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DUBLIN TRAGEDY CALLS A HALT ON AMENDING BILL IRISH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TOO EXASPERATED FOR CONCESSIONS. FRAUD Blame Government For Killing. Charged by Stockholder in Application for Receiver for Federal Nation. Demand Inquiry and Lifting a! Bank of Pittsburgh, Pa. of Embargo on Arms. PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 27.-A suit in equity was filed in the United LONDON, July 27. The first effect States District Court here to-day by of the Dublin home rule tragedy has George V. Brown. of Cleveland asking been to smash Premier - Asquith's that a receiver be appointed for the plans for taking up the amending bill to-morrow. The premier announced Federal National Bank of Pittsburgh. to-day that the question had been inBrown. who is a stockholder. alleges definitely postponed. The Irish memthat the directors 'carelessly, neglibers are so exasperated over the killgently and fraudulently" loaned to ing of four persons and the wounding John H. Jones. and the corporation of many others in the clash yesterwhich he owned and controlled $700. day between the regular troops and 000. He also charges that the directors diverted the funds and used them the Nationalist volunteers, that they are in frame of mind to grant any in conducting a Number manufacturing concessions to Ulster. The Laborites business with a loss of $300,000 to the and many Liberals support them. bank. and that the lumber was sold The government announced in the to the Babcock Lumber Company. in house of commons to-day that Deputy which F. R. Babcock was the princ. Police Commission Harrell, who pal owner. He further charges that dered out the troops, had been orthe directors made excessive loans' to pended and that his superior, Com- sussome of the directors and corpora- missioner Sir John ROSS, who tions in which they were interested, ed a desire to share the responsibility, expressthe total claims against the officers had resigned his office. and $1,200,000. directors, he says, amounting to A special inquiry will be held. probably by a judicial commission. In the At a meeting of the directors of the meantime the demand for the removal bank last January it was decided to of the Scottish Borderers from Dubliquidate the Federal National and lin has not been granted. largely beBrown. in his petition, asks that the cause an attempt to march them out receiver be appointed to liquidate the would be the signal for attacks by the assets of the bank and distribute the mobs. They will remain in prisoners proceeds among the stockholders. barracks until the anger of the peoThe Federal had a capital of one ple has cooled. million dollars. Nationalists Hold Meeting
