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Very luckily for J. T. Maston, the Federal Government received the following telegram sent by the American Consul stationed at Zanzibar:
"Zanzibar, Sept. 23, 5 a.m. (local time) / "To John S. Wright, Minister of State, Washington, U. S. A.: -- Great works are being executed in the Wamasai, south of the chain of Kilimanjaro. For eight months President Barbicane and Capt. Nicholl have been established there with a great number of black help under the authority of Sultan Bali-Bali. This is brought to the knowledge of the Government by its devoted / "Richard W. Trust, Consul"