| Show indian minis to reopen denver aug 4 A special to the times from washington BC says information has been received here from london through private channels to the effect that the indian minis are to be reopened tn free coinage and the assertion is made that this will occur at an unexpectedly early date the report of indian commission is to be published before the first of september and this is expected to throw some light upon the details of the matter the announcement that the important step of reopening the mint ewelt ake place comes from a source that is azu ally reliable there is a strong effort to have the ratio changed from 16 to 1 to 22 to 1 and it Is asserted that a willing ness to assent to this change has been evinced by the united stales and france w the establishment of a ratio of 22 to 1 would have the effect of increasing the present par of silver but it would ori the other hand probably prevent forever the restoration of the ratio of 16 to 1 there is some disposition to doubt the accuracy of the information but this doubt appears to arise largely from the act abari is unexpected |
