Show HAYTJENS DIPPED THE flAG FORMAT WAY OF YIELDING TO GERMAN DEMAlnDS Germans Who Sought Safety Aboard Ship ReturnUndramatic End of a Toy War Port au Prince Dec 7It is understood under-stood that the question of the indemnity indem-nity demanded by Germany for the alleged illegal arrest and imprisonment of Herr Lueders has been settled to the satisfaction of Germany and that all the demands of that country have been agreed to by the government of HaytJ in the face of the display of force made by Germany and under 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 ultimatum ulti-matum was delivered yesterday mornIng morn-ing shortly after the arrival at this port of the two German cruisers sent 411D i1 GEN TIRESIAS SIMON SAM President of Hayti to back up the demands of the German minister here I The first part of the settlement took place at 6 oclock last night when the Haytien fleet formally saluted the German flag from the flagship of the fleet of the ship the Crete A Pirreot a small vessel armed with a few guns of light caliber Admiral Kilick the Haytien commander comman-der had charge of the formal salute of I the German flag While the flag of the republic was being dipped on board the Crete A Pierreot the band of the Haytien navy played the German national na-tional anthem and the Haytien flagship flag-ship fired 21 guns which were answered an-swered by the German flagship the Charlotte which is used as a school ship The second part of the settlement will take place this morning when Count Schwerin the German minister to Hayti will be formally and solemnly received by the Ilajtien president The latter it is understood has assured the German authorities that summary justice jus-tice will be promptly meted out to those officials of Hayti who caused the estrangement es-trangement between the republic and Germany All citizens of German nationality who had sought refuge on board the steamers at this port have returned to their residences no further trouble being apprehended The few French citizens who sought refuge on board the French steamer Ville de Marseille which was requisitioned for that purpose pur-pose from Puerto Rico have also gone back to their homes and business Naturally there is a strong feeling of resentment against the government on account of the humiliation inflicted upon up-on the country against Germany but it is not thought anything more serious than a ministerial crisis will result |