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NATIONAL RIFLE MATCHES.
Competitions to He Thrown Open 10 Rifles
OF Private Manufacture.

WASHINGTON Oct. 23.-The board OF
directors of the National Rifle Association
Of America took action last night throwing
open the competition for the national marks
mans reserve to rifles of private manu-
facture which have been viewed and stamped
by a proper officer OF the National hihe
Association. Howard Helms, the armorer at
Sea Grit, N. j.. was appointed an inspector
of the National Rifle Association to view
and stamp the rifles covered by the sew
regulations and to sign and issue a certi-
fcate to each rife so viewed and stamped
Individual rifles will be stamped at Sea Girt
and in bulk at the factories of the manu-
factlrers
This action is step in the direction of
throwing open all matches, where the con-
ditions do not absolutely prohibit the
use of rifles of private manufacture of the
same calibre as the Government rifle, and
in which the regulation Government am
munition can be used.
The board also abolished annual member
ship, and in the future the association will
be strictly one of affiliated clubs, although
the life members win retain their member
ship and the present annual members can
become life members. The directors will
hereafter be elected by the life members
and delegates from affiliated organizations,
which will be divided into three classes.
The first will consist of rifle clubs. separate
troops and companies, batteries, battalions
and squadrons, entitled to two delegates
each; second, regiments, four delegates;
third, State associations, six delegates.
The offer of Lieut.. r. S. Hale Of Boston
TO establish a new match, to be known
as the Hale match. for squad compe-
tition at 600 yards, was accepted. In ad-
dtion to providing a handsome trophy
to be contested for annually, Lieut.. Hale
has granted no less than sixteen prizes.
from $50 down. Gen. Bird w. Spencer
and Lieut.. Hale were appointed COM
mttee to draw up the conditions for the
match.
On motion of j. A. Haskell Of New
York a resolution was adopted recon-
mending to the National Board for the Pro-
motion of Rifle Practice that its regula-
tons be amended so that in all matches
where "al military rifles" are permitted
the rifles viewed and stamped by the
National Rifle Association may be used,
unless otherwise specified in the conditions
of the match. The board also provided
that the buttons issued to those qualifying
as members of the National Marksman
Reserve should bear the date of the year
in which they were issued. In the future
every yearly qualification entities the
marksman to button for that year
The annual meeting of the board will be
held in New York city early in January.
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FORTIFYING AT THE HUN.
Toxic Believes Russians VIII Make Another
stand There.
Special cabh Despatch 10 THE SUN.

Special Cdbs Despatch 10 THE SUN.
TOXIC, Oct. 23.-Reoent reports from the
front say that the Russians appear to be
inviting skirmishes with the Japanese in
order to create the impression that they
are about to take the offensive with large
requirements and thus gain time to COM
plete their defence works on the right
bank OF the Hun River, which they are
building in the hope of checking the Japan
csc advance on Mukden.
A despatch from Seoul states that
Horace Allen. the American Minister, has
protested to Corea against the Government
granting to the Japanese the right to con-
struct waterworks and a new palace, on
the ground that the Corean authorities
have already granted the right to an Ameri-
can
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NO PLEDGE TO BLACK FOR HIM.
Assemblyman Bowling Moves Out OF the
Black.Gruber Law Onices.

