. Blanco — “ I don’t believe I am quite strong enough to bear that." — Chicago News. “ George, did it fall, or was it pushed?” “ Uncle, I cannot tell a lie; I did it with my little eight-inch guns.” — Boston Globe. General Chinchilla, the press censor . — Blanco y Negro, Madrid. —Chicago Record. What “suburbs” to Uncle Sam . — Minneapolis Journal. Columbia will unravel the tangle . — Minneapolis Tribune. COMPARATIVE CRUELTY. shown to them . — Chicago News. VICTIMS OF THE WANT HABIT. —Chicago News. Too many cooks spoil the broth — Philadelphia Inquirer. Admiral Dewey remains calm and courteous — Dispatch from Manila. — Chicago Journal. IN TIME OF PEACE PREPARE FOR WAR. Uncle Sam’s next duty —Minneapolis Tribune. Knocking at the door .—Chicago Tribune. TO OUR FRIENDS, THE CUBANS. If we stay IN OLD SPAIN. They will soon be gathering up the shells by the seashore . — Minneapolis Journal. 'fS. i "'W From. Blanco y Negro , Madrid. “NOW, THEN, ALL TOGETHER." SING* Singing school at the little red schoolhouse— Chicago Tribune. BE CAREFUL!” —New York Herald. Our national colors in evidence—ZW™/ News. I’ll step off the plank .” — Denver Times- TOO MUCH REAL FIGHTING FOR THEM. Aguinaldo, the Filipino — “I am satisfied, gentlemen. You may proceed .”— Chicago Record \ Alphonso XIII — “I agree with Sherman; war is all he described it .” — Denver Republican. FIRST AND LAST. Uncle Sam — “ And after peace had been declared, too ! Dewey is a dandy !” — Philadelphia Press. An August idyl . — Detroit News. CAN’T GET INTO THE UNION FAST ENOUGH. The wild rush to surrender on the part of those Porto Rican towns portends another Spanish victory .— Chicago News. OVERHEARD IN THE NATIONAL ART GALLERY. Porto Rico — “ I reckon he must he our stepfather— eh, Hawaii ? ” — Minneapolis Journal. m y Dentist Uncle Sam — “ I think we had better pull this Porto Rico stump out next.” SHE CAN’T RESIST HIM. It looks more like an elopement than an abduction. — Minneapolis Tribune. TAKING THE PRELIMINARY DOSE. Sagasta — “ We shall make you a present of the Philippines, with their hampers (baskets) of rich fruits.” Uncle Sam — “ I don’t want a viper’s nest which belongs to the Pope ! I’m going to win Puerto Rico and smoke Havanas.” — JSl Hijo del Ahuizote, ^lexica. SOMETHING LACKING. Uncle Sam — “ Well, sonny, what is it?” Phil Ippines — “ Where do I come in on this? ^-Minneapolis Journal Hats off! Syracuse Herald. At last . — Chicago Tribune. “There ain't goin’ to be no core .” — Minneapolis Journal. First class in “United States .”— Cincinnati Post. Uncle Sam (to Spain, asking a cessation of hos- tilities to talk peace terms) — “Go on with your mes- sage. I can work and talk too ."—Chicago Journal. QglkflW8 I/ over our new possessions— Cincinnati Post. Raising the flag < UNCLE SAM’S ARITHMETIC CLASS. Uncle Sam (to Alfonso XIII.) — “There now, do you think you can remember the Main Minneapolis Journal, SE HAM. A EJPAim A long reach, but his arms are equal to the emergency. — -Boston Globe. SPEAKING OF INDEMNITY.— Von D.— “ What will George do if I shoot ? ” J- B.— “Ask him. He's the only one who knows.” — Chicago Journal. Sagasta at the door of the Cortes —Madrid. Comico. “Sue a beggar,” etc .— Syracuse Herald. — Detroit News . WON’T EARN HIS GRUB. No wood-sawing for him, thank you !