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VOL. 1 AUGUST 12, 1897. NO. 40


Affairs in Spain are assuming a very grave aspect.

The people are so enraged at the continued demands of the Government for
soldiers and money that riots are breaking out all over the country.

The most serious of the outbreaks has occurred at Barcelona.

We told you some time ago that quantities of arms were stored in
Barcelona for the use of the Carlists, and that in the event of a
Carlist rising, Barcelona would be the headquarters of the revolution.

During the past week the riots in that city have assumed such a serious
character that the Government troops have been ordered out to quell
them.

These riots are attributed to Carlist influences, because the Carlists
have long been in a very restless frame of mind, and waiting eagerly for