bl8cksOTuUcT Law omCeS.
Abe Gruber. the Tammany Hall Repub-
lcan leader OF the Twenty-first Assembly
district and partner Of Frank 8. Black,
counsel for Hannah Elias, is attempting
to make things interesting for Republican
candidates for the Senate and Assembly
who refuse to pledge themselves to vote
for Mr.. Black for United States Senator to
succeed Senator Depew, in January.
Mr.. Gruber, it was learned yesterday,
tried to pledge Assemblyman Edward G.
Bowling OF the Seventeenth district of
Kings, who lives at 277 Madison street,
Brooklyn, and failed, and as a result Mr..
Bowling has left his headquarters in the
offices OF Black, Olcott, Gruber d Bonynge,
ITO Broadway. Assemblyman Bowling had
had offices with Mr.. Gruber's firm for several
years, and was the personal friend Of Albert
W. Bonynge Of the firm, although he has
been on very friendly terms with Mr.. Black
Mr.. Olcott and MIR. Gruber.
Governor Chairman Odell having prom
ised OF Saratoga last month to make Mr..
Black United States Senator in place of
Senator Depew, Mr.. Gruber returned to
New York and began campaign with the
Republican candidates for the Legislature
10 yet tIftHl " Notr ioi DidSh' ZIG
talked with Assemblyman Bowling on the
subject and insisted that Mr.. Bowling
should pledge himself to Black. Mr.. Dowl-
ing,wss elected to the Assembly year ago
by a plurality of more than 1000. He has
been renominated and he said yesterday
at his home that unless all signs fail he
will be reelected by plurality Of 5000 and
upward.
Assemblyman Bowling refused Mr., Cru
ber's request that he pledge himself to
vote for Mr.. Black. Mr.. Gruber was very
angry and after tilt Assemblyman Bowling
vacated his Offices with Mr.. Grubers firm,
and as he said yesterday at his home, my
Office is now my own hearthstone.
THE Sun has got hold of the facts inths
matter" continued Mr.. Bowling, "and
/ am sure l do not care 10 say anything
more beyond making the statement that
| was never a member OF Mr. Gruber g
firm or an employee Of it, and had right
TO do az / did. / only had offices with Mr.
Grlber's firm, and these ! vacated a month
ago, after my TALK with Mr. Gruber. !
have been friendly to Mr.. Woodruff and
Mr. Woodruff has been friendly to me, and
favored Mr.. Woodruffs nomination for
Governor
Assemblyman Downing 1t was learned,
told Mr.. GTuber that Senator Depew should
be elected. Mr.. Bowling has told others
that he would vote for Senator Depew
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THE B4LTIC FLEET.
Eight Battleships. Seven Cruisers and q
Large Number OF Smaller ships.

The Baltic feet left Libau on the morning
OF Oct. 10, bound for the Far East. The
trip to vladivostok would be one Of about
5000 miles, and it was expected that some
thing over nine weeks would be required
TO make it.
There has been no official announcement
OF the makeup of the fleet.
1t is believed to consist of the battleships
Kniaz, Suaroff, Alexander ILL.,, Borodino
and Orel, all of 1855 tons; the Osslia-
Nbia, of 1854 tons; the Navarin, Of 9,476,
and the Sissoi Veliky, of $3.50; the armored
cruisers Dmitri Donskoi and Admiral Max
himoff, of 5,ss3 and $500 tons. and the pro-
tected cruisers Oleg. 5,e75. Aurora. $3.50,
Svicuanal 1898, Almaz, 3,2s5. and the Jemt-
chug and Izymrud, of 5000 tons. The first
four batueships are modern and powerful
fighting machines, and the others are old
battleships OF the Pereeviet and Pobieda
types.
With these big ships are the transport
okean, a number of other armed merchant
men, some forty German colliers and twelve
destroyers, seven of them new and the
other five comparatively Old.
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PRINCE FUSHIMI STARTS.
.Iapan's Envoy to the 81. Louis Exposition
Gets Hearty Send.On.
Special cable Despatch 10 TIRE SUN.