— Minneapolis Tribut, JUST A LITTLE INDEPENDENT. Aguinaldo (to Uncle Sam) — “ You may go home i — Minneapolis Tribune. manage him.” Uncle Sam (to Cuban) — “ See here ! if I'd known what a durn’d worthless, ill- conditioned skunk you are, I wouldn’t ha’ lifted a hand for you ; but now I’m here, guess I’m goin’ to stay, and lick you into shape 1 "—Punch, London. But the mortgage still remains. — Detroit News. ABOUT TIME TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER. Wanted. — A business man to conduct this office. Uncle Sam. —Syracuse Herald,, Weighing the baby. — Minneapolis Journal. From the Chicago Tribune. The end of the rope. — Denver Republican . The last alley . — New York World. o o Uncle Sam — “ Now run along home and keep out of mischief .” — Chicago Tribune , Would make an excellent addition to our museum —Philadelphia Inqt HE “MUST PAY THE PIPER.” Uncle Sam (to Spain) — “ You've had your fun, sonny, and now you must pay the price.” — Los Angeles Times. THE EXPANSION POLICY. G. O. P. (to D. D.) — “ Better pitch in, old fellow, and get an expansion on yourself.” — Minneapolis Journal. Signs of peace . — Minneapolis Journal. Signs of peace . — Minneapolis Journal. John Bull — “ It’s really most extraordinary what training will do. Why, only the other day I thought that man unable to support himself .”— Philadelphia Inquirer. To our brave defenders, a nation’s thanks .— Philadelphia Inquirer. Ion view the educated nir Tru^Ht entirely BY EXPERIENCE A iVJ VUKSK Quite a factor in international politics nowadays .-Philadelphia Inqui Sagasta — 11 Wouldn’t you like to take a walk?” Uncle Sam — “ No, thanks. I never felt more comfortable in my life.” — Philadelphia Inquirer. Safe !— Minneapolis Journal. WHAT WILL HE DO ? The eyes of the world are upon him .— Minneapolis Tribune. Uncle Sam — “T ry some of these Spanish olives on the branch, from our friends in Madrid ; they are all right ! ” — Philadelphia Inquirer. Jamaica Ginger— “Uncle Sam, I thought you would be likely to want after absorbing all that green fruit .” — Minneapolis Journal. PUZZLE PICTURE. Find the Gove of the Philippines . — Chicago Journal. Coming into port .— Philadelphia Press. PEACE. — Cincinnati Post. THE CURTAIN CALL. Positively Last Appearance of the Successful “ Free Cuba" Company, William McKinley, Manager. Dramatis Persons— i. Miles, a Gilt-Edged General. 2. Wandering Willie Watson. 3. Funny Man Camara (he pays both ways — positively the best that ever went through thecanal). 4. Terrible Teddy Roosevelt ; liable to do anything. 5. Grumbling Garcia, of the Appetite Army. 6. Alphonso XIII., an innocent born with too much property. 7. Colonel Turner of Turner- ville. 8. Anxious Aguinaldo, the man with the iron cheek. 9. Cyclone Wainwright, the Avenger. 10. Captain Sigsbee, who takes his coffee and his blowing up with equal calmness, n. Casabianca Montojo, the boy on the burning deck. 12. Slippery Cervera, caught at last. 13. Schley, the man who caught him. 14. Shatter, a large man with a gun. 15. Sagasta, a sagacious statesman of the Mark Tapley type. 16. Hobson, a representative American naval officer. 17. Lee, walk- ing gentleman in the first act. 18. Bombazine Blanco, a medieval master of fiction. 19. Day, an inveterate statesman, who is cut out of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth acts, but plays his part just the same. 20. De Lome, an incomplete letter-writer, now performing as a mere memory. 21. Dewey, the man who did. 22. Sampson, friend to the manager. 23. Wicked Wey- ler, a genuine saltpeter villain of the old school. 24. Newsboy; his life was one long yell of American victory. 25. William McKinley, to whom we are indebted for a very satisfactory per- formance . — Chicago Journal. Dewey had the first and the last number on the programme.-^,, Record _ SORELY TEMPTED. Only a full-fledged admiral could handle them as Dewey does. —Washington Post , Hold on there, Dewey ! The war is over ! — Chicago Journal, Going out of business — Boston Globe. THE END OF SPAIN. “LET EACH ONE SAVE HIMSELF." FOR SALE brain TO FLED THE WORLD ' \ - 1 1 % Copyright 189°, by Arkell Publishing Comp- ny of New York. g \CK TO WORK Uncle Sam—" Having satisfactorily settled that little difficulty with Spain, I will now get to work on the great grain harvest of 1898 ."—Judge.