The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-16
A CURIOUS PROPHECY.
Radical Predictions of a Bavarian Her.
 mit-Some Fulfilled.

Radical Predictions of a Bavarian Her. mit-Sonle Fulfilled.
 The following curious prophecy ap- peared some years ago in the New York and in view of present international complications it may not be out of place to reproduce it at this time:
 Over 50 years ago an old German hermit published in Bavarian paper a curious prophecy. In it he foretold the Austro- Russian and Franco-Prus- sian wars, the death of Pope Plus and the Turko- 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 as- to pass.
 | In the same article he said that when i the twentieth century opens great seis- mic disturbances will take place, which will cause the submersion of New York | city and the western 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 earthquakes will rage the build | ings to the ground in almost every city on the continent, millions of lives and millions of dollars worth of property | will be lost.
 There is to be change in the econ- omic conditions of almost every civil | ized nation. He foretells the growth of a democratic spirit in England, which will result in a revolution that will overthrow the present form of govern ment and make the country republic. He says that the last ruler of England will be the best the country ever had, and the first president of the new na- tion will be one of the royal family.
 Queen Victoria is by long odds the best ruler England has ever had, and in recent speech the Prince of Wales said 1t Is his desire to live to see Eng l land 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 l Turkish persecution of Christian sub- | jects. The triple alliance will conquer the domain of the Sick Man of the East. At the expiration 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 the northern power and will cease to exist as independent nations. While war Is being waged 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 become independent of England l Then conflict will arise between the ultra Catholics of the South of Ireland | and the ultra -Protestants of the North, in which the southerners will be the victors. A kingdom will be established and it is predicted that the reign of the first potentate will become historic for its tyranny.
 The prophet paints dark picture for the United States. He says at the close | of the century feeling of unrest will seize the people. The feeling will be the outgrowth of unequal social and econ- omic conditions. He predicts that the twenty-fifth president will be the last executive head of the United States
 During his administration the discon- tented masses will break into open re- bellion, and the established form of government will be rent asunder, and for a year or more anarchy will pre- vail. When order shall be brought out of chaos six republics will be formed,
 with capitals at the following cities:
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