Show INDIANS REFUSE TO OBEY ORDERS HOERS in washington that mormons cormons are encourage ing them a v As indicated in the express exirena last week the indians at least some of them gre are ag conducting the sun dunce dance ahlf week they had been bordere orde rec to give up the dance year but have refused to obey the order word to this ef effect feet was wired to to washington by the boffl officials at forti duehesne and in some manner the message wae to read that the mormons cormons were tile the indians indiana to disobey orders senator smoot when informed of the statement immediately wired here tor for information which was answered in a telegram byi don B colton denying tile the statement and setting botting forth the actual conditions the telegram tele giam aiom senator smoot Is as follows washington D C don B colton vernal utah to secretary of the Int intel eitor lor that mormons cormons ar are on en indians in holding their sun dance aga against inist the oi 01 dei B s of government off officials I 1 have assured the secretary that it Is not true trite advise indians indiana against such coulse couise wile me conditions 1 REED suoi SMOOT in answer mr colton as follows senator reed smoot washington D C no foundation for depolt that mormons cormons are encouraging indians in sun dance we ore are doing everything possible to lo aid department supervisor martin says some white men are encouraging aging but no mor n non mon officials we invite investigation vesti gation DON B COLTON peter hanson of the local land office has received a telegram from the department of tile the interior asking for a report on conditions mr hanson Is now making an investigation and will report his findings to the proper officials it is a mystery here how the information came to the secretary of the interior that tile mormons cormons wore were encouraging tho the indians in their disote diance to the orders of the indian commissioner so tar far as aa is known the only report that had been sent to washington on the matter went from the indian officials at fort du chesne and supervisor martin denies that out mormon officials have urged the indians to disobey on oil tile the contrary lie he asserts that president smart of tho the duchesne stake has been helping him all alons alon in dealing with the indians just how many indians are participating in the sun dance Is 18 not known hole heie the action on the part of the indians wan nam expected by most people who are acquainted falth their customs and their feeling in the matter thee people are of the opinion that tho the department Is making a mistake to stop tile the custom so abruptly with proper limitations it is 18 thought that tile the lance could bo be given without endangering the indians fn an any way out of the controversy with the rebellious indians will pit pi bably come an investigation of the sun dance the indians believe that this will result an n the order being modi fled so that they can give the dance under proper maus aloni |