The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-11-15
A Remasrl,able Prophecy.

ARemarkable Prophecy.
Since the occurrence Of the present
panic o document has been resurrected
that was first published in the fall Of 1879,
q year before the panic came upon US.
This document Is o prophecy that appear.
cd in the pages Of magaslne called "7he
Modern Thinker" There were eight Speci.
ficAtions in the prophecy as to what would
take place In the then future. The tlrstde'
clared that "the Democratic party will
never contest another Presidential election
under It's old name and organization"
The second declared that "Ciyll Service
reform, minority representation, the con-
troll Of telegraph and railways, and the
extension Of tho powers Of the central
government, will be the main issues in fn;
ture political campaigns" The third and
fourth declared % follows:
IS. 1 predict that within the coming
two years this country will experience the
worst financial panic known to ITO his
tory. 1t will be more wide spread ano
dissstrous than even that Of 1887. All the
debta created by our paper money era VIII
be wiped out or compromised. Land will
temporarily fall to one-halt Its present
value.
"a. This panic will be precipltated, 10
an probability, by the failure Of the North.
erp Pacific Railroad and perhaps OF the
banks who manage it. This will bring TO
light such an amazing amount Of fraud IN
connection with our railroads as TO dis
credit all stocks, good and bad. The
bears will hold high carnival. The men
OF most repute In financial circles and on
the 'streei" will prove to be common
cheats. While the panic will commence,
from all appearance, in railroad circles,
and will be confined for time to the new
western enterprises, 1t will spread finally
to the national banks, and will develope IN
amount of rottenness in those institutions
which Is now beyond the power OF the
Imagination TO conceive"
The business Of prophesyiDg has al
ways been considered extra hazard
ous' In It's nature. And hence even
orscles have 80 lar qualified their utter
ances as to adopt them to the event,
whatever 1t might happen 10 be. As for
instance, when the fate Of Babylon was
inquired OF the oracle answered that 1t
would never fall until mule should cit
on the Perslan throne. And when 1t did
fall II was found that CYRUS being a
Medo.Persian fulfilled the prophecy ex.
aclly.
The oracle, however, from whom We
are now quoting was good deal more
explicit than the one that CResus con.
suited. 80 much 90 that his utterances
are calculated to excite good deal
Of curious attention and investigation
throughout the country. When he named
the Nurthern Pacific railroad as the
point where the lightning out Of the
financial sky would first strike be GER
tainly hit the nail square on the head. 1t
was, In sporting parlAnce, o dead shot"
In old times the honors Of Mythology
would have been accorded to such o
writer. In Greece they would have can.
onized him as one Of the oracles Of Jupiter
orApollo. And even few hundred years
ago the same superstiaous pilgrims that
are now docking 10 see the French maiden
would have Frustrated themselves before
him as an inspired person. But in this
progressive and practical age and country
we conclude simply that he was close
observer OF financial matters; that he was
posted in regard to what JAY COOKE q
Co. were doing aud trying to do; that he
had passed through one or more financial
panics and knew how easy ii would be to
precipitate one In times like these; that he
was student Of the political situation
and undentood the scope and bearing Of
the schemes that had been organized
for public plumber throughout the
country; that In word, he was possessed
Of large amount Of data on which to
make an accurate prediction, and as 1t
happened, he "drew bow at adventure"
with unusual precision.
His fifth prediction 10 that in ten years
from now the Northern Pacific railroad
enterprise will be set down as zone Of the
most astounding instances oihuman cred.
Utility and :olly;" that 1t will be "a matter
Of profound establishment that anybody
should ever have put any money in IT."
that indeed oil the Pacific roads will
break down, the government be called
upon to control and run them, and that
that will be 1.-THE entering wedge for
the final control Of all means Of rapid
transit by the central Government"
His seventh prophecy is as follows:
"7. / predict that before the breakdown
Of our railroad system corruption will be
rampant In Washington; the railroad
rings will run the government wherever
their interests are atstake" n
10 his final and eighth prophecy he
says that few will heed him; that when
bis predictions have all proved true they
will have been forgotten, and he will be