America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . th its face to the enemy and itsback turned upon political struggles. Cassola is so strict a disciplinarian that while Minister of War he actuallyplaced old Captain-General Martinez Campos under arrest, besides severelyreprimanding him for having refused, in his capacity as Captain-General ofMadrid, to take the countersign from the Princess Eulalie in the absence ofthe Queen from the capital. Martinez Campos took the
America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors . th its face to the enemy and itsback turned upon political struggles. Cassola is so strict a disciplinarian that while Minister of War he actuallyplaced old Captain-General Martinez Campos under arrest, besides severelyreprimanding him for having refused, in his capacity as Captain-General ofMadrid, to take the countersign from the Princess Eulalie in the absence ofthe Queen from the capital. Martinez Campos took the ground that inasmuchas Don Antonio, the husband of Princess Eulalie, was a mere captain ofcavalry, forming part of the Madrid garrison, it was ridiculous to expect himto make his daily report and to take the countersign from the wife of one ofhis subaltern officers. Martinez Campos, indeed, made such a fuss about thematter when the Queen returned that Cassola had to resign, greatly to thesorrow and dismay of the army, over 10,000 officers of which thereuponjoined in a subscription to present him with a magnificent sword of honor asa testimonial of their esteem and CHRISTINA, QUEEN REGENT OF SPAIN. AN INTERVIEW WITH QUEEN CHRISTINA. 79 AN INTERVIEW WITH QUEEN CHRISTINA. The compiler of this book has no respect whatever for the average kingor queen in their official capacity. He regards them as useless and hurtfulrelics of an earlier and less civilized age of the world. Their right to ruleis based solely on their power to enforce their authority; aud nine-tenths ofthe wars that have cursed the nations of the earth have resulted from thevanity and petty personal ambitions of these upstart and often ignorant andimbecile persons. But, at the same time, there is a certain morbid curiosity regarding themon the part of the public, similar in character to that which leads peopl toview the wild animals of a circus. In deference to this curiosity we repro-duce the following descr
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