Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-11-16
NATIONAL CAPITAL BUDGET
Reported That Spanish Government
Has Ordered Weyler to Attack
the Cuban Insurgents.
DELAY WILL RESULT In HIS RECALL
Presidents Reference to Cuban Situa-
tion in His Coming Message Will
be Governed by the Course of
Events-Important Opinion.

Washington, Nov. 16.-It is learned on
good authority that the Spanish govern :
ment has given Gen. Weyler to under
stand that he must push operations
against the insurgents aggresslvely and
vigorously. Unless he soon achieves a
decisive victory over the Cubans it is be.
lieved that he will be recalled. His cam
paign in Pinar del Rio is expected to re-
suit in an engagement that will put new
aspect on the Cuban situation one way or
the other.
Weyler has all the troops he can use.
There are over 100000 Spanish soldiers
in Cuba and the force under the captain
general IN the present operation is over
10000 men. Maceo, against whom he is
operating, has about 1000 men. Spain,
having fulfilled all of Weylers wishes as
to troops, now ex poets results from him.
Consul General Lee has acquainted the
administration with these facts and the
president is simply awaiting events and
will shape his course by the Developments.
The position the president will take
with reference to Cuba in his message
will be largely determined by the news
received before December Should this
be favorable to the success of the Span
ish army, it is probable that the president
would continue to pursue his policy of
non interference; should it be distinctly
favorable to the lnsurgent cause, especial
ly if it should happen that Weyler is de-.
feated, Mr.. Cleveland, it is believed, would
no longer hesitate to recommend recog-
milton of their rights as belligerents or
some other action equally undesirable to
Spain.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, consul-general to
Cuba, called at the state department to-
day and. was with Secretary Olney for half
an hour. As far as learned, there was no
special Significance in the visit beyond
further general discussion of the situation
IN Cuba.
IMPORTANT IRRIGATION DECISION.
The United States supreme court has
rendered an opinion sustaining the con-
stitutionality of the Wright irrigation law
of California and overruling the decision
of the United States circuit court for the
California district, which was against the
laws validity.
The case in which the opinion was rem
dered was that of the Fall Brook Irriga-
tion company VS.. Maria King Bradley.
1t attracted widespread attention
throughout the Rocky mountain and
coast regions because of its Importance
to the material interests of the entire arid
belt, and IN the central west and east the
suit gained prominence, through the fact
that ex-President Harrison xss ono "
counsel who argued the case before the
supreme court whose decision has been
awaitnd for mOnths
Justice Peckham delivered the courts
decision to-day. He did not heed the
opinion on which the court based its
conclusion, but simply announced that it
had decided to uphold the law. 1t af-
fects the irrigation interests of the en-
tire semi-arid region, many states of
which have adopted the Wright law. The
case also involved the broad constitu.
tional uestion of the right of taxation
and the taking of private property with
out due process of law. Most irrigation
districts have made large bond issues
which are affected by the decision.
FoRMAN SUCCEEDS MILLER.
The president has appointed VIM. H.
Forman, ex-congressman of Illinois, COM
missioner of internal revenue to succeed
Joseph s, Miller, resigned,