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Show Foolishly Brave, Chicago, 21. The Tribune's' Bis-mark Bis-mark special soys: Gen. Miles it in the neighborhood of Bear Faw Mouo lama, wnere he ex puds lo find a la rue body of Hioux. The general's fighting force does not exceed 600 men. The wood choppers along ihe river say thai he will bo cleaned out if he strikes the main body of Sitting Bull's followers. Old officers in iho frontier who fought the Indians belore Milea entered the service, say he will .,o caugh'. One of them, who iB known throughout the United Slates, said that Mills' ambition to bo a hrigadier would lead him intoaGght against his judgment; that his white scouts, such na "Yellowstone Kelly," and a company commander ol tbe Fifth Infantry would bring on an engagement whenever an opportunity presented itself. Th'-y feel that this is Miles' chance lo make a ten Btrike. and they are only doing their duty, if they participate in the emergency when his whole command will he m volved. The Fifth has the same- confidence con-fidence in Miles as tbe Seventh Cavalry had in Custer. |