Iwasnowinformedthattheattempttodestroyusbypoison，andsubsequentlybyatreacherousattackatMasindi，wasmainlyduetotheintriguesofAbouSaood，whohadoriginallyadvisedKabbaRegatoresistmeshouldIarriveinhiscountry。ThistraitorAbouSaoodhadconsideredthatweshouldbecertainlymassacredwhenonceintheheartofUnyoro。HehadthereforeassumedadespoticcommandofFatikoandalltheneighbouringcountriesshortlyaftermydeparture；andhehadgivenorders`tothenativesandtothesheik，RotJarma，that”nosuppliesofcornshouldbeprovidedforMajorAbdullah’stroops。”
RotJarmahadbeenfaithfultothegovernment，andhispeoplehadcarriedcorntoMajorAbdullah。AbouSaoodhadthereforeorderedhismentoattackRotJarma。Theyhadaccordinglysurprisedhimwhilebelievingintheprotectionofthegovernment，andhadcapturedhiscattle，togetherwithanumberofslaves。Inthatattackthebrigandshadlostfivemen，whosegunshadbeensubsequentlytakentoKabbaRegaforsalebythenativeswehadseenatMasindi。
AbouSaoodthen，enragedatthelossoffivemen，togetherwiththeirguns，hadsentforWat-el-MekfromFaloro，andhadgivenhimthecommandabovethewell-knownAliHussein，withorderstocarryfireandswordthroughthecountry。
MajorAbdullahhadvainlyexpostulated。AbouSaoodhadpersonallythreatenedhim；andAliHusseinandanofficernamedLazim，withsomeothers，hadgonearmedintothegovernmentcamp，andhadactuallyseizednativeswhohadtakenrefugewithAbdullah，fromwhosehousetheywerethusdraggedbyforceindefianceofauthority。
WhenthenewsarrivedfromFoweerathatIhadpunishedSuleimanforthemurderoftheprisoner，bothAbouSaoodandhispeoplehaddeclared，thatthey”wouldsecureMajorAbdullahinaforkedpole，orsheba，andtreathiininasimilarmanner。”Theyhadalsothreatenedtoattackthegovernmentcamp。