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Show H State Troops take Hand In Feud H Monroo, La. Tho colobrated Mer H Itiugo kidnapping caso, which, . for H tour months has Ineffectually taxed H ull of the logal mnchlnory of tlio H Btntc ot Loulsana in Its offorts to H solvo, and niovod forward another H chapter when national guard troops H wore ordered to movo to Bastrop, La., H Dear Mer ltougo, originated accord' H Ing to woll-informed observes as a H reported by II. V. Blake, postofflce H inspector on his return from invostl H gating tho affairs ot tho Frisco of- H flee. Sullivan wus not nrrcstod, bo- H cause of his physical condition, lie H is reported to bo suffering from acute H tuberculosis and It is not expected that H ho will survlvo many days. Ho was H In charge of tho postoffico during tho H absonco of his slstor, who is the H Frisco postmistress. She has bocn H In California for oovorul months, and H Sullivan lias boon in charge of tho H office in Iter placo as assistant post- H mastor. The caso was investigated by H Blako and by II J. Hndcnty, spoclal H agent of tho American ltallway Hx- H press comimny, which was also con- H cerned in tho shortugc. Sullivan H octod also as agent for the oxpross H company nnd a portion of tho miss- H lng funds is said to havo belonged to |