Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-04-01
A DARK FUTURE.
A Prophecy of Forty Years Ago Part
ly Fuitilled-The Eastern Coast
of This Continent to Go
Down-The United States
to BE Divided.
From the Iopeka Kan. ! Press

From the Topeka Kan. } Press.
Over forty years ago an old Ger
man hermit published in Bavarian
paper curious prophecy.
In it he foretoId the Austrian Rus
sian and the Franco-P Prussian wars,
the death of Pope Plus, and the
Turco- Russian debate at Arms. He
said that Germany would have three
emperors in one year before the end
of the century and indicated the death
of two United States Presidents by
assassination. All these things have
come 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,
is to break in two, while Florida and
Lower California are to suffer total
extinction. The shock of these earth
quakes will raze buildings to the
ground in almost every city on the
continent. Millions of lives and bill
lions of dollars worth of property
will be lost.
There is to be change in the eco
nomic conditions of almost every civ
ilized nation. He foretells the growth
of a Democratic spirit in England
which will result in a revolution that
tho form nf
government anG make the country
republic. He says the last ruler of
England will be the best the country
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
in a recent speech the Price of Wales
said it is his desire to live to see Eng
land a republic.
According to the hermit, Russia,
France and Italy will form an alliance
and will enter into war with Turkey.
This war is to be the outgrowth of
Christian subjects. The 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 countries
will be gobbled up by northern power
and will cease to exist as independent
nations. While war is being waged
between them the Pope Will move
the seat of Catholicism from Rome to
some town in Southern Ireland. A
rebellion will take place in the land of
the shamrock, in which the country
will llhonoma indapanasasg Of England
Then q conflict will arise between the
ultra Catholics of the south of Ife-
land and the Protestants of the north,
in which the southerners will be vic
tors. A kingdom will be established,
and the rule of the first potentate Will
become historic for its tyranny.
The prophet paints a dark future
for the United States. He says at the
close of the century feeling of un-
rest will seize the people. This feel
ing will be the outgrowth of unequal
social and economic conditions. He
predicts that the twenty fifth Presi-
dent will be the last executive head
of the United States. During his ad-
ministration the discon tented mass es
will break into open rebellion, and the
established form of government will
be overthrown. The United States
will be rent asunder, and for a year or
more anarchy will prevail. When or
der shall be brought out of chaos six
republics will be formed, with capi-
tails at the following cities: San
Francisco, Denver, New Orleans,
st. Louis, Washington and Boston.