sentences:  Msiri wanted gunpowder and removal of Legat, Stairs wanted to fly the Free State flag over Bunkeya.Stairs seemed to think that the Le Marinel letter indicated Msiri's acquiescence, but it was vague, and Msiri repudiated any such interpretation.During a stand-off in the negotiations, Msiri used a technique to spy on Stairs' camp which the latter only discovered later, shown in the illustration, "Msiri's spies".