Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-15

OIL. L AOl
vania, arrived in town yesterday, aud had
the honor of an audience with His Imperial
Majesty. Colonel Forney's devotion to the
Imperial cause before the establishment Of
the Empire is well known, and it is the opin-
ion in court circles that the veteran journalist
will receive some substantial marks of His
Imperial Majesty's favor.
wArTERsoN, MARQUIS OF BOURBON.
Lord Henry Watterson, of Kentucky, who
has been on a prolonged official visit through
the southern portion of the empire, where bis
services in the establishment of the Imperial
government have been crowned with such
signal success, is expected to arrive in town
tomorrow, and we understand, that in con-
sideration of his brilliant political achieve
ciously pleased to create His Lordship Mar
quis of Bourbon.
DANA UNDER IMPERIAL DISPLEASURE.
Rumors were current in the capital yester-
day that Charles A. Dana, of New York, the
disloyal and virulent Unionist, whose oppo-
sitiCn to the Imperial cause was SO pro-
nounced during the candidature of His Inn
perial Majesty in 1880, has been arrested
near Buffalo. Dana's disloyal sheet, the New
York Sun, it will be remembered, was sum-
marily suppressed and two of it's editors
transported for life when the Imperial troops
entered New York city.
BEECHER AN IMPERIAL CHAPLAIN.
The Right Rev. Henry Ward Beecher'
Bishop of Brooklyn, whose conversion to
the Methodist Episcopal Church was stimuli
taneous with His Imperial Majesty's access
sion to the throne, arrived at the palace yes
terday. His Lordship will enter on his duties
as Imperial Chaplain without delay, and will
preach before the Imperial family at the NJ.
L. Cathedral on Sunday next.
THE GODDESS OF LIBERTY DEPosED.
The old figure of Liberty, which surmount-
ed tho dome of the capitol here, has been
taken down and colossal statute of His I'm
perial Majesty, the Emperor Ulysses l., is to
replace it. The statute will be of bronze,
and is after q design furnished by Mills.
The figure will be surmounted by a crown,
which at night will be Illuminated by the
electric light, and thus be visible for nearly
fifty miles.
THE IMPERIAL ARMY.
From the Army and Navy News
1t has been officially decided by the Min
lister of War that the new uniform of the cav
airy of the line shall be somewhat similar to
those of the German Uhlans. The Imperial
Guards will be uniformed after the style of
the Royal Life Guards of the British service,
and the Househ old Cavalry will retain their
present picturesque aud distinctive style. 1t
is understood that the strength of the army
in time of peace has been decided on after
conference of the principal officers of rank,
at which His Imperial Majesty presided.
The effective strength of the line, including
infantry, cavalry and artillery, as we'll ss the
engineers, signal corps, ETC., will be 400, 900
men.
BARON NATHANIEL NJ KAY.
The new iron-olads, "UIysses l." "Em-
pire" and "Imperial," tho work on which has
been pushed toward by Baron Nathaniel
Mckay, superintendent of the Imperial
navy yard, arc now almost completed, and
the First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord
George NJ. Robson, of New Jersey, accom-
panied by numerous suite, will make an
official visit to the yard early next week.
BUTLER LATE IN IMPERIAL ALLEGIANCE.
We are gratifed to be in position to state
that Gen. B. f. Batter. of Massachusetts,
has at last taken tho oath of allegiance to
His Imperial Majesty, and we are reliably in
formed that it is tho intention of the I'm
perial government to place the gallant gen.
eral in position where his conceded abili-
ties will be of service to the Empire. Gen.
Butler will arrive at the capital on thei 9Th
instant.
BEAUBEGARD AN IMPERIAL COMMANDER.
Major General Beauregard, commanding
tho Division of the South, gave grand
banquet to a number of the resident aris
tocracy at Mobile last week. The recognition
of General Beauregard by His Imperial Ma
jesty, and his appointment by Imperial order
TO the important command he now holds,
created, it will be remembered, great en-
thusiasm in the South. General Beaure-
gard, in proposing the health of His I'M
perial Majesty, hoped that Southern society
would always be loyal TO the Emperor-a
sentiment which was drank with repeated
cheers.
PLOTTING TREASON.
As we 20 to press we learn that dispatches
have just been received by the Minister of
War to the effect that several officers of the
Imperial Service, who have been for some
time past suspected of plotting treason, and
of being in correspondence with the enemies
of His Imperial Majesty, were placed in
arrest at Albany, New York, last week. The
arrest was kept secret, but On investigation
left no doubt of the existence of dangerous
plot to overturn the Imperial government,
and at subsequent court-martial, which
finished its sittings yesterday, five of the
officers were found guilty on all the charges
preferred against them. They will be shot
at daybreak tomorrow morning.
The Milers Succumb.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, March 1.-The most de-
termined of those millers who have been
keeping their mills idle awaiting lower prices
for wheat, or higher prices for flour, an