The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-04-05
A Curious Prophecy.
1t Predicts a DIrk Future for the
United States.


United States.
Over forty years ago an old Ger
man hermit published curious
prophecy in Bavalian paper. In it
he foretold The Austrian Russian and
the Franco Prussian wars, the death
Of Pope Plus and the Turkco- Russian
debate at arms. He said that Ger,
many would have three emperors in
one year before the end of the cen
tury and ir rdicated the death Of two
United States presidents by assassin
alton. All these things have come
to pass:
In the same article he said that
when the twentieth century opens a
great seismic disturbances would
take place, which would cause the
submersion of New York city and the
western half of Havana. Cuba is to
break in two, while Florida and
Lower California are to suffer total
extinction. The shock of TIE earth
quakes will raze building to the
ground in nearly every city on the
continent. Millions of lives and
billions of dollars worth of property
will be destroyed.
There is to be a change in the
economic conditions of almost every
civilized nation. He foretells the
growth of a democratic spirit in
England, which will result from a
revolution that will overthrow the
present form of government and
make the country a 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 ono If the royal family.
Q1een Victoria is by long Odds the
best ruler England has ever had, and
in recent speech the Prince Of
Wales said it is his desire to live to
see England republic.
According to the hermit, Russia,
France and Italy will form an ALI
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 ex-
piration 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 indie
pendent nations. While war is be-
ing 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 become independent
of England. Then a conflict will
arise between the ultra Catholics OF
the South of Ireland and the ultra
| protestants of the north, in which
the sou,hrons will be the victors. A
kingdom will be established, and it
is predicted that the reign Of the
first potentate will become historic
for it's tyranny.
The prophet paints dark future
for the United States. He says at
the close OF the century feeling OF
unrest will seize the people. This
feeling will be the growth OF unequal
social and economic conditions. He
predicts that the twenty. fifth presl-
dent will be the last executive head
of the United States. During his adj
ministration the djscontented masses
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 order shall be brought out CT
chaos, six republics will be formed,
with capitals at the following cities:
i San Francisco, Denver, New Orleans,
] St. Louis, Washington and Boston.