Special cable Despatch 10 TIRE sun.
TOXIC, Oct. 23.-There was a brilliant
scene at the Shimbashi station at noon to-
day upon the departure of Prince Fushimi,
the special imperial envoy TO the ST. Louis
exposition, and his suite. The station was
crowded by hundreds Of the nobility and
thousands of citizens.
Among those who were present to bid
the Prince farewell were Prince Arisugawa
and five other imperial princes; Marquis
Ito, Count Matsugata and other members
of the Board Of Elder Statesmen; all the
members OF the Cabinet members OF the
Privy Council, high court dignitaries, MEM
bers Of the imperial household, promine mt
army and navy officers, Mr.. Lloyd c. Girls
com, the American Minister; Sir Claude
Macdonald, the British Minister; Count
Arco-Valey, the German Minister, and
other plenipotentiaries. and a number OF
members OF the STATS OF the legations. As
the train started the hearty "banzais"
testified to the estimation in which Prince
Fushini Ia held and to the nations appre-
citation Of the fact that he is the bearer Of
Jspans sincere greetings to the American
people.
Princess Fushimi accompanied her hus-
band TO Yokohama, where she took leave
on whtnh he will travel TO the United States
N, Smith, B. c. Howard and other officers
o. The American Asiatic Society awaited
ne Prince on board the Manchufia TO paw
III respects TO him and wish him bon
voyage,A -
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chant vessels by Russian cruisers, II IL we'll
understood that the London Ministry
may find itself unable to stand out against
the tide OF resentful indignation Of which
the English people are capable on such
occasions.
The action OF the Russian warships re-
calls to some the theory advanced at the
time OF the Red Sea seizures, that the Cars
Government, realizing that it was in danger
Of defeat by the Japanese, was counting
the open enmity Of England, so that it
might have the opportunity Of saying to
the world that only with the aid OF the
most powerful nation in Europe was Japan
able to cope with Russia.
The explana tons that cleared away that
muddle did not bear out this theory, but the
circumstances OF the English Channel
affair are such as to suggest 1t again. APP
parently the Russians OF the Baltic fleet
were so panic stricken when they en-
countered the fishing smacks as to make
them commit an act of almost unpardon-
abb stupidity, or else they showed wanton
disregard of ordinary precaution for the
preservation Of innocent human life.
Whatever the explanation. the matter
is serious and it ia ex pected that the Russian
fleet will not be permitted to proceed on
its way under its present commander.
That its personnel is demoralzed either
from recklessness or from sheer fright is
believed in some quarters here.
continuance Of this condition would
make the outcome Of meeting with a
squadron Of Japanese battleships a matter
Of certainty.
Mistakes by national vessels involving
the loss of Innocent human lives have oc-
CURED before and have been satisfactorily
adjusted. In 1885, Capt. NOW Rear Adj
miraD Thomas o. Selfridge commanded a
United States naval vessel which acct
dentally killed some Japanese while engaged
in target practice.
A suitable apology was made to Japan,
Capt. Selfridge was tried by court-martial,
indemnties were paid to the families of
the victims and the incident was closed
without any feeling of hostility on either
eide. But each case Of this character must
he considered IN the light OF circumstances
and with the existence of a profound feel
ing OF dislike toward England in Russia,
the Cars Government may find difficulty
in explaining why the Hull fishing fleet
was made the target Of hostile attack
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OBITUARY..

Gen, Samuel Duncan ,OlIphant, who for
thirty-four years was clerk Of the United
Jersey. died Yesterday at his, home in West
state street, Trenton. Death was due to
general deblity He was born in is ~ ci Hs
war as a Captain. At the battle Of White
oak Swamp he was wounded In July.
all convalcsoents from the, hospitals. there
to Washington and with all communication
between the. places DESTROYED by the rebel
he I defence of Washington, He was mad.
BriGadier-Generni by brevet in 1865. He
Sampb %fe dynE IS Bs S Ee there
were ten sons and all bu, one are living; The
dead son. was Alexander G. OlIphant. who
second wife survives, She was Miss, Beulah
l. Oiiphant. but of a different family, fsom
nste on h's ss yin
from his home, 24s West State street.
Pr Monteh9re Levi Madpro q ?io West
h sees d he result In IL MsP
re ~ Para S'ySs bora
educated at the College Of Physicians and
Surgeons, and In London. Paris. Vienna and
Berlin, He was 4t one time on the house
sftian at Mt; Sinai Hospitai; He vas q mem
sociations. He is survived by a wife.
DR.. Oliver Soper of S72 Park street Upper
Montclair. was stricken with paralysis while
at breakfast on Saturday after a return from
an early professional visit. He died late in
the afternoon. He was born in Lodi. Bergen
medicine while he was a blacksmith. For
thirty years he practsed in Lodi. He moved
to Montclair in 1892. He Ii survived by his
wife and two sons. Newton and Albert Sopers
Col, PiSketts Jones, 90 years old. graduate
Of West Point In the class of 1891, a Neutenan,
10 the Texas army Of the revolution of 1896
a Captain under Gen, Scott in the Mexican
War and u Colonel in the Confederate Army
died on Saturday night Ut his home in Segun
Tex.
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THE JAPANESE PRINCES VISIT.
Minister Tskahira Says IL Is Not Due to
Change In Our Feeling Toward Japan.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Speaking about
the approaching visit of Prince Fushim
to this country, Mr.. Takahira, the Japanese
Minister, said this evening to a representa-
tive OF THE Sun that when a person OF the
Princes dignity travels in foreign coun-
try it is almost always the case that the &C.
casion is used to start some speculation in
regard to the object Of such a journey
$50 / do not expect said he. that ex-
ception will be taken to the visit OF his
Imperial Highness alone. But to attribute
it to the so-called change in American feeling
as represented by some newspapers Ia en-
tirely a guess from wild imagination, I'M
less there should be some motive of mis-
leading the public to conceive such mis-
taken idea for some purpose.
The Princes visit to this country was
originally brought into consideration as
long ago as last spring, but as it was part
of It's OBJ ject to see the worlds fair at st.
Louis it was considered advisable to defer
il to the autumn, when the exhibits would
be in a more complete form for observation.
and for that reason this time was chosen
for his visit, but there is, OF course, no Ques-
ton about the principal object Of his visit
being to strengthen thereby the tie OF
genuine friendship, 80 So happily , existing
a most appropriate manner, but not in
such patchwork fashion as some papers
affect to think.
sHis Highness will maintain his official
status as an Imperial Prince only at Wash
inpton and st. Louis, burin all other cities
he will travel incognito, This is another
reason that he ia not coming here to boom
his country After his visit to the world
fair, where he will be particularly interested
to see that wonderful display of American
genius and energy, he will quietly visit
the educational, commercial and industrial
centres Of this country, such as Boston,
New York Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Chicago
and others. to study the true cause of the
growing greatness Of the United States
and also Of the legitimate influence OF this
great republic in the Far East"
American sentiment toward Japan Mr..
Takahira said:
Il do not feel it at all. 1t may be be-
cause / have not been accustomed to a
nervous fit for some time that i do not
feel such change, if there is any But
in my opinion, so long as Japan has moth
ing in her motive or action to reflect on
her that may be considered prejudicial to
the legitimate interest of all the nations
Of the civilized world, she has no fear of
losing the friendship OF any people. and
even IL there should occur some deviation
in their sentiment through misunderstand-
ing on account of certain mischievous
agencies, such misunderstanding will have
soon to disappear inasmuch as there is
no real ground for it. We are not afraid
Of any such misunderstanding, but we
implicitly rely upon the keen Intelligence
for correct judgment Of our cause and
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turbanoes of the character indicated may

