Show NO NEW NEGOTIATIONS The Afghan Question Still in Doubt and Gloom 4T Kussias Agressive Altitude May Fore England Into the Fight Gladstones Ministry Reported to he J Tired of Diplomacy The Financial Pulse LONDON April 211 p mConsols opened this morning at 95 for money and account They soon after rose to 96 but almost immediately reacted to 92 American securities are the strongest upon the list and are steady The feeling in the exchanges this morning is evenmoro gloomy than at the close last night The dealings in all securities except American are very light and operators prefer waiting to see what may be done in the House of Commons Com-mons this afternoon before going into the market on either side It is confi dently expected that even the confidence of the Gladstone ministry is worn out at lastConsols Consols 9G for both 2 p mConsols 95 for both Russian securities about steady 230 p m Consols for both accounts 951316 3 p m Consols 95 916 for both accounts ac-counts Consols arc now quoted at 95 having lost all advance made in the early day over the opening price which was the same as that quoted This makes a decline de-cline of 1 316 from the closing prices of last night AN ADVANCE UPON THE AFGHANS BRUSSELS April 1A cipher dispatch was received from St Petersburg last night announcing a fresh advance of the Russian forces upon the Afghan country The dispatch also said there was a rumor current of disturbances among the northern north-ern Hindostans against England RUSSIA WILL CAPTURE HERAT WARSAW April 21The Taagblutt announces an-nounces this morning that it is the intention inten-tion of Russia to immediately make a descent de-scent upon Herat capture it and strongly fortify the place It also states the damage dam-age thus done to Great Britain in India would far exceed any v > cs to Russian commerce by a blockade to Russian ports THE POINTS AT ISSUE VIENNA April 21The Politisoli correspondent corre-spondent states that the real points of the difficulty between England and Russia are the bridges at Pulikhisti and Aktapaj which command Herat and which Russia Rus-sia insists upon retaining TIlE RUSSIANS TO USE AYOUIJ KHAN ST PETERSBURG April 21It is rumored ru-mored liene that Ayoub Khan formerly Ameer of Afghanistan who was arrested at Teheran was taken into custody by order of Russia and that he will be kept at the disposal of the Russian government govern-ment One of the uses to which it ie said he will be put if it becomes necessary neces-sary will be to produce schism among the Afghan troops OPINIONS OF THE RUSSIAN PRESS The Journal de St Petersburg insists that the accounts of the battle of the Kushk River made by General Komaroff and Sir Peter Lumsden agree notwithstanding j notwith-standing the English opinions to the contrary con-trary It says a duty statement of the I affair from General Komaroff cannot be I had for several weeks The St Petersburg Gazelle says the occupation I oc-cupation of Penjdeh was a good answer to the imprudent seizure by England of the Island of Port Hamilton The Navoe Yemga says the exchange has again fallen and the war cloud is advancing ad-vancing |