The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-10-04
As a Curiosity

A Prophecy Which will be
F0s,,,d Worthy Of Your
reruSal,
New York Mercury: Over 40
years ago IN old German hermit
published in a Barvarin paper a
curious prophecy. In it he foretold
the Austro Russian and Franco
Prussian 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 indicted the death of to United
States presidents by assassination.
All these things have come to pass.
A rebellion viii take place in the
land of the Shamrock, in which the
country will become independent of
England. Then conflict will raise
between the ultra Catholics of
South Ireland and the ultra Pros
testants 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 it's tyranny.
The prophet paints dark future
for the United, States. He says at
the close of the century a feeling of
unrest will seize the people. This
feeling will be the outgrowth Of I'M
equal social and economic conditions.
He predicts that the 25th president
will be the last executive head of
the United States. During his adj
ministration the discontented
masses will break into open REBEL
ion, and the established form of
government will be rent assunder, and
for year or more anarchy will pre-
vail. When order shall be brought
out of chaos six republics will be
formed, with capitals at the follow
ing Cities San Francico, Denver,
New Orleans, St. Louis, Washington
and Boston.
In the same article he said that
when the twentieth century opens
great seism ic disturbance will take
place, which will cause the summer
sion 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 raze buildings to
the ground in almost every city on
the continent, millions of lives and
billions of dollars worth of property
will be lost.
There is to he change in the
economic conditions of almost every
civilized nation. He foretells the
growth of democratic spirit in Eng
land, which will result in revolu-
ton tnat will overthrow the present
form of government and make
the country republic. He says the
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 recent speech to live to see
England a republic.
According to the hermit, Russia,
France and Italy will form an al
lance and will enter into war with
Turkey. This war is to be the out
growth of Turkish persecution of
Christian subj This triple.al-
lance 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 between,
them the people will move the seat.
of Catholicism. from Rome to some
to wn in Southern Irelnad.