Show FENIAN RAID IRISHMEN SLAKING CAREFUL preparations new jan 1 A special to tha times from burlington vt baya it is reported that llie fenian ae engaged in storing lare quantities of dynamite ammunition and sup aliea in a tern selected lea in remote districts in and maine near the canadian boundary line abo information comes from pers buo claim to have anoa ados t iho purchase of some ot the supplies and others who learned of their transportation by railroad disguised as groceries dynamite and other have been secured in surprisingly largo quantities and stored under ground on the vermont border while quantities of canned meats have been hidden in some large barns of sympathizing tanners on the maine line near naw nsw hampshire it la said that an efficient corps Is being organized under the u pervasion of a few loyal irish women and surgeons who in the red j cross work in cuba they are buo preparing a largo number of first aid packages tor the invading force the movement is the work of iho irish element of the larger cities but it Is a fact that a large and ant work Is being done among the banners of the border slates A sch edilo ia being arranged of farmers who can furnish wagons horses and oxen tor transportation purposes as this Is regarded as a most important detail A careful study Is being made of the small railroad branches in northern new england and places are being lo 10 bated where the road could be captured by a very email force OHIO ASSEMBLY IN SESSION columbus ohio jan 1 abe sev enty fourth gemeril ge assembly met today ind elected the republican caucus nominees by a strict party vote an adjournment was then taken until tomorrow when gov message 1 will be read under tin iz atlon judge A G reynolds of lake county is speaker of the house and oscar shepard president pro acm 0 the senate gov jones holda over until next monday when he will be succeeded by lion john A cald wall of cincinnati |