The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-05-03
A CURIOUS PROPHECY.
fARTLY FULFILLED IT PREDICTS 4
DARK FUTURE For THE UNITED
STATES.

DARK FUTURE For THE UNITED
STATES.
Topeka Press.
Over forty years ago an old German
hermit published In baparian paper
a curious prophecy. III it be foretold
the Austrian Russian and the Fran.
co-Prussian wars the death OF Pope
Plus and the Turco-Russian debate
at arms. He said that Germany
would have three emperors III one
year before the end OF the century
and indicated the death of two United
States presidents by assassination.
All these things have cope to pass.
In the same article he said that
when the twentieth century opens
great seismic disturbances will take
place, which will cause the submer.
sion Of New York city and the west.
ern half Of the city of Havana. Cuba
u To break III two, while Florida and
Lower California are to suffer extinc.
tion. The shock OF these earthquakes
will raze buildings to the ground i'd
almost every city on the continent.
Millions of lives aid billions OF dol
lars worth Of property will be lost.
There Is to be change in the eco
nomic condition Of almost every civ
ilized nation. He forete!ls tile, growth
Of a Democratic spirit In England
which will result in a revolution that
will overthrow the present form of
government and make the country d
republic. He says the last rttIer Of
England will be the best the cohhtry
has ever had, and the first president
Of the new nation will be one of the
royal family.
Queen Victoria is by long odds the
best ruler England has ever had, and
Id recent speech the Prince OF Wales
said it was his desire to live to see
England republic.
According to the hermit, Russia;
France and Italy will form an alli-
ance and will enter into war with
Turkey. This war is to be the out.
growth Of Turkish persecution Of
Christian subjects. This triple alli-
ance will conquer the domain Of the
sick man OF the East. At the expira-
tion Of the war complications will
arise which will plunge Italy and
France into war with Russia. The
result will be that the two c0untries
will be gobblcd up by the northern
power and will cease to exist as inde-
pendent nations. While war is being
waged between them the pope will
move the seat Of Catholicism from
Rome to some town in Southern Ire.
land. A rebellion will take place Id
, the land Of the shamrock, In which
the country will become independent
of England. Then conflict will
arise between the ultra Catholics oil
the south Of Ireland and the ultra
: Pretestants of the north, In which
the sOuthrOns will be the victOrs. A
kingdom will be established, and 1t il
3 predicted that the rein of the first
/ potentate will become historic for its
I tyranny.
= The prophet paints dark future
for the United States. He says at the
+ close Of the century feeling Of unrest
g will seize the people. The feeling
. will be the outgrowth of unequal so
: cial and economic conditions; HI
e predicts that the twenty-fifth pl esi
dent will be the last executive heat
+ of the United States. During hi
q administration the disconted nlassc
will break Into open rebellion, anil
. the established form Of governmeu
e will be OverthrOwn. The Unite,
l. States will be rent asunder, and for
,flyear or more anarchy will prevail
When order shall be brought out 0
chaos, six republics will be formed
IT with capitals at the following cities
" San Francisco, Denver, New Orleans
" St. Louis, Washington and Boston.