The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-26


 light procession tonight one of the most extraordinary musical festivals i'll history was opened. About S0,0oo men, women and children. members of choirs, buglers and drummers, have as sembled here from all parts of Europe to participate in three days musical competition.
 Washington.--Steps were taken to- day to, call a conference of members of Congress from those states lying along the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers, with view to framing a plan of federal protection for the lands overflowed in the recent floods. Representative Ransdeil of Louisiana. democrat whose state suffered most. heads the movement.
 Washington.--The problem of solv- ing the traffic in opium from Mexico Is receiving special attention by the GUS toms officials. Opium smuggling has grown recently.
 ashington.-Freight charges on traffic intended for export from the same points in origin to the same ex- port port must be the same although the traffic may be destined to different parts in Europe, it was said today. This in effect was the holding of the in terstate commerce commission in the case of the New Orleans Board of Trade against the Louisville and Nash vile railroad and other carriers.
 seattle.-A cablegram from Kenne- Ia olx n a safe turn of Miss Dora Keen of Philadel- phia and party from a successful ascent of Mount Blackburn. Miss Keen and her party of six men attained the summit of Mount Blackburn. 1G,140 feet, last Sunday morning. They az rived at Kennecott on the Copper River railroad today. all well. This Is the first ascent of the great peak.
 Dayton. Ohio.--The condition of Will bur Wright. the inventor of the aero plane who Is i'll at his home here with typhoid fever, was somewhat improved today and his physicians now declare he has an excellent chance for re- covery. 3s
 Cork--At the convention of the All for-Iroland league, William 'Brien, it's founder, declared today that he and his friends were ready to bury the hatchet and join with the Redmonites in an effort to force the government to make the home rule bill a measure ac- ceptable to Ireland.
 Lima. Peru.-Scrious rinting occurred both here and al Callao today as result of the presidential election. Four persona were killed and several wounded.
 A,,aool;o NId -r-l,a5 rs.,-, iuder of t,,a raarines stationed here. except a guard for police. duty at the Naval academy left here this evening for Norfolk. Al Norfolk. 1t is understood here. they were to go aboard d warstiip and sail for Cuba some time tomorrow.
 San Francisco.-The last 27 indictments against former Mayor Eugene R. Schmitz in the trolley and gas cases were dis missed today by Judge Lawler Schmitz now is entirely freed from the grafi prosecution
 Galveston. Tex.-The Galveston cause way, more than two miles of concrete and steel, costing s2.0e0.ooo, and connecting the Island of Galveston with the main land of Texas, was formally opened to- day when an automobile bearing Cover nor Coluuitt and Governor Chester Al
  barrier which was stretches across the causeway near it's middle. More than 2ott automobiles from Galveston and surround- ing towns followed the governors ma chine.
 Leipsig. Germany.AThe dirigible bal loon. Parseval VI. was completely de stroyed this morning when torn from her anchor by a squali of wind. One of the soldiers on guard near the balloon was hurt by the flying tackle.
 Cape Haytien, Hayti. Dominican revo lutionists on Thursday at Juan de Ia Cruz and yesterday at Juan Colvo routed the government forces The general, Guz man. was among the killed. Federal refu' gees are fir Dajabon. which the revolu tionaries will attempt to take.
 Washington. D. C.-Four army vacan cies one in the grade of major genera and three among the brigadier generals will be filled next Wednesday. Presiden Taft then returns to Washington N | Tampa. Fla. -Followihs a serfe$ of ttfs. which followed anonymous threats asts burn Tampa, Henry Hudson, negro. wal fatally shot at midnight in the act of set ting fire to vacant house in Wes
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