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Show A BLOODY DUEL. 51 met, which was in the fall of-1859. A Provisional Government had been organized, with R. K. Steel at its head. The Territory was then called Jefferson. The Dr., after having sold his pay warrants, publicly repudiated the Territorial organization. This action, by a member of the Legislature, was quite annoying to the other officers of the Territory, and particularly so to the sensitive Secretary. " Bliss and Stone were together often; were jovial, free hearted, fond of a joke and a drink, and up to this time were the best of friends. "On the evening before the 7th of March the Secretary, Lou. Bliss, as he was familiarly called, had invited to his private rooms at the hotel a dozen or more gentleman friends, to break a few bottles of wine with him. While they were making themselves merry with the attractive host and the generous wine, Dr. Stone, who had come down from Central that day, stepped into the room unbidden and took his seat among the convivial party. The call was inopportune, for the party had just been discussing his repudiation of the Territorial organization. "Shortly after Stone came in glasses were filled all around and Bliss, rising, said: ' Here's to the man who got his pay and then repudiated the government and left his friends.' Dr. Stone understood the remark to be aimed at him, as in fact it was. Fire shot from his eyes, and without taking his wine, he and a friend who came in with him immediately withdrew. "The friend who had retired with Dr. Stone soon returned with a note bearing a challenge to mortal combat. Bliss immediately accepted. " Being the challenged party, according to the code he |