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Show INDIANS ARE STARVING. Twenty Thousand Red Men Ate Suffering Suf-fering rrora Famine. Phoenix, Atlz, April &. 'Iwenty thou, rand Indians on the tiataton rescrintlon uro sulferlng fiom famine which, If allowed al-lowed to continue, Is certain to tesult lu fearful mortality among tho Plum and Mjrleopa Irlbes Aent llndley la hero to secure tempornry relief for tho ludlanu nnd tn unto that petitions bo sent to con. gresa asking the Wai.lluBlon authorliles to proildu means tn nicrt the dlsastei which he snjs Is suro to como unless tho Indians are mien water or supplies White ronthors unoio the reseriatlnn haio dlierted all Ihe water, nnd the In. dlans haie had nono fnr,mny months Thev are ahandoning theli lunches und their cattle are djlng by scores for ack of feed Itelttf has bseu sent from here ami the desired petitions are going tor ward lo Washington. |