The sensation in Chicago during the latter part of May was the murder of Dr. Cronin, who was connected with the Clan-na Gael and other secret Societies antagonistic to the British Government. Dr. Cronin was lured to a cottage near Lake View and there killed in a shocking manner with a blunt instrument. The impression is that Cronin was cog nisant of the financial crookedness in the management of some of the Societies he was connected with, and those compli cated conspired to put him out of the way. Other prominent Irishmen are threatened, it is said, with a similar fate.
FOOTBALL.
MAORIS v NEW SOUTH WALES.
[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] fPBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Received Jane 23rd, 11 a.m. SYDNEY, June 22. Splendid weather was experienced for tha return match between the New Zea. land Native team and New South Wales representatives. There was a very large attendance. In the first spell the local men, who played magnificently, had all the best of the game, and scored 5 points to New Zealand's nil. In'the second spell, however, the Maoris warmed up, and before many minutes elapsed W» "Warbrick, W. Wynyard, G. Wynyard and Anderson each had a try to their credit, P. Williams converted two of the tries, the score then being—New Zealand, 16; New South Wales, 5. From this out the local team had the best of the play, but though they struggled hard to retrieve their lost laurels, they could only add 7 points to their score when no-side was called, the result being—New Zealand, 16 points; New South Wales, 12 points.
