San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-11
GERMAN OUTRAGE.
Manner In Which Hayt
| Was Inundated
THE UTMOST DISC0URTESY WAS
USED BY THE GERMAN
COMMANDER.
The American Citizens Offered the
Refuge of a German WarShip
And Gathered At Their
Own Legation, 9th
Late News.


ent of the Herald at Port au Prince,
Hayti, says that further trouble is
brewing; that the city is under martial
law and that the ministry is afraid to
hold public audiences.
BY referring the Luerders question
to Berlin, the Haytian government had
strong hopes that the matter would be
automatically settled through their
Charge dAffaires. They offered to
submit the whole matter to arbitration,
proposing England, France, the Helve-
tan republic and Sweden. As this
was refused another proposition was
made allowing Germany To select the
countries. The German minister re-
piled that his government did not in
tend to allow any foreign nation to in
terfere in the matter and that they
would punish the black republic.
Although rumOrs of warships seen
steaming in this direction had reached
Hayti. no intimation came of Ger
many's intention till Monday at 6
o'clock, when the Charlotte and Stern
steamed into the harbor, taking an
chOrage ut I o'clock.
1t has since transpired that the Ger
man minister left there on the 9th
ult., and met the warships at Puerto
Plata.
Returning on board the Charlotte, the
German consul gave notice on Sunday
last, that German subjects only could
go aboard the German merchant YES
sells lying in the harbOr, and ON Mon.
day mt 8 o'clock the German command
er sent an ultimatum to the govern
ment that the city would be lombard
ed unless within four hours they paid
$4,000 instead $4,000 previously de-
manded, make themselves responsible
for Lueter's future safety, allow
him to return whenever he choose,
apolOgiZed to the emperor and received
the German Charge d'Affaires again.
The commander also sent cOmmuni,
cation to the diplomatic corps that he
intended to lombard the city at l
o'clock and advised its members to get
their subjects to place of safety.
Minister Powell convened the diplo-
matte corps and they went aboard the
Charlotte, requesting the German COM
mander TO allow longer time-if not
four days, at least twenty-four hours
in order to get their subjects away.
The commander abruptly refused TO
give one minute over the time of the Ill
timatum, but offered one of the Ger
man vessels to put their representative
subjects on.
Minister Powell said he would not al
low any American subjects to go
aboard any vessels, but that he would
take them 10 the American legation
and there defend them against all
odds. The diplomatic corps then re-
turned again TO the palace and the
president requested advice as to what
he should do. He asked the American
if he could expect encourage
ment from the United States. Minis |
ter Powell replied that he had no in |
structions from his government and |
that the Haytians would have to act |
on their own responsibility, but that |
he would not witness their humiliation. |
The commander had stated that he |
would fire warning gun at half past |
twelve and the government decided to
give way at twenty minutes past |
twelve o'clock p. IN. A white flag was |
hoisted and at 4 o'clock they sent the
gold and an apology and the German
minister was received with a salute.
No foreign warships were in the har-
Dor at the time of the arrival of the
German vessels, the United States
cruiser Marblehead arriving at a. m.
On the Germans preparing for action
there was intense excitement among |
the Haytiens, who prepared for fray.
every white man on the
island. The foreigners embarked on
the different vessels and the American
colony took refuge at the legation. The
decision of the government excited the
litterest feelings among the Haytians
who blame the government for the hui
initiation. Two attempts TO overthrow
the government were frustrated by the
police.
The diplomatic corps is indignant
with the German commander who was
high handed and discOurteous through
put the interview.