Show TO BOY THE Bid LINERS Navy Department Concludes tr Secure the St Louis and tle t St Paul I I Who Will They 1 For I Ther I XO WCptilin mireb 1 to Ile 1 M cund or one Oh Ilona Washington April 13Tho navy department de-partment has decided to buy the transatlantic trans-atlantic liners St Paul and St Louis The vessels at present belong to the American line and under the terms of eu the subsidy act are at the disposal of the government In times of emergency The department has decided to purchase pur-chase the Brazilian cruiser Nlctheroy If she proves satisfactory to n board of Inspection which will examine her This cruiser rendered a fine account ot herself In the Mello revolution In Brazil zilThere There Is I also under consideration Ih purchase 01 another auxiliary cruiser front ra list 01 three or tour whoe morals are knnlhe Yokton ofthe Old Dominion being especially well reo cut tied I Is I understood that Captain Elgsbee the Maines commander will be n signed the command of either the St Iub or tho St Paul but no orders to this effect have been Issued and no ofllclal confirmation can be had Captain Slgsbee wall seen but said first he had not bftla consulted or Adv Ad-v on tile mater |