Now, with the whole country enraged 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.