The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-08
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Prince to .'Teach Them Manners"
GERMAN EMBLEM SALUTED
AND OTHER DEMANDS OF THE AUTO
Graf HASTILY COMPLIED WITH.
China's Statement of the Seizure of
KiaOchau Bny-French Expedition
Massacred in Africa.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Dec. THE
trouble between Germany and Haiti ap-
pears to be settled. The Haitian govern
ment has saIuted the German flag and the
foreigners who sought refuge on board
ships in this harbor have returned to their
homes Germany demanded an indemnity
for the alleged illegal arrest and imprison-
ment of Herr Emil Lueders, German
subject This has been settled to the salts
faction of Germany; in fact all the de-
mands of that country have been agreed to
by the government of Haiti, in view of the
display of force made by Germany and UNI
der the threat of a bombardment of the
defensive works of the port unless these
demands were agreed to within the eight
hours following the time the German ultl-
matum was delivered yesterday morning
shortly after the arrival at this port of two
German cruisers sent to back the demands
of the German minister here, Count
Schwerin. The first part of the settlement
took place at 6 O'Clock last night, when the
Haitian fleet formally saluted the German
flag from the flagship of the fleet of Haiti,
the Crete-a-Pierrot a small vessel of 9O4
tons, armed with a few guns of light cal
ibre. Admiral Kiick, the Haitian COM
mander, had charge of the formal salute OF
the German flag. While the flag of the
Republic was being dipped on board the
Crete-a-Pierrot to the standard of Ger
many, the band OF the Haitian navy played
the German national anthem and the Hal
tian flagship fired twenty-three guns which
were answered by the German flagship, the
Charlotte, which issued as a schoolship.
The second part of the settlement of the
trouble between Germany and Haiti took
Schwerin, the German minister to Haiti,
was formally and solemnly received by the
Haitian officials. The latter, it is under
stood, have assured the German authorities
that summary justice will be promptly
melted out to those officials who caused the
arrangement between the Republic and
Germany.
All citizens of German nationality, who
had sought refuge on board the steamer in
this port, have returned to their residences,
no further trouble being apprehended, and
the few French citizens who sought refuge
on board the French steamer Ville De Mar
settles, which was requisitiOned for that
purpose and arrived here recently from
Porto Rico, have followed the example of
the Germans and have gone back to their
homes and business. Naturally there is a
government on account of the humiliation
inflicted on the country by Germany, but
it is not thought that anything more
rious than ministerial crisis will result
Comte Schwerin, the German charge
daffaires, and the comtesse debarked this
morning, escorted by the officers of the
Charlotte. The ultimatum whose terms
were accepted in full yesterday imposes the
following conditions: An indemnity of $780,
600 to Herr Lueders; the return of Herr
Lueders to Haiti under the guarantee of the
government; an official expression to the
German government of the regret of the
Haitian government and the reception of
Conte Schwerin by President Simon Sam
Had the ultimatum not been complied with
the bombardment would have commenced
at l o'clock in the afternoon. Since yes
terday there have been in the roads two
German steamers, French steamer, the
German frigateS Charlotte and Stein and
the French cruiser Admiral Rigault de
Genorilly Although there has been no
fresh disturbances in the city, all precau-
tons have been taken to guarantee order
But the government is dumb.