turbanoes Of the character indicated may
be expected
acknowledgements that newspapers are
bought up or browbeaten into silence,
that men of influence who criticise the
commission are ostracised, that all organs
OF expression of public opinion are con-
trolled and that there ia no free expression
OF the popular mind are wholly insup-
portable by facts. The right OF free ex-
preston of opinion through press or other,
wise Is recognized here as in the United
States, and practised with the same freedom
the only limitation being responsibility Tor
libellous and sedtious utterances, the law
relative to these being drawn from Federal
and State statutes Of the Union.
No newspaper has been subsidized or
browbeaten, nor has any one been ostra-
cized for criticising the commission. The
latter have frequently been the subject
Of both criticism and attack by. news
papers and individuals. Political ques-
lions, including immediate Independence,
are every day discussed freely and without
interference; theatrical plays are not CEN
sored. The only possible excuse for such
a statement is that something over year
a play in Tagalog, full Of insurrectionary
utterances and eliminating in the tearing
down and stamping upon the American
flag upon the stage, for which he and some
of his fellow actors were prosecuted and
convicted.
1t is equally untrue that men in private
life are subjected to espionage or that
detectives in the guise of servants are
employed. All these statements are the
veriest nonsense, without scintilla of
fact to support them. The only use to
which detectives are put is to ferret out
criminals, as is done in the United states:
and the number of detectives employed by
the Government, upon comparison. will be
found to be fewer here in proportion to
population than in New York
Judge Parker has evidently been grossly
deceived. WRIGHT.
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MOVE AGAINST The OPEN SHOP
UNIONS GOING TO PRESS THE
UNION LABEL AGITATION.
New York Unionists Alarmed by the Dual
Unions In the Building Trades and
the Convention OF the Citizens Al.
liance-Appeal TO Labor Federation.

