Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-14
COLOMBIAN CASH WORTHLESS
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars Sold for
One Hundred Cents
WOMAN LAWYER is HIGHLY HoNoREO
Becomes Assistant Attorney General
TO Philippine Government, Thereby
Creating New Record for
Female Labor 60 Emulate.

WASHINGTON, May 13.-A gloomy pic
ture Of the plight in which Colombo finds
itself as the result Of the ~exhausting four
years rebellion is contained in a COM
municatlon from a source OF unquestioned
reliability.
The claims growing out Of the revolution
are said to be assuming tremendous pro-
portions, and as there is no other means OF
relief It is apparent tina the government
must ave recourse again to paper money.
Moreover, It is the general opinion that
even the small measure OF relief which
might follow the receipt Of the $40, 900
from the United States for the Panama
canal could not be obtained, as 1t is not
expected that Congress Will ratify the
treaty.
At one time the exchange on New York
was 1900; that is to say, $4,000 Colombian
dollars were required to purchase 81 worth
of goods in the United States: It is ex-
pected the rate will be higher this summer
for there Is over 1900, 900, 900 Of this paper
money ahoat. and It is expected $500, 900
will be soon issued to pay the war ex-
penses.
The foreign debt in 1895 amounted to e.
500, 900, on which the interest rate was first
"a and then 8 per cent. But this interest
has not been paid for several years. It is
the general opinion. according TO report,
that the Colombian government cannot pay
Its debts and apprehension is expressed as
TO what nay happen in case foreign cred
itors push for a final settlement.
The correspondent says the conditions in
Colombia at the beginning Of April were
similar to those existing in France in 1876.
First Woman Attorney General.
The War department is informed from
Manila that Miss Flo Gilmore has been
appointed assistant attorney general in the
Philippine Islands. She is the first woman
appointed to such an important legal po-
sition. She went to the Philippines as a
stenographer and gained her present posi-
ton by good work in the office of the at
torney general.
General Whit esum m
BY direction OF the president, General
Theodore J. Whit has resumed command
OF the Department of Visayas, in the Phil
ippines, relieving General ]. M. Lee, who
will be given another assignment. General
Whit has Just returned from British India
where he was sent to investigate the meth
DDS employed for the treatment and pre-
vention of surra, a disease which has
proved disastrous to horses In the Philip-
pines.
o1AAA WI anu AiO6
attending the meeting of tine general staff
at the Army and Navy club, have per
fected the organization OF a branch Of the
Military order of the Carabao." General
Chaffee is to be the head of the organiza.
ton in the United States and the member
ship will include many other officers Of
high rank, The present order was organ.
ICED at Manila and is composed of officers
who served in the Philippines during the
fighting period. Any officer is eligible who
was there previous to July 4. 1902. the date
when President Roosevelt declared peace
restored In the islands. After the Chinese
expedition the officers who composed 4
were nearly all sent to Manila, and they
organized the Military order of tn,
Dragon" to denote Chinese service. There
was some jealousy evinced by those Off
GERS who did not get an opportunity t.
visit China and some of them organized
the Carabao society.