Show ON TO HERAT I Thc Russians Making Their First Move for the Gate City The Reported Afghan Success Not Yet Confirmed Gladstone Fires the Britishers and Shuts up the Conservatives English Conservatives Arc Silent LONDON April 28The government has no information with reference to the report that the Czar is going to Moscow The Conservatives had intended to move an adjournment of the credit debate in the House of Commons but owing to the effect of Mr Gladstones speech refrained Lord Randolph Churchill on entering the House later was surprised tofind that the voteof credit had already been agreed to The News in an editorial this morning says There is strong hope that matters have not reached the war point THE DEFENSE COMMITTEE The Duke of Cambridge presided over the defense committee last night It is reported that Russia is meeting with great opposition in her efforts to purchase transport animals Turkestan has issued a decree levying on animals for transport service PEACE AT ANY TKICE LONDON April 28The Peace Arbitration Arbitra-tion Societv has issued a strong appeal in favor of arbitration to settle the differences I differ-ences between England and Russia EXACTING HEAVY RATES PARIS April 28The Suez canal commission com-mission has decided to place prizes captured cap-tured in naval warfare traversing the Suez canal upon the same footing as menofwar The work of the commission is progressing favorably I IRE I-RE IOYLG TIlE RUSSIAN ARCHIVES I ST PETERSBURG April 28The preseIit state of suspense is almost intolerable The people here show the utmost impatience im-patience to hear the intent of the British government in parliament Cases are being sent to Helsingfers in which to pack and remove the archives of the the Senate and the collections of the museum The coast of Finland is rapidly being put in a state of defense ACTIVE BRITISH PREPARATIONS LONDON April 28The war news has caused an advance of four shillings per quarter in the price of wheat in Kent Immense quantities of coal arc being shipped to Cape Town South Africa for the use of British armed cruisers and menofwar in the event of the outbreak of war between England and Russia SHEERNESS England April 28Four torpedo boats lying here have been ordered or-dered into commission for immediate service ser-vice NEW YORK April 28Passengers on Bermuda steamers report that the British are putting the island of Bermuda in a complete state of defense TODAYS FINANCE MARKET LONDON 1 p mConsols closed last night at O53 opened this morning at i 95U for both money and account At 1230 they had advanced to 953 and at 1 oclock had still further advanced to 95 916 Stocks opened irregular with home and foreign securities dull Russian Rus-sian securities of 1873 opened at 873 American securities steady 130 p mConsols 95 716 330 p in Consols 953i LONDON April 28 130 p m Russian Rus-sian securities touched 86 < > and are now quoted at S53 BERLIN April 8Stock market is calm LONDON April 282 p mConsols 5 J 4 p mConsols 95f 5 p m Consols 959 GERMANY REMAINS NEUTRAL BERLIN April 28The National Zeitunq says Germany remains neutral in the I present crisis in the relations of England and Russia and that no request has been II received for her mediation The National Zeitung also denies that the Czar wrote f j L L LL 1 the Emperor oi uermany that me chances for peace had diminished PARIS April 28A special dispatch from Berlin to the Journal des Ifebats states that Germany is not disposed to become the mediation between Russia and England The dispatch also states that RUSSIA EVEN REFUSES ARBITRATION As a means of settlement for her present differences with England REPORTED BATTLE UNCONFIRMED LONDON April 28Gladstone stated in the House of Commons this afternoon had received no confirmation that the government firmation of the battle supposed to have recently occurred between the Russians and the Afghans with a victory for the latter a 11r Ellis Ashmead Bartlett Conservative Conserva-tive asked whether Russia had withdrawn with-drawn from the undertaking to not occupy Herat Gladstone answered No AN IMPORTANT CABINET SESSION LONDON April 28The cabinet sat I I four hours and twenty minutes this after noon offer 1 The government has accepted the New South Wales of their contingent made by Soudan for service in in the tingent now required be India or elsewhere as may by the military authorities ON TO HERAT 1 LONDON April 28A special dispatch the 26th says from Tirpul dated April and are actively I Russians occupy Akhdtcpe a military road tively at work making I from Penjdeh to Herat |