AN ALLEGED PROPHECY

Motueka Star, Volume I, Issue 33, 3 December 1901, Page 4

AN ALLEGED PROPHECY

Over- forty years ago an old German hermit published in a Bavarian paper a curious prophecy : —ln it he foretold the Au.stro-Prussian War also the Franco-Prussian War, the death of Pope Pius, and the Turko-Russian debate at arms. He said that Germany would have three Emperors in one year bef ue the end of the century, and indicated t v .e death of two United States Presidents by assassination. All these thug- have come to pass. In the same article he said that when the twentieth century opens a great seismic disturbance will take place, which will cause the submersion of the 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 surfer total extinction. The shock of these earthquakes will raze buildings to the ground in almost every Cty on the Continent and millions of lives, and billions of dollars worth of property will be lost. There is to be a change in the economic conditions of almost every civilised nation. He foretells the growth of a democratic spirit in England 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 had ever had, and the first President of the new natiou will be one of the Royal Family. Queen Victoria was by long odds the best ruler England ever had, and in recent speech the Prince of Wales said it was his desire to live to see England 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 Turkish persecution of British subjects. This 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. 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 Pope will move the seat of Catholicism 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 ultro-Catholics of the south of Ireland and the ultro-Protestants of the North in which the Southerners will be the victois. A Kingdom will be established, and it is predicted that the reign of the first potentate will become historic for its tyranny. The prophet points a dark future for the United States. He says that at the close of the century a feeling of unrest will seize the people. This feeling will be the outgrowth of unequal social and economc conditions. He predicts that the twenty-fifth President will be the last Executive head of the United States. During his administration the discontented masses will break into open rebellion, and the established form of Government will be rent asunder and for a year or more anarchy will prevail. When orders shall be brought (ut of chaos six Republics will be formed with capitals at the following cities :—San Francisco, Denver, St Louis, New Orleans, Washington and Boston.—- New York Mercury.