The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
USHINGOURSHIPTOHAYT
FALSE REPORTS OF GERMANF,s an.
TITUDE STIRRING UP CITIL STRIFE

Germany mas Promised Net 10 Use Force, bee
the Stories or tho Coming or German Crut,-
ers Have AnEsred tho Haytians-The Mar.
biehead Will Probably sail To-srerrovr.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-oflcial information
was received to-day at the State Department Of
such a disquieting character In regard to the
situation in Hayti that orders wero issued df
recting Capt. McCalla of tho cruiser Marble
head to start without delay for Port au Prince.
The came from Mr.. Powell, the
United States Minister Resident at the capital
OF Hayti, and while State Department officials
declined to say anything about its details, II was
limited that there Is danger of o revolutionary
outbreak in the island as q result Of the high
feeling over the case OF Lueders, who was Inn
prisoned at Port au Prince for n violation Of the
law. and in whose behalf Germany made . do
mand for the payment of a heavy indemnity.
1t is frankly admitted that tho threatened
hostilitics between Germany and Hayti have
been %avcrted. The State Department has mover
believed that serious trouble would result from
the Luedors incident. and to-day it received az
surances from DR.. Won Hollebcn, the German
Ambassador in Washington. that his Govern
ment was willing to settle tho incident through
the ordinary diplomatic channels. For several
days. however, the department has been appro-
hensive Of q civil outbreak among the Haytians.
kilograms received from Minister Powell
showed that feeling ran high over the belief
that u German warship was approaching Port
au Prince. with the object of bombarding the
town II the Lueders indemnity was not prompt
ly paid.
Soon after the receipt Of Mr.. Powell's latest
despatch Judge Day, who is acting Secretary Of
State during the temporary indisposition oe
Secretary Sherman, went over to the Navy De-
partment and had a conference with Secretary
Long. which resulted in the decision to expo
dite the departure Of the Marblehead. A tele-
gram was received at the Navy Department.
this morning reporting the arrival Of the
Marblehead at the Norfolk Navy Yard. She
left Annapolis last night, after participating
in the official trial OF the torpedo boat winslow.
Orders were issued on Monday last direct
Ing Capt. McCalla to proceed to Norfolk
on the conclusion of tho Winslow's trial, to
make ready for u cruise in the West Indies,
partly to visit the colony of American lRborers
at the guano deposits of Navassa Island. and
principally to look after the interests of citizens
of the United States in Hayti in the event Of
trouble over the Lueders incident. No Inn
mediate danger was anticipated. and the Mar
blehead was to have had the usual time to take
on stores and otherwise prepare for an extended
cruise. 1t was expected that she would leave
about the 10th inst. The orders which were
| mailed to her commander this afternoon direct
him to prepare for departure as rapidly as posi-.
bic. and Navy Department officials think the
! vessel will sail southwark from Norfolk by
Saturday.
The Marblchead will go directly to Port au
Prince. How long she will remain thore will
depend on the political situation in the island.
II the present trouble has blown over by the
time of her arrival, and this 10 believed here to
DO not unlikely, she will continue her trip to Nc