New York lniOnlsts Alarmed d! the Duat
Unions In the Building Trades and
the Convention OF the Citizens Al.
liance-Appeai 10 Labor Federation.
The labor unions in New York are alarmed
over the coming convention of the Citizens
Industrial Alliance which is committed
to the open shop and which is to meet in
this city on Nov. 20 and 80. The principal
business of the convention will be the
furthering of the open shop idea. Measures
will also be taken to oppose the proposed
national eight hour law.
The fact that two strikes ordered to
enforce the closed shop ended last week in
the adoption of the open shop has decided
the New York unions to bring the question
of forming an international union labor
league before the convention of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor which meets in
San Francisco on Nov. "a. Most of the
shop trades all over the country are now
working under the open shop system, in
Guiding the machinists in the shipyards,
who lost strike last year for the closed
shop and had to accept the open shop.
At Yesterdays meeting of the Central
Federated Union, Daniel Harris, president
of the Union Label League of New York.
said it was high time for the unions in all
the trades to take some action to offset the
spread of the open shop.
THE National Manufacturers Association
and the so called Citizens Industrial AL
lance" he said. are creating the machinery
for the open shop. They are sending spies
to the meetings of the unions to report back
what takes place there. The. open shop
tends to loosen union organization and
make it easier to destroy the union. In
many of the industries in New York the
open shop has already been forced, notably
in the case of the machinists boilermakers,
some Of the tailoring trades and even
among the cigarmakers.'
Harris declared that the formation Of
dual unions by the Building Trades En-
poyers' Association would ultimately en-
in the open shop in the building trades
of New York, which were now well or
ganized He urged that the union label
agitation should be carried on nationally
in all the trades
Several delegates said they agreed with
Harris and that the movement to start
an International Union Label League
could not be begun too soon.
The delegate to the convention OF the
American Federation OF Labor was then
instructed to bring the matter before the
convention. with the idea OF forming
solid fighting body throughout the country
in all the trades TO oppose the open shop,
Individual unions which have elected dele
gates to the convention will give them
similar instructions. II is proposed that in
shops where the union label cannot be
practically put on manufactured articles
a card shall be displayed in the window
indicating that the shop is a union institu-
ton and that the employees will wear
some kind of union badge.
The Central Federated Union turned
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MAG GREGOR-WORDEN.
I.yceum Theatres Stage Manager Marrles
Florence MOrden. the Actress.

Florence Worden, the actress, was mar
ried yesterday afternoon to Edward j.
MacGregor, stage manager of the Lyceum
Theatre The marriage took place in the
Cathedral and the Rev. Thomas Murphy
performed the ceremony. j. J. Donnelly
was the best man and Miss Helen Mac
the bridesmaid.
Many friends of the couple were present
at the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Frohman were there with Cecilia LOTUS,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Rumsey and Mr. and
married Mr.. and Mrs. MacGregor went to
their new home at $50 West Forty-eighth
street. where they held reception for
their friends
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DIED..

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. on Oct. %. 1904, Harry
Graham Davenport. aged 20 years.
Services at the funeral chapel. 2N West 7sd ST.
tStephen Merritt Embalming Institute and
Frank +. Campbell Building, Monday evening.
SIS O'Clock. Friends invited. London papers
please copy.
pANMER.- Suddenly. on Friday Oct. 81, 1904, Al
TarHtown. y. V, Franz $, Pammer.
Funeral from Second Reformed Church. MondAy.
Oct. -, 1871. at r. M. lnterment steep
Hollow Cemetery.
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ROGERS, PEEr G. CoMpAN,

down circular sent out by the directors
of the Peoples Symphony Concerts for
students and wage earners containing the
programme for the season because some
one found out that it did not have the union
label on it. The secretary was not allowed
to read the letter.
Conductor Franz S. Arens attended the
c. F. U. meeting to say something about the
concerts. but as the letter was not read
he left the hall without saying anything.
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Two Hur, In a Small Car Smash.

A Tenth avenue trolley car hit Belt Line
car at First avenue and Forty-frst street
last night. Michael Horace Of Corona, l.. l.,
and Carrie Henry OF 4i2 West Fifty-sixth
street were cut by glass.
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JOTTTNGs ABOUT TOWN.

Joseph ". Biliinvs Of 5si West i46th street. a
shipper for the SINGER Sewing Machine Company.
was stricken with heart disease on the Enc Rail.
road ferryboat Tuxedo. on the way from Jersey City
last night. and died soon after. The boat reached
Chambers strects1 HIS wife was with him.
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@FLlNrsF 1NEF6RNlTuRE B
Exceptional Opportunity in
Oriental Rugs

From countless generations of patient,
devout ancestry, the Oriental has inherited the
peculiar spirit, mental drift, and mysterious
fitness for weaving, that have made him the
best rug maker the world has known.
Western nations have grown his hemp,
and silk and wool, have initiated his looms,
adoptedhis designs, and analysed his wonderful
colors, but the result has ever been the
same--failure
The Oriental does not weave with the
dollar mark in his vision. With him it is a
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CEMETERIES.
Great Pineiawn Cemetery. ISIS e4es
modern wonder. once, " W. sfsh - N. u