Show SMOOT interested IN UTE DIE INDIANS off of indian athalis who kitei 1 mm tin to tale stas to to gia united states reed sinott who is chati chaliman marl ot of the committee on expenditures in tile the department of the interior intel loi lias has been busy bugy on oil behalf of tile the ute indians since a petition was sent to him asking that theli their bo alle i on january 24 a Jet petition lElon signed by indians wao foi raided aided to him by county Att attorney Atto iney oliney wallace caldei as per of the county com nilis loneis at the same time mi al I 1 caldei cioto ioto smoot a letter calling lilis lil is attention to the condition of the indians and ashin asking vial something be dono seel otal tny y Ande Mide izon of the vernal coni com inci cial club also ciote yen sell ator smoot a cettei immediately upon re of thebo let lct to teis s tho the intel viewed tile tho commissioner of indian at ar tails lalis and placed the llie battol before him tho the reply to the cettei b s ans as to the effect that tile the commis ion ei had at once wiled maitin at foit duchesne to talco take every tion to prevent suffering and destitution among the indians ti the 0 commissioner commiss loner elpi orbed the hope that ills his action will give i diet lillef ile he also expressed tile the opinion that immediate action should be taken to relieve the indians if they aie in destitute do circumstances the report canies conies from fort duchesne that special lations have been issued aiom time to time |