The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-14
COL. MIKES VISIT.
Great Salvation Army officer in
Seattle Today.
BIG CELEBRATION FOR HIM.
Some Of His Marvellous Adventures In
Observation-Disclosures for . Witch
Observation-Disclosures Banquet.

| Today and tomorrow will be forever distin-
| guished in the annals of the Seattle branch of
| the Salvation Army for Colonel Thomas MCKEE,
al officer scarcely less distinguished than
| General Booth himself, vii be here. He arrived
| in san Francisco some weeks ago, and he has
spent the time since in visiting the cities of the
! Pacific coast. Yesterday he was in Tacoma,
and most of the members of the army here went
| down to join in the celebration. They will ar
| rive ia Seattle about noon today on tae steamer
| Greyhound. and then the festivities will begin.
haadbill has been issued giving pro-
| gramme and general outline OF the affair. The
! substance OF the bill, which follows, is worth
reading, as it gives accurate idea of the ma
ture oil the celebration:
| THE SALVATION ARMY.
Colonel Mckie, the cosmopolitan, antipodal,
| world-encircling, international travelling COM
| missioner, fresh from his soul-saving campaign
| in Great Britain, South Africa, Australia aud
| New Zealand, in company with his inimiiab!e
aid-de-camp, staff Captain Plant, the musical
| mystery and converted Snowman, will visit
Seattle saturday and sunday, November IA
and H.
| staff Captain and Mrs Halpin with officers
and troops from the surrounding corps, viii
also be present.
Monster banquet SATURDAY, November H. from
/ TO p. m, at the salvation Army barracks,
| Jackson street Choice bill OF fare. Tickets, .
cents.
! bands, red fire, mounted warriors, flaming fam
| beaus, etc. There viii be the most interesting
| parade the Salvation Army has ever had in your
| city.
| At O'clock p m each night there will be
| soul-stirring meetings at Armory hall. Every
body should come and hear the cycionlc
! colonel" and his musical A. ID. c. Admission to
these meeting by ticket, price, 10 cents; reserved
seats, p cents; season tickets, 60 cents Season
tickets admit TO the banquet and call for re-
served seats each night)
Get Clean heart!
Every Christian, irrespective of denomination,
should attend the holiness meeting Friday
afternoon at o'clock III the above hall
Note-The coloneps eleven years experience
IN the Salvation Army, coupled with his world
wide observations and burning eloquence, is
calculated TO remove prejudice and bias from
the minds OF all thinking men and women. Do
not miss this opportunity TO see and hear
Colonel Mckie, the salvation Army orator
Tickets should be procured early from officers
or soldiers.
Colonel McKie has led life of the widest adj
venture, end he has had thrilling experiences
enough to fill dozen volumes. He has been
far into Znluland, penetrated the wilds of
Bechuanaland, wandered over Tasmania, and
has been awed by the mountain peaks of New
Zealand. He is the man who went into the
African interior almost alone and with very lit
tie food, and was carried off By the Zulus, who
took him for witch doctor. and insisted that
they would bring him before the king.
Colonel Mckie's expedition went out into
Zululand in wagon from Umnoti, a town on
the farther boundary of Natal The wagon was
drawn by bullocks, and road had to be opened
Tor It, The party went northward several days
journey through a country only visited ut rare
intervals by Boer traders, and finally the way
was so much broken by deep ravines and high
mountains that the wagon had to be abandoned.
Colonel Mckie and Kaffir guide, both I'M
armed and with but two days supply of food,
pushed on through the almost trackIess forest.
hQy r.ad To ola fra +b.
of Zulus which they met, and to teach them
that they came to them to make war of a differ
ent sort from that which the English had
waged.
During the first three days journey they had
crossed many streams. The Kaffir said there
was more water ahead so they pushed on with
out carrying anything to relieve their thirst At
the middle of the fourth day they had found no
river and not a drop OF water. Mckie, quite
unused to the terrible African heat, was forced
to stop in little elump OF trees. The Kaffir
guide went back for water.
MCKEE, left all alone, was awakened in the
early morning by hubbub about him, and,
springing up, found himself in the midst of
group OF Zulus, who had been standing looking
at him as he slept. The colonel thought they
were In war dress, but afterward learned this
was not so. He motioncd to show nc was
thirsty, and they seemed t.. pn%.erstand. for at
once the leader startet TO lead the way toward
AahotheE- Come distance away. Mckie
we1t with the Zulus, and, after reaching the
woods and walking half a mile through the
trees, came to quite wide river. 1t was not
two miles from where he had slept all night.
The chief took thu water up in his hand and
1drank Zulu fashion. McKie, who had drink
ing cup, made on the same plan as an ordinary
telescope. in his pocket took it out, and opening
it to its full size filed it full of water and drank
deeply. He had made great mistake The
savages saw the little ring of metal become a
cup under the white mans touch, and were
much mystifed. They considered MCKie was
witch doctor of an altogether new kind.
The Colonel, knowing the kaffr would be re-
turning, started for the place where he had
made his camp for the night, but to his surprise
the Zulus stopped him. lie tried to indicate
that he wanted TO go and then struggled. 1t was
no use. for the savages took hold of him and
carried him or over sort of track along the
river bank.
1t was a lucky thing for McKie that he had
kafr for guide, for when his black companion
returned to the camp and found McKie gone he
tracked him to the river aud followed him until
he overlook the party. The kailir had picked
up the Zulu language in Natal and he ex-
planned that McKie was not witch doctor. but
came TO tell OF a god. The chief understood and
asked the two, Nchie and the Kaffr, 10 go on TO
the Zulu village. This they did, aiterward re-
turning to the wagon.