New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-08
THE GERMAN FLAG SALUTED
HAYTI MAKES PREPARATION FOR THE
IMPRISONMENT OF LUEDERS
TERMS OF THE GERMAN ULTIMATUM. WHICH
HAYTI HAS ACCEPTED IN FUIL.-AN INDEM-
NIFTY OF $4,000 no BE PAID
HERR IJyFDERS.

Nllf Or $SVWO W DE 1"A'>
HERR LUEDERs
Port au Prince, Hayti, Dec 1.-THE ques''o"
Of the indemnity demanded by Germany TOT inc
alleged illegal arrest and Imprisonment Oh iie,'
Emil Leuders, German subject mas oeeh 'e'
tied to the satisfaction Of Germany ana Hi '''e
demands Of that country have been asleeu ~
by the Government Of Hayti, In face OF 'he u,s
play Of force made by Germany ana uiuei Inv
threat Of a bombardment of the delensNe WI no
Of the port.
The utimatum, whose terms were "''oP'eu
in full yesterday, imposes the following coi'''
tons: An indemnity Of $3O,OoO 10 Herr LueoeIs
the return Of Herr Lueders to Hayti under the
guarantee Of the Government: an official expires
sion to the German Government of the regret
of the Haytian Government. and the reception
NJ Count Won Schwerin. the German Charge
d.Affaires by President Tiresias Simon sam.
Had the ultimatum not been compiled with. the
bombardment would have been begun at
o'clock in the afternoon.
The first part Of the settlement took place at
6 o'clock last night, when the Hayuan hee'
formally saluted the German flag from the nag
ship of the fleet Of Hayti, the Crete-a-f1erro-'
q small vessel OF $40 TONS armed with rev
guns OF light calibre. The rest OF the Haytian
feet consists Of a dispatch boat. the Capois-la
Mort and two badly armed and generah! ue
crenit small craft the Toussaint L'OuVerthre
and the Dessalnes of 200 tons. but dating 1To'"
1888 and of not much use. AdmraI hHicM' III.
Haytian commander. had charge OF the 1orHai
saIute OF the German flag While the nag OF the
Penublic was being dipped on board the Crete :,
AToierrot TO the stands ard OF Germany, the phho
of the Haytian Navy played the German Ma
tional anthem and the Haytian fagsnlp lieu
fwentv-one guns which were answered py 'he
German flagship. the Charlotte, which Is useo as
q schoolship. - co,,or,, ds
harked this morning, escorted by the ofilcers OF
the Charlotte ,,,. r.ho
All the citizens Of German natlonail'y Wno %
had sought refuge on boart tie steamers IN t0is
mort have returned to their homes, no urine .',
trouble being exp ,ted. ard the few frehcn cIt-
z,ns who had taken refuge on board the rIenCn
steamer VILE de Marseilie, which was Iequist
toned for that purpose and arrived mere reCe.''t
from Porto Rico, have followed the eHaH,pie ot
the Germans ari have gone back 10 their MONIES
and businesses. Since yesterday there nav
been in the roaustea5 two German steaiiieiS.
French steamer the German frisates CHdi - -,
and Stein and the French cruiser AHiiIat NJ
gault de Genouilly Although there mas peen 10
fresh disturbance In the city al PreGau'i.ths ts
have been taken to guarantee order. But the
Government is dumb. ~ u, o..
Rerin Dec 1-Emperor William, talking over
the trouble between Germany and Hayti over
the Iuedcrs incident, and referring 10 the fresi-
dental bureaus. is quoted as saying:
They are a contemplate crowd OF negroes. signt-
" inoculated with French ciVilization Ny scoo, .
ships even though manned only BY boys Will teach
them manners.