d and dissatisfied at the mismanagement
of the wars both in Cuba and the Philippines, Don Carlos is once more
gathering his followers together.

He has agents working for his cause in Cuba, as well as in Spain.

In the Spanish army, there are at the present time a number of officers
who fought for Don Carlos in the last war.

These men were pardoned by the King of Spain when the Carlist revolt was
subdued, and were allowed to enter the Spanish army. They have always been
looked upon with suspicion, and have not risen to power, or grown rich,
like the other officers.

They are of course not very well satisfied with the present state of
things, and are very willing to listen to Don Carlos' agents, who promise
them promotion and fortune if they will once more return his standard.

The rising is planned for an early date.

While this is enough to harass the government, it is not all. There is
another party in Spain, which it is feared will rise up and fight both the
Carlists and the government. This party is called the Republican party,
and it is thought to be the strongest of the three.

Both Carlists and Republicans are using the mismanagement of the Cuban war
as a means of turning the people against the government, and indeed the
Spanish people are so disgusted with the waste of money and life, that
they are ready to revolt against their rulers. A change in the government
is almost sure to come, and the Carlists and Republicans are both trying
to become the new power that is to get in when the old is overthrown.

For these very good reasons the government has told General Weyler that
neither men nor money can be sent to him.

It seems that what money he has in hand will be used up by May 1st, and
then no one knows what will be done.

There is a general idea that while Spain will never withdraw her troops
from Cuba, and allow that she is beaten, she will quietly drop the war,
sending no more men or money to help carry it on, and leaving the
Spaniards who are in Cuba to shift for themselves.

The poverty of the Spanish soldiers is something pitiable. They are sick,
hungry, and only half clothed. The medicines have given out and there is
no money to buy any more, and so the poor fellows have to suffer without
proper medical care.

Then, too, the smallpox has broken out, the government has no means of
checking it, and it is steadily gaining ground, until the people are dying
like sheep.

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